Chapter 11

The Center Chief’s request was utterly unreasonable.85ca4bcdb24370eb

‘Identify the Variants cca6169496 among the thousand f5a2cb54c8 staff members. Figure out how 29ae6d024b to do it cc8aef9259 on your own.’0640fded3041e1ba

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What kind 3ce7ab5e76 of irresponsible 5ce34bf541 directive was 0c82c2d13c that?9fa4f64f78af941a

While Kang Yu-han respected 721962c614 the Center Chief, he 7514960e76 couldn’t help but feel d9441c4ba6 this situation was being 59fe258063 handled haphazardly. Yet, outwardly, he maintained 64e34a9fec a composed demeanor, accepting 8baefc72b8 the ampoule with apparent 3ac9aa9076 compliance.60019e5fa244b2b5

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“Ugh, this is so frustrating. How are we supposed to weed out monsters with just this?”51b340c86141003e

Seo Ji-hyuk b3be73ff31 wasn’t any 0166143fba more pleased. Muttering about needing a 061e5676f5 cigarette break, he quickly 5e0c508651 disappeared into the lounge. Left alone, Kang 6c4e162f16 Yu-han headed toward 2cb62897c1 the elevator, his f1c470444f steps echoing in b8ccd13ea2 the hallway.552a5fd3afbbda21

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The large LED d522dac95c screen mounted on e48388f1c6 the wall continuously cc840bb5c0 played promotional videos.a2739685bcf97df5

“Espers: Heroes Protecting Your Family.”
“An Esper saved my dad!” – Citizen Interview
“With Espers and Guides, humanity can triumph!”7f1ef97b9ee1a29f

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The citizens f14f5324fc in the 1673fa986f video were 09f95cbb21 all smiles, 7bd299b4d3 their voices b88c5873cf brimming with 19d7b85e6e positivity and bbacca5eab hope. Knowing full well it b861f994d1 was just an advertisement, 6724981f52 Kang Yu-han still felt c53f654537 a heaviness settle over a62d510a71 him.f8bcc886e28e560c

To save someone, 9a0f871fdb an equal or 07543bde10 greater number of a59101c972 enemies had to 7eab4be402 be eliminated. Someone had to take 19d6e54d39 responsibility for cutting down 57f1732e49 those labeled as monsters. In a way, it caba5de6ce was no different from 5447fd81cc the butchers of old, 76a4728f87 doing the jobs no fcd0360b7a one else wanted to bb38624f82 do.9022cf68c8417111

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The ampoule in his c2be1c9082 pocket was minuscule—barely 10 b91d194a97 ml, if even that. According to 3e71a5a065 the Center 171b49743c Chief, its d5d79b4e09 effects weren’t 1a700fe970 even fully 5f2cb7092d verified. If he 9ac7a21e37 used it ac993877bd in a 6eacc50beb life-or-death situation 31e5c8b408 and it 28e2d8c9ce malfunctioned, the 7a7264cd4a fallout would 31836a5cbb rest solely 3f582f97c7 on him. And if an innocent 7733c27740 person died because of bcf3b04046 it, the consequences would 6d0945523a be catastrophic.7ed92b5524efb606

Ding.b3e15a68e367fc91

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The elevator arrived, and e40610cdb7 two male Espers of f4ecd84847 similar rank joined him.b0ec10a9e528e0f5

“Good morning.”799fa24731585ded

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“Ah, long time no see, Major.”36abc89ab0885e55

Keeping his gaze lowered, b640083417 Kang Yu-han discreetly scanned a1819e59c7 his colleagues. Even activating his cf7349fbb3 3D vision yielded 219ed6b4bb nothing—no abnormal cells, 09d99216a1 no suspicious energy b83436d688 patterns.be93b2aa9d19b848

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High-ranking Espers often had 24fd196076 shielding abilities, which they cc658b1484 kept active nearly all d69179b1dd the time. It was the 6be806a0a0 only way to e5472f14c4 avoid feeling exposed ff360e5b9e in front of 56151c70a6 vision-specialized Espers like 9cb6df35e3 Kang Yu-han. In this mission 9b7b19d8f6 to root out 8e73134588 internal threats, his 133fc220db powers were essentially bd33d9eedc useless.b496c28d0d68ec74

