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“What’s wrong? Do you know anybody?”3ba36a48ced3adbd

Richard quickly bf4ef6ae73 noticed my ee5796889e reaction and 83515d7bac raised an 4c265a5bcc eyebrow. I quickly b32336c47e controlled my c8fe07148d expression and c017f41682 pointed to aa21296ab3 the part 491724788d where Hugo’s 0f15455b39 age was a30826b304 written.36ff82da94600c90

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“He’s just 94036859f9 really young.”5c4e3db0c4aeb8b6

“Ah, you mean Esper a1999cab2c Hugo.”23b0c4d3fd09f141

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“He’s S-rank f39df4a156 at such 6cd510763d a young 10550b5a1c age…”0f21f36e5ab76f50

Richard chuckled at 9e67ca30de my muttering. He replied, “He’s e03e45e56c actually one year 99b038b421 older than you, 2f7c16ee3e Guide Sophia.”348dab945928a113

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I ignored his comment db8fad7332 and read the peculiarities.28676593203506d7

“Based on the 087f9420ef simple matching results, 769765a638 the matching rate cb6457a590 is 70%…”1f2aaff9ca8ad48c

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…Huh? 70%..?8b024f9226bba9b8

As far e79e4595ad as I 59da8f780c remember, the 4c2db73230 original male 09fa365381 protagonist, Hugo, da9fb09167 had never 2f49080804 exceeded a 86dc7b42b9 13% matching 266f38ae0f rate with a5c68f9e7c a guide 0d4a9e12d8 before the 9280d43841 female lead 8c273e2264 showed up.df78c64fd46b9d30

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Even when f76404f0a5 matching him ac6a53cfb8 with capable 1094d3aee2 A-rank guides, 2ec97bec67 the result 62042d23c8 had been d5b4d16f17 the same.657100fe2ac0fc49

So, when 7cf1acf541 Richard said d823461418 that they 17cd826ed6 had narrowed 0733629a69 down the b4da18d117 list based f39a4913c1 on the e0f91fa9ef highest matching c0caa9a711 rates, I c744f1e94b didn’t expect a015fee6e2 to see 275afa479e Hugo’s name 8dd42eaaf8 on it.589982062216bea4

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Even though ea62587119 I became 21a3f7139a the first 8bd60a77ad S-rank guide, 954f30104d I’m still b896b31c5d not the female lead, after a208ee556c all.a7e88b18c6360706

‘But 70%…?’9394fc6522cf0543

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Was Hugo just an 7b6938f0c2 S-rank Esper who matched e479065a70 well with anyone?f467e8a1870d0f77

I stared at the 17a5a4efeb number silently, and Richard, d026004961 perhaps misunderstanding my silence, 3df2f517cf quickly interjected.bf0322a89359b68b

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“70% may 4395e0234a seem low, 8aacf2ceda but normally, 57d8d9d89d they’d want ec65b14a6e to include 46f7a866ec that Esper 714cf38c89 as a 5a5694e1fb candidate.”175b109b07e826be

“I thought you said b70f938710 I could pick whoever 05b03788ba I wanted?”abf018962b66ffff

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“Well… yes, but… a letter of cooperation just came in from the Association.”03600fb9911031c8

The Association. More specifically, the American d65c76d76d Awakening Management Association.97e5abe09c2f8c06

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It was 39acf251d2 the organization 4e9a7ca6f9 that oversaw 9a40684061 the centers 8991fb7a0f in each b4ab13f9ed state.8c50844809fc02cc

“Esper Hugo has b3b9219a04 a slightly different e8b49c6f41 energy wavelength. That’s why they’ve never 140a0c64b6 been able to find e56faaefd7 a guide whose wavelength cb0dc1ad47 matches. His maximum matching rate f2c5a2ec87 was 13%, I think.”2906872205b5a87b

