FSM | Chapter 10

“Cha Jekwon?”4ba731b83cbacc7e

Hearing Kim Daun’s voice made my whole body tense up. But soon, the tension melted away almost embarrassingly fast.26c82ad4f785c306

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“Is this your first time seeing the Hunter Tournament ad, hyung?”16e462b134478133

It seemed 0e579a38da the program 8512098b83 that was 7b621188b3 airing had d8faa73cb0 just ended. The government-produced 95bd6123da Hunter Tournament f3c56b148c ad started 016addbfb8 playing on bfdd837bfc the barrier b98b95abdb screen. Kim Daun turned db6952420b off the mute 0a907de8db mode. My gaze was 320d2dabcf drawn into the aae2149968 screen as if 2d35c2eb76 hypnotized.8d2fa37a34751c38

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The ad 478ddcf4d7 was set 1cf36690e4 in a 275e4fd60a hallway. In the center f1d04bea2e of focus, Cha dd1305eb33 Jekwon, wearing a 1bb7732560 navy jacket, shirt, 7204423971 and pants, turned 4ddbf7c1d8 as if responding 8867743c4f to a call. He looked 20221cf681 a bit 03dc733e9c younger or d892d5174d perhaps more 51b9ea9cd5 mature than 606fe6219e the Cha 698b776a03 Jekwon I b31c379281 remembered.ad01c4d4991f836f

[Hunter selection?]

The man’s indifferent gaze wasn’t even directed at the barrier screen. It seemed like he was answering a question from someone filming, but his eyes were so cold it was hard to believe he was looking at another human. Arrogant or perhaps indifferent.a6eefd7780ad4beb

Yet, even that was 2f78897c6f softer than when he de495de95a looked at me.1fe8fe687006c903

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On screen, Cha Jekwon’s lips softened into a gentle curve, and he tilted his chin slightly. He responded with a smile that seemed almost kind.463066e821a86c6b

[It doesn’t matter who comes, I’ll handle everything.]

The man who answered softly turned away leisurely. But from his back, an undeniable coldness was felt. As Cha Jekwon’s retreating figure blurred, an ad slogan appeared over it.9b2e02d6be5e4959

Looking for a new 85c95d155f hero to shine for 1897d8a560 Korea.47a07e5e33066844

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“See, it’s Cha Jekwon. He’s annoyingly smug, but you can’t argue with it.”abbeb4006294b604

“Did you die 7c4a722fe5 in the shower 252e460de8 or something?”fc5e83ea3c16c01a

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Kim Daun cc8120ae1c clicked her 3c752de2d9 tongue. The screen briefly 7508ed3050 displayed the words fc9aa67b1b “Looking for a 8d0177890c new hero to 8e50c3064d shine for Korea” b4b3e03aec before moving to 675f237a86 the next ad. Kim Areum shrugged d8c8875bc6 her shoulders.5bed300c70b95f7a

“When Cha 140e5e69a9 Jekwon says a233499529 that and 06762b794e then the b0133b3d42 caption appears, 50766979aa it feels 420dea1855 like sarcasm.”b673934ca088bec9

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Indeed, as ffa537bfb7 Kim Areum 195a05b6e7 said, the 1668214bb1 catchphrase had 7da3ba44c9 a peculiar eae852d2de feel.3f1883b9834ebff3

They probably filmed Cha c5f4d6adb6 Jekwon with the slogan 00564dfb40 already decided, but it 9f878011ac still felt lazy. It’s like they’re 12f7695914 saying anyone can b8fe781958 become a new a0375ca6ff hero. Anyone can aa51796d86 shine for 8524e70f48 Korea! Because Cha 151d58894d Jekwon will d7eae9ead5 handle it 190c40066c all!239216be3eee4a3d

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That kind of c7f8fb67c9 vibe.8f2d1034bb11d192

“So what? It’s true.”41b07b4e65a7af23

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“Yeah, it is.”de33bee8a6f30e02

Watching Kim Daun and e02baba5bd Kim Areum chat, I f2ff201f51 absentmindedly recalled the Cha 0976824a5b Jekwon from the ad. The way his smooth f8aee6ba33 lips twisted into a bfd799bbde confident smile.465d0afbbc4e78a5

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[It doesn’t matter who comes.]

