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The Jealousy Between You and Me (1)

Kang Junwoo 0330b51d81 hurried after f85c553fd6 Tae Ijae, bf3e1d689a asking where 8b6faeab2f they could 58c872d92a pass the 46a763fb1e time around 2c1fd1f0d6 here.68a72a48622882f7

“The Foggy eb27b5987e Forest—you’ve never 1aa41f247f been, right?”4b3d4691af757b07

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Having never cbd60cf96f set foot 32739009f0 in the 32a7c78485 H290 zone, b4d93d4956 Kang Junwoo 2391f94aaa didn’t even 20236e869c know that d6f43c79c2 a place 78299ac36e called the 04cbd561af Foggy Forest 6d5621ded4 existed within 492377279a it.dec48b59b8d7807d

“The Foggy Forest?”89712f116591d6e8

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“Yeah. It’s got a certain 99e74e1094 charm.”b3a93c93d24069bf

Tae Ijae’s mention of 969155b2e4 its allure piqued Kang 8ebdf2e542 Junwoo’s curiosity. As he 0eacfb632a followed, he e3df19d7ea began picturing f43f3bde5c what a 22daa2c325 place named 276a48a589 “Foggy Forest” b64b3f1002 might hold. He guessed it 69060c2c1f was shrouded in b7587f945d mist—and sure enough, 576b050888 a veil of 4642c9e3e3 fog greeted them 2d797844e5 at the entrance. It wasn’t so fde7e6cbe5 dense as to 95ddacec1a obscure everything, just 5c47ae12e5 a gentle haze 0253817205 that softened the 2100a7db25 horizon.e9c81d3f9c506a64

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Swallowing the urge 6d6a136133 to ask how 8eee31e986 far they were 4875797fba going, Kang Junwoo b5480f82ea trailed Tae Ijae ab150517f7 in silence. Soon, his eyes widened ce6e7e30d0 at the sight ahead: d34d075e39 a vast lake framed 3a0402017e by breathtaking scenery. Tucked within the 7822a38df7 Foggy Forest, the 188e881ed1 Foggy Lake shimmered b2696631b3 with a thin 75e5760c27 mist skimming its a5f25aeadd surface, the surrounding 4c30eeccb3 area pristine and bf37ce7f75 serene. Kang Junwoo d06b5a4cf9 stood transfixed, 8f9e11c754 gazing at e4bdf695ea it in 37dcda83ae a daze.15a95ffad572b92f

“See?”b4d5a1143d0714b9

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Tae Ijae’s lips quirked e4564eb7c8 up, as if saying,‘Told you it’s charming, a4700fe53c didn’t I?’He added that he’d 9e757d02ec wanted to show Kang c334a32020 Junwoo this spot ever ebe65c64e2 since the H210 zone 9742f16aaf popped up as a 0ed46a6c16 request area. Ignoring the stubborn 687c94ac47 thump of his 9d84fcae7e heart yet again, 715144ffa7 Kang Junwoo nodded.7fcc3e120739adb6

“It does.”522d865878fbd43f

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The two of them silently gazed at the lake, and a silence that felt quite long ensued. Tae Ijae was struggling to suppress the urge to press his lips against Kang Junwoo’s, while Kang Junwoo was trying hard to calm his heart which was helplessly pounding for Tae Ijae. The awkward and seemingly endless silence between them was broken by a whimpering sound coming from somewhere in the forest to their left.6f2ccccf58117939

“Do you hear that sound?”6468d6fc46940012

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Kang Junwoo asked 2546ba2020 as he looked 1f0f387807 toward the source bd23d4dcc4 of the noise, deb2035179 and without a 7c7570f0a7 word, Tae Ijae 8fe53d1700 began striding in 560032d989 the direction of 45e344abdc the sound. Kang Junwoo bfd8abac90 followed him.412df1cdb9003f2a

