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My prediction that db9e4f4855 the matching rate a6aa934a7b results would be 688e7fddf8 good was spot bf991eb5b3 on.98ed55990fc8cc98

[The matching rate between Esper “Hugo Alexis” and Guide “Sophia Kang” is 71%.]

Considering that a683e09348 the preliminary c4bcc701d4 test had d08005fa11 yielded a 9b608e4faa 70% result, 6b1bc1e152 this was 31904ae2dd a 1% 584e6a6c5a improvement.8116f267dff5e552

The previous candidates had f8bf01cc16 significantly lower results than 01508e73d1 the preliminary test.c00b2c19f14a8a23

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It was amazing to 20668916fa think that‘the’Hugo Alexis has such 1b4a8c21a1 a high matching rate.0fde25a7b77b1517

“As I said before, the matching rate will be re-examined after a year…”cee0b0649f2af10c

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Richard, whose d769a486ac expression hardened 181a935336 after seeing 5612e33c62 the results, ee295ed23a added a fcb9e15871 few words.3f5141b6ed84c72b

It seemed like he 4207d8e419 was worried that Hugo c014ea35cc and I might be e895954b57 so satisfied with the 35bce85fba results that we would b17965543c skip over the candidate d72a4d892a process and immediately start 19ca41564e working as a pair.e655f98ac8a8e347

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If that happens, 836ac2b6b4 there will be 15a5017036 no reason to a65b731f04 keep my pair ac2fb11e89 candidates, Philip and b42bed143d Daniel, in Ohio.e1289db8c0bb9f53

I glanced at Hugo; it seemed like Richard’s words weren’t even reaching his ears.f26a89bd6cc6cf0c

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Hugo’s blue eyes were fixed on the number ‘71’ on the result sheet.1719968b17aecca6

“Ahem. Then, let’s take some time to get to know each other.”87b7b8ec906e8507

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“…Yes. I will leave now.”82bee936b2848b0b

Finally, Richard finished speaking. Hugo’s gaze also shifted away from the result sheet.c450185dff8fdac4

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His pale face signaled f00f9cf639 his intent to leave.15524dbd4d5ccb6a

Before turning away, df69fe9772 he looked at d83af7e8f0 me, hesitated, and 10ec4ba25d then spoke.07210c518b0faa1b

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“…Thank you, Yi-seo.”b4c56023f20ed01d

The blue eyes 5635cc24b4 sparkled at me. They were a0a8718bf2 the eyes 187f810977 of a 2a6585c0e7 child who 0a810f4117 had just 1dc8bcc17e found a 73db5d2845 toy he 946273c8c5 wanted.464e883362f6e537

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I understood the possessiveness for a guide with a high-matching rate, but given how young the other party appeared, I didn’t think it would be a big deal.371353e97f4b4408

“Yeah. If you’re having a hard time again, just let me know, Hugo.”fbdaac3e68279a4b

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That’s what I said. I didn’t realize that even though Hugo was young, an Esper is still an Esper.a7e0551c9d16620c

That was my mistake.dc692e528856bf7e

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That evening, fe8abfcda6 I had fc255995d4 boiled pork 1bac6e240a and kimchi 0c79390aed with my cb587a176d parents.6aa5852013c85366

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It was thanks to b2b88ded35 my dad who had 5d4f1efc9e prepared these while my a533c82fa8 mom and I were 7d4f437685 at the center.30d32225c397f360

“Isn’t it spicy?”37440ca90fffcf64

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“Yes, it’s delicious. Dad is the best.”cb7c501a0cb8d951

I gave a242d06e45 a thumbs-up b642520bed to my 1621b0a106 dad as 3196ace3d0 if waiting 284d67e35d for praise.534057469c132a12

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Dad smiled c8853a86ad softly and 839e776398 glanced at 968a26ed9c me. I think he had 34731c5d6e something he wanted to 7f2579f14f ask.9e91603eca23e273

“Um… well.”31af934a4ee01912

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“What’s wrong, Dad?”a2416f11d802d252

“About the Esper you met today… I was wondering if everything went well.”0c308f095c72b5e7

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Ah. He was curious cc9ca28cde about Hugo.77273199c71114d6

Come to think 4af70bb424 of it, Dad 288f9027a1 liked Hugo the 37dd5b8efa most among my c42586bf45 pair candidates.efc8ba2063c166d3

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For the simple df305d82c0 reason that there 607ae5d8e1 wasn’t much of c816f730a0 an age difference 095d8bafc5 between him and eee339e5ed me.f2f415f35ab0bedc