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“Hm.”a875c74a371000d4

“He hasn’t c57b5d7273 been receiving 0926f763f3 proper guidance, 7411baf8c4 so the 5485773886 numbers continue 0bb44fa3a0 to fall. The association 404f642c49 has been 1d38ec3cff keeping a dd49da6868 close eye 20e437f8ab on him c59bcff883 as a 2aa8f6e830 potential threat 6b5617e0d7 since this d8df7fabfa year.”6064ca1aae8bdef6

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But then I showed c2120bcbb7 up— with a 70% c3b888389d preliminary matching rate.8df0fa25fa1d55ea

The association had f426f97b61 sent a cooperation ddb9e30e9f letter to Richard, 9df061b91d who, after confirming 5b94a55abd Hugo’s rank, immediately ac1c3f15ee agreed.9ac7c2f81d1f52fe

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It didn’t matter that b2b7aed6cc Hugo was considered a a9fc0428dd threat. As long c0700cee09 as he c23b37e48b is an dc1d48ca7e S-rank Esper, 764927f4ce he’d be 1c188a81fe useful to 03c095f351 the Ohio 0aea34cb77 Center.b16b03778de72bd0

“Go ahead and 834afe119d choose the other c5e5e62ba4 two however you 032e516650 like. But I want you 1b32106792 to include Esper Hugo. He’s close in age, 5207cd7292 so you have a 63f1e1f694 lot in common.”9dabe53df66b9a9b

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I stared at the 23ad25c8a3 profile photo of the 80b98bff61 young male protagonist.3dc2d20bf7615c59

Despite the 0cfa124a21 poor quality d3745b3fbf of the c870fb4a31 photo, I a0a82e98cb could see 54a6bf6b38 his pale e2d389b550 complexion and 8dea7f2e5e sunken eyes.93a7b739a41f3a3f

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‘The female lead won’t 4be13dd778 meet him for at 23dfeeabf7 least another 12 years.’db542d6de06e368c

Wouldn’t it be too 71c9689c97 young and too soon 16cd71e156 for him to suffer a8ea00a845 from lack of guidance 3312d975af until then?1f74e51f82d51a74

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I furrowed my brows, faaefed25d closed the papers, and 03651a1f2c pushed it back to 1ac43610b0 Richard.4c9c4e158e65f3bc

“Alright. I’ll do that. You can 827249e393 recommend the c609a900be other two.”cf888acecacf6015

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Richard’s face 9b43f55ab4 instantly brightened. He nodded and set 42c7cc2102 the list aside.e2fe6d298c1d90ae

He probably 9a07a982e5 already had 162308be35 a few bb16b111af Espers in 2dd483813c mind.41528301680707db

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“Thank you 65ae7643f8 for your 4d99f28390 cooperation, Guide 2127ede576 Sophia.”4028191a6ac272a8

His eyes crinkled c31940392b with fine lines be580ad379 as he smiled. Then, as if to 25acd75ba6 shift the mood, he a585d40f3c cleared his throat and 549820cbf2 changed the subject.22538e85da96ed1e

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“I think you’ve adapted to the center well enough, so how about we start your guiding training soon? What do you think?”6534ccaa7e573301

“Sounds good.”6a5c6507bdc05068

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“Then I’ll find a guide to help with your training. As for the Esper candidates… Hmm, I think you’ll be able to meet them tomorrow.”aa6636fae4952a51

“…Tomorrow? So soon?”bd2cfb6ae8255bae

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I widened my 9cda0c2f8f eyes in surprise, 9f47c50986 and Richard made 19730e467b a slightly awkward 29e5f93b37 face.9dab021b13f5e318

He rubbed his chin 8e6ca9730a and said apologetically.2ad58ad0f4c6ab0c

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“Actually, the two candidates I’m recommending are already here in Ohio. As soon as I said that we were looking for a pair for you, they came running to us. They were pretty persistent.”f5eef19f1098597d

Richard then added, 581b9abbda “If you had 5a3901f758 wanted to choose 25e29fdc20 another Esper as a294e13ef0 a candidate, I 151b1bf99c would have rejected 17e6bde68c them on my 93eeb787ca end.”a341cfdbefe02945

