# Chapter 46
I grumbled about his stuff flowing between my thighs, and Ha-min helped me wash up.
During the first Guiding, I couldn’t even imagine such a thing, but by the second time, I was able to permit it.
It seemed like I was becoming more shameless as time went on, or maybe we were becoming more comfortable with each other.
“The stabilizer needs to be developed quickly.”
At Ha-min’s sudden remark while washing me, especially focusing on between my legs, I asked what he was talking about.
“You know. If you’re struggling this much, how much harder would it be to Guide the other S-class Espers too?”
“It’s fine. I’m an S-class Guide.”
“…Eunwoo, are you really okay? Doesn’t it bother you?”
“What?”
“Guiding the S-class Espers.”
“Well… we need to save them. We can’t let them die.”
“I’ll do it, Eunwoo. My Guiding ability hasn’t disappeared yet, so I can do it.”
“But you’re an Esper too. You used the most power this time as well.”
But Ha-min didn’t back down.
“You used a lot too, Eunwoo. But you still Guided me.”
That was true, but…
“For now, developing the stabilizer seems to be the most urgent matter. If that doesn’t work, I’ll have to do the Guiding. That would be better.”
“Why? I’m S-class. My matching rate is high too. If I do it, it would be over quickly. You know that.”
“I know…”
I recalled Ha-min Guiding Shim Woo-jin.
The scene of him going back to Guide again because the wavelength hadn’t subsided.
That’s how I remembered Ha-min’s Guiding.
There was that time when Espers attacked him and were engulfed in Byun Tae-young’s flames, and Ha-min Guided numerous Espers to heal them, but there was no need to think about that.
What was required of Ha-min was Guiding for S-class Espers anyway.
When it came to Guiding S-class Espers specifically, he fell short compared to me.
I didn’t think there was any need to tell Ha-min that.
It seemed like he wasn’t saying that because he didn’t know it himself.
He closed his mouth.
But it didn’t seem like he had completely given up his intentions; rather, he appeared to be thinking that he needed to find a solution quickly.
I thought he was cute, looking like a squirrel frantically searching for a place to hide his carefully collected acorns.
That was just a few days ago.
***
As they left the conference room, the S-class Espers became quite talkative.
It was because of the discussion about what to do with Origin.
“We can’t just sit back and watch. It’s obvious that we’ll be the ones to suffer first if we just stay still. We shouldn’t be complacent just because nothing has happened yet. That was already part of the plan.”
Kyun In finally said that, and the S-class Espers were surprised, asking him to elaborate.
Kyun In seemed to wonder if he should go that far, but in the end, he spilled everything.
“The Origin Center Director tried to take me away, right? That person was clever. He knew that taking just me would be much more profitable than taking all the S-class Espers. That’s the truth, isn’t it?”
The S-class Espers urged him to get to the point instead of talking nonsense, and Kyun In, rather than wasting energy on words that wouldn’t sink in, got to the main point.
“Origin’s main focus was recruiting psychic Espers. Their influence is significant in how things have gotten to this point. Think about it. How do you think all this became possible? It became possible because psychic Espers took the lead in controlling people. They’re the ones who controlled the high-ranking officials in politics and business. And all those plans came from my head.”
Kyun In spoke with great pride, even though it didn’t seem like a moment to be boasting.
Byun Tae-young looked at Shim Woo-jin and asked what was going on.
“I know, right? It seems like a time when he should be feeling guilty and apologizing to us, but why is this guy so brazen? Did I misunderstand something?”
At Shim Woo-jin’s words, Kyun In belatedly looked sheepish.
“No… I was thinking of going to Origin back then, so that’s why… Anyway, I didn’t go, right? So I don’t need to feel guilty. In the end, I gave the greatest gift by staying here.”
The S-class Espers shook their heads, wondering how he could twist his thinking to suit himself so conveniently, and Kyun In quickly continued.
“Shim Woo-jin. I’m not just saying this, so always carry your violin from now on. But can you only play the violin? Can’t you play other instruments? That’s quite a limited ability.”
Belittling someone else’s ability was absolutely one of the things you shouldn’t do, but surprisingly, Shim Woo-jin didn’t react to that.
