Chapter 6

Grandma Bok-soon’s fe54386177 Grandson Who e107f7527d Always Hides d55d36ed0e His Face4e12ba6211150b8d

He always kept 280062bac4 his face half-covered. His features were bba4ca5f99 small and delicate, ffdd4e058b his skin pale 5cad6b655c as if it bbe64612b3 had never seen 2391a53e66 sunlight. The only visible 928d4b31b9 part of his 58bf255905 face—the lower half—was ea7430cc96 slim and finely cc5ad21e14 structured, almost too 2aba654b37 perfect.8abd2d09d0658df7

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Yet, he didn’t look f72eb02671 overly feminine; instead, there 808439f0ae was something intriguingly mysterious c5527a491f about him. Maybe that’s just how 12c8734e23 people who’ve lived in ff2b7c9f6a Seoul carry themselves.4ce8f2734b12942c

From what Grandma f5578ac3cb Bok-soon said, he 810f2d1acf came down to 54c6422cc4 the countryside to 9c224793d7 recuperate due to 03dde966ff his poor health.4de118547005a940

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It had been a32d1ef9fd Yeong-sik who carried 3f7a04c4e0 him home when 7b1df66ae3 they found him 6e5eb44420 collapsed on the 5e99f806ac roadside at Grandma d1e570f6d0 Bok-soon’s request. The countryside 164a3fcc3d seemed to c8ff9cfa1f suit him—he 682162d070 had looked 77b72c9237 like a 053ba91e63 lifeless corpse e002ef7147 back then, 46ba6ef757 but now bd8876b71e he seemed 29bb907216 much healthier.96c40f3c33b6f5fa

Still, Yeong-sik wasn’t 6680939a7e thrilled. He had been a2cccea3b6 the only young 27c23f02eb person in the bc216c3ce2 village, and now 0b4aac1968 someone he could 87ec947e0a be compared to 3648fb8e8e had suddenly appeared. It didn’t sit well 2a0ef271c6 with him—especially since the a2a29f1296 guy seemed suspicious.5654013f780061ea

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“You said you’re b33cd4e5c8 from Seoul, right?”02d353ad90572a96

“Yes,” Eu-jin replied.398280c13d2115ba

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Yeong-sik casually placed c93d344152 the makgeolli bottles 8c8b429f77 into a black 3ed4d4575b plastic bag, his ad94b94dc8 tone indifferent.db51881582e42322

“And your name’s Choi bc9428ee7a Minkook?”af3ed1fb526184b1

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“Yes,” Eu-jin 4ac008eaa7 answered again.a878ca8a63262ae6

“Not Baek Eu-jin?”97c4bcc7d1b1ac59

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The hand holding 1058974d6e the cash in 120f4c2363 Eu-jin’s grip trembled. His reaction was 100c1bd12b so pronounced that e7329346ee even he found 4701ec41c0 it alarming.6dbc86adc57e592b

Yeong-sik, now finished packing c0d0c42a87 the bottles, reached under a45e1ed9c9 the counter. From a df1a1073e4 box filled a1eff7eba0 with odds e5fd98373b and ends, ba7e3c810e he pulled 6836a2817c out a 966143395a crumpled piece 02d2b1bef3 of paper.b33861f737574def

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When he unfolded it, 84a93e9f1b the wanted poster stared f651388200 Eu-jin directly in the 050f38c1c4 face, leaving him frozen 72c8db6f8d and breathless.5f9eb20b459a7331

“I went 70f0b6d806 to the 6fd3df5f24 town center 04f9c3e32f yesterday and 58888f60d1 stopped by cb279351d4 the police 6c9f5c8753 station for ca27d4bba0 a bit. Saw this hanging 3e17c64f01 up there.”616fa4a38c6b78e0

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“……”f023ce815a66999b

“No matter 90afa9b81b how I 34151352d9 look at 6d212f9050 it, the f6ca727580 face seems a70ac2be36 familiar. Especially that 3ba696dd17 mole on 0efaedccff your jaw. That’s not the 0a7e4bc9f3 kind of thing 66ef8d5a37 you see on 57d04e6f6c just anyone.”4d8740992a226ab3