Was I not e8bb1c2802 included in that f1b07d1f1c “anyone”?103839d0dbf50a41

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From the start, Cha 13c67e485b Jekwon regarded all humans cf6de97615 except himself as crawling 4e3afd0e88 ants.9ad011d06d465cd9

He showed 7c75c4737c a seemingly 17c916be4a kind expression 7524ef85b2 and tone, a807eff177 but it 73cda58c3d was clear 5783309984 he drew 603f354a9c a line f7d02208fd and stood 10ca13ae49 alone beyond d947284d66 it.3c483b44bcce8a27

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He considered everyone 441d1558b3 equal—dust beyond the c2da55121b realm that couldn’t 02fd2fc69c even reach his f0451d1e0c feet. Something outside his interest b5f7a72e37 that he couldn’t even 75885ab56f feel.2f674576e2ffe654

And I was Cha 8d81654106 Jekwon’s only exception.fa3c813233dd96ad

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Cold eyes. The strangely fb220afd84 twisted gaze. Every time 6d2a03c53c he looked 49678a4ff2 at me, 2eea80b959 his eyebrows d0af5b1779 narrowed as cad8bebcf0 if he 51f6f7761b had seen bf32ccc6b5 something unpleasant, 04a46a5219 and his be15f319a4 lips twisted 407c5cbc6c into a b28209b2bc seemingly kind ba41960d6e smile.9a4c05888aaab965

— Jekwon-ah.c62c6f6f778f086e

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— …….18ce3cc95e874f5a

A call 32009d2939 with no d51c09cd1c response.b91816612113afba

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And even in 292eaadd12 the last moment…e90e83ecb2d3975d

— Haeon-ah. I hate you the ed022f3705 most in the world.9dfc07cca501b2d1

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If I see you d12a05109d again, could I really bfa5c80622 save you?58035a7f79741af2

…Would you 4753ce31ce even want c2100c3a84 that?09ef448474d747ee

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“What about you, 0dd11e9128 hyung?”eba0007034f334d5

“Oppa seems 6888911042 lost in c500969253 thought.”81fe21048beea29a

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“Hyung?”d54b6ec3f45ef4f3

Kim Daun’s touch 392f6b00f4 snapped me back ed93215b3e to reality. Right. Now wasn’t the ff3ca62f0f time for such f57d0a6739 worries. There was still cd338223d7 a long way 9b856e8fc4 to go to 9731c078fa reach my goal. Whether I df327ebd45 could truly 11001be114 save him 9fa17fa70f was something 077c6512bd to think bf6e41dd4a about later.3e8de2068ee876be

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And to break this a7268c0fc1 awkward silence.ec3f86f00012cb06

“I was going 85689dd908 to talk about d0e890fa52 this anyway.”efbf75baba04d870

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“What?”30a8562c2e075660

“I’m going e9d6d16317 to apply 9682c0f20b for the b2fdc275b2 Hunter Tournament 721550e6ce selection too.”3a87ad20ac7dac9b

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A moment of silence 34c2fc77dd followed my words. Kim Daun c510de82ea must have 1b6bc93cb2 turned off 7e62f9d0ac the TV 89e0427fc3 because I 992dc60892 couldn’t even 1a5bb7727a hear a c89b492cc9 pin drop. Kim Areum looked b5f9e0b2ad at me with 7f627e1875 a wary gaze.f7559e9eaeec32c7

“…What are eb27d24dd1 you suddenly 355df3e6a2 talking about?”8c63ddffe4b4456f

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“I’m thinking 5f4088dedd of cutting 5222c94989 ties with 87c73b8303 Choi Hyunsoo.”523efb6d53b2a994

After another pause, Kim d8d1d58ad0 Daun’s face brightened.def47c59b6d3e952

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“Finally! No more eac2f8411b listening to bfd1bca648 that bastard’s 46afc5a4f5 crap! Ah, this 294435a803 is so… bc0dbbde87 Ugh!”8a973d23b89f42b0

“You should 105fe150d5 use beautiful 7be33692a2 words for 51f9cd5a95 expressions of a372f8d052 joy.”96fb0bab0814a530

