Guide Me If You Dare
Chapter 57: IMPRINT

Chapter 57: IMPRINT

"LIST DOWN all the food that you ate here from what you liked best to the least."

But why?

Yuno was enjoying the feast that Ki Gayoon ordered for their lunch.

But the grumpy old man just had to ruin it because of his obsession with knowing Yuno’s favorite food.

"Noh Yuno, I haven’t heard your answer yet."

"Yes, Ahjuhyung."

"You’re pissed off again?"

"When will you give up your obsession with what food I like?"

"Never."

Tsk.

Yuno had no choice but to pick up the notebook and pen that Ki Gayoon had placed on the table earlier.

I don’t have the energy to argue with Ahjuhyung for something stupid.

"So, is this all?" Ki Gayoon asked, putting down the computer tablet on the table. "Are these the types of Espers that are susceptible to getting affected by your scent?"

"Yes, Ahjuhyung."

"You’re still upset, huh?"

Yuno just shrugged before putting a bite of cheesecake in his mouth.

The list that he gave Ki Gayoon was the list of Espers that he needed to avoid.

First, B-Class and below would get "drunk" in Yuno’s scent unless they were getting regular Guiding from the same Guide, or if they were Imprinted.

Second, newly awakened Espers (those who awakened less than a year). Rookie Espers, regardless of their class, would have a hard time resisting Yuno’s scent. Especially since it hadn’t been long since they received Guiding.

Third, Espers on the verge of a Rampage. These types of Espers would immediately spot Yuno and attack him. Espers on the verge of Rampage might be practically insane, but they would still recognize Yuno’s scent since he had the power to guide them.

However, Espers on the brink of insanity might also end up killing Yuno by absorbing every drop of Mana in his body.

Being an E-Class Guide is tough.

"A-Class and S-Class Espers, especially those who have an exclusive Guide, can control themselves as long as Ahjuhyung’s scent lingers on me," Yuno added an explanation. "So, Guiding Ahjuhyung also helps cover my scent. The more skinship we have, the more your scent will cling to me and cover my scent as a result."

"Alright. Then I’ll dismiss all the B-Class and rookie Espers in the house," Ki Gayoon said. "But, once we have sex, your addicting scent will disappear?"

"To be precise, my scent will weaken to other Espers. But Ahjuhyung won’t notice the difference since you’re my Esper— you will always catch my scent. And as long as we have regular sex after the first time, I’ll be safe from other Espers."

"So, the less sex we have, the stronger your scent will get for other Espers?"

"Yes."

"Is there no way for your scent to completely lose its effects on other Espers?"

"There is, but Ahjuhyung wouldn’t like it."

Ki Gayoon raised an eyebrow. "Try me."

"Imprinting," Yuno said nonchalantly while grabbing his neck. "If Ahjuhyung and I get Imprinted, then my scent will completely lose its effect on all Espers except Ahjuhyung."

***

"THANK you for dropping me off here, Ahjuhyung," Yuno said after Ki Gayoon dropped him off at the HoneyMoon Convenience Store. "You don’t have to wait for me— I’ll be spending the night here."

To be precise, Yuno and his colleagues (Lee Haerin and Yang Dal-sik) would sleep at the shelter under the store.

"Why?" Ki Gayoon asked, frowning. "Why would you sleep here?"

"We’re closing the store tonight to prepare for the launch of HoneyMoon Self-defense Kit tomorrow."

"You’re already releasing that kit after you just announced it to the public?"

"Sajangnim said we should strike while the iron is hot."

Ki Gayoon clicked his tongue while cursing Moon Noa under his breath, and then he pulled out his phone from the inside pocket of his suit before handing it to Yuno. "Give me your phone number."

Wow.

I can’t believe I gave my body to Hyung first before my phone number.

Yuno sighed while punching his contact number on Ki Gayoon’s phone. "Hyung, the order of events in our relationship is so messed up."

"What are you talking about?"

"Nothing. Here. I saved my number under my name."

"I get to decide what your name in my contact list would be," Ki Gayoon said while typing on his phone. And then he showed the screen to him smugly. "This is you on my phone."

It said ’Little Rusty Shit.’

As expected, this dude’s vocabulary when it comes to cursing is really limited.

"Wow. That’s so creative," Yuno said sarcastically while clapping his hands slowly. "Do you want a cookie, Ahjuhyung?"

"No— but I want the complete list of all the ice creams you’ve tasted from your store."

Tsk.

"Noh Yuno, respond."

"Yes, Ahjuhyung."

"You’re upset again?" Ki Gayoon asked as if he was amused, and then he ruffled Yuno’s hair. "Don’t ignore my calls and messages. If you do, we’ll eat at buffet restaurants every day and I’ll make you write a food review for all the dishes they serve."

Aigoo.

