“It’d be a problem if you liked me, sir.”
Haeram, who possesses the gene to be a Guide but will die if he doesn’t manifest it, is living on borrowed time.
Seo Jungwoo, a top-tier Esper, appears to help him awaken his abilities.
Mischievous but endlessly gentle, Jungwoo’s affection confuses Haeram.
While Haeram believes Jungwoo has feelings for him, the occasional distance Jungwoo keeps leaves him uncertain.
As Haeram worries over what he’d do if Jungwoo were to confess, the two end up being swept into a gate while visiting the beach together…
* * *
“Sir, that drug—those are guiding ampoules, right?”
“……”
“You’d have to be an idiot not to know. Something’s wrong, isn’t it? You don’t have a compatible guide, or the drugs aren’t working or something… But even so, there are all kinds of side effects with guiding ampoules. How could you use so many?”
“……”
“I’ve picked up a lot of stuff during my time in the hospital, you know. Even if I haven’t awakened, I’m not clueless about these things.”
“……”
“That’s why you skipped training, disappeared, and flaked on your promises, right?”
“Haeram, I…”
“And yesterday. Last night too.”
‘I know what that was. I know why you did that.’
Haeram whispered, reaching out to grab Seo Jungwoo’s arm.
He had to stand on tiptoe to grab the arm that was covering Jungwoo’s face.
“Please look at me. Don’t hide your face, sir.”
He pressed up so close their stomachs touched and put all his weight into pulling Jungwoo’s arm. It moved—just a little.
His face is practically on fire.
Haeram was surprised. Jungwoo’s face wasn’t just flushed—it was blazing red.
Since last night, Jungwoo had shown him so many unfamiliar sides.
And now, the way he was looking at Haeram—his eyes were swirling with so many emotions, dizzying and deep, just like the color of his flushed cheeks.
“……”
“……”
“Sir?”
But no reply came.
In the blink of an eye, Haeram was left flailing in the air.
Seo Jungwoo had vanished—turned to smoke and disappeared.
“W-what? What the heck… seriously?”
Are all Espers that shy…?
Haeram slammed his head against the empty wall in frustration.
‘Geez. I’m embarrassed too. But aren’t we both adults? Shouldn’t we talk things through?’
If he keeps kissing and running away like this…
Haeram touched his lips.
The warmth from just a moment ago brought last night’s sensations back with striking clarity.
And the way it felt to be pulled into that embrace… Why did it feel so good?
His chest tickled with a fluttery sensation he just couldn’t suppress.
