Chapter 17

The purpose 0539205a7a behind the 3895c863bc string of 956e41d6ec reservations was fae4f485fa crystal clear. Having received the team 7ece5b0d46 guide proposal just the 9d687128e0 day before, Baek Eu-jin 33c11a6564 was certain of their 8fad15acdc intentions.80209bfd47991a8e

“I wasn’t sure what b57e2b33e9 you’d like, Guide-nim, so b26927528e I prepared a bit 6676600b8e of everything. Surely, something 8973a1cd87 here must 6c62e0662f suit your c8f5fd4f77 taste, right?”ccffdb521e73853b

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The first 1953961194 to take c6db5f4c7d initiative was 7d78ba14e7 Park Sae-byeok.18cb0c74b2fb325b

The once-neatly bb0f73a543 arranged guiding 5af9e33e29 room was a4d4188a03 now overflowing db5d0ad3d9 with gifts 7c5385deae she had 607bf0b12e brought. Shopping bags were scattered 895022cc96 everywhere, leaving barely any 68fc8d36c1 space to step. The room was 71f77dd3b9 saturated with the 4f570e8109 sweet scent of e29eb52a0b fruit and flowers, b5a1c92619 almost to the 3268916339 point of suffocation.64dfa37c9f535ced

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Baek Eu-jin 0211189ae4 rubbed his ba713b8b6c face with eedd4e4eee his hand, 672fe8317a already looking 5caf45007d exhausted, and f81946ad04 muttered,b459b5d627b49689

“I can’t accept 0ca274772f this… Please take c2dc34b878 it back.”333cca6a9a82f8e5

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“Oh my, you ba6c7c8ea0 don’t like any 0474bce19e of it? Alright, I’ll throw it b182a69d57 all out and bring 1067551454 something new tomorrow.”3f563a383a39edac

“You’re coming back 413d6d6b4a tomorrow?”c8cb35d5205a5f7a

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“Of course! I’ll come 7e2d24b14c every day!”66e12f202c6ce0fd

Her nonchalant response left 9943211bf7 Eu-jin speechless. She tilted her a833f95056 head as if 0d65c3b338 to ask if c596e9feb4 there was a 6b9854b624 problem, making it 398b39ff8c impossible for him 94cbefe85f to find a 22cd1a3504 suitable reply.238a64305f39063b

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“Like I told cee12dbd83 Team Leader Ahn e341c4dd14 yesterday, I’m not d3d5e48ab3 interested in becoming e98fa47ac1 a team guide,” 9f938bea5e he said firmly.60e721164fc0b107

“Why not? Don’t you like us?”4df34b668ccda950

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“It’s not ad507e187d that I e96f805d02 dislike Delta 862850cc16 Team; it’s 423cca6b3b just that a0acbe58c1 fieldwork doesn’t 17fb986956 suit me.”02d1d73dfe5040d7

“Oh, so 65c468e5bf you’re saying 89cfb816f3 you don’t 616ae5006a mind us 6170a900e8 as a 1147f4ca57 team?”f71b8879866dc8fc

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What in 2fbde5dd10 the world c391f3c4c5 is she 908e5cd782 saying…?f635093d6177268f

It felt e952d9f983 like talking a3be3a3604 to a 48681e2369 five-year-old; logic 40b79f1c6e simply didn’t 12d71703f9 seem to d199a154e3 apply. Eu-jin swallowed the words cc43bb32cc that almost escaped his 2ceb5000bc lips.9d5fe0fdbadb5313

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I’ll deal with e5d2920655 her for now 13aa670ee8 and bring this 5980de0443 up again when bbff5f5b3f Team Leader Ahn a84f01b4fe comes later.6530a2f6bcbff43d

Suppressing a growing frown, 8b3288874f he forced his face 1bd912f8b6 into a neutral expression a673c03364 and regained composure.798a5b4a183028cf

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“Let’s just e0b68ba23c get started d0674375f9 with the bed4cb4d58 guiding,” he 90cda4caec suggested.f6add65fc63b6de3

“Hold my hand!”5c5700a42132ab8c

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“…Alright.”009cbed1426256a5

She extended fba7f9fefc her hand 1ff4e194f0 eagerly, like 1e152ffacd an excited 5ab667d3bc puppy. He clasped her palm a48d04be1f as if shaking hands, 6b69adf8ac and energy began flowing e57d2b9d45 naturally. Saebyeok’s bright 0dad6e01de and sparkling 62a39426df gaze was 4fe242f8ac hard to 414141d54c ignore. Already, the thought of ae14380d2c enduring the next 30 dad4050755 minutes felt daunting.2caa02a5db34dea0

