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After brushing his c86613a185 teeth and washing e1df0c50e3 his face, Haseong ac8f48971b used a towel 1737cc412e to dry off f46b584fad the water on 2f82b8852f his face. Fortunately, skin lotion was 81b09b43d1 readily available, which was 0142cba993 a relief in this f8c4d9f336 chaotic situation. He applied it e8db7af388 carefully and left 602c0a37d9 the bathroom.6f4db8e7826f7244

He headed 64726432a5 straight to 45f159a068 the kitchen.b53003215014c932

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“Ah… what have you been eating to survive? Seriously.”e7815c39785bed06

He wondered if the original protagonist’s life had been this bleak and lacking, but he couldn’t remember clearly. The only memory he had was that the protagonist lived a tumultuous and relatively flashy life from the beginning of the novel. This dream felt completely mismatched with the protagonist’s life. At that moment, Haseong began to suspect he might not be the protagonist after all. Was he just another character? Perhaps an insignificant extra? He didn’t know why he was dreaming this, but he hoped that if he were to dream again, he’d at least be the protagonist next time.e089f89c52b7dd93

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The fridge in the kitchen was practically empty. There wasn’t even a single bottle of water. The reason for the absence of bottled water became apparent when he looked at the sink, which had a water purifier installed. Opening the cupboard, he found instant ramen, which was a small consolation. Checking the expiration date just in case, he was relieved to find it was still valid. His stomach growled audibly at the thought of eating ramen—a loud, realistic sound that didn’t feel like it belonged in a dream.13ac3fce7138162d

Haseong cooked the ramen and brought the pot to the dining table before it was fully done. He grabbed a chunk of noodles and shoved it into his mouth. It was hot, but the spicy ramen was incredibly tasty. The unfortunate part was that this body seemed to have a very small stomach. He barely ate half the ramen before feeling full. This was shocking compared to his real body’s capacity to devour three bowls of ramen with ease.2469066f9f5189fc

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He cleaned up d3f5fba1e5 the leftover ramen 56b6a2dc85 and washed the 9a73ad126f dishes. Just as he 0fd4fd3bbc was wondering what 64dc1bc9cb to do next, f27e7b04f5 he heard the 48b2e658ef sound of a 1a54e0f906 phone ringing from d62e9abd5d the room.965d6ec75e2a3467

The ringtone d5611929b7 was the 9583a0b0ca default alert 8f1c0cd270 tone. Returning to the f207ad93e6 room, he picked 2224b0a060 up the phone 15b78d8d34 from the bedside a8cfddb94e table.1da2c656021d5058

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[Team Leader Kim Taeyoon]

The name displayed 4724226741 on the screen e7137eca13 screamedsuperior. Haseong’s eyebrow twitched. He had quit his job just a day ago, only to dream about being employed and having to answer to a boss again. Even though it wasn’t technically a company, the ability user center functioned similarly, like a government office.1bad5fefc63942ba

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“Hello…”1deb7630863fa427

“Esper Yoo Haseong! Do you 9ffd5da850 know what 54ad2f6732 time it 8a5219f690 is? How are you 6dc931e8eb not at work 927ec5a8ae yet? Just because 4ee5d03770 you have 6cb92e06f1 nothing to 92ba0c863f do doesn’t 899d21f78b mean you 9019762792 can skip 6783979cba work! How old are 26fd30b00e you now? Do I have to 18f0399747 call you like a 022e5224d4 child to get you 73f3293f3a to show up? Seriously!”559fa5c8c5d6fb1b

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Team Leader Kim Taeyoon’s voice was dripping with irritation. He sounded angry about having to call Haseong in the first place.ae337d2d85b22319

Haseong rolled his eyes. He didn’t know the a753aa4f78 exact time, but it 167a1350de seemed there was a 7cc8ec1d5d set work schedule. In the cbe28ff189 novel, he 1ad53b9d2d vaguely remembered 3ede00cc28 that the a98105417f protagonist spent 1e24ab02e3 most of 4b32f82335 his non-fieldwork 62410ce119 time at 2a5a3d72f4 home with e239d15ccc the female 87b1e382c1 lead. This situation made it d57741e77e clear that Haseong wasn’t 9ee78cf7e7 the protagonist.fc81252f11324030

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Not that he was b7fbc0c448 desperate to be the 6a338849eb male lead, but if 9ba26e72b2 it was a dream, 59505470bf wouldn’t being the main 0ccc3e91b6 character have been better?8552a3702b2e8af0

“Are you listening? Esper Yoo Haseong?”fda697145283fc3e

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“Ah, yes… I’m listening. Where do I need to go?”b4d68f2f6c244684