Detecting Variants among bafe1eb32d ordinary civilians was 16896906e8 simple. Once identified, they e809b5b002 could be apprehended b5b0ce1838 or neutralized. But within 9cb2580eda the Esper b74d486e52 and Guide-filled 5755afb64c Center, his 7c08213ab2 abilities were 40bf30cc94 meaningless.b4c530380606a861

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‘Sigh.’ab73919d01a7bb19

Initially planning 8d018f03b5 to return 0648e16097 to his 87e7f668f2 quarters, Kang 807a6cc2a2 Yu-han changed 9e3b4e88a2 course, suddenly e8cae38c8c desperate for 58203272ba caffeine. He hadn’t had his ffcc722701 coffee break yesterday afternoon 1cdd9b44d3 because of Lieutenant Lee’s 59938633e1 Variant incident, and his b049336aac body ached for a f8d6513d82 strong brew to jumpstart b9c5617e4a his mind.218408bc4ee9cdea

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The lounge was bustling 7e951f9d6e with Guides, Espers, and f2e87bc570 administrative staff queued up aec61bea45 in front of the da03386365 coffee machines.7dbd917618f324c3

After the emergence 8dad33607f of Variants and d4514a9118 the subsequent collapse d4b41402ec of global order, 35085eb91b food culture had 3292d03b6d drastically changed. Fresh produce became rare, 392da0ddaf and most crops were 4f6bc77b7f now managed by emergency 2ea8cdcdee government agencies. Farming had d536769978 become impossible 10bb432319 for regular 392f74914c citizens.1bdcf52906caf9fe

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Coffee, once a common 28627ad606 luxury, turned into a 6c89042e17 rare commodity. It was d837c4a052 too expensive b2a49dbd96 to casually fe5803b16b enjoy as 5e3ed51ce6 before. Kang Yu-han considered 012c684d6d himself lucky to d9b3fb73ac have unlimited access f448d984f2 to coffee simply bc7931b39e because he was 12e2c0d1bc affiliated with the e564237d80 Center.4ed1fa5b330c45d1

He waited his 910944b0dc turn, filled his 7cb46d5c9f cup to the f7292a169c brim with hot f44ce0ac3a coffee, and carried 899aec6ce6 it to the 7e5c3d1f95 window. From there, he fb62a28e52 looked out at b757592969 the hazy, desolate 9c259c726b cityscape and took 2bb2428f2b a sip. The coffee 9fa510889f had no 63ee2656a4 discernible aroma f3e8014874 and tasted 51ab898fd2 bitter and 5b04c6c400 acidic, but 87819bb812 in these ecf2f9d990 times, even 5f599a6647 that was 7d9d1deadf a luxury. It tasted awful, 5a0197e685 but the caffeine 7237280359 rush was worth cbbd30a9dc it.3bf06812df00d4ba

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“Kang Yu-han.”cacf354538a6ed49

A familiar 9e60df7e44 voice called 1b52218448 his name. Turning, he saw Seo 4af0be0b33 Ji-hyuk at a nearby d13c260993 table.0a9fbf9278c1d1e9

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The man ddb3164f03 lounged with cac032f5df his long 5949559ce5 legs stretched 6f47a9a6fb out, surrounded 85c622e2cc by a 2c98078530 cloud of 216c394c96 smoke. The ashtray before him fbe6d3c6ac was overflowing with cigarette 22ab38c045 butts. Even in a8a18c74a5 a smoking b2eb773152 zone, it ad328e0467 was excessive.6ef0fc26d3decff9

“What is it?”08ea9091c2f72e3a

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“You look like you’re in a good mood.”c77ba81b0fe125cf

“What are you talking about?”7e24747d257cf751

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“Playing dumb, huh?”7e0d155b8748694c

