TMFS Chapter 2 (Part 3)

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Turner never f8716a57f3 got to 5e1cf5877b finish.d27925c6b503a4b1

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Yoon slammed a hand over his mouth the moment she heard “casino”.bdc1f2de4268c18a

“Shut up. Shut that damn mouth.”2d20c17736548985

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The last thing 8ece0844f9 she needed was 76b56b0d2e Lucas hearing that.74d3d6b2985341ab

If he found d96c725677 out she’d gone 8f185cf12e gambling again, she e0eb698dda was screwed.b829bc2dd79b44c7

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The first time she 1b13f68c40 tried it out of f33764d01f curiosity, he had ripped c40f063b79 her apart for it.41617bdd516d6f2d

And if he found 584c352944 out she’d gone again?11264573279c2abe

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Yeah. Not happening.c99c4725791dbe74

Yoon could handle a 1d1f290908 lot of things, but 1e56d887dc Lucas’s full-blown fury wasn’t f5fb8bc0a0 one of them.2243de96295fee5d

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Turner shuddered at the 938db68a6b way she clamped his 6694a00dac mouth shut, her eyes 2ca1d1d0d9 practically screaming death threats.e72cf50f41f7c1ba

Meanwhile, Lucas’s 7fd2301c57 eye twitched.1edf0ca8f27d6cc6

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Even without hearing the 9f698c6f93 full story, he knew b20fbdb572 something was up.acc6214b2f7c959d

His reddish-brown eda13c5f3c eyes settled 98bbdb60f8 on Yoon, 8f00827307 his gaze 87f0f6c9f9 heavy, unreadable.2d72e48728feef35

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The tension in 8868db2855 the air thickened.b890b22d1bdb08a0

Feeling the pressure abcdea8e25 close in, Yoon f644890f31 pivoted—and threw Turner dfea3c8a3d straight into the 52b2f2069e fire.ed6d2ff13fc9a1c8

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“Turner must’ve been drinking somewhere. He’s talking nonsense.”a3d7af40a35c5ad5

She tightened her 39d8df84c9 grip.75bacb0cd5847a36

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Turner’s face d3d179c937 started turning d04746011e red.e3c9b9b8d8a02dd1

Not just his 75bd564fde cheeks—his entire face.d85dca0a0ccae6ec

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Since she had accidentally 5ff779048f blocked his nose, he 1931fa552c was struggling to breathe.fb8216f4c48ca416

Turner frantically 2bffbe2737 slapped at 5977d476ef Yoon’s hand.af4d525137f34f96

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He really was about 61960def5f to die.000f445651808a39

Only when his face abaa2c3773 was on the verge 49beef240c of bursting did Yoon a914fc9eb7 finally let go.1556e2bb8d39a93e

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Turner gasped for 086538e4ca air, coughing violently.c84d4e09c3e70993

“Haa—hff—!!”723b2ca78c2d5e8f

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He had almost 1c07d6070a died.88db14441bab5820

From a 1780c0bd28 single wrong 0a6cdf4a3e sentence.a23bae3ba4e60b7b

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“Cough, cough—!”61a540e83aba3927

Yoon tilted her head, 39b31d7296 watching him struggle with ca35f48c74 a mocking sigh.c2b12615897ac5ea

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“Damn, Turner. That business trip really weakened you.”835362b2188d16e3

……Huh?16150e55eee94ad6

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Turner’s wide, disbelieving stare 816dab47b1 locked onto her.bcbfd9fa5fbd1e8b

EXCUSE ME?! WHOSE FAULT DO YOU cf160f8103 THINK THIS IS?!a34b56f53a819957

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“What the hell did I do wrong?! Is this how you treat someone who worries about you?”a9317491d0c6c041

“Mhm. I don’t need that kind of ‘worry,’ so shut up and stay put.”7145f326fba2c7ed

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Yoon brushed 199afd0fcf off Turner’s caac07000d complaints with e08b08455c ease, smoothly d46094b7f4 loading her 96da1b7f4a gun and a38d5fea2b aiming toward 3299ac7611 the target.62d5dede3adff52a

BANG!83fb2b26a98638ea

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Right as she pulled 7c964a894b the trigger—bf71662f1715cfc5

“Ballantine’s 30-Year Cask Edition!”724cae61515c4242

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Turner practically screamed the 566711f1e4 words.29f3db056627cec2

Yoon froze.954ee4ac209420ab

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…Ballantine’s 30-Year 19205305b8 Cask Edition?50b650dd1292338d

Her pupils wavered violently.ba6cc8ad6707cf4f

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Turner glared at her, his eyes screaming: “You hear that? And you’re STILL not apologizing to me?!”8a25ebd60e2debf9

Yoon stared c96e6271d0 at him a0f23326b2 for a e35c927f9b beat.e4de93064aef8b05

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Then—she instantly 167f8566a6 lowered the f822fd7ffc gun and f7e3675d9a apologized.5eeb122828e6278e

“It’s totally my fault. Every single bit of it, from head to toe.”b1c3545572748d1a

