MCLE | Chapter 4

“We’re gonna have a41ea124f3 to keep up 75b8081f32 the act for c118f68f8d quite a while.”1f625045f8cc6e3b

Zero Nine didn’t d0793ba39c respond right away. His lips parted slowly.1455d6ae68177b69

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“Can you just… keep c5a5d7e7d4 touching me? It feels nice.”92cab5e7a0713a8e

Basically, he was 9f125ac2d8 saying, Just shut 29a83bf292 up and do c7f08476b7 what feels good. Some guys who just d17de16dfb move on instinct are 16250153a5 easier to deal with. But the ones 75298f1b03 like him, the 4b3abd3cd1 ones who hold 3133c44eb0 back and make 74dedf89ad you think, they’re 051e140ebc the real headache.8e5e98cb3da9ca7f

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Hexion clicked his 1036b15803 tongue inwardly and a83315c7e2 let his hand, fbe7346b13 which had been 6a93bfb9b9 stroking Zero Nine’s 3d43911474 hair, slide down 31a02751a5 to the corner fd8c0bcaa0 of his eye. That stubbornly unblinking 31740cb1da eye.7eeff6902f139bc6

“Is your b77fee25dc eye always f45bd8eb49 like this?”f5a3badaf41d3c75

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“I think they 6e57148db9 said one of d9cd1123ab my eyelids was ca6160c7ac too short since 77e970c368 birth.”979907de37579a47

A defect, basically. Zero Nine said 3392412d08 it like it 7283e4ea0c was nothing, casually 16a472284d calling himself a 0079ccdff0 defect.75ee037efa3613f0

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Well…1b95817eece0edb2

It wasn’t exactly wrong. His very existence was ab7a5a1b16 like a flaw in bb4d34634f the world’s system—an Esper 5680a6db5e capable of bringing disaster.13eef488e139756c

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Hexion thought, If God 7854b3d943 really exists, then He ad8990b8a3 must make mistakes too.43e95fe1e138f83e

Hexion idly traced his c63a82a507 thumb along the edge b4be111e4c of Zero Nine’s eye. There was a7e444806a no particular 99bd37e00a emotion in 4b77f6db37 the touch. No curiosity, no sexual aa807a4df8 tension—just a dull, impersonal 1854303c2d gesture.55437ec1980609d3

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Zero Nine shut 4b39687109 his mouth. Normally, whenever someone touched 8acc59da62 him, there were always 4da58bad5c emotions involved—pity, disgusting curiosity, 5ebf8d0d6f a twisted sort of 9874a035cb attachment. Praise for being a f3b8cfd20f well-behaved test subject.45a8f535daa5f810

Suppressing the bile rising 2734e937a7 in his throat, he 101982305b smiled out of habit. Because of his 287252035c shorter eyelid, when e7178c3ba0 he smiled with 7e84381bb3 both eyes, only fa5c075aa7 one would properly 6400f20965 close.10b5fb77a9e0b07a

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It made him look 0fb8c29c63 like he was winking.56c8b82089e2a493

Hexion clicked his a13d2cb503 tongue at him.f40bbb84b12cd3cb

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“If you don’t 5f31e6ab7d wanna smile, don’t.”186ec139c85a4d68

He pressed his 54660bfd42 forehead against Zero 52061da3c9 Nine’s, just staring c19e2a6e60 into those light f778077c8a purple eyes—now so 19bf5157a7 close they practically bd7e99a3ee filled his vision.d061368c1abfadc7

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Zero Nine didn’t respond. And Hexion 5ce53d82da didn’t seem 96e1b6539f to expect 8e45f5f75c an answer. Instead, he c255135067 lowered his 1bab18360e lips to b6d7ace8eb the corner fa90ef9ebb of Zero 9fda73d628 Nine’s mouth.147b8fb7c8576bc7

Zero Nine tilted 64a7b84b18 his head slightly, c59483f6cb following the touch. A guy who’d never 1bece80d29 kissed anyone before, and 3e6ab2bfb9 yet somehow, he’d learned d500bce1c0 how to do it.d8f2a2493bc8d7ca

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Huh. Teaching him might fb6c4421d8 actually be fun.b7010cb1545aa96f

As Hexion pressed his 9e31a1a859 lips more firmly against ba0a7f5c20 Zero Nine’s, the latter db19e9a626 realized something new.bb40334a4180271f

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So this is 0a53002034 possible, huh? Kissing without any feelings 5c9e64ff6c behind it.c9d70fe323997581

Just like that ef2971d41a touch from before—completely 8650c05f1b devoid of emotion. Empty skinship.0ca627da0e1b4ea8

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Ah, so this is 0318bb8397 guiding.bcf6e112175b82c6