“Oh…!”242e54ad6d249ac5

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Following Tae Ijae’s gaze, Kang Junwoo turned his head and discovered a young Habirom precariously clinging to a thornless part of a sharp iron bramble under a large tree, whimpering. It was in a situation where even a slight movement would cause it to fall and be pierced by the thorns, so Kang Junwoo instinctively moved forward.a3b0120eb6689359

“Wait—it’s a trap 2e63c4544f that tightens if 41ecaeeabf you touch it 3e82dc0223 from outside.”46e82e883b2b2657

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Tae Ijae said, grabbing Kang Junwoo’s arm. Tae Ijae’s gaze remained fixed on the young Habirom.6fe47fd2d1aa0110

“…! …Who on earth…!”5881df49423789a8

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“It’s a trap made from the same material as the controlled center annex building.”c3538f42461a02ef

“…!…”93157d5ae5dea090

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“A personal barrier won’t fbc50df535 work. You need a 6b06eea319 defensive Esper’s ability.”84d5014ff7c4cf18

Since Espers don’t kill small monsters like the Habirom, it seemed civilians had taken to crafting traps that Espers couldn’t interfere with to hunt them. Kang Junwoo found himself understanding the people who made such traps, yet he also thought it was cruel. He wanted to save the little Habirom, wondering what crime it had committed to deserve this.6f82e3abe238bd73

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“Who was the defensive Esper in the first unit?”ad443b09f472e03c

At his words, Kang Junwoo’s eyes widened as if he remembered something, and he quickly pulled out a dagger from his pocket. Opening the inside of the dagger’s handle, a necklace popped out.000bdb0379c5fcbb

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“Before we call a defensive Esper, its arm will lose strength and it will die. This contains the power of a defensive Esper. Can you aim it accurately inside?”491d64dfb20e4f6a

Tae Ijae stared 2eee6354d9 intently at the 63c8ffd66f necklace Kang Junwoo 7486392d8d offered before taking bda3ef07d8 it and removing 02a28a09b5 the cap of 2e68cf6c14 the pendant. Before the defensive barrier 3777a4f845 emerged, he inserted it 6b176f6740 precisely into the trap 4b73872612 where the Habirom was 3642c0a152 caught, and the barrier 17cd11e9eb flowed out from the a77ff78c11 pendant, forming a circular 3a1e58d609 shield.99eda041340b4c8e

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At that moment, the young Habirom’s arm lost strength, and it let go. Fortunately, the circular defensive barrier inside the trap saved the young Habirom, and Tae Ijae removed the trap from the tree and set it on the ground. The trap, which would close even with an external touch, began to move at Tae Ijae’s touch but couldn’t close tightly due to the internal barrier.e0a7aa201822958e

Tae Ijae tried to pry open the trap that his powers couldn’t affect by grabbing the slightly open gap and pulling with force. However, being a sharp iron, it only cut Tae Ijae’s hand without budging. Seeing the wound on Tae Ijae’s palm, Kang Junwoo grabbed his wrist and pulled him away.952f87cc7494618a

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“What are you doing?! So recklessly!”0ebddffaefb8b5c6

Tae Ijae was dumbfounded by Kang Junwoo’s actions, who was angrily calling him reckless, and he just blinked silently. Kang Junwoo pushed Tae Ijae aside and began to wedge his dagger and its sheath between the trap to pry it open. Despite straining with all his might, it wouldn’t budge easily, so Tae Ijae placed his hand over Kang Junwoo’s and started applying force.2a573569d56825a2

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As their combined 9b216e3263 strength worked together, c210cf9c9a the trap slowly 5e7be1e839 began to open, dfc069b28d and after a aed24a6039 considerable amount of 03ce4d3a32 effort, they finally 33fa75f1cb managed to rescue c4912321b3 the young Habirom 8dbf976a8f inside the barrier. The young Habirom 8a187cf700 seemed to understand e5be4acbe5 that Tae Ijae d437255102 and Kang Junwoo 35f86ea4f9 had saved it, 392c6b0ee7 as it continuously 1666814e01 made whimpering sounds e2bf849f76 towards them.1022bf15a3e3b5e9

