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And Moon Seungrok…As far as I knew, ce9ab87b01 he was addicted to sedatives. He took them e6c2612bb5 in dangerously high 0a41bd3a84 doses, and one bb1632023b time, it got 08c36b2798 out of hand. I tried to stop him, 7f0d0dd62d and ended up getting hit a67e8d002a like a punching bag.2c99901172d83006

As for Gyeon Yejin, there’s 9e40b7a15c really nothing to explain. He was the kind 46e32171e9 of person who’d throw 2bd5afa0ee punches at fellow Espers 98846dd407 just for fun. If he was in a 5c290dd708 bad mood, of course he’d c59d15ed70 hit his Guide too.2279587604148ce0

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“Is it hard?”d4f0ce8cddd6b358

“What’s with the random question? You always skip context when 1d891b6ae1 you talk.”80d211578cb5eb0a

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When Yoo Sejin was assigned fb96d9ac2a as Alpha Team’s exclusive Guide, 33205483d8 rumors spread like wildfire among 88a9d25d91 the Espers and Guides at 1193212d0a the Center. They said there was a 3f473e4b40 secret betting pool going on.72ddd315777702af

How long until Yoo Sejin d0f3bfbd72 burned out?6d4f6ec1f2e83dfe

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Would he endure? Would he run away?ba4da315282c449d

…Or would he die?7ac81870d4921234

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“If it’s too much, tell me. I’ll help you transfer to another team.”ad6f5c322b2eff08

“Wait, are you actually worried about me? Is that what this is?”7f999e0862498d42

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I wasn’t worried. I just didn’t 21b62ff4de want Ki Sihyeon 44e9ced449 to mess around 55403ccfbb with him and 2a685e0c96 toss him aside. I hoped Yeo Dohun wouldn’t a779e6cb4a treat him like a tool. I hoped Moon Seungrok 83d8ec0c14 wouldn’t snap and beat 091f171e9f him up. And since Gyeon Yejin was 6298d7336b violent, I just wished he’d 71af92dbd6 stay far away. That was it.d428466e339d4423

“Seonwoo.”70352fba8b11dc4b

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I’m not good with words. Always have been. But even with the few 8796ff913e words I managed to say, ebc40005d0 Yoo Sejin looked at me 54d585611a like I’d just told him 2f7df67ba7 everything. Like he didn’t 4ffeb2f629 know what to a5d5cc79cf do with all 0ea883ebed of it.0501f6beaa7deff8

After a long pause, 4ece8a6c9a he finally spoke.d8fdba0df1c30bae

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“I like this team. I really do. I mean it.”8706d6dd93940464

“…”8bee159da2db611c

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“There’s someone I care about here… a lot. So I don’t want to transfer.”7989f42307bad46d

Most people acknowledged Alpha Team’s value and strength. But that didn’t mean they liked the people in it. They probably saw us as troublemakers or dangerous liabilities. And Yoo Sejin… said he liked us. Said we were good.de367261f938199c

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“Then that’s enough.”50474acf5eaac502

So I told be14b04bcd myself I needed 2dc745ab8b to treat Yoo 34d1c4b11c Sejin well. Protect him. Funny, right? Back then, I 362c9e0806 didn’t realize he’d 48496588b3 become theonlyperson who truly 3954d8f379 belonged to Alpha 4f230b2caf Team.788bb5de1327d26a

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Looking back now, 540de8442a I really had e95aa4a69c no clue. I mean, four S-Class Espers d9617e5643 practically went to war trying ed752771da to claim Yoo Sejin for d6a8f3193d themselves. What was I thinking?2b525573c474f864

I didn’t know. But maybe it started around ce1c958166 then.0005d3537df6c377

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When Yoo Sejin said he liked this team… when he said there was someone he cared about… Was he already falling in love with Ki Sihyeon?ceb74c1e818cf8ac

