Chapter 3. Multiplayer [2042-XXXX] Live footage at the Gate site + post-suppression report videoViews : 52 million / 2 days ago / #VioletGate #World’sFirstAppearanceGate #KoreaFirstSuppression #GuideSpecialTeam #HanRaonComments 9,702Pinned by MBS NEWS@happy_123:08:20 — Start of Han Raon’s interview. Begin here.└ Oh, thanks!└ tyty└ They literally timestamped just the Han Raon part lol└ Even the press knows where the views come from 😂└ Too funny ㅋㅋㅋ@IIlIllIlIIIlIWho’s the guy giving the report? Where’s Seo Dojin?└ Newly appointed team leader of the Guide Special Team.└ Han Raon? Heard rumors he’s got a bad rep at the Center.└ Why, what happened?└ Isn’t he the only S-rank Guide in the country?└ My friend works at the Center — says his personality sucks….└ Wow and he’s a team leader??└ The nasty ones are usually the competent ones….@phoenix777Isn’t this the first time that color appeared? How’d they suppress it so easily?└ That’s why they started deploying Guides recently.└ Oh so that’s why they trained Guides so hard last time?└ ? What are you talking about?└ It was in the news — they were working Guides to death.└ Didn’t everyone hate on that back then?└ Guess the training paid off.└ Damn we got played by the press again ㅋㅋㅋ└ Whole world’s a mess but reporters never change lol└ Come on everyone was bashing them too.└ True — results are results though.@go-go-go-zixHoly crap the suppression time’s insane. So cool.└ Three hours?!└ And time moves faster inside the Gate lol└ Unreal.@nippon-nebbongHonestly no other country could’ve handled a Violet Gate, right?└ fr ㅋㅋ└ fr ㅋㅋㅋ└ hella true ㅋㅋㅋㅋ└ living up to that username lmao@seongch-10105Zero casualties this time.└ That’s even possible?└ Wow… amazing.└ Don’t care about his personality — skill’s undeniable. Zero casualties is a first.└ Broke every record.@user-1110220Used to think Guides had it easy and hated them, I was wrong. Thanks. Can’t imagine entering a Gate like that….└ Same here, they’re not Espers after all ㅠㅠ└ I’d never last in there lol└ I wanna awaken as a Guide too, so cool.└ Era of Espers is over, Guides are the real deal!└ bro what ㅋㅋㅋ└ Still, Espers look cooler….└ Seo Dojin’s done for, huh ㅋㅋㅋ“Hmm.”Raon scrolled through the feed with an indifferent look. The white screen displayed the video of the unexpected interview he’d given right after the suppression report. The clip had blown up on YouTube, hitting fifty-two million views in just two days.It was, after all, the first Violet Gate in history—no wonder the whole world was watching. Most comments near the top were in Korean, but further down they spread into English and dozens of other languages.Didn’t expect I’d end up doing the interview myself.Clicking his tongue, Raon skimmed through the remarks about Han Raon’s personality.Apparently, the original Han Raon had been quiet during his school years; there were no scandals or records of violence. Good. If he’d had a history of bullying on top of that temper, I’d be screwed.Han Myunghun only acknowledged him after he awakened as an S-rank Guide, Raon recalled. Before that he’d just been a moderately wealthy civilian receiving financial support, not power. Whatever arrogance he had, he never had the chance to act out. That part hadn’t been mentioned in the novel, and Raon felt a strange relief.“Wow, Team Leader, you look amazing on camera.”“Seriously, you could debut as an actor.”Yeojoon and Dasom were watching the same video, grinning. Raon lifted his eyes from the phone and looked at them.“Everyone rested well?”“Yes, sir!”“Still full of energy!”The suppression hadn’t taken long, and compared to the combat unit, the Guide Team had gotten off easy. The bright mood filling the conference room proved it.Raon nodded. “As you all know, the Center and the Association have granted us one week of reward leave.”“Woo-hoo!”