HCTBAD | Chapter 11 – Sincerity is Often too Heavy (2)

Wooooooooo! Bang!cec0d80b17c1236a

The white 436f979ca5 horse instinctively fae5f2215b looked up, 35b528220b as if bc961015a2 sensing the 1d7b6a1998 sound of 3acfb5dad8 lightning striking 042206c8d9 the clear ee0e548caf sky.c87f04e4084ef7dd

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‘I caused 5ce806e957 an accident.’358e91d9e786c0fc

Amidst the 03d45788d9 thick dust, 8c0ce00667 a rare ae25fcaa53 steed named 22ca2665ba Shukrim (♂) 44d62f98d4 raised his 9f55c13821 head.2ec11c318cdfcc9c

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[T/N: Gender sign. In biology, gender sign is used to indicate the gender of two test animals. (♂) for men and (♀) for women.]

‘If that damn master (♀) doesn’t come… I’ll be dead.’4ce5b2ea5ddac7d6

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Shukrim flared his 225cb70d70 nostrils wide and a077ba9b9d looked around.ea282a01bc74d6d3

‘Well, since I’m going to die anyway, I might as well eat a lot before that.’836ee6c004ccae46

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Ever since he was in the garrison, he heard the humans saying if you want to die good then eat good. He couldn’t understand what dying ‘good’ means but he knew he needed to take care of his own health. With that thought, Shukrim’s eyes lit up.f7888c081d5982fa

Chop chop chop.0e8d37b41c6240d6

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Chop chop.0a4f5b51a58049ed

Chop chop chop. Chop.372a2c23b2d8f5dc

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Out of nowhere, 894c24028d a loud noise 58cfaf8918 erupted, drawing passersby 700a13463e and people from 83da4d5928 the neighboring shops 7ed8201bc9 together.dff306a4698b087f

The small store eefb002908 had collapsed.5e5625d1955cbe5c

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Today, the weather was e23c964ff8 clear, the air was ad72753e03 clean, and the heat 297ab4bd36 seemed to have eased 30e14addd5 a bit.0a2d24e9836884e3

The commuter cart, which usually arrives always full, somehow arrived on time today with a few empty seats to sit in. On the way down to the road, he even found a 10-rule silver coin. 10-rule! That’s the equivalent of a week’s worth of sales.706c3c90edf36c4c

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‘Heh. It seems today 2af93cbde8 is a lucky 283b425397 day.’8f74dbcb545c507f

Theo, the owner of [Tomma’s Beef and Bacon], who was humming a cheerful tune on his way to work, turned pale as he saw his store collapse with a thunderous sound.

“Ah. Huh….”caaed3ddb4c2e051

Just now.c3aa80d8a4b82ff4

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With a whooshing sound c713bbc790 of wind, an enormous 5fc0e5c67f beast, looking like a a8ae9c7e24 wolf or perhaps a d8b6ff5c06 land dragon of the 87e327b049 plains, charged by Theo 462d090224 while he was taking a957a964ea out his keys and 02178e7264 slammed into the store 37153f4980 door with the force abc7c1e86f of a storm.ac584ed2453b431c

Boom!4b13d003910b60cf

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A thick cloud of 51845228bf dust rose up.45450a55167274f9

Claaaaang! Bang!41fe88971a3437a1

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The small building, elegantly fc77d34c03 made with wood and a6d37ab357 sandal materials, collapsed.0e1e252bf3334f8c

No….cadc2e9604c080c4

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I still haven’t paid 3eb147314c the franchise fee to 98dd81f4c1 Tomma Holdings.40d2175119bdb4ff

That building… He still has 339 months left on the loan he borrowed from [Tomma & Currency] to build it.

