PRT | Chapter 1.1

At times, a fleeting e6c75c2477 moment can become a 78a3189c12 lasting memory, even if c639bde902 it comes unexpectedly.1605b0a37acdeee0

“No changes in 26e8e249ee the wave patterns. Continuing the test.”5f3a0619670192d6

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Amidst the eb309245e1 hustle of 9ae8feae1e busy personnel, 0dce27daa8 the eerie, 7851ec6d8a mechanical sound efa40b8455 echoed. Whir. The constant 827e492463 hum nagged 624d7bf87e at Kim 03b0190544 Heeseo’s ears. Feeling a 12052d332d slight annoyance, c5984860c7 Heeseo let ecf5b77ee0 out a 2ff2d78cbf soft sigh.584c49596dbb8c34

The test was 5ede4eb8f3 long. Although it was 35dd3b7103 a standard procedure, dd7c54937c it felt burdensome f7ede31f23 and uncomfortable. The people around, busy 43d5d14218 as they had been 28b9870854 on their first visit 4d80b7a3d7 to the Headquarters just 560ae2bc46 like today, scribbled down fff166833e notes, their eyes emotionless, 6a8f6c1fd9 focused solely on the 495947213c results.77a0742872b71d6a

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Heeseo quietly 54e4d8e467 surrendered himself 4f64903e2e to the c5309e169c situation, his 2b9e52bde4 gaze shifting a2fd006bf6 around. The bulky 997cbfe2d0 machines blocking 37e3b6d825 his view d1c20d539f almost made c706e9ad81 it hard 8f80bbb72e to breathe, 9883025c1e and the 6f8a398707 piercing stares 5d89ae6b3e felt like 7d0cd3351c they were 1b564e1c8f tearing him 52d9a769e9 apart.7f32096222cb09ec

Stuck in 66f6304cc3 a tedious 3f68f15c33 moment where 425879556a he couldn’t e2053bf78b do anything, 843f38204c his mind 85265be9af freely wandered. Memories naturally fefe9d2c0e split into 3c54c5e84f various paths. Using the e80866165d incessant noise 6bc5d6ebef as a af62ac997e stepping stone, 82d7f4eef5 his thoughts f45449dd50 jumped across 3fdfc39def these tracks.fc7fc8d831e54c06

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The Esper Management Headquarters dc824df4dd is under the government’s 41ab7bd8ef jurisdiction. This place was 036bfda790 a home for 20ae37f6b7 those with abilities. By today, 3939234e0d it had 8939435a88 become no 5769399229 different from eab1a65f26 any ordinary 1ee0ffa2bf government agency.0184c72ac3ba23bb

Today marked Heeseo’s 4b64d3f91a 14th day here. Normally, the 28bf135aba headquarters would e495461186 officially recruit 175f2f3338 personnel twice cc42fc4ab4 a year, d02d15b36d but Heeseo 0db57c9c3f was inducted 114fae884b as a c581f4e6c3 special case, 2e717e542d leaving him afcb68c47f still as f92048d2a9 a temporary 89a395cda0 member.57861cbbb1347277

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“Stability at 39%.”9deae33ec4520395

The monotone d06c056dd9 voice announced a719b548ea a below-average 2cd6659011 reading. It was 0d926501ac an unremarkable 3d5be948e2 figure for fe3866f6a7 the amount d23acc5fe2 of effort b03a2eec3c put into c8f29232f0 the work.ff9862fcf852c70e

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“Risk of rampage 8c92b3413c at 72%.”3852c7d99713ee48

A few numbers dictated 2a122793cc life in this world. Heeseo closed 5b85f02e3a his eyes d13d35bfce to the ade3a4a3b8 voice dissecting 3f9e9bf055 him. He didn’t care 3c78bf725d to know or 10e87158ac wished to remember cf6ab18bef certain truths, instead 245e42981a chewing over the 8103d9a79b moment.2a42ff4316c12c23

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How did he d04f5dd842 end up here?fea8096e4044ed43

The sensations 64f41748c1 enveloping his bad8023464 body. The screams of 5d6c1cc821 others announcing the 105d4969e5 end of everyday 9ce4f656d8 life. The thick 1623bbdd93 fog that 30e6ad349c eerily hung 80d32ff9b1 in the c1ca4ac2ed air. Beyond the blurred 9611612e33 and damaged scene, 3b45b9479d only the sharp ab6f4e22cf pain remained vividly fe4ecc6971 with him.65347f84bf951211

