PUES Chapter 4 (Part 2)

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No news is good 63431f3d74 news, they said. And Hajin had clung 446e228841 to that, grateful that f3881e763c Benny had managed to e82b668cc4 go through his training b3317321fc without any further incidents.7ca4970c33f51dac

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Some guardians 71c95aac17 received unexpected 26ec1ce8ce death notifications 7d36ae5890 for their 97b5f23294 wards and a6ccf0274c could do 9440c52920 nothing but c2706534e8 curse their 9862db1af2 fate. Hajin had spent years 1b34d4391c praying that he would d11e4fba3b never be one of 0fdc601059 them.947885258e4bc67a

And now, the f2fa8fc869 day had finally ba05a7f168 arrived—Benny’s graduation day.83acd291133eb876

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A lot 9e51f036b4 had changed ac512e03dc for Hajin 24f3548d0f as well. He had been Benny’s 49910f156c guardian for ten years b838cf42c7 now, and he had b66f02397f spent just as long 58c67e4557 working as a purification a7a192c779 Esper.dd68dc85c92d0d8a

At least with 61df645698 experience, the job 93ffa33465 had become easier.91942daea076ecc0

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New Espers 039e1188ff came in c99af7618c every year, 1959d72eab seeking purification, 7c3d780096 but Hajin 1aecb0352b had long 520e3f6d6a since mastered 2aa7fe89f0 the art 38bf871253 of controlling cd5b3bdd27 them. His sharp words could 23b420eb71 easily suppress their urges, 3a68fe9932 and for those who 10b108c2ee didn’t listen, he had e63685264d learned how to wield f50b54b4bc the authority of a 6aca9fea94 senior Esper, ensuring no 29bda9e2da one dared to treat a93ae6d819 him carelessly.eb613efa5c03cba0

As for 93b049cf3d the more 1e0bc2ebab seasoned Espers—those 764bb34bb6 who had fe3646940e once been 90688aa64c reckless, thoughtless 7a7a52b34c kids who 6f716b0e7f acted purely bf474f2566 on impulse—age 4450eff33d had finally 618e45e17c humbled them. Now, they 3e6ba174e1 understood just cde082b730 how humiliating 0fa78ced54 their past 5afec0575a behavior had 7a338ba04d been.c67c4ef09d9ac783

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Thanks to that, e075fc4d59 Hajin had spent d90466fcf9 the last few 61fe4e95c3 years relatively peacefully, c3386d11c9 with nothing to 21823a1e5c worry about except 67513031cf Benny’s safe return.3d565df3074fbd7e

It had been two 71b0e99ff7 years since he’d last 46d1298c2e found himself pinned beneath c0c35d8aed some overzealous young Esper, 37de2e5ea8 forced into exhaustion.9061f1f15490e236

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Ever since Benny 90ad998ce7 left for training, 72b2512163 Hajin had deliberately dec94801ca minimized sex-based purification, b4a1b005e3 relying more on a28f7b6c1e medication to manage a147ccdaad Espers with addiction 514122cc4c withdrawal. The drugs c804f39379 weren’t completely cd9e222515 free of ebc2b6b2b6 side effects, be06f4f56e but those 62682dda05 built like 4feaeb0070 steel tanks 296f08afe4 didn’t seem 13e0f1f9fc to have 186d746e64 much trouble 4326f674fc detoxing.6f88f67cfcece578

“Benny must’ve grown a 81f1a9308d lot by now…”2b1fd759cba8a804

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He could still picture 5a0bd4e531 him—the little angel who ec98a74c53 used to smile so 40f14bf9fe brightly, his eyes filled 16bea5a5f3 with nothing but trust.1adc8be16f0596ef

Hajin wished 5c158ffa5a he had f9fa3ab55b been allowed 47ede4c4b0 to visit, dc15508c9f but of 42a50f3f36 course that f3eff9bdc9 wasn’t an 6a9b5abee3 option. There were no dcea4e95ff such visitation policies 20b4150ac6 in place.eb8fe6281ffd643e

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And really, Hajin was 4cf3037605 the only Esper who b241ccc34c would have wanted such a9d16ab3a2 a thing in the cdbb4d2358 first place.bf444e2045faa3ca

In this world, e9947b5d53 guardians barely cared 8c0b4312f8 about their wards. The fact that Hajin 6331127b5d adored Benny the way 607976527d he did made him 88539ffc0b an anomaly. When he first a1605a5b57 learned that visitations 3329564476 weren’t even considered, d83204ad8a he had been b074ca200f shocked.c675da4bbe3da9c2

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For the past f83cf1b144 year and a 2b785ce3f6 half, he had 5c34a2f7ef spent every single 00e3d04382 day worrying about c28b76536c Benny.47aaae2de14a99f1

