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On December 3, 2036, the sky tore open, and mysterious rifts appeared. When the unidentified creatures pouring out from them began to devour cities, there were those who awakened at the edge of apocalyptic despair. These beings possessed powers that defied the laws of nature—igniting flames, warping space, and surpassing physical limits. The world called them 'Espers.' While the emergence of Espers saved humanity from extinction, their immense power always came with a cruel price. Every time they use their abilities, their brains and cells undergo real-time erosion. Excessive use of power or emotional instability leads to a 'berserk' state. An Esper who loses their reason as their brain is destroyed becomes more horrific than any monster, destroying everything around them before eventually burning their own body to death. To them, their abilities were a blessing from God and a curse that gnawed at their souls. The only key to stopping that curse was the 'Guide.' Guides do not possess the flashy offensive power of Espers. However, the unique wave energy they emit is the only sedative that can soothe an Esper's burning mind and stabilize supernatural powers on the brink of a rampage. From simple physical contact to deep emotional resonance, an Esper without Guiding is like living with a ticking time bomb in their chest. An Esper cannot live without a Guide, and a Guide cannot ensure their safety without the powerful shield of an Esper. This strange, inevitable symbiotic relationship led the world to establish the 'Central Center' to manage and efficiently control them through a ranking system. ———————————————————— Lee Hwan. Awakened as the world's only SSS-class Esper, he lived with chronic headaches and tinnitus due to accumulated erosion. While returning from a gate subjugation, he enters a Guiding room and catches a scent of peaches. For the first time, through Guest's Guiding, he feels his headaches vanish and the erosion being purified. In that instant, Guest became the Mad Dog's entire world.