Guide Me If You Dare

"OUR YIHUN's Mana is really special."

"I can tell. It's as if his Mana was purely made to make him the perfect Guide."

"There are other impressive E-Class Guides under our wing at the moment. But, so far, we were able to successfully alter their Mana and turned them into half-Espers."

"Right? It's something that we can't do to Noh Yihun."

"At first, we thought he just didn't have what it takes to be a half-Guide and half-Esper Hunter. But now that we're looking at it again, it's as if our Yihun solely exists to be the perfect Guide."

"How do we explain his 'Rampage,' though? Only Espers go on a Rampage."

"Rampage happens when Espers' Mana gets too corrupted. There are two reasons that happens. First, their Mana depletes. Second, they get overwhelmed by their emotions and lose their mind. The second one applies to Noh Yihun."

"Even so, it's not like the other E-Class Guides don't experience getting overwhelmed by their emotions. Yet, they've never gone on a Rampage. So, why does our Yihun go on a Rampage just because he gets overwhelmed by his emotions?"

"Now we've hit a new wall, huh?"

Haaah.

They're talking about me as if I'm not here.

To be fair, Yihun should still be unconscious.

He remembered getting knocked out earlier.

When he came to, he was already tied to a bed.

Actually, he hadn't opened his eyes yet.

But it wasn't the first time that something like that happened to him.

Every time he would cause trouble, he would wake up tied to a bed with several needle marks all over his arms.

Since my arms feel numb, I'm obviously right.

Plus, Charles Kang and Yosef Lee were the ones talking about Yihun— analyzing him once again.

Ah, dammit.

Why do I have to be born a genius?

"Should we let our Yihun meet that kid?"

Hmm?

That caught Yihun's attention.

Was there a new kid in the Lab?

I know all the kids here since Yosef Lee and Charles Kang never fail to introduce everyone to me for some reason.

"Isn't that kid under Song Heejin's wing?"

'Song Heejin?'

That name sounded familiar to Yihun.

Ah!

Isn't that the female E-Class Guide who, apparently, is as special as I am?

"Song Heejin is going to die soon."

"Mr. Charles, aren't you being a little too pessimistic? Heejin Noona is our friend."

"We helped Song Heejin escape the Facility when Ki Gayoon went on a Rampage for the first time."

Oho?

Yihun was surprised to hear that familiar name.

Ki Gayoon is the strongest Hunter in the country.

And that bastard was the reason he almost got buried in rubbles!

Yes, the incident that Charles Kang and Yosef Lee was talking about was familiar with him because he was one of the victims back then.

Ki Gayoon went insane and destroyed the Facility.

As a result, many Civilians got hurt.

I would have died too if someone hadn't saved me!

After that, Yihun awakened as a Guide.

Ah, wait.

So, technically, it was Ki Gayoon's fault that I awakened as a Guide? And my life became a lot more miserable after that. In conclusion, that bastard Ki Gayoon should take responsibility!

"I heard from an informant that Ki Gayoon has already found out where Song Heejin is."

"Then shouldn't we inform Heejin Noona that Ki Gayoon is hunting her down?"

"She already accepted the fact that she couldn't escape from Ki Gayoon this time."

"Can't we really help her again, sir?"

"We have to give up on Song Heejin now since we can't afford to earn Ki Gayoon's wrath. That brat's growth is terrifying— I'd die if we fought," Charles Kang said, sighing. "But we have to retrieve Pinky from Song Heejin before everything goes downhill."

"Aigoo, sir. We already gave the test subject a proper name," Yosef Lee said, laughing. "We call him 'Bambi' now because of his doe eyes."

'Bambi?'

Yihun had a feeling that he wouldn't like that person.

***

"KI GAYOON isn't here?" Moon Noa asked, disappointed. "I came all the way here to meet him, though."

By 'here,' he meant Beom-Seok Constructions— the company owned by Ki Gayoon.

He had to go in person because Ki Gayoon wasn't picking up his calls, and that brat wasn't even checking his messages.

That's why I'm here.

But the employees immediately blocked Moon Noa in the lobby.

"I'm sorry, sir. But Mr. Ki is actually out of the country at the moment."

The employees, who obviously looked terrified, bowed their heads in apology.

There's no point in bullying these poor people since they already have a rotten luck for having Ki Gayoon as their boss.

"Alright," Moon Noa said, giving up. "Just let Ki Gayoon know I was here."

"Yes, sir."

After that, Moon Noa left the company and headed home.

And, much to his pleasant surprise, Ryu Sungbin was already there when he was supposed to be back in three days.

"I thought it would take you a week to raid that A-Grade dungeon," Moon Noa said excitedly, almost running to Ryu Sungbin's waiting arms. "I was actually contemplating whether to reach out to Haru-nim or not."

Ryu Sungbin frowned, but his arms automatically wrapped around Moon Noa's body. "Don't. If you keep contacting that prince, I'll get jealous."

Pfft.

How adorable.

"Ahem."

Hmm?

Moon Noa was a bit surprised when he realized that Ryu Sungbin didn't come alone. "To what do I owe this visit, Ice Queen?"

Lee Sarang, aka the Ice Queen— the country's #2 strongest Hunter.

"Noa Oppa, I'll get straight to the point since I'm in a hurry," Lee Sarang said, smiling apologetically. "I heard from Sungbin Oppa that you wanted to raid the Lab because you received an SOS letter from a Guide being held captive in there."

Oh?

Ryu Sungbin seems to trust Lee Sarang a lot, huh?

"Yes, that's true," Moon Noa confirmed while nodding. "What about it?"

"I'm actually investigating an odd case from the illegal lab that I encountered inside a passive dungeon recently. I found that dungeon because I was helping Gayoon Oppa hunt down Song Heejin."

Oh, right.

That's the reason Ki Gayoon is busy these days.

"The 'sample' that the unregistered Hunters that I caught there were experimenting on has gone missing," Lee Sarang explained. "It's called 'Pinky'— and, apparently, it's supposed to be a living Mana."

A living Mana?

That's the first time I'm hearing of it.

"That sounds terrifying," Moon Noa said, rubbing his arms because of the goosebumps he got. "What does it have to do with the Lab, though?"

"I believe the Lab is the one who stole this Pinky," Lee Sarang answered. "Can I raid the Lab with you, Noa Oppa?"

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