How the Guide Escapes the Obsessive Lover
Chapter 24
đĽ [BREAKING] During a mock combat drill, S-Class Esper Joo Seunghyuk went berserk; S-Class Guide Lee Yeonsu in critical condition
[Itâs breaking news, so thereâs no details yet.]
Whoa
What the hell?
Is this for real??
??????
What happened???
I searched but couldnât find any articles. Fake news?
Is this a joke?
Why would anyone lie about something like this?
Iâm a huge fan of Guide Yeonsu and I freaked out thinking it was true.
OP, if you wanna keep your ID, you better delete this post.
(OP) Itâs real. Not on portals, but go to news sites directly. I was shocked too, thatâs why I posted it.
Whoa. Itâs actually on the real news sites.
More articles are popping up now.
Itâs true?
Oh shit, itâs real.
How bad is âcritical conditionâ?
Ah, Yeonsuă ă
Yeonsu...
Are we sure itâs not just a journalist screw-up?
Other outlets are reporting it too, so probably not.
What are we supposed to doă ă
Isnât it super dangerous if an S-Class Esper goes berserk?
â If an S-Class goes off, an entire neighborhood can get wiped out.
â So does that mean the whole Esper Academy is gone??
â Nah, I live nearby. Nothing seems destroyed, but I did see a bunch of ambulances.
â So maybe they managed to contain it?
Did Joo Seunghyuk attack Lee Yeonsu?
Honestly, Iâve been waiting for this to blow up since they enrolled together.
Jusper snapped, huh.
Did Joo Seunghyuk really attack Yeonsu? I didnât see that in the articles.
â Nothing confirmed. People just making stuff up.
Donât use âJusperâ like itâs an insult.
â Whyâs that an insult? Itâs just short for Joo Seunghyuk Esper. We use {Nâ˘oâ˘vâ˘eâ˘lâ˘iâ˘gâ˘hâ˘t} Gansper, Dosper, everyone does it.
â Exactly. We say Suid for Yeonsu too. But only Jusper stans get pissy. Guess theyâre sensitive because of all his scandals.
â What scandals?
â LMAO Jusper stans have no shame. How many Espers and Guides has he injured by now? Heâs only walking free âcause heâs S-Class. Anyone else would be in jail.
How badly is Yeonsu hurt? Why is he the only one in critical condition?
Jusper targeted him, obviously. No way heâs the only one injured unless he was the target.
Yeonsu... Ah...
Is Guide Lee Yeonsu going to be okay?
What about Joo Seunghyuk? Is he hurt at all?
Ah, Yeonsuă ă ă ă ă ă ă ă ă
How bad is it? Why arenât there follow-up reports?
Please tell me itâs fake. Isnât there a chance itâs not real?
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đ§ [Jusper targeted Yeonsu before too. Remember that gate incident two years ago? He got seriously injured while clearing it. Tons of rumors back then that Jusper attacked him.]
Yeah, Jusper went after him and Baksper barely stopped it.
I remember that. The Holightron Gate incident. Suid almost died. đłđđ˛đđ¨đđŻđđđ§đđš.đ°đźđ
Seonghan Group covered it up. Silenced everything.
Stop spreading baseless rumors. Youâll get sued.
â Jusper stans always act like they work for Seonghan. Threatening lawsuits nonstop.
đŠ [Why are there no follow-up articles?
I saw the report and my hands started shaking. I can't do anything.]
Same. Iâve just been crying. Itâs driving me crazy.
Maybe itâs not that bad.
Yeah, journalists always exaggerate. Probably nothing serious.
đ¨ [Saw a post on a female-dominated forum and Iâm seriously shocked.
Theyâre calling him âYeonsu-oppaâ and âSeunghyuk-oppaâ like theyâre K-pop idols.
I knew they were popular, but not this popular??]
Abilities users are basically treated like idols. Especially Joo Seunghyuk, Park Geonwoo, and Lee Yeonsuâthose three are top tier.
