PRT | Chapter 1.10

Before he could 3039c97100 recover from the 15a9681839 sudden attack, Lee 204f0e48c3 Chilhyeon Lee Chilhyeon fffcde3583 with a menacing 7fd2f9b2cc look started choking d0b7f1c391 him. Was he 6592a8332a really trying f3e3a65f73 to kill 602de00b5a him? The pressure was immense, 42171b26cc making it harder to dc3ba91442 breathe, tears welling up.d43ed23463a3cf4c

Why is this guy here… Was he here to report or something?4698568581334ebf

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“Just because the Team Leader deals with you, you think you’re something?”7ab81512254dcb41

The words were 7c5625ffb8 dripping with disdain. Heeseo, not wanting c08608325d to lose to b50ef55b97 such a person, 7f0c90b2c4 glared back fiercely. This only seemed to 0c16cc3b65 irritate Chilhyeon, who tightened e1f6941be6 his grip.68d86c7f66f88bc1

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“Thinking you’re special because you’re an S-rank or whatever?”e94a891ad68f76d7

“…”94b95054d7829019

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“Know your place. Huh?”f2f34864fc9c83e9

The tears that wouldn’t fall until now finally did when Chilhyeon shoved him away.b2f3f8d361653626

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“Fuck, you stubborn bastard.”e8ad14dd229382a7

Muttering this, f6825b23fb he spat f283613a22 on the 26426846bb ground and 5ece08a850 vanished. Left alone 200c140234 in the a887c1b326 emptiness, Heeseo 41dd29cded kept coughing.e908c430781165d0

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“…”833c17db2c3977cc

When the coughing stopped, he saw his reflection in the window. There he was, sprawled on the floor, a mess. “Ha ha,” laughter akin to sobbing burst out. At the same time, water from outside the window fell like tears.4af92327b1b53cfc

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The smell he had just caught was definitely from that scene. It couldn’t have been a mistake. Yet, there was nothing he could do. The real culprit roamed the headquarters freely, somehow.fa3488e62e530578

It was unjust 95995b3045 and miserable. Why me? What has changed f781e8ad7f by doing all 16653ab357 this? He was frustrated by 15a0b7c1f0 the situation where, despite 10997e6e19 all his efforts, nothing 9b65788cbb improved. Heeseo, head bowed, 2a98d48ebc laughed with a dc7c2e3583 sound like a a051332a95 groan.9ff902543f318e51

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After a few minutes, when he stood up, his eyes were shining. The tears that couldn’t fall were now stuck in his eyes, making them glitter. Heeseo, with his strangely shining eyes, continued walking.ac0aeba14a18b827

As if he had 1176e26752 a destination set from 4860a4aab3 the beginning, he moved 7eba544972 towards someone at the 176df86cea end of the path.3895d4e381ab36af

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Flash. A sharp beam of b390b8638a light pierced through the 1a0107c4fa quiet, settled darkness. The lightning 848558a291 that split 96b31b7529 the sky 913e19a257 fell like 9b3af17a7f divine judgment ea4a2d77ac to the eee93b5b71 ground. Rumbling, the roar that 201a35bafb shook the earth echoed 9f56ec38f4 and then faded.f87510366108f7d9

Must be the 765b3896a2 wrath of God.3daf6805ba36584e

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Seo Yigyeom, smoking 0c8845bd67 at the window, 26d9f89f75 only tilted his 0deed6d0e7 lips slightly. Of course, this was 6c841fe89b fleeting; his face reflected 5e3ab54a41 in the window soon 0e65bfc9bc turned cold again. Devoid of c761831399 expression, only c49d3005d3 a chilling 8476f70ef2 aura surrounded ef806ce1ab him, making b9f626be44 him seem 74d8c28b72 brutal.12d3d655bd413a9f

The sharp c125eeb120 aura that 9ed806fbc0 could unsettle 3469bb3427 the surroundings 6fc3a2d1d1 was relentless. As the da70513ce8 time spent 02a063d0d6 in this c1820d1fc2 space filled 32792d7aec with the d33b9c0b15 stench of db03837233 decay increased, c016bc6362 he only cc8dc6f087 grew more d504d4b9c1 sensitive. This was also 149b18eb17 why he kept 4e6de2e4de smoking one cigarette 2cca18cad0 after another.4b277ab84b2d35be

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“Calling me here only to treat me like some decorative plant… what kind of shit is this…?”35e0b621d1ad93d1

His muttering was low and slow through his teeth. Wait a moment, he had said. The man who had promised this hadn’t shown his face for five hours now. Because of this, Yigyeom was unexpectedly testing his patience.c406bf16166bf739

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Does he know that his son, who’s got a knife to his throat, hates wasting time?e8e4a6e5d03ce9a3