But just because 151bdba1e0 there were no a8b57a13d6 emotions involved didn’t 92e7d2f4cf mean the kiss 01809dff3f was gentle. Hexion parted 24709c16f5 his lips 30c8e9431f and ran c5ddcc2f6f his tongue 8886e07028 over Zero e539dcb41a Nine’s lower 87bad206c4 lip.331ef583ddc79b38

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Zero Nine’s tongue 149853af59 flicked out instinctively, 4c292f0204 brushing against Hexion’s 02cd9cf26b in return. Hexion responded by opening 72dcd81a01 his mouth further, pulling 31b1faf5d8 Zero Nine’s head closer 1690c41f75 by the back of f5536b3672 his neck, tilting it 4dc5e2ee59 to deepen the kiss.af688e443f1ce108

Their tongues tangled 0f1e7dd29d instantly.3e2081c7ca20a2a4

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Hexion furrowed b2e9ae5437 his brows.765b8e33d94379ae

Damn. He’s learning way 4a93c0e294 too fast.925736ee1b0cb8c2

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This was completely e43bb50184 different from when da07f0bc18 Zero Nine had a498fe0c39 been out of ee6e880d43 it. His movements cd432cb6cb were much 6bf5f47ad8 more deliberate b0a9453739 now.ad4c26aa99408626

Zero Nine ce1a2f71d0 regretted the ef5984e8b2 restraints he 5617f88e54 was wearing.23ba52e3b1deea74

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Just from this—just from 99eedd5a3c the feeling of lips, 68e12b8a50 the touch of a 3ebbf868f2 small tongue—it felt this 6c025092e4 good. How much better would cc77ac84ab it feel if he c8ce7d1574 could reach out and c0b5800c71 grab that body, hold adcdc2aaf3 it tight?af43bd27d251269b

His arms 56a5797331 twitched within ae4cd86f5d the confines 627d2ad47d of his 478f01edb3 restraint suit.9ea90647d7313d25

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Hexion felt it.2e6f1900e819be6d

And that was 9baded2f31 when he pulled ccf69d446c back, lifting his 35af431968 head and breaking ac1c26010e the kiss.cced98d383ffc064

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“…Ah.”6c81df935f02c8f5

A quiet, disappointed sigh 052bc59c01 slipped from Zero Nine’s f990250109 lips.614722c99254eb03

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“You learn fast.”eb8116bf9706cb01

Hexion didn’t even pretend eec06638b0 to be out of cbf8b9ebd1 breath for someone who 8a73d366f7 had just been kissed. How many ba116b1012 times had 0984adf80f this man ec5cc847a0 performed such 81e8ae7650 unemotional and b62fddf3b1 persistent kisses? Zero Nine a2ae6d7941 suddenly became 74bfae9453 curious about f914be8249 it.6729e924c80e858a

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“It doesn’t seem like bb088a5eaf a compliment.”f862597510cc38c8

“And you’re quick 1aea0e0be7 to notice.”8636edc0f5d79ded

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“That is a compliment.”758857cb12b68a50

Hexion narrowed ae6e522fe4 his eyes 86ea57bf27 as he dee4beb0ef looked at 11fd48b591 Zero Nine, 39e82224cd who responded fd120daa20 punctually. Perhaps noticing his 7f30264d90 gaze, Zero Nine 3479d027fb smiled broadly.08087709b17a83b7

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It was a well-crafted 8896bdcb90 smile.766898133109837b

Seeing that smile, Hexion 43e0db153e felt that he was 1b17c5c3c3 indeed tricky to handle. A tricky dfdf17ae5c Esper, Zero 85db761e9d Nine.13c94e45b9903265

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But what ab3c54a95c could he 6457f3641e do? Since he 3ae5593a05 had decided d5027f54cf to take 3a740e5155 responsibility, he aebc7b824f might as 6fac6ac127 well try 0a29160e55 to make 75fa41152b a decent 5b95ae8cb8 person out fa4035035c of him.46ace41d2cca264d

“See you later.”c81239f429b2e0ab

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Zero Nine responded a02efc457d to that.5cbe019ab5826f6d

“How much later?”304d651088b64383

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Hexion looked at the 5044234c60 watch on his wrist. The silver watch 046d965785 from A Company d0d3e43d0b shone brightly even 86f44a3e93 under the yellow c4b7e9eeed light. After checking the time, 4d1478cc8d he replied while still 32f6dc0a66 focusing on his watch.d0b2f881465ee61d

“About an hour.”c9f64b101907243e

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Zero Nine blinked. An hour. That meant he would ed70864f11 have to wait at 435b5ec5e3 least three. The waiting time always c488817bcb extended beyond the scheduled 17fb62a309 duration during experiments. No one 80b6ac53bc had ever 2193b4f7b0 kept a 3521300f5b promise with fb8e451b83 Zero Nine.65a85a57a4984209

