OMH Chapter 44
by VolareThis was because the monster remains disposal team and the rescue team had finished their handover, and our team had to return. There was no need for a child to be on site, so Cha Wooreen was going back with us as well.
As team leader, I gathered my team members to return and waited for the Teleportation Ability User who would take us back.
Since another team came to the site with the Teleportation Ability User, it was convenient because we didn’t have to call one separately.
Normally, teleportation is avoided during hooligan missions in case there are hooligans sensitive to ability wavelengths. That’s why I felt sorry for Woojin’s hardship but had no choice but to make him walk.
But now that the hooligan mission was over and the people to handle the aftermath had been dispatched, the Teleportation Ability User came along.
Espers with teleportation abilities are not numerous, and high-grade teleportation Espers are the best means of transportation within the Association, so they are not assigned to field teams.
They usually belong to the Research Center and only appear on site when a field team is dispatched urgently or when they are called separately.
And they charge a separate fee to the team that calls them.
Moreover, they charge a separate fee for showing up on-site even when called, so it’s always more advantageous to return by teleportation when they come with another team like now.
Not long after we gathered to return, the Teleportation Esper who would take us to the Central Center appeared.
It was Park Haemi, who never misses such honey-sweet gigs.
I wasn’t surprised because I’d encountered her like this more than once or twice.
Park Haemi is an Esper with A-grade teleportation abilities, so she almost always comes out when there’s a group move like today.
Since she’s A-grade, her output is high, so she can move a whole group by herself. The EGA Association also lets Park Haemi do as she pleases for that reason.
Park Haemi also didn’t care about me, who was wrapped in rags all over.
Park Haemi is originally indifferent to everything and most interested in her own interests, so she ignored me and approached Woojin, the Guide.
Then, she did what she always did.
“Guide, would you Guiding me before we depart? And again after we arrive. This is ability usage due to the field, so the field Guide needs to replenish it.”
Park Haemi was famous for squeezing Guiding dry from the field team like this.
Maybe it’s because they can’t get enough Guiding in the Research Center, but many Teleportation Espers sucked Guiding dry when they came to the field.
In particular, the Ability Research Center only manages to not exceed the danger level and keeps making them use their abilities, so they schemed to receive more Guiding when they came outside.
In the field, Espers can receive as much Guiding as they want to be fully prepared.
But still, Park Haemi went too far this time.
‘Woojin is D-grade. How can you ask a D-grade Guide to Guiding an A-grade Esper? That’s too much.’
Woojin could barely handle the Guiding before departure.
Because Park Haemi had already received Guiding from another team’s Guide, so the capacity he had to fill wasn’t that big.
But the Guiding after arriving at the EGA Association was different.
Woojin is D-grade, so his Guiding capacity is small, but he had to calm down an A-grade Esper’s scattered wavelengths raw. Of course, with 1-step Guiding because you can’t do high-level Guiding on the street.
And as a matter of course, 1-step Guiding has the worst efficiency. It just has the advantage of being possible anywhere since you just need to touch hands.
As soon as we arrived in front of the Central Center, Park Haemi, who was taking Guiding by holding Woojin’s hand, finished in 2 minutes what usually takes even the same grade 15 minutes.
It takes 15 minutes when a person with a similar wavelength steadily Guides with a proper output, but she shortened it to 2 minutes.
Depending on the grade, the size and capacity of the wavelength are different, and the proper output is determined in proportion to this size.
If D-grade Woojin were to Guiding A-grade Park Haemi with a proper output, it would naturally take several times as long.
Because D-grade Guide’s capacity is small.
But shortening this time means that more than the proper amount of output was drained.
It’s like tearing off a faucet to get water from a larger hole because the amount of water coming out of the faucet is too small. Even though there’s not much inside.
Park Haemi, who had sucked out D-grade’s tiny capacity in an instant, was satisfied alone and went away leisurely.
Woojin, who had been brutally Guiding by the A-grade Esper, lost strength in his legs and sat down as soon as Park Haemi released his hand.