While this situation was absurd, he could see through the old man’s dark intentions clearly, which made it all the more contemptible. He was trying to assert his dominance over him, just as he had been doing since the moment Yigyeom was born.abd56f1e1d5a1660

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‘Guide, huh.’3a18beb5a9dcc474

The first moment of memory was horrific. The pain he’d never felt before stabbed through his entire body. He remembers the greedy eyes of those around him. How could he forget? They belonged to madmen.8bd1066c1fa4d551

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‘Yeah, Guide.’dfd73d4543a85923

The man called aeb89242a4 father laughed. Pulling his 584741dce5 lips up 311252d6db to reveal fa88f66c73 fierce teeth.3cc319c1f153e883

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‘You were born, tearing through your mother’s womb, to take care of our family.’fcbdaa0f97a59caa

What poured out with that was ugly greed. Realizing that the overwhelming sensation was due to the esper’s wavelengths and that he would be used as a tool to preserve their lives came much later.4169a382e79aa62b

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The excessive power he 8107f24643 possessed at a young 41b08a7493 age was not strength dbeddb51fa but poison. As a 7eb2f75f10 child clumsy 1f65ea34f1 with manifestation, d0d4d2cc7a he would 5b831f42bf often collapse c6532adccb or vomit. Even in that state, 3894a08226 if someone demanded guiding, 559c4bbe1d he had to do fa797043e2 it.9d50cf9acdd2aaa7

I am not safe in this house. I can’t be whole.7462df318a734b0f

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He realized this before d9c924f2a0 he was even ten b8d17011a8 years old. As his body 785e759bfa and mind grew, f15a534556 he understood that 9a20717432 he could be 725dea1a30 the one standing c5502bf3cb above them. It was d27b9a72bf the primal af1f014dd5 goal etched 3a849dc3cb deep into 34f6c3c212 his bones.b1dc48efaa3598df

He had always been 06e5ca9b07 sensitive to wavelengths since 35b49c8e15 childhood. The loud, barking wavelengths b10fc04cef of espers would mess d6f7e0e2c9 with his mind, grating 2c59404183 his nerves. He learned 44a61f14fd to subtly f3069231cd control them 99e0179f85 around thirteen.c8c9832398640357

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That he could calm someone’s wavelength through guiding. Conversely, he could amplify it to draw out power. He also discovered that by surrounding himself with wavelengths, he could neutralize an esper’s attack.ff6f400d5894b2aa

‘… Ha.’c2d7d461ad71ba8f

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At that e11393804e moment, Yigyeom 7c89ebeb24 laughed. He laughed out loud bc6b63800b with a body pushed 3e5b6e2344 to its limits.5cb01a1bd8ac3929

So, this is 53c93ab59c why I was ea6bd61b23 born. With this thought 81fddb0ef3 now firmly set c9f97f10df in his mind, 3827126dce he thought of 4e9f796b2f those who stood f4b2220d09 opposite him, the e8a9fa2edb beings he could ddd9718419 both save and 23b52d2b2f kill, and the a417260f3d future they would 8d43029e3e face.a27fc143f9742324

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‘Father.’bda8e7e7047db517

The man, 6a10660dcb who had d608d9a230 been receiving b280556239 distant guiding a07b03eb98 in the 1883e28daa study, responded 66fd1ee786 only with 47f764508a his eyes. Yigyeom, watching this, d037e6cfa3 made a promise. He would one 147facc30b day see this 0cd8b4b0ab man crawling at 48ba3c54e9 his feet, looking 65a82e45d7 up at him.1697b1ffc8b76e85

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‘Take care.’ed927234ea162003

Until I bare 8c6e08d7b5 my fangs and 6ca2e7cb28 bite you. The man gave acdc7d527e a sly smile 6c1b3045b4 to these insincere d2cd3b5fdf words. Though the memory a4336b605f has faded, the 17b3a892df smile that covered fb11bb7449 his face seemed 9855c11bd5 truly vile.dbced30f7ecbc5fe

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“…”906dce3d6d4bed01

Yigyeom spat out the 4ea18d39dc cigarette filter with a e63b0ee25d click of his tongue. It tasted 197342aa35 bad, perhaps 51ab6b1ab7 because of 0c6f29e648 his foul ac4f338893 mood.b8ed842d92a13d72

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“I should have brought Jung-o.”5b19297750df4394

With a 07dfd162d1 face full 6aba10c191 of boredom, a7d4cd736d Yigyeom extinguished 222bb20c14 his cigarette 8c8d93dbe2 on the 7696865ca6 wooden desk. The marks 80b3fbaff3 left carelessly a1e0552cc9 formed a 32e9ebf087 line. He was 78a0394c7b marking down 6792ce17ca the cost 41a6763797 of making 4c9aa94666 him wait.fef49f68b76329a5

