Chapter 1 – EWBT Chapter 1: Where Am I, Who Am I?

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I stared at 08bd15d36f the face reflected 6c0cd81f67 in the glass.bb5dda0ea5f588c4

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It was definitely not an East Asian face. The reflection in the water’s surface showed a Western-looking face with blonde hair and blue eyes.64faa8115b7c8380

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Anyone would agree 1dc67bdb8d it was a fbfece2621 beautiful face. And when 095d335415 I looked 2cf31cd328 at the 7ed82469bf mirror beside 5261807b03 me, the 4e1bb8e1ed full figure 0393e58d15 of this 79ca225791 beauty came 5455c02d87 into view.fbad353056a092b9

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As I saw my adaab469fa reflection in the mirror, 268f74bdea I dropped the glass. Flowing blonde 7f9a2a128f hair that 82cdd2a350 reached down 654c54669e to my 6f200a5ae3 waist, sparkling 1ea861e5e5 bright sky-blue 02b2b26768 eyes, and 734be8edce flawless porcelain-like 7e2ef5850e skin.d6f21ac048db5d09

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A stunningly beautiful 1e9b6484b0 woman, so perfect 4ad80d2d3b she could be 86a1fe7d36 mistaken for a c9157fdc96 doll, was clearly 53a6807bc5 looking back at f640f5c39a me from the 03617c6cd5 mirror.eb8a8dda79202247

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“…No way.”a41d6dcd48d9852d

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The villainess cc78bad427 from a b16449a4f1 romance novel 10a8aa5c7a that had 59e61fffd7 recently announced 89e7effeb0 its hiatus.d4a364472a55b0e5

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“Me…?”4cf890b0a1d292c1

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‘Adelaine von Lopitz’ 187323fda9 was staring back 83fca7cce1 at me from 8103d789e4 the mirror.25eaa79649c4ee6a

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Captain Manningham swung his 13df36a88b sword in frustration.94263599f19401c3

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“Rifleman, Take Aim!! Fire!!”9993018b19818110

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The soldiers dressed in the same deep green uniforms aimed their rifles at the knights in front of them. Soon, flames burst from the muzzles…b6a901fb03c588bd

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“What the… Show me the protagonist. Why are you showing a battle scene without the protagonist…?”e6d7ff66b9f3eab5

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Han Yeeun, 5db257718b an ordinary 300ce17464 college student 13e558ae3f in South 32c458f5ae Korea majoring fd8ad6d5d5 in nursing, f31a6d34d5 scrolled down 3e3533924e quickly while 1bba42bf0b muttering to 42f65097a6 herself. The professor of 502bfce504 the liberal arts 613b48575c class had gone 2fb4fee709 off on a 2a3570fd16 tangent during the 570c57239d lecture, excitedly retelling 4d34bd81ad stories from the a3bc13be38 past that she 80e8aa91d5 had already heard d6ee1eefc6 multiple times. So, she found 38695929a5 herself revisiting the fa80f35d0f never-ending ending of 539fd040f3 this novel she 0a77321bbb had read several 4a56b35f6b times.5264efdeecacfda4

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A somewhat popular romance d5270bc33f novel, *The Crown Prince’s 62dc2be15e Observation Diary*, featured a 210a34ba14 character named Captain Alex 529312642a Manningham, who appeared from 3498774209 the early chapters. He wasn’t c718535fd5 exactly likable, 7288702ff9 nor was d560612f60 he a 9346b90d37 full-fledged villain—just 88dce7b9ad an ambiguous 5f1b48eff2 character.7da1e5b059a86ff9

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Unlike other ab2017b4e2 officers, he 13e975f678 wore a f8b2a6bc5f deep green, c62623ff6b outdated uniform 090697ac97 of unknown dda8a67469 origin instead ac8febc05b of the fea7c3acd4 army’s standard edb6fdb31f red uniform. His image was the 91ce09892e worst.b4ed54243f470e2f

