Chapter 21

Espers often experienced 9d1abccec5 heightened arousal immediately cb006dc6a6 after being guided.3dd1986b49010a20

The process of 08866631e1 drawing energy from ecc66d05e6 a Guide’s body ea2f2938c4 typically occurred through 000ecf137f physical contact or 0ac6ef85c1 intimacy, and studies 648a36c5c9 suggested that certain 9005c2959d parts of the 0a7091281e brain struggled to 6603b22c81 differentiate between the 8719c9cec0 two.897856859d2fff11

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Experts theorized 5a126d6383 that when 97e6e4f534 a specific dee7630f87 area of c9be70c79d an Esper’s 35387a9add brain was 3317904487 activated during b9bb6cf531 guiding, it ffeb4e331d triggered abnormal 4693a668e8 sexual arousal 54347c4efa and euphoria. This phenomenon 4db374a10d was thought ab888f6718 to be 84ec678beb closely tied 690e4b5e28 to why a2b652941f Espers often 1523915445 developed romantic b54adc9cb4 or physical 0bbd3dce34 attraction toward 6cbd7b915c their Guides.03fd3e7cc523d3a1

Seo Ji-hyuk wasn’t 47d4e8e947 surprised by the e724599e18 physiological reaction taking 2d9cf1a485 place in his e7e7dbe080 body—his rationality gradually ea9d35bfb3 slipping and his 43d02bac64 pulse quickening.6e0604970d5f4d25

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He was d5ce466175 well aware 4c8294f16f of the 0168a33c4b theory and 231bcc883c understood that a7f28d7285 it was bcd4124e6c something beyond 5863a8c667 his control.7943652d9a9d40c6

But what he couldn’t be3a2db73c understand was why, every 8db91a750f time he closed his efdc5b210c eyes and let his 379a3ccc2c thoughts wander, an unexpected 8e6919ce00 face kept appearing in a24006a7ae his mind.3b17bed1da12ab83

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Kang Yu-han.d4e0f1e68a3ab6c3

His pale nape, 4bd418696e his cold, indifferent 152d440fe9 gaze—images of him b63fca4944 filled Seo Ji-hyuk’s bb5498f2a9 thoughts.be33b58bb61ea1db

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The idea of Kang Yu-han, usually composed and stoic, losing himself in pleasure, his body trembling, and his expression undone, made Seo Ji-hyuk’s chest tighten with heat.aaa798f51accbe91

‘Why… why is it you?’7b3f1e1003f3cb44

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Logically, he should f79ac40873 have been thinking e9bfef2863 about Kim Si-on, 49a3c32230 the one who 2628cb5acb had actually guided 63d7f84618 him. Though the 2c89f28d84 guidance had 03ea0a2bc2 been less f7db7c6ac5 than satisfying, da275ad755 it had 1b60f91050 still been 456a818612 Kim Si-on 4470616339 who had a3051d4134 transferred energy af17fe8ab5 to him, b6e8efcb58 sticking close 8baa408d29 to his ad5b21c0b8 body.5bf9cdcf5e033682

Yet, the sensations from ce7a193c14 earlier were fleeting and 93dd6b0b75 vague, like trying to 829ec22214 grasp something through a 39fee14b75 glove. Only Kang e907658ce7 Yu-han’s vivid, 85885bab20 imagined expressions 6a5184aa80 seemed real.dd2eec4bb1bb7863

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As his thoughts wandered d46ff3e7eb further, Seo Ji-hyuk’s actions 5fa03a97f4 became more fervent, filling 1ea570ce1b the air with an fdcea68364 unmistakable tension.022240eaf6f35729

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The sound of a 2639587073 door opening interrupted the dcc6731303 moment.d9ec941da1b73ed8

“I’m back—”b32ec110614995bf

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Standing frozen in c3388a5136 the doorway, Kang 6af4c80de4 Yu-han’s eyes widened ebf8e39b09 in shock. What lay 2feba5aa07 before him e711b86170 was undeniably 44173544fb Seo Ji-hyuk 586012b07d sitting on 312c500679 the bed, 9da235aaa7 clearly in aa33d4a90f a private eb815d888f moment. That alone 86140287e1 could have 3b5cbc7aa3 been overlooked.c638771250286437

