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Sweet air swept through the room.
Hajin, Yihan, and the medical staff moving back and forth couldn’t say a word.
No one could move so much as a finger.
Could the word “sweep” even explain the current situation?
A scent as sweet and fresh as newly bloomed flowers or freshly peeled fruit washed over everyone present.
It wasn’t just the room; it covered the entire medical wing and even the whole Association building.
It was rare for a Guiding wavelength to be felt so clearly as a physical sensation, but this was simply sweet.
However, no one in this place was in a state to think or guess anything.
Most people who treat Ability Users or work as medical staff are Ability Users themselves.
Coincidentally, the medical staff moving in and out of Suhyeon’s room with equipment were all Espers.
Because of this, the Guiding—which was sweet yet could be described as violent—made all of them stop in their tracks.
They had no choice but to stop.
The moment they tried to move even a little, they felt as if their entire bodies would melt sweetly.
A massive Guiding wavelength, feeling like a mouth full of candy, dug into their insides.
It pushed out the pain accumulated within them and offered fresh comfort and stability.
Everyone’s eyes were fixed on Suhyeon.
Beep— Beep—.
In the silence that fell instantly, a watch worn by one of the medical staff chimed.
It was one of the staff standing closest to Suhyeon.
The black screen of the watch blinked and soon displayed a number.
‘Guiding Level: 98%.’
the staff member who owned the watch raised their wrist with trembling hands.
Their wildly shaking eyes took in the number.
“How……?”
No matter how strong a Guide was or how high their matching rate with an Esper, it was rare for anyone to raise an Esper’s Guiding level above 90%.
Moreover, the medical staff and Suhyeon weren’t even touching right now.
A Guide who could create such a figure through Radiated Guiding alone was unprecedented and unheard of.
Beep— Beep—. Beep, beep-beep, beep-be-beep.
But this wasn’t happening to just that one person.
The watches of the medical staff in the room began to chime one by one.
They each looked at the numbers on their wrists with foolish expressions.
92%, 94%, 93%, 96%…….
Enormous Guiding levels appeared simultaneously on everyone’s watches.
Even Yihan, who was standing blankly, felt his watch vibrate. 99%.
Seeing a figure close to 100%—a number no Esper had ever seen—Yihan blinked stupidly.
“What is…… this…….”
Beep-beep-beep-beep!
At that moment, the last watch in the room that hadn’t chimed yet rang loudly.
It was a different sound than the others.
Slowly, the owner of the watch raised his wrist.
100%.
Hajin looked at the number displayed on his watch and slowly let out a breath.
He could tell even without looking at the number.
Hajin, who had been toyed with Suhyeon’s fingers, stopped moving and exhaled a trembling breath through his lips. His blue eyes were wide open.
Trembling breaths flowed from his mouth.
Hajin held onto Suhyeon’s fingers as if they were a lifeline of salvation, but when Suhyeon let out a groan as if uncomfortable, Hajin was startled and instinctively let go carefully.
Hajin looked at Suhyeon blankly. He could only see Suhyeon.
It was always like that, but now, his vision was extreme; nothing existed except for Suhyeon.
Guiding level 100%.
An almighty sensation—as if he could accomplish anything—whirled through his entire body.
For Hajin, it was a sensation that made no sense, something he had never felt and could never have felt before.
Because of his extreme hatred and obsession with cleanliness regarding others, and the trauma born from his past, he had never been able to receive proper Guiding.
There was no way he could have felt this.
“He only takes Radiated Guiding. He can’t do contact Guiding.”
When Suhyeon had asked why Hajin didn’t receive Guiding, Yihan had giggled and answered exactly that.
Yihan’s attitude was very annoying, but it was an unavoidable fact.
If the average level a normal Esper maintained through contact Guiding was around 80%, Hajin usually maintained a level around 50%.
The scraping pain was something he was used to.
Generally, 30% was classified as the danger zone for going berserk, so it was a very dangerous way to live, but there was no Guide who could fill Hajin’s Guiding levels.
Part of it was because he only received Radiated Guiding, but even considering that, there simply wasn’t a Guide capable of filling Hajin’s levels well.
But now, 100%.
Hajin, who used to despise the act of rolling around vulgarly under the name of Guiding, could understand everything in this moment for the first time.
He felt like he could understand the other high-ranking Espers who bought gifts for their dedicated Guides and scrambled to crawl at their feet at a single glance or gesture.
The chronic headache that felt like needles poking his brain, and the bugs that ate away at his reason moment by moment, all vanished.
The old pain stacked deep inside him melted away. Light had dawned.
