# Chapter 59
All Espers were mobilized to find Seo Eunwoo, and his image appeared on every broadcast.
Announcements asking anyone who had seen Eunwoo to contact the Center without delay aired dozens of times a day.
People were gradually realizing how Espers were the power sustaining Central, and how important the existence of S-class Espers was among them.
Never before had Central been in such an uproar over someone’s disappearance.
In truth, if the missing person hadn’t been Seo Eunwoo, the matter wouldn’t have escalated this far.
If it hadn’t been him—the one who received the utmost love from all the S-class Espers and Lee Ha-min.
The two Center Directors never imagined the situation would drag on for so long.
Although they thought things might not be easy because of the variable that was Cha Yoon, they hadn’t expected that even after two weeks, not even a trace of Seo Eunwoo would be found.
***
With dark circles deeply set under his eyes, Cha Yoon placed a chair close to the bed and sat there, looking at Seo Eunwoo.
He was recalling what had happened a few days ago.
He still vividly remembered approaching the sleeping Seo Eunwoo as if bewitched, touching him, and then trying to undress him.
Until then, he had been determined to finally do what had been repeatedly blocked by strange coincidences.
The Seo Eunwoo before him was too tempting, and it seemed like he couldn’t postpone possessing him any longer.
But when he brought his lips to Seo Eunwoo’s, the cabin shook again.
He felt such a tremendous impact that he thought the ceiling might collapse, and despite his efforts not to fall, he ended up tumbling to the floor.
‘What is this? An S-class Esper?’
The first person who came to mind was Kyun In.
He wondered if Kyun In and Ha-min together could exert such power, and he thought the S-class Espers had finally appeared.
Thinking his only option now was to escape, he slipped out through the back door.
He didn’t think about taking Seo Eunwoo with him.
This was because he believed that if it was Kyun In’s doing, there was no need to worry about Seo Eunwoo.
It was also strange that he had such a thought.
Why was he so concerned about Seo Eunwoo?
Anyway, thinking the S-class Espers had appeared, he fled.
He believed that soon, the S-class Espers would enter the place, find Seo Eunwoo, and take care of him.
Thinking they wouldn’t immediately chase after him because they had been searching for so long, he decided to wait and look for an opportunity.
But no matter how long he waited silently, the S-class Espers didn’t enter.
He wondered what was going on and waited a bit longer.
It could be a trap, he thought.
But even after thirty minutes, no S-class Espers appeared.
Eventually, Cha Yoon had to admit he had been wrong.
It wasn’t caused by an S-class Esper.
‘An earthquake?’
It had happened before.
The cabin had shaken once and then immediately quieted.
A coincidence?
Was the ground unstable?
He had all sorts of thoughts.
But strange ideas kept pulling at the edges of his mind.
It was because of an incomprehensible commonality.
When the cabin had shaken before, he had also been trying to kiss Seo Eunwoo.
‘That’s ridiculous.’
He found himself pathetic for having such thoughts.
It didn’t make any sense at all.
He knew Seo Eunwoo was an S-class Esper, but he was a physical enhancer.
According to what he learned through Seo Eunwoo, he was also a Guide.
His Guiding ability was excellent, and his matching rate with each S-class Esper was high.
His matching rate with Lee Ha-min was almost fraudulently high.
It was at a level where they might as well be sharing one soul.
But even so, it was just a Guiding ability, not an ability that could shake a cabin.
Cha Yoon decided to find out directly without further deliberation.
‘What am I doing now? It’s not like I don’t know this makes no sense.’
Yet, he approached Seo Eunwoo.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, he quietly moved closer to Seo Eunwoo.
Like Pavlov’s dog, he unconsciously tensed up, feeling like the room might shake even before their lips touched.
‘Let’s just try it first.’
Thinking this, he was about to kiss Seo Eunwoo when the wall shook and the window burst.
The broken glass pieces flew maliciously toward him and deeply embedded in Cha Yoon’s arm.
It hurt like hell, but he couldn’t help laughing.
‘So that was it? The cabin shakes when I try to kiss Seo Eunwoo? No, why? How does this make sense?’
