FETCH 58

Vibrate.

Even though it was still a long time before work, the mattress of the bed vibrated heavily.

Vibrate, vibrate.

The thick, heavy vibration continued several more times, eventually forcing Jaechan awake. Jaechan opened his eyes, twisting his face into a grimace, “Ugh.” Through the window, he could see that it was still pitch black outside, but for some reason, his watch was vibrating like crazy, waking him up.

While he was blankly trying to grasp the situation, the mattress vibrated again with a vibrate.

The watch.

I have to find the watch.

Recognizing even in his groggy state that it was a summons from the Center, Jaechan immediately reached for and grabbed his watch. The continuous vibrate, vibrate, vibrate was the same even when he held it in his hand.

The moment he looked at the screen, Jaechan doubted his own eyes.

[<!> Esper Han Kang Level 3 Rampage Detected]

“…Level 3?”

Saying it out loud made the severity sink in even more, and his eyes widened.

It was only yesterday that they had spent about three hours in the Guiding room performing insertion Guiding. He had clearly received a notification after the Guiding was finished that his Guiding levels were completely full.

A Level 3.

Wondering if he was finally having a nightmare after doubting his own Guiding abilities so much, he closed and opened his eyes again. However, the warning message before him did not change.

“No, what is this.”

A real rampage?

Jaechan hurriedly scrambled out of bed and grabbed his outer clothes. After throwing on some street clothes, he rushed out of the house.

Usually, the standard for assuming a full rampage is when the Guiding level drops below 10. Han Kang’s current Guiding level shown was a mere 22. In other words, he was on the brink of Level 5, which is a total, complete rampage.

There should be a resident Guide in the dormitory, and since the Espers had been getting plenty of rest ahead of the Olympic preparations lately, there was no reason for him to use his powers excessively.

Streetlights were still lit in the dark surroundings. He hadn’t had a chance to check the time, but it wasn’t even five o’clock yet.

He stomped his feet in anxiety for a moment.

“Ah!”

At the sensation of something small falling from the sky, Jaechan reflexively looked up.

He thought it was snowing, but small grains of hail were falling one by one.

Since he had received the warning message about Han Kang’s rampage, he couldn’t shake the thought that this hail originated from him. Jaechan hissed, “Fuck,” and ignored the traffic signal, crossing the crosswalk recklessly.

During that time, a message popped up announcing that Han Kang’s rampage was approaching Level 4.

Running until he was out of breath, Jaechan recalled the message from the Olympic Committee that the Center emphasized over and over again.

[An Esper who causes a natural disaster through the excessive use of powers or an uncontrollable state, or causes damage to ordinary citizens, or causes a fatal accident, may be penalized in their participation depending on the severity.]

At least it was lucky that it was winter.

At a time like this, he only thought about how glad he was to have found a house near the Center. Jaechan added speed to his already fast feet and entered the Center even more quickly.

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The scene at the Center upon arrival was disastrous.

Since it was a 24-hour facility, the heaters were never supposed to be off, but not only was there frost on every wall, the heaters were frozen solid, making it feel exactly like walking into a cold storage locker.

It reminded him of when Han Kang first manifested. Jaechan instinctively shrank back.

However, there was no time to be sentimental or to be intimidated by recalling that distant situation.

Jaechan grabbed a passing researcher and asked.

“Esper Han Kang.”

As soon as he spoke, thick frost-breath billowed out. There was no time to be flustered. Jaechan hurriedly matched his pace with the researcher who stuck to his side, taking off his coat and preparing for Guiding.

“He is in Treatment Room 1.”

Even as he heard those words, Jaechan was busy trying to figure out how Han Kang had ended up like this.

Is the watch broken? Could it be showing the wrong Guiding level?

Is there really a problem with my wavelength?

But he was taking more medicine than he was first prescribed, and even when he met with researchers for simple tests, his Guiding wavelength grade never dropped. No matter how much he used the simple kits, they had never been significantly different from the results of the regular checkups.

Therefore, the anxiety he felt and Han Kang’s condition must be separate things. Besides, he had personally performed Guiding yesterday; for such a sudden rampage to occur overnight was unprecedented.

