# Chapter 63
“No ability control device!”
Jaehee, saying this, was trembling. It meant that Geonwoo’s overflowing wavelength was causing harm to Jaehee’s body.
“Guide Lee Jaehee, what on earth…?”
What are you saying? Do you even realize your body is shaking violently? The examiner wanted to ask that. His face, filled with confusion, turned toward Jaehee.
But then Dr. Yoon backed up Jaehee’s words. Dr. Yoon, who had briefly exchanged glances with Jaehee, opened his mouth.
“No ability control device.”
Dr. Yoon also spoke with a resolute tone. He frowned slightly as he explained the reason.
“It artificially traps power inside the body, which is dangerous in his current state.”
It was better this way, with the energy being released outward. In the current situation, asking Geonwoo to bear even more pain was too much, as the pain Geonwoo already had to endure was too great.
“But…”
The examiner looked back and forth between Jaehee and Dr. Yoon, trying to add something. He meant to ask if it was really okay to leave Jaehee like that. Dr. Yoon understood his concern as well. After all, saying they wouldn’t use the ability control device meant that Jaehee was willing to endure pain to alleviate Geonwoo’s suffering.
“Fill in more Guiding energy.”
Jaehee, suppressing Geonwoo’s wavelength, only said that. He was telling them not to worry about his pain. At this action, the Guides hesitated momentarily, then looked at each other and nodded slightly. They released more Guiding energy again. Soon, the room was once again filled with Guiding energy that wasn’t Jaehee’s.
“Argh!”
The more they did this, the more Geonwoo’s vision turned upside down. It was as if sparks flew, then his vision flickered. He couldn’t see anything. His stomach churned.
‘Guide-nim…’
Geonwoo wanted to tear apart this entire situation. He wanted to erase everything and go back to yesterday. He wanted to smile at Jaehee, talk with him, hold him tight, and fall asleep. He wanted to see Jaehee again, who would come into his arms whenever he opened them, and smile brightly at him. Geonwoo wanted to go back to that time.
But what was the problem…
The situation had changed in just one day. Geonwoo couldn’t believe the current situation. Pain like his body was being torn to shreds dominated his entire body. But more than that, Jaehee’s behavior hurt Geonwoo even more. His emotions were crushed, and that intensified Geonwoo’s pain. A terrible pain, as if all his internal organs were twisting, came upon Geonwoo. He writhed greatly, suffering.
“Aaaagh!”
Geonwoo couldn’t come to his senses. No matter how hard he tried to close his senses, they opened on their own at the point of contact with Jaehee. The Guiding energy that filled the room, not Jaehee’s, invaded his body to the point of suffocation. The surging wavelength felt like it was scraping his brain. Many such pains came upon Geonwoo.
“Guide-nim…”
Geonwoo called out to Jaehee, who was in his embrace.
“It hurts…”
Geonwoo, who couldn’t see clearly, lowered his head toward Jaehee and said plaintively.
“I… I… It hurts so much…”
Geonwoo finally shed tears.
“…Save me… Guide-nim…”
It wasn’t about the pain. He felt like he would die without Jaehee. So please stop this act. That’s what Geonwoo was saying.
But Jaehee ignored that desperate plea. He showed no more concern for Geonwoo’s pain. He didn’t even meet his gaze. He just focused on opening Geonwoo’s senses with an emotionless face.
“Hah…”
Seeing Jaehee like this, it was Dr. Yoon who let out a small sigh as if releasing frustration. Dr. Yoon’s emotions were complex right now. He had seen with his own eyes what state Jaehee had been in until Geonwoo woke up, how much he had struggled, so he felt even more so.
Dr. Yoon ran his hands through his hair wildly. Though he was concerned about Jaehee, the priority was erasing the bond. So Dr. Yoon was also trying to focus on what he needed to do, just like Jaehee.
“Dr. Yoon! The wavelength readings!”
Suddenly, warning sounds blared loud enough to make the examination room noisy. The warning came from a machine that had detected abnormal readings. Geonwoo’s wavelength readings were rising too steeply.
Geonwoo was trying to accelerate his manifestation now. He was trying to change this situation with his own power.
“What on earth…?”
Everyone was greatly surprised. Accelerating manifestation wasn’t easy. The first time, it might be brushed off as ignorance, but not the second time. It meant that Geonwoo himself was prepared to die.
“Dr. Yoon! Please check his condition quickly!”