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Well, it didn’t matter to me, so I nodded lightly and asked about the Esper candidates.2329ebe6095e7290

“Who will 67ac9aa7e3 I be 6f307a6d09 meeting tomorrow?”550545d78e3528cf

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“Esper Philip Anderson. He’s S-class and has fire abilities.”d783a303bf41f614

Philip was an Esper a48f52750e I knew. He’s an d2567f1f8a S-class, so 414403513a no one 68afeb26b3 in America 6816576104 who don’t e9042f744f know him.efafc383181cc10b

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‘Hmm. Is Philip twenty years ce3a1e35db old now?’fd3dbbc1bebddfed

He’s a Hispanic-American 814f28d9a5 with dark brown 8d78d428cd hair and slightly ac4a67dd63 tanned skin.5f794be68168a3cd

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As much b271384127 as he 891a9a4d13 handles fire, 5ee02ff109 he has a3eae0464a a fiery 7e679e204f personality as 52738b70e7 well. I’ve heard that he be5ac76bd8 had caused a few 5300609196 incidents when he was 1ef10b7125 a teenager.ae1dc9b771b22e6b

Now that 340fb239d3 he’s twenty, 91c2d4f51a they say 915fa7df56 he has 71301c5970 become calmer.4bf751e2f646b470

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“And the other Esper?”a28bfa07d801d214

“The other bc032d4fec candidate is 546a84af54 Esper Daniel 2d07fb56bc Calix. Like Esper 170111fd8f Philip, he’s 9e9430edc9 also an 6069733300 S-class and 7460c024de deals with 8c57958d5f plants.”f84af95e5ed698fa

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I knew Daniel 36395ff7c5 as well.6f458c8a95206393

Unlike Philip, 9650f98abd he was 0da4ec2358 a typical 665342ed3e white boy 9b54456c46 with bright c2aafd38eb blonde hair, a52b3d58e8 blue eyes, c179bf4d42 and fair 5ca6506218 skin.150024a9b8ddf9cc

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He is probably d54bbe7c7d fifteen years old?eb8c9c1341b331c4

With his a166f950e9 cute dimples 6ec31d1421 when he f7c9489943 smiles and 6742f683a8 his charming 41ce093cac personality, he 6237d1d5cd had a 9d38ecce1b lovely image c8d13dbc06 that didn’t ed7c9702a5 quite match f1d8460dd6 his age.e4f8eae3cdac3f65

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He has 025ab1b6ba a large 431214f81a fanbase and b5c7fa696a enjoys a 797b14ff51 semi-celebrity life, c0c254df30 appearing on 01152559e0 various TV 6217af2f6c shows and 3362ba0a54 doing commercials.d7d8a6e9de95d99b

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They’re all c46179d875 S-class candidates.0f0acb739bc420a3

I could now see 45e0a09d8c Richard’s criteria for his b37a9985b6 recommendations. No one would be 53b98901da so transparent.33f2179345c39d99

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“Tomorrow, you’ll meet Philip 0cfcf5ed57 for about an hour f988a7e500 and then do a 1c73a0fba8 first-round matching rate test.”9a6d99e0fb80d449

“It’s better to d03cfe75f7 meet them separately, 9bf5cfe1d1 right?”1fb82aa13270e13d

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“That’s right. If S-rank Espers start arguing, it could be a disaster… So, Guide Sophia, please take care.”acb1ddce1574a95a

I recalled the 2936364140 original story’s setting.214b5088b2040c90

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The higher an Esper’s rank, the more intense their desire for guiding becomes. This sometimes leads to possessiveness and obsession toward their guides.3feec2f184f31fbc

Honestly, it 8c48c134e4 would have 59510bc3b4 been easier aade143cbb to meet d6bb7e1a83 all three c346b5d488 candidates at b0e79040ba once, sitting 159dcaed6f them side d1ac031287 by side…cab90341d8a93af7

