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Tae-Woo and So-Won lightly put their lips together until the light wind stopped. It’s said to be a corner, but people are still walking by, so they can’t do anything excessive. At the same time, the third signal was heard. They are calling all the missing esper’s.
Tae-Woo should hurry up, and he should let go.
That’s what So-Won thought with his eyes closed. However, he didn’t want to end the guided tour this short.
“Uh-huh…”
So-Won’s lips opened slightly. Then he held out a moist lump of flesh and carefully licked his rough lips. Soon, the tightly closed mouth opened and responded to the kiss. Tae-Woo’s hand wrapped around So-Won’s waist as the kiss that started lightly began to get heated little by little.
So-Won unwittingly leaned on him, feeling the muscular arms that supported his body.
“Ha…oops…”
Their tongues hit, and his body heated up. Whenever the tongue began to intertwine smoothly and brushed against the soft spot, a short breath came through my lips. At some point, his body relaxed, and he held him and stood almost hanging.
After a long time, So-Won heard a voice looking for Tae-Woo with a loudspeaker. So-Won wanted to finish the guide quickly and let him go, but when he came to his senses, it seemed like time had passed.
Once again, Tae-Woo’s name was called. Seeing Tae-Woo not moving away after the call made So-Won uncomfortable. So-Won thought he needed to receive more guidance, but it was time to let him go.
Their lips fell parted with a sound.
As soon as So-Won opened his eyes, he saw his lips shining with saliva.
“Hey, you should go now.”
So-Won lowered his head and pushed Tae-Woo away, feeling his face flustered. However, only his upper body was pushed back, and Tae-Woo did not move.
So-Won lowered his gaze with a question mark on his face. He could see Tae-Woo’s arm still wrapped around his waist. So-Won tried to step back, but Tae-Woo didn’t budge.
“Tae-Woo… ”
Was it really not enough? When So-Won was rolling his eyes in panic, his eyes met an association employee who was looking for Tae-Woo in great fear.
As soon as their eyes met, they were surprised at the same time. After that, there was a moment of silence.
The employee, who sweated like a waterfall in a short period, quickly turned his eyes and avoided the spot, but So-Won’s face turned redder.
“Tae-Woo, you need to get going…”
“…”
So-Won couldn’t hear any more broadcasts looking for Tae-Woo. So-Won buried his red-hot face in his palm. Only then did the hand wrapped around the waist slowly move away.
“I’ll be back.”
So-Won just nodded without saying a word. Tae-Woo walked toward those ready to leave far away, though his legs were heavy today for some reason.
So-Won waited for the gate to be attacked with other guides in the temporary tent.
The guides here are those with a high average matching rate. They temporarily do guidings until they find a dedicated esper. When espers dispatched to the gate showed signs of congestion due to excessive use of the ability, they were the ones who moved.
But they can’t guide Tae-Woo. He’s never had a matching rate of more than 5% with the guides, except for Sowon.
“………”
People were whispering about So-Won, but no one came up first to talk.
Still, it was better this way. So-Won was shy, so he would have been uncomfortable even if someone approached him.
The curious blatant gaze was uncomfortable, so he thought about waiting in Tae-Woo’s car but decided not to.
The reason was that the car was parked a little away from the gate, so he would not be informed immediately the moment Tae-Woo came out.
Fortunately, as he sat on a hard plastic chair and looked down at my phone, the uncomfortable interest quickly subsided.
Perhaps because it was a temporary tent, it was different from the center he stayed at the last time.
The poor tent barely blocked sunlight and wind; inside, the heat rose from the hot asphalt. There are only makeshift beds, plastic chairs, and lukewarm bottled water.
It was hot, but it was bearable when he stayed still. Maybe it was the same for other guides, but now everyone was quietly fanning in their time.
“I should’ve brought a portable battery.”
So-Won sighed while looking at the battery that was gradually decreasing while using his cell phone. He doesn’t think he’ll be able to hold out because So-Won would be bored if his phone turned off.
If So-Won thought of this, he should have brought a book to kill time. So-Won belatedly regretted it and lowered the screen’s brightness to save the battery. The battery remained at 5%, dimming the screen, and he heard some noise outside.