I rushed over and supported Woojin, who was sitting down.
Poor Woojin couldn’t control his body due to the shock of a huge amount of output being drained in a short period.
Woojin, trembling like a newborn kitten, was pitiful and heartbreaking.
And my kitten took this opportunity to take off my rags.
“……!”
People say that when you’re dumbfounded, you can’t say anything, and that’s what I was like now.
And Woojin’s eyes widened again as he saw the appearance he had seen before.
‘Is my appearance that amazing?’
Woojin’s surprised look with his eyes wide open was handsome and cute, so I didn’t even feel resentful.
But I had no intention of standing there in a place where people were passing by, becoming a spectacle.
I already feel bad about the S-grade kids looking at me like that.
I covered my face again.
Then, I picked up Woojin in my arms, tucked Cha Wooreen under my arm, and ran to my dormitory.
I couldn’t tell the kids to disband, but looking at the situation, they’ll probably return to the Research Center appropriately.
*
Arriving in front of my door, I quickly opened it and pushed Woojin and Cha Wooreen inside.
“Wait a minute, Hana! I just wanted to check if Hana was okay…”
I always listened to Woojin’s words to the end, but I couldn’t this time.
I didn’t listen to Woojin’s words and closed the door.
All the dormitories in the Association can only be opened when the resident’s fingerprint is recognized on the doorknob, so only I can open my room’s front door.
The door only opens when my fingerprint is recognized every time I go in or out.
Woojin was also allowed to live in my room, but he wasn’t registered as a resident, so only I can open the door.
So, closing the door like this means that he can’t come out until I open it.
I left Woojin, who was temporarily locked up, behind and busily moved my feet.
Now that Woojin isn’t watching, there’s no need to hide my appearance.
Whether the rags covering my face come off or not, I ran towards my destination.
I’ve experienced my eyebrows and hair melting like today really, really a lot.
Because my main job is dealing with monsters. And there are so many monsters that spray acidic liquid.
And every time, I just wiped off the liquid appropriately and wore a hat or covered my head.
It’s bald now, but it’ll all grow back in a few days.
Of course, if there are guys who can’t stand it and try to tease me, I just beat them up a few times. There was no need to cover up and make a fuss like this.
‘But I don’t want to show this appearance to Woojin. It’s true that it looks grotesque.’
Besides, looking at his surprised appearance earlier, kind and tender-hearted Woojin will feel sorry until my hair grows back.
To end this situation, I arrived at the Medical Center building.
*
“No, someone who’s not even injured. You came to receive restoration ability for mere aesthetic purposes? Are you crazy?”
“But please listen to me. Hanjin is C-grade, so you can’t get caught even if you’re not in perfect condition, can you? I’ve been here for 12 years, do you think I don’t know that much?”
I came to find an Esper who restores bodies at the Medical Center.
Of course, you’ll get severely scolded if you waste the Medical Center’s ability carelessly.
In particular, A-grades like Hwayoung must always be in perfect condition, so I can’t ask for such a favor.
So, I came to find Kim Hanjin, who has the same type of ability as Hwayoung but is two grades lower.
Because the level of punishment is lower if the grade is lower.
The management is also looser for lower grades, so if you keep your mouth shut, you might not get caught.
And Kim Hanjin is vulnerable to temptation, so it’s easy to ask for such a favor.
I took out cocoa powder from my pocket and handed it to Kim Hanjin.
“And this is nothing special. It’s spoils I got while on a mission just now.”
Cocoa powder is not prohibited by the EGA Association, but it can only be prepared outside the Association.
It means that it’s hard for people living in the Medical Center to get.
There’s no way an Esper at the Medical Center, who is already exhausted from so much work, wouldn’t accept this.
“T, this is…! Hmm, hmm! If you ask me this much, I can’t help it. Come with me.”
‘See? I knew it.’
I followed Kim Hanjin into an empty staff lounge.
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