By Zephyria 
Then, the death grip holding my hand tightened.
“…Who is Jae-ha?”
Ah.
This voice wasn’t Jae-ha’s. It was someone else’s.
I blinked a few times in confusion, and my vision returned to normal completely.
Standing clearly before me was Ra Ho-yeon.
Ra Ho-yeon was sitting next to the bed I was lying on, holding my hand like a precious jewel.
“……Huh?”
What is this?
Am I still trapped in the world of unconsciousness?
“Sorry, I mistook you for someone else. Goodbye then.”
I turned my head and closed my eyes again, but Ra Ho-yeon turned my head back towards him.
“What are you doing.”
I complained, and Ra Ho-yeon frowned.
“…You’ve opened your eyes, but you’re still drowsy, so your condition must still be pretty bad.”
“Yeah. I’m really sick right now. I’m sick.”
Oh. Why am I like this?
My Guiding energy was just depleted, but my thoughts were flying out of my mouth without going through a filter.
‘Does it even matter?’
I barely managed to turn my head with my feverish and dizzy mind.
‘It seems like this is a dream anyway. What’s the harm in saying what I want to say?’
I felt relieved after finishing my own thoughts.
This couldn’t be reality. Because before entering the room, Ra Ho-yeon and the other Secrety members seemed incredibly angry with me.
There was no way those egg white Esper bastards would come and nurse me first.
So this can’t be reality. It must be a dream.
Ra Ho-yeon’s brow furrowed even deeper as if I was muttering even this to myself. He even looked pained.
It’s a dream after all. Ra Ho-yeon is a nasty jerk.
“…It’s not a dream. And I know very well what you usually think of us.”
I chuckled as I watched Ra Ho-yeon press and smooth out his brow.
“Dreams are convenient. I can be honest about everything.”
“I told you it’s not a dream.”
“It is. Don’t lie. Ra Ho-yeon. Or is it my subconscious? Anyway, it’s a pathetic dream. I’m even dreaming that you guys are nursing me.”
I chattered, feeling the sensation of a damp washcloth on my head.
“When I wake up, there will be no one around. I’ll drag my feverish body, which I can’t even move properly, and eat alone. The Secrety’s bratty Espers don’t respect me. They probably don’t even know I’m sick. Those bastards.”
“…….”
“They’re definitely neglecting me.”
Ra Ho-yeon’s face turned gloomy, as if my words were too harsh.
Even so, he didn’t let go of my hand. Thanks to that, about 3 percent more of my depleted energy seemed to be replenished. But my body was still hot and aching.
“But why are you here? This is Reverse Guiding me. If you stay like this, you might have all your energy sucked out by me. Like a mosquito.”
I was trying to scare him away.
The moment he heard my words, Ra Ho-yeon’s face, which had been frowning, brightened up.
“W-what is it.”
“Did I help you?”
Ra Ho-yeon, who had always had an adult-like face, asked like a child, and I was taken aback.
Even so, my mouth dutifully gave an answer.
“Uh… Thanks to you, I was able to wake up. I collapsed because my energy was depleted.”
“That’s a relief.”
Ra Ho-yeon smiled brightly and continued to hold my hand, complying with the Reverse Guiding.
I should have felt the flow of Reverse Guiding by now. It was strange that he didn’t pull his hand away.
“W-what are you doing. Go away. You hate me, don’t you.”
“…That’s not true. It was me who hated you, rather. Me who ignored and neglected you all this time.”
“…Are you okay?”
What’s wrong with him? Like he ate something wrong?
In the meantime, Reverse Guiding was steadily progressing, and I felt my body getting lighter, albeit slightly.
Around that time, I sensed that something was wrong.
“Is it… not a dream? Could it be?”
“How many times have I told you it’s not a dream.”
“But it can’t be.”
“…That’s right. We were wrong.”
Soon, other members appeared in front of me, who was bewildered.
“You’re still not awake… Oh!”
Shin Tae-beom, who came with an ice pack and a freshly wrung-out washcloth, pointed at me.
“You’re awake?”
“Get your finger away. And what’s with that awkward act?”
The guy who put the washcloth on me was Shin Tae-beom?
The surprise didn’t end there.
Cha Si-yoon came with a fever reducer exclusively for Ability Users and was happy to see me as soon as he saw me.
“You’re awake, Yujin Hyung.”
Cha Si-yoon, who was like a stiff porcelain doll, even teared up.
“I was very worried. Hyung’s body suddenly spiked a fever, but the fever reducer didn’t work even when we used the one for Ability Users….”
“That’s probably because this is like a side effect when a Guide’s energy in the body runs out.”
At my words, Cha Si-yoon took out his cell phone and took notes.
“I didn’t know. I’ll write it down and prepare for when this happens again in the future.”
…Why go so far?
Ra Ho-yeon gave Cha Si-yoon additional information.
“They say Reverse Guiding works in this case. Yeon Yu-jin said it himself. So I think holding his hand helped him wake up.”