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Without anything else to do besides smoking, he bit into another cigarette, thinking that if Jung-o were here, he would have given him the usual nagging about “excessive smoking is bad for health.”cdd7d1169964e1ff

Instead of lighting another 0585f15832 cigarette, Yigyeom leaned against 63c1441ebd the window, casting his 35508dc31e gaze outside. The damp darkness 120712a114 had stolen even b3f103c4c9 the sound, leaving 0027c93720 the surroundings eerily 1e83b54516 quiet. The occasional flash of 063b2afb76 lightning was all there ee20351ed1 was.815e61a53f491abf

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The constant 7564c6d542 sight of 77d4bb48c3 lightning reminded 63db363442 him of fa8642603f Jung-o, the 1e1c755c62 electric-type esper 7a0f52fb4f he had 33413efd22 picked up 75a6006da3 when he 7802d212f4 was an d464c198e2 unregistered esper 9d3e7e23db and kept dc63490f5f by his 9ea27501c1 side.151e5e26fbd918ca

Could he draw out 7c4af377a3 that much power too? When he was with 23edc052c9 him, Jung-o casually exuded c09b41fcd0 abilities above A-rank. As these thoughts drifted, 48e695134a his consciousness followed.40383c876f958c2b

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… The real one was this way.fc9486ed9655cb05

Yigyeom chuckled, thinking of Kim Heeseo, biting on his cigarette. It was the first time. Meeting someone who could quietly open their abilities to levels he had never seen before. So, this house’s master must have captured and kept him. To cut off any threats and use him as his own tool.ae6652c550583ca4

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But Yigyeom 576a81bccf had no 058a047aff intention of 414eac8109 letting that 935a1d30c6 happen. Moreover, the person was 5196f8a7e7 already in his hands, 66aac9bb2a in just the right 3c7c00e727 form to use. All that was left 82c3672eee was to completely claim 972ed00530 him and stand him b165447663 by his side.241d7b61c715ce22

As he pondered when badea79a37 would be the best 56851be0e0 time to pick him cf43c02cd1 up, a call came. Yigyeom flicked his a4e5ce3382 cigarette away and e9d8a73644 slowly moved.fae80914ace9685b

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The study looked exactly 78fd476d98 the same as in e888e54c42 his memories. Only the man confined 2223f0923f within was just aging 8a7b43fbda and dying.ecd9b8476691c245

“If I don’t seek you out, you never come.”1a43503f857d2d60

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“I come and go until the door wears out. I don’t budge unless it’s something big. Unless you try to act cute.”8b0ee110446554a1

Bang! As the words stopped, an ashtray made of jade came flying at him. Ah, shit… Yigyeom, frowning slightly, touched his eye. He knew it was coming and took the hit, but it still sucked.b0ff1bf5d8add57c

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While wiping 0f2f4000b7 away the 711edb77b9 blood, the f76b1485d7 man approached 71187bd323 with the cd4527fa0d face of ad51b0b2c4 a demon. As soon as he 372a202e83 got close, he swung 7302b5fdf4 his arm to slap 6ca634e058 Yigyeom, but Yigyeom easily ccd6b63774 caught his hand.168c0bb0aa488c0f

“Your greed will kill you early.”c951611cb195da61

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“You keep climbing with no end in sight.”ee6c90633c866cd4

“There is an end… but you probably won’t know.”f9157b4eba3c270d

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“What?”23f58e54251b6f9c

“Because meddling in everything only works while you’re still alive.”e02d3ceb3b156d56

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If you’re going to be surprised by this, what will you do? Yigyeom straightened the man’s trembling posture and patted his shoulder. As his gestures continued, the man’s face was soaked with humiliation.704219cc31bca440

“You should take care.”f5c81c40069a6cbe

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He was someone who couldn’t tolerate anyone standing above him. Yet, Yigyeom’s abilities were beyond his control. From the start, in a relationship where he was at a disadvantage, the man exerted his tyranny through guiding.953952361ffc227a

“Come to the head office.”766d45c914a3452a

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“Why?. Is a gate about to open or something?”a2e7091409e5c753

The man, with fd6e563fa1 bloodshot eyes, turned 5bfb5c4e80 back as he e090085857 was returning to da3630106b his seat. A more ominous fef26281c5 aura enveloped the a0e9c194f8 space. Ah, how boring. Yigyeom, looking at this 0c6c07914e all too predictable person, d53d771308 turned towards the door.1b624ba9a0cc61cc