Born with such strong power, Hajin had never bowed to anyone, but at this moment, he felt he would willingly kneel and happily kiss Suhyeon’s feet.
No, it was more than that because the person who provided this sensation was Suhyeon.
From the beginning, wasn’t it because Suhyeon was Suhyeon that he had gone crazy and pursued him?
If it were any other Guide, he would have felt disgusted instead.
A sense of relief and possessiveness reared its head at the fact that Suhyeon was by his side under the title of his lover.
Hajin toyed with Suhyeon’s white hand as carefully as if he were handling fragile porcelain.
White eyelids fluttered, and light brown eyelashes trembled along with them.
His blue eyes, staring as if he couldn’t miss a single moment of Suhyeon moving, seethed with a possessiveness that was even stronger and fiercer than before.
The Guide Room was located at the very end of the floor where the Association’s Guides stayed.
The room, which contained only a large bed that five or six men could roll around on together, was completely wrapped in a thick and dense atmosphere.
Sticky, wet sounds echoed messily in the room.
An Esper smirked after seeing a Guide, whose face was completely flushed and who had glistening tears in his eyes, smiling slyly.
The Guiding wavelength of this Guide, who had a dedicated contract with him, was sticky and dense, just like his looks, and gave a sensation as if he were constantly tempting him.
Asher Delveron, an S-class Esper from Canada, moved his hand while brushing back his blonde hair, which was as flashy as his looks.
The earring on his ear jingled with a clear sound.
“Ugh…… ah,”
The undressed Guide let out a shrill groan.
“Lee Jaeram, do you like it?”
Asher asked lazily in fluent Korean.
He smiled with satisfaction as he watched the Guide Lee Jaeram arch his back lithely.
“Haa…….”
Along with the groan, Lee Jaeram’s sticky Guiding flooded over Asher.
Asher continued to watch Lee Jaeram squirm under his hand and licked his lips.
“Don’t you want to pair up with me?”
Lee Jaeram, an A-class Guide, had quite good Guiding abilities, just as bold as he had been when requesting a dedicated contract.
Asher glanced at the watch on his wrist.
62%…… 63%…… 65%.
Certainly, Lee Jaeram filled the Guiding levels much faster than the previous Guide he was paired with, but it was not enough to satisfy Asher.
In reality, the number of Guides with a high matching rate with an S-class Esper was extremely small, and since even those few were all paired up, a Guide who could satisfy Asher practically did not exist.
“Asher…… ah,”
Lee Jaeram, who noticed Asher was thinking about something else like a ghost, lifted his hips himself and sat down on top of Asher.
“Heh—,”
Asher instinctively let out a breath at the Guiding that dug in again along with the physical pleasure, but it was still not enough.
Nevertheless, Lee Jaeram, who was tempting him by moving his hips softly, was quite worth looking at.
Just as Asher was about to move his hips,
Suddenly, a sweet scent pierced through the sticky smell and soaked into his nose.
Beep.
The watch gave a small notification and informed him that the level, which had been hovering at 68%, had suddenly risen to 75%.
A soft sense of relief, different from before, rushed in.
Asher paused and blinked his blue eyes.
‘What is this?’
It was clearly a Guiding wavelength.
Radiated Guiding?
But there was no one in the Guide room except for him and Lee Jaeram.
“……Asher?”
Lee Jaeram, who struggled to open his eyes, looked at him.
At that moment, the cozy and sweet scent flickered and brushed past him again.
75% went up to 80%.
This time, Lee Jaeram seemed to have felt something too.
His curved eyes twitched.
Asher burst into a short laugh.
A Guiding wavelength so powerful that even another Guide could feel it.
It seemed some kind of monster had been born.
Asher picked up Lee Jaeram, placed him on the bed, and stood up.
Regardless, his levels were filled, and the reason to stay in the Guide room had vanished.
“I’m leaving for now. See you next time.”
Asher left the room without even trying to hide his rising smile.
He didn’t know who it was, but this level of Guiding seemed enough to satisfy him fully.
The lazy beast sleeping inside him woke up and growled to find its prey.
The sweet Guiding wavelength he had smelled for a moment was addictive, but it quickly disappeared without a trace.
‘Who could it be?’
His blue eyes flashed.
Meanwhile, in the room Asher Delveron had left. Lee Jaeram looked down with a cold expression.
If he had felt it himself for a moment, it seemed a quite outstanding new Guide had appeared.
But soon, Lee Jaeram curved his eyes prettily.
No matter who it was, Lee Jaeram reigned supreme among the Guides.
It had to be that way.
No matter who the owner of this Guiding was, they would have to pay the price for touching his pride.
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