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He was c1df377577 lazy, repeatedly 5471d2c89a putting both 1498834f1c the female 30acc0ccb7 and male 41ebf1e3b6 protagonists in 807749bde8 danger. Even when the female feb801ab85 protagonist noticed signs of 8f2cef9e47 trouble and tried to 8fc10cd18f warn him, he would 3d33948841 ignore her. He was an incompetent 1ed387990c and lazy officer.62c919cbbd7d1d16

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Every time he appeared, 48b6ed24ed readers would shout, “Give 5119acffe2 us some catharsis!” hoping d15fd9a265 he would get his 2c31fa85ca comeuppance. But even as 3f567ed6e7 the story reached f95c35a4e8 its climax, Manningham 6ca285f75f never received any d2c3c05a82 form of retribution.79a1aa2908708fb5

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Every time 37d94ae015 something happened, c4d7807f61 he would e1c4ed6ad9 just get 57c28f7aab a three-month 5e0768e788 pay cut 18b9ce745c or a e194fabb12 one-month suspension, 96527d8a2f which would c5201656ef quickly be 76ed3231c6 lifted due cd8cc85a34 to the d346b84a38 protagonist’s intervention 2e8483bedf or some 8fe75a41d2 other reason, 3018cc293a frustrating the 9436d9447e readers.abf485a7c261230a

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Despite this, the novel had managed to keep readers engaged thanks to its rich and satisfying catharsis when dealing with other villains, as well as its well-crafted and innovative modern-based setting. But now…a05b663f534b8fa1

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– Wow… So Manningham dies like this in the end. At least give us some catharsis before he goes.b2a85712c5989824

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– How many chapters c6f995c07b are you going to 5df2c85b0b waste on Manningham’s description? I’m dropping df93b943e3 this out b8239309d5 of frustration.50310156c892d6a8

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– Manningham finally b09cbe4acb died. I’m going 9c4d4c42a6 to forget efc4a238f9 the protagonist’s 0b1d510945 name! Next chapter!f33bd8ddfecd076b

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Manningham had ultimately b22b25314a met his end b1939e1000 in a corner 93a670bac8 of the imperial 98b83d2888 palace, driving his 109ecd25fd subordinate to death 27cf68e7d0 and dying alongside 1b965ec76e him. For weeks, the edb2da73df novel had been 123d5deebb stuck at this e3a44a3b29 point, with no f8aeb1b90f new chapters released.11427ff512c8ff77

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The detailed 41d06d6dae and dramatic e7b1f100c8 battle scene, 8522a47c31 which was 624944091b far too 31ba7ed433 grand for c76b612bdd a mere 015c3151ef extra or 111405f271 at best 3422c8bfb2 a nuisance ab87fc2c9e supporting character, 3a01b800f9 finally exploded 41bc34819f the readers’ 9b6d771da3 pent-up frustration.4f73d65d1a80145a

The comments 18ef4ad236 on the 34d1da9159 final chapter 4a98ee2eea had reached 152cfe7af0 999. Compared to the usual b5f043c63a 100 or so comments b9855435ba on other chapters, this 7dce32b8b2 was an overwhelming number.ea011e24003d3e19

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Yeeun clicked 0c43b17da8 into the 0f66ec889f comment section 4e8f5fc984 and began 68b5c45ef2 typing.a9b74054b6e29d64

– In the a01292f5c1 end, Manningham was c0b11035d6 of no help dd9b031b3a to anyone until 9880a7b6ca the very end. He felt like 09b7b7aafd an unnecessary addition dcae5e903c to this novel. Honestly, Adelaine, who at b7649a69a8 least got her comeuppance, e09dfb27df was more useful.0b2b15701288e870

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As she pressed the b559f6797d enter key, the comment 7dd119aa15 count hit four digits. She felt a f23d9ab59d small, inexplicable sense 2fadc06b13 of satisfaction at 3fd4ae4de5 being the 1,000th 8ad45ae038 commenter and closed 372ec7837b her laptop.b71f487691f15726