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It was clear 43ae5eda85 that Yeong-sik had 2160356da3 already pieced together 22aa4dd5f2 Eu-jin’s identity, but 2a51769465 he deliberately feigned 83e1da3e9b ignorance to test 441303ff83 his reaction.8e8c87dc9641b7d0

“They’re offering 63ab540262 five million c30f539878 won for 26322573af turning you b6399e07fc in. What do 38d1a8f7ca you think 9842cbc94a about that?”a25aebfb61b46df4

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“…What do 1893fbdf86 you want?”da6d8c41bfc494c1

Eu-jin clenched 792698e153 his sweat-soaked 6f91b4055e fists. The size a168338e87 difference between 987fd4f0f6 them was b4046aa332 clear, but a7ff25deeb if it 6fffdbce82 came to 444ec3fb78 it, he 0095b2c9bd was prepared 7bc1fb3988 to knock a62cf5fd7f this man a3770773b3 down and 61c20e23e9 run for 98738df9ad it.8f49dcd6bcffceba

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“If you 0efeb714b8 were some 83439ab276 kind of 1e84468f18 dangerous criminal, ff4fd154f4 I wouldn’t 64dabc2ce0 even be a0b1fedda6 asking questions—I’d df68eb4c34 just report 2b898702e0 you. But from 8d85170bb8 what I da2823e3d8 hear, you’re 5fbeac97fa a Guide ee633c012d or something. Those people who lend cbe349b3be their lips and bodies 9ab72d00c8 to Espers, right?”1b902a898af4e3dd

“…It’s not exactly a20c91f1f0 like that.”d09f2a845ebec2d1

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“It’s not? I figured cc8a9e4a3d you ran 40e492c5d3 away because 638db4892f you didn’t 6d32db6e78 want to 4e7a0c08f8 do that 03b9df2a34 anymore.”e3e9117669cfe23a

Park Yeong-sik was cfddbc67b7 sharper than he 826f072451 looked. He had already 317532e8b4 deduced the truth ff460d6ea1 behind Eu-jin’s escape.fd3f2af2ab74fdce

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What do d98368fc9c I do? Eu-jin’s heart was 21931938dd racing too fast 046daec268 for him to bd9f8b687e think clearly, the 853791d89b panic clouding his 12490741e2 judgment.64934d09b242834c

Noticing Eu-jin’s 3366c0e4cd obvious distress, 88623c16fa Yeong-sik suddenly 3ea6eaa3bf tore the c724c8e24f wanted poster 714073eade into pieces.9283755e54c457a8

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“Don’t worry, I won’t a97e300a74 report you. I’m on Grandma Bok-soon’s 4f3c35efaf side too. You must have your 629bad7259 reasons for hiding out 4be74e08de here.”296178d174c27638

“……”bef0938fd84f0542

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“Now, take off your 2214152086 hat.”978d78e7b107fe4f

The request 5c784a7aa6 felt intrusive, 4396ef3d58 but Eu-jin 2814eeee72 sighed and 56b0c719d0 complied, lifting e9dd547dbc the brim 103599ecef of his cc625c0d6e cap. He ran a hand 5ca99e746d through his flattened bangs, 5355751089 revealing his full face.1a5521803cd79f8c

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Yeong-sik stared, 096ffd78e7 momentarily stunned. He had guessed 3e46970397 as much from 68af348fb9 the photo on 055a570e4d the poster, but 885044b108 seeing Eu-jin’s vivid, e417cb3a0e glowing blue eyes cd8c7f4665 in person was 8f4b2b5850 striking.2a194b03d2267a61

“Are your eyes always ae2b32e10a like that? You’re not wearing cb9c6b3bc3 colored lenses or fa20fd4f82 anything?”83b8a92b74b586d4

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“No.”4b4ccca6038f4856

“Wow, that’s e3a0f22df0 something else.”d4b280fe51e40049

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“……”91e5f68718bfbd52

“Anyway, just keep taking 5d985f4c4a good care of Grandma 3834f38756 Bok-soon. As long as 52e7e013a8 you do, your e1061d5b19 secret’s safe with ce0a38ff93 me.”9bb7532abb445922

