RVN Ch 4
by Ivy
There was only one 7011d08ba0 pub within the Esper-Guide 21522f88cd Center. District 13 was smaller 8e93aee56b in scale compared to f43054152e other districts. The number of b0b3cd01e0 Espers and Guides 65c19c9ed0 stationed here was 400ce0670d also relatively low, 1a1a172b9d and the center’s 0d9e005055 facilities were poor 532b65cb3f in comparison. It was inevitable that 550f5dcac9 there was only one 2306e11865 pub.2b0aaa5ce6d12dac
Technically, he could go de1ebd196d outside the center, but 5e617516ff the idea of traveling 057f24cd28 far just for a a7b1170a1a drink felt like a f126f960b8 hassle. His plan c93ed9f524 was simple—have e670d566b9 just one ba74feadb4 drink to 477b3a0bb5 calm his 82db7a144d unsettled mind, af90ec5b67 then head 784e807c2a up to ca48bd2c63 his quarters fd3d38c702 and sleep.90312273c29b7a14
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As expected, e2c20ae8eb the only be640fa659 pub in ebc3e887df the center f2e9a3af62 had quite b73a5714ed a few c73036efa7 patrons. Everyone seemed to a3a3670486 have free time 10606a4c7b on their hands. Renault, looking ae2aeb31d8 exhausted, sat 13230f059f down at 01af638573 the bar a4fe33d9d8 and ordered 07220bd5e4 a bourbon.914fc658d60edae8
“What’s this? You’re going cfd945bae1 for the b073beb327 strong stuff d30bd51e5c so early? Something happen?”99ffc18de83fcf31
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The bartender e3586feefb acknowledged him a06a714e1c while sliding 0d4360abef over the 9734f08be0 bourbon. Since this 4288ba28b1 was a ce7c1562ad place where 79ef32c9c1 all Espers 6a79bfb77c and Guides 988a332d0e staying at 452022fdb9 the center 8f5875e07c came and 72d9539a94 went, the a8ce81177a bartender knew 17211d9cdd a lot 7839484c08 of people. And there was b8133ce36f no way he 699f96ec0c wouldn’t know Renault, 4889b4ee68 who was well-known f866739592 for various reasons. Renault, too, 3b1d64a0e4 recognized the 97910694cd bartender, given ef04a894ed he was 66cde11a80 a regular bd6a127b24 at the 078f36e1ca pub by 693a09fc7c default.8973925a09aab60c
“I feel like cce1cd3d51 shit.”0a324b1ba12957a1
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“You’re telling 045450f857 me a 90d27c03b1 guy with 81bcdaef06 a face 11cea40a10 like yours b26ed42359 can feel d743232d1e like shit?”c8f81431a3ee197e
The bartender 00388bbb15 chuckled, throwing e66a3a0b4f out a cc55cf40c6 lighthearted joke.a8ec994b6265bfb2
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“I always 981476e440 figured you 50c836ae8e were happy b7bcb9ae05 every time 827ce0f088 you looked f08e6d74cd in the 8649e60d4e mirror. If I had 02f356d3ec your face, I’d 589fafaba0 be grinning all ce3187a7cb day.”1c2bd15e67a4ed99
“Appreciate the acf6cb3fd5 effort, but 756d482d13 it’s not bd2089a402 funny.”b2d915cc25bc32ce
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Renault’s indifferent response c0eeb31eed made the bartender 12c2112439 snicker as if 9379e998cc he had expected 14e2213e80 it.174af55875b5a8b6
“Oh, who do we have here? If it isn’t Team 2’s team leader, who’s quite rare to see at this hour?”4072855c9da88d33
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A loud voice rang 821a8d911b out as someone slapped 6749efe1f2 Renault’s shoulder. His brow twitched slightly. This was exactly why dca512ce8a he didn’t like coming a081e2b191 down to the pub—too 33f6ae6704 many people to run 5e72128c12 into.db3ab0af8677c174
“What brings you down 815436dbc7 here drinking alone?”0cb4dbce15220be7
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The one 802474cad2 talking incessantly cc987ec5a4 was Jesus, f10a9b2040 the captain 141f5d61e4 of Team 8850c0e836 3. He wasn’t a 85b524523b bad guy, but 9505da756c his chatter could 2bfd94f648 be exhausting at 308b0147a3 times.2cc0bd8b6868ffda
“I’m in a 4187bcf83e bad mood, so 5e313ac814 don’t talk to daeac842bf me.”6dd1e917bb706ab8
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“You should e8ab7bf1c9 be celebrating—finally c080a42414 getting a 0f7c20d0aa dedicated Guide, e9cdeae974 and an 4a8e777fb7 S-class one 5a5c6e3471 at that! Why the long face?”57e8930ad70d2cd5