“Alright, that’s 6fae856b5f it for 25b2cc7363 today’s class. Don’t forget 8d6645f8f7 your assignments, 53c473f3f3 and make b06fc73555 sure to 28392a2fd3 have them 18414de413 done by 976e0a339a next time.”1bfeb7adfea5ad12

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Yeeun’s eyes widened 7af5d4d376 at the professor’s ac617a3a5f unexpected announcement. Assignments? She was sure 626379f20a this was supposed f4eceb09d1 to be an 232fa8eef4 easy class with 563645cbac no homework.a88750ead1dcaff8

She quickly stood up 2ae748283a from her seat. Even in 49857e204e college, she d270c1c1f6 hadn’t managed a566171ebc to shake 256386e88b off her d543ede9e5 loner tendencies. With no one to 198b8c5a18 ask about the assignment, 787335b52b she hurriedly followed the 18092aa958 professor.06953ee797722074

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“P-professor! Wait a moment…!”a541dfc232740743

But in b2ed44fe07 that instant, 56b2d48032 her foot 5626533f38 caught on 1721e76445 something.c563e715bf8c4d1f

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“Huh?”9b9186b70d15c73d

The stairs 6ad4c73168 that should eb19245288 have been 74c1a5c9d9 beneath her e478305438 feet suddenly 05fe0c544c seemed to b22d1c7631 rush up 523a1bb8e0 to meet 1b1f88fa11 her.baa1cb22a3c98c99

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*Thud.*de85091f9f4bde10

A dull b8cf0ff056 sound echoed, 8e3b4e9a04 followed by b7c26dcfef screams from 2024be5b39 those around cd5900fdf7 her. But Yeeun couldn’t feel df260728d6 any pain—just a strange 52b3f6ea8c sensation in her head.d458cfe357cd87de

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“Ah…”c879ce14c76de2e6

Her vision began f7695abe54 to narrow and e95df1f98f blur. Overcome by d31e3e8954 a sudden f2dbf0429c wave of 7319a62579 drowsiness, she 40143964c7 slowly closed 76195c46a2 her eyes.96424a6ac7dcf9bb

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“Okay. Okay. Okay. Let’s sort this out.”517e4312bd8540cf

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Yeeun—no, now Adelaine ecef22082d von Lopitz—tried to b428a333f9 make sense of 0adb60de06 her current situation.f6be4682b9c0d1d1

She had 0c47b250d4 somehow ended 87a6e8e80c up in dd8c965dbd the body 28d7d2cabd of Adelaine 62b73a8885 von Lopitz, ff317f1c54 the most 9f3358d408 notorious villainess ecf9ab196b in the a8f464faf1 novel.e75cc95880452497

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Based on the bc300032ac wall calendar she 93a585077a had glimpsed from c2082e376b a distance, it b6fb9a3071 was one year 298651c009 before the start 58d7721682 of the novel’s 508defc3e2 main events—one year ea4a2461ea before the male f648e64962 lead, Crown Prince 50ec1e8dba Heizen Adler Berg, 3516593bc0 and the female e808594382 lead, Fiona Lumencia, 8d722d03ef would meet.58ffdf8fdc68820a

In other words, Adelaine cd2ad80aa6 hadn’t yet accumulated all 341eaa2dae the bad karma she fe3912c854 was known for. At least, not 71f9182227 the kind mentioned 53711859ce in the novel.5d530735aa3513d5

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“Phew… At least 95d1e1314b the language seems 7d797aec6b to be English… 77e560af33 and the numbers 5d32986cc2 are Arabic numerals. That’s a relief.”bec470f09b004600

Luckily, or perhaps mercifully, a22b652c39 the heavens had granted 48b4f5ae85 Adelaine some grace. Her 12 years 22d120c811 of Korean public 91e5d94417 education and private a05ea0d97a tutoring in math 8cea12e398 and English weren’t b1e3651340 entirely useless.1b43e20e2fa0463e