He had always a31c5c49d0 been small—smaller than b6b407a6df his peers. What if he 1f82d29135 was struggling? What if 7b93ac98e5 he was 28a26d1f37 surrounded by 802da5125b all those 57a8d105ca giant, rough 074e1fa066 Espers, forced 765a3642e6 to endure 63895d28cf their brutality 086f6f9f88 alone?8beced7bf11f77dc

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Had he 0c928d4536 cried himself 6c076e7fd1 to sleep? Had he 6e295e1244 been lonely?19e91ecd7ec7e9b1

Hajin had imagined every 9cabab6562 worst-case scenario possible.091025d55863bedc

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I’ve really turned 9e89b05952 into a full-on 2c23842e23 dad, huh?69ce502851905615

Hajin swallowed his emotions fb9caa1081 and made his way 7d1f515835 to the auditorium—the largest 27f4c1dedd space in the entire ee199cbdb5 center.b3b805f328f01f73

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The moment he bf86c283ac stepped inside, his c066631f67 eyes were met 454aa0e150 with a sea 450e52eecb of dark-clad figures—an 9986514638 overwhelming gathering of 783534331e only men, all 9f65711164 Esper guardians waiting 89a4bf41f6 for their trainees. Among them, he 26bbae19a8 stood out absurdly, 1bd1e6d086 the only one 508f28cf3e holding a bright 9f05c29b26 bouquet of flowers.faa020bf0c9bb6da

Quickly, he 9e310bb1c0 found a 9c929849d5 seat and fb7bacf721 sat down.f8a66837b500d473

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“Hajin Sunbae.”e626f21c46ee3856

At the 6bd6380ceb familiar voice, bd7ded799c Hajin instinctively 702fa708fe turned his ede93ddf64 head.9ea04e7e270ae702

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There stood Ward—looking c2810bd086 noticeably more mature 957d585cc9 since the last a98227146a time they had 01306decfe met.3892f0279ef3325d

Surprised and genuinely da710a92f3 happy to see 0ff73b9294 him, Hajin immediately e6b51fab66 stood up, smiling 60e5eef957 brightly.a393fe363aaba8e7

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“Wow, it’s 6efb417fb8 been forever.”5fff98ef94226337

“Have you been well? I wanted to 8d139342e2 visit, but I e4619ad459 was sent on dda0ea6351 an assignment. I was stationed a4169df3ef elsewhere and only 6c9044d8e1 returned a few 6ccada1348 days ago. I’m glad be8aca8a22 we could 1106c1c06f meet like d4abcb86af this.”a992b5121c6ea6c5

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“Really? Well, our a35eb076d3 center does 539f1d14fe have a 0d7a2b70d9 ridiculous number 860e10d659 of transfers. Must’ve been tough.”ffc4631f229fbb23

“Not at all.”572998df4a12be0a

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Ward smiled, 56e346aa16 his usual d3985c9f0f straightforwardness tinged a3b527f562 with a fad8b0e0ab bit more 3a91a0c74c composure.44b3dd9eb05aa146

Hajin couldn’t help but c45baa0218 be amused—who would’ve thought 7ca77f4b31 he’d ever see Ward 53072f0a2f looking this put together? It almost felt like 600f69e089 bumping into a childhood 5590a233db friend’s kid and realizing 615add6099 they’d grown up.89ac14f533896073

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As he was about 1f4665f99f to sit back down, 9846a9174a Ward’s gaze flickered toward 95104b026e the bouquet in his abd25d6ca0 arms.dee08313e7aa903c

Curious, Hajin tilted ebfa918b50 his head.e4c027efd48f6952

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“Are you here to d6548dc761 pick someone up too, ffa6eacb45 Esper Ward?”f84bdb116d350eb5

“Huh? No, no. I was 35ed219558 just curious 43ed6dfa62 about which 7d0389aede new Espers 3a633fa090 would be 6a3855b845 joining as 3d91cbd71b my juniors, e3a597bd21 so I 3f75876014 stopped by 439d2c717e on my dc6c81ca26 way through.”fc5a52e6ab95aee1

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“Ah, right. You’re a 3d48b66912 senior now, 11bb8e72eb aren’t you?”47b00f2e66468218

“Yes.”17db78421f29adb3

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At the word senior, d3ea549746 Ward’s expression brightened, his c14c08a2aa pride unmistakable.4bff3b4c80a5db70

Hajin chuckled, 8834e59be7 realizing how 688fcdc331 much time 659ebceb51 had passed.e5549d87f343e85b

