Chapter 15

Oh… his eyes rolled back, and it’s almost completely white.

Upon seeing the man’s eyes, Haon swallowed dry saliva. The eyes were clouded almost as if he had lost consciousness to the point of being indistinguishable from a frenzied state.

Haon felt even more anxious in this uncertain situation because he didn’t know the man’s ability.

He was an S-rank guide, and the man was a B-rank esper, so theoretically, Haon could easily control the man’s rampage easily.

However, that was just a theory.

Haon had no idea how far the man’s coma state had progressed, and he didn’t know how much time was left until he’s gone berserk.

Moreover, he didn’t even know the man’s abilities, approaching recklessly might lead to unpredictable consequences.

Haon licked his dry lips nervously and reached into his pocket.

The only thing he had was a small dagger.

Dealing with someone classified higher than a lower-level monster with such a weapon seemed inadequate.

Still, just in case the worst-case scenario unfolded, Haon cautiously drew the dagger.

At that moment.

The man’s gaze shifted towards Haon’s hand holding the dagger.

Without any warning, a large concrete fragment flew towards Haon.

Thunk!

“Ugh!”

He narrowly avoided a direct hit to the vital spot, but the concrete piece struck his right shoulder.

Haon couldn’t help but groan in pain, his grip on the dagger loosening involuntarily.

As Haon writhed in pain, various concrete debris scattered on the floor began to float around the man. Swirling around to protect the man.

The speed was so astonishing that Haon clenched his teeth in disbelief.

Approaching the man to guide or any other action seemed impossible.

Before even getting close, Haon would likely be hit by the concrete and twisted into an unrecognizable shape.

The weight of the concrete, combined with centrifugal force, made it impossible for him to reach the man.

Even a small fragments could cause significant injuries.

“Darn it, what should I do…”

Jumping into the concrete whirlwind to guide the man was the most ideal solution. However, it was practically impossible.

Alternatively, Haon could attract the man’s attention and hope he would come out of the concrete vortex on his own.

But the outcome was uncertain. The guy had already shown the ability to throw concrete chunks just by seeing him drawing a dagger.

If Haon drew more attention, things could get even more dangerous.

In this way, Haon considered several options in his mind, but each seemed impossible than the last.

He nervously bit cheeks inside his mouth.

Crack, crack.

An ominous sounds echoed, and the ground seemed to crack.

It was probably caused by what the man had done.

Desperately looking around, Haon realized that, despite being on the first floor, there was a basement.

If the first-floor collapsed, they would tumble into the basement.

The situation was dangerous; the floor seemed ready to collapse at any moment.

Please, just don’t let me die.

At this point, whether it was a deity or a god, whoever or whatever it was, Haon had no choice but to beg for his life.

Even a slight misstep could collapse the whole floor.

He had to choose between staying like this or running to find a way to survive.

With the intention of making one last struggle, Haon began running towards a seemingly intact floor.

However.

Crack

The moment he lift his feet, an ominous sound echoed through the first floor, accompanied by the ground sinking.

Haon felt his body plunging downward.

Please don’t let me die, just don’t let me die. Also, please don’t let me get too hurt. It hurts if I get too hurt.

In a brief moment, Haon desperately prayed.

The feeling of free falling was not pleasant.

Although the height was only one floor, the surrounding concrete debris makes the fall even more dangerous.

“…Huh?”

Haon, who thought he would crash to the ground, opened his eyes with a strange feeling.

Instead of falling as expected, Haon was surprisingly suspended in mid-air.

To be precise, it was more appropriate to say that he was being held in someone’s arms.

And the one holding Haon was…

“Cha Yugeon?”

“I can’t even take my eyes off you for a second. What are you doing?”

“As you can see, I was falling, you punk.”

In response to Cha Yugeon’s sarcasm, Haon also retorted with an unpleasant remark.

If it were the usual Cha Yugeon, he would have argued back and picked a fight, but this time, he just stared silently at Haon.