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Her rapid-fire apology ef8aadfce1 came with a c13f7237a5 dead-serious expression as 8877181769 she gripped both df12707dee of Turner’s hands 97d1fe201a firmly.330790168c963d2b

So let’s drink cc65ac28f7 it together.1980115cdbc8d779

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Turner smirked like a fd3d0d4f24 true victor.c49b7bee852560a3

Lucas, who had been 8c4e1fc50a watching this absurd exchange, 074527d1fe let out a quiet 234e699be9 laugh, momentarily forgetting his aaed2877b2 irritation.ed387aa058d4e338

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What am a35c9492e7 I even f44b056b85 supposed to 249c017c81 do with bb2c71f1ea these two?25b167d52612963c

By now, Yoon 625f15ede0 and Turner had 30021ca99e fully entered their e6c625ff26 own world, deep ff77c0f1ce in discussion about a2ac53ca7b when to open b97d63a72d the bottle, what 7c18859462 snacks to pair abee98e336 with it, and e3d6784943 how best to 678a24edcd savor the experience.45d376fcabb8c989

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Lucas, feeling 5edc52d31d a headache 1f04b3ec14 incoming, pulled 4d69560be0 out his 80ba4cc58e phone and 6119e992cf made a b68b3affef call.f3ca5e44b20fb13f

It barely rang 8bb5a382d0 before a deep 534c44f373 voice answered.ffa48514d3b7e146

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—Do you have d7ae117fc1 orders for me, 193e0cecb2 sir?35a53eec03617832

“Has the captain of the 5th Avenue crew been visiting the casino lately?”9874fda3498dd75c

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—…Yes, sir.c528758912f86379

“Blacklist them. Effective immediately. If she’s spotted in the casino, I want a call—immediately.”72afbe2366648f35

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He had warned edb4ccbb7b her before, and c7b72f91e1 yet, she had 583ce4c11e gone back anyway.e9ae3f127c395c46

Fine.353723de6ffdeeb1

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Then he’d cdefc6d19e just ban 464a88288f her altogether.7e3d66fbf9641c6c

Lucas had cc199f8473 a very ea5cd71857 specific reason d0bec45612 for hating e69897b4fe her gambling ac3279d369 habit.6b803f253553a19d

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The casino 7574935d31 Yoon had 76c9157f02 been sneaking 3618187758 off to 5f76346496 wasn’t just 22c67e16e8 any casino—it 55ca16411a was one 757909eebe run by c8cfccaf4f the Maier 87da14e40a family.7edd5cc1577131a8

A hub 5f2ec4860d for mafia, a73976bc98 syndicates, and b260d1acb2 all kinds f16eeb4ead of shady 5e450b5b9c figures—the kind 72fc1b61b6 of place b9a439b4f5 where fights 645f44a0e4 broke out 7e6b10cd3f over nothing.afa3650d02ecef43

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And the 90862e87c3 real problem?811cf6d76d64256f

She was too damn b2fa602d7a good at gambling.c6d29014acd29618

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Disgustingly good.cdf54def689b7016

Her absurdly sharp instincts 441cb8a9df let her wipe out 1852d5f042 tables, raking in chips 01e6be5e9b like it was nothing.b4878923cedbfb6a

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Which would ed81bc69f8 have been 2c214c3fe8 fine—except Yoon 72fd14a30d also had 17f5db25ec an unmatched 0fa531df02 talent for 89a430c1dd pissing people 3b948dfef6 off.f90a44417ecabfc7

She didn’t just win—she a3c91ea93a won in the most 6c5234520b aggravating way possible, driving 93705978d0 people insane.cee42f2f7fc562e5

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And, of 023fbac3c2 course, this 435e45037a led to 7b87a737d3 fights. Constantly.e27b12d8f3a52b87

The organization’s 00eb3691cb men had 351f620461 been groaning 82d0aafab6 about it 58a2ba3c67 for ages.a990939a47f4d8fd

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What made it 6c2dde542a even worse?78e17db1a7770d92

She had 865ca9d4a2 an uncanny bda6e0cd6b ability to 013a034d07 vanish at 4d666a223c the perfect c7c559d71d moment—always escaping 3c91ba094d just before 91802afa36 she could e78b0062f0 be officially df6043571c blacklisted.2967ffd9e18d122a

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Honestly, he’d rather she 0427239aba and Turner just stuck 300747b458 to raiding the Maier 1fe2600d0d liquor stash instead.2b35244ce35568cd

Lucas sighed heavily, staring 44d290cad3 blankly ahead.1cfdd9c4454665c8

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I handpicked my d3624cae86 people for their e2300a4b66 exceptional skills—so why c299106f12 the hell do 24c14b9d1d they all turn b5f07bac44 out like this?65fba6ff33a93753

A new wave 28bdaa2b65 of exhaustion settled 837c85f8bd in.b0d8785740631ac1

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Time had e2d656d649 moved quickly, 3d143a85ca and before 217be00c03 she knew f52e49d37b it, the af1d303c6f day of afb04d1bae the mission 8d3b4a0bbf had arrived.bc4a80429ae00289