Plenty of people simp for them here too. Dunno why yâall crush on dudes instead of someone like Chaea-noona.
So jealous. If only I had awakened...
â Theyâre not just popular âcause of powers, theyâre all insanely good-looking. If you awakened, you'd just be an awakened pig.
ââ Damn, harsh.
They're all S-Class, close in age, good-lookingâpeople treat them like a group.
â Not really. Only Geonwoo and Yeonsu fans team up. Jusper stans are hated.
â Why? Because Yeonsu criticized Seunghyuk when they were younger?
â That, and apparently Seunghyuk tried to kill him two years ago.
â Damn. So this was attempt number two?
đĽ [Heard it was during a mock battle drill.
My brother goes to the Esper Academy, and today was their first mock drill.
He said Joo Seunghyuk lost control, and Yeonsu tried to stop him and got hurt.
Apparently it wasnât an intentional attack.]
Oh noă ă
Ah... Yeonsu-oppa...
Can you verify that?
(OP) I canât give proof, but itâs true. Believe it or donât.
Iâm not buying it. Calling it âcritical conditionâ sounds like journalist bait. Heâs probably fine.
Iâm just gonna wait for official news.
Sounds like something a Jusper stan made up.
â Yessss way too suspicious
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My sisterâs at the Academy too. Said they were in the same team for the first time since enrolling. Then the accident happened.
Hereâs her student ID (name and photo censored).
â Whoa, itâs real.
â Is Yeonsu seriously hurt?
â I heard his hands were shredded. Said blood was pouring out even as they loaded him into the ambulance.
â If his hands are injured, can he even guide anymore??
â Ah no, Iâm crying.
Yeah, I heard the same. He tried to stop Jusperâs rampage and got injured.
â What were the others doing? Why did Yeonsu have to stop him?
â Maybe because heâs the only S-Class Guide?
đŚ [Rumors say it happened during the mock battle.
Joo Seunghyuk went berserk and Yeonsu tried to save him, ended up in critical condition.
People are saying his hand injury is so bad he might not be able to guide even if he wakes up.]
Thatâs BS. Mock drills are safe. The fact that it supposedly happened there makes it hard to believe.
(OP) Itâs not just one person saying it, though.
Ignore that post. Other places are saying itâs just Jusper stans spreading lies.
Honestly, looks more like Joo Seunghyuk attacked Yeonsu.
đŤ [S-Class Guide Lee Yeonsu, critically injured while stopping S-Class Esper Joo Seunghyukâs rampage during mock battle]
Finally, a follow-up article.
If an S-Class went out of control, it couldâve been a disaster. Yeonsu probably sacrificed himself.
What kind of mock drill allows something like this to happen? The current government canât do anything right.
Hoping Guide Yeonsu recovers quickly.
đŞ [Did you see the Academy press conference today?
They admitted it happened during a mock battle, just like the rumors.
But anyone who knows the history between Seunghyuk and Yeonsu knows somethingâs fishy.
Everyone knows Joo Seunghyukâs a ticking time bomb.
Why put them on the same team?
Maybe Seonghan Group is trying to cover up what really happened.]
Why would the Academy cover for Seonghan?
(OP) The government and Seonghan are tight.
Not sure I believe that. Yeonsuâs a favorite at the Center. No way theyâd sacrifice him to protect Seunghyuk.
(OP) But Yeonsuâs injuries seem fatal. Makes more sense to invest in Seunghyuk.
He has a future.
đĽ [So Joo Seunghyukâs gonna get Yeonsu killed?
What the hell.
I wanna kill that bastard.]
Chill the hell out.
Not a Yeon stan or a Jusper stan, I see.
Just delete your post.
đ¨ [Even if the Academyâs version is true, Iâm disappointed in Yeonsuâs judgment.
From the latest press release and articles, it looks like they were in the same team.
When Seunghyuk started to rampage, the professor tried to get Yeonsu out of there.
