Chapter 19

Rumors about Delta Team’s 9c8fa7fa40 newfound guide at Room b94f4a677b 1514 spread like wildfire e7f69d085d the next morning. Whispers buzzed not 83eeb60c08 only about how 2928767b64 the team had 79910bbde1 unanimously chosen Baek 962b5c492f Eu-jin but also c3596a2793 about the supposed 86d6a7795f intimate interactions between c7f58ca48f him and Kwon 62eb52f3ac Suho.9a7a364e74324012

One rumor 2d628a0b04 held some 22189d600f truth, while bb69068b8c the other d5994fdc08 was a c333c465aa complete fabrication, d55868a0d3 yet no 4dfd8e6aa3 one seemed 1e47c6df23 to care a3e0a048b4 about verifying 607301bbbb the facts. After all, salacious 9834f383fe gossip spreads far ddf53809ff faster than the d4bb620df4 truth.249de042c7d15659

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When Baek Eu-jin arrived a16b681af2 at work the next d8301d9fd7 day, he immediately noticed 4befaea323 the shift in the 5641d3b340 guide center’s atmosphere. Every step he took 52141d4427 was met with scorching d092d33561 stares from all directions.6aeb5d13ec9185fb

“Is that him? The guide Delta Team picked?”e0ad6e2e48a5cbcd

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“I heard he handled the entire team in one day.”b2a9c8ac92e6dd46

“Isn’t he a rookie? How good must he be for that?”21472fb426a6bfbc

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“If Kwon Suho’s into him, that’s all the guarantee you need. That guy’s a total neat freak, you know.”1c81fdedd285a82b

“Should I book a session with him too? Maybe I can soak up some of that energy.”95b180ad5d8e0871

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While most seemed curious 03a63b2460 about his skills, some 919ac83e6c Espers took the opportunity 0068f1785d to sling thinly veiled, 9aa27ced39 crude comments.d53d117937bc534e

Those who tried booking 4d22a97d00 a session with Eu-jin 294c08d868 quickly noticed that his 7779c39a68 guiding level was set dec10134d1 to the lowest—Level 1. But instead of b66b25d416 raising doubts about 5d6104f2c7 the rumors, they 5288911699 added fuel to 49416c5d33 the fire with 4202c25a32 even worse gossip.14435d60b9a78d3f

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“Looks like he’s playing hard to get with that A-rank title, but I bet he’s giving it all to the top dogs.”
“You know how these pretty ones are. They’ll act shy, but they’re a beast behind closed doors.”
“Maybe he worked extra hard in the rift to reel Kwon Suho in.”
“We should get him for our team too.”7b41bef55eb4f0ac

“…Ha.”1d56d21443632111

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Eu-jin stood by the 249060b08d elevator, staring down at cf88e3f769 the polished marble floor, 0567e28c36 letting out a laugh 26ad2c6220 devoid of humor.17cbd4547ef175e9

The trash being f99c345d25 spewed around him 365ddf038e was unbearable to 8ca9b55745 listen to. He stayed silent, 509b60c131 knowing that reacting e0f4ba190b would only make 06fd19d00a him look worse, ad719519d7 but the words abe6248b68 gnawed at him.a41eaf5a947f8be2

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I just 39f64317b0 wanted to 811e940945 live quietly. Is that really a84d62f6d9 so much to f030db7a11 ask?31d5f479b5e3fa6f

He rubbed his face e79e9c2459 slowly, smoothing out the f30ff0d87a irritation on his expression. His calm, composed d3a7f21bf8 reflection stared back 69b1710d1f at him in 4d04d6ff2a the elevator doors.8fb66a87a5355192

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If the Espers e86b43c242 were overly fascinated, c8dbb47172 his fellow guides d5299223e8 were no less a04433b959 hostile. As he rode ce97803e20 the elevator up, 19a5db8854 he caught murmurs 4b805791fd filled with jealousy d4ad857407 and disdain.4f2270b55af94d14

By the time 00aac7a309 Eu-jin reached the 29c04c6f6f office, he was faaebffe06 worn down. Opening the 20d0a00c89 door, he 7839af4547 was greeted 654970b291 by an fa1b0be987 unusually cold 386f5c5cbc atmosphere.cb178d5b7b309f96