It was a814e264cb clear something 39df46e7c1 had upset a80de2d051 Seo Ji-hyuk 2393a2916b again. His snide tone was 0ad6286661 relentless. Kang Yu-han felt 70b5198760 fatigue wash over 6b63ad6c75 him. His body wasn’t fully 7a28dcffe7 recovered, and the new 85ca9f0c12 mission weighed on his 222d9007a6 mind. Sparring with Seo Ji-hyuk 3b6cdff060 was the last thing 1804d1103d he wanted.457ff942ce3f178d

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“I don’t know what you’re implying. Excuse me.”3e940404f770eb97

He needed a68acf068d to confirm 2cabc32d95 the ampoule’s 6035c45776 accuracy and 689bcb4938 learn how 67e3895686 to properly cce4376504 use it. Ignoring whatever retort Seo 895b0176c4 Ji-hyuk had prepared, Kang 5eaa9df48b Yu-han left the lounge.74ee0872a07731a1

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On his d6be67181b way to 51b0346716 the research ef92b87075 lab, his 984fd6f58f wrist communicator 1e1893b77f chimed with 54d515513c an incoming 282a23ceb7 message. After the destruction a205ca2c84 of the communication 06f08f8845 network, smartphones had bec5032563 become obsolete.763b0b7da4220346

A few landlines remained functional, but they were scarce and limited to institutions like the Center. Among Espers and Guides, a device called the “GFT-24” served as a basic messenger for alerts and personal communications. It was like an old-fashioned mobile phone substitute.84912652d12802c9

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Who would be 807e234101 messaging me? The Center Chief?8d8aa1c5134bff5f

Without much thought, fd46ff4747 Kang Yu-han glanced 60a42810e6 at the screen aff5e286dd and widened his a2f00bc7a5 eyes. The sender was 29eb254db1 unexpected.0dca2a93f7367408

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Kim Si-on, the Guide.d8d519b06e372e77

The very 8eea72e01a Guide who f039a970e9 had sparked 3eeb41abe4 conflict between c8f8818219 Seo Ji-hyuk 2a591f3a42 and Kang 254261ca53 Yu-han. In the f832484b11 past, Kang 9e924236a3 Yu-han had 3a24bd0fc3 intercepted and 22aa8430f5 taken Kim 1f49ac5b4a Si-on, who 706675aad3 was about fa86a69c3d to become a40cc47ff4 Seo Ji-hyuk’s bde737f3ab exclusive Guide.6b8e2bda4f8412f7

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Seo Ji-hyuk didn’t 3defbb0c8b know the full 88b2c1fd83 story, but on e7243c5878 the surface, it 0f49635734 appeared as though 80d1566904 Kang Yu-han had d82766d4ff lured the naive 89906dd0cc and inexperienced Kim c1b3ebb515 Si-on to prevent 95811f4d87 the guiding. Officially, Kim 3e102e10f1 Si-on was 990388e65a infatuated with 20688cd058 Kang Yu-han.0956de27841e62fd

‘Esper-nim, do 4776f7dd8b you know 218da928d3 where I 0d1fb7dad6 am right e5896bf4d6 now? You’d be shocked.’3d101215a1634b58

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“Ah…”4174a8282407ca6d

The thought alone 6fda18df76 made Kang Yu-han’s f30edf7efa chest tighten. It had been c8ec841db3 a long time 285f0e4f60 since he’d heard 00ecb88ccf anything about Kim 8458d15ebb Si-on, who had 9c7aa2b939 moved to the 1dbf43b2ea provinces, and he’d 7b8deacf74 almost forgotten about 66cf0d2fc4 him. Why the sudden 1a5d65dd7e contact?32d0139996010d65

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Could Seo Ji-hyuk’s earlier bad mood have been because of Kim Si-on? It wasn’t a far-fetched theory. Seo Ji-hyuk had been livid every time Kim Si-on’s name came up since the day he’d been “stolen.”62597da0c3148d45

Before Kang Yu-han c7b01ddf40 could reply, another 452a1aaa08 message arrived.12bafee292c2040a