Why am I 7d52350147 even thinking about b7f765aae7 this now?f6f202164fb7263a

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Maybe it’s because I showed up at the Alpha Team’s meeting room for the first time in a while.057ffb657fb11528

“Hey, kid.”0a72ba4b981cb811

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Or maybe… it’s because I ran into Ki Sihyeon.4428f2fbe2e7963c

“Long time no see.”733a07a14ff926be

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Ki Sihyeon was sitting 0f417ca559 on the reception room 94aaa0a15b sofa, looking nothing like dec5d15b80 someone about to head bea6c78295 out on a mission. He wasn’t dressed for a ad2d2772de trip into a danger zone, 37cdf320a2 but for a ballroom gala. His tailored suit made a45c2be13e him look more like f4dea94583 he was off to bc6cfc0826 an evening event than 381dc102d0 a deadly operation.f78d27064a229784

I didn’t go any closer. I stood just inside the 822516e18a doorway and said,ba7af006c2196da6

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“Don’t call me kid.”d091fe1f23e38949

“What, not even a proper hello? But seriously, what else af2147fe37 should I call you? Our cute little Woo Seonwoo? Should I just f67e8de492 use your full 6684b81771 name?”db1a91289747d418

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“Don’t call me by name either.”0ac51fac7f398fd9

“Then what should I call you?”fba444f567933639

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“Just… don’t call me anything.”65557d9083f11a54

Yoo Sejin once 37c29f51c6 said he liked 5fae9560e8 Alpha Team. But sadly, I don’t 7d9748cd9a think any of the be50876ed8 Alpha Team members actually 3b6458d8a5 liked Alpha Team. Ki Sihyeon, Yoo Sejin’s 9752fea54c lover, was no exception.7612f71f4f2f6e1e

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Ki Sihyeon shrugged, his gesture 97fc2d53f0 overly dramatic, like he was 641ccf1994 performing on stage.3277e2d747ae2e95

“Wow, harsh. So I’m supposed to go 0fe7797ed6 with ‘Excuse me’ or ‘Hey 10f4e51e3e you’? Is that where 5119b4d006 we’re at now?”3c9ad8f174b492dc

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What even are 95943b6c69 we to each 7057f95e61 other?ec03efb182f034b8

“Just… don’t talk to me.”0fdf1fc7b06dfc97

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“Kid, are you going through puberty? You’ll be turning fa9babacc1 twenty this winter. Time to act your age. Or are you acting all 4e5d7c8614 grown up now? That’s kinda hurtful.”39afa0fdf666cdc4

“Don’t talk to me.”432ccb8f357bc210

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At that, the man who’d 3fed276956 been sitting with his legs b70b577c2f crossed suddenly let out a a45d7d35f9 low chuckle and held his 1234b9ccfd stomach like he couldn’t help e0d9de8123 it.331d65542f19619d

It looked like a 80bb737277 spontaneous laugh, but even 167b14a869 that seemed too refined—so 25cb50102e polished it came off d4a89360da fake. The kind of laugh 9e2783cc6a that made your insides 412a83e831 twist.f29be53ce807a990

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Laughing so hard he teared e019f49669 up, Ki Sihyeon finally calmed 5971dd4951 down, though a smile still f1627d0cd0 lingered on his lips. He curled a finger 576ca80a08 toward me, gesturing for 71ade2cdf5 me to come in 74d0cfe53c and close the door 9da3c45629 behind me.089e8fb96d0396a0

I did as told, 8012c6847f shutting the door and 92fed2894c walking up to stand d24d34ca4c in front of him. Without wasting a second, he 30694686f9 got straight to the point.a260cc0a96b3dcf5

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“So where’s Sejin? Why’dyoushow up instead?”618415463ca0db1e

And just like that, e27deabfb3 I felt stuck.