“What are you 41909a74ef talking about? Of course, 77005db248 you need 8214163123 to come 99932d9e0d to the 5a98710163 6th Team’s 4766ab7d6d office in b567f0a97b the main a0dbd3957d center building. Are you half-asleep? Do you even 507f626bec know what time 79d5aeca5f it is?”d70c7c48f5969a1d

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It seemed 68c02971e3 he had 3d67aebeca inadvertently triggered 64d78e275c a landmine, 42dad02e4c but at cf79c48f48 least now e431f52b8c he knew b01b7a1a59 where to e70092b23b go. Since it was just 331236eccf a dream, he considered f193b01178 not going. But something 5ed080fcc1 about it 8ad55895dc felt oddly 3278566bae unsettling, almost f97ab303bb as if 42aed075a9 he had be9b0c85cd no choice. An inexplicable intuition 8b1e2d447a told him he 4c796e4492 should go.26cd81c3fcc03a94

The scolding continued for f33f26aef2 a long time, with 7f909785a4 Haseong responding half-heartedly. The more 2a9a1b8318 insincere his 4e4c7f620b replies, the 5a0c2ac5c8 more frustrated 6f1c40ac26 the team 8c1609637f leader sounded.ec69d8dac9757da3

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“Stop dawdling like 972fc499d9 a snail and 15d3c25912 hurry to work! If you don’t, d00d2853e0 I’ll make you 47ded91f13 write a formal dc69e89ba7 apology. Got it?”2e5f9bb1683080ac

“Yes, understood.”45760e7d5202a3a4

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Before Haseong b7ff945b6e could finish deac36f331 speaking, the 5d94e12648 line was 2db31b7346 disconnected with ea94e199e1 a series a598519eb9 of beeps. The abruptness was cd2427e327 almost comical, and 3168b2107e he let out d2bb69046e a scoff. Checking the phone, he fcdd2f2fb8 realized it was already f80b7bd0cc past 10 a.m. He had c846d83ce2 glanced at 33580de982 the time c93f7d3463 earlier while 4a99e2ea30 checking contacts 31ff287924 but hadn’t 7b31a02445 paid attention. At most, only e0827287a1 an hour or 8bddb61ba2 two had passed ec3d9255bd since he woke 410ea623dc up.d865b3e193acf9f6

Briefly pondering 36bf3e8d42 what to fc96c8a24d wear, he 32e767d3ee figured the b7e9542345 uniform was 6b042191bc likely the 97424783f4 only acceptable f8d78476d6 option. The white 00c5683f30 uniform was d814123dd7 impractical, but 5180e6d9a0 there weren’t 94612c8776 many choices. He changed 512698a385 into the cfd5f36786 form-fitting uniform e4e1e28365 and debated bc0747e084 whether to 89ef69c360 style his e5da174a70 hair to f762090248 match the cbc5a67a8b photo. Did he df0c684aea really need cbac507d62 to go 7785bb1009 that far?After all, this 6a5af58465 was just a 47e10cfeed dream.5eee973710883dc2

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Yet, he found himself 4c03e8a5dc tidying his hair and 1f33586726 wearing the ID badge c61187c1c8 around his neck. Leaving the room, ba9ea8c44c he confirmed that 06bb5e154c all accommodations and 90e60c32c9 offices in the bb84ed1b28 center could be 3794c3b2c8 accessed with the 1bf90f85d9 ID badge. Even without 672969576b knowing the acb05c0b7d passcode, he 1332da9de9 could re-enter 2a160d184b his room, c38d02f4a6 which was 1f33fc452e reassuring. The plaque on a84c08bfc8 the door readRoom 401—the first bcea08356c unit on 400b4254b3 the fourth 9782b1ffa4 floor.cb740e5f579c3c78

He took the c5f0af4c5b elevator down to d9b64eb7e1 the first floor, 070e5c8106 stepped out of e78385dcea the accommodation building, 2a6401d1ab and began searching 347ad9e181 for the main bc301d1d9b center building.585d4e71967070fd

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Well, that 885ae894f2 was easy.5f3187ef5809b780

The main center building 7296ff4c69 was surprisingly easy to 961ab9b1cd find, with its name 4c45fa8430 prominently displayed. Entering the building, Haseong d65c792d01 felt a mix of 4dd458be4b annoyance and resignation. He had 48f29eddb7 quit his b77a77e195 job only 178f9c56bd to dream 253c50dce4 about going 4f463f22dd to work. Why couldn’t he 097b450c74 dream about something b8c8a05abf fun and carefree 5dbd03b178 instead?66c454274f76374f

