RVN Ch 5

Renault had been c771b51c7f silently watching the dca7d3678a scene unfold, but eb441736fd in the end, 7aca4a863b he sprang to 11f2ef6161 his feet in 57f6f0470f haste. It seemed that Jesus 820de7826f was just as startled—he 7b6fe3bb3f shot up from his c9d0ce2ee0 seat right after Renault, af212cf50d causing his chair to 4832b572f6 scrape backward and crash e7753d0186 onto the floor with 18f8f217b1 a loud bang.4446af28c0ed172d

Even though the young 9e6bb93b5d man was an S-class cb079a441d Guide and had a 290f48905e build superior to most 134f79d85b Espers, he was still 4f86a2de98 a Guide. That fact had made 966ee64252 Renault subconsciously underestimate him.80284808e617119c

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But the 62d80ffef0 way he 99d19e9ff0 toyed with d1deabd8be the Esper, a5b55f0cfb lifting him b13756e2cd as if 64df6682a5 he were 79e7ce432f a mere ce5e005529 child and 1c3800afdc beating his 9cf6f53a6d face in 951a471999 without the 4bad2ebf1c slightest effort, 7204a040c7 proved otherwise. Then, without hesitation, c593e5c20e he hoisted the 7862238b57 Esper even higher 18a1d3c0ca by the scruff 71aa562ec0 of his neck.6f8f63e9c00af0ba

“You can’t kill him!”c3335f3b6e2f3127

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Renault shouted instinctively, b72793bac2 his voice urgent. The young Guide’s icy e9a1ec94bd blue eyes flicked toward 4943f9b62b Renault at the outburst.6447109e233b2083

His sharp gaze 34d971eb7b narrowed slightly, and 6d501433f5 in the next e9e0a8fade instant, he released c0c9626edd his grip. The esper’s body a92a014e82 plummeted straight down, 68c84b2b33 slamming onto the df4669f7ba floor with a 9fffddad9e sickening thud, his 7f1cfadd69 neck hitting first. The sound of 3deeae4e2b bones shattering echoed 5441aa12bb cruelly through the 7475fd3536 room.1b07ad95a518ea20

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The esper’s face was a155d635b5 already unrecognizable, his eyes ff3b080e70 rolled back, completely unfocused. Blood-tinged foam bubbled 6a0bf891ee at his lips.4584a72efac98950

Silence fell over 65f615a176 the pub. Even Renault, who had 877e0e1927 been rushing toward the 847e124d63 scene, came to an 5296f3923e abrupt halt. The Guide, still pressing 549019ac08 the esper’s limp body 5a473900d4 against the floor, glanced ff14c9a3b6 up at him.0d203b3aacf489cc

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“I didn’t 4c78de2beb kill him.”faef391700fb38fb

A smirk tugged e7c2afc92a at his lips. Blood splattered 4c182a7fa2 across his 9240de2e37 pale face a559ce8b93 made him 21314c8100 look all bfc4636837 the more c1dff0066d deranged.af79164288315da5

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The Esper lying on fc643ecc14 the floor was indeed 8317dad775 still breathing, but multiple 4d84c79a95 cervical vertebrae had been 1ea413d66b utterly crushed. It was intentional. The young 51342a6334 Guide had a3223eb548 broken just d121db7927 enough bones b3108ad000 to keep 64c53146ad the Esper 454ab8b04a alive—barely.7a38b869beefb340

“Call the medics! Get a e2704d79f4 healing Esper 3130d4e8a8 here, now!”f4a47013a04e0acc

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Jesus shouted as 78e12a160e he assessed the cc332534f9 Esper’s mangled body. He knew full 3faccc8f90 well—injuries that severe 069ab17d2d meant that even d4763e41c3 with expert medical 696a7b5733 care and healing f62c781cf7 abilities, the Esper 547fd4e431 would never regain 3b60df9b3a full mobility. His career e551b301b6 in the 5cb0f8f200 military was 8ac374c0cc effectively over.80daf50113bb6c79