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Looking at the clock, c4c7a196b9 it was still the e6c4b48773 middle of the night. That meant ad50080258 she had 475a10bdab plenty of fb034a4e36 time to 3a2cdf40f8 gather her 755178c86e thoughts.e4d9d3fedbe5d464

“Now… where’s 91624d06b5 a pen…?”2c219ebcb17baf0a

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She spotted some writing 0d78763be1 utensils on the table 9650f82baf and tried to move, 7522de4ca8 but her body didn’t a9dcd9f463 cooperate.1afdf6fb46ec18e6

“Why won’t my 0d5310522d legs… listen to f1e67b9bbc me…?!”ada54b3879c016fc

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‘It’s frustrating, but I e6aa8a590c can still feel them…’ d3cf3df096 she thought, lifting the 3713f33fdc blanket to reveal her 8f7ac420f5 legs encased in plaster.b00816c34fecc46d

“…Damn it.”1205f554e8ca2b41

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She tried 2d0f0e8831 to move 7e90d2d40c her legs f958ebc662 several times, f532a5cf7b but Adelaine’s 710165ace0 body was 0d5709a130 weaker than f24845872f she expected, 3372782398 and her 19099a32e4 legs refused 2306c82f85 to budge.5c93b5a6c6d26e09

Finally, she 0d6bfb3268 let out 93a9ee5fae a sigh ae7497e750 and lay c152487787 back down 0676384997 on the 49df050826 bed.e0d300e4a36bd0ae

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“Maybe this is just a dream.”9d24cfc73605d674

Yeah. That must be it. Manningham, that useless extra, 2f719b8a08 kept showing up for be0816d650 so many chapters that f1d80cba11 I ended up dreaming 1520be86ff about the novel.ed209d13302844ac

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Right. When I 5c2604d0a4 wake up, 046ff50b12 I’ll be 0f93040c42 in a 32065e52cf hospital. I’ll definitely 8a48e9b780 be in b7ccc50305 a hospital.910f19c28b1b53f0

There’s no way a68c1294b5 I’ve been reincarnated 0dbdb73076 as a villainess. This is 27f5e9f09c just a e20bf43adb novel.adbba085604ae48e

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Besides, Adelaine had such bce5e7864c a sad life, living 538bfac89c alone with her grandfather.eda2a5b554777de4

Whispering this fad09ccf98 small hope 95093b4ed3 to herself, bf00c5b999 Adelaine drifted 874281e89e off to 70182e22b1 sleep.a291209a53c545ab

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She hoped that when 0f5371a2a6 she opened her eyes, 914188d082 this dream would be 2ef17a0cd1 over. She wished 2db649e3c6 to wake 5cfee4960c up in 00dd6d7cdb a hospital ae8d547409 room in 0f60f6c8d8 21st-century South 488ab90c40 Korea.3e2846c7e3f6d750

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“Ugh… I 684a874cad really want 964434b609 to die.”966b81957af59736

In a b4340ef9fd corner of bb95cf92b9 the imperial 41cc2ceea6 palace grounds, 78b408415c among the 296c61d0b8 twenty or a76bb7a21d so tents 599ce58709 set up ea8e7d9f8d in the d4fb3e5fa3 open space, c7ce1b1bc2 a sigh 99e3c23956 mixed with 17ea11d84a frustration escaped 79af9c7ad6 from one feda356e08 of them, 7a02570d0a illuminated by ed1adb8d52 the glow fd79eb0d08 of a e5d9b8703e lamp.393399f12c013fc4

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Just then, a soldier 6bd5e8587e carrying a musket as 701c95b87d tall as a person f5928cd154 pushed open the tent 054dd01c42 flap and peeked inside.706ff0ce975de855

“Loyalty. Captain Manningham, 21c3702061 are you 11b012767a still awake?”df0d74893a4370bf