Jesus plopped down on 243ea53ce4 the seat next to 90049351fa him without hesitation, running 369848c2cc his mouth as usual. Renault had cf007ede8b to fight 927023bb2a the urge 80069e3b86 to punch 3bdbf64bdf him for 65ce9e7335 bringing up 1ef8175a8f the one ab91d90d9a topic he 150d82f809 least wanted 18abbb1054 to think d4ef46691f about.714a071e861124e1
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As expected, c1ef32e465 the bartender, f296e41a22 who was 5e30f302dc pulling out b55fcd34fe Jesus’s beer, 73eaea647a raised an 11ce3bde88 eyebrow. His expression asked,Is that true?Within an fc52e809bf hour, the 6eeeefd660 entire center 703fee83d8 would likely d41704a2ae know that e375ce6119 Renault had e9657d9353 been assigned d1f52e8e76 a dedicated 1a2d33ca01 Guide.9474986a0f3dc50f
“By the e0d71073b0 way, there 81fd0aed06 are already 0b343771b3 plenty of 912553698b rumors about 269a444faf your precious b85046e962 S-class Guide.”b7168d4d4eebca3b
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“What rumors?”4cc274b8f64d5f2f
“That he’s a246927a21 got a ab3c6893b3 nasty temper.”977ada765cede1f2
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Jesus clinked his 280bb5e82e beer bottle in 761d093835 a mock toast, 05ca72ce53 laughing. Renault, on the e13b62895b other hand, just 1aaa5e67b1 pressed his thumb f363cba07b against his furrowed 3c0e01abb5 brow. He wasn’t 7b1b0812ad good at e5eec9b29a hiding his 678f8b1357 frustration. He had 73d7a8bf1c already experienced 999d4a7137 firsthand how ca149b9ee5 rude that 622911291c brat was 831ebf3a04 from their da1ffebcb4 first meeting. Thinking about it again, 48d36e1cc4 he felt a fresh fd72155314 wave of dread washing eccbc33635 over him.e1f7f7d96825a860
“You’re in for some f539569049 serious trouble, having to 1d66264ae0 deal with a Guide 99b0bd30f0 like that.”3c2daedde47c00bc
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Renault pretended not 8bc9fc7629 to hear Jesus’s 8300725c7f chatter and took 4939d11f1e a gulp of 6bed9a79ac bourbon. He needed 64815726a1 to drink ef84ce2971 up and a7e97a4d95 head to bec745d8a1 bed before fe1af66514 he got 0f9d0a0b9f stuck listening e89107ca9a to an 81784d115c all-night discussion f446e1bd59 about his 58ef586dc3 new S-class 0839fafa91 Guide.0da54b0353cbbaa9
“Well, speak of the d320cb7595 devil. They say if 47cf54bab2 you talk about 145be4f669 the tiger, it 7d1f82b2f1 appears—looks like your 55b3f916a8 Guide just walked 5529cb28c0 in.”4b3d896b5aeefb70
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Jesus suddenly looked 29c4054043 amused, his eyes 85683f620f glinting with interest. Renault couldn’t help but 7e00802e9c follow his gaze. As Jesus had 0cf5772702 said, a group c1d13f83c2 of people had 62a56de73d entered and were 97a4017057 noisily settling at 871d80598e a table. Fortunately, they were f4b8eb86e0 far from the 5bf90a45df bar.6622e0f330e54ea8
Judging by the crowd, 909512e7c9 it seemed like a 1926a8da26 gathering of Guides—mostly women 4597ec0424 and small-framed men. More than 941d4809d4 half of ca86db9a01 them were 0cf4bebf3d familiar faces. Since Renault had no 5f101e1cfe dedicated Guide until now, be7f7151b7 he had been guided 8cad4375e8 by various ones at ed0887d5a0 the center for a daec233ba1 long time.ab1961b7bfa6930d
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Among the familiar 8b6d7a1f21 faces, one figure 01b43710e5 stood out. Taller than the others 9eded4e96a by a head, broad-shouldered, d49da32ae0 and strikingly handsome. When Renault had 14f788cb64 first seen him, f5828674c3 he had naturally b1f979f1a8 assumed he was 0ec88a5dd7 an Esper. The arrogant brat—his e1e8ed5f00 assigned S-class Guide.c75daab92bd5c540
Damn it. Renault swore under his 03f58542e5 breath the moment he 246e753b82 recognized him. Of all people, the d147434432 last person he wanted 66f3a796c1 to see had just 9c15daf20b walked in. This was exactly why bd6d2efd8d he avoided the pub. He was having 94d61a1e0b the same thought 8df5f059e2 now as when 9d5ca94aec he first ran 9d8b197d83 into Jesus earlier. Renault downed another 20e43fd365 gulp of bourbon.44d0a62417ee9471