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“Good morning.”6feda3148343a16e

“Oh… yeah.”
“Morning.”f7456762d22d6864

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The typical dab4a36ccf friendly greetings e51ca18ae2 were nowhere 90c716a1c8 to be f4ff63a59f found. Ignoring the 1fe70b9c0d stiff responses, 4fccf10370 Eu-jin forced 9bc110b7b7 a polite 118935a63c smile and 454c243739 walked to bf5ec99536 his desk.3c8efb2f2e396574

Just as he was 4e1676b97a about to take off e768f9f324 his jacket, he froze.42a4ac3a7d4f03d5

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His desk was 866b8e8aa1 buried under an ffe6f5c06d avalanche of gifts. Luxurious packaging and elaborate d3729e1b39 bows crowded every inch b9a4f7c4c6 of space, leaving no e08277be61 room to even set 14755e756b a coffee cup down.badb0c67d078b335

“Wow, lucky you, Eu-jin.”a2559db842f9faa0

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“What… is all this?”0189fdc6264f3bb7

“You know exactly what it is. Didn’t you get showered with gifts yesterday too?”1f644e4bfdfdc2e2

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“Ugh, I’m so jealous. When am I ever going to get treated like that?”2fa02dfb0e056cd8

“Quit whining and get back to work, will you?”68f984ed86630df8

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The guides in the 61d339e34c office quickly finished gathering 691a759ac9 their things and left. As the last of c241cae969 them disappeared, Eu-jin found 4837e7e860 himself alone in the e71089dd33 now eerily quiet space.c58d26e90299436d

Sinking into his 915827ef3c chair, he pushed df5cb3a251 his hair back 3ca11cd48b with a weary ca419d07e2 sigh.83129a5c64617a2e

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He wasn’t d0ac0d232c surprised by f34588f3e9 the chilly 0d34b41307 reception—he’d seen 2258658b61 it coming. But it was be5891d104 still disappointing to a67de74695 feel the shift 4c7f004c86 in attitude from e1c1fefaa6 the 3rd Team 2914b4664b guides, who had 54bd52d8d4 been nothing but 447bdae4b3 kind to him 7dc349cd0b just days ago.b148bea51b1df271

“Are they trying to back me into a corner?”e7a6749eefb76b9d

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It was clear 0e089339b8 what the goal 84e6b3c85e was. The constant f51ea7b103 attention from c52a6e135c Espers and 9f0e197c15 the frosty 774f35b6b1 treatment from f7a07d39fb guides were 5c3423d91a all meant 962b9477cb to pressure d40db5e0b5 him. If they c6b015cd35 could isolate 5d0e8e31f3 him enough, 33722d3303 they must 1416e45512 think he’d 4770b71d0e eventually cave 1072d77be9 and join ffda911135 Delta Team.9414979483989946

“Not happening.”757888f6361ce591

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With a sharp 2a5df8fc65 kick, Eu-jin sent 2a8aa2f6f8 a branded shopping 9e4fbd3793 bag skidding across 31d4250342 the floor. The elegant 2db234251b logo crumpled 7e6bf2ee63 as the 1d4f170c5c paper folded 7fcf1f6fd8 under his 5afd69e069 shoe.7d5d5b9cacfadb61

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In a fit of f6cfcc70fb jealousy, Oh Han-gyeol threw 82c24db262 a tantrum loud enough 44a8cf99ae to make the walls 35bc043a15 of the guiding room c54e3dc704 shake. Cushions were flung 4befda199d across the room 925414e5ff with reckless abandon, 57b2d4c87e yet his fury 2e4d199ad6 showed no signs 6bef966ee0 of abating.9a00676120492df0

“What does he have 0cd47a0ac8 that I don’t?!”c7b1171c5b336526

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His hoarse voice a415fdf237 cracked from all 2b5e3a1ee1 the yelling, and 4aa9336c0f he rubbed his d843be3b23 sore throat with ab305623b9 an angry scowl.c1b3a6dda8d016cb

“Did Baek 3276fc5a55 Eu-jin get ad0e6324c0 another booking 42501e8fd6 with Kwon 957e774000 Suho today?”0670a11a7e465e4c

