SOG (English)

#5

<<As expected, you can't trust broadcasts.>>

It was different from the way he smiled gently while holding the abandoned dog he once rescued. Aigoo* (Jeez). The crew, who had properly checked the eyes of Esper Go Woo-Jin, hurriedly stepped back.

Eyes like those of a beast. Like a tiger baring his teeth, the inhuman ferocity inherent only to Espers was clear in his gaze. It was understandable that the Guide had been petrified a hundred and a thousand times over.

— Guide-nim!* (A respectful manner of speech when calling someone) I'll leave the guiding of Esper Go Woo-Jin to you!

The trainee left in a hurry, fiddling with the pager.

On the other hand, the pitiful guide who was on the receiving end of Go Woo-Jin's gloomy gaze, Sun Jae-Chan, was currently thinking about something else.

<<For God's sake…>>

…….

…….

He was this beautiful?

Park Yu-Ram, who used to be his colleague, and even the reflection of himself in the mirror, he thought that everyone looked really young. That's why Park Yu-Ram, who he was not very close to from the start, quickly became comfortable around him. Every time he saw her younger self, he couldn't help but remember the time when she followed him around like a baby chick when she was an apprentice, calling him 'Team Leader' anxiously. Jae-Chan was slightly vulnerable and weak-willed when dealing with the youngsters who couldn't fight or compete against him.

But what a sight it was, a 21-year-old Go Woo-Jin.

<<He's really pretty.>>

Woo-Jin was dressed in a dark black and blue combat suit. Whether it was from the scene of the fire, there was soot and an acrid scent all over his military uniform, but it didn't feel disheveled in the slightest.

Jae-Chan gazed at Go Woo-Jin's smooth nose, his slightly rounded jawline like that of a young boy, and his straight forehead stained with soot. And he couldn't help his widened eyes when he saw not the expected prosthetic eye, but instead, his bright black eyes without blemish.

Jae-chan has the smooth nose of Go Woo-jin, the jawline that is slightly rounded like a boy, and the straight forehead covered with soot. And, not a prosthetic eye, but a bright, shiny sakka, with both eyes wide open and staring at him.

It was even more shocking because he had never seen a young Go Woo-Jin. Him, who was always mature, patient, and tall, always felt like an older brother….

He couldn't believe that the target that he wanted to lean on and place all his trust was such a young existence.

It was a pretty, yet bitter feeling. He was moved when he saw the unharmed eye. Sun Jae-Chan was caught up in all kinds of emotions by himself. Only after Go Woo-Jin pushed him away, did he come to his senses.

— … are you alright?

He asked, while grabbing the emergency bed. Perhaps the reason why Go Woo-Jin hugged himself so suddenly was because of his instinctive desire to guide. It must have been because he had lost his reason for a while.

Jae-Chan smiled cautiously as he received the cold stare. Those eyes were the same. Still, it was indeed softened compared to the scornful gaze he'll throw his way a few years later.

— Excuse me. Could you please go somewhere else….

At that time, Esper Heo Moon-Gi, who regained consciousness, whined in pain. Usually, the Espers were not affected a great deal by the wavelengths, but Go Woo-Jin's energy amount was so large that he seemed to be burdened even more since he had just recovered.