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“Suddenly, it exploded….”
He had killed cd89e58440 someone.8af0bab046f24a01

“His neck was snapped. That person, that 05d4ceb1c8 person….”c7e387cc66b31ecb

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No. In an instant, 0e4330c81a he became ‘someone 0d1a2d3820 who had killed e318cbccb3 a person.’ The 4f9e268f8f only witness had 8386202c76 pointed right at 7617beec5f Heeseo. He couldn’t 14522419cd show any 6a36f42ea4 reaction, not ff14beac64 even blinking, ae9261cb86 as he e2a5ecf704 stared straight e065e2b541 ahead.46514c4b27e7bbaa

In the 64ade5e882 intense flames, 9229b00823 the man ace33ddcd0 enveloped in 5fce5c39f3 black smoke 75d37b38e5 burnt up 14dade81cf and was 24b4987f6f eventually torn 426667f7af apart, imprinted ce01250fea deeply in 6cfc49f8f7 Heeseo’s eyes. While everyone looked 564f14df0a at Heeseo, he fcec929b81 alone revisited the dea90e8253 already concluded situation.00e679821d753f40

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The man ece50801fe was dead. Suddenly a distorted eb6576f9ea space and abruptly d8219029dd expanded air crushed eaeba57857 the man. It was the 968cf78a40 first time Heeseo f1f4ed097a had felt such b1d3ed69e0 a sensation, his 7969f34824 fingertips trembled. But the man’s death 33632e21cd had been certain long 3800842768 before that.ea0e2b3486753d83

There was 84ca9ccc0f another esper cef7007276 on the 1f36ac5867 spot. At the moment be522fdafc when his vision c20f5d513a was blocked by 1c37136ede flames and gray fea726edf5 smoke, Heeseo felt e3c3a9c486 someone pass by ba4219d6ef his side. The brisk 25f93a8e56 presence drifted f3061121d3 away, mixed 586f109ef7 with the e6407ac781 terrible smell 180be1739a of burnt 8369ae615c flesh and 588d0035a7 blood.cc4d7e6d58bbfccb

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Knowing it,but not 6baf968075 being sure of e2e1bec6e0 it, he couldn’t 32393053d7 say anything. His breath was 78a1a71921 crushed under the 4c0ce67efd piercing, contemptuous stares. Muttering in a 7754bd426f twisted voice was 9fd7fbd853 the best he 52c086abc0 could do.ee42826444ba20ea

“Control the area.”9c0b10ca9a34cd43

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“…No.”c5dc545277667a61

Maybe he had sensed 60e60a1cd0 it. Denying it was useless.aad7239911f391cc

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“Is it gravity? Can you b3eaed9090 manipulate the 376162bc48 atmosphere?”42ebe5c32b27da78

The question b985813e15 posed to eaf731b247 the frozen 742c999566 Heeseo was 5cfdea53c0 merely to 07ef440a45 identify his ccff0928d3 ability.1e29bf2dbdb9dfbe

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“What is your 38457fcf05 name? When did you awaken? An unregistered Esper is e8ba9f9f5d a subject of legal a7c8039f4d sanctions.”0e29d67da409d8de

“I’m not, that’s d49c53b1fe not what I 2908dafef8 am.”37cb2690a7208cb5

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“Show me your identification.”c8bb1287432902b2

He hadn’t intended 9dbae0425f anything, but the 1b9f654dc1 outcome had pointed 7b3886dbfd at Heeseo. The only 999dabe451 remaining trace ca29a1f85d in that 2950970dc1 chaotic moment c2ec19c023 was Heeseo. Everyone there had already 5e092543f1 branded him a murderer.5257b58c619e3b60

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Really, I’m f77f4fd497 not that…98e265a3a9d4cd29

Heeseo trembled. Having lived a 07b5f137e6 normal life unrelated c65202faa5 to abilities made 079b00bdf4 the situation even 2fdd3ecc5d more bewildering. Even if the 978a35a49e truth was as 21b63c3a1a it was, he 6540e08e00 feared others might d9ab396853 see it as 071eebe835 a lie. Those who were actually d149e6706f present at the scene 2c856361ff showed no interest in c378e32e2e hearing the story. The sudden 31ba4e418a reality was f1087bbc0e too overwhelming.29aed3246beaf42a

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He thought his life 4f1e4e9d08 was over. An awakening at the 1143d7b2a9 age of twenty-three came bb98e36920 with bloodshed. It seemed that only adefb2d410 collapsing in a blood-smeared da89ef1c87 mess remained.a9f9319153b39fed