But Yeonsu decided to go in and stop him.
There are four S-Class Espers in their twenties, but only one S-Class GuideâYeonsu.
He shouldâve followed orders.]
Did you actually watch the press conference? They played an audio recordingâit sounded like chaos.
I think Yeonsu made the right call.
If Seunghyuk went berserk in that building, it would've blown up. Everyone in the school was gathered there.
If it werenât for Yeonsu, it couldâve been a massacre.
â It was audio, not video. Just shouting. No visuals.
â Honestly, Yeonsuâs more valuable than the rest of the students combined.
No one can stop Seunghyuk once he loses control.
What, is Park Geonwoo gonna teleport in from Africa? This was the best outcome.
Park Geonwoo isnât the only S-Class Esper. Thereâs also Dohyeokjin and Kim Chaea.
They couldnât stop Seunghyuk. Dohyeokjin uses spatial powers, Chaeaâs psychic. They canât handle his raw strength.
Why even limit it to twenty-something Espers? Those two already graduated. Theyâre not even on site.
Weâre talking location, not age. No one nearby could stop him.
The highest-ranked professor is only A-Class, right?
I donât think Yeonsu made the wrong call.
Still, if something happens to Yeonsu, thatâs a huge loss to national power.
â If Yeonsu hadnât intervened, Seunghyuk wouldâve died. Thatâs a loss too.
â If itâs one or the other, saving Yeonsu is the smarter call.
You all wouldâve frozen up in that situation.
Yeonsu was just brave.
A young Guide took action, and now heâs fighting for his life.
Instead of analyzing his judgment, maybe just hope he recovers.
â For real. Bunch of posers with loud mouths.
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S-rank Esper vs. S-rank Guide
Who do you think is more valuable?
S-rank Esper
Lee Yeonsu
Ju
S-rank Guide
Guide
Guide
Yeon
This oneâs the Guide. There are far fewer Guides than Espers in the first place.
Esper. Here, they tend to value Guides highly, but without an Esper, who will fight?
Esper. Without a deal, healing is useless.
I value Espers, but for S-rank, itâs the Guide. Plus, Lee Yeonsu is exceptional among S-rank Guides.
â Ju Seunghyeok is also exceptional among S-ranks.
â Thereâs also Park Geonwoo, an Esper.
If the battery is dead, no matter how good the phone is, itâs useless. Lee Yeonsu is like a battery that can charge hundreds of phones. Iâm going with Yeonsu.
Ju
Guide
This oneâs Yeonsu.
[What if Suyid's hand is injured? Will they still be able to guide?]
Is guiding the problem now?
Itâs not necessary to hold hands for guiding. As long as thereâs physical contact, itâs fine. But Suyid only does stage 1 guiding, so if they canât use their hands, they might retire.
Guiding is honestly annoying. The personâs been unconscious for five days, and guiding is the issue?
â They must be a fan. Of course, a Guide would be concerned about guiding. Thatâs why they make money â because they guide Espers for gate raids.
â Exactly. Must be nice, huh? I wonder if Iâd be this calm even if the gate opened and it turned into a disaster. Yeonsu fans treat him like an idol. Heâs not a celebrity, heâs an Esper.
â Yeonsu, Ju Seunghyeok, and Park Geonwoo fans are all over the place.
â This is crazy. The personâs in critical condition, and people are still talking about fans.
The fanatics are all here. Who doesnât know how guiding works? Theyâre all acting so righteous, so nauseating.
â Theyâre just fools who think theyâre smart but are utterly lacking in empathy.
[Now there wonât be anyone calling Lee Yeonsu a fox or a coward.]
Is that really the issue?
Youâre not a fan, right? Why are you worried about this at a time like this?
But honestly, isnât it true? Lee Yeonsu only does hand-guiding, and because of that, other guides get unnecessarily criticized. He acts pure while giving other guides a bad name â that's totally shady behavior.
