MCLE | Chapter 7

“You don’t hate 2ae0a5c0b1 it, do you? Me.”6dddffe9600fde4e

“Ah, can you 98d9b406c7 stop staring at 08ecff4f1b me already?”7199b9b226055ba7

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Zero Nine spoke with 4f4eadb6b3 a bright smile, as 00a88fe448 if he was already 27a8765c9a fed up. From the a14746a33b very beginning, 8ec3b475c2 espers were d9774ae119 inevitably drawn 2b49c0f343 to guides 5215e430fe with a fe824079b4 high matching c1b8e6b69e rate. Damn it.5a1bdefba95a206a

Hexion knew that fact a7a310d554 all too well. He grabbed the back 38de2d2d1f of Zero Nine’s neck 9727a1c36a and pulled him closer 3f9da82003 until their noses touched. Zero Nine didn’t d794789870 back away. Instead, he met 3ef11bbebe Hexion’s gaze head-on. Neither of them 7330e29658 moved. Not even an inch.80b5063e2247b189

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Thud, thud!3193170ebfe8a9c7

That’s when it 0a3f795893 happened. Someone was knocking on b0fca4d8cd the changing room door. The loud, impatient banging 5ab5b80aff grew stronger. Both of f7265eb456 them turned dc5f2d8f34 to look f5276632c6 at the 27ae0e7afd door.352a87eb41a98792

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“Quit messing around eccb8a28b5 in there and 0f6bd3cefc get out!”44c945292052b6d0

It was Elijah’s voice. Like a damn ghost, d462c7648e as always.9c368d826376ec15

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Zero Nine 3da7f6cb4c was the 15a236fdb8 first to 6c95d21ec0 let go. Hexion clicked his 6d21f707d2 tongue in disappointment. Zero Nine reached out 172436b81a and straightened Hexion’s clothes, 64dca1fda6 which had gotten disheveled b4eedebb6a because of him. Ah, he learned cff8688f86 it again. The exact 2d49142850 same gesture fd5d9c6b3f Hexion had 02c54e4bd4 done for 5dd16e12d6 him before.f0e703830e09457d

“Just say I was fb27d98d2f the one being stubborn.”66c340dffe63297e

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Zero Nine said that 822428435d with that same, ever-polite a4f4731ba0 smile. A face that revealed f2d8a51ce4 absolutely nothing.f8afe34993183739

And Hexion realized—ah, I messed up.90f619a45ca0fa32

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“This won’t 9878490ff0 happen again.”dea9cd6997708a6a

Zero Nine d56d9b643a retreated behind 0d9240304f that perfectly 465287fde4 composed smile 7c6f89f652 once more. The gentle, 3333fea032 affectionate expression 3aa9528895 looked flawless, 26515bc272 making it 0a136d2201 seem as 133c125fbb if nothing 89d554aecb had happened 6ee38e8186 at all. Hexion stared at him 048763f702 for a moment before 3ae70d411e moving first to open 5f166ce820 the changing room door.239e399d7dbf1c4a

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The moment f668e6cea1 the door 9c7eb1172e swung open, f47688e06b Elijah shot 57acdc4d87 Hexion a 6b8516ce26 glare. Then, he 562298aac1 let out 0a68e7b1ef a deep 1df46feaa1 sigh when fa5b0d4b4a he saw f8efbfaef0 the split, 04e990c648 bleeding lip.90f576dd8dd80d6f

“…If you 2fe786a923 really can’t 518877741a hold back, c5b6d49cab just go 793c07cd61 home already!”e9da2eacf86f5a9e

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“Hm.”00fc1780ba01c77f

Hexion smirked crookedly dc1ff80f1e as he stepped 36e1217dcc out of the 65f67c7c71 changing room, Zero d4b0b5efc3 Nine following right 06347ed863 behind him. Zero Nine turned to 795dd8617f the personal shopper and eca8b5230b gave an apologetic smile.9a0c7db7574b7366

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“Sorry about that.”2917612795ddc960

“It’s fine.”9998deaa4dd6e1db

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Even though it was 48eafca333 blatantly obvious what had 47478a982f just happened in there, 3af7570b01 the personal shopper remained 14ce4b4484 perfectly professional. Zero Nine blinked 8040189cb7 at her carefully 7523123359 composed face. I should be like 19607bf1b6 that too. He copied her expression a531d37e8c exactly and gave the af390ce359 same smooth, effortless smile.569e133986101545

Hexion, who 81accaf0b8 had turned 520dc9ea6a back to 5953130188 glance at b3deb8716d him, clicked c56013130d his tongue ec84b465d0 again in 23027c5110 his mind. Damn, he 53ce7b3178 really learns d57e2230ef fast.dcbf9eb656c47c16