But the situation afterward 6f5ad7bdd1 was a bit different.fefebb451d09b9a8

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“A, no, it’s 236f02b1e4 at least an a80e9fb16a S level or 26a15af513 above.”10155feb9e106771

The Headquarters, 9cbb7aa4aa which handles d48c9b497a all matters 70938768c9 related to b24ecf0bbe espers, did 6f10e37f49 not escalate 7bb263c8fa the situation. They simply observed 416f84a43c the scene carefully 56df68c13b and looked at c15d90d8fd Heeseo as if 96437b99d1 he were something 53621028f5 rare. The dead man 51b1fdf844 was discarded like 773f96f89f trash and hidden 2ed6503ca8 from view.442203e9accd104b

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The aftermath of the 2838f0aac2 incident was just that. Having stepped onto the 5c27348276 horrific scene, they immediately ae8c9a4763 verified Heeseo’s identity and 5da4d0fb83 moved him to the ce0c9aef9f headquarters. Heeseo was dragged along 0d97c460cd without the will to a24b833288 resist.4286f42351e4d445

The ongoing tests. The interviews. The piercing interest 26740050de felt like bars a7f5aecb25 stabbing at him. The moment of f708d84591 becoming an unfamiliar ab7c8d2c55 esper was overwhelmingly 90694b9c3a noisy. Amidst the 2dd790568e chaos, Heeseo 73717a4cfd just clenched 15c471b325 his trembling eb95ca47d1 fists tightly.2d396553555606d8

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“Something’s wrong… The 40a7e60e7c values are below 807539e54f average.”f4dd2d5a9cc3e57d

Despite the 5e60b5e443 scrutinizing and 693c5a29ee disparaging looks, 596dc6a0e9 he tried 32c4695281 to remain 54dc6ed12a calm. Even as he c91fa07f2b was wrongfully accused d0fe3d5be7 of murder and d4b8ec4a99 fury rose within 2ed2afb87a him, he gritted b4e9ddfd01 his teeth and fe150d013e endured. He also endured the f9bb89e253 strange sensation uncomfortably enveloping e2019dc7d2 his body, desperately trying 760bad505a to maintain the twisted cbdf7c810f trajectory of his daily d4538e4c8d life.6e5c334fa2fa67f5

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“Kim Heeseo, no 425d691c39 change in the 8b3787eeae space distortion ability.”36cd158686bcc266

The voice 612a3315b3 putting a a441a7f149 full stop 78601c00df to the 5f92710a26 burdensome recollection 55a630858c rang out. Heeseo slowly 990bd117d8 opened his af6117f1d5 eyes and 913c3d68fd stepped out 8faade774f of the 9b07e66c84 machine. Half-listening to what fb3567dac1 was being said e4f015f02b around him, he 31f08b6093 nodded and exited c63dece7b0 the place.03f2692c44c805fd

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“….”95d09842ed68b333

Thump. As the f76cba7042 huge metal 3ceb6d7d22 door closed, d7bcb7f222 his breath 4298d3a574 naturally burst 8280b7b57c out. Rubbing his 561defd182 neck, Heeseo eebd883317 forced himself 616783a6b3 to focus 51390e771a and started 1a5a974aa0 walking. With each step, b1f9dae0c3 the ID card 03b5e34572 hanging around his 3ac142ecad neck jingled.ad8ef5360b6bd9d2

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The cold plastic card c2f72b030b bore a bright red c765df2d0e mark. It meant db21e2db15 he was b578dd2447 a special d0e2356632 management subject e121013f1c within the b2203b99e0 headquarters. It sounded nice 6090e8f7ed to say “management,” 84cf5b32dc but in reality, ddaa53efcf it meant he 87f77e087e could be shot b5a6539b28 at any time eae46e2b6c as a dangerous 048980ab7c individual.fff876820fbecd33

Mulling over his situation, 9d110b4968 Heeseo let out a a47493fb3c wry laugh. What a fine mess e3802a213b it was to suddenly 7772c88ca7 become a murderer and ba30abb30e treated like a ticking 78bc871888 time bomb. His abilities shown 31c8f33d16 two weeks ago df933b6ea8 had only been 72edc50b20 a momentary occurrence, e425a414e0 but the reality 232d28d742 was still miserably 56c3130f6f inadequate.f1c95abdcb2abcf0