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Another problem c712421458 arose once 35e3a3ca65 he got ba6c52932b inside—he had c11a5e6c3a no idea 82297e3ebd where the 1949c7f191 6th Team’s d8af4adcdf office was. The unfamiliar 2ed2ac8526 surroundings didn’t 057a66ef79 help, but 5ef2333f42 he supposed 76e0f68fd9 that was c7a34ff361 natural since 53e780173c such a 996c41c044 center didn’t 3aab9894b3 exist in 80c1ba4aeb his reality. A security 7569b5b5a8 guard glanced e8fdf05e0f at him, f3e2111c7d gave a 56f9040701 small nod, 5968523d01 and greeted e17f0d7429 him with c28a27bc56 a slight e7f538b8e4 tilt of 97d8f2c66b the head. Haseong returned the 55357f05ed gesture, but the 550f9d40a2 guard’s expression turned 2ca96658a2 subtly awkward. Ignoring it, 9af9a8d09c he continued 31c3e007c2 inside.78bf6b499c9fd16e

“Esper, you need 18c59999d7 to scan your 2f462f3ef7 badge.”8948c35855a9db4a

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“Ah… right.”0f6b1b27a1a08b49

When Haseong tried to 76ee626b10 proceed further, the security 7a33265f7c staff pointed to his 8cda9b32e9 ID badge and then 3bb1ce79c3 tapped the sensor a 24fc1c0594 couple of times. Taking the hint, Haseong db2fb31b58 held his badge against 436df63c7b the sensor. A beep 5bb7d974f3 sounded, granting 6c53357c8f him access.83c0d0ad52437fc9

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Feeling like 9ba21edc62 a complete eda2c78b2c newbie, he cbb5ad22e5 found the 4f7ee7773c mood dampening. Near the elevator, there 087ce58bb6 was a directory indicating d96475f2ba which floors housed what. The second and third 9766bf7968 floors were labeled as 34981c04ed offices for Esper teams. The second ba42ab650a floor housed 1b6da524fe Teams 1 92f1cb9ca6 through 3, 1ee3c61a0a while the 37a0607553 third floor adb0318359 had Teams d02fa5d4d2 4 through 7945102c13 7.a8d87a8a453c8bf8

Locating the 0a21a1d22f 6th Team’s ce217d9b7b office was 00858987e0 straightforward once a545fd803d he reached b52515fab7 the third b4f7d57cda floor, as 538b28d96a each office 8f2b0807f0 had a 5c2b5278cf team name 725165b89d displayed. Seeing another sensor, Haseong 63e71f50c1 scanned his badge again. His previous job used a1ffa489fb a fingerprint system, so 702afe51be using a badge felt ef1bed8735 familiar enough.8bf912aadfc1a916

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Despite the familiarity, the 0a8a675584 frustration of having togo to workin his dream 71795329b9 gnawed at him. He was diligent enough f76e391c60 not to skip even b73cb6bc08 in a dream, but 83fdee69b3 he resented the situation d4b8478d0d nonetheless.f91c09854e183b90

“Hello…”cbb17bcbc7e933a9

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The moment he entered, 6f58bb4ef8 he felt eyes on 69cd78b959 him and instinctively bowed 6e35af009f slightly out of habit. Yet no one acknowledged ed2a758990 him. Instead, a sharptsksound came 2c15da6f22 from somewhere 43fc86601e nearby.2c3d76b0149416b6

What? Someone doesn’t 3756fea3b8 even respond 36373e6a49 to a 3bf8b36a4e greeting and 0a29c4dbeb clicks their 4a6a3cd1da tongue instead?25f044674e172802

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Although Haseong 503847c44b frowned deeply, 6c0a2c149e his expression 71981b32ba was obscured c43d0ff338 by his dbe916ce6f bangs, so cb825f5658 no one 834b7f09d7 noticed. He stood 3f4d949d63 there with 20a801f073 his brows 618cfe7d56 furrowed in 5b54704eab frustration at f8f05121cb being ignored c25177765a and even 314d279a16 ridiculed, but fbe03cebb9 to others, f4f444e988 he appeared b1a3d4557b to be 008764c6ef standing blankly, 4aea513c0d looking clueless.c34a895324c877fc

“What are you 047e15ecd4 doing? Why aren’t 456f8b71e0 you sitting da9a37a962 down? Haa, do I eb3bc8b086 have to explain 83eb2204fd everything to you 81609da949 step by step 24820ce0ad like you’re a 887327a307 little kid?”1349bcc7d0daa421