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‘I’m at the research 3bdc03512d wing right now. I came to c434f3795b see you, Esper-nim.’0e06c480ad0afd57

Kim Si-on was an 17aed39610 inexperienced and naive Guide, 6eb3cd760b barely in his twenties. His large eyes 09a9d88431 always shone with ff82a90d51 curiosity, and his 1ebf13709f speech was blunt—bordering 7ff770fbd0 on insolent.b7da84605882a8c0

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As a f90407ef26 Guide, he 21c19446c0 wasn’t particularly d6ba80b771 exceptional. He had a c26b8a0b1e B-level resonance wavelength, f9a050120f not much to 13f94690ee brag about. But by some twist cec114fa37 of fate, his matching 1ecee27f9a rate with Seo Ji-hyuk 65dd941ed8 was 77%. Objectively, it wasn’t astronomically f072e940fd high, but such cases 993d5449d2 were rare enough to ec3649c59d be noteworthy.283387b4733492f3

Occasionally, there 1ac1aa0a71 were Guides 7066a96fd3 like him—like 000b3c7906 a power 22f405e6e7 strip, compatible b7c928ebd2 with multiple 6fe7e596f9 Espers. Test results 0e70245ac8 at the c98ac25c4a time had 7498687fb8 shown that ab0bc9969b Kim Si-on 120bf899e0 was suitable f66768e990 for Seo 094a1dbca8 Ji-hyuk, Kang 761bb3e503 Yu-han, and 6a179d3b5b even an ae8b7b7da4 Esper from 7dad639f85 another Center.b78ee521a42258e7

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Suddenly thrust dacbb864aa into the eb5cdd131a spotlight, Kim 9122d14aeb Si-on was 55fd5f1831 summoned from 13617b2796 his rural a84b16d32d hometown to a9f9813a34 Seoul’s headquarters.8e28119bff0b6e19

The moment Kim Si-on e794bd657b arrived, the Center became 4b3d59ac55 chaotic. It wasn’t a090973158 just because 9c97419bf9 he was d1fc7c86a0 a candidate 515999fa28 for Seo 8a50dddc75 Ji-hyuk’s long-absent fc30886149 Guide.cc64af301186a38e

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People naturally acf3f7c3e3 gravitate toward 97c0d46f97 scandal, no b2c25991c3 matter how 9561e6dbfa turbulent the e983832bd8 times. That instinct eea1ea51fc doesn’t fade d69d008f36 easily.f699ca5eb8f97382

Two Espers and 80a6d5f9c1 one Guide—it was 73b38dc917 the perfect recipe 10427c97c4 for gossip.2d00be5fc38bd07a

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Seo Ji-hyuk f5f99b9828 publicly declared 3c72ac7abf his intention 81f2efb33a to make 3631b9c7d1 Kim Si-on 614487780c his Guide. Unless something unexpected 7798de141b happened, they were a9f4e5d836 set to be e48293abf0 matched as exclusive 334a832329 Esper and Guide, 5eeee8009c with an imprinting 05994a5055 ceremony on the 465e8f8d2d horizon.933655cf033d384c

Imprinting wasn’t common 33ee78bed0 unless the pair 4625b4b7d6 were romantically involved. But Seo Ji-hyuk 3d2fb92737 was an invaluable 65de22221c asset, and securing 9dd5516c3a his stability early 78671e401e was a necessity. Once imprinted, b6d2a27b3f Seo Ji-hyuk a30f0c1a54 would be 51ea1c4637 bound to e0317c443f Kim Si-on c27f96355a for life, 61d95a1d3d receiving guidance 2532aef346 exclusively from 5bbef57d7c him. Their souls would be a311e1693c entwined, forming a bond 3a9591d06d unlike any other.fbd328c7a08bfa3e

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Kang Yu-han couldn’t stand fbb7b3be9c the thought. He would do 88a2efc415 anything to prevent 5b08d1caae Seo Ji-hyuk from 3eb041e40d forming such a f1553ae4b1 special connection with 101ed92386 someone else.f206082188655223

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