So-Won’s face brightened after feeling the noisy atmosphere. It was only a few hours after leaving for the gate, but Tae-Woo seemed to have already returned.
So-Won jumped up and came out of the tent. People were coming out of the gate one by one.
“Oh, it’s Tae-Woo.”
So-Won snooped around and found Tae-Woo among the espers. Tae-Woo, who has a head or two taller than others, was more noticeable. Thanks to this, So-Won could easily find Tae-Woo from afar.
So-Won often walked out to meet Tae-Woo. Tae-Woo told him not to come near the gate, but now the gate is closed and not dangerous, so So-Won thought it would be okay to approach it.
As evidence, members of the association, who appeared to be ordinary people, were also approaching the gate to check the status of espers coming out of it.
“Esper. Tae-Woo!”
Now he is so close that So-Won could see his face. Tae-Woo also turned his head toward So-Won as if he felt So-Won’s presence.
The moment their eyes met, So-Won’s face turned pale.
Tae-Woo, dressed in combat uniform, is covered in red blood. The wind gave off a bloody smell, and Tae-Woo, who was lying on the operating table, overlapped.
“Ugh…”
Suddenly, he felt suffocated. So-Won felt stuffy and dizzy, as if something is stuck in his chest. As his vision became darker, he lost his balance and collapsed on the floor because he couldn’t breathe.
His stomach felt nauseous. So-Won curled up and forced himself to hold back nausea that kept coming up.
His moan kept leaking through the blocked lips.
“Lee So-Won?”
When So-Won slumped to the ground, Tae-Woo’s face stiffened, and he ran fast.
Tae-Woo immediately checked So-Won’s state. So-Won was shivering while sitting down. He was smiling brightly, but as soon as his eyes met him, he suddenly turned white and collapsed.
Tae-Woo tried to reach for So-Won but realized a monster’s blood was all over his body.
“…Lee…Won, Lee So-won!”
Tae-Woo’s voice pulled So-Won back to reality.
“Lee So-Won, breathe in slowly and exhale. Yes, you’re doing great.”
As Tae-Woo said, his consciousness slowly returned when he took a breath.
“Tae, Tae-Woo, blood, blood…you’ve lost so much blood….”
“I’m not hurt. Look, this is monster blood.”
However, unlike what he saw last time, the blood on Tae-Woo’s body was so red that it was like the blood he had shed.
When So-Won raised his hand to ensure he wasn’t hurt, Tae-Woo stepped back.
Is he avoiding me?
So-Won, who was deeply hurt, looked like he was going to cry.
“I’m sorry, you can’t touch it.”
Oh… he said it was toxic. The fact that Tae-Woo had informed So-Won belatedly came to mind. But he couldn’t hide my disappointment. Tae-Woo tightly closed his mouth when he saw So-Won’s shaking hands and disappointed expression.
“Well… are you all right?”
A medical team employee who came to check the situation one step later asked while looking at Tae-Woo. He seemed to think about whether to report to the police or call the hospital.
“Give it to me.”
“What?”
Tae-Woo, furrowed his eyebrows when he saw the employee stepping back in surprise. He took the towel the employee was holding and wiped his hands and face, then Tae-Woo sat down in front of So-Won again at eye level.
“Lee So-Won, look. I’m fine.”
Tae-Woo grabbed So-Won’s hand and led it to his face.
So-Won felt warm warmth and familiar wavelengths over the rough skin.
Ah, it’s true.
So-Won touched Tae-Woo’s face and confirmed. When So-Won’s hand touched his face, Tae-Woo closed his eyes so that he could take a look as much as he wanted.
So-Won began to examine Tae-Woo’s condition carefully. The wavelength was stable; as he said, no injuries were seen. It was in the same condition as before leaving for the gate.
Tae-Woo slowly opened his eyes, feeling that So-Won’s shaking had stopped.
“Are you feeling better now?”
“Yes. I’m sorry, I just remembered a bad memory.”
So-Won’s legs were weak, but after confirming that Tae-Woo was fine, he could stand up again. When So-Won rose from his seat following Tae-Woo, he grabbed So-Won’s hand and took him somewhere in a hurry.
“Tae-Woo? Where are we going?”