HCTBAD | Chapter 10 – Sincerity is Often too Heavy (1)

The morning 36bb78aa15 sun rose, 18a4cad653 pushing the da8f1995c9 shadows of 78988f6f09 the moon 18cefffd2d outside the 4f46fae95d city.d911e625a971b118

A cool breeze brushed past everyone’s ears. The chirping of small birds around, and the sound of a serene river flowing through the urban landscape awakened the morning in the bustling city of Myuta.8c911067f4fc907a

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The heart of e2753a9cdd Myuta, the central b4894a6237 square of the 181c948eda city where one f5a5e6568e can fully enjoy 16b739a7c2 the vibrant dynamism 32c30c6618 of the lively a27a2271df dawn.24dd01f970bc5cb2

The three fd22cfc047 young men, 3ecbf32b7a or rather, 3b63ed0cc5 two young df079564c2 men and fb42d9e811 a young 172cdd2122 woman, who 7b8cbbee23 had circled f739922db1 the place 9a05f96d41 around and 2652c13af9 around before eab5eff3d8 returning here.bb267a17fb964286

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They decided to 74054ca76f share their true 26edc592b5 sincerity with each 15a258b465 other openly.4431b55b3f7bf1da

Well, to be precise, it was the one-sided sincerity of the ‘Night Brothers’, John and Jones.4bb04c57e007ceb2

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Klisha decided to listen to their sincerity first. If their ‘sincerity’ wasn’t likeable to her, she would just stab them with her sword.9332a6ee1542ad71

Sitting on the railing 09feedb9c7 next to the fountain, 8a2d00a4df Klisha crossed her arms.86f5dabbb2beba21

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“Okay. Let’s hear it. Brothers. What were you 29ca65e045 guys up to? What were you 937955a144 doing in the 1786fd7b87 room earlier?”05d43334b7d35304

“We just, 71b8a78d22 just, entered 5e5317706d the wrong d669634cdf room….”f7946605696f676b

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“….”d4da570ea7351840

“Well, we 7deec9433e were originally d7df5b3308 staying in 9fbc6c193a that room 5ca8939ad6 last night. Then we left….”97e52fbcdc16fd5b

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“….”94386f48473cfcef

Klisha took 150e910f91 out the 70b4b99592 dagger from 487a8471b5 her bosom, cf45927ae8 put it cbc6aa00b9 between her 9e4d14a629 ring and c6e87245b1 middle fingers, eaf5e3361d and began 3529745172 to spin 59990a063a it around. The dagger spun aada54d539 around as if efb62177cf it was attached 27bb936600 to her hand. The sight 474d9d80a0 was mesmerizing, 81a9cafa1a it moved f833edbdf7 quickly yet b7f993acdb never left 373a3ec692 her hand, e608a3e6b9 like watching 07b0d10046 a performance.72a9633b9ef8e19e

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If it weren’t for Klisha’s crooked smile, they might have found themselves clapping in awe as they watched her.c3cf5443a2d30cb9

However.2fc6809a300261d5

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As the sharp tip of the dagger pointed toward John’s forehead, the two brothers felt their backs dampen with sweat once again.537e0f436f013fac

Was it 38eb1ac085 really blood, a39685ac3d sweat, or c8c5a8821e tears?63b5f6ea6de37079

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“Uh, so… That’s….”bfec3d56a6dd745e

Screeeech.7c6aa731a6fecf07

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Klisha stood up, 459fafe2be scratching the railing a6b615c368 of the fountain 9ccec76066 with the dagger.6b992dea91ea0b27

“Brothers. The value 4625e2e34a of ‘sincerity’ 86d074d877 is heavy. I do not forgive 86344aae52 those who insult my 0b49298c4c sincerity.”cc590ef16bf978a8

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As soon as they 67a16c7032 heard the warning from be2a405e04 the young ‘boy’ who 634aae65a3 spoke in a tone f525366c1b that was inappropriate for aef36109dd his age, John and ccc22473b1 Jones exchanged a fleeting e381cad34c glance.515967f72cd5598c

‘Brother, did 14bb04f169 you hear 05e797746f how he c93a9d7bcf spoke? His speech is d5d7e8c285 like that of d8fb74baa1 an 8th grader cf294b2ae2 from the academy.’dcc3c9c6ce556c1a