It must have bothered 82fa63f497 him that his young ff05cb4681 daughter had become a aa881eb6a1 guide, and possibly engaging 984d2fa72f in some skinship with 95ff8aff0d an Esper under the 5beb132b07 guise of guiding.9539d81e7b412adb

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Mom, who was busy with work at the research institute, was aware of Dad’s concerns, so she quietly stepped in and reassured him.b5c6dd4d68f021af

“He’s still young, but he was very mature and considerate.”a243284eb6103f4d

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“Is that so?”12ef1307fddee55f

“Yes. Yi-seo offered to do the radial guiding, so she went into the public guiding room with him.”5ac293fa740cc2d1

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While I 40468f02af was eating 83b64200ed kimchi on 1ebc102457 moderately greasy 37b6581ed9 boiled pork, 7212f07d7f my mom dbd49ba259 spilled out 138f0d27c6 a story 312d206b0c of what 9d4205f833 happened while 78a883a1c2 I was ccf98d4475 asleep.c565c95618e7f2eb

“Yi-seo must have 42390afcfc been tired and d472c7f171 fell asleep, but 2b6072ac2b that kid covered d7be35fed5 her with his 277bc244c1 blanket.”5ba13db2d9700053

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This was the e18ce5bc49 first time I 0294457819 heard this.8c0b21d76f39d230

“Hugo put his blanket e26a9f1466 over me?”48d5f56b05a2d616

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“Yes. Then he said no to wake you up and leave you alone. He said he’d wait in the reception room.”4e232d3a5e66c582

Mom laughed. At the 151667aff2 same time, 16e0fae0f3 I recalled 3624e6ce70 what Hugo 42a775b243 had said 6727c31893 earlier, that 4f6254570e he left fee3038d62 the guiding 90a94540e7 room because fdef508863 he thought 7b4b50849f I might 95f856d0a2 be overdoing 1b84717ab8 it.027a746c60b1ccc1

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That… sly, soft little puppy.54b16998a2bd6074

I felt a warmth e6734be8a9 spread over my shoulders 51a42a0927 and ears. Noticing this, e79d45e537 Dad nervously 5733f31441 asked me.b96d8de909591c97

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“So, do you have a favorite Esper out of the candidates?”84d1825f3c336677

It was obvious what 7ce0f888c6 kind of answer he 52fe9a7689 was hoping for. I hesitated for a 2c36f5fc1b moment and then gave 6dc9c3f924 him the answer he 43c3ac4b2f wanted.39199325c75a7180

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“No, I like you the most, Dad.”63e5eddd59b6d928

Dad’s face relaxed. Mom shook her head f43456ee6a as she looked at c9e6d0bbe6 Dad wander off.75df3d5126632989

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I couldn’t help 603eb0b504 but laugh. These little moments of 2b83f3f04d happiness were so precious 4f6282cee2 that a smile came 66de4d0c1b naturally.d4191943d01fe4d4

‘Come to think of it…’4a07216d74994333

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I suddenly remembered Hugo, da2575aab7 who had been alone 87f339154a in the reception room.2f4d728b5b7ea3f0

‘Hugo seemed to have fe130a7106 come alone, without a 8ae9ce5c56 guardian.’fe98cb42ff432ca6

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Did that kid eat d712e71e71 dinner? I should’ve asked a7972fd70e for his contact 89f0416574 info.bef78c154c8b08c2

As my expression 2f0fe57e0b quickly faded, Mom 137876e635 looked at me 52a04ef0d7 with concern.d00653ca7563ba9a

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“Yi-seo, what’s on your mind?”7e815eaf69fb077c

“Um… Did Hugo eat dinner?”af3b52deea441df5

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On my plate, there 44bb29000e were small pieces of f087779a3b boiled pork my mom 0f637742a3 had cut up for 61088b9f2b me and some kimchi, c603fde44f that were made moderately 862cc17ee0 spicy and sweet to ca715cb8b8 suit a child’s taste.b3139bc99f795473

What had once tasted 58d899b3a0 delicious now felt like a5fa5c9d1b it was stuck in 69cf0e4293 my throat.937c4e9b318bf7f3

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“Hugo is still a seven-year-old baby. But it seemed like he came to Ohio alone. Philip and Daniel both came with their assistants.”3b407d376846119c

Mom wanted to say something about the “seven-year-old baby” part.1c0ab0fb90e52a88

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It must have seemed odd to her that I, a six-year-old, was calling a seven-year-old a “baby.”322a6212f2e0b017

But Dad 051f7fda0e stopped her 7866714b70 by gently 327687492a covering her aa16eff226 hand with 55168904c3 his. Then he asked 9c1ecc995e in a soft 77db7142c4 voice.2e8f1bb00d22a11d