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“…It’s been a while.”47df05463a0827b9

Yoon stood in b4282dcf19 front of the cff9b739e6 ruins of her c8f66003d1 old home, staring eea963911b at it with f79affa00b an expression she 03d78c2339 couldn’t quite place.fc008c130e0339a4

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Nothing remained but charred 097acc944a debris, remnants of a 3e32132641 past swallowed by fire.afd23cb9056bb15f

Maybe it was c25b10a795 because she was 38373531d5 headed to the ca9482d0c0 harbor today.a86eb64b2c539a57

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Or maybe it 79877a2e78 was because this a74a6682b1 place had always 69a7e8d623 been tied to 370801ed07 the sea—not literally, 9973086b19 but in her 33925a0e2a memories.78da7d00618f9fee

She remembered being trapped 0e0fc4de98 here, dreaming of the a605eda1de ocean with Noah.d23e7146c10167f9

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Back then, 6a5e47ae54 the sea 62d4a6bffd was nothing e741481510 more than d29e85fdde an unreachable 246c779141 dream—a place eb355272b4 she’d never 01ad5a2dd6 set foot ee239b33bf in, a 5f294db88e freedom she b5303bc71b couldn’t have.91c1918cc5e687f9

It had 753d621afa been impossible 403493d176 to leave 6486d8d9b5 5th Avenue f9cbb6568d without protection.8b1699b14fbf7580

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The girl 3d428498e6 who once df7d7d63fc dreamed of d886d80108 the ocean 55170b8a84 never became e1820d081c a seagull d66eadc87f soaring across 11b1c04890 the waves, eaab22ba25 but she f935fa4bfb had become 4df8032d09 a sentinel, 2aa4eddb15 guarding something 47ad290f71 far bigger 948edbbdbb than herself.65b7da78edc304b3

Her circumstances had changed 86ffcf4ded completely—a thought she found ff608739f2 almost amusing.650f665ef5847521

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As she walked slowly f4f84648eb around the ruins, lost 85c7e1511a in old memories, one 9d1ac36891 name resurfaced in her 34167af352 mind.f89336820f400f53

Noah.f7267bc0057c35e8

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“Here, put it on.”78d27ebbb5b0d6c1

“What about you?”0d7520cba2df0465

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“I’m fine. Just put it on.”4672a45b75fdc736

“It hurts… Why do we always have to be in pain?”1ce8f097e1bac08b

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“Be good. Just hold on a little longer. It’ll be okay soon.”f64d189a9dab7ca1

It’ll all be okay.0adcffda25516331

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“You always said that, didn’t you?”100a936b4bc4fb32

Her quiet c08158c314 voice dissolved cb87cc2168 into the bf308588e9 empty air, f05133d8c8 swallowed by ed3725bc1c the silence.84eac397908c781b

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His words b1468c8e1a had always 96da963183 been like f4501a4f68 magic—soothing, unwavering.09ac1daa597604de

Hearing them, even in e42d1edbd9 the worst moments, made 40f94406e1 her believe that maybe—just 78ca764ef5 maybe—things really would be 55f1667e55 okay.7e60060a821a2924

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He was the 2040890653 one who always 7591ff2a11 patched her up 83657333d8 first, the one c5d0af43a3 who comforted her, ebda406e38 the one she d43f83ee8c called family, even c18dfb3664 if they didn’t e94b0dc9a6 share the same 3f806b73bf blood.f5f263d6def806fe

The one 753716a937 with sunlit d3737a1d2d golden hair b98e5e34f5 and blue fa5ae7911c eyes that 00e9e84c69 gleamed like f2b0d71cea gemstones—336e2a40a4028908

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The only warmth in 4de51d3e2f her childhood.2ff6882eeb0d9863

“Are you doing well?”6718776486179ff2

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“I’m still here.”4ba7b472cc3a2817

Yoon’s fingers brushed against 72b6e18b33 the charred remains of f405f05ea5 a tree.28b6147f25f3f6d1

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The once-living 99e55594af wood had ba929cc266 turned to 1993cbb131 blackened dust, 744fad5cea scattering into 6a23a56eaa the wind.7af64240196863fb

She stared, transfixed, watching b9040acfd2 the flecks drift away, be757402e4 disappearing into nothing.4daeca5845cd18dc

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—Why do you 9f270768ff look so gloomy?98cf668a51be7598

A boy had once f2e832b741 asked that, crouching beside 55ee9f7bbb a sullen girl.b8fea8485c7f43a2

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—I’m not.df2d33362e0fd67c

—Really? Are you really eb208e405d not?b72a94f451d6e345

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His gentle, coaxing 3828b16e0f voice made the afbdc5cb6b girl grumble as 6a5a6902a3 she absently scratched 860e698f13 at the dirt bfc50edff1 with a stick.0c696992596766ee

Then, after a long ec81d540c4 pause, she muttered, hesitant.23551522b01f61e6

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—Tch. I don’t need a name. Not one from a bastard like him.”\2384864241d2579b