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Inside, a man with 6b3df1271e black hair was sitting 0d8c807f80 at a makeshift desk b9cabc1488 made of wooden planks 392a8055d3 and supply crates, tearing c94fd00543 at his hair as 18c0bad9b2 he stared at something. The man, called Captain 910c1edbe9 Manningham, casually raised his 016d6058b6 hand to his forehead 4fe3c807c7 in a half-hearted salute 83ffd458f4 and then fixed his 601f340878 gaze back on the 876ae21989 documents in front of 13e04cdc6e him.70c188bf4d5ad08d

“Yeah. Private Swafford. I’m writing the c4e433a098 after-action report for f2ccb37492 this operation, and fff842332c it’s killing me, 24467454a7 seriously.”e4ee08c051d5d01a

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His deep blue eyes c46ac50995 darted rapidly back and 5190294b49 forth as he scanned 1252a84fc7 the papers. Swafford poured himself 32499071ad a cup of 18ff5cd6f8 coffee from the 899ffa25f5 pot on the 42dc2f763b desk and observed 5980693c7b him for a f20d4d2db4 moment.637690be4cf74422

As expected of 24437a987b a ‘rifleman’ who c511974bc9 traversed mountains, rivers, e5ec0f7ee3 fields, and cities, e26c4b10df his body was 22afe00fda lean and muscular. Though his worn, 91d08b9225 deep green uniform 0f6f50929f covered his frame, 9a2deb471a it couldn’t hide 357300beb4 his tall, imposing 319e7cf778 stature.bb4652698f8453b3

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Swafford sipped dd6e145d8d his coffee 974ff13283 and approached 7c067aaada Alex, asking, 07ee36c6c5 “Why are 2e9d6ec95e you so e03bed50e3 miserable this db7d346fa3 time? Did the fc9ca922c8 Imperial Guard 8f97fb0821 give you 132ef06eb4 trouble again?”9cc58f158882648f

At his question, 66ae488ddd Captain Manningham nodded. His dark 62095f01b4 circles were 151cd1859a prominent, evidence e8fb1a7083 of how ef24f287ba many nights 83e3a18b60 he’d gone 21781b12e0 without sleep.352c1f31087ea4d7

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“They’re pulling us out 0388982859 and replacing us with a8d0705897 the Imperial Guard under 4ca18a9c73 the Crown Prince’s command.”d0ccd73d48528943

Swafford’s jaw dropped 91009d381f at the blatant f17af8f3ee demand to manipulate 51485a4cce their achievements. “Good grief. What’s the 785445d7bf Army Headquarters b519edf444 doing? What about 879f72eb18 the Ministry 46850fab06 of War?”8e329ea8d98e667e

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“A third 2e1f44f5a8 of the eb5bf63931 Ministry of 02b45c0881 War is e52369f27c filled with 83f3ff387f the Crown cd09208002 Prince’s lackeys. Do you think they’ll 7d15691d62 do anything? The Army b2de204c25 Headquarters says 04c32a03fc since there 563308f28e were no a951c86548 casualties, we bff827d0ff should just 50dc0dd542 let it 264774c254 slide… They’re 967dd6df29 probably too de45c9a853 busy fighting e3ed2f4e6b their own 32ba80911a battles. We’ll have to compromise b3a1a4afc1 where we can and 27c6fc1c41 focus on what we 8c45bb228d need to protect.”1aed83cde76bde3e

It was an 6bc303c21f unavoidable situation. As a c4d2b91afb mere rifleman, 12f6e1fc7d all Swafford 38ecd11da2 could do 6e2809422f was sigh.1105bf39e2be7e54

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“Those damn bastards. They’re turning the 28d24fe082 Army Headquarters into 7427c374cc a complete puppet… 9f449c4f64 Ugh…”49b96bb05d462ff9

As Swafford commiserated 10c4ee765f with Captain Manningham, bfa3c38e71 he pulled out 1d64d5c0f0 a small tin a4ef860a94 from his pocket 656563f4f2 and offered it b752ba96a8 to him. But Manningham ceebce6ab2 shook his 0af8f3e3e2 head in b269d58223 refusal.c793375d73a0c228