Jaechan reached Treatment Room 1, where Han Kang was lying, before he could even organize his complicated thoughts. If it was a Level 3 rampage, he would have surely lost consciousness. Since seeing him in pain was a burden for Jaechan as well, he swallowed his nervous spit and opened the door.

“Ah…”

The first thing he saw was Han Kang lying on the bed, his whole body tensed and trembling.

His red lips had lost their color and were deathly pale, and blue veins had bloomed across his handsome face. Even while unconscious, thick veins stood out on his neck because he was tensing so hard to endure it, and his masseter muscles were prominent because his teeth were clenched tight to suppress any sound.

The moment he saw him, his mind seemed to go blank.

Jaechan didn’t care about the low temperature inside the treatment room. He yanked off his t-shirt first and lunged toward him.

It was common knowledge that if drug Guiding and direct Guiding were performed simultaneously, a shock caused by the Guiding wavelength could occur. Jaechan pulled the IV needle out of Han Kang’s thick arm in one go and ripped his t-shirt apart.

Geuk, geuk.

Sounds like a beast groaning followed one after another. It felt as if the pain were being transferred just by hearing it, making his brow wrinkle automatically.

“Kang, straighten your back.”

Climbing onto the bed, Jaechan firmly embraced Han Kang’s huddled body. He gently stroked his solid back and pressed his body completely against him. As he burrowed into his embrace to maximize the contact area, the Guiding wavelength was sucked out instantly.

“Heugh, kkeuk…!”

A heavy groan erupted from Han Kang along with the sound of teeth grinding. The frost on the walls grew slightly larger with a terrifying sound. To an outsider, it might look like the Guiding wasn’t working and the rampage was getting worse.

However, it was a temporary neutralization phenomenon seen in Espers who have begun to accept the Guiding wavelength. Checking this, Jaechan’s breath carried at least a little relief.

“I’m here, it’s okay. Try to breathe a little easier.”

As he patted his back as if soothing a child, the chest that had been racing wildly gradually regained stability. The cold that had been biting enough to cause goosebumps slowly lifted, and the frost that had clung to the walls melted and began to flow onto the treatment room floor.

“Don’t, don’t look.”

It wasn’t the first time he had rampaged in front of him, yet every time he did, Han Kang tried to cover Jaechan’s eyes, telling him not to look at his state.

Seeing Han Kang trying to hide his condition somehow this time as well, Jaechan embraced Han Kang’s body even tighter. This point where the rampage barrier began to crumble was the most important.

He had to inject the Guiding wavelength properly, correct the rampage, and suppress the soaring supernatural power levels all at once.

“It’s not like you rampage once or twice, so what’s the big deal? Are you embarrassed?”

“It’s not, like that…”

Heugh, Han Kang let out a rough groan and lost his words after that. If there was another reason, he could hear it later. Jaechan checked Han Kang’s condition with a steady gaze.

He tried to take off Han Kang’s pants for insertion Guiding, but the strength in the arms holding him tight—as if holding onto a final lifeline—was immense. If anything, it felt like the skin of the arm he was holding would burst. Nevertheless, Jaechan focused all his attention solely on Han Kang’s stabilization.

He looked around. Researchers were gathering in groups of three or five to wipe up the water pooling on the floor as the frost melted. Noticing them, Jaechan looked back at them with a slightly troubled expression.

“Um, I have to perform Guiding.”

Did they immediately understand what those quiet words meant? The researchers left the treatment room one by one without a word.

“Kang, Kang. Let go of this just a little bit. I have to perform Guiding.”

“Heu, haeu…”

“Yes, that’s it.”

Even in his daze, he seemed to understand as the strength in the arms that had fettered Jaechan tightly slowly drained away.

Straddling Han Kang’s thighs with light movements, Jaechan immediately undid his buckle. The member longing for Guiding popped out with a thung and dripped pre-ejaculate. Looking at the penis with its bulging veins always made him swallow.

Jaechan gripped Han Kang’s cock, telling himself to keep his head straight and not have stray thoughts. Simultaneously, he pulled down his pants and underwear in one go and straightened his waist.