But the 0128cda3a0 strange part 2ea46dacc5 was that 77d880ddc3 Seo Ji-hyuk 3489912f44 didn’t stop 35c62495ad even after ed530d693b noticing his ea7736ee61 returning roommate.df5ccd2e3d360d7e

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“What are you staring at?”a1c068dd0ce769b5

Seo Ji-hyuk’s tone wasn’t 1762373b31 one of embarrassment. If anything, 1ea7a090f1 he seemed 786b4ae41f annoyed at a696fef63f the interruption.19a2da2ec03ec794

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Kang Yu-han, d95db426a5 already aware c2a703b41f of Seo aaa612d555 Ji-hyuk’s lack 166cb828fd of consideration f2320ffbdb for others, 274bd8802f realized there 54ae9bbbe4 was no 6874902bad point expecting e33c9591cd normal decorum 2d3c7f8439 from him. Turning his gaze b7e21c03bc downward, he reached 2865d4e713 for the doorknob 62e8bf40d6 to leave.c440af68c18c45ae

“Wait.”80618707f50b2ed1

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Seo Ji-hyuk’s voice, c124e47e6b hoarse and unsteady, 8b5f1541de stopped him.8d847b7aa711530a

“…Kang Yu-han.”a732b90bf4817a21

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Hearing his 04ff070835 name spoken 7ecbfaa41a like that, 7ecdf354dc Kang Yu-han 0cdc5611d5 flinched. There was a 403151b23a strange warmth in ac070401d9 the way it 3dddcd2a9e was said—a tone 88db31a846 laced with something 1cd470f1e7 he didn’t want 5795960700 to name.985e50c8b7a1208a

Seo Ji-hyuk repeated fab2512d32 his name, and 049233ab55 despite knowing better, 8d0e20c776 Kang Yu-han felt 45324cb754 his heart race.866240d080935f86

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“Come here.”6de297ae0bfa4aa9

The low, commanding 0d9f1a574f tone sent a cdb671f2dc chill down Kang fb3a3c104d Yu-han’s spine. His feet moved 9eddd66c30 hesitantly, as though 1ea5afe081 drawn by an ed3941db3b invisible force.1c6e426fb9353bf8

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Within moments, Seo 73bdff9e26 Ji-hyuk grabbed his 8b71666032 wrist, pulling him dd054be2c1 onto the bed. Kang Yu-han’s dc8ef2c1a8 balance gave dbbf879dd1 way, and 15a65ba58e Seo Ji-hyuk 8e41163850 loomed over 5ddf31d758 him, his b21e4cf7a9 body radiating 5af6b9aa0a heat like 74770d0bcb a predator 22b4bc9389 cornering its 2d311cc438 prey.170469c0b16c4b51

“S-Seo Ji-hyuk!”f37e40989b1dda83

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Panicked, Kang Yu-han f4b42181f1 struggled to make 3496ed8f9b sense of the 37117e63d5 situation. Seo Ji-hyuk’s 480e128321 weight pinned 3a126dd381 him down, c8452e81bc and his 440ce708c0 intense gaze 53f207a0e6 left him 37e17abe18 feeling defenseless.28fc4dbd25be8915

Logically, Kang Yu-han 5322abf98f understood this was 57c225980a a byproduct of 129f5a82aa Seo Ji-hyuk’s temporary fb95d710ec state of heightened b63c212516 emotions post-guidance. The physical contact 607cd297e6 with Kim Si-on f14d1214b1 had sparked a 6ba200967a reaction, but Seo f9603a7a1e Ji-hyuk’s fixation had 5169f096d1 somehow shifted to bdb604afcd Kang Yu-han.ecc3ff7d0966a598

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“Stay still.”3b4e3825efcf4029