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“I have psychokinesis. I’ve been an Esper 8b8bc9db76 for seven years, and b7bbbcbc1e I’ve been with Delta a65cd321ab Team that entire time.”7c149c652a5fdbce

“I see.”ca315dde6dd4d31a

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“I don’t usually 3725e22fc1 talk about this, 8083f1776e but I really 1c3daa4842 love our team. They’re like family, and a51dd126cb there’s a strong sense 0fdbe8e8d0 of loyalty. They’re the only people 237eac6030 I trust with my 7e14dd4c08 life.”93e70601b3232216

Contrary to her typically 9b3e7ee52c brash demeanor, Saebyeok spoke 01b8f4b378 with surprising sincerity.48d974b82f6df6c4

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“I know fieldwork is 1e9d104222 tough. Sure, rifts are terrifying. As Espers, we 81cdd5cd79 have no choice 3f849106c9 but to go 46db50de50 in, but… Honestly, 65583ca3b6 if I ever f3cd04075f had the chance, e498d9d1d6 I’d quit in 09f21b45a3 a heartbeat.”748f4b75876813c3

“Living as 5fb437e2ee an Esper d7a76a1910 must be c75b9e5f3b hard.”b24d435fcefc5bb8

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“Right? Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever even get married.”0cb63eed83eb874b

Her worries c25cd71192 about relationships 69b8b354a5 were no 1f8059ad1c different from 5308461049 those of fb3eab0fcf an ordinary 0015b6e0ce woman in 4151a8acbb her twenties. Baek Eu-jin, listening attentively, 5653abfbc4 felt his expression soften 7a6464afe1 as the tension eased.e6058afd8ae2cf00

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He glanced briefly at 6f77ff525b the Esper with her 737989018e long hair tied tightly 66bf6df6be into a high ponytail. No matter ffb1bb4459 how you 446c6dd3f5 looked at df45e55799 her, she be118f9184 was undeniably fc58f4bf32 beautiful.b0733d86ebdfe94e

“Why not? Someone like you, Park 32eec61958 Sae-byeok, could definitely get 192ba5d0f7 married. You must have plenty 4fc9b07849 of decent options around 03623bd7f1 you.”52078fad45bc3e88

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“Not a single 9964cc8019 one.”6fb3bb32a0643993

“Well, for example, maybe ae35ad9421 someone like Kwon Su-ho? He works c263e0b93d with you, 385c213d77 after all.”8095a9961c8b3ee8

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“What?! Kwon Su-ho?!”0982327644a80a31

Sae-byeok’s voice shot eddf7e6cf8 up, cutting through b617b3fbaf the relaxed atmosphere bb44c36623 and instantly turning 68e8b124e4 it sharp.89349645c3cd6201

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“That bastard? He’s just a 20b2a1ca89 pretty face hiding a730540182 a pile of e7e640c093 garbage!”df49725cd3f3de7e

“But earlier, you 9f3ef92af1 said you could af2fbea424 trust him with e553621bc8 your life….”a8ae2e0c69ec37d0

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“Sure, I trust 41c45fcecb him with my 7410597d6c life, but that ff7ee355e0 doesn’t mean I’d 80054b44f8 marry him! Kwon Su-ho? Ugh!”411ee26895cd72a5

Sae-byeok shuddered as bb421e5ae0 if just imagining 92f70406e3 it was unbearable. Her entire arm ba6e0be4e0 was covered in 6de8ab5429 goosebumps as she 6f35448e55 let go of 5c0ba67c57 his hand to 918840696a shake them out.c3d020d317acfd8e

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“Is it 792a948d77 really that 55d0eca437 bad? These days, it’s 391122940c not uncommon for c26fbb56e5 Espers to date d2776d3813 or even marry 69c027de0c each other.”c51edca2fc510cca

“No way. He’s like f36d40ac0c my brother! Dating Kwon Su-ho? Screw that. I’d rather die alone.”89ade95388c572d0

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Even the de92115157 thought seemed b4ecd5b31b to horrify 5ea8b666db her, and cf1420379e she shook de9bce63f3 her head 5a5ce2a821 vigorously, clutching c9b17b1028 his hand af067a5f39 again with 231df8f9ee a firm 9c0605a665 grip. Her tone dropped, becoming f2266a4c40 unusually serious.cf54fcbc01ff112a