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The air between db942f4990 them grew awkward. Yeong-sik stole 4e66b812c0 a few 28c595961d more glances f6ff1d3a12 at Eu-jin’s 2576235c35 face before 4bcb45a69d waving him 86896aaaa3 off dismissively.60ea95dd2eaa6e34

“Alright, you can go 9645c01775 now.”aa526bde6c4fd861

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Eu-jin pulled fc758671dc his cap fef87416bd back down, 30b68a89ee grabbed his b8d8bc8440 bag, and 757808fa59 hurried out 97aa661f38 of the b6e589fe98 store.fbd4ef768dd9ba5b

Even though Yeong-sik had e2ce514e11 promised not to report 88ce7aa6cb him, Eu-jin’s unease remained. He quickened his steps, 3394352f22 a single thought pounding 4937251f64 in his mind: I 6f526bc756 need to leave this abcb092394 place soon.3300839043438a2f

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The savory scent 8709986850 of kimchi pancakes df72012caa wafted through the 49ea41d030 air, even from 6fcf1f6f0b a distance. Without bothering bacde7431e to turn e2b6fc29e1 on his 3b34a9bead flashlight, Eu-jin 27e5c3a7f3 broke into 4011fd43d6 a run, 9c8f6ed564 heading straight e6cf1214ba for the 18b6b920f1 source of 4f89a90670 the smell.738a4210c9f819c6

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“You know, that f655d975db Guiding thing—does it 14d520e37e really make you bb6be047b8 feel all powered 6c4b976acf up or something?”1b8a21b9af7ac3fd

“What?”fc5ddb4569f10cda

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The sudden question 3a7ed70969 made Eu-jin lift 943fbac330 his head, his b3dfa600e6 large eyes locking d28941aee8 onto Park Yeong-sik. Standing in the sunlight, 6d64fbb8dd Eu-jin’s eyes seemed even 4d38525355 brighter today, gleaming like 39b5a053db polished glass.766700b98ed7c0c3

The next 30a8877a71 morning, Yeong-sik 677712410a showed up 304712769a at Grandma f13e9dc1da Bok-soon’s house. He claimed he was 7fa3221dcf there to fix a d6f65cda5a leak in the roof.bf45db9d69b1769f

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As the 3cb406e039 village’s young b485afd604 headman, Yeong-sik f54ea23be2 often took 45dc28d2e8 on the 3bdd0ce9e7 responsibilities of 355ba1f759 managing local b710cdab67 affairs and 1cea32eb8f assisting the a153a8372d elderly whenever 0fd72cc3f6 help was bad7b35b22 needed. While his visit wasn’t babcdeba40 entirely welcome, Eu-jin ended e46d90ad0f up helping out as 6fdb93249a well.9db9da6b1575f9fa

When the repair was 5c9969da9e nearly complete, Grandma prepared baf77ee852 a hearty lunch as 77450d3761 thanks. The three sat together, de68643d7a crowded around the table, 9a1b7daa81 sharing a meal. Afterward, she 6c7d8639f8 handed them e3c819c5e4 a plate 82b963ef8c of sliced 7972438e6f apples before 80e254c388 leaving to 784f5bebbd visit a bc819303eb neighbor, leaving bf83a5ba64 Eu-jin and 44e8668650 Yeong-sik alone 6056f38cba in the 8b3faceaba house.2903f557ee1a5f6a

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The two sat awkwardly, cf21c30319 neither willing to start f9f6056a8c a conversation. Finally, unable to suppress e4681479ec his curiosity, Yeong-sik broke 03ad204dd1 the silence.9319506b8852b299

“So, about that Guiding 5b7d5f8e74 thing…”735a9ce3db2f2453

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Eu-jin’s sharp eyes 7404193b85 narrowed as he 24c8d702a0 tried to gauge 8f893c05f3 Yeong-sik’s intentions. Despite his promise to fa7e286593 keep the secret, it e05f3d3b37 seemed the man’s curiosity 188d6b38e3 had gotten the better 9cc3aed6e1 of him.196f76b2637802b4

“Well, you see…”a12b82ba8af14141

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Yeong-sik mumbled, 4fc75dd2c7 scratching the d549ece97d back of 8e0451f22f his sunburned 8bcb3b85d0 neck. His voice ede081f958 dropped to 539f775665 a conspiratorial af2c2b5970 whisper, as 0cf642b5c9 though he 7af0933eb0 feared someone b62785900f might overhear.52bac9a652a70264