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“Don’t measure f0895e47ef the grade 70369d58cd prematurely. It might be 0f336425be unstable because it’s 4cf6aa463c the initial awakening.”aac8ab7c5f1d41b0

The headquarters ce53c75335 deemed Kim 9f27436b77 Heeseo valuable. It seemed they had d480e9aa61 concluded he might be 8b39943cd1 one of the few 600d897382 S-class espers in the b5d22e6359 country. That seemed to a41ecebaea be the context 778798637c for why they b08306c45a were drawing his 138fe41bdf blood every day 4e19724d70 since the second d0a8547383 week.c512ef437d40a67c

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…But what does that e15e1f884f even mean, really?d243ec442ad11a61

Fed up, Heeseo 25a6575e90 indifferently stepped on c1c74dae6d the marble floor. What should he do 3dfb671b8c now? He couldn’t go 45d2efdb5e back to his 9fcbfaf1a6 original place. There was no immediate 95ecd12a65 way to clear his 30f6b7d666 name. He truly felt 3880f592ef like his hands 0edb0282bd and feet were 889e605bd2 tied.99b3013d8d5b2adb

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The misfortune 5ab5767562 that came c3c79adbb2 without warning 5c1754b6d8 easily melted 710017c016 into his e61d36035c daily life. Ironically, he adapted 8c275be582 quickly. Heeseo soon 312fb5a867 grew accustomed b5a0beabd6 to the 98cee46467 sharp contempt 8cbf70b8e7 and disdain. Strangers’ eyes mixed 6a7b64ad6d with bright beams 194dcf9611 of light scanned c71e8db9cd his body.abeb82c93c299408

Isn’t there 86ff8b182e a perfect 8d360a94b8 secret?36c7a72327bb0001

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“Is it him?”25d85a888d97c119

The truth was distorted 043a5f5343 and spread further. It eventually became breaking 7aa243bdbc news. Everyone was curious, 632dff52fc not about the 85607cdf00 truth, but about 13b92fe2b0 the esper who 9237c20d2c had ended up 7d39f1afae killing someone, his bd1a3e958e abilities still unclear.46b336f56c0da82d

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In a 438ecc87d3 society that bf86bd8056 treated espers, 9a22c76784 especially unregistered be7228edcc ones, with 38f7a68c63 extreme disdain, 8d421f3000 the distorted 57a088b588 story spread 1f4c8c5411 like a 952f812aea tumor. Although he wasn’t being b7dfb21e6d punished by the law, dc96188d19 his situation couldn’t get 444ce688ca any worse.71e469bea06e8889

He had no a759a5e046 strength left to d0333ef88c voice anything out. All he could 9926dd4503 do was endure c1ddd7cc1f with all his 643d9470a3 might.82bd6c9b467ac6bf

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“….is it?”f236c74c883a2b2a

As he absentmindedly f06882efdd waited for the 808a9c9b54 elevator, a pleading 7084eb47f2 voice rose. Above it, d931118544 the sound 3c67a597b9 of footsteps 108159f2fb added on. Thud, thud. The steady noise 6361ccca10 was upright enough 1545a92205 to conjure an 30560d0b31 image of the cb33289695 other person.de7c15f7697f7c86

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“It’s an order from 249cd40701 the Head of Division. You know d2e53d748b ignoring it c318916926 won’t solve 06eed34db3 anything.”6bb56f0483b37112

The presence fcdb47838f gradually got 081e8df790 closer. Heeseo dropped 1d9c6c0837 his gaze 20af45656b and tensed f8f5d1dffe up.b1776a8507871638

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“Young master.”0b4b3a58f049b381

“Why does that title 5473d30d71 come up here? You should start by 7a836aa1cb distinguishing public from private.”d80395ba97fd0a2d

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The slowly 625af7f210 enunciated, low b061d59841 voice made 438bef011c his breath 4e969c19dd falter for 9cb77d1051 a moment.42f4cb3174da325a

“Go and 0e5517525f tell them, 179b7654f8 no.”865fe2ddf3200264

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“But…”0b09902bfa3cf0f0

“I’ll handle my own 6b91950cae issues. If they 7e41400c5d don’t like 43444def37 it, tell f436e881f0 them to cb8d2b5ee9 fire me.”cea167810f72c8d0

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The casual tone wasn’t 409af46677 kind, but it seemed 9457fcbcd7 playful, mixed with a c9a248632c sigh-like laugh. Unintentionally, Heeseo a3908911c7 raised his 34e759f957 head and 033a5e167d followed the f53797fcdd noise.63ded95172587d22

