Guide Me If You Dare novel Chapter 189

Chapter 189: NEW GEN INCOMING?

"JAEHA-YA, I’m sorry for neglecting you these days," Yuno said, his conscience pricking him, as he looked at Kim Jaeha. "Are you okay?"

Kim Jaeha had nowhere to go since his residence belonged to the Bureau.

And he has no family since he was sold off like I was.

Yuno wasn’t able to take Kim Jaeha home since he had been busy with Ki Gayoon these days.

In short, he had accidentally neglected the poor kid.

"Hyung, you have nothing to apologize for," Kim Jaeha said, gesturing to the VIP Room that looked like a hotel suite. "This fancy room makes me feel like I’m in a hotel instead of a clinic. Woonhak Hyung-nim lives upstairs, so he often checks on me. Plus, I’m safe here. Sarang Noona visits me, and Esper Ki Gayoon-nim’s subordinates take turn in acting as my bodyguard."

Yuno had figured that much.

In fact, he just met Gu Inwoo at the door earlier.

The last time we were here, it was Dabin Hyung.

"Woonhak Hyung-nim is also a good chef. He cooks for me all the time, and we eat together. We even have afternoon tea."

Oh.

That put Yuno’s heart at ease.

It seems like Kim Jaeha is well taken care of here.

Anyways, the ghost of Matthew refused to come with Yuno when he said he was going to visit Kim Jaeha.

Apparently, Matthew wasn’t ready to face his Guide yet.

But I think Esper Matthew-ssi also wants to spend time with Sarang Noona and Gayoon Hyung even though the two can’t see him.

"Moreover, Woonhak Hyung-nim said I’m healthy."

"That’s good to know," Yuno said, gently tousling Kim Jaeha’s hair because the kid’s enthusiasm reminded him of a puppy. "But you must be getting bored here. Woonhak Hyung must be busy with his work, and Gayon Hyung’s men don’t play with you, do they?"

"It’s alright, Hyung," Kim Jaeha said shyly, his face turning red. "I actually made a new friend recently."

It must be Kwon Hojun.

After all, only Kwon Hojun was allowed to visit Kim Jaeha.

Yuno was glad that the two were getting along well.

They’re the same age, so it’s nice that they have become friends.

"Yuno Hyung?"

"What is it?"

The shyness on Kim Jaeha’s face disappeared as he asked a serious question. "May I know what’s happening? I had a gist of the situation when I heard the Core in your heart actually belongs to Matthew Hyung. But, if it’s okay for me to know, I’d like to know what exactly is going on straight from you."

Right.

Kim Jaeha had the right to know since Matthew was his Esper.

And I have some questions for him anyway.

"Jaeha-ya, when did you meet Esper Matthew-ssi?"

"A few months after I awakened as an A-Class Guide," Kim Jaeha said, fiddling with his fingers as if he was suddenly nervous. "It hasn’t been a year since I was assigned as Matthew Hyung’s Guide."

The timeline...

"If you don’t mind my asking, how was your relationship with Esper Matthew-ssi when you became his Guide?" Yuno asked carefully. "You don’t have to answer me if it makes you uncomfortable, Jaeha-ya."

Kim Jaeha fell silent for a moment before he opened his mouth. "Matthew Hyung was grumpy. Actually, he acted like a tsundere then. He was cold on the outside, but he took care of me well when no one was looking. But even though he acted distant, he never laid a hand on me. He was rough even during our Intimate Guiding Session, but he never hurt me on purpose. But that changed recently."

"How did he change?"

"Matthew Hyung became verbally abusive to me when he started experiencing severe Mana depletion every now and then. I was confused back then because his Mana would suddenly drop even though he didn’t enter a dungeon."

Yep, that sounded suspicious as fuck.

That’s probably when the humanoid dungeon monster started to take over Esper Matthew-ssi’s body.

"That was when Matthew Hyung started to be violent during our Intimate Guiding Sessions," Kim Jaeha said, his voice cracking as his body trembled. He hugged himself as if he was reliving something that he didn’t want to remember. However, the kid didn’t stop sharing his story. "Every time I refused to sleep with him since I also needed to recover my Mana, he would beat me."

Yuno clenched his jaw tight, angry that a young Guide was abused by an Esper.

Again.

I know it’s not really Esper Matthew-ssi, but I’m still angry.

"Rebecca Noona and the others would help me hide from time to time, but Matthew Hyung would threaten to harm them. So, I just surrendered to him instead of running away."

"And what was Team Leader Bambi-ssi doing during those times?"

Kim Jaeha smiled bitterly. "They would turn a blind eye."

Fuck them all.

Yuno changed the topic or else he would explod from anger. "Jaeha-ya, do you remember when Esper Matthew-ssi started to become verbally and physically abusive to you?"

Kim Jaeha nodded. "It started two months before I met you at the HoneyMoon Convenience Store, Hyung."

Oh, so it was recent.

Matthew’s ghost actually asked Yuno the exact date, and then he said: ["It hasn’t been long since my consciousness separated from my physical body. I think it’s one or two months ago since I’ve completely lost control of my own body."]

Unfortunately, Esper Matthew-ssi doesn’t remember how his consciousness got stored in his Core.

He’s sad about Esper Matthew-ssi’s death, but it seems like he has already expected it?

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This rascal would probably awaken as a high-ranking Esper.