[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-help-i-do-not-want-to-guide-a-disaster":3,"chapter-help-i-do-not-want-to-guide-a-disaster-help-i-do-not-want-to-guide-a-disaster-chapter-4":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Help! I Do Not Want to Guide a Disaster",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1709072,2183,"Chapter 4: Wrong Habits","help-i-do-not-want-to-guide-a-disaster-chapter-4",4,"\u003Cp>The Halo Guiding Center was a private organization. It was small, independent, and fiercely separate from the government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guides, despite being essential, were never treated like it. Not really. They were needed, yes, but rarely respected. Compared to Espers, they were still seen as fragile, expendable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even S-rank guides weren’t exempt from that treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was exactly why places like Halo existed for those who refused to be controlled. Or used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi leaned slightly closer to the mirror, water still clinging to his skin as steam fogged the edges of the glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi had only spent five months in the organisation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Five months and you got yourself killed,\" His gaze lingered on his reflection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A towel hung loosely around his waist, water trailing down a toned frame that didn’t belong to him, but felt more natural by the minute. His skin was pale, marked lightly with freckles that scattered across his shoulders, collarbone, and face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hair was still damp, dark strands falling messily over his grey eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at himself and raised a hand, brushing his fingers lightly over his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yeah,\" he murmured. \"Still cute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp knock hit the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wenzhi. The director. Don’t tell me you forgot.\" Luo’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi clicked his tongue softly and dragged a hand through his damp hair, pushing it back before stepping toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It slid open automatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped out into the dorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously,\" Pei Luo said, already turning to walk ahead. \"Everyone’s already in the meeting room. You’re the only one missing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi gave him a slow once-over. \"...You look better without your glasses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo stopped mid-step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi walked past him like he hadn’t just said anything strange, grabbing a shirt and pulling it on casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Pei Luo didn’t move immediately. He just stood there for a second longer than necessary, watching Wenzhi’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You’re acting weird,\" he said finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi didn’t even turn around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trauma,\" he replied easily. \"Very fashionable these days. Try to keep up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Luo gave him a long look. \"Did you hit your head when the monsters were trying to eat you or something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi glanced back at him, lips pressing together thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From what he could tell, Wenzhi had been... easygoing. Friendly. The type that smiled too easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Ran? ...Not so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was an asshole. But a good asshole. Perhaps somewhere in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Luo blinked. \"...Wenzhi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" Wenzhi replied simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Luo stared at him for a second longer, then sighed, pushing it aside. \"...That explains some things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved to his table, picking up his glasses and sliding them on, his expression settling back into its usual calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s still strange,\" he continued. \"Jia’ang City turning into a red zone like that. It shouldn’t happen. Yet it did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi didn’t respond. He just walked past, pulling on his boots as he followed after Pei Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stepped out of the dorm, moving toward the elevator in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doors slid open. They stepped in. It closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi leaned back, his eyes flicking to the corner. \"Do you have a cigarette?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Luo blinked. \"...What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi opened his mouth to repeat himself but stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right.Wrong habits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clicked his tongue softly and waved it off. \"...Never mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Luo stared at him like he’d just said something completely unhinged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi ignored it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elevator doors slid open again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stepped out into the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were already gathered and the atmosphere was so heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi felt it before he even processed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved toward their group, stopping beside Duan and Ru Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the front stood a composed Director Wei Kang. But there was tension in the set of his shoulders, in the slight tightness around his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His assistant stood beside him, equally silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Kang’s gaze swept across the room before he spoke. \"We have suffered a loss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice wasn’t loud, but it carried effortlessly, silencing the murmurs in the hall. \"Eight of our own were taken by the chaos. They will not be forgotten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around them, a few guides lowered their heads. Some wiped their eyes. Others didn’t bother hiding it. They just cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have received a call from the CEA,\" Director Wei Kang\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi’s brow lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Right. This part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The CEA?\" someone asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi tilted his head toward the voice and paused. \"Found you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Gu Luhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brown hair. Clear skin. Features refined in a way that didn’t feel artificial. His eyes were dark, calm, but there was something bright beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even looked every bit the protagonist he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Central Esper Authority,\" Wenzhi answered lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luhan’s gaze shifted to him immediately, faint surprise flickering across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi gave him an asshole smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know what it means,\" Luhan frowned. \"I’m asking why they would contact us. They have their own guides.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi looked away like he’d already lost interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because honestly? He had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They simply expressed their urgency and promised protection,\" Director Wei Kang said, his tone heavier now. \"They are requesting our top five guides. Immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uneasy murmurs spread through the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi didn’t react because he already knew where this was going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The large screen behind the director flickered to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Names began to load.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi’s eyes lifted lazily and narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number one. Gu Luhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number two. Ru Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number three. Duan Ze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number four. Tai Fu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number five. Lin Wenzhi???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Wenzhi stared at the screen a second longer. \"...That’s new.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that wasn’t how it went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi was supposed to be dead. Even if he weren’t, his name shouldn’t be on that list. It wasn’t in the novel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ru Yi shivered beside him. \"Why does this feel exciting and terrifying at the same time...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi nodded slowly, his eyes staying on the screen. \"It really does, doesn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",970,"2026-06-06T14:53:12.378Z",1,"novelbin.me","556f3011c5b2195c65ab472fd23be9d80d1b305878fa7ba616ab6af77b228422","help-i-do-not-want-to-guide-a-disaster-chapter-5","help-i-do-not-want-to-guide-a-disaster-chapter-3",73,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhelp-i-do-not-want-to-guide-a-disaster-cover.jpg"]