“However,” he added, “since the Gate hasn’t fully stabilized yet, we may be called back if an emergency arises.”According to his memory, two more difficult Gates—almost as nasty as the irregular one—would appear before the Black Gate. The timing was uncertain, but even in the worst case they’d have at least a week. Enough time to rest.“So until then, no training. Do whatever you’ve been putting off, and take it easy.”“Yes!”Yeojoon jumped up with a shout, looking more thrilled than anyone else. Taehyeok shot him a disgusted look and clicked his tongue.“Um, Team Leader.”“What is it?”Dasom’s voice was small, her expression anxious. Raon tilted his head.“Do I… have to leave the Guide Team now?”“…What?”Hands clasped together, she looked desperate. Raon blinked down at her tearful face.Just yesterday, both Hamin and Dasom had taken Esper re-evaluation tests at his suggestion.The results: both S-rank Espers. Dasom—just as Raon had guessed—was an S-rank healer, and Hamin an S-rank wind-type Esper.It was extraordinary. The Association didn’t even hesitate to announce it publicly. With public opinion already soaring after the Violet Gate’s flawless suppression, the news that two new S-rank Espers had joined the ranks sent the nation into euphoria.“Why would you think that?”“I heard S-ranks always get transferred to combat units…”“Oh, for God’s sake.”So the military had already tried to recruit her.An S-rank healer was rare worldwide; of course the army had its eye on her. Raon’s brows drew together.“That won’t happen. Don’t worry. Field medics are usually stationed in the rear anyway.”“Really?”“Absolutely.”His smile softened as he spoke, and Dasom exhaled in relief.“Thank goodness. I still can’t even believe I awakened as an Esper and they’re already talking about combat units.”“T-Team Leader, I’m not going either, right?”Next to her, Hamin asked nervously. Raon thought for a moment, then answered, “Of course not. Neither of you are going anywhere.”“Haah…”In truth, Hamin would be a tempting catch for the combat forces—but Raon couldn’t part with him. His wind ability had perfectly complemented Yeojoon and Siwoo’s combined attack in the last Gate, and both of them were still Guides at heart.No way I’m letting them poach my people.He kept a pleasant smile on his face while silently grinding his teeth.“All right, since we won’t see each other for a while, we can’t just part like this, can we?”“...?”As the conversation lulled, Yeojoon jumped in, voice sly. Raon gave him a questioning look.“Ta-da!”He pulled something from under the table and held it high. Everyone’s eyes followed it.“Liquor?”Raon arched a brow. The bottle was jet-black, label-less, and suspicious as hell.“Oh? Where’d you even get that?”Minjae, instantly recognizing it, pointed. Raon turned to him.“What is it?”“Uh, looks like Esper-grade liquor.”“Esper-grade liquor?”“Yeah, isn’t it?”Yeojoon nodded proudly and launched into a story about how hard it had been to find.Raon, however, couldn’t approve. The so-called Esper liquor was little better than poison.Espers couldn’t get drunk—their bodies processed alcohol as a toxin and neutralized it instantly, especially at high rank. So someone had come up with the idea of Esper liquor—a brew loaded with suppressants and corrosive compounds designed to bypass that immunity. The same logic as guiding drugs. Raon couldn’t fathom why anyone would willingly drink that.“Do you really have to?”“Come on, when else will we get a chance like this?” Yeojoon pleaded, eyes sparkling. Even Minjae, normally quiet, looked intrigued.“Think we can try some too?”“Probably?”Even freshly reawakened Dasom and Hamin were curious. Raon sighed, then relented.“Fine. We’re on leave. Just for tonight.”“Yeah!”The team erupted in cheers—the strict Team Leader had finally given in.The Espers would drink the Esper liquor; the Guides got normal alcohol.Raon glanced at Siwoo beside him. “You’re not drinking.”“Yes, sir.”He agreed instantly, without even thinking. ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) Yeojoon, halfway through pouring, groaned in protest.

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