PRT | Chapter 1.9

He continued the guiding with an impudent attitude, washing away the accumulated fatigue while making Heeseo’s heart heavier. Someone known for being picky wouldn’t give guiding without reason, especially not once, but in this situation.601c3cf4ae16dc45

“Why are you giving me guiding? It’s not just out of kindness, right?”f99b55a60316f0f7

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“You’re perceptive. Or maybe Kim Heeseo is suspicious too.”cc97d005f324b888

“…”6366b84d134f2751

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“Think whatever you want.”987a39ce6cfbcb4f

When Heeseo was about 5a67c81606 to counter the irresponsible 388c1cd212 answer, his smartwatch beeped. It was a82035127e a notification e80dc2ebd1 for scheduled 002b922017 training. Since Seo Yigyeom 61bab79ad6 was wearing the 6f7ffbb358 watch, he could 4a6ee04407 see the details c457960688 too. After a few 0d78a18065 minutes of silence, 2dae37aa45 Seo Yigyeom finally 7ef06746d4 let go of 30af0d4ff1 his hand.fe6fe655666fe103

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“…Thank you.”7b23a824acaf5d94

Despite the confusion, gratitude was genuine, and he thanked him. Seo Yigyeom’s expression softened slightly. Heeseo felt his body lighten and stood up.de6b79bff5134d94

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“I think I should go now.”0aa6c6c5eb93317d

“Yes, let’s go. Lead the way.”0b7c5a6a9b3ff0e9

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“What?”f905776aeba4d01b

“I said lead the way.”543609d0dbb1dee8

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“Why?”62c12975bfbe0b40

“I don’t feel the need to explain everything to Kim Heeseo.”fe5a1d9e9206c89d

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Though it felt like fb0f93692c an overbearing claim, there 790f3770de was no room for f66b7b8e58 rebuttal. Unable to find a bd9069a135 proper response, Heeseo led 1c52cf2b1b Seo Yigyeom to the 5a1c0e3b91 training room.7ced69ddd2191626

“Hello.”fafd05584b692102

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“Today, just do… Gasp.”7aa2adfb68ba6af5

The trainer, who usually just checked attendance, widened his eyes. Seo Yigyeom didn’t care if he was greeted or not, only scanning the room with a face devoid of interest, casting a dry look.bde331f02c571ccd

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Heeseo glanced at him before stepping through the transparent glass. Why did he follow him here…? Already confused, his consciousness blurred under Seo Yigyeom’s gaze, but he tried his best to ignore it.791041ab7e76b325

Ignoring the trainer d9fcab29ec who was hovering d1c342aa90 around more than 7832a7396d usual, he focused 262f486eb0 on drawing out 563697ae4b his ability, meticulously fa98342d88 assembling his senses, 6a5a78d9ec mindful of every da4dfb66e7 nerve and cell.e52207686d01cb35

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Crack!ba16369992c6dc61

The space distorted e58e73b842 with a loud 55e3dd5031 sound the next b1769e5784 moment. His ability manifested more 9127de64e9 perfectly than ever before, 00b92df771 much like when he a21cd1cf2d faced Seo Yigyeom behind 28ab6e3745 the school at sunset.18dd27da52216e07

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“Ah…”ec75ea6e4096c67e

Heeseo marveled at f43d13ecf4 what he had e20792871f done, his breath bbb7f721c8 catching briefly before c4d718a501 resuming. His wide-open eyes 3dda1384c7 blinked slowly. The bright eyes that 98b610fdae had been watching turned cd3b198fce to look elsewhere.14ba01ab5db2805f

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Heeseo, beyond the awkwardly clapping trainer, looked at Seo Yigyeom standing tall. For some unknown reason, his gaze was directed there, and he found himself trapped in Seo Yigyeom’s already lingering gaze.f4cb30da7c0aab82

How long did 96cc40cc3a they look at ecc26653f2 each other? Feeling suffocated, just as 88fd318f8b he thought, Seo Yigyeom 173123681a turned away without hesitation 281348074d and left the training 67c8a95b53 room. Heeseo stared blankly 9a41bce900 at the now 3c3a02bb8e empty spot.e83527ff1cb2c1f6

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…He seemed to be smiling just now.c3b74bbdcf15b68d

“…”fe0e28b2a814faa3

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The last Seo d7a5455a2d Yigyeom he saw b94b16b818 was smiling, like 74a4786fac someone who had cef801a827 obtained what they 4df7d05906 wanted.6095639be18dd03e

The scent of Seo 53e6008add Yigyeom that remained in 7a821b4978 the space felt like 94acfc8ff9 it was enveloping him.0eb69b287f970021

