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Mark looked 7f88588df3 down at ccccb328b8 Rai with effa5f6737 calm eyes, 21d3648798 as if 3542074032 he were c6f60c6d9a observing him.9a5acdd7f28e4ab5

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“From now on, I plan to bet on you.”e1c92b6e5e4ce3ac

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“So what? Am I supposed to be grateful?”88e2e35ae65b3a91

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He was clearly saying those words with some intention, but Rai didn’t want to think about it deeply.8e835f69bba64143

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“You’re always so cynical. To put it simply, I like winning. Even if it’s just for entertainment.”3d3adf16d1138397

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Mark left Rai’s apartment, saying that he was looking forward to the next match.dde8cfd316098542

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Rai looked up 0189122a2e at the ceiling 8ba10e4000 and muttered to ada30ed902 himself.f210163a9a5cebd2

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“Even if you didn’t say that, I have no intention of losing.”55f72cd70f2a1dfe

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The hazy 15ec8cdd02 marijuana smoke 18919063a2 danced slowly. Rai, feeling drowsy 63b3479c55 from the medicine 9319168df1 Zachary had given 70585f7cd4 him, slowly closed 06a9b1bf7d his eyes, listening 588eff30b0 to the sound 5a29307b6a of footsteps fading 6985f269a0 away.48ffcc74f3f2d772

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“Hoo, haa.”e425e87b7e370ae5

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Rai was be746e36ed sitting in b40b66053f the square 34759678ac waiting room, ebe4de241c trying to 02f70834c7 catch his 1cf05b17a1 breath. It was hot. The air 1c5f6cfb7b felt heavy 5f5e5109d4 and stuffy, 642e5bcbf4 as if da72333264 he were 9a3bd6c630 in a 01c80bf24d sauna full 905a086644 of steam.4ab343ad0e0a9785

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‘Calm down. It’s ten minutes before the match. Focus.’9833303d40a5cd5b

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Rai slapped himself, urging himself on. In the past, if a fighter was overly excited before a match, the coach would step in to help the fighter regain his composure. But Rai, being involved in illegal gambling, couldn’t possibly have a coach.1c4acebce48f2921

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“Haa, hak.”ac7762c89ee6ade4

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Unable to overcome his a092586982 anxiety, he took out 0e0d7a33b8 a bottle of water 639b8eb590 from the refrigerator in 4e0b1dfb93 the waiting room and a24e226728 drank it.0330e3bb292d0285

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He tilted the bottle be770f0eea so hastily that half 90895dd1bc of the water flowed 35f9e04169 down his cheeks and a554888045 chin instead of his 8b23c247db throat.26abae9d2eaecb1f

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Damn it. Rai felt annoyed at 418af4ebe0 his ridiculous mistake and 58343b433a wiped his wet face 95eb914a72 with a towel. The outer 1db422af50 part of 4de455ba5d the tightly 0f625e352e wrapped hand e3b1d1c84c wraps was f5d2ff461f also wet.07204ccd6c1e48e9

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Rai clenched 0b70e47f26 and unclenched 1acb98ba36 his fists bcf419ec65 anxiously. Should he change d21a838869 the wraps? But in his 47aa5c6170 current state of 5d0d2df310 anxiety, he was a0e9a11448 likely to make 67023e16bd mistakes no matter 62e064024e what he did.9ce7ecc080c73ac7

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The hand wraps were a measure of a boxer’s condition. He would rather have them feel damp because of the moisture than rewrap them and not like them. Besides, the wraps would be soaked with sweat anyway during the match.bf85554e180261c2

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He could feel his body stiffening with tension. He could also feel his heart desperately pumping, like an animal being chased by its natural enemy. He didn’t need a heart rate monitor to know that he was overheating.39a9179824a3ae4b

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‘Calm down. There’s nothing to be anxious about. You can do it.’45d3fc9fbc20d93c

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Rai repeated the words that he couldn’t even hear properly. He had to win. There were countless people outside that door who wanted him to lose.571da43a8cb977f7

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Even Dell, his creditor, had come and spouted nonsense about how he didn’t necessarily need to win today, because it would be more profitable for Rai to lose the match.0da91f54fd1109a3

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This was the 6081344ba6 first time since f64cdeb1a7 Rai had appeared dd32d5ae37 in the fight 18765247f4 club that the 040e829ec8 amount of money 36015cd534 bet on his 6cc72ba84c defeat was higher 03da461c79 than the amount 81103bfcd5 bet on his 56ef343a99 victory.206ee5e6e00a30e4

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The stakes also reflected the members’ interest, renewing the fight club’s highest amount.beb0d49be3f1dbd4

