Guide Me If You Dare novel Chapter 154

Chapter 154: NOH YIHUN (10)

<"GUIDES are not sex slaves! If the government, the Esper Association, and the National Guide Bureau continue turning a blind eye to the abuse that Guides go through, then we will stop lending our power to Espers! You, Espers, can all go insane for all we care!">

Yihun smiled after watching Im Sung’s live broadcast.

Of course, it wasn’t easy getting to that point.

Lee Hansol, Nam Sori, and the rebel group called the ’Rogue Clan’ suppressed the bad Espers in the Death Camp.

Hansol Hyung and Sori-ya’s group is impressive.

So impressive that Yihun wondered how those Espers managed to hide their existence from the Esper Association.

But Espers’ business isn’t my business, so I didn’t ask.

The only important thing was they were able to take over the Death Camp two months.

Yes, it took that long because the bad Espers from other Danger Zones attacked them. Obviously, those bastards wanted to stop them from exposing the truth to the public.

But the Rogue Clan was amazing.

The group managed to suppress the attackers and deal with the Dungeon Breaks.

And, now, the revolt finally ended in their favor.

It was the Guides’ turn to fight.

Thanks to Nam Sori’s hacking ability, they managed to use major broadcasting stations and online channels for their live protest.

The Guides— from all the Danger Zones that they rescued— joined the rally.

And it was a success.

Yihun was satisfied with the result of their hard work.

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AFTER ANOTHER month, majority of all the Guides in the country— from different classes— joined the protest.

A street protest, to be precise.

The Guides who joined the rally filled the major streets in Seoul.

And then they protested in front of the National Guide Bureau.

It happened for two weeks.

Then, at the third week of the protest, thousands of Civilians had finally joined the rally.

That was when the government and all the branches involved finally responded.

Moon Noa?

Yihun was surprised when the National Guide Bureau appointed Moon Noa— the sole S-Class Guide in South Korea— as the new chief.

As far as he remembered, Moon Noa was a chaebol.

The Moonsung Group had dominated their country’s economy— before and after the apocalypse.

In short, Moon Noa was filthy rich.

I’m not sure about Moon Noa-nim’s character, but I hope he’s empathetic enough to fight for Guide rights.

"Yihun-ah!"

Hmm?

Yihun was resting in his room.

To be honest, he was mostly bedridden during the entire rebellion.

After all, his blood was the key to snap the Guides from being brainwashed.

I’m fine, though— I just became lethargic as a result.

"Hello, Sung Hyung," Yihun greeted the Esper. He tried to get up and bow, but Im Sung gently pushed him down the bed. "I’m sorry I can’t greet you properly, Hyung."

"No, it’s alright. You need to rest," Im Sung said while sitting on the chair next to Yihun’s bed. "How are you feeling, Yihun-ah?"

"I’m fine, Hyung. Thanks for asking."

"No, it’s not something you should thank me for. It’s only natural for me to care about the person I like."

Aigoo.

So, Hyung was serious about his confession last time.

"Yihun-ah, I don’t want you to misunderstand. When I said I like you, I meant it in a romantic way," Im Sung said. He looked determined, but his entire face was red. "So, please don’t ignore my confession."

Confession, huh?

Yihun was reminded by Lee Taesan’s confession.

It didn’t fail to break his heart again.

I didn’t even get the chance to attend Taesan Hyung’s funeral.

"Yihun-ah?"

"I didn’t ignore your confession, Hyung," Yihun said in a serious and solemn voice. "I just don’t know how to reject you gently."

Im Sung looked shocked at first, and then he let out a sad laugh. "You just did, Yihun-ah."

"I’m sorry, Hyung. I appreciate your feelings for me, but I can’t reciprocate it."

Maybe it was because Yihun was still young, but he hadn’t felt any attraction towards other people.

He didn’t know if he was attracted to girls or boys.

Nobody had gotten his interest yet.

Or maybe I’m aromantic or something?

"Thank you for your sincere response, Yihun-ah," Im Sung said. It was obvious that he was just forcing himself to smile. "Can I still like you?"

"I can’t control your feelings, Hyung. But I hope you know that even if you continue to like me, I will still only see you as a reliable older brother," Yihun said gently. He knew that he was hurting Im Sung’s feelings, but he wanted to be honest with him. "Even so, please know that I will always appreciate you, Hyung."

***

"YOU’RE LEAVING?" Yihun asked, surprised by the news that Lee Hansol and Nam Sori delivered. "Already?"

"What do you mean by ’already,’ brat?" Lee Hansol asked, laughing while shaking his head. "We’ve worked together for months, Noh Yihun. But since the Esper Association and the National Guide Bureau are sending new officials to run the Death Camp, Sori and I need to leave."

"We just stole other people’s identities, remember? And we’re not registered as Espers," Nam Sori reminded him. "Hansol Hyung and I belong to the Rogue Clan. We need to leave in order to protect our family there."

Right.

The Rogue Clan is an amazing group of unregistered Espers. They might be breaking the law by hiding their power from the government. But they’re doing it in order to keep an eye on people in power.

"However, please don’t forget that we’re always here for you," Nam Sori said, holding Yihun’s hand. "Yihun-ah, I’ll leave you a small device that you can use to contact me— but you can only use it once, so please use it wisely. If you use it, we’ll assume that you’re in a dangerous situation. So, we’ll come to rescue you with the entire Rogue Clan." _{freewebnσvel.cøm}

I wanted to hear those words the most.

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Yes, I’m back in the Lab.

I’m really back in this hell, huh?

I didn’t think of that.

Fuck...

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