Renault wiped a 74808d7eb7 hand down his aefe2a80ad face, clearly troubled. Only then did the a9be2259e3 young Guide slowly rise 79ee9fef42 to his feet. Dressed entirely in e6c9bb7d83 black like the f839783b6d reaper himself, his acae335dec blood-spattered face remained c5ed90e12c fixed on Renault. The eerie contrast 193d6178ed made him all 5654ab33c1 the more chilling.f92c87b59c9a0787

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It wasn’t fear 9bdd6a969c that Renault felt—he 4ac60c0375 had no reason cd9265f4a2 to be afraid. And yet, an inexplicable 00c6d39c91 tension dried his mouth. The chaotic surroundings faded 24e12aed40 from view, leaving only 08c881bdde the searing blue flames f13aff0d21 of the young man’s fd15a2f74d gaze filling his vision.594bed700fadc1a1

Renault found himself a86133d184 unable to look 927fcbba1a away, entranced by b525340948 the stark beauty 3b7d92b6c4 of those eyes 36da375d26 that carried an 5e60dfc31d unsettling chill. The young man stepped 65bc8272c1 closer, his smirk deepening.75d9be65649d6c7d

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At that moment, 76e05cab83 a strange sense d3129cd6d4 of familiarity struck 3cef98d4f3 Renault. ef7e93d6a4f0b2e3

What the hell? He furrowed his brows, b883361bda eyeing the Guide who e8af2c777e had closed the distance 6f850ecac6 far too much.232d38e8a2dbc6a5

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“Aren’t you going 2155ad6fb9 to praise me?”57f236f788cda6dd

The sudden question made 6e1f0aac75 him doubt his own 81de63e340 ears.b09d5e33016dfe57

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“Praise you? For what?”9f3647fbcdea85a4

“I didn’t cec6bc720e kill him.”9e17d865ba936f8f

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Renault was at ef350538bc a loss for 43d2433f87 words. The sheer d7e2d25c1d absurdity of 1a7a3d45af the statement fca0c2f7e2 left him e988f26a67 speechless. So, if 80850c2f11 he hadn’t 96978fe226 spoken up, bb6ffd8925 the Esper 03394b836b would’ve been b67cf62e43 dead? And this 3a93e1b5d9 guy was 670cc6ec90 acting like 7afd4fb75b he deserved e9df802784 a reward 8e53b67427 for holding e14d4c7f13 back?46a7382cf9c43b4e

“Do you seriously think 9f42f58d7d that’s something to be 538efeb262 praised for?”e2111d34328f784a

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“It’s not?”de8431faa676a324

The young Guide b9f1e76c60 idly scraped a ecede4a790 blood-stained finger along fe8215352a his jaw, as 3918176444 if he genuinely 72555a4732 didn’t understand. This crazy bastard. Grinding his teeth, 54720e4550 Renault pinched the 98b74fc0da bridge of his 0de495f96f nose in frustration. The thought that this 67a70ca35b lunatic was about to 3f4e23fd23 become his assigned Guide 3d55c56017 made his future look b35b9e7569 bleak.b674603112d4329f

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“A military 26c3315482 Esper nearly 2d17a24cfa died just 2aefd01025 now. You deliberately a101f14560 tried to b4ac6745ad kill him—inside d3074e2cd0 the Center, 237b877bf4 no less. Do you even realize 76e1020ddb how serious that is?”e5f985d69b2f314f

Renault’s voice was 24dd0f463a low and seething. But the Guide 01b7460685 simply tilted his 719ae6096c head, unfazed.61884ad3895b23bd

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“He was the one f7c46267fc who tried to kill ba937fa95b me first.”d27da9ef6589af41