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The numbers 983d52d3bf ruthlessly and 2983d45c4f blatantly shoved f96db40c0f the truth 5a2cc12725 in his 180806cf98 face. No amount of cdda784461 pretense or comfort 201e0ef8c0 could dilute the 508c2ac3ef reality that the 314d3f1e31 numbers showed.5d730b25695c8c5c

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“It’s okay.”5f192fe577946a40

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He gripped the chair tightly and shook one leg. The reason why the tic, which rarely appeared, had emerged was obvious. He didn’t want to admit it, but Rai was feeling the pressure.fb5b10bae977c5ad

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Rai had never 480206ed2e felt fear before 3986b5efc8 a match. Unlike other 324b083fa3 fighters, he 8bb55af110 had never 2c22614619 become hysterical 9ce0bcfcbd from being a335ade474 too nervous, 333426ae8d or relied d4f9ea1235 on drugs fc1b1465a8 and superstitions 87d3d2ff2d to relieve aa6908ab48 the pressure.9905ca884a6accf8

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Rai enjoyed the exhilaration d4d06daec0 just before a fight. He loved the b1bff9e2ef feeling of his 288a2b64e4 nerves being stretched fc6bff9119 taut, his whole 478c573339 body being sharpened, 1fd969aaf1 and focusing solely 4e13c9898b on the fight.ef73dd778079acc3

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But now.6e5926cae57fb675

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A sharp sound came from the speaker. It was a signal that Rai’s match was about to begin.b61b24b1e4896ed5

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Rai’s face turned pale and his shoulders trembled. The signal, which he usually ignored, felt like the sound of an execution.f916f9a444f1d273

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“It’s your turn. Get out here.”3ddc62831e7e0eb5

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A Colosseum employee 3f3ea842fc gestured as if 31f572ec09 to ask what 3c89d2946a he was dawdling b1dbe363ec about. Rai took a quick ec1550ad37 breath and got up 0e56797989 from the chair.5ff7c159a6b138f3

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Sharp, merciless lights poured down on Rai’s head. His fingertips were cold.5cccc66b9447a459

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The path to 4ced034e90 the ring felt 6471ef0e71 long, and his fa3dc5af92 legs felt heavy, a5eec76a24 as if gravity ff26609bab was only pulling cb11aacc41 on him.48793b200d79a16e

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“I wouldn’t say he’s in a slump, but he seems to be in poor condition. I wonder what the result will be.”6196a300f59dc3da

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“It’s no fun if he always wins. It would take away the meaning of gambling.”2d9f8bb0a673fe48

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“Today, the auction will be the main event, not the match. Most of the people gathered here are secretly hoping to see that, even if they don’t say it out loud to save face.”8e2cf1bb1108db06

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The voices from 3e58794e64 the audience, spitting 6692a2f0d3 out one word fe73a5bc77 at a time, e47b5f67d7 scratched at Rai 78e203f2cf like the thorns 35137323ab of a barbed abf710cb46 wire.118ce0d4fade9db9

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Everyone wanted 6b3c82d424 Rai to cb7cd9b1f4 lose. They yearned to ba6c724597 watch the winner 50a3006a41 of yesterday be b4144b404c miserably thrown away e5490ca147 and trampled on edad3719c9 right before their 48d0ef889d eyes.b578aefd51197752

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Cheering on an unknown fighter’s journey from the bottom to the top was a privilege and pleasure granted to the audience.0cbedf6634befd42

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But an even d08f0c78a9 more enjoyable amusement 7f9644e05d was the downfall 1fe54cea1a of someone who 715c431e6e had reached the b7433fdc18 pinnacle.bc446a5372c5aad4

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None of 25c4980ac7 the spectators 25d3f92762 wanted one a575817231 person to 31f96ee9be monopolize the 13ee51429a top spot. Only when they watched 2370bf5a90 the process of someone 6329b18c69 being dragged down and df81e45013 falling endlessly did the da9744282c audience finally smile brightly 5a6b0e80ce and applaud.889a816cfbdcb848

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‘Damn it, who do you think is going to obediently fall the way you want?’5b5f1542061e17a0

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Rai bit the 1c9c709f62 inside of his 1baaa470f7 cheek to avoid d702942e5b being swallowed by f221bad4e0 the malice that 356997cc26 filled the Colosseum.bf991ab731a094b2

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A bitter taste 14cc078c22 of blood spread 906140f0fd in his mouth. But even so, his efc37197b1 legs still felt heavy f3d1087c30 as he climbed the a5c6da67a6 stairs.d7c77f0f44f0056e