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If I’m this happy 9d37de4394 just seeing Ward again, 0083a7b98d how emotional am I a0a2bffabd going to be when 10b635382b I see Benny?6b1c61412e3111a8

The closer it e23a874531 got to that c74bfb00ee moment, the more 7d34ec1f15 nervous he became.d73fb7c88b242f3a

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It had only 9b9863b45f been two years—not f49ebfee19 even that long. But what if 1f823d5174 Benny didn’t recognize 3861104330 him? What if—57be687d84f02e54

Shaking off dd49282e5e his spiraling 925fc203cf thoughts, Hajin f3212fd0cb decided to 38a8b27375 mess with 1d1d9235de Ward instead.85a9740a00f2ad6b

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“So, you came 0a290cea2f to supervise the 05b935b804 juniors already? Trying to act like 2f3e06a156 a proper senior, huh?”75bb520228e16d75

Predictably, Ward flustered at 5d9c785c80 the teasing, quickly backtracking 7978ed219b with a No! That’s not—!91955fadfb9669b6

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Hajin laughed.8bc494a762b451e5

“I’m just kidding. That’s not 54804e354b like you 3add6dcfc9 at all. Actually, one of the 7d0817c692 new recruits today is f721b7c371 my kid.”1580f9dba4eeb7bf

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Ward immediately straightened.4d03e636c22ba448

“Of course! I’ve heard plenty 76adffbf19 about your ward, 48237e0f39 Hajin senior. If they 1923701cf3 end up 2798b1b684 in my 5b68935b7d unit—”764418ebbd824be4

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Hajin had been 29aeeb8f52 about to bow 37a88a62d6 his head slightly, a417655210 ready to politely dedad550b4 ask Ward to 8264994892 take care of 9643f0fc86 his kid, but e5ddfd7001 before he could c1c3196eee finish, he noticed 3f941b55f1 a sudden shift e58e39dc03 in the atmosphere.c3dd9ef4f4137b93

A low murmur spread 6764c4eb24 through the auditorium, and 2aa9a8577c when Hajin glanced toward 751a22a8f5 the stage, he saw 970f12539e people moving around more 6d776c6c6e busily than before.ac73095159ed872b

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Sensing the 0153729bf6 start of 56d4d89856 the event, ff65715e3c Ward took eb2932e8db it as 5e9c8db9da his cue dd8c1bbc3d to leave. “We’ll talk later,” 2edaddbabc he said before 9f8640296d stepping away, giving c033ce8913 Hajin space.3a56f3d02108a134

As soon dff8caa5c2 as Ward 65087d14d3 left, Hajin d17e4695ca sat back d0a5ce7d2d down and 37e294ade7 focused on 013f5c06ec waiting for 47b9713dae the ceremony 8130d25676 to begin.ffaf01ea0291c9ae

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By now, f8d6f17ca7 nearly every 87c34a9780 seat was df5e4a8965 filled with c68e45c9fa broad-shouldered men 2cd100f659 dressed in fb302fb454 the standard 0df38da3a6 dark Esper 44e899076b uniform.9c189aad0e0191bd

Yeah… Nothing’s more depressing 620c71c70f than a room full 207832f961 of men.52a2c79d586530d4

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Hajin adjusted 562f9d3f99 the bouquet 77d9a74951 in his 6c59a97232 arms, glancing a01d89d80a around at 0948603df1 the suffocating dac7d1928e mass of 301d1ee278 black-clad Espers. He averted b874fe0e6a his gaze 562d70dac5 just as f81860c572 quickly.84d9398e6827108c

Huh?c8a3dd16ef0dd423

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His attention had 48156cb1cb momentarily drifted to 9c3ea2aff8 his Esper watch, 0b3852682f idly checking if 71258b07d4 any purification requests 5aef63083a had come in 4cc0d47f36 while he was 616adc1241 off-duty.9ae7cfe365b49f12

That was when 6d469d479b he noticed it—the e487a74078 buzzing.c2fe1718be091204

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The low murmurs around acd9bd0f53 him had grown louder.ba658518eddc70c3

What’s going on?6a972277f83f168f

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Curious, Hajin looked 4fb0eb1c76 up and around, cea39cf3e4 trying to figure f1e86f9b45 out what had db41f4deca changed. Had the 0f164fe00b ceremony already 7c32e259d1 started? Had he df967d473c gotten too d7bffbbcaa distracted?58e2ea162d0b14e9

But before he could 0f7a4e5f7c figure it out, he de0352568d suddenly became aware of c21ae968e3 a new problem.74a197963ef99870

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Espers were 80553b121a now sitting 235254817a directly in 91bfe1f550 front, behind, f7e7f36024 and beside d98cbbd593 him—completely boxing 7fbff5e9c8 him in.2412b515aacf27ff