â Whatâs true here? Those who compare and criticize are the problem, not Yeonsu.
â I see youâre one of those who only focus on criticizing.
â Espers want Yeonsu as their Guide the most. Why are you complaining if the Espers like him? Are you an Esper?
â Just because Yeonsuâs abilities are impressive doesnât mean he has to do anything forced. When people say things like, "Do you want him to force a kiss?" â thatâs ridiculous.
â Exactly. Itâs so laughable. Thereâs no need for intimate guiding. Why are people pushing Suyid to do something theyâre not comfortable with? Is it supposed to be harassment?
[Why are there so many haters of Lee Yeonsu?
Has he ever made any major mistakes? Why are people acting like this when someone is hurt?]
No, itâs the Ju Seunghyeok fans.
â Whatâs with the "Ju fans"? Itâs probably Park Geonwoo fans.
â No, itâs Ju fans. They can argue all they want.
â Lee Yeonsu is more disliked by other Guides than Espers.
There are so many people jealous because Yeonsu is popular with the Espers.
Lee Yeonsu is playing with others.
â Stop with that nonsense. When did Yeonsu ever do that?
â Then why hasnât he done binding or marking? Isnât that leading them on?
â Thereâs no rule that says they have to. Grow up.
Itâs honestly incredible. People are fighting about this when someone is hurt.
[Lee Yeonsu, still unconscious today...]
Already a week?
This is getting really serious, isnât it?
What if something worse happens? Iâm really worried.
Oh no...
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[The greed of the current government has caused this disaster.]
Iâve heard that, in addition to Ju Seunghyeok and Lee Yeonsu, an F-rank Guide was also in the same team.
The Esper Academy has been silent since the release of the audio. They haven't clarified exactly why the outburst happened.
In my opinion, the F-rank Guide was likely the cause of the major incident.
It was said to be the first F-rank after the Esper Academy was reorganized, and the government likely planned to push this individual as part of a reform to the rankings system for Espers.
The government had been trying to introduce E-rank as a category for some time, but had failed due to strong opposition from lower-tier Espers.
It was evident that over 60% of D-rank Espers would be demoted to E-rank, and they have been resisting it fiercely.
So, they likely created an F-rank star, planning to elevate this personâs rank as an excuse to introduce E-rank.
They probably assigned this person to the same team as the S-rank Esper Ju Seunghyeok to push them forward, but it ended up causing a massive incident.
Because of the governmentâs reckless actions, weâre now losing a valuable S-rank Guide.
Itâs not just the current government. The previous government was the same. E-rank has been the dream of every government.
The unnecessary D-rank Espers need to be sorted out. Itâs disgusting that people who wouldnât even be able to get proper recognition in other countries are draining taxes by calling themselves Espers.
â I agree. E-rank should be created. More than half of D-rank Espers are useless. They have no ability, yet there are so many of them, making unnecessary demands. They're just stealing welfare funds. Just ignore them and make E-rank.
Other countries have had E-rank for over 30 years. Why canât we do the same as other countries in this regard?
Youâre overestimating the government. The public servants arenât that clever. Pushing the F-rank up wonât make them a star. They just didnât have a place to put them, so they assigned them to Lee Yeonsuâs team. Itâs probably because Lee Yeonsu is kind.
â If they put them together just because theyâre kind, they wouldnât have put them with Ju Seunghyeok.
[Iâm so upset.]
Lee Yeonsu Guide has some injury, and thereâs no news on Ju Seunghyeok Esper... The ones who were accusing Ju Seunghyeok of attacking Yeonsu havenât even apologized.
These people are so clueless.
â (Original poster) Why?
â Are you upset that Lee Yeonsu Guide is unconscious and still getting blamed?
â (Original poster) Canât I express my frustration? Itâs true theyâve been wrongly blamed.
â Whatâs wrong? Ju Seunghyeok did attack Lee Yeonsu, didnât he?
â (Original poster) Canât you distinguish between blocking an outburst with guiding and attacking?