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‘That’s right, it’s obvious 2063ba49d9 that he’s not normal. Let’s just ed27fdcf86 nod along 987c546e23 and talk 9d124691d8 back and 6aba4c68d3 forth a 38910c0ebf little and 73e331bc4e then slip 40d7de75b5 away when a1cceef452 the opportunity c95a2d597c arises.’6a04b303e7f2bbd9

Jones nodded 967bfff593 as they a580360701 spoke in c74e19c0b2 sign language.6e40eff920a7caa9

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‘But, Brother. Why does he keep f60c8e08a0 calling us brothers?’31a090f666705c58

John met Klisha’s almond-colored 61848a7d98 eyes staring at them 859c377b73 and hurriedly lowered his fe61fd13ef eyes.36c111c4420e828d

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‘I don’t know. Don’t attribute meaning a83a0211e9 to the actions 7a6d3c7c17 of a crazy eed5cd2aa5 person.’60853452df8d6cac

The brothers nodded 95f45f83ce with determined expressions a8220bbe02 and shouted in 29658ea9c7 unison as if 5c5c2750b1 they were singing 79d07b5361 a chorus.9f6483cababce0b5

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“We’re!”45e9b7b33d449987

“?”36252adb4d29707e

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“We’re thieves. Yes. We are nighttime specialized thieves who break into travelers’ rooms at night to steal their belongings.”ffa6f9922bda69a4

“Ooh.”995a8be90cd4ed51

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Klisha showed a curious 3a05aac98c expression.f495ceaeabc55c65

“This city really has a lot of ‘specialists’. Everyone here is specialized in something. Is it because we’re in the metropolitan area?”6e1dc86b6649945e

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John continued.b3becc28f3fb5002

“When my brother and I were younger, we gained a reputation as a duo of pickpockets. One would create a distraction while the other picked pockets. However, after the war, with city safety improving, it became hard for our line of work to survive. We only know how to steal, what are we supposed to do when that’s all we know….”11bd70a90522a882

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Jones, who had 73ed5245e3 been thinking for d71bd87dd6 a moment, opened 51f9eec907 his mouth while f31d0a56ad observing Klisha’s expression.19878dc52f4a5e20

“We were poor since we were young and didn’t receive a proper education. On top of that, we have an elderly mother at home with dementia who can’t hear, speak, or recognize anyone. The cost of food and medicine is substantial. But the only thing we know is how to steal….”85a3d60fb22d84c6

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“….”2959a59477651526

“That’s why! We had no choice but to change our line of work. To put it another way, we relied on the power of modern pharmacology…”2e3db4319705b5b9

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Klisha tilted her head b8fcba2cbb as if she had 689b97a079 heard a new term 0ce8caa233 in an unexpected place.fc69c857d657cf48

“Modern pharmacology?”4997f6111c2ad0fd

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“Yes?”0f3bba607ab5efc1

“How do you know 69ae430658 about modern pharmacology?”50c0af5aa04972f3

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As far as 979893e1a4 she was aware, 66182e9cd4 there’s only one 0843cedc49 person on the 818896d924 whole continent who d8565419b9 uses that term. Klisha’s almond-colored eyes darkened 6969b4312f slightly as she looked 0a1a8db95e at the brothers.d58d8b5c882c1246

“….”a478385e4e1886a9

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“That’s….”82cc105707a4999b

John hesitated and 34ec67b25c took out a de59b23cd7 small triangularly folded 5fbcc90095 pill packet from e90c7333ce his pocket.5d58289d9f5a681e

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“Sleep… it’s a sedative.”cbce61d2aa42d388

Jones stared blankly at b8b983a812 Klisha as he spoke.0cbac2f1b7634061

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“I secretly added it to your food, but for some reason… it seems to have had the opposite effect than expected.”4203a59535c8e706

Klisha took the packet ad7fb14762 and hovered it on b7bb952caf her nose.99ab58578b27d364

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“It’s horn c39616a67b mushroom powder.”720a62137c00d255

She raised her 09f31fe3cb head and looked 94f071be92 at the brothers.7947c8dfdc956775