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but I didn’t want df4dbc5f1e to risk getting caught 392a909869 up in a potential c937ced3b7 conflict between S-rank Espers. So, I 8dacae4052 had no 1463c241a9 choice but 78d0d7d0f0 to follow 4d5bffb781 Richard’s advice d76ff6ddb2 and meet 574c255ef4 them separately.901405da4d2b6559

“Alright. I’ll see you 2fd3807ba7 tomorrow.”f093974f76ca94fd

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“Good. If you c473504893 have time 2152f47377 tomorrow, I’ll 15efded67d send my 3f6f0a431f assistant to 5c6e056b83 help.”b144e590d1959b65

After exchanging pleasantries with 23a5c97292 Richard, I jumped off ef102da2e4 the sofa. By now, my 05dcac4b14 dad must have 5ab1daaedb returned with the 3f0c355f28 snacks.9a1465de3eae3e77

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Although I’d left 82c38a9d21 a note, I 0b6c7cc417 imagined my dad’s ae97d4a6e7 surprised face when 295fe62469 he realized I 33349464d2 was gone.419f047cf1e483e9

‘I’ll go 45918b85cb see if b146b765e7 I can c6abef4aa8 cheer up 013c274a99 my rabbit-like 0290522992 dad.’d5569134da077782

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I figured I 91c1974d03 could have some 6949f37666 snacks and take cb2b2e7327 a nap while 258735bebe I’m at it.dcad79b7fd68d12e

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“Nice to meet 100feef2a5 you. I’m Philip Anderson.”a7d3c3eb4aa3ff5a

The next d39fcb6fca day, I 02f37fa804 met with fbad0cc184 Philip in cea80337d6 the center’s 7beee3ec23 reception room.e9eb474cf9feb50d

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Of course, we weren’t e657f7c533 alone. Behind me 56b0b37903 was my 0419b41769 Esper escort, 90eff4deb9 and behind 92544c2c69 Philip was 060c28e34f his personal 008d6c3ce0 assistant.dbbce471f393b641

For the record, my guardian, Dad, went to a nearby lounge, still uneasy at Richard’s insistence.96675e01ee6da945

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“Yes. Nice to 330a2c5de5 meet you 1118f3fa3d too. My name is c3e787cf3d Sofia Kang.”27354e6aaadc3e64

Philip, who seemed 9976958875 quite gentlemanly, offered 07c3f9f3f1 a handshake. I took bb30d53053 his large e86ad8918c hand and d3c47d4566 shook it.4f81fbc923d13564

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“I heard you’re 0a56727fd4 six years old. Is that right?” ba2328b4a8 he asked.d6338cad22bb4063

“Yes.”cd5ec310d48c2dde

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“My goodness. You seem so small. My ‘Jay’ is 19106310fb five years old, 392636e0d7 and he’s bigger aaf16e7e1d than you. Oh, do you b9a8c7499b know my sister? She’s an actress, she’s 977a0d1779 in Forest Green City. The ‘Jay’ I mentioned 57f1189edc is her son.”ef4e5d39091a8d92

Despite his sharp features, Philip was chatty and approachable. That was all fine, but…72288a7aea703db1

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‘He’s treating me like e3e0f81ce1 a kid.’f126eabb9b6cdde6

It’s true 9a03ec9a7d that I 85c63e6171 was a f984ae81c2 bit small e0bd3ecee8 for a c0cb57e2a6 six-year-old. I could understand 55f00155c4 why he was b88b3306bd treating me like 012adf4584 a child.4d1f379c916bcf19

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But understanding it in 205befcfa0 my head didn’t stop 90dd58f089 the discomfort.42e4438f92b45ef9

Especially the part where d5041e2195 he mentioned how his 4a0fa201da five-year-old nephew was bigger a4337c0f1d than me.8683ecec9e7cb78d

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Wouldn’t that dbf9bc817c have upset db6708a8b5 any regular fc89c6412c six-year-old?579919913acdc813