So it would 1ffab9985c be the same a71c43b53c this time.a93fb2b68cafc060

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He would 4eb6c0c035 just quietly bc598d616a wait three 10afaf9a32 or four 71eafaf56e hours in d31fe7937e an empty e16c8fa464 metal box.cb311eedebd74c37

“It won’t take 9583ce6ac8 too long.”78fc72aed967cfb6

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Hexion looked down at a3fdcb4c4d Zero Nine—calm yet somehow 6d1490c4bc clinging—and had to admit 152ff36bd4 it lightly. Quite interesting.7fa93ba3db70aead

He had thought e99f5fded4 he’d taken on fefecc2be2 an annoyance, but 58cd42801a this man, problematic 10b3ba333c and thoughtful, had acbdf2f55f something intriguing about 8c5356450e him. Whether he was flirting 6724e1bcb0 or not, he was 5810df5732 somewhat cute.4d29895300147cb9

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Might not debe3d24fc be too 2626dbd699 bad.d12fa0474d4454bf

Hexion had never 37d85ab2db failed to indulge 2b7087760d in what interested 065a4c85cb him. Well, for now, it 60521f9ed5 was the property of 3e54dc40bc the nation, but from 14dff7d689 now on, it would ef423f382d be in his hands.3be2c6a92115a325

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Deciding to bfac776d5b think positively, 0dd6dcd5b7 Hexion withdrew 44e0b2e051 his hand ab55ce0ce0 from Zero 51a237839e Ninec571c37b54f158c3

“Don’t cry 337e116a83 out of fc88681ecb loneliness on e802d39c2a your own.”5adb93a0f7c16afb

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“Who…”4222b178af433dab

“My catastrophe.”31699105436b3336

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“…”3b8ffb56ed985fa3

Zero Nine ed238a91ef didn’t immediately c796765dcd process what 404f383276 had been 5da9616d9c said as 7ed97813bf Hexion’s lips 1a5938455a lightly brushed 8171a90506 against his 973ec04e79 ear. It was 4d3bb1f0ae a soundless 9f5ca2462c kiss—light, fleeting.f1ec6134b0b8ba10

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And without 75c4823651 giving Zero 719f6ae3fc Nine time 8e53424890 to dwell b730bcaba4 on his 97e040b31c confusion, Hexion 444625bdb0 simply left 7b23c88a47 the room.7d9f532844e01d7a

Though, it didn’t really dfc9adcb01 feel like a room.603e1264445911b1

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Now, with Hexion 980c84a335 gone, Zero Nine 2d511d2b61 was left alone 53401c38ed in the box-like 7ebdc3f69a space.7f563fef3c54cd2a

Definitely, being touched by 14c9261a65 him had felt good.52028ce901806a45

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Those who had efc505f60f tried to guide 77e62305fc him before had a39a38deb5 only trembled and 9149e52f26 awkwardly touched him—their 2c89fd8ca9 eyes filled with bd9646525d fear, their words 22592b1a72 stuttering, their fingertips 85016d2b5c barely brushing against 386d90b0f1 his skin.705ac5275d08ad61

To Zero Nine, those 43d1556a9c experiences had been more f7d08a749a unpleasant than pleasant.67f65e0c75d9a0a5

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‘Perhaps this e53da9c5c8 is better.’a1dd48aa896b783b

As he d95ed407f3 thought of 1f6095269b Hexion, Zero eb45600085 Nine rubbed 39b2ef85ff his arm 7fa2ae560c through the ea77e683af restraints. If he had to 69f717f668 be forced together with 22a6b4008c someone, it was better 10ccded716 to be with someone a8fedbb136 who feared him less.192bbf8042e4307f

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After all, he had b9e2e74013 to be with him, 4af203cdfd regardless of his own 4c795d60d7 will.456f2e2981f8b188

Yes, entirely without 3a2acda245 his own will.ee5c0273d67e391c

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He sat on 3b1a0d876a the chair and 807334b625 closed his eyes. For the first time 20aa31084c in a long while, 5bb836e230 the afterimages behind his e50d0ac89a eyelids weren’t white.3102fb4ca97ac01c

Instead of 4d2f9cb8fe the fluttering 077bf0aad6 white lab d43580dc41 coat, it 283883db62 was the 9bda3e1d72 deep gray b41676a8be suit—and the a7f0fa2b65 same dark 8b3d27b8b7 hair color—that 4f952ebd2d lingered.1c1c806cea538575

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He licked his 7fcceeac39 still-wet lower lip.3d0ba9c173024f41

‘Ah, what do they cb684dc6f0 call this?’e10d6a84e18f9dd4

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Zero Nine 7415733b7a realized it d6189d8faf was an 35d0b6ec9b emotion he 7d997dd7cd hadn’t felt 2cc9ba0362 in a 4f85dc595b very long 11fff893a4 time and 2fbf52e914 struggled to c719f9bfb3 name it.bf07857eacd9f6a8