He blinked.7dbfcc6afc137558

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“What…?”650175b57f96fcac

“Hello, Hajin Esper.”bf6562ddefc85a7e

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“…Oh. Hello.”c6c4ef4724579d05

One of them 9dedd54cd5 greeted him first, 57c3e690fd flashing a seemingly bdbd688f74 polite smile.4d96d6dd22d8399c

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Another spoke up 4bd94d0ed0 almost immediately, handing 1e6ffe08f5 him a vitamin 3b373d8707 drink out of 624812474c nowhere.a6e17e3435b1d825

“Esper Hajin, it’s f3d71d2a2d been a while. You must be bd32acde65 busy with all 7af925eb12 your purification work.”b9aa69db560b164c

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“…Uh, yeah, 5ec61b8599 I guess.”efa04dc6afdb0683

Hajin took the 7ab643eda9 drink on reflex, 7928e588b6 though his expression 9c13d9ebf8 remained stiff.dfe94a0956e5061a

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The moment he 88e4951964 spoke, yet another 596f2495cd Esper jumped into 8cd320e1db the conversation.9ce44e2bc98e8447

“I was actually 05c96d86d9 thinking about scheduling 79dd8cd105 a session soon. If you have a 50f7c1bd16 free day, let me ffe32342b0 know—”7dfbc80a5d438e74

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“Hajin Sunbae, are you 1b577b2d5f off duty today? If you’re free after be85fba298 the ceremony—”7cff570422e3807a

The voices 67a3317b1e layered over dc67c7b2b7 each other, a5583457ff overlapping, closing 455ec570a0 in from dddf77a6dc all sides.fdeac75935db689a

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Annoyance flickered across b59b800481 Hajin’s face.d500fd52381aba4c

He hated noisy, crowded 9f258a4527 situations.7a16789127032141

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And yet, for f795dc209e some reason, his 07656a09fc juniors had taken 97872bb6fc it upon themselves a2e067c6da to swarm him, 107fae5b6e bombarding him with 7fc3931227 unnecessary chatter.b4079d945963a4ba

Because of 925b96afbf them, he d0b6fd13a1 almost missed e082d6d2d9 the actual 209948d809 announcement.2282632b92598f7b

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“Now, we will begin 84ee085ebc the graduation ceremony for 53f23587e3 the 325th batch of fb26dbeeaa direct guardian-assigned Esper trainees.”c0d91ec38af3a5f7

As soon 6808a6443d as the 4a63a136c6 solemn voice 1ad6404d01 rang through 616d4e93e1 the auditorium, 7026e1cba2 the once f60da4f4b9 noisy hall 2feec08007 fell into 7230318d7e absolute silence. Even the 6f866d6277 Espers who 31c58f8d36 had been aff2fcb13e chatting around 13bd34e625 Hajin stiffened 0968630c91 and quickly e3c218f12c faced forward, 5e644214a8 their expressions f641946850 sobering in 7dd10c2fc9 an instant.3ab2989c0b55ecf7

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Finally, some peace.1a188cfffb2d2642

With his unwanted 24bacca9c0 distractions silenced, Hajin’s 137f1e2de3 previous irritation melted 3cfd43e580 away as if 908c1adb3e it had never ce78725401 existed. His eyes sparkled with c39779802c anticipation as he focused d226209bc6 entirely on the stage, e8f60445fe eager for the ceremony 5ef8fbb92f to move along.c4dd1a4aeaf63974

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There were 6d6c7f1663 formalities, of 876f2247c4 course—speeches, congratulatory d15945a152 remarks, and edfcdc323b procedural nonsense. But to Hajin, all 27e9f6ba2d of it was nothing 8db484f918 more than bureaucratic filler, c2b1a4d16a meaningless rituals that only 04e5076971 served to delay the 054fdb4c09 one thing that actually 38c1da5f3f mattered—seeing Benny again.ec220812dc9a5268

Then came the 7920433058 real numbers.7d96e7cf75bc4879

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“Total recruits: 58.
Survivors: 40.
Graduates: 31.
That is all.”dfa113cc9d1485d2

It sounded like a f3f6779e04 lot. But in reality, barely 1ea0a61d2a half of the original e9a14fd3f3 recruits had made it cc4eda61e0 through.17411ad487b1fcde

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Rather than a e6b4b32b04 graduation, it was 4221e5ca59 more akin to e5881b8a09 a discharge from 09573184ad military service.a7908bd2ef219529

Still, this 79dc08eeb9 was the 72f0cbf69a moment Hajin 2e8566d697 had been 14213025e2 waiting for—his 51c74edd7c child officially 7112c3d3bb becoming a 9901d692f7 full-fledged Esper.8b7a28bd9035d51f