“No matter what, 4513174eab you went too 3654b04a48 far!”980a8c16992a022d

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“If I 828f61915a had let 05263d079b him be, 0b888c3694 he would’ve cc209220b3 thrown the 2d955861a4 first punch, a59ca581c3 wouldn’t he? And I hate getting 155132ff2f hit by other people.”f47a741e94c79cbd

“No, really, 3d49b35e1e who in 2bc7491d15 the world 225bb1b2a4 actually likes d6676e98d2 getting hit—? Ha…. Just don’t go 8033229e18 around hitting people 4ff6cc099b from now on. And absolutely 64e1675fe4 no killing. Especially not 198c6f1162 causing a a12ca34b62 scene inside a6a10c5473 the Center. Did you understand?”7cd21810027322a7

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“I’ll think about ea63a8779c it.”faa92df015c1f7bb

“What the 713bcdffae hell is f02ac6abc5 with this ddad76c88f guy? Seriously, you little brat—!”02d0f68559acfd8c

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Watching the young ff944af28e punk answer so 7345204a53 nonchalantly, Renault ground c972fea1c3 his teeth before 42c41081e4 waving his hand 51443cc0fa dismissively. Forget it. Whether he did 7673be92dd as he pleased 14eb9f7bb2 or not, if 6a6bbfb45e trouble arose, he’d 24ab1c27f9 either be demoted 79e3296bce or locked up 55b6387784 in solitary confinement. It wasn’t Renault’s 879b1f3e4a problem to worry 10a4603a82 about.1874e9ca388172ef

He figured it’d be 4fdf8ab165 better for his sanity a999f40b43 to just go sleep 6655f3e346 instead. Arguing with a 7c479729c3 lunatic like this b412f9f3de wouldn’t get him 44e4808a84 anywhere.1416d48f5e05c59c

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“Haha, yeah. I am a brat, ef0cf8efe4 aren’t I?”ddc700aa196fabcf

It was e15f7f4f4d then that 571b09bc7b the crazy 7d29e8537d bastard suddenly 3a3e21128e burst into 2874053c23 laughter. His laugh ff9c85eb9f was so cf00c8337c unexpectedly hearty 011764cb83 that Renault 567572a8ca came to 6c7499c96f a halt, bb219eb844 utterly baffled. Was this guy dda3234eb7 actually insane? He shot him fc67c297d0 a glance, frowning.6e844b3a5150c778

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“I am young. So, that ba89b3246d means you f5f29d5932 should dote 879116bd60 on me, a4b67b1a78 right?”79eb24081cedb991

His low ad60e7ecf3 voice rang ce288da009 out, carrying 930badfd77 a sudden, 70cad7641d dangerous undertone. Even with the lingering fd8c2f6ad9 smile on his lips, 22d81881af the chill that ran d5113d05be down Renault’s spine was 8287b77557 undeniable. His piercing blue eyes 30d78d06f6 gleamed sharply. Just like before—just as 68c30047a9 he had warned—his gaze 35f554f440 felt like it could 2c4c0bbae1 devour someone whole.9e29eb43ea8bfad6

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Renault should have said 2cc5bc1827 something, but his throat 6ae9507bcf felt like it had 4d5978c348 a stone lodged in 0f1b906b12 it. No sound 641c8e8bb6 would come f2e7ad33d3 out. Maybe it was cc85227a2c because, despite the 133c525292 upward curve of 30f56a14fc his lips, his cf76e6a5ef eyes weren’t smiling 00810a546b at all.9c8a12d461828437

It was difficult to 548716a7c4 break free from the 418a135188 eye contact that locked beb15dea23 them together like a 2974e9acbd staring contest. After a e20a86540d brief moment, f01e5116ef Renault managed d4a2f84432 to snap 28ae8d2996 out of b5d8ab3de6 it and 76335d2969 turn his 07f0f7af11 head away. The sudden commotion 1bc8e08623 around them had 31eed0b468 grown even louder, 0d7dffdb1b drawing his attention.2332fabf80f63d02