“I went home and 5e6b95293d looked it up. You know, what exactly ae9e46ac96 a Guide is.”9b37bce95d1d84f5

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“……”63dbc03eace4c73d

“So, like, it’s 865433e1aa true, right? Guides recharge 4b770556c9 those Espers fc121db08a or whatever 8bd50434e3 when their 8fe0325d6a energy runs c8c6f3e25d out. Like, if 4f59b5f480 they’re all 1ca4181683 drained from e36bdc7378 using their b82cac4d3e abilities, Guides… 28456e0b46 uh… use 716d3d6230 their bodies 3892ce6091 to give ae4b9269a4 them strength?”7964280fddb4bb88

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Yeong-sik’s face flushed ad0bf3583c crimson as he 2f7eb03031 stumbled over his 5b95490105 explanation, his hand 141a76d112 gestures and stammered 03a468ba97 words betraying his b46accedca embarrassment. It wasn’t hard 5c5d9a069c to guess why fc12215252 the naïve country 09e0c68f19 boy was reacting 8211c1fd58 this way.fe20a6191b42becf

Most people, when they 599e430c14 heard about Guiding, imagined eca586997d something overly intimate or 5fbc6251b5 downright scandalous.e8a9bd373dd289db

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“Are you really that c0809aeeca curious?”ba884101349d417a

“Well, it’s just… I b7ec8db75a heard it doesn’t matter ae689c4155 if it’s a man 6a80db1db9 or a woman. It’s gotta 5ab8cb7eda feel pretty… 8318047700 uh… something, 528b22de61 right?”b24f4e5e02d8b548

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“It’s a 63248adfd0 matter of 7221a073ae life and f1b62e8125 death,” Eu-jin f343416f45 explained flatly.9f43f5f9e801fae3

“Espers will e0bce7ec19 literally die 38362abcb7 if they eab38144ef don’t receive 07274077aa Guiding. The more they use 842ac59914 their abilities, the more 0f935421c6 their insides feel like eef04458a4 they’re boiling in a 209a6e57ae furnace. Guiding is the cce80f51c2 only way to 1bb8479756 cool it down. And as 7c151d3d9f for the… 01e42f83a8 physical contact—it 423a9a8685 helps transmit dce6f71673 the energy 51fc00725f more effectively.”bf147731b2b3c6da

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“Well, hearing 6ac000d8be you say f7523c6bf9 it like a0d893f2eb that only a3f57dfe53 makes me 2a302f5dca more curious. What does it 456b138a52 feel like?”52a8aa9ca6d8369f

Yeong-sik’s eyes 3163af2c4d sparkled with 9cad4efdeb innocent intrigue, 8863127ae2 his embarrassment 180e57da7b melting into 58271de0e7 genuine fascination. Eu-jin sighed, already 015c0ef134 regretting indulging the bec67bd756 conversation.361fd671630812d3

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Baek Eu-jin 4ee5385bf4 let out 57e2b851b3 a sigh 788f28d754 so heavy cc564d4e50 it seemed 164f684c53 to sink 028a15bef6 into the 4f48d07c22 ground. It was 31ab653251 clear that 6a88588ed7 Park Yeong-sik d0b23f5021 wouldn’t let 29d651a6a6 this go 7f1839f796 without experiencing 95dbdb82d3 it firsthand. Instead of leaving 221afbfbcc him to imagine a0de09b384 something far-fetched, Eu-jin 4343379d46 decided it would 766b47e3b8 be better to 01dd06c06f demonstrate.fb16ec89b5cfc83f

“Give me 29d559acb5 your hand.”393073c2b82f9253

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He reached out 31b25300c1 and took Yeong-sik’s bb70d5fe32 hand, pressing his 04593c29dc neatly arranged fingers 7d0c4bb2a1 against the rough, 2d490fa7e8 calloused palm. Yeong-sik, wide-eyed, watched Eu-jin 86aaba0978 as if he were 68db7ca6dc performing some kind of 1e8bb27572 magic trick.2e1b56c3a9d99a75