â So if itâs an outburst, does it mean itâs not an attack?
â Stop fighting. Lee Yeonsu Guide is in this condition because of it, but Ju Seunghyeok Esper is also having a hard time.
â Ju Seunghyeok wouldnât do that.
[How upset must Park Geonwoo Esper be? Heâs super close to Lee Yeonsu Guide.]
Right?
Is this really happening in this situation?
â What do you mean by that? Itâs not like theyâre dating, theyâre just colleagues worried about each other. Take off your âshipper goggles.â
To be honest, Park Geonwoo Esper probably doesnât know whatâs going on right now. The S-rank gate in Africa has opened, and the place is a mess. Thereâs no electricity, so how would he hear about it? Even if he sent a letter, it would take two to three months to get there.
If Geonwoo Oppa finds out later, heâll be super upset.
[I saw on Twitter that Ju Seunghyeok bought all the high-level potions in the item auction. Is it because of Lee Yeonsuâs treatment?]
Do you trust Twitter?
â (Original poster) Itâs a tweet from an industry insider. Itâs credible.
I heard no news of Ju Seunghyeok, but it seems like heâs fine.
Ju Seunghyeok must be in a huge mess, but somehow he has the energy to shop.
â He probably bought the potions for Lee Yeonsu.
â How do you know? He might be buying for himself, or for something at Seonghan.
Why would Ju Seunghyeok treat Lee Yeonsu?
â Itâs because he hurt him.
â If he thought about it, wouldnât Ju Seunghyeok?
Isnât the exclusion of Ju Seunghyeok Esper getting too much lately?
â Itâs always like this here. Park Geonwoo fans have taken over.
â What do you mean by Geonwoo fans? Itâs Ju Seunghyeok fans who are clueless.
[I hope people donât blame Ju Seunghyeok Esper too much.]
The academy also released the video. Even though the professors stopped him, Lee Yeonsu Guide made the decision to guide.
Ju Seunghyeok Esper didnât want the outburst, it was just that Lee Yeonsu Guide made the choice on his own, so blaming Ju Seunghyeok doesnât seem like what Yeonsu would want.
Exactly. Things are getting too heated.
What video? Itâs just the professor yelling, thereâs no video.
â (Original poster) Sorry, I meant audio. I wrote it wrong.
I donât even know if the audio is real. Theyâre only releasing that. Why not show when Ju Seunghyeok had the outburst and when Yeonsu was guiding?
â Thatâs probably classified because itâs S-rank.
â Yeah, other countries might see it.
â Even without S-rank, videos of outbursts have rarely been released.
â What good would it do to release it? It would only stir up more attention. I donât understand why they keep talking about the video. These people donât seem to care about Yeonsu Guide at all; they just want to satisfy their curiosity.
People who really care about Yeonsu Guide write carefully. But these trolls have been so bad these past few days.
Are you Lee Yeonsu? How would you know what he thinks?
Yeah. Donât blame him, just hope Lee Yeonsu Guide recovers.
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I think if Lee Yeonsu Guide doesnât recover like this, I wonât be able to forgive Ju Seunghyeok.
â The outburst was inevitable.
[Can we see the reactions of the students at the Esper Academy? Is there any kind of e*ta like there usually is?]
The Academy doesnât have anything like that.
Itâs like military school there. They probably canât post anything online.
A friend of mine who goes there says the atmosphere is like a funeral. Oh, Ju Seunghyeok has appeared a few times after the incident.
â Really?
[Lee Yeonsu Guide, 10th day in a coma.]
I really hoped theyâd wake up today...
This is dragging on too long.
Whatâs the reason? Theyâre not saying anything, just that Lee Yeonsu is unconscious. Itâs so frustrating.
â How can they disclose information about S-rank? Itâs probably classified.
â I know. Iâm frustrated too.
Yeonsu...
Lee Yeonsu Guide will recover. I believe in Lee Yeonsu Guide.