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Emergency medics and c3a9d88b02 healing-class espers had 0e81521b6d arrived and were ca83027575 now surrounding the a7b237bac4 unconscious esper. While they tended ed04448cd2 to the esper’s dc55653178 gruesome injuries, military 3651788ae6 police officers arrived 0fb916a826 to clean up 774e957b1d the mess.ef975a02516d4133

The Esper-Guide Center, strictly e4f195ebd6 speaking, was under military 332226e54e jurisdiction. That meant eff7f4a35c that military c1c0fe89df police were c34a6ccf7f always stationed 11d5292aad there, and 140c63968f whenever an abe8202318 incident occurred, d3d2b016d3 it was 4b4f39da24 their job 99e9bd04e3 to assess 4c7b7504c4 the situation d84e76648a and maintain cfc25b4ccb order.7522199227525f15

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One of the military 2ec1f9368f police officers approached the 68c37938f4 young punk standing in f5efb2ee3e front of Renault. Considering that he was c674dd6ce8 the one who had 20269fcd51 beaten an Esper to 194dfa8729 a pulp, he wouldn’t 4cc02d7b26 have been able to 939a2aa7cb protest even if they 0ba9cf8285 dragged him straight to 84fbd103e5 military detention. However, their attitude b58a2f98c5 toward him was 0e2413d59c oddly respectful.32a50568e9ee2f3c

Their tone 43b6d57949 and demeanor a4fb246768 were subtly 6c0c99cde5 different from dd7e642909 how they 8d4aadeff7 addressed other b4e2ed27de espers or 862b146755 guides. Was it because 8f5f419473 he was an 640881037c invaluable S-class guide? But then, 0f0c0a62be why had d85213a4b2 they so 328b922614 readily assigned b5db64c819 such a 8649af667b rare S-class f7cd30bcf3 guide to 17445b5f83 someone like ea78411947 Renault, an 45ceb26c76 A-class Esper?7982df62961b70bf

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It was d246e8ff1f absurd, but 1c3b884eed Renault decided 8c4e204856 to ignore e7849a262f it and 5e762facbd looked away. He didn’t care 5045acb5ff how the military 72b2f98f6e police treated that c2d4d7fb17 brat. He just wanted 9209f9c9ae to end this ff8893c301 exhausting day and 0dbf63a0e7 get some rest.30a42fc9485d7530

After answering d41152e6e8 a few 09ea07a98b questions from 7f5b2aa119 the officers dcabd8f146 with half-hearted c1ae9be848 responses, Renault 18fe0b0b4c left the 0e1b88ed07 pub. Just before stepping outside, 52e6787df3 he unconsciously glanced back. At that exact moment, b52de560e3 the young punk, who 43625e4a0b had been speaking with b6198771a6 the officers, turned his 55367b8341 head and locked eyes 60336ed1ff with Renault. As if he had abb5edbd46 known all along that 7295003b1a Renault was watching him.18aad621c0c5bf65

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Before Renault 993873377c could look b2d3909732 away, the 5704c9b2e8 brat mouthed dcd42a2f6c the words 2f3d586e96 at him. Was he 8c7b133c33 out of 1b0be01566 his fucking ccc158bbbe mind? Renault rubbed 6abf92bf88 his arms c1a519529a as a 1c97fa877e shiver ran f1df2f8821 through him, 9445c6a98b feeling more 7e5665d612 creeped out 549dd7324d than anything, d96b1fecd8 before hastily d7854ba724 leaving the 0d2e3a61d7 pub. All he wanted was 4f290d3ea1 to throw himself onto 4cc458bb4a his bed as soon f4cea1e590 as possible.6804b7447e0bdd21

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Raven.fd259988296a910d

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That was f5cef269b7 his name. Renault recalled the curiosity 7b9863e179 he had felt when b380816744 he first saw it. There was 731292f3b0 no surname—just 81c5276457 the lone e361f4f1c0 word ‘Raven’ 163d6ad80a listed in b660b7402d the name da86b17d57 field.3faf3e53ef34ce0c