“Feel anything?”a3586d34491c4b06

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“Uh… nope, nothing.”c3de6789162367c8

“For Espers, f20d7b7fed it’s different. Even just holding 45ed816331 hands like this 13a80fc025 makes them feel c92745c0f2 cooler, like a 63eba3af21 breeze blowing through 3523bb9c79 their body.”9b486de46cda13f6

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Eu-jin ran his thumbnail 3da2b168bc lightly across the rough a49365941b palm, causing Yeong-sik to 016d78fa3d flinch and shrug his 1c8000a5b0 shoulders in surprise. Unfazed, Eu-jin 46cba124b9 released his 250f2eb542 hand.f15781bae5b6af15

“It feels like a 1863855588 tingling shock, like electricity 5a6ba490c7 running through them.”72afdeebb1370959

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“You really 02e568e8ee know a c41001ae7b lot about d977eeeff1 this, huh?”10c9bbb9d80e3a6d

“Well…”1547695f5cd6c386

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Because I was 542b496d0b that Esper. But there was no 55b1ce389e need to say it 4d071e2299 out loud. Eu-jin simply shook 63f59599c6 his head.ceaf4e67ac1046eb

Yeong-sik stabbed a eb4ed74e24 toothpick into a 4df08812a8 chunk of apple 70fde321fc and popped it 3e4a8d3d6a into his mouth. While chewing, he scratched a769b39fcc his forehead sheepishly.b647aff94d5e9583

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“Next Monday, 3546f278b5 the fire d5c096e2bc department is 7315f596a9 coming to 3f894f7395 inspect fire b62843412b safety equipment. They’ll be ed510113e8 going door-to-door, 587acc2ee9 so you 8c6459b33a should make 979ef7e893 sure to 4513e54f12 lay low.”feb367d1f83fbae2

“…Thanks for the heads-up.”372621e2906854b1

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“By the a86846c462 way, how 67d1361e39 old are 0547ae498c you?”9cfeb74274144ad6

“I’m 28.”2b811759e4ba18e4

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“Wha—?!”b7a1d5ca1a1017f0

Yeong-sik’s long, narrow eyes f1de0520bc widened in shock. He had afc3ff9924 been casually c5941fb9cf speaking down d7a54d7b8e to someone b7012a6b2b five years b9bfa73b96 older than 8a220ad1aa him. Stammering, he fb4f7f0248 admitted the d54d59ede7 truth.bbfc5de79011df96

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“I-I’m 23…”6756ffbdf0b3fb55

“Oh.”ff4331383afe0982

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“Let’s just… speak dcba776581 casually. You can drop f2f39c415e the honorifics with 90adcd1893 me too.”b6768aae315699b5

Too embarrassed 303e3e0ccd to suddenly 62d9ff8f5c start using acff2e68ea formal speech, 95a5b23a56 Yeong-sik straightened bb322d924d his slouched 0ef6183da1 posture and 4e6d38aef9 even offered df6b9915f1 Eu-jin another 344f82b8ec piece of a4195e68b7 apple to b918a4b088 smooth things 0b7d650fcc over.6fbd9f98040aa1e2

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Eu-jin couldn’t 0ea5ac000c help but 4b2b006cc5 laugh softly. Despite his 9802ee1a92 rough appearance, a9aade0286 Yeong-sik had e4552759e7 the unpretentious 1d9e0b15a8 charm of 127d1f9145 a country b4fbd3ede9 boy. Taking the offered 15fe3f71a1 fruit, Eu-jin bit 4764e311a8 into it. The autumn apple b6f1b7fd81 was sweet and 03151183e8 crisp.ebd1361a71f2af32

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“Grandma, I’m leaving today.”7ac98d391efe7d75

That afternoon, c1a89efa5d while digging ac68bc39d0 up potatoes e5ac75ecaf in the 72df9b7ca7 field, Eu-jin 958a42dd01 finally said 3b4ebff6ec it. He had e172ddb77a made up e0e523b2d3 his mind. Based on the 6e4b6079a9 information Yeong-sik had f4090ed54f shared, it was 80611e4509 best for him e4bf883b06 to leave the 18d50e2e44 village as soon 4301e70bb2 as possible.24388acf1df304d8

