# Chapter 19
“What’s this? Is Ha-min dating Eunwoo while being an exclusive Guide for S-class Espers?”
“He does look quite flirtatious. If you look at him normally, sensuality just flows from him. Now that I see him like this, he’s no joke, right? But Eunwoo is brave too, going after an exclusive Guide for S-class Espers.”
“Leave it. Ha-min has a decent face. He might be dating him out of curiosity. I’m curious too.”
“Then why don’t you try meeting him, senior?”
They were saying these things as they approached us, still at some distance.
They seemed to have no intention of passing by quickly, walking slower and slower.
As they did, they looked at Ha-min and me to their heart’s content.
Their blatant stares were especially focused on Ha-min.
They seemed to think that while they couldn’t completely cross the line with me because I was an Esper, Ha-min was a Guide, so no one would say anything if they treated him however they wanted.
Everyone at the Center knew Ha-min since he was an exclusive Guide for S-class Espers, but it was surprising that they knew my name too.
If I hadn’t gone to the dungeon with Woo-jin, my face wouldn’t have been so widely known, but now it seemed like no one at the Center didn’t know me.
Malicious expressions appeared on the faces of those approaching.
One was an A-class Esper who had been called “senior.”
There were two B-class Espers, and a mix of C-class and D-class Espers.
After identifying them by their rank badges, I calculated for a moment.
What should I do…
I thought there was no reason I had to end this nicely, but beating them to death for what they said seemed a bit much…
But then they did something cute that made things easier.
“Hey, Ha-min. You probably haven’t had any Guiding to do lately. Aren’t you bored?”
When the A-class Esper spoke, his group laughed coldly.
I had been hesitating, not knowing if they would just pass by or engage with us, but this was like a signal had been given.
They stopped in front of us.
Ha-min seemed to have somewhat expected things to turn out this way even before they did.
“Eunwoo. You go first,” Ha-min said to me when there was still some distance between us and them.
He must have been worried that I might get into trouble if I stayed with him.
“I heard Guides sometimes hook up with other Espers when they’re not doing Guiding. Even though you’re an exclusive Guide for S-class Espers, they’re not dating you, and they don’t control you all the time, right?”
He put his disgusting face close to Ha-min’s and said this.
“Your technique must be good, right? Looking at how you’ve stably managed the wavelengths while Guiding S-class Espers, three of them at that, until now. Can I see that technique too? What do you think? Don’t you like me? Your Espers don’t see you as anything more than a Guide anyway. They only need you when they’re getting Guiding, right? When you’re doing Guiding, things must build up for you too, Ha-min? I’ll release it for you. Wouldn’t you like that?”
During this, the Espers around him laughed lewdly.
“Eunwoo is cute too. Eunwoo, are you sure you’re an Esper? Looking at you now, you look like a Guide too.”
When someone said this, the A-class Esper glared at him.
It seemed to mean they should respect boundaries since I was an Esper, and from then on, they focused on surrounding Ha-min.
When I tried to approach, Ha-min, who seemed to have noticed what I was about to do, shook his head at me.
Seeing this, I thought that if I stepped in now, Ha-min might resent me more than the Espers who were harassing him.
Since the situation wasn’t urgently escalating yet, I decided to watch for now.
“Why aren’t you answering? Are you shy to speak? Looking at you now, Ha-min is really something. You look so hot, don’t you? Look at that fair face. Your skin is good too. Just like baby skin. Why are your lips so red and plump? Is it exciting? Were you born looking like this, Ha-min? What do you mainly do during Guiding? I’m sure you do mucous membrane Guiding. Don’t they call you often even when Guiding isn’t necessary? Once you do it, you must be constantly on their minds.”
The A-class Esper, who had somehow gotten close, spoke into Ha-min’s ear and tried to put his hand on Ha-min’s waist, but Ha-min turned his body to avoid his touch.
“Oh? You’re avoiding me? That’s cute. Look at those eyelashes. They’re so long! Really black. Sensuality just flows from you. Because your matching rate with S-class Espers was so high, I never got to check my matching rate with you… What do you think, Ha-min? Want to check your matching rate with me? I think we’d be a good match.”