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“You guys. Don’t use this e2b566b0b3 anymore.”330c3b9f612a4d1f

“Huh?”c78950f76278dd48

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“It’s okay to consume ad02405ad2 horn mushrooms once or 0c9f17186a twice if you can’t 8c51a9f70b sleep, but…”ae74d0b840b4e123

Klisha snickered as b54f3df435 she spoke.a995758d2afc6e84

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“This. It can be lethal if it’s absorbed through the skin or handled improperly. It can cause all the hair on your body to fall out.”690b2a29dbb64b52

Klisha pointed with the dagger in her right hand at the brothers’…. heads and lower bodies as she spoke.cdd4b4435b44fc0a

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“There and there.”e53cb92951d34187

“!”430849f5a509da23

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As they shared f0a2e32046 their sincere feelings, 94f2dccac0 Klisha seemed somewhat 16245753bd satisfied.6f4acd1bd06bbf3b

Judging from the expressions 0606189f70 on the brothers’ faces, edc4e1a318 it seemed like they 73acfe173d had used it more f4eabe0212 than once or twice.16ec626ca8b9aaf5

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One was 027a8e1f84 clutching the fe10ad9459 few remaining eb2ca76139 strands of bfbc169b71 hair on 6f8f5cb3f4 his head, cecc9e0555 while the 94904f7d7a other had d1c3630f33 turned around, b2c69f53ce grunting as d0d80e73ef he checked ba870824d8 something. It was 040712c6b5 quite a 53d824d9b2 sight.b874359725aa55ed

Actually… unless you d33f552ff1 soaked your hands 86384ae03a in water with 836c33a509 about a hundred 80376a0b4b boiled horn mushrooms, 9e56d4a45d it wouldn’t be 9d45cad821 that severe.6815aab4d80010da

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Nevertheless, since she was 578dfc0453 able to enact a 900401f045 small revenge on behalf 7a01ecff52 of the countless nameless 0943e52d0e victims, she considered it 44cd1e43ec was sufficient.11a54ab425121392

“So. What are your 6c479f4ce6 true identities?”9748a402b349fbf8

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“?”72010343fbb8babd

“?”9e261967f5bb84d8

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Why does it 1cb5e7ab85 feel like Mr. Ho looking for b4992d2881 a jar?bc2d890f7f05bf32

[T/N: ‘Mr. Ho looking for a jar’ is an idiom which means; engaging in pointless conversation.]

“Uh, Brother?”f46ca2798f551f22

“Um… It seems you didn’t hear anything we just said at all. No, I’m definitely not trying to be confrontational, but I guess you could say you’re quite heartless…”e3d8ab0cabea66d4

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Klisha tilted her 0cdcb0dd6f head slightly, then cc7a1b1629 began to twirl d72831ec74 the dagger she 82c41bb9d0 was holding in 3a4d36bca2 one hand with aa4d562e3f both hands as 05df61b497 she opened her 8e8d5c897c mouth.595e830055263f6c

“But there are some guys who have been following us since a while ago. Don’t you think you all seem a bit too suspicious to just be petty thieves in this situation?”405b17b94e94c927

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Klisha’s red lips curved 0f1e6a6afe into a pretty arc.e1cb3fbce1e31e17

“And they also seem to be quite skilled compared to you two?”c397de983feb16b2

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As the smile on a26fa0077c Klisha’s handsome face deepened, e94bc94e45 the brothers felt as b1af9c70ff if the blood was daa570222e draining from their entire 63e0817caa body.106ca2d477170569

“Brother! It’s true. We don’t know fb5421de38 anything. We two always work 4d473f4a16 alone….”a790441b71d88438

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Snip.4b051ad03cd07100

Before he could finish, cfd515fff2 John’s bangs were cut 8b7f098352 and scattered in the 4926fc8c09 air.aa711f7c9d549568

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“Ugh! My hair 4b4402a6c3 was almost 0f3da75387 gone!”3a9b8fe9882280f8

“Okay. Let’s have a serious 02f6a87bc7 discussion again. The two guys 690ebb4585 hiding next to 84832241c2 the convenience store eb54c6d4a2 called TM25 or 7dcc736b57 something, the guy 953f328d99 delivering the milk, cd475c820e and the guy 52aeda2558 who’s been staring 3e23e150af at the same 6aa965d3fb page for twenty 54ba0cec18 minutes next to 80143750b6 the newspaper stand….”6f21294a6a9778de