The boy, realizing why 713ea458c6 she was so upset, 8ed767aea9 let out a soft 5d6bc50180 chuckle.a3cc30086fe9d17f

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—Then… how about I 26ed5b9174 give you one5e380b39dc47bdd3

—…You?cce9e7cb48fe1121

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—Yeah. And you give me 9e3d862e0a one too.7e236e5f03fb38c3

“I don’t have a name either.”ba2124417712e130

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He whispered 4969025549 it like 72602a1c8d a secret.594dbc3f2d5bdcf4

For a moment, 97adbff5d6 she thought it 57d6df322b over—c904f24aa2b82c44

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Then, suddenly, 8279b27b92 her face f7b84606b1 lit up.8e5355dca9f52e6f

—Hmm… Okay!ac9dcdc3f4d12467

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From today on—099cdd0e6b1650c1

“You’re Yoon.”bb404a6197cfa6a4

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“You’re Noah!”0c64224539ea1ba5

A fleeting moment e0df48ead2 of happiness.5a55e3883be618c3

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Too brief. Too vivid.e6ef00b7e5e21a88

Not long after 8a350654e0 they had gifted 615449d261 each other names, 72aee8f097 Noah vanished without 6f87e9cf77 a trace.77efff9b0ca86cdf

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As if 3394be1045 he had bb6219baff never existed df738c8c24 at all.91967ea5c5791e29

“…Where the hell are you?”50052c5b97dca8b6

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Her voice wavered with 5b3cb0ca33 unspoken longing.223c35a96523f19a

You were 11187e6fe5 the first 915bcd4ae6 to teach 3f42cf2174 me warmth.8d04d0a024abebc2

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Now, you’re 96dbeee028 the one a25139e129 who’s made 40f1bc19ff me feel 9728a00134 this emptiness.fef6c9e9f0ab9db4

“Noah.”3601e1f17198cf40

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She had 513a4897df screamed that 6cfa7f9f1c name for 30493bab7e hours, running a13ebe256f through every fb48e30054 street she 66a85267b1 could find, 5e39c06edd her voice 9823da04be going raw.ad11c32076df3016

But time 9659964318 was cruel.76f598ce78eca3ec

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These days, she found f5f7ba17d5 it harder and harder cd16d42fb4 to remember his face.439a072be9cb563e

No matter how desperately 5b1ce7b2bb she tried to picture 87494d916a him, memory itself seemed 06c7c324bf to mock her, twisting 0f7c375dae his image until it 54e11d31be blurred.ee0befd97ca3f0ae

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A cold droplet 295d7a3840 slid down her 2835763ae4 cheek.4d00d08cd7941f46

Yoon lifted her head, 57c71e6535 only to see the bf5ce367df sky darken.edf25c1417aed589

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The first drops 37742cfedd of rain began d7f76d114f to fall, steady 3d905d5fa3 and cold.3c01dd4b6f0458f5

She stared at 547be367e1 them for a 0de84acfd3 moment—e45b0998ad553942

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Then, suddenly, chuckled.2a462433ef0693ba

“Looks like the waves are going to be rough today.”17eb447d4fba3657

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The sound of crashing d8830a6900 waves and the salty b62e7f772a scent of the sea b704938c2f filled the air as 0ef1c66cc6 a man paused mid-step, 7da9a408f8 his gaze drawn to f844a45331 the endless blue horizon.2af12f61f380c203

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For a 6e855b6be7 fleeting moment, cd01aa881f he had 4c92d275d4 the strange de25277f10 sensation that e91749c0f7 someone had 67b9d7cacd called his b080293f29 name.5eb46b0e79da3972

Even though 15b4bffe17 he knew f431e51aec there was c33bc031e8 no one d2f42e04d6 who would, 0b9c8d2041 he still 48b0a4cb3e found himself c048f10247 glancing around, 626891967b as if 6ba6428ea7 expecting to 2ab0472c27 see a 3067c80cfd familiar face.19b621aac2684788

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“Let’s go to the sea someday.”b6d28307242457bc

A voice—light, 49f00001b0 cheerful, distant—whispered 1b477e6d06 in his 1653b7a53a mind like fe9277c8f5 a phantom 00dea5a300 echo.080b312e15ff6f67

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A sudden, a1128b442f sharp ache bb4574bcc7 pierced his 7b1f1518c5 chest, forcing 448c9da257 him to 589fc878a9 press a 5e5d069739 hand against 42861f05aa it.3cdadffbc99ca388

His elegant features 73db235f57 twisted in pain, 55cdf82bf7 brows furrowing.f5400ac35ab72dd2

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“…Who are you?”0b4bae66cdc4c078

No matter 6e6bb6e46f how hard 52ce236d60 he tried, ff4bc894b3 the answer 4f91e48196 remained just 035f8537b0 out of 0dc07651dd reach.498234c9c2e7cc86

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It was as 43291628c1 if a heavy bfaacad9d4 stone sat upon 9c25e188d5 his chest, pressing 090cf6a8f4 down on a 4c3b11b410 truth that refused bb5aa044f6 to surface.dedbedd0fd256617