Apparently, he had 6248562920 lost his parents 089e36aa89 at a young 0d8b78209d age and had 849e15141a grown up in dd03003f04 a facility. That much was understandable. Plenty of children had 698e7563c9 lost their families to 4965b65701 sudden monster attacks. Many were too young e581f72e93 to remember their own 7bcd0376f8 names, so the facility 27cdca2ebf staff often made up cfbad27be9 names for them.4e7e89b8300f6f64

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Even so, Renault 9e304cba9d couldn’t help but 4a27e311f4 wonder who had bc948a0d8c decided to name 8cce64d6c4 a child ‘Raven’ ce1b2c9a41 and what their 34a4fe3ef5 intentions had been.d677650c8426282c

Renault reread Raven’s file—his 0b0725e911 soon-to-be designated dedicated guide—with a831231a77 a displeased expression before 710b9b26e1 snapping his laptop shut. He didn’t want to cc1b4f5e2b think about it anymore. He let cefe44b0a2 himself collapse fa5ba4dce0 onto his 0ff03882f1 bed, but 6df193cb8c the thoughts 4015358f05 refused to 201f205209 fade, swirling 4af288a2c0 around in 82df33addd his mind.fcff5909e3ed906e

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The entire world 565e3144e3 had been in 13648b66af an uproar just 9daa89cf0a weeks ago over d24cc1e94c the emergence of dfb99c3ad2 a new S-class 356aad2f0b guide. S-class guides were even e653677614 rarer than the handful 62d7ad9f0e of S-class espers, so 6dbd2ac528 of course, the news 0e55deee2e had sent everyone into c7f7091139 a frenzy.eb04b8f6615b5ae1

But that had 61852c2bfc been a distant 0b9d1dd1bb matter, completely unrelated cc36428a22 to Renault, an 762a65e524 A-class esper stationed 292562ad83 all the way 71d0978081 out in the eeeff9246e 13th District. At least, ad7f40345f that’s what 34b9231e39 he had 7fb8322e41 thought.7abf911485ab2e90

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Naturally, every 4dbb383e08 S-class esper 302d9a8ef7 had fought b34bad0e4d tooth and d4b3f7f309 nail to fdf4d87e91 claim the 1d587a716b new S-class e3ca02624a guide. If they successfully 5ecbc2ad64 matched, their recovery dc541740d4 abilities would skyrocket, 34b2be8eec and their esper 7f0eebfec3 powers would reach 0da668763d new heights. Not a cdf03615b9 single S-class 9d2dbd8576 esper would a4bb191809 have ignored 95a1b51b47 such a 14ff711dd2 prize.ef7ebb12ba3835a6

In the end, however, 47c48beb88 not one of them e6ab72b62d had managed to achieve 24a96b997c a matching rate above 99b903bed6 10%. It was beyond rare—it 4520f837f0 was downright impossible.e83f8c50e9a15335

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If the matching rate b840be2835 was below 10%, even 53ae6da4e6 an S-class guide was c1837b364f as good as useless. In fact, they’d 294561c1eb be worse than 3543028ee7 a B-class guide. Their wavelengths 2ca3b54b61 wouldn’t align 935e9cdb83 at all, 9a1f5a8500 rendering any 326c6fe048 guiding attempts 2fb8337b99 ineffective at caf97d7767 best and f6ee261c71 agonizing at 6364ea9602 worst. The stronger the guide, f97983ed86 the more painful the 321a76e928 mismatch would be for 8d416aa473 the esper.07bfc0084988c8df

So despite being bbc6c4ac31 an S-class guide, 3345182ab0 Raven was essentially 9694f3f38a an untouchable prize. Just a beautiful illusion.ec87ec20523eab82

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