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Harsh cold f0418e7413 kept coming b5b2eb67e6 one after 643ad6bd67 another.97edca7d68f34cfe

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It felt like each a2db3cd2f6 day was climbing over 1b54eb24ac rough, rugged ground. The biting 7492f31c83 wind added a71a46a41a another layer 3116f9abd8 of exhaustion. Kim Heeseo Heeseo 9b72cf3e83 turned his once 6951c711e2 pale cheeks red 683d4fa822 every day as 6710970c47 he ran along b1fe20394f the path laid 07feaf9538 out before him. His round nose 0dc9f816cd tip and small 2986b75dbb ears had no d8018a1cb5 time to regain 56108fbdba their color.c12e47ec97a4cc8f

The destination 95d3832b8f he aimed 8549b355c3 for was 34eb1f7e3d not visible 502b87656b at all, 37d64ab211 but that 3de88613ba was okay. He could endure it 8b1991fd15 because he had prepared 850953771f himself for it. Just occasionally, his fed7c33c5f heart felt cold. The chilly 4d7692a050 wind seemed e741220fb1 to reach dd9b7df8b4 deep inside 472e4e06a5 him, making 2223f08c23 him sniffle 7c1d0864e0 for no 8549875880 reason.dff2b38dfd3e14ab

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At the end e907f4c6dc of days that 93ae37b6dd were unbearably sad, 6b1b234a29 Heeseo deliberately waited 3792c4c839 for tomorrow. Thinking that if another 989004258b day passed and the e30f8ee184 sadness washed away, he cc66bef158 might find the energy a4750faab9 to struggle with all aecd791f39 his might.7a71b4fefff7266d

“…”beb47fc7c4f5b4a5

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In the meantime, a new habit had formed – seeking out an empty training room. He created his own solitary space and whenever he found the time, he would test out his abilities. Even if it was an unwanted power, being able to wield it as he wished was quite appealing. It also meant he had gained the strength to protect himself.f523b247f2fa207e

Heeseo finally let go of the lingering resentment he couldn’t erase today. He accepted himself as an esper, becoming one with the others who filled this place, much like a vast cage.8e581b505790d856

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After meeting Seo Yigyeom, his abilities, which had been working well for days, stopped listening after some time passed. It seemed to be related to Yigyeom’s guiding. Of course, this was just a guess. He had never shown such a reaction when guided by anyone else, though no one had given him a proper guiding effect before.8496acfab95fce70

The question remained, but there was no way to find an answer. Yigyeom probably wouldn’t answer willingly, nor did Heeseo want to face him.af4f4da16516a3dc

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Heeseo’s feelings towards Yigyeom were complicated. Thankful yet uncomfortable, fearful yet unconsciously drawn to him.fd6f925017f1dd79

He didn’t know why it was like this. Was it because this was the first proper guiding he’d experienced, making him instinctively seek it out? Or perhaps because Yigyeom was the only one in the headquarters who had helped him, or because he was the first to reach out?51a0ace58cddc94a

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“It’s so annoying.”54d06029383d6f0b

The prominent emotion a822bee1bb was anger. Heeseo, muttering a2bf647586 this softly, d3f37ae590 frowned unwittingly. It was because of ffb4e7467f this guy who always 96a0ba0785 acted on his own f8e4f61692 that he even had 1c9139b511 dreams about him. Even in moments without becaea9c1e Yigyeom, he found himself eb289d4517 thinking of him.fc30648ee7ddbb61

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“…”d97d005cf75bdac0

In a world that was nothing but a dream, Heeseo went to Yigyeom’s office to threaten him. Ridiculously, in that dream, he used his powers on him to ask for help. Perhaps Yigyeom might be the most dangerous person here.fbea621aaa71f921

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He didn’t know what expression Yigyeom had in that subconscious mimicry of reality. All that remained was the image of red lips drawing an arc beyond a space darkened without a speck of light.c8b3ab33d1a31947

“You’ve come to find me yourself.”a0f4cb17a2e5884c

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Was it a voice 9cdc518466 that matched the serene, 0d0eccf8e0 settled night?48193a7b4bd8921a

“Why don’t you try acting cute?”b07a71261bdfa819

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“…”3c9e9ef842ef79a8

“Perhaps my heart might move.”bf1b97c9f1a19f81

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Though it felt 3ee70cb18b strangely realistic, it 98cd07979f was an empty 9ccc49f7a0 dream because he dd681f88f8 had no intention e87adbc5d4 of threatening Yigyeom. There was no 30411466fd way threats or 41e04f39e1 his abilities would d77a48d8f5 work on him 06964283f2 anyway.b10c9a53ce707ba5