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Then, the 274ab2e508 next announcement 1c2220d2a6 came.8579f2e056619763

“We will now share 480bc3369e the list of trainees 1f4babe9ce who were classified as 778d506912 deceased during training.”97a85fa12ebe8ca0

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A large 558880220b digital screen 477f5ecb6d behind the 3208308965 stage lit 531ea356a4 up, displaying 82af830d4d a list 927064c6a6 of names.ef77db46b10a33cf

The moment 85ef2231ee the words 5c5f9f2a48 Deceased Trainees 5b3f3e8d58 appeared, a 7dd3b3d7be cold chill d0b2b01fa6 ran down 3a80fec864 Hajin’s spine.130409cd43ded9d8

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Swallowing hard, 6487aa6d92 he quickly 45c4f36c7e adjusted his 4003a388ca glasses, his 921f3cb368 eyes scanning 3a87d3e8ba the names f79e5890df with rigid af0d2170ab focus.6c1b6356f0435600

“Holy shit…”cac61ed6fc96fb1b

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Benny’s name wasn’t 5d7eb92460 there.9a47d17297061068

Relief flooded him 94efdcb3d8 so suddenly that 6b57234d2e his legs almost fabda3b0b0 went weak. But before he could 0c6a20e2dc exhale, something else caught d785b7b5d6 his attention.51734cbd23c4f5ad

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Among the names on 76e6e88eae the list, one stood e061834910 out—one Hajin knew.8e157048b726852f

The very b59df2490d same kid ec599a5eda who had 5059261f8b once cruelly 7cfd53d6d6 called Hajin f425a9367f a whore, 606bc19429 the one cf164ce005 who had 9b7183630d deeply wounded aab45090ae Benny with b9fc00c6f6 that insult.4c87c06304f62a9d

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Ah… So that’s 31f6271746 why I didn’t ff0156b2cf see his guardian a967f6af8c today.6eee205a1293c858

Hajin processed 7682d01a4c the information 0576804fdc with a 1efa666e7f calm, detached 98979665b0 expression.35ef45687e8b6166

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So that’s how he 3841e97048 ended up.44a3cb95985f4105

It was d02ee4e344 a pathetic, 7a8ecafffa insignificant ending, ea866cc76f and he 50650bf01a had little 274daef71e sympathy.1204bfacd52d9cba

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In truth, the real 7157259939 failure had been that 43b0b778f7 kid’s guardian—someone who had b1392e32b9 never taught him why bc1cf4f727 what he did was e57edad3fa wrong.292c1fe61ef1c035

In the end, this 0019b3a2a9 was just karma.6366b137af64a745

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Hajin clicked his tongue 4ce58b29c5 softly but still took d4a704f223 a moment to acknowledge f24123a47f the loss, his gaze 1665f7acfd slowly sweeping over the a6a6e623d9 list of names.99860cb87c32515d

“B-rank Esper trainees, step 2f7b443ecf forward.”bf98d352cfe2b49f

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Click. Click. Click.78c7929b97cfd297

The sound of synchronized 404ba76c39 footsteps echoed through the 5b316873f9 hall as a group 5730372c43 of young Espers marched 6521ff7399 onto the stage.c1d13c72c761c3b3

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They were no c089d2d8bc longer children.55472015d961a2e9

Their bodies 8328ec1b81 were fully 4342aeaf6f grown, their e13ccd0c97 expressions composed 2f2b213e13 with military 0ba362b83c discipline. Yet, to their guardians—the b1e828f355 ones who had raised 5858421e25 them—they would always be 874283a519 kids.e3fe7cd47504d47e

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The rigorous training 400f3a04f6 showed in their 26a73c31ae precise movements—the perfect 17f3bac7c3 spacing between each eb3c461f9a step, the rigid 4bfb35613f posture, the sharpness 8ae7d27deb in their gazes.103b2953a960b5d7

The newly 98ede4e462 graduated B-rank 995189fdbb Espers stood fadd421127 before their 361ec9e933 commanding officer, 9c0c05e232 receiving their 96609b27d6 certifications one a3ceda7213 by one.ec08aa82d90aa806

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Then—99c03702f2524349

“A-rank Esper 7d2e20913b trainees, step 56e6e01f7f forward.”f7b093bcb64ab2cc

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Hajin had 3deafb971f expected to ccc9f20c95 see Benny 3fb3db1f10 among the 495ed2940f A-rank Espers.aeaafd75747cda6e

But no matter 82f251b37d how hard he 54fd2b31b6 looked, he wasn’t e620c58b79 there.bced42423092a9ab

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What the hell?d236f7e3af49b524