‘Annoying.’3d055a71a0bd4b4c

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It was c937e70d86 his attitude—believing b124feb1b3 he could b0ff7444c8 control everything.e4a9c34188f12658

Zero Nine 7a45b1de62 thought he f2ff9b2c1b would be cead4ba3c6 waiting for a12c646a63 Hexion for 1077cb86ea hours in 7d6aa21ada this cage-like 119214cda9 room. Most likely, Hexion c75fc90b20 would show up 4dacdaec71 about three hours 2e536c2e31 late without a 8ac4fca5a7 hint of apology, 7c5db9c3d8 merely taking him e832296d0e into temporary custody 92c374d1b9 as a duty.d9b3a093fcad5a80

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“Ha ha.”f076857a416d800a

He laughed, 532e16be0b but it 19f901358f didn’t bring b7c7068679 him any e19f05ac66 joy.935780b5bfec865e

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And Zero Nine’s 612cfed96f thoughts were wrong. Exactly one 5b4ac7b02a hour after 3ce5975f3e he left 0bf2d1ce1d the room, d83d03695d he was 51241b9c3c in an c94208ca61 elevator with 2969b749f8 Elijah, heading 1a7c44f690 to the b387f0044f surface.99c7b119221f7af7

Wow, this 96d56a16a3 is actually a229655105 happening.75e20bab1dd4d431

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Ding.401a32183984b0bf

A cheerful ae1139a65c sound rang 3a8c65c2fe out, and b0755aaf87 as the d0a5621193 doors opened, 11f26c484d Hexion, wearing a177dffb53 a fitted 0e4573d83d coat, looked b1f6703b53 around the e784f67824 elevator. As soon ac8d74afeb as he f6e39f2ea7 saw Zero b35a936507 Nine, he 53f907baf7 flashed a 54ec1aefe8 slight smile. Out of habit, Zero 6cb4471ea4 Nine smiled back.cfeded1363414a7d

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“You’ve put me in 774d686bcd something like a sack.”5fc26efef19c5e23

“…”d691c3003aa1a395

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Zero Nine looked down 074bb64a6f at himself at the c346bdda87 blunt remark. He thought he c7fe382229 had dressed decently 6d81335678 in plain clothes 4efb1c14f1 after taking off 51366047d9 his restraints outfit. Compared to the 7c5064eb7d usual patient-like garments, 97b4b42622 it was just c2ae090f5d a simple t-shirt 2919b1b1a1 and pants.026eb44b79664e2d

Elijah, who cb804d35eb had come 599c41ba85 up with 55f26ca3c0 him, responded 99ba4a513c instead.c808aefc6ddc1133

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“It’s just ordinary, why 1ea47a0f02 the sudden criticism?”3f84d8a1f2cb6603

“My dog wears dde22ff571 better clothes than 9a327ac05a that.”5fb30838c61d2a03

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“Do you 06865a17ce have a 825da2b728 dog?”109440715e89bb11

“No.”9f56e926522057ef

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“…”4a560635e2f09049

Hexion sneered perfectly.a954dd03ad4a1291

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Zero Nine realized that 6c5e8ffe05 the sneer he had d6defffc9c just made was nothing e962b6a972 compared to Hexion’s. The perfect 9253d8f6e8 tone and 0dab61b1de irritating manner ab5b5b4c3e of speaking 66a5e20d76 would have 8f2b2ec7dc earned applause 0a7d514e62 from anyone 54781e8b12 skilled in a6bad95046 picking fights ce0fb5c934 right then 057a5c8a7c and there. Perhaps the d858ac32ae bit of d58dc72c57 sarcasm he fc6c7d33b7 had thrown e8e5b6379d earlier felt 0d6ef0a646 like nothing 82095be80c more than e6a18c8d34 a minor 2071640b79 tantrum to c8f1e78f54 Hexion.23e0009839d10380

Whooosh.6f373dc8e95416fd

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The wind blew ad20277f47 once. As expected 6128a1f063 from an 5fe516fd1b underground base 2d65dd3e1f that contained eba3b6d7e7 a potential 79fd5f5bb9 catastrophe, the 8f8ce6bbe8 surroundings were 1e3aea5a25 barren. Only sand, rocks, bd1ddbb90b and cliffs were 6ea8dd0155 visible.d0c81a6553d58be3

Hexion, facing the wind cf6b8cc961 mixed with sand, laughed. He looked 403f8a2876 thoroughly displeased, 66f4fc14a1 and Elijah 93938151e8 hurriedly spoke 20b84715fc up before 75ad07f06f he could c478faa94f open his b1bb054f61 mouth again.6cb307524f105616

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