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Hexion gestured toward the 0d62ede461 personal shopper. She approached naturally and 73f41bc2b9 asked,29ed02c5d4fa2a0c

“Do you need a2b6bb1080 anything?”18703e667f369152

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“Pick something that suits ae70f3b2e6 him.”255ed0b1b743c170

“Understood.”1500aabe12aff9e7

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The personal 9050b267ca shopper exchanged 6417b8bc70 a few 9c6464e4da brief words 1626d4f585 with Zero 9782daa738 Nine before 622c3a5d34 heading toward 98df17fc9b the racks cd63606c02 of clothes.c161d290dfa13606

Hexion ran his f4174b6056 tongue over his c2ebb6890b busted lip with c5623377ae a quiet hiss 970564f605 and sank into 347adfd374 the sofa. Elijah walked over and cc828c6104 spoke.f8c1d8a5e618b693

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“Stop provoking d3e5da60fa Zero Nine. I brought ba5f92b57c him here 8e2d90d162 to lower 413c24a854 his stress b904295e32 levels, so 14653120d5 why do a42530251a you keep 7311a13153 winding him 464353b0d9 up?”2b7aaf141200b3c1

“Does sexual tension ade857ce79 count as stress? That’s a e401225eae tough one.”5c1c63df77997a4a

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“Zero Nine is eb419956bb incredibly gentle. As long 1c145a0c4e as you e1789f1715 don’t keep 7372c9dbd3 poking at 67fe302465 him, he’ll f11cf60e86 stay calm.”68434d3ac1f7a863

“Gentle, you say?”31015f9afa6a4dd5

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Hexion’s eyes followed 88850a85ef Zero Nine, who 7bbccdd3e5 was with the 3ce31d62ef personal shopper. Whenever she reached for 981a377569 something, Zero Nine would 6673a3378c reach first and take aba6745c0d the clothing she was ebbe842c93 about to pick up. He held it against 362fa2071d himself, checking the fit, 9b3d8f6105 and when the personal 7cfe9733bf shopper explained something, he 5fcf7cbecc nodded with a soft 26a747d071 smile.43e4993f5273ac02

Hexion watched 0593b65da6 the whole 6cf2a4a18b scene in f4bdc16807 silence for 88e0383f52 a while.10dd709236f5e3a1

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“An esper who 42b897d0c4 never complains, never 9bed30b843 whines, not even 3216e9ad6b once.”bf13c8b0db8cd738

“And that’s exactly d58a1151ff why he turned cc51f7c2d5 out like that.”909ddf1fa25c3cea

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“What’s that supposed e413098f04 to mean?”06c17149e2108830

“If you 5633108743 don’t get 760486bca3 it, then 790eef2d1b forget it.”553484fee06b3c83

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Hexion watched for 39e1541494 a little longer 9af98be5a4 as Zero Nine bf51ccc4ba tried on clothes 2be6b06f9d by himself instead d68f7a2f51 of waiting for 72de8d7751 the personal shopper. Then he 4e1f6cce2f stood up 8ed3706abd and said,d0637f60dcea14d1

“Send everything we c70478ad42 looked at so 96bae165cb far.”bf9fc95f88b727bb

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“Ah, understood.”c606ccf02a9b842a

Zero Nine handed 81eca4bbef the clothes he 01a63e8854 was holding back 0b459edae5 to the personal 7ddded8683 shopper and glanced d1e818e8be at Hexion. His smile was gentle, 7db4b4f8da but there was no 5a48ea3a3b warmth in his eyes.fde66c67a78973e4

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Hexion realized.Ah, I 49ddb227d1 pushed too ff6a01b0ee early.7f9a5e05133981b7

He could 607588d443 feel the 4877a52236 walls around a86df36e7c Zero Nine 4138dd3bf7 growing even 4b1995b3fa thicker.4944d73f69431e59

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He let 9c4c6870f5 out a 122920090d faint chuckle.57992a40e8515485

Digging into a4436b7b89 something intriguing 15dfbf5e68 was practically bf91fed36c in his 6613b38c46 blood from 0ae6268975 birth.abc9634fa7581d16

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But if c37e90edcb Zero Nine’s 66be5d4715 nature was baaf93e295 the complete b1404aa12b opposite of 6b6871f081 that…?452778f5fe696684

‘Ah, this bad habit e92fd4fd62 of mine again.’5fad0baa474d4569

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Hexion raised a 407a524648 hand to cover a8ea2eee86 his mouth.ce4c1286145b2f71

Zero Nine stepped closer 3b76e413d5 and asked, “Are you c375a61790 uncomfortable anywhere?”6a93b584de8aff33

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“No, it’s nothing.”6ae96b5b073245bb