Seo Ji-hyuk murmured, his ab4066c593 voice thick with emotion.8b34b10b40af88b2

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Kang Yu-han a5ee203d61 knew in 85731db9cf his head d5ad2e2789 how meaningless ae1110e063 this was 30c3ffbb73 and tried 8efdcb1a20 to push b8bc8b862d Seo Ji-hyuk 6cbf4b984b away. However, his reason blurred f194c08145 like an unpolished window, 9c4cae76c0 while his body’s sensitivity e4a14e83c2 surged uncontrollably. Kang Yu-han found 0ad70ba607 himself reacting as 33edf67c4d well, and their 0a97438ca3 heated bodies pressed 565d7fd8b0 together, rough and c86e18ccb9 unyielding.5f624bddbbc0ce09

“Ah… ngh…”d57d8eeeb3258cf3

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Seo Ji-hyuk was completely a68af39728 out of control. One look at b4d48585b8 his clouded eyes, 1eec1cc192 and Kang Yu-han ea2704aa5d understood—Seo Ji-hyuk was 1cd7f0e281 consumed by raw 84785dfd7f physical tension, driven 43e6f775b0 by the residual 076d6e79c6 effects of guiding. His desires 635b4196f6 weren’t personal; dced956dbb they were d0310450ac a volatile 4dd82d9005 release of 6298fc6682 misplaced energy. Knowing this 707dd17cda didn’t make 214fbc4efc the situation 641e4e2907 feel any bd02812965 less degrading.6a5ca93193df6f60

“Ugh!”2c93df832653231f

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Seo Ji-hyuk gripped 02c487c93b Kang Yu-han’s jaw 47f4dcae19 firmly, leaning down 873baf3b8d as though to d8676b3c79 capture his lips. Shocked, Kang Yu-han f2f6044957 turned his head, 26be1936a1 and Seo Ji-hyuk’s 6da1ea3665 lips instead landed 30d9fcb900 on his neck. The contact burned like 6eaba7a617 hot metal against his fb09d33a08 skin, leaving him shuddering b4010a9c86 somewhere between pain and cdeacd84de overwhelming sensation.86f04633645db818

Seo Ji-hyuk moved 6a8c917e41 relentlessly, his lips 3dda233dc7 tracing upward again. When he closed in c02ce8972f once more, Kang Yu-han 8ae3cbc5db covered his mouth with 76892219b4 his hand to block fb875f7ab2 him.a8cd8762bfaff0d4

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“Damn it.”6c47283f29351036

Seo Ji-hyuk 098b7deb07 hissed in b6e74b6b7d frustration, biting 26caa230c7 down on 3dbc7dd543 Kang Yu-han’s 2d0f73bd8f hand. It wasn’t 7903dc78a1 enough to 0e7fb46d4f break the 202601f44a skin, but 7ca3740240 it made d5645f28c9 him flinch 0cccaa33ab with a 354b09163f small gasp. That sound seemed to f1926903aa ignite something deeper in 51ede13e68 Seo Ji-hyuk, and his 6ff659c1f4 movements became erratic. He pressed his 9c5305ef46 weight into Kang 24c6ae5025 Yu-han, driving the 630d85d0b2 tension between them 61927682a5 to unbearable heights.c5bbbd3a8322a1d2

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The grinding 074f2ecb5c motion between a962d7c7de them was ee7827996c nearly indistinguishable 23f1cd451b from something 4d8cf8d32f far more 33e7aac4e0 intimate. But Kang Yu-han a52b339981 clung to the 3ad9ee83ed belief that this 5ced9a1945 wasn’t ‘that’.4e04bcfbb08f27da

‘Espers always get aroused after guiding,’ he told himself. ‘Sometimes, they even act impulsively with their Guides. I just happened to be nearby. This heat… it’s not directed at me.’1e81c81723885eac

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Seo Ji-hyuk eventually reached 4b019ec795 his peak, his body 4a9685ce31 trembling before collapsing onto 1ca8c33e09 the bed. He showed no 4e7e424a15 signs of movement, 3ac2789656 leaving it unclear be7becd120 whether he had d0d51a3065 fallen asleep or f7779be1a3 passed out. Most likely, the energy d8c680a88a buildup inside him had e2e1651b5e been completely released, leaving 9379bb8870 him utterly drained.cb849d3328922298