It seemed like he was thinking about how inconvenient it would be because of that in the future.
“It won’t take long, hyung. We should strike Origin first.”
Byun Tae-young seemed to have decided to just eliminate the source of all these worries rather than thinking about it in a complicated way.
“I’m actually looking forward to it.”
I had spoken to myself, but the surroundings went quiet.
A moment later, I realized everyone’s gaze was focused on me, and I rubbed my forehead in embarrassment.
“No. It was just me talking to myself…”
“What is it, Seo Eunwoo?”
Kyun In asked, and I couldn’t answer because I thought they might find it strange.
But how did Ha-min figure it out?
“You were going to say you’re looking forward to fighting against people, right? Me too. Especially this time, there’s no need to show mercy. Depending on the situation, there could even be casualties.”
“Ah, so that’s what you meant? You were looking forward to fighting against people? Ah!”
Kyun In nodded repeatedly as he spoke.
At first, it must have been an indication that he understood what Ha-min and I were saying, and then he seemed to be thinking about the effect my ability would have in combat against people.
“That’s right. Seo Eunwoo would be really something to look forward to, wouldn’t he?”
“Eunwoo-ssi. I’m looking forward to it.”
Shim Woo-jin even clapped his hands together as he spoke.
Hah…
If they have such expectations, there’s no way I can half-ass it.
“But how do psychic Espers attack? In combat against people?”
“Mind control. There are several S-class psychic Espers active worldwide. I’ve heard those people have achieved greater success in scouting S-class Espers from other countries than in dungeon activities. There’s not much publicly available about their specific activities, but there have been cases where several S-class Espers left their home countries and went to countries where psychic Espers are based. There’s talk that they were controlled by psychic Espers.”
“I’ve heard that too. And I think it’s credible.”
“It seems to happen much more frequently than we might think. I don’t think those people work for their countries. They’re more likely to be motivated by money or power… Thinking about it that way, their influence could be much greater. S-class Espers have recently joined large multinational management companies, right? Their nationalities haven’t changed, but I wondered if psychic Espers were involved with those companies.”
Shim Woo-jin and Byun Tae-young responded to Kyun In’s words.
“How do they perform mind control? Are there any signs when a psychic Esper attacks?”
Ha-min asked and looked at Shim Woo-jin.
He seemed to think that Shim Woo-jin would know better about such things.
Indeed, Shim Woo-jin was closer to that field, but no definitive answer came from him.
“I create mental images, so the approach seems different. And you don’t need to worry about the psychic Espers who went to Origin. Were there any A-class psychic Espers, Kyun In?”
“Weren’t there? There must have been? I thought there were.”
Everyone looked at Kyun In reproachfully at his words.
“No way. How can someone in charge not know even that basic information?”
“Well, to us, they’re all just lower-class Espers. Does it make a big difference whether a lower-class Esper is A-class or B-class? They’re all just lower-class Espers.”
“Well, that’s true.”
When Kyun In responded to Byun Tae-young’s words, Shim Woo-jin agreed.
Listening to the S-class Espers talk, I wondered if these people really belonged to the same world as me.
Then it occurred to me that I was now an S-class Esper too, and I wondered if I would eventually think the same way as them.
“Ah!!”
Suddenly, Shim Woo-jin shouted, looking at Ha-min.
“Ha-min’s ability would work on the psychic ones too. That means the abilities of lower-class psychic Espers would be amplified as well. Are the Origin people targeting Ha-min?”
Startled by those words, I also looked at Ha-min.
I don’t know how Shim Woo-jin came to realize that, but it was certainly a likely possibility.
If they could take Ha-min, it would be a great harvest for Origin.
“A Guide who’s also an Esper. The world’s only amplification ability. Even I would want to take Ha-min if I could. Ha-min alone could cover a lot of ground.”
“By that logic, isn’t Seo Eunwoo the same? A Guide who’s also an Esper. Moreover, an S-class Esper. A physical ability enhancer.”
Byun Tae-young and Kyun In each made their evaluations about us with meaningful expressions.
“You two. Be careful from now on. The most basic thing is sound. When you hear a sound, you naturally focus on it, right? That’s the method psychic Espers most frequently use when they start mind control.”
I nodded.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