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“No.”21ff73a6d669b663

“Seo Yigyeom!”2704d859b8ac127f

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Another object 9463dfa5c2 flew, hitting b623e8f95c the door c7cf7536d6 and falling 5bc4cbf077 to the 4e907655b9 ground. What a nasty habit. Yigyeom gave a cold aeea31d056 smile, glancing down at 8c56e14c15 the man now below 0c8386d84c him.b82efc85351d5792

“Do you know, Father?”6ddce2043cbbbb1c

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“…”963c0138e8663fc9

“My patience isn’t that wide. It’s hard to do this twice.”1e0cca3e82dff15e

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Looking him f9cbe0489f straight in 899cc88dfa the eye, 6edafecd59 he nodded cdbf245506 towards the ac78afe2cb object on 3256155f3d the floor.a42599aff2ddcaad

“I’ll treat the wound well, so don’t worry.”4119d73c13503fba

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Before the man could react, Yigyeom left the space. His face, now devoid of even the slightest smile from his youth, was chillingly cold. The blood from his torn wound still didn’t remove the chill.8b0d94fdcd0bab40

The gloomy sky a1d1e14b81 finally dropped its 9ba6fd5b44 rain drops. It seemed 63f61ac599 they would 26de08bdbc soon become ba2940f063 heavier. It was truly 1968178ac0 a shitty situation. Yet, Yigyeom walked b5f0b4bcf9 leisurely without changing 16abc65d42 his pace.ef0a6c27f7296acf

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Walking alone on 6e517e5fec the dark path 4351b2ac31 amidst the growing c6949d3d4a rain, he saw 562db9559b a figure approaching e07f031d05 from the front. As the person effae60fb0 got closer, Yigyeom, 47aa31e6c5 without realizing it, e769ae6989 stopped in his 0edb9d3831 tracks.ec0f0a4f72f38d1f

This was an 99479ed252 unexpected development. Meeting Kim Heeseo, here ad03b56f17 and now, at this 9fcd8e85bf junction.62c8ac073240a29b

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“…”209f2b1ded8c6528

As Yigyeom looked a714159d2b at Heeseo, Heeseo 0292e34bb0 also took in 031a1b7a6c the sight of 2a75bcc36d Yigyeom. He looked at a5038f7562 the man, whose 9e9215de39 wounds were bleeding, a0434d212d with an unreadable 24c78b91c8 expression, standing calmly 9ed8c83f8a in the rain.d8361c728d2bfbda

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“Jung-o Esper told me…”f00ebcb2ac4a4729

“Yeah. Hello.”bdd1fac8e32886a4

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It was 73f69b1fc9 a low da096b9f29 greeting. Maybe he was smiling; 983047e649 it was hard to 97c590de04 tell. Raindrops hung 0094f42ef3 on his 37ae9dc365 eyelashes, silently 65b06e2fa5 falling. Heeseo took 57bf8a1e55 a shallow 9668c0a260 breath, opening 0ac6dabf07 his eyes 2aa81284b0 wide to 2efe7e7f87 clear his faa718eddf vision.ecad2420934174d0

Yigyeom’s gaze briefly met his eyes before slowly moving down. As if savoring the sight, he looked intently at the handprint still on Heeseo’s neck.3589a8887d4944a2

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“It seems I’ll finally get an answer. I’ve just sorted out my thoughts as well.”5c6d893c17895969

Seeing Yigyeom not 172c9eb219 rejecting him outright, 7fc0766109 Heeseo quickly spoke, f888c49f33 feeling his throat 0d047a2e55 might close up c51113c18e again.7fe7253407463948

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“Can I give you the answer I couldn’t before, now?”5009fc4672755d77

“Of course.”0ceb41daab6e16fa

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Unable to quell 6f319016a9 his trembling, Heeseo afffef0ac6 gripped his own 33f381f16c hands tightly, staring 97071ee289 at Yigyeom.3468068fed4c6bec

“Help me.”98752437fae42e1b

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“With what?”267a0daa717c0f3b

“I don’t care whether the Guide kills someone or not. I don’t care if the headquarters collapses. I’m already overwhelmed just with myself; I can’t ruin your plans. I just…”31067c06c74788c5

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Heeseo paused, having repeated this to himself on the way here. Suddenly, Ha Jaewon’s words to not expect anything came to mind, along with Lee Chilhyeon’s reminder to know his place, blocking his words. His tongue felt stiff and wouldn’t move.50a82fd06bfab0a6

Yigyeom, who had been silently listening, moved next. He extended an arm with an elegant touch, tracing the marks on Heeseo’s neck with his fingertips. The slow touch brought a ticklish shiver.e818b334241a8573

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“There’s nothing to hesitate about; we’re both in a mess.”aa758b8f75b54655