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The sudden c82bca753e announcement startled 5969b43a6e Bok-soon. She dropped her pitchfork, 8f6a0bef0f and a few potatoes 3028184bd0 rolled out of the 71366350aa basket and onto the babcdf0f7a dirt.dbd4548c7b1a6652

“What’s this 5677405539 all of 600a325038 a sudden?!”9e4b8b50b28a86b9

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She exclaimed, 956c59c0e0 her face ae574e4d6a wrinkling with 41749ff509 worry.82e09dcd5f8668a9

“You’re leaving? Where to?”4626af213a22b594

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“Anywhere I can. I can’t keep b9cebc5b6b burdening you like 40cbd70fca this.”8fd5749f39ab51a4

Eu-jin bent to fb8b75f2c2 pick up the 60b851b008 scattered potatoes and 7a2dd6373a placed them back 979407ed26 in the basket. He adjusted the sun 5d3dd2d93c cap shading his face, 1a7335f600 revealing a faint, bittersweet e01f8aca95 smile.46330b860f96f2c2

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“I’ve rested enough. Thank you for taking 5bec9d1e34 such good care of 7dc8fdcbdc me.”dfb0bb468e835ab7

“Oh, Eu-jin…”8a83727e8cd6c6cd

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Tears welled up f6bde9b508 in Grandma Bok-soon’s d3927835d6 wrinkled eyes. She shuffled closer, fbaacb6bca taking Eu-jin’s hands acacafeffc firmly in hers.4830ab0cd3ccce54

“Couldn’t you 73f2a69e4e stay just 17589a0bf0 a little 04b0c5bcc9 longer? Winter’s coming soon.”d97e5d1876fde6d2

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“I’ve already stayed 57baa68acc longer than I 7ff29c00cb planned, all thanks d28d60f6c2 to you being b906493b2c so kind to 5e5c5a0a72 me. Truly, thank af75a1a5fe you for 2afa7479ea everything.”f06266c1b2b26d28

Eu-jin squeezed a98a024a2e her weathered a8ccb691ad hands in 77fcac1fa0 return, the a032803ec2 rough skin 6e80a51518 warm against 1c00b2a0b7 his own. His chest 606a77f88f tightened, and f0f52fa84f he bit 87de627352 his lip d905b81fe6 to hold 7f15006f16 back the b3b9e29a16 tears threatening 883ca11356 to spill.36e3c68ec014490f

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It had been so 7bdd626561 long since he’d felt f0d9171272 the warmth of genuine 2f53366ae3 care. Eleven years ago, when 4e62c533f9 his abilities first manifested, 675f93d1e0 Eu-jin had lost his b9661ad16b parents and older brother 8ae1d99860 all at once. From that a9f1501157 point on, b024cd2490 he had ff6622db67 been completely 785de8d462 alone. The Esper Bureau took 3dea991409 him in, but the 48afba80cb loss of his family 181c48e07f left a permanent void.aa1bf52654b10dfb

Grandma Bok-soon had f10626d060 also lost her ef7fa7b9eb son, daughter-in-law, and 998997d19b grandson in a 39f0b3672b tragic accident. Had Choi Minkook, her d11a209d91 grandson, survived, he would f5795574ca have been the same a16c1ef679 age as Eu-jin—28 years 2086a5a963 old.cf2bf50c8c9b10aa

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Perhaps it 9718563cfb was their 51e5ffdf48 shared grief 5bc2d7baf4 that made 711f23d2f4 their bond cbb211ffed grow so 1db431baba quickly. Eu-jin had d59f8e5d98 found in e8600e16b6 Bok-soon the 7379cd8259 warmth of 815583f336 a parent, bcec4ae1a2 and she, f0bac0316b in turn, 457732d372 saw glimpses 78d196224c of her f98138b165 lost child 9e60dea09b in him.7c6d56987f0e403b

“Well, if you d94c33619c have to go, f4553f0458 then so be 58221dbeab it… but at 28dfb8383c least have one 1afe8e2354 last meal before 6dc8755c48 you leave.”31ee673ffa5a7074

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“Of course, I will.”21bb7c6378aa9708