This time, as if trying to prevent Ha-min from escaping, he deliberately targeted his waist, but Ha-min avoided his touch again.
At first, they laughed everywhere as if he was just playing hard to get, but after the A-class Esper missed repeatedly, he started to look ridiculous.
They must have realized that the A-class Esper wasn’t deliberately letting Ha-min go, but clearly missing.
Not all abilities of an A-class Esper are above average; they only excel in their awakened field, but if this situation continued, it was clear he would be humiliated in front of people.
“I said you’re cute, and you’re playing around? You must like it rough, Ha-min? If so, you should have said so earlier. I’m very good at that too.”
Ha-min looked at me again.
His expression said to leave quickly.
“What? Are you embarrassed in front of Eunwoo? That’s something you don’t know. You haven’t tried it, right? Being taken in front of others can be more enjoyable than you think. It’s good to have diverse experiences in life.”
This time, he must have thought he would definitely catch Ha-min.
He had already missed twice and been humiliated in front of people.
And in front of lower-ranked Espers, at that.
This time, he absolutely couldn’t afford to miss, and he wouldn’t have been planning to.
The first and second times weren’t because he was careless, but he seemed to think that if he wasn’t careless, there was no way he would miss Ha-min.
But when Ha-min evaded him again without even being touched by his hand, he seemed to get angry.
“What are you doing, you bastard! I’ve been nice calling you cute!”
The Espers with him looked like they realized the situation was turning strange.
They probably didn’t want things to go this way.
Thinking that if they just kept watching, the anger might be directed at them, several of them suddenly rushed at Ha-min.
“You can take those off, Ha-min,” I said, and Ha-min nodded as if relieved.
People who heard what I said wouldn’t have understood what we were talking about.
Then Ha-min unbuttoned and took off the shirt he was wearing on top, and the Espers who had been staring blankly at him burst into laughter.
“What? You’re going to undress here? After not letting anyone touch you, you’re saying you’ll undress yourself? That’s bold, Ha-min.”
Then their eyes fell on Ha-min’s arms.
The arm guards that fit tightly to his arms had been hidden under his sleeves but were now revealed.
Though they might not look like much on the outside, one arm guard made from monster bones weighs more than the average male Esper’s weight.
We had specially requested them from the Center for training purposes, and they looked comfortable to wear as they fit like bangles.
At first, he couldn’t move like this with them on, and he said it was impossible to walk around with them, staying stuck to the floor unable to move, but as we trained and gradually increased the weight, he now bore them quite well.
Ha-min took off the arm guards one by one and threw them down in front of them.
“Wow… That’s really true.”
Ha-min seemed to be recalling what I had said once.
I told him that if he wore these normally and then took them off before combat in a dungeon, his body would feel lighter, and now he was feeling it.
Espers were those who had awakened various abilities.
There could be telekinesis users like Kyun In, or flame users like Tae-young.
And there could be physical enhancers like me, but even with the same ability, the skill difference was stark depending on rank.
Honestly, it hurt my pride to be lumped together with them under the name “Esper” just because an ability had awakened.
I already felt bad being classified as D-class and treated accordingly, but it also annoyed me that trash like them treated me as a low-ranking Esper.
It was just that the system here couldn’t properly calculate my abilities; there was no reason for me to be treated as a low-ranking Esper.
Anyway, although Ha-min’s Esper abilities hadn’t awakened, as an exclusive Guide for S-class Espers, he had opportunities to see their abilities up close, and because of that, he easily understood what I was saying.
During the time Ha-min was training, I wasn’t just watching.
I modified the martial arts I knew to help Ha-min deal with various abilities, and without knowing why I was doing this, Ha-min had defended himself against them and acquired considerable defensive skills.
“What the hell is this bastard doing?!”
While the Espers were shouting stupidly and aiming at empty air, Ha-min continued to avoid them.
When he even avoided the attack of a B-class physical enhancer, the Espers were shocked.
Ha-min looked like he had never thought he could be that fast.
The B-class flame user couldn’t contain his anger and shouted.
“What are you doing, running around like a rat?!”
Then he shot flames toward Ha-min.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