Jaehee shouted at Dr. Yoon. Jaehee was trying to suppress Geonwoo’s power and make him absorb as much Guiding energy as possible. But the vast power was growing faster than it could absorb the Guiding energy. As it grew, the trembling of Jaehee’s body also increased.
Dr. Yoon urgently checked Geonwoo’s readings and said:
“It’s still okay.”
It was dangerous, but at this level of readings, he wouldn’t die. Geonwoo’s body had already progressed significantly in growth. It wouldn’t be so easily consumed by the wavelength. Moreover, the grown body wouldn’t easily allow manifestation for Geonwoo’s safety. There was a high probability that it would repeatedly turn Geonwoo back from the threshold of death.
Rather, Dr. Yoon’s gaze was directed at Jaehee. He was more concerned about whether Jaehee could withstand Geonwoo’s wavelength. Even for a Guide, enduring this level of wavelength was a huge burden. There was no way he could be fine.
But Jaehee pretended to be emotionless. He looked at Dr. Yoon and slightly nodded, indicating that he was fine and to continue. So Dr. Yoon didn’t stop the process of erasing the bond.
“The readings are gradually…”
Someone who was surprised began to speak but couldn’t finish. Everyone was tense as the continuously rising readings and the wavelength emanating from Geonwoo, making their entire bodies tingle, shot out in all directions.
“Isn’t this dangerous at this rate?”
Finally, seeing the endlessly rising readings, an assistant standing behind Dr. Yoon asked anxiously.
“Should we stop for a moment…”
Not only him. Everyone was looking at Dr. Yoon, wondering if they should continue like this. Among them were Guides who had stopped Radiant Guiding, shocked by Geonwoo’s readings.
“It’s fine, so don’t stop and continue!”
Dr. Yoon recalled Jaehee, who had pleaded for help with a deathly pale face, saying that as long as Geonwoo didn’t die, it would be fine. That’s why he was pushing forward. This was the only way to both erase the bond and save Choi Geonwoo.
But because several Guides had stopped Guiding, the Guiding energy in the room decreased, and Geonwoo’s pain also gradually lessened. Geonwoo’s vision began to return little by little.
“Guide-nim…”
Geonwoo, exhaling rough breaths, called out to Jaehee. As his pupils filled with the sight of Jaehee, Geonwoo shed tears profusely. Geonwoo’s cheeks were full of tears.
“…You’re my Guide.”
Geonwoo had a look that said he absolutely couldn’t believe the current situation.
“You said you would bond with me…”
Geonwoo’s pupils filled with fear.
“Did I… do something wrong…?”
Geonwoo clung to Jaehee.
“If that’s the case, I’ll fix everything… I’ll fix anything! I won’t do what you tell me not to do, and I’ll only do what you tell me to do…”
Geonwoo was desperate.
“…So.”
Geonwoo’s voice, heavy with moisture, filled the examination room.
“So…, please tell me.”
A desperate plea was directed at Jaehee.
“It’s all… my fault…”
Just yesterday, he had been steeped in happiness, but now Geonwoo felt as if he had been banished from heaven to hell in an instant. Geonwoo couldn’t accept it. No, he was trying to reject it somehow.
“Please… tell me…”
But despite the tear-soaked plea, Jaehee didn’t respond. Geonwoo’s body trembled. The blood vessels in his eyes burst. Jaehee’s silence accelerated Geonwoo’s pain. His emotions grew uncontrollably large. To the extent that even Geonwoo himself might be swallowed by his own emotions.
“Guide-nim!”
The desperate calls continued, and the wavelength readings rose to a level difficult to manage. Even Dr. Yoon was confused about whether to continue at this rate. He couldn’t decide whether it would be better to pause for a moment or to continue as is.
That’s when it happened.
“Esper Choi Geonwoo.”
Jaehee, who had maintained silence in response to Geonwoo’s words, opened his mouth. Jaehee, who had taken in the sight of the confused Dr. Yoon, called Geonwoo’s name.
“You ask what you did wrong?”
Jaehee’s voice, asking this, was cold. Jaehee had no more time. He didn’t want to be entangled with Geonwoo anymore. Because of him, Geonwoo had been left with wounds he shouldn’t have had. With the feeling of ruining his narrative, Jaehee couldn’t back down like this.
Stop and erase the bond again? It would still be the same. As Geonwoo’s abilities manifested more, it would become increasingly difficult to erase.
So Jaehee made a bold move. He tried to completely shatter the happiness he had built for Geonwoo.