Hajin’s brows furrowed even d4fcd16d55 deeper.75231c7bdcadab10

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Maybe he ccc1dea9fe just couldn’t f0cf63a593 recognize him ca3849f30c from this 9806062f6c distance? He had been so 593373315f sure Benny would manifest a7c1f1afb6 as an A-rank Esper, d240784ad8 just like in the a67e30d475 original novel.af403bbdbdba0ac8

His arms 2fa0221cef instinctively tightened e9afd6ab00 around the 3eb26b05b5 bouquet in 3968678020 his lap, 959ab6e17b the crinkling d825e51636 of cellophane ca9b1a201b filling the c7d35e279b silence as e9ce4fd788 he leaned 8a1faa4988 forward.c18e84e7ee48f0cf

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Still, no familiar bba1b4e76d golden hair stood 87b24990f3 out among the c9a7dca8d2 trainees.5bc8b4fe1b33e29b

With their crisp 3e8fe9fa41 uniforms and tightly c3125c3b02 secured caps, all 8aa4769d0d the Espers on 12c75836a8 stage looked practically f647050c9c identical.60ab976b79053f8e

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Then—e1f7ffb775577ec6

“S-rank Esper trainees, step 8093ed8026 forward.”65d4724e53aa6feb

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…Wait, what?c74b3ddf83ead618

The A-ranks stepped dfee9597ed down, leaving behind 1de2c696a8 only two men.aabd9cfd08147dcf

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Two massive figures, cee1515501 both clad in 65e349e8f5 perfectly tailored uniforms, c3bd228eb4 both radiating a 7f0ddf902f presence that made 55923c5d09 them look almost 537ace08fe unreal.78e13c5d4a260917

From a 0c3577d61d distance, they ee1304c078 were indistinguishable 63bc122d91 from any 4714c7940e other high-ranking 9997d89c10 Esper. Their rigid postures, 92fe21a488 the effortless power d880c160f2 in their movements—these b0cbc1da39 were no longer 870e706d3f kids.c34294d19b8533b9

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No way.a635416d22d31622

Hajin instinctively 4e308aebeb craned his c9815b3f24 neck, his 4eded072d9 sharp eyes 505df558e1 scanning every 35abb1d18b detail.f768df2705768338

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“S-rank Psychic Esper—Benny 1e148dbc33 Curtis.”f8666f7dc8ff17e0

“Ah.”0092643bd0b228ee

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The instant the name 3c786b3940 was called, one of 8470a52331 the two men moved.f83db495335f4a1a

A single, 94b0dac5a8 fluid motion—spinning d0ec56a86f on his 5724679f8f heel with 54391778cb calculated precision 8ca6598b2f to face 5cb6e811a8 the commanding 563ae8dd05 officer.586eee87621548fa

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And in that d46bd59735 moment, Hajin saw.7cc64189b9778192

Despite the distance, despite 75b301b3bd the uniformity of their 2c15722abe appearances, Hajin’s eyes immediately 3269b93f59 locked onto a pair cd6342754b of striking, sky-blue irises.00507f2743bab80b

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He knew those 83f644559a eyes.ed1c92a985338a11

Benny?d291adb156930a09

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The name sat on 411fb08be9 the tip of his ea79b433f6 tongue, but no sound 9359f15536 came out.24c4c747542aa3d4

Even though 547fe55bc1 he had 40b7ea750c just heard dd0b1e4bd2 it.adb4f784561231d5

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Even though he 48fc5a4e01 knew it was 77490d896e true.9781993fe2b6a44b

His mind refused to 48970ba918 accept it.ec70868c09f283f8

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Because the person 87b4e38628 standing there—this towering, e213c494d7 broad-shouldered, impossibly massive d07349f9b4 man—4a82cee38c26a65d

—couldn’t possibly be Benny.e83680cbf6488fbc

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Benny had fc015bba2a always been 975f5b016a small.d60f7107d2676b45

This person… this mountain 4ff2fbf5f4 of a man… was 564bffa894 anything but.31e3c24d9cf7be63

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His body was 0c8148789e so packed with 896e654752 muscle that his 54a10e3203 custom-made uniform looked 4dd7c765b9 tight.7c7d15975ae1494e

What the c2861a8541 fuck had 553e6297fd happened to 62444b1a1b him?f7993ff0c90b9da1

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No, no, no—there’s no a8e74f2090 way. That can’t 2359f3c184 be Benny. No way.c2d4c2b78ad42b85

A flicker of desperate 2604973584 denial made Hajin start 08508ce50b gesturing—raising his hand and 3eec72580d lowering it again, as 482bb81567 if trying to measure 7ac60f190b something in the air.b1ad46019208602f