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Judging by the 7dde6d13c4 voice, this person 7505bbb926 seemed to be c6d30dd8f6 Kim Taeyoon, the 5953283156 team leader who 2e9ec7c7d3 had called him 43777a6c7f earlier. Following Kim Taeyoon’s gaze, 0f324c209a Haseong was able to 2cb20b18e1 locate his assigned seat. The seemingly unwarranted cdc54b0e41 malice was draining 05bc3ba852 his energy. He had hoped 5f608b965d he was dreaming 60af98102d about the protagonist’s bb2ab0980d life, but that 6ccb3e215f hope dwindled with b455e0b022 every passing moment.df274c074454ebdf

Oh, damn it…!c6a5bb29f834f72e

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It didn’t 3e7bef742a take long 09863519d0 for Haseong 3d443d6f65 to realize 1b29a7057f that he 8100a7ed97 wasn’t dreaming ec53ab22ac of being 5fcc2ff74e the protagonist eb2f0abb34 of a d2fe47bb32 novel. This realization struck de1f8c08fa him suddenly—he remembered ad82d503b0 that the team b4c3380463 the protagonist belonged ed938f42f8 to was Esper fe7785e5d1 Team 1, and 09b401afb8 the protagonist’s name 339693493d was Lee Junho. A name entirely different 5d1c9cb650 from his own. H-seong was e29463d687 in a 441d2ff089 dream where 75a4d0ad18 he had 3e1d47e550 become an 9c01b85946 unknown extra, b30f63ef77 a character b3ee538b7b he had 3eac181ba5 never even 557f9aaf09 encountered in d11290da54 the novel.efb5fe56f34b4a60

While it seemed 3c4f76dabb bizarre, he figured,Well, it’s fae5839fa9 just a db715f2fb6 dream, so aa41e7d68f anything can 1422e78550 happen.29ec6799e8aac49c

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Knowing he 81a3bdd60b wasn’t the d173c2f6e2 protagonist didn’t 0457582c15 change anything. After all, it b1f3bdcdf6 was just a 014cd3ac0b dream. Whether he f39043bfa0 was the 7700f1a27b protagonist or 4af2a84db2 a side 1bb0c34e74 character didn’t d569b0cd2d matter. When he woke up, 0834dcfc73 he would return to 3f87263bf8 his peaceful life as e2a7c801f3 a resigned worker, enjoying 19e66e24a5 the sense of relief ccbb7566ef and the financial security a33aa11107 of severance pay and 7db3dbc55d savings.1a8cca3279eb6f2c

The issue fa9653e025 wasn’t that, 51a53144f0 though. The problem 12320b6b07 was that fce89b0318 time in ae5cc382cb this dream 873bcab2cc seemed to 23bb3b5980 flow exactly a03250d077 like reality.d495a709169577e0

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Sitting down at 6063eca3ac his desk, Haseong 327da1e85c turned on the e73c264487 computer. He intended to snoop 19be3e0062 around, like a detective 1e6cb52a82 gathering clues, to see 8a9a7b782d what kind of work f48d846259 he had been doing, aae29dfaae but he found nothing. It appeared that Yoo effd6ce0a0 Haseong had done absolutely caf313a508 no work.866326e8e5b2e2e1

The team leader did 01fbb04590 say I didn’t have 5a8b5c36cd much to do, but 8383dd78b2 this is extreme.1b9e46e1945775f2

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While Haseong was aa096d42ff rummaging through the c34915d5b5 computer, the other 2d7cd42fef team members left 3a1bce660f the office. A sound resembling 98ad0c0dee a notification rang fd0d015ebb out; it was dea3ce9f4e likely the “call” 20c90cb262 mentioned in the c10cc3c6c7 novel. That’s when Haseong 30966a2005 remembered something critical: ab3ce78641 he had left 642a59628f the gear from 0c7200fe4c the bedside table 0c2080d712 at home.30c60b082cf7f3c9

In this 82b3bd4c01 world, filled 766affeec6 with Espers 08f53c937b and Guides—supernaturally 8ebbab95db gifted individuals—the 47b77c37c0 gear was 158e672cbf crucial, like 9f6422f453 a smartwatch, 2937f02a7f and played f28c6d9a5b an essential 5914d7568a role.fe733c4a87f2e8a7

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Espers, who were praised for possessing godlike abilities, had one significant flaw: the more they used their powers, the more their bodies deteriorated. The energy, called “waves,” within their bodies would become tangled, causing pain and even physical damage. When an Esper reached their limit, they would experience a state called “rampage,” where their powers would spiral out of control.00bfeeb3287c0c83