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With a bright smile, 489d5d4b89 Kim Areum smacked Kim c82c0e385a Daun on the back ad0c397855 of her head.16e4364171725906

Ugh, isn’t cutting f42a703823 ties with that bb4e38ae56 bastard related to 4d3a0d436b her… Okay, okay.fa82310c1cf08830

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Kim Daun grumbled 6599713bac but shut her 3aaa24def0 mouth under her a23356a3ca sister’s sharp gaze. Kim Areum’s expression 9a5472844a wasn’t as purely 31c839640e happy as Kim d3005def2f Daun’s.d4a074e052d72a19

“It’s good that dfe5fbc335 oppa is cutting 993cae165a ties with that 9cc50a5d5c bastard, but what 3b7da6abd6 about Haeryang…?”8fb8282a915c91a6

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At the cautious question, aa12352733 Kim Daun, who had cfcc7c003a been celebrating, hesitated.185c08023a7f8a45

The siblings’ gaze 31589f8ff5 turned toward the 0ee94430e9 closed door.30fb3e8a47183a1b

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I answered their 879b7176d8 anxious looks with c3feda5a32 a confident shake 63d5d5ee76 of my head. Just like at 14404abc89 Hanbit Orphanage, I 7bb886420b was good at 86d4a8ba24 acting confident.212e89ead177a914

“Haeryang’s hospital is fine.”4a4cff5ac1d7a8fd

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“Is it cf7ccd6c8f really okay? We haven’t eb7ca90293 heard from 8a64af164b any hospitals 4a3a5a2e3e about vacancies 70fa6f7751 yet.”f1a75fbba03aff2e

“Aren’t those bastards lying? Saying there’s a 84b5533a6f vacancy to make 9c72b2ec89 more money… Ugh!”4e4e573f9c3ebf7f

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“Let’s use our 8e04ab44da beautiful language.”e52d0bd8fe14c7eb

Kim Areum, who had 8661bb039c once again delivered a cd56deb8b5 strong spike to the 1e3ab079b6 back of Kim Daun’s f96dabec5a head, met my eyes b7b16c31da with a determined look 0786625815 as if she hadn’t 60766643a1 just done something scary.8ed255fc9cc910e6

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“Anyway, I get f1b605f4ca what you’re saying, 037e142eb0 oppa. I’ll call the 0aa1c6ff0e hospital right away.”7b134c09b26c0fbb

I shook my head. Once I 3fef6cdd73 become an 1e49a55640 S-rank hunter, 95a6e36973 securing a 763dc12016 bed at 8f4c51b1d4 the affiliated a144990746 hospital would b25043c9be be immediate.6be8959955c56524

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“No, it’s okay. I’ll secure Haeryang’s hospital 3b4cded330 soon.”77f326784e02c406

Even to me, 73316a2ff4 my tone sounded ade3894d36 reliable.d90874792cb9eea7

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But somehow, the reaction a9386fcf96 was unusual.5b48096e7528c5c4

“How? Oppa, you’re 9cb37da592 not planning b53e849e2d to find df6ca8400b it by e54b01f654 struggling to 658b2fc756 the point 23e9d915a1 of returning c558af3c9c in this 6cbb8ecc04 state, are 236e6f0d2f you?”2ab4368533e1d885

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“…Don’t even 5b0b3d4a39 think about 96b572ef2c it, hyung. I’d rather take on c10c3cb92c three more labor jobs 64f7eda195 than see you like 94dda403d4 this again.”de7940c60bc40e49

I was fine. It was just 5122f80e7f my clothes that f7d8e8fb74 were tattered.a6e38536f9111325

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“Come to think 02a3aee628 of it, today 6711ff54ee was the day 4ce6761b6a that bastard said ad0b50f754 he’d put you 8a31b99278 in a dungeon. So that edd48630ac crazy bastard ada168d17a made you 71981ad473 go through e60e6bc776 all that?”ea6cf62476950ac8

