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A group of Subjects entered the tunnel, their movements tight with purpose. Far above, a boy and a girl watched with serene detachment, like spectators observing a distant play.
“Seung,” the girl called, addressing the much taller man beside her. “That guy. He’s weird, right?”
“Who? Ah, yeah.” Seung cut himself off mid-question.
There was only one person here worth his superior’s attention: Lee Eun-Ho. With above-average intelligence, below-average physical ability, and average charm, he was overall an average Subject.
“I haven’t seen him in person before, but what a cocky bastard,” Seung said, frowning. “Standing up to the Administrator like that.”
Besides, this was not just any Administrator—it was Harona, a rising star once poised to become the next team leader, if not for a single disciplinary mark on her record. For someone like Eun-Ho to get in her way was beyond insolent.
Seung clenched his jaw. The longer he thought about it, the more infuriating it became. He made up his mind to teach the kid a lesson.
“I’ll go down there and straighten him out—”
“His vibe changed,” Harona interrupted, absentmindedly twisting one of her twin braids.
“Sorry? What did you say?”
“He’s too confident. Don’t you think so?”
Seung replayed Eun-Ho’s words in his mind, the memory still fresh.
“It's ten seconds to nine.”
He remembered Eun-Ho stepping forward—calm, collected, even after witnessing her power.
Seung then nodded slowly. “Now that you mention...
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