His gaze scanned Haon’s face and body.

“Your forehead is torn.”

“…Yeah. As you can see.”

“It’s Bleeding.”

“Yeah, it’s torn, so.”

At Cha Yugeon’s sinking voice, Haon swallowed dry saliva.

Even though he was innocent, he felt awkward under Cha Yugeon’s intense gaze.

The stern gaze swept over Haon’s face and various parts of his body.

“Are you injured in other place?”

“My shoulder.”

“Your shoulder?”

“Yeah, my right shoulder. I don’t know exactly how it got hurt. But it feels like it’s broken.”

Because Cha Yugeon’s atmosphere was intimidating, Haon obediently responded.

 Then Cha Yugeon casually nodded his head.

“Torn forehead and broken right shoulder.”

Muttering to himself, Cha Yugeon walked in the air.

To Cha Yugeon’s, who used telekinesis, this was nothing.

Haon couldn’t help but admire his ability once again.

Cha Yugeon extended his right hand towards a man.

As he did, the concrete debris swirling around the man stopped instantly, and the debris fell to the ground.

This was the power of an S-rank esper, he could effortlessly suppress a B-rank esper that Haon couldn’t even touch.

Haon thought it was over, but Cha Yugeon kept his hand outstretched and clenched his fist as if he was about to crush something.

“Aaaah!”

The man let out a bloody scream. Haon’s eyes widened as he witnessed the man’s shoulder distorting with an eerie sound.

“Hey, hey! What are you doing, Cha Yugeon!”

“Next, the forehead.”

As if not hearing Haon’s words, Cha Yugeon whispered lowly.

Haon understood what Cha Yugeon was about to do.

In addition to crushing the man’s shoulder, he also planned to tear his forehead.

Sure enough, Cha Yugeon used his telekinesis to lift a piece of concrete debris the size of a man’s head.

The floating debris in the air aimed at the man’s head.

“Hey, you lunatic! Stop, stop! If that hits his head he’ll die!”

“So what?”

“What?”

“Shouldn’t he die?”

At Cha Yugeon’s question, Haon was momentarily speechless.

He wasn’t a sycopath, of course he wouldn’t kill the man for a slight injury.

However, Cha Yugeon’s reaction seemed truly incomprehensible.

“Of course not! What are you saying? Hey, take that thing down quickly!”

“Paek Haon, you’re hurt.”

“Well… Yeah… No, since when did you care so much about me getting hurt? Fine, don’t think about killing that person. He’s not doing this on purpose, and he’s in a coma state. You know, when you fall into a coma, you lose consciousness.”

“You’re my guide.”

“What?”

“You’re my guide.”

“W-why are you suddenly saying that?”

“That bastard got my guide hurt.”

“….”

At Cha Yugeon’s words full of anger, Haon momentarily lost words and licked his lips.

Only then did he seem to understand why Cha Yugeon was acting like this.

Now, Cha Yugeon was feeling a twisted obsession towards Haon.

Cha Yugeon, who had never seemed like that, was revealing emotions beyond mere affection to him.

Haon was confused. He had never imagined such a day would come.

Even when he became Cha Yugeon’s partner, he never thought about this.

But he was also an esper.

An esper who could understand the genuine obsession towards his guide.

As this realization dawned on him, Haon felt perplexed.

However, he couldn’t just stand by and watch the situation unfold.

He didn’t want to witness a person dying from being smashed by a rock right in front of him.

Without much hesitation, Haon decided to abandon his ego.

He didn’t even know the name of this esper he was trying to save, but he chose to save him at the cost of his pride.

Haon drropped his eyebrows and pursed his lips.

Then, with the most pitiful voice he could muster, he spoke.

“Cha Yugeon, Cha Yugeon! I’m in pain, it hurts so much. I feel like I’m going to die. I think I’m losing consciousness. If we don’t go to the hospital right now, I’ll painfully die.”