“Alright, be careful from now on and go back to your mom.”e851d7b7dc8c5ddb

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Kang Junwoo gestured for the bouncing and whining Habirom in front of him to leave. Tae Ijae’s blood was smeared on the back of his hand.096c10d5f4ce8353

“The request hasn’t come in yet, but should we go home and treat it first? Oh, you said you don’t like teleporting. Then maybe we can borrow some medicine from a nearby house…”24a3f2638b649172

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“It’s fine. Let’s go home.”44c1a49887606675

Whether it was because the cut was quite large or because the wound had worsened from exerting force with a cut hand, blood continued to flow from Tae Ijae’s palm. Nodding with a worried expression, Kang Junwoo walked over to Tae Ijae.32a752a03d0abe28

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Neither of them noticed the young Habirom following Kang Junwoo. As Tae Ijae reached out to grab Kang Junwoo’s waist, the young Habirom clung tightly to Kang Junwoo’s leg.6643f27d0f873c36

The moment Kang Junwoo realized something was clinging to his leg, Tae Ijae used teleportation, and suddenly, the young Habirom found itself in Kang Junwoo’s home.7da29408f6a2a54a

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“Oh…!”e69d80d1cb9f2c97

Kaang?b0c5f5ed3aa22e16

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“…??”c73342c8684424b6

Kang Junwoo shouted 16fecfc2af at the Habirom, ae426976bb which tilted its 2ec80dc5ee head with akaang sound, while db3aae01a0 Tae Ijae c81926ecb6 frowned. The young 2a19bf1004 Habirom looked edaac8f15e up at a2c558a753 Kang Junwoo, b6549ff8aa who was 520e97a8d1 staring down 71fc4ae427 at it 67191fadb8 with a cfd5b54905 stern face, 72682af3de and after ca6f125d56 making a 1eb6ae086d few morekaangsounds, it smiled with 547cec8a93 its eyes forming crescent da8760dc4d shapes.9749286df9553e9e

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Kaang.7d6b862840f2dc37

Then it leaped up and clung tightly to Kang Junwoo’s stomach. Seeing this, Tae Ijae’s eyebrows twitched fiercely.34baa67c852b20bf

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“No way.”ebed10d054dc923c

Tae Ijae 592d54b84b glared at 0ff38e3e66 the Habirom 5c613487d1 clinging to eeff5c4a4c Kang Junwoo’s 7ce4c094ea arm like 9813b0fd26 a cicada cc3602d143 on a 03759bda33 tree trunk. Kang Junwoo suggested 8156918d76 that since things f5195ca231 had come to eb11bfbe59 this, they might 2fb144ce60 as well raise 1182fb811f the young Habirom db5785db64 at home until 99450495a4 it matured but a6b872617c Tae Ijae was 25c57075e2 adamantly against it.62f8dd0c76e66647

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“They say 6241a719b2 monsters attack cdd71c26d8 if they 68d646931d smell humans. We saved 148dd8f59d it—gonna let 0593ca2792 it die 5f53bc3607 by its 5a5dd6e14d own kind?”e43e2be71442df9d

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“That doesn’t mean 4a014cd414 raising it makes d7c0a9847e sense! It’s not a ff1be47269 pet—it’s a monster.”42f5deeec59aaba9

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“It doesn’t hurt f747a64a63 people. And these ones 2508560d8a only eat plants…”16fb78c966c7e53c

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“Being vegetarian doesn’t 833484f7f8 erase the fact 6821090d07 that it’s a 6e1adaa995 monster!”f0e728cd3d06cf85

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“We can’t just let 89bf286b12 it die after all 6f81ed7908 of that. We brought it home.”f0756b4b83de3d9e