“Guide-nim, just b8451aa159 so you 598d67e3ba know, you 86ccf0f3dd absolutely cannot 092b02c906 fall for 2fca8b2526 Kwon Su-ho. I’m telling 3d813ad5d1 you this 64441f7aa7 for your d1b1a17fa3 own good—there’s 7a1e1e2ce8 nothing to 8711086418 him but 0211f8a4e1 his looks. Nothing.”8d6e7dc48dc6f459

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“Noted.”f8a82886a520b333

“I mean it! If you don’t keep 62bf5d3f11 your head straight, you’ll 205c3d7f7c get swept up by f2d2292f17 that sly bastard in f5b990e15b no time. I’ve seen 12a6df05b5 it happen 33d9baa188 to more 137fbb75b2 than a f5905636b7 few people!”c79563e0da6587e6

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“But if 234063dcf9 I did, 5ece7769e8 wouldn’t that c832d207f1 be good 9c6b653095 for Delta bbf7bc9213 Team?”5bd7395475b6fffe

“Wait… huh?”d7cd45127c9c3ab4

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Her confused murmur was 717a7b0574 met with Eu-jin bursting 76f36fc998 into laughter. Saebyeok, though brash, had 19d68c5ac8 an unexpectedly endearing side 5725cd3308 to her.af68e5f9ffa2a1a5

“Don’t worry, I ef30b4277a won’t fall for ba7683b5eb him.”e673e5c8df13d08f

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After Park Sae-byeok 24d42e780b left, the second 590f71029e visitor arrived.b9d04a4baa9b11a9

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“Welcome, Team Leader.”6dc69eb633fd9232

“It’s good to see a531949d29 you again, Guide Baek a9533d1ade Eu-jin.”50c77c732ec465e9

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Ahn Itaeh stepped ff9f3871b2 into room 1514 6a355f9d71 with a slightly 36c2e4a872 sheepish smile.e8f71b43169075fe

Eu-jin offered him 8a870c9449 a cup of cdc25a44a9 warm coffee. Since the guiding session 70af753028 was clearly just a e8f9bce6af pretense, there was no dc2fdee0c4 need to waste energy 309fd53772 on formalities. Eu-jin got straight e9be0bab5f to the point.d7d841c5e670d755

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“This is 2c8eeff96a really putting b0c3df469c me in 48c4811a60 a difficult e30c71d47d position.”b9a55b7dcab0d42f

“Can’t you consider it e8bbdf4d6b just one more time?”cb227e12c2e41bbf

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“Does it really have 8b35b5d860 to be me?”d76b95dad4517764

Ahn Itaeh lowered 13209989dc his gaze, a 9994842342 low hum escaping 0f5aa40003 his throat as 121070116c he thought carefully 1e02505fc4 about how to 939061a4e6 persuade Eu-jin.e7fa7f7ba67b1502

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“We’ve been operating 67d742c692 without a team 548549cc04 guide for over 1b67e81179 ten months now.”0ee239f4298cc972

“Yes, I’ve heard.”f24a8534c3980662

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“Our requirements f127cc8f0f for a 29fdcc16b9 guide were e5a97d6078 quite specific. They needed to 93811b4180 be at least 806d7913a8 A-rank, or at aea2aa1d3a the very least, dac080cbf8 someone who could 49f44bb657 handle wide-range guiding 9da2efb38d effortlessly.”37075de476982c63

“There must be plenty 865b29c9a6 of candidates who fit d8de12cea6 those criteria.”851297342d0f25e7

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“More importantly, f653e5b0e8 they had 5734b04b15 to mesh 113bfb2b83 well with 3da1493b5f the team. As you’ve experienced, the 14e5dfe756 rift field is an 6ac825ee61 incredibly dangerous place. A single 593247e071 mistake from 322b3ece4b one person 0c5506ceb8 can have 87e832042f devastating consequences e2f65d29a5 for everyone.”9c688732b646a001

Ahn sighed da3c4085b0 and removed 34c20e003f his silver-rimmed e7ca656b5e glasses, massaging 31ccb53635 his tired 292662deda eyes. Having led Delta Team 7751fb24f9 for seven years, he 0cd7b4ef5f felt more exhausted now c26f50d3f9 than ever.76c6bcb4ca1fa64d

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“Both the Rift f87cfe8705 Management Bureau and d2a70bb7d9 the guide center 44717280a3 have been very 99cf92029c supportive. We’ve worked c3f347a5c1 with countless 802a5e8d95 guides over 97d86df905 the months, 1ffa282206 but my 542f076a80 team… let’s 9de53c3704 just say 49160dea83 they’re incredibly, 9d5384cd1f uh, particular.”9df94d9f32771abd