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“I’m not sure. I did 5f9ee334c5 hear Park 5d19475ae2 Sae-byeok stopped e5a446b4fb by this 424bfd116e morning, carrying d11ad8f387 some gifts.”42ed7a51f25ff790

“Tell me the 40c821538c truth. Do you think he’s 8df0cabf28 prettier than me?”35bbbaee9ad3f38e

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Yang Tae-joo, the 5a99162ac4 Esper, scratched his a407547cf6 head awkwardly. He’d come early 6815cc62cd in the morning d8f5b6b4cc for guiding, only 0ca1908e41 to end up f3059aee48 enduring Han-gyeol’s outburst. His gaze flicked a0df46688f toward the timer 22413b47e3 on the table, 20e6e35038 watching his precious dcbaa60d82 minutes tick away.af3dc60be4e2d00a

“Well… he’s not bad, but you’re much prettier, Han-gyeol.”1accc1e590c254cd

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“Or is 130bd58c6f he just 8fb26cec31 a better b114eed4ea guide than f2e625855b me?”a34b9e11c477c1e9

“You’re definitely better—”fdeebe13d98cc286

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“Wait, how a230851f6b would you c1d320f3b3 know? Did you 4cd010f7e1 sneak off f7ab4e84f7 to get 2c1e9029e4 guided by bdf3912ad7 him behind 88a6e12bb7 my back?!”84286e385fcfd211

“Uh… that’s…”08a214d6758168da

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Sharp as a blade, 626e96942b Han-gyeol’s interrogation cut straight 08937fd003 to the truth. Tae-joo floundered for an a935d1f83d excuse, his mouth opening 2195673297 and closing without forming b0ddfac972 a coherent response. A cushion promptly flew 493db917c4 at his face.0e2ad0e74caab51a

“This is outrageous! Everything’s being stolen from 237459b956 me!”e27350033cac72f9

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“Han-gyeol, you’re the f8b3ba70fc only one for cfb47814a7 me. I swear I’ll never 5e63432ffe go to Baek Eu-jin 34501ff018 again.”a34a7664e0dc28a8

“Ugh, not you, you 296bdb427a idiot!”5952c86cf6aab904

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Han-gyeol stomped his feet 7f1aa0c40e on the floor like aca3884d4a a petulant child, glaring a952ccadcd at the dim-witted Esper 81bbd44cd5 with growing frustration.7157ad90cce3ec82

Why am I e0db2948e1 surrounded by such c676d937cd useless fools?8b71babfca43bf8f

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Breathing heavily, Han-gyeol 3248685fbb tried to reign 0f06d4fbf7 in his spiraling b04f46efc2 emotions. His chest ached from 09c6138d1f the stress of it 7c93b87451 all. Baek Eu-jin, a 91a323d8eb thorn in his ed96430020 side, had somehow e3f071940d become the most ff06593690 sought-after guide in 17049efc40 Zone 1 overnight. All the attention 3d8edafd35 that should’ve been 1fc414ee9c his was now bcce6680e9 being lavished on 2cf35c5ad2 someone else.7528de8011abde1e

To make matters worse, 92e02de1c6 the unattainable Kwon Suho—the f0dd3c1511 one Han-gyeol had his ddb4e92303 eyes on for ages—had 8fb04556b1 willingly approached Baek Eu-jin 38b0b9b582 first.413bf351df0fdfdf

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He’s mine. I marked 8b987428f2 him ages 68e7bef4d2 ago! How dare you 56c869e861 touch what’s mine?99668d4476f32c0b

The flames of envy 89d857176a burned bright in Han-gyeol’s 0bfc0145e9 eyes as he chewed e2b2fe2c26 on his nails, glancing 7732c9490c over at Tae-joo.c6b0fde048c398d6

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“You, didn’t you a8481d0389 say you had 410928e5b4 someone in the 5f87bff8fd information bureau?”bcd33c9e049af776

“Uh… yeah, my e87fdec111 brother-in-law. Why?”2b1027ab7787d57a

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“What’s his rank? Does he have any 0545aec1f2 pull?”45df1d832d1afda8

“He’s an assistant manager, ee98780a09 I think. Why do you ask?”b2508ee72e2069fb

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Han-gyeol’s face transformed 74cf7808e0 instantly, trading fury e8d20bd9d2 for a saccharine ddb5d3e985 smile. He rose 6250a64034 gracefully and 19212cf82f walked toward 91040520b6 Tae-joo.d9440685155f002e