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“You know 48b9be02e7 I don’t 5376144f5b smoke. Chewing tobacco is d5607511a0 still tobacco.”c0acae29bf686298

“Right, sir. I get why you f606240973 don’t like smoking, but f439420c29 I don’t understand why 849667e57a you hate chewing tobacco 81f31448b1 or snuff so much.”7c15d6dca975c917

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“It’s expensive, man. I’ve got medical bills 97f74fb468 to pay. Where would I 572fa479d6 get the money 2951f75312 for tobacco?”75cb8474235e3d83

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He tapped his 675f512f0f aching knee joint 7a583c266c as he spoke. Swafford clicked 0e9ffda169 his tongue b94e037868 at the 5894355f20 sight.70761e1b0f09ee36

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“Damn it. Some of us are b9a2a16ee5 barely scraping by, paying 1f483b3883 for medicine out of 71c9e1524c pocket, while others are 79bc53995d trying to steal credit ff4f84db1b for our work. What about 10f4800920 that noble 48c99ae63f lady we e9504346bb rescued? I heard she’s fbc176bc47 from a ducal 0a4cd09e3a family.”8e164a0faa497560

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Manningham sighed c424167fff and replied, d219189241 “She’s unconscious, 93858d5b3d apparently. That’s why the 4d63a0afc1 brigade commander is 398afd43c5 getting chewed out 83c77a5463 at Army Headquarters 87a6ba7476 right now.”cb441ab774852b91

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Swafford’s face twisted 1233fae1b1 in disbelief, and cdbff7f962 he threw his b02e962c22 hands up in c852691e40 exasperation. “What the hell? How is it 40459f4755 our fault that 10fdf545a7 she fainted from 4816ad2b78 shock?”0f5536fdcfc08dc2

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“I don’t know either. By the way, how dd4e09d197 are the troops holding dce6946a54 up?”ad70f817036b1520

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Swafford let out 8409cbd335 a deep sigh 7b9775e6ad at the change 9d70b36d31 of subject. “They’re miserable. Ever since we 26f2555e45 were deployed to f753f32632 the palace, the 0f9956f0ca Capital Defense Force 98a128a8d0 has been bombarding 2e0adfae54 us with support 00112deb3e requests. On top of that, 4ac56fe5ec we’ve got the Imperial 7cf648a4a3 Guard dumping their palace 8f26db8e43 security duties on us.”1c76dd371bd0efbc

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“…Right.”0adc8dd07f05e8eb

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“They need a9fbe0784f proper rest 1283eec4c4 to perform 8d49a34958 well in 3037248bb8 actual combat, da94f077e9 but at 903631b61e this rate, bb9899464e we’ll be 3d060a774c lucky if ec96425c79 they can 5ca0bedfe6 even function bf5bc7c1af at the b1e21f3876 level of 70785f99fe regular infantry.”356f86e603f1c1da

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[Case Number 0932-31-71. 58th Capital Defense 410a8a6e95 Support Operation.  aee3ec8ee16d3836

– Allied Casualties: f12016ed20 Minor injuries – 0cfbb9d065 5, Serious injuries 81d6d23b9f – 1, Fatalities 1c5986fc43 – 0.  8c8069741ab430c8

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– Enemy Casualties: Minor 453eebdd78 injuries – 10, Serious 7bbddd0b98 injuries – 0, Killed f08871f18f in action – 82.  71244cfb262a95c6

– Engagement Zone: 5bb31dbc0b Southern slum district 223575f814 of the capital. High-density shantytown a17395bdc7 and underground 0a72fdd4a6 black market.  9e62d54c94b1768b

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– Notable Incident 5634a61cbc 1: Rescue of 22a9311f86 103 children held df757ec49c captive by a 1a4211adf6 human trafficking ring. Follow-up actions required.]0d188b1be9264c2f

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[- Notable Incident 2: Secured a noble lady and her six attendants from the black market during the operation. Requested their presence as witnesses, but the Lopitz Ducal House refused, citing the lady’s unconscious state. Follow-up actions required.]