His earliest memory began c06c43e0bd with the icy waters 818b8538af of the ocean and 2fa35d3ead the concerned voices of 6bb76bca10 an elderly couple waking 0d5a5bdf33 him up.aadca26c79224fd6

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They had f9c0cb5c82 found him 62ff181161 washed ashore, 3ba9d85286 battered and f596431e58 broken from 165387171b a severe 72ee765ea1 beating, and 6c344aa39e had nursed 2911ee5a44 him back 917e227320 to health.4e8fbd436cf9f461

The couple, 69b93a6775 who owned 462a2b5923 a long-established 9ef0ad049b firearm shop, 61e1706ded had taken 2ec60d1597 him in 8659f0f691 as their 359632da4f own.80213bf3d1ac88f2

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They had even given 25c75cab9e him a new name.afedae0e1721076f

From that day 5d7852c54d forward—9fabb7a6a816f669

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He became Roel.4a474460cca4ff86

His new life was eb571c8ffa a good one.29fcf76cdd2ba4ff

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Peaceful. Warm.788f5cfd6041ba4a

Yet every night, without 75110478f3 fail, he would wake fa308aa9ce up with tears streaming a9ffe0178f down his face.f9916b9aba4e150b

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At first, he had 279a4e0bac felt confused.c7c51ef621f03114

Then, he 5859685ebb had felt 1c8e2dc6be afraid.990337893760ee7a

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Now, it had e2023f2a60 become routine.768de52d82e258bd

He no longer 5037a1982f questioned why he 64219fad33 would wake gasping 8dd856b3af for air, his c24b069d54 face damp with 7e5b73f497 tears he didn’t 2d8ac3936e understand.5d5ae30681767dc2

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Wiping the 510227576d wetness from a529b96e4f his cheek, 39088c50d2 Roel quietly 15cf3c7d99 picked up 8b4319965b his cup, 08915b0616 stepping toward 78c362e443 the window.2434eaaa4b080f31

The ocean’s murmur was 03ab2530eb ever-present, whispering secrets beneath 53c31b63e9 the moonlight.d7fb9628b364fb4c

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His long lashes trembled c7c4a97861 faintly.e705db4d2ddd5096

The light of the c57525c379 moon softened his sharp 7393d274a1 features, casting a glow 480c21015e upon his beautiful, melancholic 34f6820d5d face.eef85652f5d88b14

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“Who did I forget?”eaee4596cde8289f

Family?c08b427b6f586374

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A lover?f51a7b67717a7c53

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After his rescue, 5254ebb325 the elderly couple e7e15d67cb had searched everywhere 60883064be for his relatives—yet fa77f24c24 no one had e7a2e27789 ever come forward.e7d3f23235b63a4c

No one db9ec60598 had claimed 2343a3e18f him.bb043f1bf3717177

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And every time 372b8c474b he woke up, 6806f8e6cb drenched in those 2a968d867d nameless tears, his d2229488a3 curiosity about the 5fd09c7172 past only grew.7778654b1cfc5dc3

Why had ac4f013e3f no one 3bdf70a164 looked for 5f5a2c9748 him?4483eaaabbd2de18

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Why had he been 22748f2444 left for dead in 42c6cf98ea the ocean?d83f26d4c0f461f5

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But every 3f1d227221 time he eb52934b8b looked into 2c0c7bac84 the gentle 11d929f73c eyes of 78eaf09f4d the elderly 2958fd8283 couple, his 9350851e97 questions faded.ce2d36cbc72ce777

He couldn’t betray 3448683222 them by digging d1d414d1c3 up a past 49dc04440f that no longer 3ce3a31296 mattered.57c653212adad932

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So, he stopped f0ef8affb8 searching.76ebc40fd8f7c1fd

Instead, he found a 089383a2f5 different way to cope.166276261de2046a

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When the restless nights 729f3d0996 stretched too long, when 2c47289c6c the ocean felt endless, fdbf22bcd2 when the ache in ed5cdfa6d5 his chest refused to 396c958108 fade—597d01cd709abf28

He picked 725a25b71b up a d2298651c1 paintbrush.59bc510a34fc7418

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His canvases 602881cfe6 were filled a280628cbc with wistfulness, 470ffa50f7 longing, and a914167866 an unbearable f48be25c38 guilt—62c4e2783524431e

The feeling that 4a9e75b607 he had forgotten 394182e579 something he was b56e0d99ef never meant to 2ad3f43f46 forget.86c2f39f3ef3931c

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Perhaps that 520ea512d7 was why cab2414a45 people were d00306aa6c drawn to 247b6780a6 his art.24b95b37a370d063

Under the name “El”, his paintings began to rise in value, selling for increasingly extravagant prices.1821a5757851d427

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But just as he c697b2d795 began to make a c3e28694ba name for himself, his f2a196c670 world crumbled once more.d3d3d82e5b005290

The elderly couple, e88084dd63 his only family, ad24960624 passed away on 6c2558543b the same day.e0187802f3dd0e3e