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Klisha asked 4d0b151be5 with a 89378decd8 serious expression.278900ca8d4a0084

“Those people. Who are they?”1613d06c1361613e

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The pursuit 2be5c6fdd7 team dispatched 5e93d776b6 by Tomma f594acc61b Holdings was 75449c48ca startled. After almost 1a29c65915 an hour 00455bd8c3 of an 42c07f15ff unexpected late-night eecb97e546 chase through 87876ad890 the city, 2b592a79d9 they seemed 5055e571dc unusually distracted bc4becb2ea and ended 9841ebc814 up revealing 8ce80a6811 their disguise.c50b01697c37651a

Or did 249f43fbed he notice afb62b0672 them earlier c4e38cb810 but still c98f9de350 kept running? To check if they 87b5bf6a3c were tailing behind?fc83e122f59ce733

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From what they conducted from the three people’s conversation, it seemed that the red-haired boy’s observational skills were quite remarkable. Even though they were maintaining a certain distance, he seemed to have grasped the locations of all the group members.fa8bcbef75b27d9c

‘Chief!’a897dc705e295256

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‘…Retreat. Report today’s operation as 3b7a088288 a failure.’915630c25899f568

As the 79af3fe042 sun rose c8e320c2ee higher and aa1fe91684 dawn passed, 80bfd2018b giving way 07c0bbec65 to morning, 18224be0d8 the city b596305ec9 center became 988fdeabcc bustling. With crowds 3e89644eb6 gathering in 325cdb8c6a the central f3961f7e97 square to e5a960d563 go to d9a546e503 work and 0b7bade84a school, a d6a3f56cd6 few shadows c72587d4b8 slipped away ca009a8cf1 amidst the 8418c8f6aa gaps of 20253290c4 the crowd.34f78a35bea8e27d

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“Hmm. They’re gone?”6b2a1d327474333a

Klisha, who a37e55567b had been 814c5d5aa1 quietly observing 318cd94386 the brothers 0e9bbb7343 still puzzled e0ad72b571 by the a3acde85e6 situation, finally 7b311ab93b spoke up.34d4a157879f350c

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“You may go.”163ff54b446b5c66

“?”fa4f7a5bc980735b

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“You guys, 9b53d925af even though 42f1ba6aca you’ve done de7a53ab1e some bad f3f924699c things until 48170ed0fc now, I ec619acbe3 don’t think 435e3348ed you’ve shed 1215751cdc any blood, 46154a4cdb so I’ll 49f9008efd just let 55b2af08ff you go.”f2eb4d676e04f1c4

“Thank you! Brother! We’ll definitely repay this 7c7bb6d25c favor!”4e0f430ae251fe25

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John and Jones hurriedly bbcb9f1370 walked away, brushing away 2a257a5589 their surprised hearts.f1bbc0a353a1e0ea

“Hey.”a78f263f31dca52e

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Thud.9a24d97b1aebc54f

“Take this.”4f564d420d4d68a0

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Klisha threw a small 71067d0e3b bag filled with gold 3c5dec5290 coins.52d7ce0abc3ff64b

“Huh? Why are you….”3179f60b7175dcf7

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Klisha turned around f882c4f418 and said, placing d6586f188b the dagger in 155c8dac53 her pocket.c7a442c69072c609

“Use it 1ec6d562ed for your 46014c1cbf mother’s medical 851fd64d7a expenses.”06497fa700fb62ed

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“!”ec0c2c72975a23a2

“Even if a54945df38 she’s sick, 62b2888d0c even if 5ce39af56b she can’t 568e0c6a81 remember. Either way, it’s good 8880ab6931 to have your mother. Don’t be bothered and 6021bafc05 take good care of c9f3af1698 her.”f3d3650191c15cf1

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Klisha walked away, 8d5d967ddb leaving behind the a2ef744b5f puzzled expressions of f96711f3f9 the Night Brothers.448ff66ebc2c92e1