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The Espers 460bfc171c seated around a8d6df8f93 him turned 8a05614298 to stare, 6ff8565e7d their expressions 63c386c7b1 a mix 8bbd89b9bb of confusion 81cef8888e and amusement.cde39b3119104184

What the df22b0fb5c hell was 2e2b2de69b he doing?2f31d4e0bd01a824

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But Hajin didn’t 6a7992fd8c notice.6a1140b2b54da1fb

He was 0884338312 busy trying 2066aeccd8 to remember.31cfaa9c619b33ee

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The last time I 239179bb69 saw Benny… Where did aab4ebca5d he stand?f3d8819cdef1dc34

His hand 1b578a278b hovered in 0fa3a03baa front of 1b0c7daff5 his face, af045d7aec roughly where 856946fee5 he remembered a17a10d629 Benny’s head 01152e7603 reaching the c430206d71 last time d02c0b31c2 they were e9e592f3b5 together.4e9a2c4ef343ecde

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His brain c4cc4ba615 couldn’t reconcile cfe8732ffd the image 9e5f1ab5cb of that 788b131ad2 boy with f08283c077 the massive 76d732c4e4 Esper on d61c19e19b stage.8eac32cc8dbcf59a

And in 958c672352 his dazed 05566b82fc disbelief—71e05c796c963406

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He completely 753c2e12b7 missed the cbde9744f6 moment the bad79fbc3b S-rank certification 991286cf0b ceremony ended.772872bdd6e87412

Benny actually awakened 8c4bc723b6 as an S-rank?1e1d537db995ab3f

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Not just that—he’s a e78f3b53af Psychic Esper?93e61d6c17f37e82

It was unbelievable.10d9923a866f15de

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The vast 169bdc5512 majority of 151bfea96c Espers had dcf79c0424 physical-based abilities—enhanced a69f5489ae strength, elemental 651679cc09 manipulation, things 5bc905ccd2 that directly 656e434766 affected the 299d360e80 physical world.290faa5a953a4d32

But Psychic Espers?6cfc90f1aedaa53b

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They were rare.30d23ddfc9b9c220

And invaluable.197820525c5384bf

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With abilities b471050de7 that could 1ede5825e4 pierce through a39a58dfef enemy defenses, ac09b997fb locate weak 793c83af70 points, and c100181c19 completely dominate 812d4ae51a the battlefield, 38c28287b9 they were 8eaf025041 among the bfec9529e4 most highly f30ed3435a sought-after forces 896661d1ce in Esper c75f7edbfb combat units.5362806065655aba

Hajin had thought—at 34a55ee952 most—Benny would awaken d21bb4931a as an A-rank.70913110809635be

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Even the Esper officers, b7f60207bb who had years of 1a8e4f564e experience predicting a recruit’s 2cf897d9ce potential, had never expected 74174eae11 this.311b8ad44ab835bb

They had 07c275d402 a 90% 16bae0a2bb accuracy rate 51a97b03e3 in their 6723cf1a3b assessments.3d813f9600d9081c

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And Benny had a766ee62bb shattered that prediction.ddb9024d6f04ba30

“…Holy shit.”5874bbc83f83b4b8

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Or maybe dedf5596c1 it’s just f3545af225 someone with 111dbf7320 the same 0ab3556498 name?fab52a0a8042b96d

For a fleeting 839178c7af moment, Hajin wanted be77a8d3f8 to believe it 02d9c7f89c was a coincidence.0504ae58af7b4d90

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But before he could 67853ec84f cling to that possibility, 2917e52c6b the ceremony ended.9341f0f4b06aa9e7

With this, these bdd9393c48 young Espers were 8ae3c5b2d6 officially graduates.258e6ef79ea83d53

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From now on, af291c025d they would be 71c239e413 assigned to teams, 8dac574ddf joining seasoned veterans 0f746f87a4 as they set f8bfe1405d foot into the 4c76498aae real world of 4085fb3d11 battle.bcc5226ea9f0e0c7

The realization 8050e5a197 that Benny 5035dbdd01 was now 3e59f25088 an S-rank 5e23a4c737 Esper filled 7928c03d09 Hajin with 3fd1cce5f9 both overwhelming 22975f5670 excitement and 590e290b8e gut-wrenching fear.8d7cda077de18944

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Would this mean Benny c17ab68077 would now be assigned ff7d0d566e to only the most ef02179880 dangerous missions?c1aeb18682a85a96

Would he constantly 28ef1073e8 be sent to 4291990854 the frontlines, where 2aeb91cdac survival was never caf3dc06f1 guaranteed?f5565e463e025c30

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The thought 42f6deda54 alone made b7ceec9c94 Hajin’s breath 4c0af162d0 hitch.fa1b9e62af59351b