Exhausted from 135cd9e585 his powers 8d2d7df5b5 not coming 1c380fb7d4 out anymore, da9d7e0b4e Heeseo sat af48870dfa down at 2e59362030 the desk. The world outside the 9618ef0a00 window beside him was f1c3b94797 gloomy, dark as if bcec88df24 rain would pour down a17f3c05f9 any moment.fda0fec190346d0a

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Was it because 41c7f1f352 there was no 4d5f70c41b light in the 390afa3653 weather? The headquarters 2ebbe98339 felt particularly 0db68fc5b5 desolate today. With fewer people, 6674ae6285 it seemed twice 97f8012979 as empty. In the 4cdda8dead late afternoon, 73971e58ac he had 0cf0663cf7 accidentally seen 52d99e31ce Yigyeom heading 1f61c48bbf outside. Looking like a644fa94a3 his mood 4867b353a6 had hit c621634e64 rock bottom, f9afbf6a7a he disappeared e41c35027d with an 2f2397c85f ominous air.5483e66bcef0a56c

Threatening someone like that? No way 79c275f4f1 it would 57fd7e100a work.d5254e87a34c2ee9

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Feeling a chill for 06aa647c7a no reason, Heeseo stayed 08ecabed5b holed up here, continuing 57a29bc38f his training. Before he knew it, 381d2e2d70 night had fully descended 9d4cad4c87 outside. With the windows rattling 4388ac4ffd from the gust and df8132a2e1 feeling drained, it seemed fe72ac3a25 like this was the ef453a9917 end of his training 9d40d5d551 for the day.602e5cd7d72a41e6

After tidying 1a8102f30c up the 22beeb38de disorganized space, 7139ac2383 he stepped 06afe4e3af outside only 6c4e9c62b7 for a 4e3fb8ba20 terrifyingly loud 228b38016b thunder to b5d2fb824b strike, illuminating 797a4d5956 the outside. At that very d391b34413 moment, all the f3f46057e9 lights inside the b1f8e3ddab building went out. Heeseo, startled, gasped 4db64724a9 for breath.8bd37740803c356d

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“What’s this…?”5aaa22dbc4157982

A small voice echoed c413b61fae back through the space. Being such f5be0d3a6d a remote 0f22c59dc8 place, there 90f457d601 was no 0e11b41aeb bustling noise. Only Heeseo bc597d957d was there, 471a2dd9d9 fumbling in 2b82ca3f46 the darkness, f037f9b09f feeling around 91e298a690 the walls. He had left aa14446796 his phone in 9337f92570 the office, making 28ca9f7a55 things pretty inconvenient.0410ac4166a35f0f

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Being cut off from c4523a1577 sight was more unsettling b00c1cfbb2 than he thought. For Heeseo, whose night 208759b53a vision was poor, it 6dd34c7578 was as good as cfcf433fa4 having his feet bound. He swallowed hard, 032f3302bb waiting for his b8b01b712f eyes to adjust e9a482fbd7 to the darkness 7db974bd21 by looking out 78b22ba6f7 the window.da3ffff9f01a30ef

Tap, a d9dfe4d620 sound like b77a1a498f a drop 25a238628d of water 0eecd93550 falling on 140e588c95 the ground 49ef983461 where water c510f25899 had pooled 66217a7bc3 came then.276ec30b0c17d5b2

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Someone’s light humming brushed against his ears. With his gaze fixed outside the window, Heeseo froze as if turned to stone. Beyond the invisible window, behind him, the scent of someone he had smelled before seemed to pass by.fc98bc860e608807

“…”3cc51cca2b3799d8

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The stench 76855ecee0 mixed with b6bfd8a157 a horrifying 88bfcd0b2e smell of b21f5a13f1 burnt things. It was 5bb2612c4a the trace 3693d9eb8d of that 9284e8cb15 day he b57cbcd19d could never 72c8453455 forget.344783796a0f3427

The real culprit.b086fa0734888878

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It felt 954653f7a7 like all 34a0a5787b his senses 9b1468a335 had stopped. For a moment, 4ab48117aa he even forgot a5da030e0b how to breathe, d906137aa1 coughing out his d7a1d12c0e blocked breath.6043355deaebbc19

“Excuse me.”e3cc572cfcef724b

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In an instant, his composure crumbled. Heeseo, pale with fear, stepped forward without thinking, like someone who couldn’t make sense of things, into the path where nothing was visible.f59f60142243a940