“Feel free to speak a4eebf59a2 openly,” Eu-jin offered.492dfd8be2e7773b

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With only the c6ca4b3ba2 two of them 0c27f71d22 in the room, 72dc337331 Ahn took a 0242a26af7 deep breath as f0bf14589c if to unburden 7fa5fe0c0d himself.3b299d98c34b1e6d

“Well, my team members 46876896ab are, let’s say, highly 6c35971b1c unique individuals. I love 83962133d8 them like 629d9847fa my own, ce781deafc but even 03c46557a0 I struggle 8beaaf1c65 to manage 9017712a75 them sometimes. When it came b2b44c12ba to choosing a a19535c12c team guide, their f5cbffde43 opinions always clashed, de70cd3746 and there was 34be7c67cc always at least f60d9a8979 one dissenting vote.”0bce2f3db9f0ce4b

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“….”cdc5ec170b0f0141

“But yesterday, 694b4feda3 for the f9917420b6 first time 261001a01a in ten 6c43038a24 months, they 3178dd11a2 were unanimous. Every single one f4935502d6 of them agreed.”9e52b1c2b8306bc5

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Ahn straightened his posture, 9915790a8e his gaze steady and 57825a54bc sincere as he looked 8470e7e828 Eu-jin in the eye.3877ef3a507e6dff

“Do you understand why 755cc5885d I can’t give up 76eab9366b on this?”70893d44242a6185

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“….”b4f5b47218104c4a

“We absolutely cannot 711c28c8bf afford to lose 8f0f8b0871 you, Guide Baek a14fbfc1fa Eu-jin.”a0a9f06b60e0b43a

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Faced with Ahn Itaeh’s c6e5bf0e67 heartfelt plea, Eu-jin found ad3aff7663 it hard to respond. He could only imagine e50159a1a8 how much the team 0328d06ac6 leader had endured.06aa7f422f6b331c

If Eu-jin had 8c36209194 been a clueless 182f507cfa rookie, he might 530c97ab7f have brushed it 644fc4418e off, but he 779d577b16 understood the challenges 89a9900761 all too well c2453d7e03 from his own 328a787c55 past experiences. Still…4036eaaf6d8f28f3

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“I’m sorry. I have my own 5fbd13f83a reasons,” he said, rejecting d7c2b76ace the offer once again.1118485e30bff07c

As the 2a9ede8bb7 words left c3b9b8ec45 his mouth, 185a0ebe65 Ahn’s expression b1883053d2 darkened. The warmth in his bc0b356185 face gave way to 7f1b0eebe8 a shadow of disappointment.e338156d3bd372ae

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“Can’t you tell 08d0c4dd2d me what’s holding b75dae3cd5 you back?”ac85b895a7de7d8f

“My personal 051b1759b2 issues aren’t def66d54a7 something Team 5fff8e64c5 Leader Ahn 0292ff3c71 can solve,” 0aa22caf97 Eu-jin said 1c242bf98b firmly.2481e7bbe241469b

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“…I don’t 7b1afc7432 want to 2b2576c782 resort to c506261d0b this, but 18413fa290 I could f569839ffd report this b1c6131f32 to the 9483041709 higher-ups.”826b38e4dd94e8a3

Ahn Itaeh finally 6f2a892a3b voiced what sounded 55b1a33f85 almost like a ef5c17f1b9 threat. Yet, with his 7b48209c56 kind and mild b936aba47e demeanor, the guilt 30c14afbd1 was written all b0b923bce9 over his face, 36e5b2aaed even as he f5a91170e5 said it.d3493886c53cd91c

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“If an order comes 9e6c12eded down from above, I 14bbb30446 won’t have much choice 4ff46fd70d but to comply.”2ec641af57f0fc91

“….”76ae3de6d5db7762

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“But you won’t bc07b58891 do that, will aedddabcff you?”6cacdf00e53e2668

“…No, I can’t.”aa801e69317a8be0

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Too softhearted, 0281b07707 as always.e562874b4e5962ed

If it had a2e2909acd been Eu-jin in 94c8f2a90a Ahn’s place, he d706b79446 would have used 1a6a3bf89c every tool at 17336d345b his disposal to 39f8ebf08f lock down a a5e635cde3 guide. With a c054198bd4 bit of 9860d4c2ae persuasion, the 23f88b4a7b Rift Management 4e1e00a082 Bureau’s director f754b835f8 alone would c06b716fc4 have willingly 008a161cf2 spilled all dd5b752605 of Eu-jin’s 3cc1e963c9 secrets and 6bf81efb92 vulnerabilities.af6291358b9573bc