Could this also be Seo Eunwoo’s ability?
No, that couldn’t be.
He had already made Seo Eunwoo tell him everything about his abilities.
Although Seo Eunwoo had said strange things like he had been possessed in a game world, or that he originally lived somewhere else, he had been quite clear about his abilities.
But there had been no mention of this.
An ability to shake buildings when someone tries to kiss him while he’s sleeping?
He had never heard of such an ability.
‘Can someone with such an ability even be called an Esper?’
Thinking this, he burst out laughing again.
Despite the considerable pain from the deeply embedded glass pieces.
“Ha…”
Most people wouldn’t desire Seo Eunwoo again in such a situation.
But Cha Yoon wasn’t an ordinary human.
An ordinary human would never create a new Central, leaving a well-functioning one behind.
Like most other countries, even if they coveted privilege or disliked the behavior of existing power holders, they wouldn’t attempt to divide their strength in a situation where dungeons were frequently appearing.
But Cha Yoon was someone who had done such a thing, and he was laughing with glass pieces embedded in his arm.
‘This is interesting, Seo Eunwoo. Is that why? Is that why the S-class Espers are crazy about you?’
If these strange incidents hadn’t happened, he thought his curiosity and interest in Seo Eunwoo would have quickly faded.
So, in a way, it was Seo Eunwoo’s fault.
Because these incomprehensible incidents kept drawing his heart toward Seo Eunwoo.
***
“What are you saying? Demanding a stabilizer in exchange for returning Esper Seo Eunwoo! Does that mean it wasn’t Cha Yoon who had been holding Seo Eunwoo all this time?”
Beta Center’s Center Director exclaimed, unable to hide his shock.
It had started with a single phone call to the Center.
A hotline had been set up asking people who knew about Esper Seo Eunwoo’s whereabouts to provide information, and a call had come through there.
However, instead of readily revealing Seo Eunwoo’s whereabouts, the caller demanded a stabilizer as a condition.
Information about the stabilizer, which could replace C-class Guides, was being treated as important.
It wasn’t something just anyone could know.
But the caller already knew quite well how far the research on the stabilizer had progressed and demanded that it be handed over to them.
The Center Director instinctively knew he couldn’t handle this matter alone.
Not only was he stretched thin in terms of abilities, but he also couldn’t predict what repercussions might come if he proceeded with this matter while excluding the S-class Espers.
Thinking now was the time to bring in the S-class Espers, he quickly summoned them.
The S-class Espers and Lee Ha-min entered the Center Director’s office upon hearing that important news regarding Seo Eunwoo had arrived.
People were newly realizing what kind of beings the S-class Espers were as they watched the hot-tempered Center Director behaving like a docile puppy toward them, even after what they had done to him.
The S-class Espers didn’t even sit down and asked about the matter first.
The Center Director, also thinking this wouldn’t take long, began speaking immediately.
“I believe you’re aware that a hotline has been set up. We received a call there.”
“Did they say they know where Eunwoo is? Has someone who has seen Eunwoo appeared?”
When Lee Ha-min asked in surprise, the Center Director quickly waved both hands.
Thinking about how unpredictably they might change if the false hope he gave them disappeared, he explained the situation as quickly and accurately as possible.
“That’s not it. They demanded a stabilizer in exchange for sending back Esper Seo Eunwoo.”
“Doesn’t that mean they have Eunwoo?”
Ha-min spoke as if he didn’t understand, but the S-class Espers were negative.
“That might not be the case. Who did they say they were? No, let’s just listen to the call directly. It was all recorded, right?”
When Shim Woo-jin asked, the Center Director nodded.
“I’ve prepared that already.”
At the Center Director’s signal, the person in charge played the file.
[If you want Esper Seo Eunwoo back, send all of the C-class Guide stabilizers produced by Beta Center. It’s pointless to contact the special task force, so don’t waste time making calls here and there—it’s better to comply with the negotiations. If you need proof that we have Esper Seo Eunwoo, we can send evidence. Let us know what you want to check, and we’ll send it. Hair, fingers, or even teeth would be good.]
A modulated mechanical voice played.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