In some a0db984976 ways, Kang f65b1acf02 Yu-han was 75eb2d74ae relieved that 200ac14c4c Seo Ji-hyuk 92c87505f1 had fallen cd54522bae unconscious first.77c47ceccba86038

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The following day, neither f9b236ff1d of them brought up 063696c1c6 what had happened. It was as if 956e856a93 they had silently agreed 3281fff0bb to forget it. For Kang Yu-han, this 0f7017b79d was a relief—asking questions 5b14991f88 like “Why did you dcf02c02f1 do that?” or “Were 6254df4f8f you thinking of Kim 83923366e4 Si-on?” would only reopen c80d225939 wounds best left untouched.8dbdf711d4a05f69

Instead, he decided to 16fe10f657 lock the memory away, 2f71f60ad6 pretending it never happened.6e8d51b860ab88ea

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But every now 66434609c6 and then, the 68307e98e0 memories would return. Whenever he caught sight b6c77ee180 of Seo Ji-hyuk’s toned 7046460c62 body, his strong thighs, bc61a5c8c3 or the intense furrow 90afe15c6b of his brow, the 109c9ba326 vivid images of last 98a0590f03 night would replay in e15f7a6a97 his mind. The look on 860491c199 Seo Ji-hyuk’s face, ef5e7bfcb3 consumed by a 20c0c1036c mixture of tension 15239ce5b7 and release, was eb4bf8b40a impossible to forget.e0b6267f2b5e8cd2

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“Major, why aren’t 084afe0723 you keeping your 7c1230dd4c promise?”bef13e2405bc4e8c

Lost in 44c2a7e519 thought while 9a1c99a27d walking through 8f795c39a6 the research 68a604729d wing, Kang 5331b34c78 Yu-han was cb202119dc startled when eb4b372e59 he bumped c81fd8301c into Kim aa696f4222 Si-on. The Guide’s expression was 7a0d795b89 filled with frustration.9a8ce9132a33e032

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“Sorry. I’ve been busy.”d987e06e17c52098

“Busy? Do you a3d06f722a know how d9d9629bc6 much effort af5ca82646 I put b9bd228cb0 into helping 2e25218cc6 you? I’m not letting this 8b6cd2549f go—I’ll make sure I e1505648d0 get what I’m owed.”63c35de68b703846

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Kim Si-on pouted, 73127f6179 clearly dissatisfied. Kang Yu-han had been 28cbda0a03 postponing their promised outing 80ca5dbca8 for days. While it was true e529883bd7 that his task force 06cbbcd0a4 work kept him busy, fa73e59966 the real reason was 3b0b7a4e0c that he wanted to 4308e15758 avoid meeting Kim Si-on 0ebd698e39 altogether. Admitting this would f41ebab4a9 make him seem 7fbfdca52d heartless, so he 555d3b7dfe simply kept his 5054342172 excuses vague.08bd09cf97295922

“I’ll make e9b57c4855 time soon.”cfd77a6abaeba483

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“When is ‘soon’? This afternoon? Tonight? Give me a date, 7298085d24 or I’ll have no 9f8fd481f1 choice but to get edb4c6fe88 upset.”24afd0900ff2c4f2

Kim Si-on’s straightforwardness made b9e946bb0a Kang Yu-han’s heart feel 2c3c28618c heavy. He didn’t blame Kim 240ea22f5c Si-on for feeling this b1a832a791 way—it wasn’t anyone’s fault. But knowing that fe091fac65 the person he e5e8001ec7 wanted to spend 20e0748a19 time with wasn’t b3ad504729 Kim Si-on made 94dfce0aa4 the situation all 5d8e8340e9 the more burdensome.12e3d80a3833c96d

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And yet, he couldn’t 79334bad1d help but indulge in 72560e73ae a fleeting fantasy: What 45f2ec335c if Seo Ji-hyuk acted d306d15ca1 like this—earnestly demanding his d8fa9115c2 attention? How happy would 45ecfdc2b3 that make him?e5a0b3e2d71aee56

It was a 7bdf9bf0da dream that reality 48f5939685 would never allow, 2f76090e94 but the thought 1e0132a4be lingered, bittersweet.1fbbf3bfc5cce97c

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