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“Are you worried about Hugo?”7eea901ad9d7bd57

“Yeah… he’s only seven. Do you think he ate by himself?”47a9f4dd4c117172

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“Oh my, our daughter… you’re so thoughtful.”aeba9f7bfbd40f24

Dad stood up from his seat and hugged me. As I wrapped my arms around his neck, I could hear Mom’s voice next to me.781c78f3d3bb9a32

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“Don’t worry. Hugo is an S-class Esper, so the center director must be taking care of him.”677b79483168ef45

Mom added that ca5cd99275 since Hugo is 92b9a148aa such a valuable 175d0fc5b4 talent, he will 4c99351281 be treated well, a7b8ac3102 so there was b2e576bb76 no need to ffe70b5777 worry about him f507c8ea74 missing meals.f1f5f62d563469d5

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Thinking like 4f1355f0de a researcher d5bb492229 from the a5f71b76c5 science department.6740b5288d0c9796

Despite her f6226cf563 reassuring words, 18558d1a41 I hesitated. Mom gently stroked my 6ce7b82b98 cheek as I rested 33d12035fd my head on Dad’s 347c754244 shoulder.15ff47eb0860c9f7

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“If you’re still worried, let’s ask him to have a meal together next time.”e8bd45d9fc827ced

“…Okay.”46568c389d855eac

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Right. The next time 8eaf5b2f60 we meet, I’ll bdea369e93 ask him to 70cafbb072 have a meal cc82f6c516 together and get eab6ea7bf9 his contact info.9e9efe8af5c57295

As my 9745c5ae55 parents comforted c8c870ecd7 me, I a80d20b557 returned to 19d2d86184 the table 385fb8e386 and continued b232e0a499 my meal.89f6acbb272a0c88

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I finished 4c2e219b4c all the d8db065678 pork and 046c845a24 kimchi that 22642eaafb had been d9d377d2bc served to 49ee34d5ff me, but c2e8913db6 somehow, I c8ee61f74c still have 36393186f4 a rough 0011f6d687 feeling in 05ed5a597c my mouth.11d56194c798b455

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After meeting all three 3faca7d1b5 of the pair candidates, 436cb896f6 my hectic daily life 6f5eaab6b6 officially began.75d8749cf37a7f94

I had to 641c108dc7 attend guiding lessons 341a339ee4 and take turns ff13b46324 meeting with the e5e455cb37 three candidates.e7822dd2a929267c

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The expression“I was so busy I couldn’t catch my breath”felt like the perfect 7d82e21ebf fit.9ab5aa52b55c64dd

I was attending 9347530b31 a guiding class d947b4dc9a that day.08626f2cec9261f6

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The day before, 7151bf41e6 I had met d909304cf9 Philip, and we e4547cea10 awkwardly talked while e7253b39c7 eating the desserts ae0d84bc4b he had bought. And yesterday, 9d47fee7d5 I met 70d20f3c34 Daniel and 71797fe82b played a e5dc2161ff board game e01ed8bfa8 he brought 588bd5e772 while listening 599bc89029 to stories 5167bc4db4 about his fa42c37092 younger sister 44f5ec1e13 and the 7e6d0ce91a dog he 62310b6261 kept back 42087aa4b3 home.9732d6764049bde3

And today, 72d1310413 I was 663f22b7d6 supposed to 41194c5663 meet Hugo 1048fe1c95 after the d5cf392424 guiding class.d33ef89ebfa2a079

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“Now, place your hand here and try pushing a little bit of guiding energy in.”18955291fbcfc3d8

Camilla, who was explaining 03882b340c the guiding theory, pointed 389cba3e05 to the guiding measurement b0d8bf190c machine.28b80fefed2e4b51

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She is a B-class 32d7dc549c guide from Ohio Center’s 820d6c85b4 Guide Team 1 and 46f805a58d was in charge of 2e5509c068 my guiding training.8728632851ef1a83

Having already 24e7e4cfb8 trained in e16236a137 handling guiding 2b7e8d7335 energy in aee18dd5f0 the same 4bda71c334 way several b7b6a1a405 times, I 923a3ed140 familiarly placed fb1ac1aeef my hand 6e636f4524 on the 4ba9a01c13 machine.60faefb9857f7507

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“Guiding requires precise control. While guiding shock is an issue, we need to be more efficient with our guiding …”7d352e4ea028c64b

Camilla continued her a27d58181e explanation. It was something I 48775f7066 heard so many times d3038699e4 that it stuck in 5e8b2f64bb my ears.6bdee4e90dee3ed9