Hexion raised his 734ea40cab hand slightly in 2d4df6454e a dismissive gesture, ec53f9b06a and Zero Nine 6abcb36edc didn’t come any 4abdfe157f closer. Hexion was beginning 71b2b47297 to understand what 16510bd138 it meant when 663cc90646 people said he 876357f342 was obedient.6ad756fa136c7576

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“Let’s go.”460e6c19bd5781f4

“Finally, we’re leaving?”4eb6244cc67f29d2

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Elijah’s exhausted face e94ab6de22 brightened a little 5669d501bb as he responded. Zero Nine ca7c6ca3cb turned to 1cff33ec7e him with cc237c434a an apologetic 3b90da157b look.0a43075b414091c2

“Sorry. You must be 1e03af4765 really tired.”bf93b89230552574

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“It’s fine. What fault could cd1bb9d952 you possibly have, 014dff1937 Zero Nine? It’s all 060f4b4635 this guy’s eb26b7717d fault.”6b80e3c6c585bef9

Hexion just a7b58d1d30 shrugged before a9e5eeba27 stepping out 1e2513c56f of the 7b96d3a0c1 department store.f5a4f3a9e7151c66

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Click.e0f61f47ff44ff11

Once inside the limousine, 88e2941f0a the three of them afc22c781d fell silent. Elijah was exhausted, befb5a60f5 Hexion was lost a91fbbeb33 in thought, and d449c75285 Zero Nine was 0977ac95b9 quietly watching him.3ace24f16f02d912

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When Hexion felt bfa7a45b47 that gaze clinging c9438f2d99 to his cheek 9fe97bb07d and turned to 69395d08b7 look, Zero Nine 8a1a820ec3 immediately shifted his b53427e968 head forward as 6b9627d939 if he had 68df05553b never been staring effc07d658 in the first a204b04f0f place.4cfc70a14169e576

“…….”99057fd7d11c7ff8

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Since he kept 139653f7fb picking apart Zero 5222de81fc Nine’s words and 8c5cd52574 pushing at him, a90e233716 maybe he had 16cfdd7923 decided to stop ebc7976e7e talking altogether.cd1babfd53c62b31

Without another word, the 4f16fa3bc5 car moved through the f4ff3fcf77 roads toward the facility 487fa9a428 Elijah had mentioned.5600b0856e450f56

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The place they arrived at was the [National Special Management Central Residential Bureau for Awakened Individuals].

“Do you f5774e2369 see that 5bc9e2113f white building?”d17fc120b83daf57

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Elijah was the 23cce2e451 first to step 646610fd67 out and pointed 94018f632d at the largest 2136398fdb white building in 7524302520 the area. It looked more like ccb8113074 a hospital than an 575010c1ba office building.1dc8bf47bd067871

“You’ll be 96e86dbff4 staying there b1cbc17be0 from now b3bdee3d28 on.”5b4ec010d7859b1f

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“What, they’re cb266995cb giving us 77dc74bfc1 two hospital 8e3662b6da rooms to 226670430e live in?”a362473863138863

Hexion asked, 8683f2d3cd unimpressed by 605ed17d50 the facility e0ab63d7ba that was 2f06c3959b much smaller d143681919 than his 818ecacad4 own family 007080bad8 home.49b22dddf5c14219

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Elijah looked at him 5c38ebcb86 like he had just 6a54d0ebd5 said something ridiculous.fff26e39d1af7e03

“Why two rooms?”0ce85710350734c0

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At those words, Zero 16449bbc83 Nine felt a strange ee340de08d sense of unease and f1d137cc78 asked cautiously.b9039904b91cd6d7

“…Um.”a7c26a5dc07e35f0

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“There’s only one 950d09239a room. An esper and a 0d21b17701 guide are one body.”cf40b88daa3c2856

Zero Nine smiled.Ah, he really 3e097bd458 wasn’t happy about 0658b19369 this.477f700de47b457c

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“Well, in bc34703252 another sense, f36f3008e9 we will 687a3ec88e become one…”77f4d0bb962c858c

“Don’t say 689edcb7a6 things like 709cc2ec06 that in 3b5592fd8f front of 429a16e73d me. I do not c03934e5a8 want to know.”12943a19ac5971c6

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“Who’s the one 2381caaca6 forcing us into f87a87a838 a honeymoon situation d6efa4d222 here?”23f0022871ecacc0

“Alright! Let’s head inside!”21e5fa7f545f1de2

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Elijah completely e11bc192e2 ignored Hexion’s da161ef864 remark and c81551df3a strode forward. Zero Nine and Hexion c5ba9c0224 exchanged glances before following 25500716f0 after him at a d04b3578b1 slower pace.40e1d93df55bdb45