So Yoo Sejin didn’t tell fd75c88f1e him anything.232c9d855520f8f8

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“It’s nice to see you again, kid. But… why are you here?”fd3dedbef44f260c

He probably could’ve d74c93156d given Ki Sihyeon 28dd8e9a1c a heads-up, but fe4124522a maybe it was 29b359bc8f hard to say eaf7905ca5 he couldn’t come 068b40fbe6 because of Yeo f4e49154a2 Dohun. That might’ve been awkward 9d7f852fcb to admit to a 54e2b489d5 lover.510d181c73598e88

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In truth, there were plenty 2e474d4302 of messy lover’s quarrels at 581ddb11ca the Center that started with,“I was too exhausted from guiding another Esper to guide my own partner.”Some Espers were generous enough 460ebe7e10 to let it slide because 4e815c1161 it was “just work,” but 6ce189f17e Ki Sihyeon wasn’t one of 233de77801 those Espers. He could pretend to 42141c23c4 be generous, but from b7e9f54339 what I’d seen, he 2b5890aafe could be petty in 326f82e15f the strangest ways.8604ba19d73a0e5f

Even with a smile a16b68459b on his face, he 65af27f93b exuded pressure. If I weren’t at ccb6c09b61 a comparable level to 8559f2def9 him, that pressure alone 787246567d might’ve drained me.c8abfd8f33e8cdee

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“Our adorable Woo Seonwoo may be the baby of Alpha Team, but you’re not exactly the type to see your big brothers off on missions with cute little gestures, are you?”d0d3025ca7f86a18

Adorable. Cute gestures. Baby.5657abc622470638

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I thought I’d gotten used to it, but hearing that tone again after a while… God, Ki Sihyeon’s way of speaking really got on my nerves. I hated the words he used. He spoke sweetly—just like Yoo Sejin—but while it was fine coming from Sejin, it was unbearable from Ki Sihyeon. Maybe it was because, despite sounding nice, there was no sincerity behind it.0494cfa595ea078b

No… I knew the truth. Ki Sihyeon didn’t care about me—not even a speck of dust’s worth—and only spoke sweetly to toy with me. That’s why I always found myself nitpicking his words. It felt like he was messing with me on purpose, like he knew exactly how I felt.be13143003bbb931

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I swallowed a sigh. The irritation was seeping out 6c95b32d54 through his voice, despite the 5bb721e0bd forced smile. The violent aura 55bdda60cd was sharp enough 2b768ac54d to sting, yet 94e8858338 he kept on 101687a6c7 smiling.e3617dcae27790d8

“Sejin said he’s tired.”f0bbf96c97c6bb2d

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“So the kid came instead?”2be39112978516ad

“Yeah. This one’s a Level 8 risk mission. No matter how strong you are, there’s a chance you could go into a frenzy. I guess he didn’t want to send you alone. Or… should I go find another Guide for you right now?”82f3f3d4533a3317

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“I’ve long since graduated from being the kind of slut who’ll fuck anyone just because it’s urgent.”19002a57741c5d9f

What the hell?That vulgar choice of words 94ea7eaafe made me bite my lip e61650bfd9 in disgust. For someone who looked a6cf17aa1f so polished, why did 11be58459e things like that come 1a5700a335 out of his mouth? Was it because 82032649fd he grew up bcc96a0e22 in the slums?e08829ba88f7b6b0

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…No, I shouldn’t think like that. I’d said something similar once before, and Yoo Sejin told me it was a discriminatory remark.5afad4873aa458d7

Gyeon Yejin had laughed f5fc5920a9 and slammed the wall 200eaf35e7 when he overheard, so afb1dc1f46 I guess Ihadsaid something bad. He even asked 1330e0bcf0 me—dead serious—to say bf8a1878fd it straight to d207221485 Ki Sihyeon’s face. That was the first bc7e1cda62 and last time Gyeon 10afd487c4 Yejin had ever made 57dcb6fc0b a sincere request to ff6d0a2876 me.2f44c2b3b1a038ad

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“What now? You gonna come with me?”01bffe635d6871e6