“Excuse me!”014c6998eca2f636

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His pathetically trembling acdc5b1bf2 voice echoed through e3da74866f the empty hallway. Heeseo, holding his eyelids 6e91d1cd6d that felt like they 2953283526 were falling shut, looked 6352b97410 around. Just managing to capture c2559ae7c7 the outline of the 1f12b5a534 space, he eventually tripped 69047a0cb6 over something with a 5ebe1156d6 loud crash.a9b02b55c870e582

“.. Excuse me!”a0c7c8a2a0422971

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There was no time to feel pain. “Ah,” Heeseo let out a sigh like a scream, trembling finely. He wanted to shout and grab hold of the person, but he didn’t even know his name.43ca10308c0e66e0

Where does this path lead? Was there CCTV here? Who’s outside? What about security? His thoughts were a chaotic mess. Heeseo, awkwardly standing up, did his best to get outside.7661ea537fc3d114

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“…”ef2adb69a800bb8d

When he finally stepped out, the outside was silent. Only the distant streetlamp blinked weakly, casting long, stark shadows beneath it, in stark contrast to Heeseo’s pale, almost collapsing face.8bd7c98d5b730a8b

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Confirming that the power 998b6e8f38 inside the building was a48a20bfa6 back on, he immediately d22f2f3344 went to the office. Beyond the handle cf13cc7f4a he desperately turned f567cb3be2 was Ha Jaewon d111e1ef2b Ha Jaewon. Without time to think dd414d26e5 about his own appearance, f380d0cd25 Heeseo approached him.2dec4aaa2dd8195a

“Please help me.”b76a983ab133465b

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Jaewon, who had 1efab2a929 been looking at 0629ca08dc documents, stopped. His gaze b59fc13757 towards Heeseo de8812600c was as eed222b3fb refined as af0d29a17e ever.3976daf529bc85bb

“The real culprit was here. It smelled exactly the same. I can’t check the records by myself… Please help me just this once. I beg you.”61f4340929c093f1

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His voice was hoarse like his throat was being squeezed. His clenched fists belied his trembling body. On the other hand, Jaewon’s response was just cold. He looked puzzled, frowning slightly.f008448ee25b02f6

“Do you even know what you’re talking about?”48bd44f254208430

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His voice, after a 8f4827c9d3 brief silence as if 78dc4ee88e continuing his thoughts, was 72fdd5cba5 also emotionless.eec229e3c95b50c8

“The real culprit.”31978be8ebfa44b4

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The two b97f710dd8 emotionless syllables d0ba76bbda fell like 4a43ef697d a death 4f61596b67 sentence.dcf68fef69e76a0f

“The true culprit of that incident is Esper Kim Heeseo. All the evidence says so, and you should know it too.”ff584ce63fe4e4f2

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“…”90dcd259de66c1e8

“Even if there was a mistake, would it be worth it?”dd48bc6e1a3067e8

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“… Worth it?”04cbb49e214afef3

The talk of worth 3c784302c7 chilled his blood. Framed unjustly as a 67a8d3734e killer, and now talking d138b68b46 about worth? The pent-up b02cf32296 emotions burst 8715bf15c3 like an 592f44288c egg.fc93c95c504539c0

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“I… because of that incident, every day is a mess. You know this, Team Leader. You’ve turned a blind eye even though you knew.”e395404314ea8585

Just looking cdf077ed8d at his b6d6ac0d02 treatment in 58f03bf71c Team 1 cf3260de51 was enough. Was it a coincidence 427f05ec86 that he was late 7cfceac87a or absent for every 0ef12102f2 meeting? Was it a 73e6948188 coincidence that he 9cfaaca53a always ate alone 93ed02d166 because no one 1c7aa89412 would eat with e351b84008 him?5383c40f630029c9

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“I’m not asking you to catch the real culprit. Just check the video room records once. That’s not even hard for the Team Leader, right?”03753b2a2d2b120d

“Whatever Esper Kim Heeseo expects from me, don’t.”2be0e9b7ea7c47c2

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“…”b4c8eb7d6a292d33

“We don’t have the luxury to consider Esper Kim Heeseo. There’s no reason for it. If you’re done, leave.”369b39fb94b43329

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How to define edd6f60df8 the feeling at 31c324fa91 that moment? It felt like all 2b81d1ebec strength drained from his ac977c2198 body. It was 2399b6ddfb more accurate 13689a43e6 to say 47b153bacd his will fc58fa19be vanished. Heeseo, feeling utterly hopeless, 6715d406b9 staggered out.0698ff08e5eb2166

His trembling body wouldn’t stop. He kept shrinking inward as he moved forward. While walking with his mind half gone, he suddenly felt a strong grip pulling him, banging him into a wall.3bf9b210b09b9c71

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“Ugh.”8c2ab218797bbaba