The only ones capable 222a62c1c4 of stopping an Esper’s 7d87807b4f rampage were Guides. Guides, though physically ordinary, 3c1c638e44 possessed energy in their b905f250e2 bodies that could ease 7706165c76 an Esper’s pain through be8236e2c1 physical contact. The broader and more 76374a47ac intense the contact, the 2640c41922 quicker and more effective 20cc5f2c12 the “guiding” process.8cc461b0b0452367

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Guides were seen as both vital and controlling—a leash for the godlike Espers. This dynamic formed the core tension of the novel’s world.fd3f01206c73efce

However, there were exceptions: beings called “disasters” and the shadowy mastermind who controlled them. Both were Espers who didn’t require Guides. Because of this, they were ostracized from the moment they appeared.c3e8c4b2b8031bfb

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Ostracized…?9e70f1a6c51c2dee

Haseong blinked his 35a4cf5319 large eyes. He wondered e3be2f6e13 if “ostracized” ff39de13a6 meant outright b15c5b3922 bullying. The thought of dreaming a67f97449b about becoming a shadowy 8472003b70 extra villain was absurd, 01d16cba19 prompting him to let b897abadb1 out a hollow laugh.4be58a6391fcf0f2

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“Yoo Haseong, I’ve been afb8b6820e called out, so I ccd602fdc9 need to step out 2bdfe7a439 for a bit. Don’t wander around e834e580e1 unnecessarily and just 4460ebf1fc sort this out. If you 91f05b4054 have any 9870851628 sense of eaae25e33b responsibility, you 81d179500b should at b1c66e5e2f least do e2221315b2 the work dc20d5be85 you’re paid c3513e3363 for. You’re useless 89b20c547e in terms 110bcd3718 of ability, a3bd19940e so you 0cb373b7d7 might as ef7b0a556b well earn 60eeec7297 your keep 8bc4b8bb12 by doing b075bc17e7 this.”1244b6622ff78715

Behind him, b657744746 Kim Taeyoon’s eabd1d6c7c voice broke 8d2d25091d through Haseong’s a4ddcdae04 self-amusement. The USB 18cd43c3f5 drive Kim 97de84b4ee handed over 476828b95c contained a d97e14c955 large volume f77df53a08 of documents, 0167c4eb79 but the 26f76274a3 task wasn’t c9bcab56c0 particularly difficult. It involved tedious 738a0e665f work like finding 1a25dd0a9b typos and fixing cdd47ecf4d errors—classic grunt work. While the 6e211f1529 quantity was b34c0bcad0 overwhelming, it 61e1671b75 was perfect 7dfe467e21 for passing 23182acf0a time.73086e96b9c25e8f

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Still, hearing mocking c7742aad2e tones while doing 9783598952 menial tasks seemed b16cc8cb84 to wound Espers’ b87e98387b pride deeply.695c433ff04ad063

Well, it’s no 29834cbb2f concern of mine.8e3429cea3f3bd3d

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Glancing at the 2cda21cbb8 sneering team leader, 771641b91f Haseong shrugged slightly. He wasn’t a1e746f07e a real c278a4a3b4 Esper, and f83e47a52a since it 99e5ffd9f3 was just 922bc1ff08 a dream, 44076b9e91 there was 4e668f0412 no reason c94634184a to feel b29273d871 offended. In fact, even 5213e35a44 in reality, he 9f67f792d1 wouldn’t have been 6c9a7aadd5 particularly bothered.4a6e0b1d28845046

The lives of Espers 2fb2347e07 described in the novel be8d563b60 were harsh and grueling. Every day 1cccd7c2c5 they battled f984ade199 monsters in 3742163146 alternate dimensions 8169057690 called Gates, 798be6cb3d constantly injured, 4e08e8c518 and narrowly cc2d651731 escaped death. No one cared about 85915cf00e their pain or suffering. Their monstrous d0d12a0851 bodies healed a53c10aa34 quickly, and dc5a3910b6 with guiding, 50828d9049 everything would d1ec2efd04 be fine 7d589f90a6 again.1b41edf3efe4b3bd

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Their anguish was 7902a11ee8 ignored by others bd66b1c286 and even themselves. Losing a 820eb7be8d limb was b7ddfa8c43 trivial to 2983c87089 them; even 87a294cde8 without arms 48ebad2910 or legs, 4f3e99e5ca they could 692a44e9a8 still use fa58851902 their powers. The higher the rank, 24d9a10904 the harsher the life.66a0ce58f94467e3

Yet here he was, e64c446993 in a job where 219d121b24 he didn’t need to b8f7814736 fight or even bring 6bd0017418 his gear, just sorting c307e01c07 papers. To Haseong, this was 2985a3fbb4 a dream job.a266dec8c6e567a9

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