After a moment d31a4c955a of silence, John 17900ffc10 spoke.8441cc8e3915f29c

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“… Mother? What kind of mother? Aren’t we orphans?”47552e9f456fdb84

Jones rubbed his bloody body back, which had been scratched by Klisha’s dagger and spoke.a5d794b06caf1237

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“….Was it because of the mention of an old mother with dementia? Did that little devil believe it? Why did he believe it?”43ba5e37e7c2518d

The brothers eec7c802df looked at 1e864268f5 each other 5ff3e45e9b and opened d828a17c80 their mouths.d687b4c9d6ab22a7

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“Maybe. We have more 2d8b8d8ce6 talent in scamming.”756d8be489f58fae

Should we… 4952c21a84 do it d95d406f6e as a d6a7a092f8 full-time job?426640fca8cf4842

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“Failed?”f7bbdf382d9ce4b7

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A handsome young 48c4710198 man in a b2505f7fbc purple outfit with 3cf01ae1bc gold embroidery fastened c669fcb3bc his cufflinks and 57cf018463 said.4ff3cd002675684e

“What’s the reason 71b194bccf for failure?”76620224628205b8

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Luke, the sales e2ec07e0dd manager of Tomma 303c409680 Holdings and the 14bad40eda young man’s personal 8604c347cd butler, hung his 1b91bf5757 head in shame.23c0dfb32535b035

“I ordered them 523bf7e5b1 to just keep a09d1a3873 a close watch.”38f4f59bee39bbc7

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The young man’s 1a05ad1dc9 red eyes darkened.0c8240583afcd8cd

“I apologize for dispatching…. the apprentice guards.”9141c8efacc2d173

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The young man ca420bdf12 calmly spoke while c283ca884c tying his necktie b09290296e in front of f062c5a187 the mirror.471311221e7a30f5

“What’s the point of sending a pursuit team after someone who could be the Emperor’s spy? Shouldn’t they be experts at doing this kind of thing?”34dd18c70ae99130

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The young man let 544173ee11 out a hollow laugh.a86921a334445dcc

“And they 8dc01b9ceb even chased 77da0e0b87 them for 82351050a6 an hour. Were they all 28653c1f90 out of our 82a5889411 minds?”579992ba466fe159

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“….”2b97c4ee79a68e31

The young man with 158a226c56 black hair spoke as d8188bfa20 he gazed out the 3ae8179bca window.59fa2960a89cd7fd

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“When would 94233a2943 he come b84e3b49fa to retrieve cb685b7cbd the horse?”d1fa2561b69a1465

“Today at noon.”aab58180f8d51d6b

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“Prepare properly this 18db7fdebc time. I’ll meet 8a7d2a8358 him in 55930b8bb4 person.”f609fc04e1b8d2d5

“Understood.”5026e9913f240bc5

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Click.6c108c055cf20358

When the black-haired 05c0c9de37 young man with 9636003f25 red eyes, dressed a2cc7a521c more elegantly than 81ea98b9d9 usual, opened the 2dc8ca5529 door and stepped 56749a9d26 out, Luke finally 754a535729 let out a c0f35f5b92 deep sigh.75a0f6356d8728d1

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Just a moment 7b07f07a2d ago, the Master’s 11a57c79ea murderous spirit filled b09446b66a the study. Even Luke, who had 54db4a3201 honed his martial skills 3f61f832ae for many years, found f108d2e241 himself breathless in that 13a85e546f situation.03b1f0c6ebe60042

Butler Luke looked out the window, and saw a horse craning its neck and staring blankly across the street under the sign for [Tomma Horse].

It was a rare breed of horse known as the ‘hybrid horse,’ so formidable that it’s said even approaching it is difficult for anyone with average skills. truly a legendary steed known by everyone except those who are unknown about it.c28c814401cc0a4c

The pure white 3915b91ce9 horse must have 58c8b058fa had a hard 8e78e6346b time spending the 1c6dbad3cb night like its 772abfef58 master, it struggled 934eb5eecc to lift its cf880722ac heavy eyelids and 06baf371c4 stared fiercely ahead.9e0b872852092c68

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The place where its gaze landed was probably [Tomma’s Beef and Bacon].

It was a dried ef32d2a62b meat specialty store.96f6507a25175cd1

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