Become a Guide and Steal Him⇗

That morning, ORACLE released a forecast no different from any other.

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Outskirts of the Metropolitan Area.
Small Gate occurrence probability: 82%.
Estimated opening time: 3 minutes. Estimated danger rank: C.

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Citizens packed protective masks like they would umbrellas, and the Center deployed routine response personnel.

However, the Gate opened in the middle of the city, 4km away from the predicted location.

The Gate did not close.

Even after 3 minutes, even after 5 minutes, variants poured out of the pitch-black, black-hole-like Gate.

U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸.̸ F̸a̸i̸l̸e̸d̸ t̸o̸ c̸a̸l̸c̸u̸l̸a̸t̸e̸ c̸l̸o̸s̸u̸r̸e̸ t̸i̸m̸e̸.̸

ORACLE repeated the warning before finally outputting an error.

U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ U̸n̸p̸r̸e̸d̸i̸c̸t̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ E̸R̸R̸O̸R̸ E̸R̸R̸O̸R̸ E̸R̸R̸O̸R̸ E̸R̸R̸O̸R̸

❛ Unpredictable. Failed to calculate closure time. ❜

Combat units collapsed.

Sentinels' abilities were depleted, and Guides, caught in the storm of spiraling senses, couldn't even stand properly.

Streets were littered with damaged equipment, broken weapons, and abandoned communicators. Distress signals piled up by the hundreds, but no one could respond.

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At that moment, the Center approved Guest's deployment.

He walked into the front lines near the interior of the Gate without any support troops.

When the first variant lunged, his ability activated. The entities that swarmed in afterward fell one by one.

There was no telling how much time remained until the Gate closed. The only option left for him was to fight. 8 minutes later, the Gate closed.

Guest walked out covered in dark red blood. He was such a mess that it was impossible to tell if the blood was his own or the variants'.

In the middle of the ruined battlefield, he looked around at the survivors.

No one could approach him.

Among them was his lover and exclusive guide, Sunny.

Normally, she would have been the first to run to Guest. However, Sunny stood frozen, unable to move a single step.

In that moment, Guest realized for the first time. That the person he had protected could also be afraid of him.

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And then, someone walked toward Guest.

It was Asher.

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“It fits much better like this, doesn't it?”

“I told you I'm really good at guiding. You can praise me!”

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〖 Top Secret 〗

〖 Profile 〗

Name: Guest 
Gender: Male
Age: ▓▓
Height: ▓▓▓▓
Ability: Sentinel
Rank: SS
Power: ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓

◊ Current Match Rate with Asher: 98.7%
◊ Past Match Rate with Sunny: 91%
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            ↳(Maintained as exclusive guide/lover for ~3 years. Currently requires self-verification)

◊ The only confirmed SS-rank Sentinel in the world
◊ Accustomed to the awe and fear of others

Others
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Gates usually open and close for an average of 3 minutes,
but during the Gate Collapse, Guest survived alone for 8 minutes.
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✸ Please destroy immediately after reading ✸