[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-x-guide":3,"chapter-the-x-guide-the-x-guide-chapter-138":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The X Guide",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1198983,1545,"Chapter 138: Training (3)","the-x-guide-chapter-138",138,"\u003Cp>Devion averted his eyes immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was truly strange. But his heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, ice block; he was so good-looking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Khal walked away from behind him and let Devion start to test the equipment. Devion sighed in relief. Khal was such a weirdo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, Khal was extra touchy that day. Devion was not too suspicious and let him since some of the equipment was truly something he had tested for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This happened after a few more sessions. It got to a point where Devion had gotten used to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like, when he needed to stretch. Khal was already behind him, helping him. Devion moaned and grunted without a care in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stretching, which suddenly became like a massage session. Devion did not think too much. But when Khal pointed at a sensitive spot on his back, Devion could not help but arch his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, that’s...\" Devion bit his lips. Wow, what the hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devion cursed. This ice block loved to act dumb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned around and glared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t do that again! \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Khal really did not, but again, another spot was found. What the fuck? Devion really did not know what was happening since he was not really ticklish or sensitive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Khal doing something behind his back? He turned his head again and stared suspiciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you feel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devion turned and faced Khal; he stared intently. The other did not say anything and only waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You,\" Devion called. Khal’s brow arched. \"Are you messing with me?\" Devion accused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he get an answer that day? Devion knew he did not. Khal only shrugged, expression unreadable. That time, he did not know if it was a positive answer or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a couple of months into the training, when Devion truly noticed it. In fact, Khal never hid it. Devion was just too slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Khal was flirting with him. That pervert!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devion fumed when he finished recounting the events. Khal messed him up good. Seeing him giggling and shits now, Devion wanted to jump him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen propped his chin and watched the two. He always thought that being an outsider or an observer would make one feel left out. In a way, Ayen always felt that whenever everyone talked before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never felt connected to the world for some reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, watching Khal and Devion bicker or become passionate never gave him that feeling. In fact, he loved watching them. It was comfortable in a way that it calmed his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That even when he was not part of the conversation, he felt so included.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen already had this same perception even before he got closer to them, when he stayed in the forbidden zone. It only became intense as days went by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think, Ayen?\" Devion turned to him again, hopeful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen glanced at him and then at Khal, who seemed not to care but was waiting for an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Devion exclaimed; Khal smiled at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devion sighed and leaned his head on Ayen’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve been totally seduced, Ayen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe. He actually did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, a few touches would not move Ayen now. If anything, he quite loved it. Was he so touch-starved? He did not know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thing was for sure: he only wanted Khal and Devion touching him and no one else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to raise your stamina first.\" Khal operated the machine. Devion was beside him. \"Ayen, do you also want to learn to control your wavelength?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Guide, Ayen could guide on instincts. He had been doing that with Khal and Devion a lot of times. However, actually learning to control them further was better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded. He looked over at what they were doing. Devion pulled him and put him between them so he could watch much more closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devion’s arm wrapped around his waist, and he propped his chin on Ayen’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Khal glanced at them and quickly explained to Ayen the buttons of the machine. This was the latest model and was even enhanced by a team under him. So, it had better performance than the one in the institute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The machine was specifically made for Guides. It was like a simulated guiding session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at this button,\" Khal pointed. \"Push this when you want to simulate our wavelength.\" Of course, it was not accurate. But it was better than nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guiding both of them still put a mental toll on Ayen, and so they could not just let him practice on them. Fortunately, Ayen had never experienced a backlash since they started the trio guiding sessions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, do we need to register our wavelength?\" Devion curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also his first time seeing the device. Before, he was not one to focus on special machines for the guides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Khal nodded. While their mana was unique, it was harder and completed for their mana wavelengths to be stored or filed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll try.\" Khal also did not know if the machine could handle both of their mana density. He then proceeded again to make Ayen familiar with the buttons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen was independent and would certainly not want to always be supervised, and so he had to be familiar with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to test it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen stared at the machine. Honestly, he was only a bit interested. He knew that it would not compare to the real guiding session at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later.\" Ayen looked at the other devices around. \"I want to look at the others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Khal could see through him and chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay. Let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only a few who were very familiar with him. A treadmill was one of them. It was a very common piece of equipment, although it was different from the usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can start with this.\" Khal pointed at the treadmill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devion touched the treadmill. \"Is the kid’s ability so powerful that Ayen needed to build stamina?\" He asked, not really thinking much about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen also agreed. While his stamina was not top-notch, Ayen could still keep up most of the time. Obviously, he would not have esper-like stamina, no matter how much he trained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ghost of a smile traced Khal’s lips. Then Devion narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew it! You’re thinking something perverted.\" Devion pointed at him accusingly. Khal laughed. He shook his head, amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen looked at him in surprise. 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