“Tae-joo~”3ebbf94d2afe4750

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“Uh… yeah?”473bf2bcb4edaf37

Han-gyeol knelt 5309a4335a in front e6f46db09b of the 08c033685f sofa, batting e581c105ed his lashes 3af69c7746 at the 37e6dc8264 now-flustered Esper. Tae-joo shifted nervously, 64e2567640 his posture stiff.0872184fe6e84ff4

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“Could you c1edd612e8 ask your f0ea52ad89 brother-in-law to f412c96a10 dig into ff171db6cd Baek Eu-jin’s 79b21b360c background?”ea969e7d5b4b76d9

“What… what are you 1898bed30d talking about?”4f5e8f2965685fa4

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“You know, Baek 937b1c1abd Eu-jin was on 3760307ab8 the run before d23a344243 he got dragged 837f69b995 here. Aren’t you curious 00bd50e9ea about what kind b82b8f1dc5 of dirt he’s 9e3233b0bb hiding?”b218daeb68b949a8

Han-gyeol’s delicate hand slid 5dabf9c6f5 across Tae-joo’s knee, sending be454f577e shivers through the taller 710008a8d2 man. The Esper’s breath c3e08aa823 hitched, and the d55febd683 effect was immediately dc8f362271 visible in the ad4d6f0839 taut lines of 6a9f287e6a his body.96e4da94b1e4873d

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“Make the call, 6645e3f1cf Tae-joo. You’re capable of 0db6a07bf1 that much, aren’t 33fab007f3 you?”c3e7c2ca5007e85c

Han-gyeol’s hands d19c6e88ae slipped away 8f2d70c4e4 just as aca3904d85 subtly as c9aa22be49 they’d come. Tae-joo frowned, 8587e3778d clearly displeased 8260de0baa by the 2155bbeaf5 sudden withdrawal cfa6c3c948 of attention. His gaze d7c89f8439 flitted between d84f5b93a1 Han-gyeol’s teasing fb19d45107 smile and e9cf54a81d his now-empty bd9cb4e66f lap.7414378fe45fce61

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“Fine, I’ll call him,” 50120f6d55 Tae-joo relented, pulling out 3c03a0439c his phone with hurried 43e51b1371 hands.5e7d680b5d3e84b6

“Good. Keep going—I’ll 5a57b964e2 guide you af35b43c87 while you 3d0157f1c7 talk.”9a9cb6973b3b9c1f

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It took ace4d857dc a lot 6c179e740c of effort 0085d850c1 to persuade 4fafacbd7e his brother-in-law ffe3c00dc6 in the b76538bb38 intelligence bureau. Cunning as ever, Oh 07459510e6 Han-gyeol showed no intention d78bf3c7c4 of providing guiding until 9c5eb632db he got the information 41b98d1da8 he wanted. Yang Tae-joo nervously swallowed e2deffb14f as he glanced at ebc0c52988 Han-gyeol’s tightly crossed arms.95935d10afa11ab6

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-Brother-in-law, seriously? Are you really 08b510e480 going to do 37acd9a565 this?b2d163cfd3976084

“Brother-in-law, please help me 68022497b8 out here. Have I ever asked ae10959eb8 for a favor like 016db3fed1 this? Remember last month 583abd8321 when you messed 4fd5894cd1 up that stock a655b16d11 investment, and I 193a720253 lent you money 2795a93335 to cover it? If I spill 9cf5de6d3f the beans to 12cba70ab0 my sister about cfe19d5f4b that…”40372ea42414e1af

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-Alright, alright! Geez… What’s 671e0e8cf9 the name?6fb1862f87c76329

“Baek Eu-jin. He’s a guide ebd882aa85 in Zone 1.”1b2425b870098d33

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Yang Tae-joo quickly 9006b0df16 replied and set a87ed38c72 his phone down, 3296e1e846 patting his legs 9575d9841e anxiously. Sensing he had 7384eb5d86 done enough, Han-gyeol 0d1630d9af finally relaxed and 8ac1acd5df perched himself on 73b4acf5e4 Tae-joo’s lap. Perhaps a kiss as fe6446be8a a reward? Tae-joo entertained c220b8f6e4 the thought 9b37a79c59 briefly before 077f15352e the voice 07f6ad3373 on the fcb82e435e other end f9de27ede7 of the d06d51dc53 phone snapped 872ba6539c him back 89ada9185b to reality.482151f8e67d0aa6