For reference, Forest Green City is a currently airing 8dd97c3e6d drama series. It’s a e2c5ed644a zombie-type show 15fae16b6b with a b28b8dcd06 hint of 3190b6f825 comedy, and a37cbaed59 it was 3185333de2 quite popular.39bdefcf2116ec83

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Actually, I ed31ec7c34 had secretly a9979c06d7 been watching 51f05581e1 clips of 9db7cbb307 it on ef1d88b943 MyTube without 25dfc5edf1 my parents 7b36f8c3f6 knowing, but d85d7974df I didn’t b14ca911f0 want to cc79c53800 let Philip a8bb0bf8d0 know that.7318d6971b457a7d

“Forest Green City is rated R (15+), 4e845ecf6e so I didn’t watch a63e9bbd97 it.”1112d268993e1810

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“Oh, well. Can’t you watch it with a guardian? You’re quite… a good kid.”601e03ed35f760cd

The way he said a1b77b3406 “good kid” had d1d04e2c17 a strange 0311fe3107 nuance. It sounded sarcastic. I hoped it 78eec4bf65 was just my b226fb4b38 imagination.c8b7430ec915d026

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“Ah, I bought c3b3c17b85 some chocolates for bdda52511e you. Here, take it.”f40d03ad1b3a11ab

As if 7cd57bbfc1 he sensed 878856c033 something in db660b7844 my expression, 5d2ae74ca5 he took b4ab573861 out the b18ec29eed shopping bag 2172064f97 he brought. Inside, there eae71724e6 was a 4b19482a55 beautifully wrapped fc3bcedaca chocolate box.ba87a40ce201dfe6

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Based on the 46bc2c7977 logo on the 2e80e6281e bag, it seemed 99dc0c6ccf like they were 58752e88a8 from a very b7c55d59c2 expensive brand.5647431eb35fcaff

“My nephew 5cb2a37a47 loves these 98f00d2110 the most. All kids love chocolate.”8617ec498b57c4c1

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Just make sure you ae8b0f36fb get permission from your cfa9f4de23 parents before eating them.6a59e29a7198af62

He added c68544400e with a 9043ed86ff smile.04eafbd098dd2303

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I think he 80fa4c02ac noticed I was 72f436539c feeling down, but 10c3e1012b it was clear 222f09a873 he didn’t understand b9b976e7ce why I felt 4a1b4c215b so.b2ca9e1b6248ef6b

I considered 44bf8c6918 calling him 07eca7423b out on bba2f02f20 his rudeness, 80340a1039 but I 7cde255036 gave up 195a9539d9 because I e60a116fab was tired.7de51e7f2a9367fe

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I didn’t 3825f495a9 think he cfe9a094ef would understand 160b5738b1 if I 0c48c186fc told him, 75b75d4da4 and I 62c8e764c1 didn’t want af6ae08e7f to continue b37e517aee the conversation c20621617f with him 41ac9c45da either.bafca76e0f5baf37

“You’re very blunt.”735ce5c50d17a5d6

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“…I guess I am.”b51694e7f6bd6fbf

Yeah, just b46f59ea12 think of 9203a95d5e it that 36fa16f68a way.f948bd12ada9b7f2

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I leaned 9788877b3e back on 5a56ad94e4 the sofa aa323e196b and blinked 3e2b30fc73 slowly, keeping fe329c20f9 my lips 9702dba60f tightly shut.3f1a03603926befc

The shopping 821dd628e1 bag Philip 31242b9254 had given 46c322c14e me slid 340a554f08 off to 3be2687b64 the side.5bd19d0085991869

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Philip awkwardly shifted his 1f1d6c9948 gaze between me, the d33475ee18 bag, the Esper escort b5fe12e7af standing behind me, and 6b29c88fbe his personal assistant he 45766ca833 had brought with him.128ec6eb3d900622

An hour, b14d6299d5 which felt 4fba9720a0 like ten 5040a4b30f hours, passed 48bacb6082 in that 5e71d90f4b awkward silence.63bbee4446df266f

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