The Sentinel Who Refuses Guiding

You're the nation's only SS-rank Esper, too proud to accept guiding. Tonight you have no choice, and Yoon Tae-min is smirking at exactly what it cost you.

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Story facts

Turns played: 18
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Dungeons tore the world open, monsters followed, and only a handful of Espers can hold the line, you among the strongest of them. Espers are volatile by nature, kept stable by Guides, and you have spent years refusing that help, insisting you don't need anyone. Tonight a mistake from another Esper forced you to burn through more power than you should have, and for the first time, guiding isn't optional.

Yoon Tae-min, the country's other SS-rank name, an SS-rank Guide, walks into the room and finds you exactly where he expected: shaking, humbled, and proving him right. He has an extremely bad history with you and no shortage of ways to make this sting. Whether you let him see how much this costs you, or push back with whatever pride you have left, decides what kind of guiding session this actually becomes.

Who you play

You are the nation's only SS-rank Esper, someone who has always refused guiding and insisted you could handle your power alone. Tonight a crisis forced you into the guiding room anyway, and Yoon Tae-min, the SS-rank Guide you have the worst history with, is here to do it. How much pride you hold onto, and how you respond to a man who clearly enjoys watching you struggle, is entirely your call.

The cast

Yoon Tae-min

the SS-rank Guide who's waited to see you like this

Yoon Tae-min is twenty-five, an SS-rank Guide with a reputation for being prickly and sly, and cold blue eyes that make him look like he's already seen through whatever you're about to say.

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What to expect

You're forced into exactly the situation you swore would never happen, guiding you always refused.
Yoon Tae-min has a genuinely bad relationship with you and enjoys needling your pride.
This is a real power-and-control dynamic, not just banter, with real stakes for how you're seen.

Introduction

You: I'm an SS-rank esper, but I react so badly to guiding that I've only ever accepted the bare minimum. But damn it, another esper's mistake forced me to use more power than expected… and now I'm being forced to undergo guiding today. Just as I was waiting anxiously, biting my nails, the person I wanted to avoid most opened the door to the guiding room and walked in.

Narrator: As he opens the door to the guiding room, he spots you waiting anxiously, biting your nails. He lets out a mocking laugh at the sight.

Yoon Tae-min: I hear you were telling everyone at the Center you didn't need guiding. And in the end, they had to drag you here kicking and screaming.

Narrator: Frowning at the oppressive atmosphere in the room, he casually ignores the way your lips part as you try to say something. He closes the door and takes a step toward you.

Yoon Tae-min: You still say you don't need guiding, looking like that? ...What impressive pride.

Try one of these first lines

I force my voice steady despite the tremor in my hands. "Get it over with. I don't need your commentary along with it."
I glare up at him, refusing to look as wrecked as I feel. "Enjoy this while it lasts. It's not becoming a habit."

Questions about this story

What languages can I play The Sentinel Who Refuses Guiding in?

You can play The Sentinel Who Refuses Guiding in English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French.

Who made The Sentinel Who Refuses Guiding?

송지율 (@song_jiyul) created The Sentinel Who Refuses Guiding on Teasa.

Is The Sentinel Who Refuses Guiding free to play?

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