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In the original story, 0ee9c6fa87 the heroine, Isabella, adapted 7e834139b2 to her powers and 2d35e2996c was able to guide f76d86eecc within a day or 623bd8af13 two after awakening.242af66cc6a907fc

I don’t know whether 2919d7b7a3 it was due to 4f33a5fded a lack of talent a2c7f5807c or because my body 4856e751b7 was still too young. I still ebb1b33e42 haven’t been 25197edb69 able to 2c09cf2303 properly handle 3918dd02e9 my guiding fbbca06491 energy.b7b2114357386b5d

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“Ugh…”ba25b6c714d5eb70

“Good. Focus a little more and keep pushing.”48d5270499b5914f

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I looked at c94b590611 the graph displayed 8ac946d673 on the machine. The jagged numbers were 75b7cd0a9c stabilizing a little.c8d3c3306261183d

“Think of it as guiding a pair Esper. A little more gently. More, more gently.”771a4d850535a19c

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There are only candidates c404e80c58 and no pair has c2f3c73acf been decided, but Camilla f97d3e0007 was asking me to cc438a6e80 think of guiding a d0cbf2e079 pair Esper.627a02238710402a

At her 7a85c578b5 words, Hugo’s e837208cc0 pale face 1a81856a0c flashed through 8838e89d9b my mind.4ec2a1eaca05c12e

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Hugo, whose sight e2c1476e04 had been impaired c275c9f7b3 because of insufficient 8fd2217756 guiding. Hugo, sitting quietly 6c06efb903 with minimal movement, cae749ab0f his pale face f1798c1039 showing . Hugo, who d99c27c88e had never f66d1a7c04 smiled before 8950f34fe7 and whose 6260240466 smile was 5922e860c3 awkward when 854010d976 he tried.97d1cf46760ef1d0

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A warning sound blared 39a1397804 from the machine.4cbe0c544c666ce5

I snapped 3242836b8d back to 27226ef6eb reality and d9fd38a845 looked at d1a4626000 the screen. The graph was b5d09c60dd rapidly rising.999cfb36fb6948bb

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“Stop. Sophia, take your hand off,”68d6e28503f0001a

Camilla stopped the training. As I 06c0a52deb lowered my 369a1dee8b hand, she 7052ee335b spoke gently 6dc1264304 but firmly.5f086f64ae5cd48f

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“If this were an Esper instead of a machine, it would have caused guiding shock.”4905caf05d51abe7

She pointed at 1705e12dd4 the graph with cc1ac08ad0 her finger.  A graph showing how e2a9340b7c it spiked from the ce5b3a7df7 time I started thinking 7cad362cd7 about Hugo.2e8d8413371880be

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“I’m sorry, Guide Camilla…”8fbab50af735f2a8

I failed again today.cb0521c266796e3e

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I slumped f728ac2b34 my shoulders, bcb7bcade3 and Camilla’s ad2f432f3e face showed 23247d21f0 a hint 00c07f1566 of sympathy. She patted me on 68c7e7f8eb the back and handed da298e9445 me the ring.31131191e46c045e

“Don’t be so intimidated, Guide Sophia. You’re practicing hard, you’ll get the hang of it soon .”ae05c51f6fd1dcd7

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“… I hope so.”554849912717575d

“Shall we wrap up the training for today? Didn’t you say you were meeting a pair candidate later? What time was it again?”5410bbb8e7e87753

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Perhaps to appease me, 8864f1592e she retracted my attention, 29c8c2c1b2 and I looked helplessly 1f462cc799 at the digital clock 4e966e1482 on the wall.c033a63a20e6aad5

It was 7eb59d90c9 2:37 PM.0d46a589f71ab89d

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My meeting c0aa3c0984 with Hugo a6159d482a was at dc0e9aee7c 3:00 PM.6b20237d50d2f947

“Three o’clock.”5de365a03202e080

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“Then, let’s call it a day. I’ll take care of the clean-up here, so you go ahead.”e732f1f43d50269f

“Yes. Guide Camilla. See you tomorrow.”5e9a628c0ed5098a

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Camille waved e81c7857d5 at me. I waved back 81eb20d79b before heading out 10105a066c of the training 346b338b33 room.6e5eb9b93147ed10

When I opened the 1c10d403db door, I saw my 1d19db3809 escort Esper standing against 43f14f6483 the wall a few 4af3cbbd0c meters away. Once he 6bb990cf7e noticed the 1e42c59829 ring on e31c165738 my finger, 58d724ad4f he approached 703ef6f416 me.59443556b6c45e01

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