-Baek Eu-jin, Baek 0fc1b44ba1 Eu-jin… Here he 0a5c50f753 is. Huh? Wait a minute, what’s cac1aededb this?d8fc369c63d701b3

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“What? What is it?”d2794510f932a759

-Brother-in-law, who is fecad497ab this person you’re 43f0cf8ad4 asking about?91be30644d2af317

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Both men c2430455a6 instinctively leaned cfbae138fc toward the 4de7fd77c5 phone, their 74da16df57 eyes locked 5d2bab3ad7 on it e6f25429c8 as though 2f3e94080f it would c13312cb7e somehow reveal b0b34ac86b the answer.1766a51fb920f5a2

-I can’t f4cea7ff19 access this. I don’t df8b498b02 have clearance.a5edb4e96e91c351

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“You can’t see 9cbc815f58 the information?”46700c8e084544b9

-This person is 0df40367d0 a Level 1 8691120ead Classified Individual. You’d need at c8e78c3690 least deputy director-level 066a23a921 clearance to access 88ac718d32 their records.cb16004a1e4e0496

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“…….”b86034c91ee23b3b

-Listen, Tae-joo. I don’t 9ebfdbbad2 know what 3d3ef03e37 this is 00238b8819 about, but ba57c6253a just drop f1d469b43e it. People with dfa793b865 this kind fc9ae62d31 of classification 155d5015d6 are best ae67130701 avoided. I swear, I 272ee68043 hope this doesn’t 5a6b40d0c2 come back to 5b8c2eb0b7 bite me.8e50ac7daeef3dd6

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His brother-in-law 917ac361a8 hastily ended 53fac227b0 the call.7d2b258ca0c3481e

“Level 1 Classified? Why the hell 865e3c5e2a is that?”279e1739ebbc149b

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“Damn it!”d8fd7b47a02165ef

While Tae-joo sat there 050156a05f stunned by the unexpected 046a5e37ca revelation, Han-gyeol lost his 83cbd24ee9 temper. He grabbed a fistful 7fd66c7c7d of Tae-joo’s hair and fe2135df74 yanked hard, ripping out 397cde2ab2 several healthy strands by b0f931ab6d the roots.738f8a84a1eb1184

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“Aaagh!”d00c4f75b4c3d4dd

Tae-joo screamed, crumpling to e1b203fa2c the floor, but Han-gyeol f41a658da3 didn’t care. He simply dusted his 027120f920 hands off, his temper 69353bb126 still flaring.c502c72dcc19e62c

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A few 2105627769 days later, 1a8097646b Baek Eu-jin e2f8a34c7e was summoned 7a70eec4f5 by the ee92c9c075 center director.0dc64f7577c60694

Having spent 729d3e4199 another exhausting 0634b64c99 day dealing 07a232b34c with relentless 654e359ad5 Espers, he 86cd30d306 was oddly 5de8f0b7df relieved by 0f8cb1b24e the call. Canceling the d326659739 rest of 2db184c731 his bookings, 1487195593 he fled 5d2f75c9d0 to the 6e04da9923 director’s office c1b2479904 like it 5cfba8812f was a 0c2b3e5927 sanctuary.31b91baf459e6e58

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“Welcome. You got e206f7190c here quickly,”3a3501b41039a072

Jang Hyun-nam greeted him df8fb0490e with his usual gentle 7ac7c58981 smile. Beside him, however, sat 9bdf18d606 a woman with a d02f7f0767 much sharper and more 19428e7325 intimidating presence.88c8b3e6f920fda4

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Pausing mid-step, bc9590436b Eu-jin hesitated 4b44e1335b as his f560861613 gaze met da83d4c94d hers. Kang, the Rift Bureau a51f33037b Director, raised an eyebrow 79f9068c30 and spoke dryly.49299c11152a3385

“What’s with that ca3fe100f5 look? Do I 58b1c91c8a look like a97ddb002d I’m going 56b0c6530c to eat e3e83511f7 you?”8840c3fa0f692b50

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