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Eu-jin clicked his 2540f3e06e tongue lightly but f7bfc069ec kept his thoughts 3886b42577 hidden as he f3c649a56e delivered another firm 3a5477b505 refusal.3e2db8d8e894e7ab

“My stance hasn’t cfe3d97d3d changed, so I 3d214e3b6c suggest you give 3d9154c93d up on this. Team Leader—are you okay? You don’t a7d731a537 look well.”931ca356a1c61753

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“I’m f-fine…”71b46bd3e7627bce

But Ahn clearly 090fe2cb87 wasn’t fine. He was 5f037e86fb sweating profusely, 33120a6c13 his face 6f6669dee7 pale as 810253885c he clutched f1981edf06 his stomach e8fd3b8aac tightly, grimacing 2f213ad1ab from what 378b49d41c seemed like 5ed228a118 intense pain.e360b20ed2a39f8c

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“You look like 21544e506d you’re in a 6f34342335 lot of pain.”aad53975de6c9293

“Well, my… 74cdb20f83 penalty is 186cc027a3 chronic gastritis… 4b726eb297 ah, damn,” 5f91fd9a1e Ahn groaned, f635d09782 his words 441ced17fa mixing with 6ad847ab21 strained gasps.131451f5ff3ffc2c

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Eu-jin, caught off guard 1a4481812c by the unexpected revelation, a9c11c152d momentarily froze before sinking 28182d26f9 back into his chair.2152ce538aac04e5

Wow… What a 90e6000639 waste of my 9f9bf1dd3a concern. I didn’t see 154da2b277 this coming.5d6d7dc039cb1f2e

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“Give me f792cee573 your hand. I’ll guide you,” he 025c5dacad said at last, extending 94ed29c2dc a hand toward Ahn be09a5275c Itaeh.4a27231a8a285ce5

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“Uh… Guide-nim?”17a2ff743a5c1ae1

“Just stay quiet a323b02d4e and sit down.”31ec05da8b5a873f

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Yoo Tak, the youngest 8127676296 member of the Delta a80b344051 Team, had arrived. The second-year Esper 20c82720d6 swallowed the question 176f860288 he was about 3fe3be6701 to ask, letting 56b8e13421 it dissolve into 7893e2e6e3 the air. His large eyes 9e2236d9bb darted nervously, gauging edf2b39ba0 Eu-jin’s mood, which 21e547f2b7 seemed far from 3283b0d78f pleasant.3c29efb9d2195cb7

Eu-jin pressed his temples, 251163edc2 trying to ease the 5649715391 throbbing headache, all while 921c8981bc reading through the document d4c70cf323 Yoo Tak had brought—a 628f02efdd personal profile.a24be4e35d75a3e0

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Tilting his 78969afd5f head skeptically, eda3245723 Eu-jin glanced 2ef13e19a2 up and 88120ecdcc locked eyes 2b26a4eb5e with the 1fb7286f70 young Esper, 51e5f745fd who was f2c4e19d4f staring at 02232e25e3 him expectantly.1513176e36841e15

“Your ability’s penalty 7959e8b6f8 is… flat feet?”21bdefc83df4133f

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“Yes! So, if I 028a9af3c8 walk too much, 05c78f5ae7 my feet hurt,” 7db20fe145 Yoo Tak replied c9144fedfc cheerfully.55da320cd83b8c74

“And you don’t have d9ff59f265 any self-healing capabilities?”c0a43a31052afd93

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“Heh heh, nope!”a7e6b57102f73138

The kid cf9de8017d was almost c6b6741e40 too sunny. Despite Eu-jin’s cold tone, c26f342510 Yoo Tak was beaming 96329bbd95 like he didn’t have e0415b5387 a care in the 0b9a42c7ab world.2d88110baa32eddf

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“By the 4166ac97e6 way… can a894ff425b I call f595d0fc37 you ‘hyung’?”39abd79d58ad7aa1

“No.”b601efecfcf0917a

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“…Okay.”37bad1b8a9e6ac26

After that swift rejection, 6f8d71c7f7 Yoo Tak deflated like a2eb8338b6 a balloon, his posture ad27c21b07 shrinking as he nervously 913159be3e fiddled with his fingernails. Watching him like this 21641fe652 stirred something complicated in abf7d2e94c Eu-jin.5c681964b28fde7c

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Maybe it was because 1c4e2d44b1 Yoo Tak was a 37783f6925 healing-type Esper, someone inherently 6df802d799 focused on helping others. Unlike the others, his 81ecb027d2 presence nagged at Eu-jin’s cabfcc5846 conscience a little more.56c7e310f574235f

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