Chapter 27 – GOY 27
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The next day, I went to see Professor Choi.
“Yeon-soo, are you feeling alright?”
“Yes. I’m fine.”
“That’s a relief. I should have visited the day you were discharged, but something came up suddenly…”
An S-Class Esper had come to the brink of a Rampage during mock battle training, and an S-Class Guide had been unconscious.
I heard that Professor Choi, who was the supervisor of the mock battle training, had been frantic for two weeks trying to handle the aftermath.
His face looked worn out, as if he had suffered a great deal of mental distress during that time.
If either I or Joo Seung-hyuk had come to harm, he [visit our site]probably [stolen content]would have had to resign.
“Not at all. I am the one who is sorry for causing you such concern.”
“Do you remember the situation at the time?”
“Yes. I apologize for disobeying your orders.”
Professor Choi had ordered me to evacuate.
The principle during training was absolute obedience to the supervisor’s orders, but I defied this and provided Guiding to Joo Seung-hyuk.
Regardless of the outcome, it was my fault.
“No. Your judgment was correct, Yeon-soo. Thanks to you, we were able to save Joo Seung-hyuk’s life. However, please be careful in the future. The life of an S-Class Guide does not belong to them alone. Please value yourself more.”
“Yes. I will keep that in mind.”
Professor Choi did not press me on what had already happened. I had expected to be scolded for at least an hour, so this was a generous gesture.
“Do you know why Joo Seung-hyuk fell into a crisis of Rampage?”
“No. I haven’t heard. What happened?”
Joo Seung-hyuk hadn’t told me about the situation at the time. Even looking at internet articles, the detailed contents weren’t available.
“Joo Seung-hyuk rejected the Guiding.”
“Guiding Rejection?”
‘Guiding Rejection’ was exactly what it sounded like—an Esper rejecting Guiding.
“It wasn’t intentional; it seems a Guiding Rejection Reaction appeared without him knowing.”
Professor Choi explained in detail the process that led Joo Seung-hyuk to the brink of a Rampage.
After defeating all the virtual monsters in the Gate Hall, Joo Seung-hyuk received Guiding from Kim Joon.
It seems the two of them started clashing from that moment.
“Joo Seung-hyuk did not want to receive Guiding from Kim Joon, but Kim Joon insisted.”
This was training. Just as an Esper has the right to receive Guiding from a Guide, a Guide also has the right to guide an Esper.
Usually, people think a Guide’s rank and matching rate are everything, but that is a narrow-minded view.
Guiding requires skill, and training is necessary to master it.
Therefore, Kim Joon’s request to guide the only Esper in his group was a natural one. Rather, Joo Seung-hyuk’s action of refusing the Guiding was the problem.
However, Professor Choi subtly took Joo Seung-hyuk’s side.
He was relatively fair among the professors, but I suppose it’s inevitable that his heart leans toward an S-Class.
“So, after some struggle, the Guiding proceeded, but a Guiding Rejection Reaction appeared immediately.”
“A rejection reaction appeared as soon as it started, and he went almost to a Rampage?”
This was relatively common. If the compatibility between mana didn’t match or the matching rate was low, an Esper would instinctively reject the Guiding. Depending on the day’s condition, a rejection reaction could occur.
In such cases, the Guide would immediately [Read on Read BL Novels]stop Guiding and request a replacement. If it was a matter of the Esper’s condition, a Mana Recovery Potion would be used instead of Guiding.
In any case, it wasn’t a problem that should have escalated into such an extreme situation.
“Indeed. Guiding should be stopped immediately when a rejection reaction occurs, but it seems Kim Joon forced it in. To make such a basic mistake, even for someone without experience…”
Professor Choi clicked his tongue. I now understood why the usually fair Professor Choi spoke in a tone that strangely blamed Kim Joon.
He was angry that someone who lacked the basics forced the Guiding and caused such a disaster.
“But usually, it doesn’t go that far…”
This was like stepping on the accelerator when one should be hitting the brakes. It was a rookie mistake, but it happened quite often.
Of course, attempting forced Guiding was dangerous. An accident could occur while trying to force one’s way in while the other person was blocking their mana. However, it usually ended in light injuries. It almost never led to a Rampage.
Moreover, the opponent was Joo Seung-hyuk. He should have been able to handle an F-Rank Guide’s mistake easily.
“That just shows how terrible the compatibility between the two was.”
“What? Compatibility…?”
“The matching rate was 1.9%. At this level, it’s practically zero.”
“That can’t be…”
In the original story, the matching rate between Joo Seung-hyuk and Kim Joon was 91%. Even considering the margin of error of the testing machine, there was no way there could be such an extreme difference.