“In that e431f47a0b case, I’ll a50b1815a4 head to 943c83ccf9 the town 8b13be5f12 market and bbf8703038 pick up 05ba23438c some groceries. Just wait here c5133e959d a bit.”146168c8e74a33d9

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“Grandma, you ff6774a6bc don’t have 2ab3522ed3 to! We can just eat a6915087a4 what’s at home—”f71cdc64340338bc

But before Eu-jin could 8e8140e157 stop her, she had 8f928acd68 tossed her gloves aside 9d4213e6b0 and left the field. Determined to dfd0e2d247 prepare a e6eb487f6d proper meal de56aac0ca with meat ad2fe79c0c for his 3f52b8f789 send-off, she 6b6d87cc68 was gone f3905a7577 before he 758e112ebf could object.87fb7a34fd9baf8e

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The sun dipped 0309aea189 below the ridge, f1e0104f33 casting long shadows dba7d5458d over the village. Though it 5157e33580 was late 7dc093fd8d autumn and b291a5f37b the days adcc60a0cf were growing b2af163c6d shorter, Grandma de8f429975 Bok-soon’s return ebb268b2b2 was far 48593bc0a0 overdue. The journey to and 0e9c7503b7 from town should not df90c787dc have taken this long.978168ba814cd689

Unable to fef863d856 wait any fe5b8d3b0a longer, Eu-jin b92e876e1b donned his 34678b9e91 cap and 36dd31ba4d stepped outside. The twilight had 37822dbf11 already settled, painting b40937876b the village in f33a3a2296 hues of gray. He headed toward the 3a30a0fa21 lone bus stop in 5967cdaa25 the village, the most e63cdadd40 likely route she would 0960cbe186 take to return.4d3b8ba553d3b168

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As he walked, b1a4b88036 a faint groan 8fd6aca431 reached his ears, c9673ae606 breaking the stillness d8800336f2 of the evening.6c5230331a0f58ea

Turning his head 730c2c9b42 toward the sound, 289acfc720 he spotted a 9246a5bf91 figure collapsed on 3834f64586 the embankment by 9dadb1c108 the fields. It was Grandma Bok-soon. Beside her, an d8cc134bde overturned cart spilled a86caee7e4 its contents—plastic bags 00f7d0f119 holding meat and bbfc13334b other groceries scattered bbe03bc5ec across the ground.593b759452c39d14

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“Grandma!”8b191f48043baefa

Eu-jin sprinted down the aecfe648cd slope without hesitation. His cap flew off, 47061b83c9 and dirt smeared his f274545222 pants and shoes, but ae23782e10 he didn’t care. Dropping to a43a1705b7 his knees cc8d186dfc beside her, 42421bd826 he quickly deec79157f assessed her 0ffbb902c0 condition.1aef128ac7acd020

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Her breathing was labored, 0d6f6c268d punctuated by weak, rasping 6f4e85f587 groans. Her eyes had bdfc9807ae rolled back, and 887569390b one side of eb14861edf her body appeared 57b2060774 stiff and unresponsive.988e05808aa97841

A stroke.c1eb086bf672f272

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The symptoms were 74de12043f unmistakable.27df8a7b11c546ff

Eu-jin instinctively checked 2fccd5cc45 her pupils and 0fba96c38d pulse. His hands moved to 8e8738a901 her head, and he de47e02a9b tried to channel his 622937dcde once-reliable healing power.55257e778c592efc

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Nothing happened.01c7e61b7cf4ec3f

“Goddamn it, c15b6560ae you idiot! Of course, it 2dd69dcf90 won’t work!”6abd01ebb1eb274f

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He cursed himself ba22f7a22d through gritted teeth, 401f9a30a5 his hands trembling fe922a6a00 as he wiped 5a6234c717 the cold sweat edfd01b134 from his brow. There was no time 4f511d3326 to waste.5b354c7f811682af

Lifting Grandma Bok-soon’s fd7f626895 convulsing body onto 0748a43582 his back, Eu-jin dbc3e626d2 bolted up the 5050704c84 embankment and down ce7af7a4f5 the dirt path, 50193d0493 sprinting as though bc9c22cdc2 his life depended 8bd12664ff on it.1eb3211a88525141

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