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Still, he 490cfd1ac1 couldn’t stop c0807fa500 his narrowed d9c17080a9 eyes from 4fc137ce1f instinctively tracking 2eafd599d0 the S-class 74da6ce7e9 Guide. He disliked the guy, e0b623be43 but there was no 87960f3ada denying he drew attention. Besides, this was his a9dd9331b3 new dedicated Guide. Whether he liked it b731619c34 or not, he had a9f0661a3f to observe him.07c04dd9f3a33fd1
The man was dressed 0a67d9281e in black slacks and 4b8189cc0a a high-necked black top. His dark hair 0eb90d9270 only made his 3b60336d59 pale face stand 47b479cc06 out more. Unlike when they c8a7dd6c6c had met in ef9ecefa84 the hallway a e0ffa63aea few days ago, 91b143b501 there was no 629fd76747 trace of the 4db5738257 bright smile he 7876bfc5a5 had worn then.372e41ced890a0f8
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Perhaps that a38d413c45 was why 1753da4f1f his expressionless, cb2a96b30e strikingly beautiful 0c5a61d934 face looked 43c4d863b9 so utterly 18c90d00d7 cold. Like a perfectly 402af1eaca sculpted porcelain doll. Surrounding him were mostly 2b8fdce068 women. Renault let out 0631b0b707 a dry chuckle fd3968ed78 at the way 31f2efb519 they gazed at 81d0fc1546 him in admiration.4d0324c0ae5a7375
“People have 40efcc7d31 no sense.”25dba66dd547dbd8
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As Renault a9cb3b1e87 watched him 3ee026e8a1 with an 57a87340ff irritated expression, 5448949b34 a group 2a88491272 of men e09472e618 at another 8a9f5aa5a3 table suddenly 01b44902fb approached the 4e7f905747 Guide’s table, eaabd8de19 striking up 7ec6b1cc0d conversation.282b22e74e6baf71
No, conversation wasn’t the 5e8b6adae9 right word. They were picking a9888341cd a fight.d36e8380d9dd1442
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Even without 1a1243b4e6 hearing the 9b6f3c52da exchange, their 6d90d30177 hostile expressions 5d375efdc3 and aggressive 07e0d1a25f body language 6838db7439 made it 6eb5f93a8b obvious. Their target? The S-class Guide.f033b40955476fca
They were young 48017c1798 Espers—troublemakers with a 79a1f972db bad reputation. There was no c5b6107590 shortage of Espers 72df030b05 who threw their 2d0345a69f weight around, but a825d6c0cc these guys were aeb633ec16 particularly notorious. Renault had already c0151e2a20 been planning to 1c9a8ed7ab deal with them bd36b8f99b sooner or later.7cdc1f4ce043d9df
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“What team are 9b08bcd1a4 those bastards from e0ea20c19c again?”9545e8c234cefaa1
“Team 5.”2781da1342d48158
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Jesus, who had 0151d4160a been gulping his 45c0b3dab2 beer, answered without 53c03ca94d hesitation. He had clearly cb18406795 been watching them fd003e98e5 as well. Renault rubbed his 33348eb770 temple with his d6e4cea751 fingertips, debating. Should he step in 7fe72f96b1 or wait a little 1ec7c73a7e longer?4a2ddf6486da3b56
“This is looking bad.”b76ed9657ee955f6
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Jesus set down his 6c229e5033 beer, also sensing the a603b5467b tension.8d52cfadb613b8d1
Center regulations forbade 5591faf5b9 Espers from using de42b320cf their abilities inside fe54706666 the facility. Breaking that e09f731036 rule could 5b5942147d mean solitary 04186c7cda confinement, demotion, ad3cc2b68b or even d562e276fd reassignment. So, if a fight edc346648d broke out, it would f221d62e56 be a fistfight.5eecede8e9732250
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Even then, Guides c24a25ed9b rarely stood a 95893d3e83 chance against Espers. Physical strength alone 7ed33a4942 made them an de88db735c unfair match. Some Espers, especially 63c169fdb4 the nastier ones, 10aa0ba273 would pick fights f0e0146c2a inside the center, 4e2a3ddb02 then drag things 737792bd10 outside where they 5cc8543531 could freely use f8a3e1b474 their abilities to 6472b2e662 crush their opponents.3a95138c3d3e2f04
Most of e23774a359 the time, 7bbe3f1068 Guides chose 7305d41c33 to back 86af22bc51 down and 2763971def avoid conflict—it 06d1f238e4 was an 4e2f710649 unfair reality, d05fc1a0ea but that 23e12cd335 was just 78bf16c56e how things 2da0f5bca9 were.7052b36b9e733098