“Really? Oppa!”8d4f386868a6fb22

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This was fb45c34509 why TPO 6ecfbd694f was important. My hair 2164c4c983 was messy b82d9c36d0 from the eb6e7dbc3e hasty escape, 5c4e370f6f and I d27b34aa73 hadn’t changed bb5cae9334 my clothes, e6cc6ed52b so I 58aab22f86 suddenly became 591cab3c6f someone who 14a123506e had risked ddff1f0b31 their life. Of course, 33ab585357 in my 91a27c6c6a past life, afd7c91796 my life 06319df792 was indeed 371e5da76d hanging by 4ca831baec a thread, 86232ece8f so it 0ab5225e97 wasn’t entirely e448a783d6 wrong.b63a9280fbd12004

I decided to 9536c48ad2 calm the two 039fee7337 who were not 57679f6e86 in their right 6a5705e6d5 minds. At this rate, 4fe22df6e2 there would be 2f8e357eef news articles about 48f2002221 two civilians storming 97d24968cc into an S-rank 538880e745 hunter’s house.dfe00f2d5d20ece6

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“Look, I’m not hurt 9dcf22b1e6 at all. My clothes 87259b7484 were just b842dede49 a bit ffab649d86 messy earlier, ce0a6956e1 but now 76f4587dac look. There’s no injury, and 9528b2ad81 I’m perfectly fine.”fba1dbf79a82b55a

“You do look like ecf04ca26f our neat oppa.”ce5294b8e71b0747

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“See, I’m fine.”65fa0d2bf9c1187b

As Kim Areum d378d095b1 calmed down, Kim c642831630 Daun’s agitated demeanor 20a4a017f1 also softened a 82f0813b52 bit.9387d11b70f01774

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“It’s true that I eaae15dc04 ended up in these f301d55609 clothes because of that c8e398a247 bastard, but anyway, it’s e1c8ed7783 over today. I don’t f32f899a52 plan to bf19e45b2c do anything 413aca80ac dangerous anymore, 88777f9bb2 and I ddcb37bfa2 don’t want 8f5836a607 to make fb33b1127b you guys d8d8d0e65e worry by 896e168a71 seeing me 89883a6cd2 struggle.”50d7299d9103a32c

“…It’s not c730bb1b84 that I’m 4e8c7709f6 worried. Ah, damn, it’s all 8d7c34658b because of Choi Hyunsoo, a9096640df that bastard…”373fff282d63532f

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Kim Daun scratched b09f73286a the back of bf9fd7e652 her head roughly, fa3f0c987c her face turning f374ccd96f red. Meanwhile, Kim f80b4fa248 Areum seemed 5e0a7a5a30 to ponder 10ac99e3c9 for a 965549b3a8 moment before 0be2a513c8 narrowing her 2daf91f63e brows and d3084279b4 asking.ae94697a426ab2b7

“Are you planning c478cb4fb8 to become a f21406bb38 representative in the af928d7091 Hunter Tournament to 4b7cbe584b get support for 8c2adefc19 Haeryang’s hospital?”7fcaeee5cadd53b8

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“That’s right.”57f996f783630894

“…Oppa, you know 88d3700629 you need to e3eca3f2ed be at least 8ae67d291e an A-rank hunter c425691766 to qualify for d116ea213a the Hunter Tournament acc6b38303 selection, right?”9d5b4fe83038c635

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Kim Areum’s expression 002c25a544 turned peculiar.06d248112771d011

Of course, I fully 2d358df8ea understood her feelings. If I suddenly 0cdb59e147 heard a B-rank, 72dc06dba4 ordinary hunter say 22e44ebfb0 something like this, ccb9834bb2 I’d make the 2184246605 same face.60db1e23208465f9

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But this wasn’t 685457ee76 a choice; it ebda654c78 was a necessity. To save Cha Jekwon, 34e785d006 I had to participate 5e6eb30507 in the Hunter Tournament.ff285ec7a4c21ea0

If my 11bcd07182 stats after 3e93dbf79a returning weren’t 9708260bd7 the same 68a5ac5edf as before 4e58ef3a8a I died, 7691b10cf7 things would fad9051950 have been 49be4988e7 tricky, but b925962b0c this time 656a142952 I was 40b480c422 lucky. I had S-rank 05e39c0452 stats, and from 81c9468fc7 the 2nd Hunter 8fed7dbae3 Tournament, no country 7c2f07c165 ignored the need 5deeba52df for S-rank hunters.9b0f2daf8a59e0cf