“Did you perform a 1-on-1 matching rate test?”
When entering the Esper Academy, mana is measured for each individual.
Using this data, simulations are run to analyze the expected matching rate, and based on this, training groups are organized or Guiding partners are decided.
Although it is less accurate than a 1-on-1 matching rate test, this method is adopted due to its high efficiency.
In the original story, the expected matching rate for Joo Seung-hyuk and Kim Joon was in the 60s, but when they later did a 1-on-1 matching rate test, it came out to 91%.
People had been amazed, saying it was unusual for there to be such a difference even if the simulation’s accuracy was low.
“The 1-on-1 matching rate result was 1.9%. Even though the simulation was 62%.”
Is it really 1.9%? If the matching rate is this low, Guiding itself becomes poison.
It’s like injecting Type B blood into a Type A person.
If so, the red mana inside Joo Seung-hyuk was indeed Kim Joon’s. Because the matching rate was far too low, it couldn’t blend in at all.
As the opposite mana was forced in, Joo Seung-hyuk’s mana became entangled, leading him to the brink of a Rampage.
Actually, I had thought that might be the case, but I denied it because of the original story.
But if the 1-on-1 test result is 1.9%, then it must be certain.
Why has the original story changed this much?
“It wasn’t just Kim Joon. We also conducted 1-on-1 matching rate tests with the A-Class Guides of the Esper Academy and ten B-Class Guides who had high matching rates with Joo Seung-hyuk, but all of them were below 3%.”
“Does that mean it’s not a temporary Guiding Rejection Reaction?”
Professor Choi nodded heavily.
“It’s already been nearly 20 days. At this rate, Joo Seung-hyuk will be unable to function as an Esper.”
There are two main types of Guiding Rejection.
One is rejecting the mana of a specific Guide, and the second is completely rejecting Guiding itself.
In the former case, you just need to change the Guide, but in the latter, the situation is severe. It would be fortunate if it were a temporary symptom due to a decline in condition, but if it continued long-term, their life as an Esper could be completely over.
Even an S-Class is no exception. No matter how outstanding an Esper is, it is impossible to recover mana without Guiding. Of course, one could use Mana Recovery Potions or drugs, but these were merely temporary measures.
Furthermore, even when Guiding Rejection symptoms appeared, the matching rate usually stayed around the 10% mark. Dropping below 3% meant the situation was critical.
‘The situation is this bad, and he didn’t say a word to me? This wasn’t the time to worry about my health. Is this what dating is? Not telling me something this important. That jerk.’
I wanted to run out right now and hit Joo Seung-hyuk.
As I bit my lip, Professor Choi continued.
“By the way, Yeon-soo…”
“Yes, Professor.”
“By any chance, you didn’t bond with Joo Seung-hyuk, did you?”
“What?”
“Doesn’t the matching rate with other Ability Users drop in the case of a bonding? So, if Joo Seung-hyuk happened to bond with you…”
“I didn’t.”
Bonding between an Esper and a Guide occurs with mutual consent. It is not decided by one person’s will alone.
Since I had never bonded with Joo Seung-hyuk, I could say this with certainty.
“Furthermore, I have never performed Guiding for student Joo Seung-hyuk. The mock training was the first time.”
Actually, there was one time. But that was so long ago… and it wasn’t even formal Guiding. Joo Seung-hyuk had probably completely forgotten about it.
“Sigh… I see…”
Professor Choi let out a deep sigh. It seemed he had pinned his last hope on the possibility that I might have bonded with him.
“I am sorry.”
“No. It’s not your fault, Yeon-soo. Right, you didn’t bond… Then, in that case, how about we try a 1-on-1 matching rate test?”
“With student Joo Seung-hyuk?”
“Yes.”
“But if we are both S-Class, the matching rate might drop even further.”
“Still, aren’t the two of you very close? Besides, wasn’t it you who stopped Joo Seung-hyuk’s Rampage? I know it’s hard since you’ve just been discharged, but I ask this of you.”
Professor Choi bowed his head and pleaded earnestly. He was anxious because an S-Class Esper might have to retire.
I felt the same. Although Joo Seung-hyuk is scary, I didn’t wish for his life as an Esper to end.
Moreover, I bore some responsibility [visit our site]for this. It was my [stolen content]suggestion that Joo Seung-hyuk and Kim Joon be in the same group.
“I understand. I will take the test.”
“Thank you.”
The main uke and main seme had their first Guiding, and a rejection reaction appeared…
Just where is this story heading?
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