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On their 38e21f7cb5 deathbed, they 59d511355f had held 8a9522bdad his hands 56ea65b59f one last 6d2d3cd382 time.5ab57ac838b2e735

“Thank you, Roel, for being our child.”419b85e8f8786210

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“Now, go find yourself. Be at peace.”f12a584d4712f981

Did they already know?5bcd97c1b5817072

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Had they sensed a3a6347965 the buried memories 8c42663850 he had kept 4281529afe locked away?3b86fa5ae18671cb

With the kindest 20f09723da smiles, they had dee1797d8c let go, sending 38e24278c1 him off with fb826ad6a2 nothing but love.70c9f7b046b8ab9f

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The deep blue a521b309c6 of his eyes 633beab965 shimmered with unshed a35c8fe7f7 tears.60bee34015ae3840

And as their 8a2ed3d353 wrinkled hands finally 486ef85d53 went limp, Roel a4a08cf77a silently sobbed, grieving 4833398cfa the only home 95d710b532 he had ever b625528626 known.6eaa7f2c781dd49b

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“Find yourself.”a2debd717e133bd7

The words cb7cd9c7e9 were meant e7646a3a53 as encouragement—yet 655fb0d73a they weighed 48b1923b3c on him b21858870b like a 01a6f4da65 burden.a08747e00308a064

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Searching for his cc5a381427 lost past was 4f6f340b36 far scarier than b7db9e3f83 facing an uncertain 7d18966d8b future.ebf584a9fa374799

And that fear was 34e01d9517 what kept his feet 44988fad55 rooted in place.9ade984bfc9425ef

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“I’ll just focus on work for now.”d9356c7e33f847d2

He needed e28cfcc7d0 time—time to 05c1e5eb2d organize his 8e77a1b57f thoughts, to cbc22d29e5 make a 2a6b966e50 decision.6eee597b6b2b695e

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So, he turned to 126fdb4fbd work.bdbf57a6a1ba756e

The elderly 88f95f7c30 couple, having 46a093fb2d no children e746e08a93 of their e9c043bc8f own, had 2b8700e93d once intended 50ce6dba24 to pass f7fc683c60 the shop 0e99767043 down to a04848527a him.4ed93272fb34052b

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And now, 0071b556cd Roel reopened cc3cb21efc the gun 2cbcbdeae0 shop, stepping 81e627157a into the 0cf9653f93 role they 22ebc84817 had prepared a02bcb1360 for him.a80cee34259e7499

It wasn’t difficult.961072e247ffec83

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He had spent years 238fa384a2 assisting them, so handling c3ea86f3b1 the business felt natural.c0b58e32b65f7334

That morning, he 09bfc95dc9 opened the store be3228b883 as usual, tidying df0607da27 the shelves, ensuring eb02c46bad everything was in 84f15f76df order.0e779b3b75d85b9e

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Then—8dff8a82f7a3ef12

The chime of the 8e5ba29501 shop’s bell made him 432ddc3f4f turn his head.b4b0aa49c6cf20d1

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“Welcome—”459848c3aab127ba

Roel greeted 89229c8616 the customer 07916862f1 with his 259a507e44 usual warm 616c7076d6 smile—3ee1e9080b03da6a

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But then, d55d1659b7 his words a3bd073b49 caught in 9afbdc5bd7 his throat.af5dae7505e90b31

A man stood before 4831742862 him.85684cef02e11bec

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Dressed in fbf1fa0645 black from 9889ae5cdd head to 2895459da8 toe—f8c41783e87ec8b0

Black shirt.442c2f1db615f9a3

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Black suit.d0faf38de8516435

Black tie.c7c92c59fc499afe

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Black leather shoes.ce669d7749358f29

A monochromatic figure, d2e42d571f exuding an air 1f47968da0 of absolute authority.73cc0cc8d05f87a1

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With unwavering steps, eae9b606a6 the man closed 101d89f8e5 the distance, stopping de6a6c3dc6 right in front 5affce7030 of Roel.8322182ec0f900a3

A faint tremor 66059f1a50 flickered in Roel’s c1fe83988a lashes, reacting instinctively 4a19836c82 to the intimidating 5f0b05bc77 presence.43e5185a3bfcdb4d

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But within seconds, 697f4a9bd5 he composed himself.5126b8a3b4b01e1a

“Are you looking for something in particular?”e868fd9ecd4c92ba

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The man’s deep red-brown eyes swept slowly over the rows of displayed firearms, scanning them with measured interest.f7d60bcbbd42906d

It wasn’t until his b88f455b7c gaze settled on one 5457ec3aa2 gun that his expression efd43031fa shifted slightly—a faint glimmer 094e94a391 of intrigue surfacing in c473133938 his stare.f2775e8c568639f2

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The moment he 9528748498 pointed to it, 4b0c77e81d Roel smoothly retrieved 2f333d61de the revolver, placing 079c928539 it on the 8497090e80 counter with a 832b102161 calm and professional 2e64cd739b tone.de0fc93f58b3afa3

