# Chapter 58
Even just watching from the side, it was obvious.
That Byun Tae-young was completely infatuated with Seo Eunwoo.
That he was floundering, fallen for Seo Eunwoo.
What was interesting was Seo Eunwoo’s reaction.
Seo Eunwoo seemed completely unaware that Byun Tae-young had fallen for him.
It was an amusing spectacle to observe from the side.
Was he deliberately pretending not to know? Was he doing this under careful calculation to make him more desperate? I had such thoughts, but after watching them, I realized that Seo Eunwoo truly didn’t know about Byun Tae-young’s feelings.
Perhaps even Byun Tae-young himself didn’t know his own heart.
From that moment, I became definitely interested.
I gathered more information about Seo Eunwoo and learned that the S-class Espers had great interest in him.
I also found out that Seo Eunwoo looked after Lee Ha-min, and that this Lee Ha-min had suddenly awakened as an Esper.
It was a truly amazing and unbelievable thing, and then Seo Eunwoo became an S-class Esper.
And now, this amazing S-class Esper was staring into space, dazed and having lost his reason.
I couldn’t take my eyes off his slightly parted lips.
Without realizing it, Cha Yoon caressed Seo Eunwoo’s lips.
Gently, as if scratching with raised fingernails.
“Look at me, Seo Eunwoo.”
At Cha Yoon’s words, Seo Eunwoo looked at him.
Focus returned to his previously unfocused eyes.
Cha Yoon felt as if his heart had sunk to the bottom.
Even knowing that it wasn’t of Seo Eunwoo’s own will, the fact that Seo Eunwoo was looking at him somehow made him feel overwhelmed.
“Hug me.”
Seo Eunwoo stretched out both arms and hugged Cha Yoon.
It felt like a curious toy had entered an empty and bland life.
Cha Yoon looked at Seo Eunwoo with such a gaze.
Even before this, Cha Yoon had the ability to do such things, and if he had wanted, he could have possessed other Espers in this way.
Guides were needless to say.
But the reason he had never done so until now was because he had never wanted to.
Among Guides, Espers, or ordinary people, no one had stimulated his curiosity or sexual attraction.
If someone had, his life wouldn’t have been this boring.
The more he looked, the more handsome the face appeared.
A face that wouldn’t be entirely wrong to call pretty.
No, perhaps only the word beautiful would truly suit him.
He reached out and brushed up Seo Eunwoo’s hair.
“Tell me something.”
“What?”
Even though he had given such an order himself, Cha Yoon flinched as if surprised when Seo Eunwoo’s voice came out.
“Anything.”
But Seo Eunwoo couldn’t perform that command.
“Anything” was not an order he could process.
“Say that you love me.”
At Cha Yoon’s words, Seo Eunwoo immediately executed the command.
“I love you.”
His heart pounded.
Cha Yoon unconsciously embraced Seo Eunwoo and sought his lips.
It was the moment his lips were about to touch those soft lips.
Suddenly, the cabin shook.
For a moment, he thought there was an earthquake.
“Wake up, Seo Eunwoo.”
It was like an incantation to awaken someone from hypnosis.
When I think about it, that was what was strange.
Cha Yoon, seeing Seo Eunwoo’s gradually returning gaze, belatedly realized what he had done.
Any other time, he would have fled without hesitation, leaving behind the person under his hypnosis.
He wouldn’t have released the hypnosis with the thought that the person should be allowed to escape.
Seo Eunwoo regained his senses and looked around.
After quickly scanning his surroundings, Seo Eunwoo looked at Cha Yoon.
Whatever that earlier disturbance was, the cabin had become quiet again.
Cha Yoon looked around.
Then, staying close to the wall, he went to the window and looked outside.
In a world teeming with Espers, strange things happen frequently.
Thinking it might be something caused by an Esper, he checked the situation outside, but there was no sign of anyone else.
There were no other buildings or trees nearby, so there was nowhere to hide.
The S-class Espers hadn’t come looking for Seo Eunwoo either.
No matter how much they wanted to, they couldn’t have found this place.
After all, he had abandoned the car and walked here to shake off any pursuit.
When he turned around, Seo Eunwoo was glaring at him.
“Ah…”
“Where is this place?”
Perhaps formalities don’t come naturally to someone who has just woken up in a strange place, as Seo Eunwoo spoke informally from the start.
“I’m six years older than you.”