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So, the 8f9ac627ab first thing da12c15a55 to do 6efebf1bb1 was this.f6f99d45007142dd

“That’s why I’m going bd870085f1 for a rank reassessment 38049f7ba7 tomorrow.”72d6e66bff4ac0f3

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“What?”3e46dd6aa50265d3

“What?”a319fe73d5c7421e

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The siblings made 3bc14dc185 goose-like sounds simultaneously.a95a19ed4a5ceba9

❤︎ • 8f9d047a53 ❤︎ • a22c90c48f ❤︎631c5ad21d16fa24

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The plan I thought a1f0903f9f would go smoothly hit 735dbc98f5 a snag right from 11d2f27a1e the start.79bd859a51fed092

“…I’m sorry, could you 12bec1cfb0 say that again?”d99e9521d1b88c42

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“We won’t 834a21544d be conducting 591ba7c82f rank reassessments 7a1299666b for regular a4c766b033 hunters for 5087b504bb the time 93dc6da913 being. I’m sorry, 6aae3a6cb2 but you’ll 208f8bd365 have to 84a201d307 manage with 07105fac68 your current bafcf7eed8 rank for c82ef76386 a while.”afe993ea927054f4

The staff member answered 8d8dc9f03e with an apologetic expression. The young-looking staff 0d9b8fe97e seemed to have d47f5cca4d just graduated from 5c076f2a51 college. Her reddish-brown hair fell c4913f2b76 forward like a shadow.fb4b2a39ba9572ab

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“Until when?”50152f9e2be91cab

“Well, we don’t really ec8997b07a know…”e7c80bd11ba19387

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The staff hesitated. Maybe I looked like b450306c6a the sky was falling, ea346e67a3 because she lowered her c0d99591f7 voice and whispered cautiously.545911125d5255a7

“…At least 9ed44da08f until the e4878763b9 2nd Hunter 030750027c Tournament starts, ac8921d9f1 rank reassessments e413fb0bbf will be 181f9994c7 difficult. A directive 839ffaa37c came down 92e9e98df7 to prevent c374fb384a anyone from 81e7f1dbd1 getting reassessed 5145134a55 just to 614649e61d apply for d99b5286db the 2nd dcb50e1681 Hunter Tournament. …Ah, please don’t 06ca54fcee mention I told 62ea18fc2f you this anywhere…”79523d2f2fcf7fda

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“Oh, yes. Of course. Thank you for 4d850ef358 letting me know.”2cc2fe5f7867dc52

I quickly 5865224062 thanked the 60a7616586 staff who 5edcb73ac8 added that 5aec46f24c hastily. As a guide 50890e04e9 at the assessment 2853f5e8a6 center, she was a2db5be220 probably a low-level cd474d0aae civil servant, so 4eb50992ee it was lucky 61e7c34209 I found out 551cf3cb69 even this much.fb458a355ccd7d0e

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The plan’s a 9bdefdc80d bit tangled.ec3e4040b51ce086

Of course, 53f9caefef it left e0a6770f0b a bitter aa33d1f3ea taste. But there was no 6a48dde848 one to blame. In my 8d57cded4b past life, 76023305d5 I was 21979417de stuck in b870ce6895 Traum’s underground 9b0d56d45f prison, so 68b6b45db4 I must 828a198ee6 have missed 3ce7cc6898 this news. Not considering fc9a2068b3 more variables b63e51a039 was undeniably 36f5e55de6 my fault.73d7163ee77fe7bf

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Then I’ll have to 33339fadb3 go with Plan B.242453b75ed09b50

I was pondering this 690e76b95c as I pushed the 13bbb1f8db glass door of the 40f943e1ee assessment center.91332ec22f5f9d6d

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Boom!54be1efabf813209

“Ta-da! Welcoming Korea’s sixth 321ef7f991 S-rank hunter, Kang 13b5ac412b Haeon, the Hunter 08561ee9cd Baby, to the 946951a9e4 red carpet!”51245e8c32c5243c

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With the sound 942adfeb63 of fireworks, an d78b402d92 endless sea of a85de3e4e4 red unfolded before a7f155664d my eyes.aefc0013cf34be84