This dude is so petty.

"I won’t ignore Ahjuhyung’s call," Yuno said, frowning. "But if you call during an ungodly hour for non-emergency stuff, I’ll block you."

But I’m more petty.

***

["AN IMPRINTED Guide can still guide other Espers. That’s how the government could still tie the Imprinted Guides to the National Guide Bureau. An Esper can’t monopolize a Guide even if they are Imprinted to them."]

["Are you saying that E-Class Guides can completely Imprint with a compatible Esper?"]

Ki Gayoon, who was leaning against the headrest of the backseat with his eyes closed, remembered his past conversation with Noh Yuno about Imprinting.

Apparently, E-Class Guides’ Imprinting worked differently than the other classes.

["Once an E-Class Guide imprints with an Esper, they will completely lose their ability to guide other Espers."]

["I can see why the government would deem your class useless then."]

["Right? There are more Espers than Guides in our small country. An Esper can’t monopolize a single Guide, so the government doesn’t like us."]

E-Class Guides were really strange.

Normally, even if an Esper claimed a Guide to be their exclusive Guide, that Guide wouldn’t lose their ability to guide other Espers.

Take his past situation as an example.

Moon Noa was still able to give me light Guiding before even though he was Imprinted with Ryu Sungbin’s exclusive Guide at the time.

Yes, Moon Noa and Ryu Sungbin were once Imprinted.

But, apparently, their Imprinting was incomplete.

That was how Ho Jungwon— er, Bambi, was able to steal Ryu Sungbin from Moon Noa.

Their situation was complicated, so I didn’t bother asking what happened back then.

"But maybe I should start asking the sly fox about Imprinting..."

Gayoon only realized that he said that out loud when Baeko, who was driving this time, spoke.

"Are you thinking about Imprinting with Guide Noh Yuno-ssi, Boss?"

"Not yet."

If Noh Yuno loses his ability to guide other Espers, the government might get rid of him since it will benefit them if I lose my exclusive Guide.

So, Imprinting was out of the question for now.

"Why aren’t you shocked that I’m considering Imprinting with Noh Yuno when you know how much I hated Guides before I met him?"

Baekho let out a sigh while shaking his head. "Boss, please listen to me without losing your temper."

"That depends on what you’re about to say."

"Boss, as your loyal servant, I mean this in the best possible way: Guide Noh Yuno-ssi is your only hope of becoming human again. So, please, even if you have to cry and kneel, do it and beg him to Imprint with you—"

"Do you have a death wish?"

"None, sir."

"Then shut up about Imprinting," Gayoon scolded his right-hand man. "Did you get the message I sent you earlier? Ask everyone who fits the bill to move out of the house and just stay with the twins at the office."

"Yes, Boss."

Their office might look like a warehouse outside, but it was big and decent inside.

And it has a shelter below that my men can use.

Anyway, Gayoon had to make sure that Noh Yuno wouldn’t get attacked by his own people at his own house.

"Uhm, Boss."

"What?"

"When Team 1 destroyed Guide Noh Yuno-ssi’s as per your wish, Guide Noh Yuno-ssi’s colleagues from the convenience store saw it. Since it is Guide Noh Yuno-ssi’s house, I assume his colleagues would mention it to him. They look like they get along well, after all," Baekho reported hesitantly. "So, what will you tell Guide Noh Yuno-ssi if he asks you about why his newly renovated house was suddenly pummeled to the ground again, Boss?"

Oh.

Shit.

"I’m turning off my phone," Gayoon said while doing what he said. "Tell our clients and the VIPs to contact you if they need me."

***

"HUH? What?" Yuno asked, confused, while arranging the display of the shelf featuring the HoneyMoon Self-defense Kit. "My house was already built, but the construction workers suddenly destroyed it again?"

He couldn’t tell because the second floor was already covered with a barrier to prevent noise from leaking out. Since the barrier wasn’t transparent this time, he couldn’t really see what was inside.

Hence, he didn’t see the current state of his house.

"We saw it, Yuno-ya," Lee Haerin, the manager, said while putting price tags on the HoneyMoon Self-defense Kits on the counter. "We asked the project manager why the workers did that, but they couldn’t give us a proper response."

"It’s probably because they really don’t know why their boss suddenly asked them to destroy your newly renovated house, Yuno-ya," Yang Dak-sil, their "maknae," added. "Did Esper Ki Gayoon-ssi mention something about the current state of your house?"

"I’ll ask him, so please excuse me for a moment."

Yuno stepped out of the convenience store to call Ki Gayoon.

However...

"Cannot be reached?" Yuno whispered in disbelief, and then he yelled at the phone. Well, not really "yelled." But his voice was a bit louder than usual. "How dare you turn your phone off after threatening me not to ignore your calls, Ahjuhyung?!"

***

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