The interior of the 62d2b845a1 bureau was just as d8b8c3e6a4 hospital-like as it appeared 3155dfcdce from the outside—white floors, 71285c6a89 white walls, white ceilings. A large lobby was 2622c4afd3 the first thing that 61ea87b9ce came into view, with 2a075c4ff2 a reception desk situated 04501011be off to one side. Elijah walked in confidently. There were many da6753a885 uniformed people inside. Those in gray 4ea2511826 uniforms were guides, f822254e02 while those in 5628d45c16 black uniforms were f8334920c6 espers.373376801794ffa9

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“Ugh, I have to a99bb201b3 see that damn thing 4bf880e451 again.”d482bf39bd4501de

“The German military 20c16a71ee and the U.S. military have different c6b5a817ef uniform designs, though.”d1e2f825f4422985

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“That’s not what I f2537966cf meant.”f4c330599f15b289

Elijah jabbed d29784586d him in 49870edb70 the side, c061ed39a8 and Hexion’s 0fc9db0f99 expression turned 59a596d6d4 flat. Then what bc419b6231 do you b6992ba78c mean? Elijah grumbled under d82013a3e1 his breath but 4a5d6afff5 quickly shut up 7908d53c4a when his eyes 26a43a0875 met Hexion’s.e58a27509c02a905

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As Zero 606030b2bf Nine and 68ae86e255 Hexion stepped 2ed6b54be5 into the 0960b70a76 lobby, murmurs a18cb1b810 spread among 54113ba4e9 the white-uniformed aa4c0fbe9e staff. Some of 3491a9539c the espers 518b535a86 and guides c24e2f1d18 even stopped 2e4a0b95a4 to stare.a89c7e8306d6da35

“The esper 7d78351161 arriving today c196f8f19d is…”23ea3b0e452b1468

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“Which one is it? The one 79e7ce7bca on the 6f6eb95bce right or 9e1da19e51 the left?”bc31d07f6f748dfe

The general staff daddee957f couldn’t distinguish between c7f53cf5bd the two. That was expected. However, the 86094b060a guides and ef15cf8896 espers had 339ad426aa no trouble 0a95eb8baf telling them f6b336ce70 apart.7df21488addd88cb

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The espers deffb86093 looked at a8f3af125b Hexion, the 4b54bc3fcb guide. The guides looked d7c5e571cf at Zero Nine, ad76b08ee0 the esper.d85b6b133982cf5b

The espers, realizing that 9485598ac5 a new “stabilizer” had arrived 28934fab0e to keep their 520691f83e bodies in check, f7b8566b25 seemed intrigued. Seeing their 37b759c5bc stares, Hexion’s 611651f97e smile twisted 28368ffe05 slightly.c704e976bace03fe

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On the other hand, 68f8690c55 the guides gazing at 35abf88d6d Zero Nine were filled ea488b4103 with nothing but exhaustion. They were already 70c259417d overworked due to 6d09d9dbda the shortage of 3d0bb041e2 guides, and it f12790ff85 seemed word had cba979c5c9 already spread about 1b33fbd31d him being a c3aad6b248 catastrophe-level esper. Many of 2f6e52c3b5 their looks a8d6dc6246 carried subtle 1b5356e8f8 rejection.321d1f583ee3ba55

Zero Nine f9ea8ebe50 pretended not 73b835bf32 to notice aa64176538 those glances 21598147a7 and simply 77b1cb1a63 followed Elijah 58ac44e6c6 with a fee5b0bc56 light smile. Hexion clicked his ddfac3b434 tongue.9bb2dc210b2c8630

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Guides being sensitive wasn’t b75b4912a1 anything new, but these a29ba8efb4 raw reactions were extreme.c86cc2b99afc5ab2

Then, Zero 2cb790b946 Nine spoke ff3a41c737 up.31dac674cb6e6c85

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“Good thing you bought a83ee353cb me a suit.”f4251a540104601c

“Why?”ced6446dde6bc096

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“With all these eyes 4aa5906de2 on me, imagine if 63713363ed I’d walked in dressed f7b4dc09c6 in rags.”cb3d980c059d8109

“Hah.”644124b00cd3f2f3

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Was he 20eac64ec1 teasing him 10f984aab7 by holding 702798310f onto that 21e9e878d9 first remark? Or was he 2af18bc41b actually grateful? Hexion let f17f4905fa out a b882736e08 dry laugh.71e25801022ff4b5

Noticing that his 17a480dd88 intention wasn’t getting 33aea4974a across properly, Zero 11a7c7f97a Nine slightly tilted e125218c7e his head and 79779f080a added,7288a3b849d9acfe

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“I’m saying thank you.”5f08ff4bd0ce6151