“So?”
“No, just saying. I’m not asking you to be formal.”
“Why am I here? I was at a restaurant.”
Without waiting for an answer, Seo Eunwoo walked toward the mirror.
During that time, his face suggested something was coming to mind.
Cha Yoon watched with curious eyes as Seo Eunwoo stood still, seemingly organizing his thoughts.
“I guess you’re not going to answer?”
Asked again, Cha Yoon opened his mouth.
“You were doing something interesting, so I thought I’d go hunting. With Guides and S-class Espers gathered, I thought I’d take someone useful among them if there was any. If they pulled such a stunt, they should be prepared to take the risk.”
Watching Cha Yoon speak so brazenly, as if the S-class Espers who held such a gathering were the ones at fault, Seo Eunwoo maintained an expressionless face.
“Is this Origin’s Central?”
“Yes.”
“How long has it been?”
“Not even a few days.”
“People will be looking for me. Central must be a mess.”
“Excessive self-esteem? That didn’t happen. Do you think the S-class Espers care that much about you?”
“Judging by how you speak, you seem confident that you’ve hidden well.”
Seo Eunwoo looked outside as if somewhat interested.
Then, seeing the desolate place, he shook his head.
Seo Eunwoo, who was generally fearless and overflowing with confidence, had a fatal weakness—his sense of direction.
He had had several opportunities to wonder if he might be directionally challenged, but until now, he had deliberately ignored it. This time, however, he was feeling it acutely.
Thinking that it wouldn’t have gotten this bad if the Center Director hadn’t suddenly appeared, Seo Eunwoo went outside.
The surroundings were desolate.
It was the worst condition for him.
To make matters worse, this was the newly created Central.
Although it was a planned city, if he took the wrong direction, there could be an endless desolate plain.
He glanced at Cha Yoon, but it seemed unlikely that someone who had deliberately brought him here would willingly give directions.
Still, he thought about giving it a try, but he kept shrinking back because he had no idea which way to go.
However, there wasn’t much time to worry.
From behind, Cha Yoon’s voice was heard.
“Seo Eunwoo. You’d better go back to sleep now.”
Seo Eunwoo’s eyelids heavily descended.
***
The S-class Espers were rampaging like a powder keg.
The Beta Center Director and the Origin Center Director shared the same fate.
As time passed, the anger of the S-class Espers only grew.
It was clear that there was no way to quell their anger unless Seo Eunwoo was brought back quickly.
But they had no idea where to look for him.
The Beta Center Director, who happened to have gone to the restaurant, was continuing to endure humiliation that he shouldn’t have had to suffer from the S-class Espers.
He felt wronged, wondering if he had really done something so wrong.
But he dared not say such things in front of the S-class Espers.
The S-class Espers he had seen until now were truly frightening, to the extent that they could be described as having been like gentle lambs before.
The acrid smell coming through the open window was evidence, without needing to go outside to check the situation.
It was impossible to know how many buildings had already been burnt down.
What was more frightening was that flames had erupted even though Byun Tae-young hadn’t intended it.
When the first building was engulfed in flames, Byun Tae-young had announced the fact and ordered the Espers to evacuate.
Such a thing had never happened before.
One of the reasons Byun Tae-young was praised as an outstanding Esper was his nearly perfect control.
Once he created a flame, he could remove the heat from it and even cool the temperature.
He could prevent the fire from spreading and could make flames disappear instantly even if they had spread over several kilometers.
But now, flames were raging beyond his control.
Buildings would suddenly be engulfed in heat and burn without even feeling the signs of flames.
It was close to a miracle that there were no human casualties in the midst of all this.
The source of all these troubles was Lee Ha-min.
Lee Ha-min beside the S-class Espers was like a jinx bringing catastrophe.
With his presence, the S-class Espers were no longer able to control their abilities.
The bewilderment felt by the S-class Espers was considerable.
Shim Woo-jin didn’t even pick up his violin as he watched Byun Tae-young and Kyun In’s abilities fluctuate wildly as if running amok.
Lee Ha-min’s amplification ability was truly ruthless.
And it seemed to intensify as time passed.
It appeared that his ability was rapidly awakening as emotions of anger and anxiety were added.
While the thought occurred that this ability would be tremendous when facing monsters in dungeons, it didn’t last long.
This was due to the thought of finding Seo Eunwoo and the anxiety about whether something had happened to him.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