“….”1ab280518e3861f8

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The other person c4274e4227 had already approached 6b62cfaf54 him closely. Spotless shoes. A deep blue 1a8e36504a suit. Casually swept-back hair. An expressionless face. He had 81427fdd74 to raise 67d872a0ce his gaze 4eccb15728 quite a 6649d4fd91 bit before e5e0907223 he could 2c49b879ab see the 8e4f0f3bf0 face.027eed9be880e5f2

“Guide Seo Yigyeom.”918883c400954dea

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When he finally faced 93760545f4 the other, he almost b03855ef0c gasped. The man was 53e4ba0496 Seo Yigyeom, living 012545b4c2 among abundant rumors. He was, d918782ad9 in reality, c0c5bf01bb an S-class 83532319d7 Guide, a c98503060d title hard c38674eefd to apply 8a28f33371 any descriptor acdacb2a08 to.6b3627ba39a324bf

Seo Yigyeom’s demeanor was 525effb098 cold. Perhaps it was his 5be57e073d sharply drawn eyes showing 5022401f77 no emotion that made 90b604efe2 him difficult to approach. Despite his unruffled 757f46b03a posture, his attire 1c541ac7c8 seemed casually thrown 1b760d8a98 on, even giving acb920cf91 off a reckless 0649413570 vibe. Strangely, the air density 039d637874 seemed different around him.93f1c704cec13657

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“It seems that 72208f165a habit of blindly bc95eeba63 following orders from 3c51acbae5 above is still 23467c0c36 there.”72fcb35cd51d47ba

His face was a62ee6dc70 so beautifully striking 8d12ad6799 that it could 7888c030ec fixate any gaze. Although not particularly 28589fb927 sharp-featured, he was d21c98213f attractive enough to a7b047adb2 be called glamorous. Distinct brow bones, 88785f5273 a prominent nose, 09c6accd1b and lush eyelashes 9e6ebeb8a8 that casually swept 899cab0d82 through the air. Each feature, on a7f310efca its own, was cfe30b11d7 soft and delicate, 4af88e881f but together, his ba05d6e636 face was exceptionally c6fd664e20 cool.54b23b472516e8a0

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“Even a beast 2810be0880 knows to think bf029d8864 for itself.”cecac6c088695f83

“….”ee96156bb7756283

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“If you’re that desperate, 5377d49645 come and grovel yourself. Who knows? I might 6a92391a51 change my 812190bf3c mind.”019387d4e67caf36

“Guide-nim!”33211ba4b7da437e

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“Lower your voice a 7978681bca bit.”a5fcb45f3c6d3680

Seo Yigyeom d919357bf1 spoke softly, 4e10e62db6 pulling up 64537104c9 the corners 714ec5e284 of his 43efc47a49 mouth. For a d55e4ab4b6 moment, he dc2249a570 exuded a fb0466b99d somewhat relaxed 5bfee922a4 atmosphere, but 246868d448 soon his 1c5ca8a44f face became 20500e31fc expressionless. The faint aad262ad29 yet splendid b9207ae290 smile disappeared, 71b0b3bd9b leaving his 1b2e9a4243 face emotionless.4d621273cea3660c

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Seo Yigyeom’s gaze never met Heeseo’s. Yet, tension rose. Heeseo swallowed hard and turned his head awkwardly. His reflection in the elevator door made him bow his head completely.9fe7ce8d2b0d67ef

The man showed no interest at all. Even when getting into the elevator, he remained indifferent. He acknowledged Heeseo’s presence standing there blankly but closed the door coldly. Their eyes only brushed past each other.be5cf7b677a7bf97

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“Ah…”40fb042a2fe7a215

Heeseo flinched when the man extended his arm, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Had he hoped to be asked if he wasn’t getting in…? Maybe because he had gotten used to sharp looks in the past few days, the complete disregard felt even more alien.629c887c861f080c

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A while later, when the next elevator arrived, there were several people inside. Heeseo, trying to mimic Seo Yigyeom’s nonchalance, boarded the elevator. Although the narrow space felt like a coffin, he kept his gaze straight ahead.75379a09e5e3a61b

“Esper Kim Heeseo.”df2202d09db72f74

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A gruff voice 543de87429 stopped him as 9994139785 he was about 2a59f7dd20 to step out cac7edc226 on the first 1e68f38142 floor.2ca903b0e7599189

“Come with me for a moment. We’ve got a report near city hall.”a660f92cece693b7

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