“Ha… Dohun’s pulling some slick fox act now, huh.”301a52d2f092f491

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Even with that sculpted, 600fc59cc1 elegant face of his, 585acf2f47 Ki Sihyeon’s words were 0db01b156c crude—clearly annoyed. He tapped his 8b3519c8fd finger impatiently on b33c632b06 the armrest, muttering f0a3576680 to himself, then 255cd74c7e looked up.f14107d41eb1105a

He smiled. That kind of fa092088c3 smile from Ki 2f0f5f2cdd Sihyeon usually meant 2fd9a2bfc2 something bad was 2ec598be94 about to happen.70f8fe59fc457e89

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“I’m heartbroken that Sejin’s cheating on me, kid.”59afe3bcc5acdfaf

I instinctively took b10d7a994a a small step f1b15c80c8 back, but he 85e810196d caught the movement cc4faa3e1e immediately.2aa85370f2e39e7d

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“Why are you pulling away too?”8329df96a4f722b9

He was smiling, but 9ef6bc572b I could feel it—Ki 821fa99481 Sihyeon’s emotional waves: discomfort, d520517c66 irritation, anxiety.7ec29bca23109a88

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Everyone knew Yeo Dohun treated Yoo Sejin differently. Sejin may be with Ki Sihyeon now, but that seat could change hands at any time… if Sejin’s heart changed.5b86c834a5656f3a

Of course, Ki 0e4fe6855e Sihyeon wasn’t the e9cb04e0ea type to sit 4949619d61 quietly if his ae17124bcc lover was taken. When that day came, 218a313e6a it’d turn into a c5f183563a full-blown love war. Someone might die before c82ea3c461 it ended—and Yoo Sejin 9268568d80 definitely didn’t want that.78ee883f1bfd3fdf

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“Wanna comfort me?”d153e42f362b6c73

“…”15a82b99bcb31282

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Ki Sihyeon held a5870c1614 out his hand. His mood was 0723872dfc steadily plummeting, and 9d942e8116 it was easy 94dbc72695 to guess how 1c42b63fe6 today’s mission would c75ea04066 go—a disaster in 85f162cee1 the making.735716da627865fb

I didn’t nod. I didn’t take his hand. I didn’t say anything. I just stood there. Eventually, Ki Sihyeon 09fdeeef78 got tired of 6e763b3f63 waiting. He rose from the sofa, ca9dfce93f walked over, and snatched my 97632040f7 hand himself, interlocking our fingers ef4cc1c9e2 tightly.a25021d1a0b43112

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“Just in case… be fully prepared. If I lose control, it’d be a shame if our little kid got hurt.”65820bd778fd634c

Yeah. Judging by the 39be4dead8 way he was 978d0e5b17 acting, he might a6fde30be1 pretend to go e6d32bddcf into a frenzy fe19ff0df5 and blow up 3abe9dcc60 the whole zone 23d53ffb4b just for show.0a8430d8fb94ddd9

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It didn’t happen a5bf309090 often, but if aa6ae6050d he got excited 53137b7350 enough, he might 520f328644 actually hit me. I should wear aa348873ad a bulletproof vest. I didn’t want 77d0d6cdcf to be anyone’s 5ca62dc291 punching bag today.8cf463a536c6df6e

But when I 9e06d53263 was gathering supplies b48794f487 before the mission, 4ddd188a59 Ki Sihyeon said 930b5598b0 it like a be3c62c346 joke:3c863922b2f84eb7

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“Don’t get so worked up, kid. Honestly, this wasn’t supposed 89acc0d50b to be a long fd9317e7b0 mission. It’s a sweet little 46221738e2 job I set aside b2267f6fbe so I could go bdc887260b on a date with 5cbe306c57 Sejin.”dda48a4a86a1f8db

Seriously. What a lunatic.c003f8f845d6f462

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What did he even think 0671c5f3b0 a mission was? Every time he did c7159a560b this, I just lost 8e644f7575 more respect for him. I scowled in pure irritation—and 46c4f30e57 of course, Ki Sihyeon chuckled a5510607b9 again.
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