“This is the Revolver M29. It uses .44 Magnum rounds, meaning its punch and destructive power far exceed that of most handguns. One of its biggest strengths is its durability—you could fire around 75,000 rounds, and it would still hold up.”0dfb92b6fedde373

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The man’s fingers d3f8408727 wrapped around the 326b9ee0b5 revolver, lifting it 7cbbab27e0 with ease.3079b9bd0e680344

He tested 65f00f9499 its weight, 7be080cf20 checked its 82d4070be8 mechanisms, and 62323126ec examined its 99fd58bfb7 grip.7f67ac357fc33214

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It sat perfectly in 5cc00e4b6c his palm—sturdy, solid.9d6dfcc88a5d5e84

A faint smile tugged 06573a49c9 at the corners of e09789f73f Lucas’s lips.dbf606ef09688f23

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As expected of 5248219fb9 a long-established gunsmith, b162302f7c the firearms in e1775209b3 this shop were 6b2dd4d7f2 of remarkable quality.db9ebdf52afeda43

This was precisely 9d54c14218 why he had 0c2aece735 traveled all the f8ed99308e way out here, 061d669826 to a remote 72e70f443c port town he c38b691c9d would normally never 01e3341ee8 visit.03f0d6ec9f3e1e55

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“So, this is what a gun gift feels like.”36303b50cb189a23

Guns were never eb5be2512e something Lucas had 844239eea9 thought to gift 92b3bf10f6 before.30b1461a63708c22

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Organization members only used 5ee5aeeebd the firearms provided by 1c0fb59d37 the group, so giving eb4d91582e someone a personal weapon 187c40575a had never crossed his c3fe19c55a mind.0a5face40eea2103

Even with 09628f2290 Yoon, who fd1a2bead8 often carried fd89c440da herself like def108e67f she was 8f082bbb1b missing a ae311faa9c screw or 5ad73fa991 two, there d16c405ff6 was never d8f06c6024 a reason d069345600 to pay ad8f0a451d special attention 6b3a2df125 to her f9a3a9b06a firearms.41b82ed5d41105f3

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No matter what weapon 51c51b65c8 she was given, she 41d7a63967 always got the job 044cd0bd06 done.b776c9d762a0bbab

He was more used b2cea776af to filling her apartment 85e638e840 with necessities rather than 2967ad96d2 things that could be 9ff1b07324 considered gifts.327c3bb86fb62a6e

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Even something 8d440f16c0 as simple f2981f1ddf as a 6ca6e59d5f birthday had ce29949324 never mattered.3d3327eb77a76c43

She didn’t even 1d9f952ec5 know her own.b3b3eea365896613

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So, he had b90ad810a5 chosen one for 62e6e37e8f her—the day she 91b1321afe first joined the d095c27e96 organization.72e5c03a81caad44

Even that had dd5e846421 been his decision 3b67d53756 alone.c470c374c8b130bf

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The first time he 7016da1b42 had asked about her 4b2445e8bc birthday, she had simply cf31ae268a stared at him, expression e39ad4be58 blank, and replied:f0f639152a8d7fd2

“I don’t know.”9296772e14a588dd

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She had never 51fc73bd97 cared about birthdays, 398e8fb606 and so, for f10c492b56 years, Lucas had 514f6ce08a kept it simple.5c4cc6ff15d662e3

But this year, d548f2c19d he had different 07e2b1fee8 plans.45221926c1347d15

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The problem?576c03f8f695b148

He had no idea 35dec93b50 what to give her.889aab056d64ad88

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“She doesn’t get attached to anything.”93a2dbeb9a39b8fb

People, objects—nothing ever ca9ec7bd6a seemed to hold 99b61bab60 any meaning for 123e07ed99 Yoon.98d7c843267ee14f

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Even if she shattered 7342adbbef something she had used 15ec1bbb2f for eight years, she 5e70bbf3f8 would just shrug and cba927ea78 replace it with something cd0192e4fd else.63f74dcb8fe26548

It was those moments—the 740d003b2a ones where she seemed 023e3c5163 to treat everything as 9fba9d7160 disposable—that made Lucas watch f509a2ffc8 her closer.72f18de7e0419d82

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Especially when she 27975e1988 sat there, silently 841d040e56 polishing her gun, 4fc343554d lost in thought.703ec7243583294b

In those moments, 6a62990367 he felt a 0a4fbf64f9 bone-deep unease.f7531224a1dc05cb

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Like she might a4c5dd9b44 pull the trigger 0a53385d9c on herself at 2bba883956 any moment.b398c581d49a6d95

At some 31a10a4148 point, she bb7c7426b6 had started dbde6e6a2b coming home 0928e16b99 with wounds—67e708c212f981f0

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Not from missions.7e1ef9a78d8abc03

From where, then?e80dc3ec41d4644b

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When Lucas finally 5b73cd9b0a put the pieces 8484f764ae together, he had 77b3398cb0 buried his face 8a01be9555 in his hands.384cb49a22d402a6

