A loud roar, a pitiful smell of dust, drops of blood falling on my face, the temperature that held me all the way.
I had a terribly clear dream. Or was it just reminiscing about the memory. The same fever as that day seemed to be in my body.
The sheet is damp to see if you have sweat while trying to get your body up. I didn't have any strength, and I really didn't want to go to work today.
When did you want to go?
Hundreds of years ago, a gate was created in the middle of the city. Vicious organisms, neither animals nor humans, appeared at the gate. They are called 'Creatures'.
They have tough skins and sharp teeth, and they breathe fire and freeze moisture in the air.
An unprecedented supernatural ability was enough to put mankind in a panic. It almost reached the point of extinction, but a small number of people begin to wake up. They are called 'Espers'.
They are human beings of reason and have the corresponding abilities of Creature. However, his ability to go beyond the limits soon destroyed his mind and ate away at his vitality.
Another awakening appears to inspire that vitality, who is called a 'guide'.
As the number of awakeners increased in times of chaos, the government established centers in each region with the aim of managing them and protecting people from gates and Creatures. We refer to this center as Branch A, Branch B, and Branch C respectively according to the local name.
And the center began to rate awakeners according to their own characteristics and strength of energy.
This grade means absolute class for awakeners, and it didn't change even if they tried. And of all things, I woke up as a C-class guide.
Every day after awakening was like hell, but I couldn't live forever to lament. I hurried to the center after getting ready for work.
* * *
A long time past the time to work. Most of the people around were in red shapewear uniforms. Among them, people glanced at me wearing a fresh blue epaulet as if I was wearing a foreign object.
Unlucky A-classes.
I stood in front of the elevator ignoring the sting. The information board on each elevator floor was written in alphabetical code, so I couldn't recognize it at all.
That's because I was first assigned to the Central Headquarters today and went to work for the first time. Since it is the largest institution at the center of the center, it is located in area A, but it is called the central headquarters, not the A branch.
"Hey... I just ask for directions. Where should I go to the guide laboratory?"
I called in a black shoulder among them. He was standing right in front of the elevator, too.
It's as big as a pole. But what's black silk? You're the center manager? The lab guy used to wear a gown.
I waited for an answer with a belated tilt. But the man showed no sign of looking back.
What I just chewed?
"Jay, what are you doing? It's a human.”
"There's only one person I need to answer when someone calls."
"What's going on? Ask me."
A woman with a clear smile, hidden behind a black shoulder, answered instead. She had curly silver hair and an angelic appearance.
Usually, Esper or guides are beautiful on the outside, so they are not often surprised by their appearance. However, she was beautiful enough to recall the expression "blazing" the moment I saw her.
"Are you mad? I apologize. He's not a bad kid, but he's not very social."
"Ah…… Ah! No! It's so pretty...….”
"What?"
"What floor is the guide inspection room?”
When I flustered and corrected my words, the woman bent her eyes and laughed. Only then did a distant fellow look back.
The moles were also talented, and their appearance was outstanding Everything had a big, straight, sharp impression.
"It's the fifth floor. Let's ride up together. We have business to attend to.”
"You're going to ride up with him now?"
The elevator just arrived on the first floor. The door opened and he glanced at me. I had no choice but to be embarrassed because my eyes looked like they were looking at some kind of disease.
"Hey, hey. Did I do something wrong to you? What kind of person...…!”
When I finally couldn't stand it and tried to say something, the woman interrupted us and continued.
"They're all a bit of a bummer. I'm sorry.”
"Why are you apologizing?"
"Hold on, Jay. That's why I didn't want to come with you.”
When the woman spoke with her voice down, the big man's spirit died. Then the man beckons me to get on quickly, but it was so different from the way he was before.
You're so caught up.
There were times when Esper was embarrassed by his matching guide, and it was just the same.
You're not going to yell at me like that's not true.
I looked at him a little pathetic and got into the elevator. Two people followed suit.
The seats were quite empty, but no one else got on. The elevator door closed while I was a little wondering.
And for a moment a quiet, still atmosphere has kept me breathless.
"Hmm."
I coughed for a while and the woman looked at me.
"That's weird."
"What?"
"No."
The woman smiled as she responded to the words she recited to herself. When I thought something was wrong, the elevator stopped on the fifth floor with a clear notification.
Ding. Creak...
When the door opened, people lined up at regular intervals and looked toward us. I didn't try to get off but faltered for a moment.
"Salute! Thank you for accepting this support request! Our central headquarters is Eekl…….”
"Let's cut to the chase. Please give me a list by class."
The position of the man's words was busy moving. I got stuck in between and was busy figuring out what was going on.
"What, why is there a Blue here?”
Blue was a disparaging remark to those with C-class abilities. So I tried to turn my head toward the voice, and at the moment I caught my wrist.
"If you're here, stop fooling around and get in the capsule."
Then immediately, it was pushed into a capsule that didn't even know who was in it.
What's the occasion?
I was frozen to the ground in bewilderment.
Capsules are places for guidance. It was the central headquarters where S-class gates were held throughout this week and requests for support were made. I was told that the situation was extremely urgent.
But I can't believe you're putting animals in a cage without explaining the situation. I looked around for a small gesture of popularity after a belated huff.
It was dark and dry. There was a weak light, but the shape of the person could not be recognized properly.
When vision-sensitive espers were in bad shape, they would turn off all the lights to reduce the snow mass as much as possible. So the Esper in this capsule looks pretty bad.
"Who are you?"
I spoke to him first over there. I heard that Esper's reason is half gone in an emergency, but from the way he spoke, he didn't seem to be in such a state. Rather, it was calm and calm as if I had just woken up.
"A supporting guide. Let's turn on the light if it's okay. I can't guide you because I can't see where it is."
"……Guide?”
"Yes."
"Guiding?”
"Yes."
Esper asked me again and again. Like double-checking if what you hear is correct.
I even imagined him running at me at the worst, and I thought about how to deal with it. It was way off my mark.
"Should I not?"
It was just laughing as it listened. The sound of the animal laughing in quite a good mood was as if it was crying at the moment.
"Try it, if you can."
What is he saying?
Wasn't that Esper in a hurry?
He was in a position where he couldn't beg for life, but he was so slow that he was annoyed, but the answer that came was even greater.
It was hard to even take a step because of the dark vision. I reached out and walked along, leaning on the wall, feeling a little dumbfounded.
I told you to turn on the light, but it's not working.
Then, someone was dragged by the force of holding hands and pulling them. It hit my chest like it was in my arms in an instant.
"Oh, Mr. ... turn on the light."
His chest was so firm that his head rang as if he had hit a wall.
"I'm ashamed of myself at first sight."
I guess it's okay for shy pups to put on weight. I hurried out of his arms and spread the streets.
"You said you were going to guide."
"I don't think it's bad, but just hold hands.”
"Hand?"
"Are your ears bad? Why do you keep asking?"
He finally smiled and held out his hand. His temperature was cool even though it was warm inside.
I groped for the hand of the invisible opponent. With his hands folded, he closed his eyes and sent a small amount of energy to the opponent's passageway.
Energy means the vitality that people have. Guides can share their energy, which they call "guiding."
Guiding is common through physical contact, and each person had a different membrane. That's why we had to test it slowly at first.
But this Esper, who did exactly what he was doing, just didn't let the energy flow over.
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