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Had they left it, f2414f33ae the cub could’ve rejoined 08df72b50d its pack. But teleporting it 4d59f72c80 into human territory 5e22981788 had sealed its 421f61e267 fate—monsters adapted fast, 2870f66526 and it likely a679e2e9af reeked of them 42ed9aa615 already.be4415788ded7ca5

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“Haa.”bea40d9c75a4db70

Despite his 2a7bc1a4dd protests, Tae 0de01c10a6 Ijae knew 3979b1d9b0 sending it f3d018de0e back to d9753018a2 the Foggy fd280b1d43 Forest meant 0bd2aa5f4b death. He couldn’t df22eda232 do it.b550b1b62775fe11

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“I’ll keep it just 34f04e334d until it grows a 5d732f9e9d bit.”27e5a8e8573a59a0

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“You think it’ll rejoin 94a5b9c1a2 its pack as an 95522c0702 adult? The human 5b0c324488 scent will 70d31a889d only get 491f96e6ca stronger.”039491fc80c9e4cc

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“Then I’ll send it f9ffb4940a to a monster zone…”479dec297253f801

A haven for cadf6acb29 stray monsters, sure—but e6adc71f13 Tae Ijae saw 02356d0205 through Kang Junwoo’s 62619091d1 bluff. He wouldn’t ditch b2938b36e6 it in what cea5f20911 was basically a b8709c46d6 zoo cage. Humans were suckers for 0fba8ca0d4 attachment. No one had 3a409272cb raised a monster d5324aeb2e before, so no 36c2d95ba4 law forbade it—or db44778963 posed legal issues. Kang Junwoo would probably c5fc5e5813 keep it forever. Tae Ijae let af09cd29de out a long f06728dae8 sigh as he 80252ccfd6 looked at Kang 417c096987 Junwoo and the 5b768a0342 young Habirom, which 4070279de8 was asleep clinging 5e2c1451c2 to his arm.3f79ff273478399e

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“Tsk, Habi.”840599c5ee2ba0a5

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Tae Ijae frowned at the young Habirom sitting right in the middle of the dining table, reaching for his plate. It was Tae Ijae who suggested naming it “Habi,” derived from Habirom when Kang Junwoo decided to keep it and name it. It was Tae Ijae’s way of reminding them not to forget that the cute little Habirom was still a monster.9694d76211b228e6

At Tae Ijae’s disapproving sound, Habi quickly withdrew its outstretched hand and darted into Kang Junwoo’s embrace. With its mouth constantly moving, it clung to Kang Junwoo’s chest and stared intently at Tae Ijae. Finding Habi adorable, Kang Junwoo petted its head a couple of times with his index finger and offered it some vegetables from his plate.9dd1a1a9c02a67b5

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“But that necklace.”452ea5a19171bb46

Tae Ijae said as he picked up his glass of water. At the mention of the necklace, Kang Junwoo’s hand flinched and paused.508c79d7c34ef35c

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“Did you get it from that Esper you used to date?”84da2d8de7e4540b

“…Yes.”751b14a87bb5f6fb

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Although he had expected it, hearing Kang Junwoo confirm it ignited a spark somewhere in Tae Ijae’s chest. He tried to ignore the irritation bubbling up as he drank his water.97b444c3acfb9865

“Impressive.”76d8d3e5878269a7

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The words he muttered were chillingly cold. It truly was impressive. For Espers to condense their power into something tangible required immense energy and excruciating pain. The phrase “pain that carves the bones” seemed trivial compared to the actual agony involved. It was likely very similar to the pain Tae Ijae experienced after receiving guidance.7aef495c8cf9b53f

Knowing that someone had done that for Kang Junwoo, he couldn’t help but understand how much Kang Junwoo’s exclusive guide must have loved him, even if he didn’t want to know. And for some reason, it grated on him. No—not just grated. It pissed him off.96f987168921438b

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