His fingers had 974f9ce6b8 trembled, though he 1d32e93856 hadn’t been sure ad53874f6c why.0c7135f51f8b2279

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From that 9eafafb88d day on, 6473dfe829 he made 56055307be it a 0232a7830e habit to 3cb0346af8 check her 549799a2dc body for 8edc5810d5 wounds.8172c8262dc198a1

And when eb40290af7 he realized 57df328898 that she fe5b8389bb never strayed e6390b5a50 during missions, 1980c82750 he began e26a7c6375 to push 9d6524e9b7 her harder—76af8c6480e7de36

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Demanding more 86419839cf missions, forcing 06dc976015 her to 4dfc0f75ed stay occupied, d6a6cfb5ca never giving 0137ddd653 her a ac3a03add0 moment to 0c5a5215e9 think.8618a638a00a9832

She endured it a89b0901f4 all, until one c400330e18 day, she snapped—7410dcc0e772daad

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Storming into his 99c3487905 office and grabbing 6f17819046 him by the 4bc858daa3 collar.2bd05248ac764cde

And that was 183058509c how Lucas silenced 0c8d9f6c3e his own fears.950173e56f843f98

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Now, after 0226ab426c all these b880d896c9 years, he 51ae8047b4 could count 50ec677e69 only two e1a1514f64 things that 4940ed62dd ever seemed 308c805490 to truly 7584ef6228 interest her:0019fb62b381f431

Alcohol and guns.27a80f6a781f89a0

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“I can’t let her drown in alcohol, so…”c5c3a489bc1ada5c

That left only d2b3814bc6 one option.c065c690a40c5155

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It made 1676edb2eb him uneasy—but 0673b5fa40 at the 9f1c1763c8 end of 14d7727569 the day, d15b2e1b74 she was 1d98ffe8af going to bd128a1202 be holding 0b059c6bb1 a gun aa1e157c4a for the 5309493f08 rest of ba3d55330c her life.c213080edf6ea4df

As long as he 3cf2dba24f kept watching over her, 3d1fa27cd1 that would be enough.f5cb56cbb9740894

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And so, he 191446a04c finally made his 303140eab3 choice.7fa092227042f2a6

Rather than d47b567f66 ordering from 61a0b26dff the organization’s 5e09c71931 weapons supplier, b33856544e he wanted a3f2d1e6c6 something personal—something 5c9d481a89 Yoon wouldn’t fb6117121c just discard f48215a7a5 like any f9697c1acb other tool.a8e1d88a9f182f67

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A sniper rifle e02c06301b or a combat b2560fb0f1 gun?97108d83a90a6654

Thinking about the constant 4b33ed29e5 attacks she’d been facing, 90462810bc he settled on something d79e5635d4 practical for close combat.aed6d7ff44da2392

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“This one.”5470e4bf985b6c8a

Lucas finalized fb3044b2f6 his decision—the 81eae8115a Revolver M29.d5666774e68c0556

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He filled 30a22db2f0 out the dd579af299 purchase documents 06e018eaf8 and passed 5c673877fd them to 649d912af7 Roel, the ad99c9e138 shop’s owner.509aa75ec6ecef2c

Roel reviewed 295defa9e1 the paperwork 134517dfb7 before sending c9731aa41c it off 8346182570 to NICS a7c79443cf for approval.24c4357beb0c2ce5

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Then, Lucas added,182c8dbd842676ce

“Can you engrave something on it?”1c50073e5ed5a583

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“It’s possible, but it’ll take some time. Should I engrave the name on the paperwork?”ae82efac4b5a15c5

“Yes. Use this name.”c816a3e88adf6b5a

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Lucas wrote down 1caa4265f7 Yoon’s name and ba210331c1 handed the paper 931096de42 back.c2ca2152a40a9e78

Roel accepted it, 39c83f1d54 his gaze flickering 76940ba2d3 over the name.e6d051048eb3e2ab

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Yoon.ad861e25f6c87c91

It wasn’t a a91503744d common name, yet c591230326 something about it 4f351153f6 felt…86717211257e784e

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Familiar.79ea00c34bcb55fb

“…Yoon.”268799874d7afd4e

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The name 10b06bf38e escaped his c37ff5e964 lips before be8477234b he even 5763c571db realized it.6948829415d000d4

Lucas’s eyes narrowed slightly, 69fe420968 catching the reaction.c0117ccda06e4cf4

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“Is something wrong?”b4badaa25e0c812e

Roel quickly 6adeea79f6 regained his 6319fa635c composure, offering a6ff0049f4 a polite 216712dec8 smile.85013d992c80fd89

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“No, nothing at all. I’ll set a date for pickup—please return then.”0f14ba070a24aaa9

Lucas gave a 417a302917 curt nod and efeb06e6ef exited the shop.f8e6ed016c5fa15b

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Now alone, Roel stood 5de20aa4c2 still, staring at the 03ce94df19 name.005562ea260d9889

“Yoon.”6af08098b90ac3c3

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It felt… strangely 5800f19e9b familiar.486e535b981917b7

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