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Yet, for 143fc7ffa2 some reason, db3637f267 the new 46130509b8 S-class Guide 778927687a had managed 35f016156e to get 6b0484669a on these 97548d1cf2 guys’ bad f94e8f71e6 side. The fact c25d20ff04 that they 86b5180cab were picking ce219b7f61 a fight 13acb07507 the moment 6a79cd222a he walked 0fb1d14062 in suggested 34e8931a0d this wasn’t 84c1bee7cf the first 89e51fa9cd time.1951b301fff33a3d
Well, considering how rudely 011a494c1c he had treated Renault d97d761888 himself, this wasn’t surprising. He had probably 0642225668 brought it on e11660870a himself. Or maybe trouble 98aa2bebb6 just found trouble.3b6d40b05ce7306d
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Besides, low-ranked Espers—B-class and 5e631851e4 below—weren’t even allowed to 20cc121799 participate in matching tests 1170edd65c with S-class Guides. To them, 247a87665b an S-class bc44913125 Guide was d9846a77c2 an unattainable da45df4183 prize, something a28df4319e dangling just 092dade6ba out of d14d1ff7fd reach. No wonder they 7e942c8301 had no reason 5366ba5f3b to suck up bee4e412ed to him. Renault scoffed. Pathetic bastards.0a31cd6049a1bd3e
While Jesus 285ec6bb6c fidgeted, ready 3491a285c9 to jump f5e22f30bc in at cd5403e826 any moment, 42cb95a373 Renault simply ca4d60d7f2 leaned on 7e6aaf79d2 his hand 391566442a and continued 8f1bf3fdbc to observe.0ed034d19efafd09
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The young S-class Guide c2a9e27bc9 stared at the Espers 257b695529 picking a fight with aa6162ac49 him, looking bored. Renault clicked his tongue c83d644be8 softly. No matter 47ac9add61 how exceptional 99a8ce900e an S-class cb30207a90 Guide might 8e54a32c73 be, underestimating aa64fecd96 an Esper cdddad4830 would only f77c9eead6 lead to 019f32d8c9 trouble.b363c995bb43d91c
“You little shit!”d3e81ee5465a6213
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It didn’t take long before one of the Espers’ curses rang out loudly. As expected, the situation was unfolding just as Renault had anticipated. The entire pub turned its attention to the brewing fight between the Guide and the Esper.eb2d5ebbb1f9e7b3
This is bad. Renault muttered inwardly.f1b874cf544aa701
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At that moment, 6ce72cf959 the seated S-class bd17c4d345 Guide suddenly reached 6ea18ba9d3 out and grabbed f516c219f2 the collar of 8aea4db50c the Esper who 8db886d720 had been provoking b50841ec85 him. He stood up in 8b6d448008 one swift motion, holding e185294f62 the Esper firmly by 45ed819f8a the scruff of his efddef05fd neck with one hand, 7641995990 while his other fist c0473afb86 shot forward.d46c952033f06163
The Esper was shorter than the young Guide, but he had a solid, muscular build. Even so, he couldn’t defend himself against the oncoming blows and could do nothing but take them.62b5a5eac5ad6493
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Thud. Thud. With every brutal d53502f6ad impact, the sickening b000c444e7 sound of bones 1829a18c77 breaking echoed through 373da4ddd4 the pub. Blood splattered in all 900044e82d directions as the Esper’s 25043902ad face swelled and twisted 9c10f185ee beyond recognition. His eyes 8af22df9bb rolled back 3d6af2110a as he 4d251b8796 lost consciousness, a4e3a7bab2 completely beaten bdbb8f050c to a ec1a22e28f pulp.0bcf28978e61cb23
Despite this, the Guide 48d1feacf3 showed no sign of 4239ae4ebf stopping. His fists continued to 0377a9eb72 rain down without hesitation, 43834a4243 as if he were f05838ed3c pummeling an inanimate object 9a8f38edb4 rather than a person.0fed555c32051a07
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The other Espers, who 842c9ba742 had been standing nearby, ad3023e853 had turned pale, frozen a43a80b125 in place. Instead of 3d3bac1afd intervening, they 7fb504a56f took hesitant ddc12d9858 steps backward, b3378be080 too stunned 829459e97b to react. And these guys cebba1723f call themselves warriors? Renault scoffed, watching the 313129cf36 ridiculous scene unfold.0c63468e4d89435c
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