“Ah. Really? Then I should mark that in bold.”
The egg white Espers are writing my observation log in front of me.
“Stop it.”
Even if I said it with my sick body lying down, these guys wouldn’t even listen.
Cha Si-yoon stared at my hand that Ra Ho-yeon was holding and asked him.
“Ho-yeon Hyung.”
“Yeah.”
“I think I can do that Reverse Guiding, do you want to pass the baton?”
“I’m still okay, so I’ll stay a little longer.”
“You should leave this kind of thing to your younger brother. Hyung, you haven’t even had dinner and you’ve been sitting here. You must be hungry, so go out and get something to eat.”
“Intermittent fasting is good for the body. I can skip one dinner.”
It was an intense confrontation, as if an invisible current was flowing.
The moment I heard that conversation, I felt a strong hunger.
Grumble-.
My stomach rumbled loudly like a steamboat, and my face turned red.
I thought they would all make fun of me. Unexpectedly, all three of them asked me with kind expressions.
“Are you very hungry?”
“Hyung. Can you get up and eat porridge? I’ll support you.”
“Seo Yun-chae made porridge in the kitchen. If you’re hungry, eat that for now.”
“……Huh? That Seo Yun-chae?”
Why are these guys so kind?
‘Besides, that Seo Yun-chae is making porridge in the kitchen?’
Isn’t he going to burn down the kitchen?
While I was bewildered, Ra Ho-yeon put his palm on my forehead and shook his head, saying it was still hot.
“I don’t think you can get up.”
“No. I can crawl at least….”
“Shall I carry you to the kitchen?”
“…Hey. I’m starting to get scared. Why are you doing this? Did you guys take drugs together?”
Even though my body wasn’t moving well due to the fever, I felt chills and stuck to the wall, looking disgusted, and the three of them darkened.
“It’s not like that.”
“It’s not like that, Hyung.”
“We’re volunteering to be doormats because we’re sorry.”
Surprisingly, Shin Tae-beom’s explanation was the clearest.
“You’re nursing me because you’re sorry?”
Ra Ho-yeon answered on behalf of them.
“…Yeah.”
Looking at his bowed head, it seemed like he knew he had done something wrong.
‘What kind of change of heart did you have.’
Only two or three hours had passed since I fell asleep.
The faces of those egg white Esper bastards were more haggard than mine.
While still dazed, I barely managed to get up on my own. Cha Si-yoon and Shin Tae-beom, who clung to my other hand at the mention that Reverse Guiding would happen automatically, contributed greatly.
The three Espers walked slowly, worried that I would fall, even though I didn’t ask them to.
“Let go of this.”
“What if you fall again if we let go, Hyung.”
Cha Si-yoon treated me like a sick patient and didn’t let go of my hand. It was absurd. I’ll be fine again once my energy is replenished, but what a ridiculous sight is this?
“…Even a snail would crawl faster than this.”
I tried to shake off the three who were clinging to both hands, but they didn’t come off as if they were glued on with glue.
Giving up, I went to the kitchen at a snail’s pace, and Seo Yun-chae, wearing a polka dot apron, was startled and hurriedly took out a soup bowl and put porridge in it.
“A-are you hungry? I made porridge, so eat it quickly. Yeon Yujin.”
Surprisingly, the kitchen was intact…. It even smelled delicious.
The warm vegetable porridge was quickly handed over. It even had sesame seeds sprinkled on top, making it look appetizing.
There was also salty beef jerky in a cat-faced soy sauce dish. And finely chopped kimchi.
I swallowed and asked Seo Yun-chae.
“…You knew how to cook?”
“Ahem. I-it was easier than I thought. I could make it quickly.”
The rich young master seems to have discovered a talent for cooking.
I poked the porridge with a spoon and asked.
“…Is this delicious?”
“I think it’s edible.”
I thought so, and the moment I took a bite of the porridge, my eyes widened.
‘T-this is so delicious.’
It wasn’t just that it tasted good because I was hungry. This vegetable porridge was amazing. I thought he wouldn’t have any talent in this area because he was a rich young master, but it was amazing.
I hurriedly put my nose in the bowl and finished it in no time, and I unconsciously asked Seo Yun-chae for another bowl.
“Give me more.”
“Is it good?”
“You should have been a chef, not an idol.”
Seo Yun-chae chuckled at my words and gave me all the remaining porridge.
“Eat it all. Don’t leave any.”
“…Okay.”
I licked the many porridge bowls clean.
In the meantime, Seo Yun-chae also heard the news of Reverse Guiding and clung to my arm with Ra Ho-yeon.
I was thinking about telling them not to, but I gave up because I didn’t think there was any reason to refuse when four Espers were sharing their energy with me. It was more efficient this way.
The fever was gradually decreasing and my body was getting lighter.
After finishing all the porridge, I was still hungry, so I asked the Secrety members.
“Order me some pizza.”
High calorie. I needed high-calorie food.