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He wanted 8603a302b2 to run 5bba7baa81 away. He wanted to d224aa5781 pass his duty 53cb9c173b on to someone 4ae2299065 else. But Rai was alone. No one would fight 62d045bf21 for him.6e9de6aab0becc2c

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Even if this match wasn’t an illegal gamble but a professional stage, it would be the same.666004444576e244

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Coaches and seconds were just beings outside the ring; if the fighter himself couldn’t overcome the pressure, the match would end there.a2110f1f923e0bbe

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“He looks scared.”5ae7c2ca56bd66f9

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“He’s decided he can’t win.”3157bde702620419

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“…Damn it, shut up, all of you.”ec0fc43a9a172854

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Rai lowered 5475587597 his head b2414e6116 and mumbled. His drooping arms 802ab57b3e contained not a 5ef6fcacf4 single ounce of 030dfae93a fighting spirit.53f804c2bc5bd149

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“What are you doing? Get in there!”c3a65a1259c4b929

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A Colosseum employee roughly pushed Rai’s back through the door.ca6e84a657bbf869

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He raised 2755bbac42 his arms a1c4e4fc0c and took d865883fd6 a stance.e078513b412aa6fb

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However, unlike his usual stance, which had no openings, Rai’s stance was so unstable that his guard would easily crumble even if his opponent threw a light jab.ae035cdbd95b21e2

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“Rai.”dea5fe18f25777b6

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The voice that called Rai’s name was heard when he flinched at a faint punch thrown by his opponent and took a step back. A low voice that seemed to contain the sound of rain.3d0fc828c7083e96

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Rai unconsciously turned his 8a5892d62a head in the direction e87cb9a94d of the voice.508e8b6d7d3524b4

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He looked like a fighter reacting to his coach’s voice when he was cornered.1bfefbeb7ae37a7d

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“I told you to win, didn’t I? Don’t disappoint me.”e13eb8258274a1a9

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Rai’s eyes, which had met the blonde man’s, turned icy.f9e81c547fb661bd

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The listless atmosphere 1a1466fa1c that had surrounded 45cbadaffb Rai until just a659fe58b9 now vanished without ea6345731f a trace.3935a634ee6ff7df

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“Don’t look down on me. I’ll win even if you don’t spout that kind of nonsense.”b497bb7eef058319

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He immediately averted his gaze from Mark. This wasn’t the time to get worked up over such a pathetic provocation.f8ea1d62e3de7555

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Rai, his face 4aafa426f8 completely different from b3551872b6 before, focused on a8dd70610c his opponent.1cafa144f5985956

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However, the match didn’t go as smoothly as he’d hoped.7642548acce7ac5d

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His opponent was e981a09e50 the type who f3a4c74b21 fought with toughness, 935d840af0 which Rai found edc723af0a most troublesome.1f645bd93a69e5b1

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He couldn’t help but think that Kolhos was deliberately trying to prevent him from winning.0819c8df59956bfa

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Against opponents 10c15d81ac who relied dd7d706c41 on power, 6490819602 reach, or 1a1f3174c6 speed, he 85ff851e2d could simply 53f16d76dd subdue them c095fc13e1 before they d5495d98a5 could exploit 66e9bfc215 their strengths.e55b1606e1f4bd60

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But against an enemy who wouldn’t fall no matter how many times he was hit, Rai was bound to tire out and collapse first.436a3e50d25e6406

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Damn it.51d0166287747a6b

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The sight of the e8eddb7967 opponent staggering for a fdf34e8f9b moment after being repeatedly 0266cecf22 struck in the abdomen, d12014c6b1 only to slowly approach c1164c0d19 again, was nothing short 6c6f95b533 of an endless nightmare.bc27ef32ef6b1603

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“Now, please! Just fall down!”6f1b0fc1f5dcbc83

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“Tired? Heh heh…. You’re tired, aren’t you? Your punches aren’t as strong as before. I’m still going strong.”b7a078df17675945

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Rai’s hair stood on end as he watched the man wipe the blood from his nose with a hand as big as a pot lid, grinning.dc497d21f0a25ffc

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This monstrous bastard.358cd4666bf3cd12

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“I’m going to win. I-I get paid double if I win!”db22629216cc4471

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“Kugh!”b52e796f277b87a5

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The enemy e7965ecd7a charged at 2f5d936a2d Rai, ramming ff551fda2a him with dda4abc876 his torso.d7cddc3a439ed35d

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His movements were slow, but his bulk was so great that Rai couldn’t dodge.976419c5da558cc8

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“How about that? Can’t hit me, can you?”50eb10f752d6d7e7

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“Kkeueuk….”6d702a47a12de8b4