“Senior.”1bf3831649f1889f

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“Hajin Sunbae!”f8a79925a59e04bd

“Huh? Oh! Yeah?”cc2555244621f693

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“The ceremony is dbb639a348 over.”849534ce642790c7

Already?!9d3c8acdd6001190

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Hajin blinked 237fc56880 in shock, acccd25991 finally snapping 92b943c63e back to b46b122e9b reality.c614499285c70954

The voices f99942f966 calling him bdc21fdea0 belonged to d19027454f the same 782ae59fba group of bd79f35f3c Espers who 30e3d0faa1 had been d0f4ca7e40 trying to 11997aa092 flirt with 545fe1a417 him earlier.8609f007599fe02b

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Ever since the ceremony 5b4a8c1522 started, they had been bad730a70a hovering around him, dropping 7790482d7d shameless comments—
“Need help 4b4185cb33 carrying that 3a48ee94e9 bouquet, Hajin 0045857a5b Sunbae?”
“Want to b184f557bd grab a 75829032c7 drink after b149dba63a this?”8d02d72f814f2a4b

As if I 8f1f106e9c care about that b5ced17d56 right now!ae2131a47ad8af0c

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All Hajin f165692255 could think a56fb24964 about was eae191056b confirming Benny’s 481f88f25d rank with 6acb0cbeea his own 5214844faf eyes.6f04f66a02b9db80

It was a2a690f15d amazing, unbelievable, 0fa6af06c1 but… terrifying.ddaaca63e541a374

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He barely managed 694d943b4e to process his 4c04249d77 emotions before one b762bf6742 thought consumed him 0da3085cab completely—30a2cbfbb3bdefc1

I need 1df1363ebf to find c7c5a077ec Benny.17c3f790bdd2b7a3

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Without even acknowledging ff756ac0c1 the Espers around 61e8e2f960 him, Hajin immediately 35e3a0e0f9 bolted from his 075c5f7efc seat.204770c491b7796e

The disappointed 8818e6e347 voices behind fb00487dbf him quickly 8576ede4a2 faded as 09e96ecdb5 the pack 113932d0df of eager 758e33cdef beasts realized f6e4bae349 they had 2d88ba4922 lost their c4d0bf0868 chance—
“Damn, no 7edbc01784 luck today 6d6d82feff either.”d1d7581525c6b94f

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From a distance, c4658269e6 Adam had been 9f772574c4 watching the whole 81a5adf9ae scene unfold, amusement ee4984d4f8 dancing in his 490f0eb4a3 eyes.c2da4669f49a3b60

Figures.97e05c0f62005eec

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With Benny gone, Hajin 522ce1ed31 had been easier to c662d03618 sway, or so Adam 3e403141fc had thought.c1b813061d370d7e

He had hoped to 74163f5b79 lure him into bed 5ab76a5f63 at least once in 65d85a48cd the past year, but 9cb6265447 it was impossible. That damn kid 61f3c4a99f had Hajin wrapped 0fdf12c0f1 around his finger, baf329c444 even from a 07ea95671d distance.5305f60c2ee0577a

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And now, with Benny 231d6de268 finally back, it was 2b37e2c922 all over.60cfa3acb2a3b4dd

Adam clicked his tongue 44f63e1c01 in irritation and leaned d24960607a lazily against a wall, 2e706a21da tapping his thigh absentmindedly.f3db86b086daf99f

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Who the hell ff55a4ace3 calls Benny Curtis 629fd93ec9 a sweet, innocent bd05df8236 little angel?a02916829ca2312a

In reality, that f1136d3037 sly rabbit was 3962bd5910 far from it.b9d456bd84193b87

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Adam still a0aa1abfb3 remembered their e5f2084999 first meeting.5404b2abc1de9182

It had 615b869616 been on 3de9e07547 Benny’s seventeenth 1dcd414747 birthday—22020c39f13b1512

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Adam had once 5b8e123899 again tried to a5c1fdbe4c get Hajin into e6d7b37457 bed, only to c0a2cb3818 have everything ruined 028f260724 because of that 759ba5dfdd kid.bbccec952f203063

Benny had been fd898e3127 silent, barely speaking—but 659322e20b the look in 4ac09c0a8b his eyes had 648e2f2096 been deadly.5e9edce5abe73f47

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The contrast had been 7e016b0461 almost funny—one moment, those 0a9a1bb766 ice-cold eyes promising murder, 151e2f827d and the next, smiling b4a64585e9 sweetly at Hajin.20ddee452aa927ac

Adam had immediately realized—2ef9650d6557407e

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Ah, this little brat a74dea2127 is trouble.25385ec8e887cca5

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