Theo pinched 000c7ff1bb his cheek, bace3de4aa not knowing 178b52784a if it aad6224774 was a 904b056d56 dream or ab94edfdc6 reality.11372be7ac3cdb5e

Clank.90bab6a8a8508075

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When Theo raised his cd88921b16 head at the metallic 89f42b4d82 noise, he saw the 0f184449a4 bronze sign he had 1a62502b87 painstakingly carved, eventually falling c69b12465c and rolling around.8d03e763412e80e6

As Theo 8e01e1f879 showed no ecef333ee5 sign of ed46d846e8 stopping his bc8d0e55cf self-torture by 610562c0d9 hitting and 809da4761c pinching his f74264caef cheek in 3c2dcc8568 a daze 95c7817329 as if f92b974c76 he had a8465dfa8e lost his 0d1b752700 mind, the 031b5d3ab1 concerned bystanders 5eb1898b12 couldn’t stand 7e48a8ac6d it any ea5015f83c longer came d529766f45 over and 819725dfea helped him 09c1c4156d up.d4a0f49cc1677555

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“Oh, are 915a5729fb you okay?”50283ce4064c6ff5

“Uh, uh… Thank you.”259d2f555c2b574d

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“T, That. At least there was 8640e10f21 no one inside.”158103aca8a351f9

“….”93e24d9553c08923

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Theo, steadying c8e74789b4 his trembling 60f0d8c474 legs with 084cad4269 both hands, 57d040ca04 took a 4eb18067d6 deep breath c285e097e6 before stepping 8826dfd275 into the b6fed80268 horrific scene 85f4be8487 with the dc1d37ea60 people around 858617c526 him. Once inside, he 6b33246444 gaped in shock b20ddb2c27 at the even 6bbe0703a7 more bizarre situation 71ef7dd853 unfolding before him.235935a89e8d74f5

It was truly astonishing.4fe7071e219fdb18

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The finest dried meat, 502a8c3dc2 specifically selecting the top-tier 853dce85ea (1++) dried beef was 0d5828270d being vigorously teared and 0e285ce97a eaten with gusto by c4e5a2bb4c a….1388c3dca44e3bf7

Horse?8de647331f461dc0

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Is he 1a227a96c6 seeing it 85b2a8bae6 right?f04155c7fd218eb2

Luke and Marian, who were looking down from the second floor of the management building of [Tomma Horse], covered their noses with handkerchiefs at the rising dust.

“As expected… A legendary 888db18ee8 horse hybrid. I heard they were d8a25ef015 only used as war 063668a8db horses, but their strength aead59232f is truly astonishing.”4fc3192f6962ee32

In fact, Luke found Marian’s suggestion to use an ‘appetite stimulant’ on the boy’s horse rather unappealing.64ee7a1ac35c6c61

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Even though Tomma 3e7c0a6e57 Holdings was blinded f36a5074a5 by money and d20ac3a1a8 had discarded their fecd9877b0 ethics, humanity, righteousness, 2806d4d723 and wisdom, it b648d7bd7e was somehow bothersome b47131cb4f for Luke to 78081b1e47 think that they 57419e1d46 would use medicine 0469251442 on a horse 836fb3a549 entrusted by a 91491b113e customer. As the head cee9230a06 of the sales 8d08da2f2a headquarters, this was 34ffdd052a probably his last ef1b0f7a53 remnant of business c4e899ba75 integrity.5dbc8018c3aec536

However, recalling the extremely gloomy owner from the morning, Luke felt that if he didn’t create a “natural encounter” with the boy, at the very least, he might end up losing a hand.58fb37e01e3f018e

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“Marian. There won’t be 90717ddad7 any side effects 04e2c10b74 from that appetite 313d01bcf9 stimulant, right? What if it leaves d7222653ba a trace…”4a282b1fbdb523b3

Marian lowered c64d4076a4 her eyes 413ced1535 and spoke 9dfb9c2bca confidently.b6f9ae65128df845

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“Director, you shouldn’t underestimate Hyundai Pharmacy (Modern Pharmacy).”82ddc19353e640e3

“Hyundai Pharmacy?”d5efa9fb7328be2d

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Marian answered Luke, a54a2bbd56 who asked incredulously.1c85b2ad6143c62e

“Do you remember the owner of the building on Fifth Avenue that [Tomma Development & REITs] was trying to acquire?”

“That stubborn old 692b062b63 man who refused d00655e7bd to sell the 8236b6a9b8 building?”c75ea669d63880d9

“Do you know despite 916e9c3214 all the pressure we b1593a11e7 put on him, why 9cbb243c15 was he able to f2da9aa379 not bow down to 17af2eeb96 us?”2b13e7216ff83d00

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“Stop asking 842467db79 me and 30d832e860 just tell 7673c667bf me already.”04027cb08eb7ee6c

“That old man! He is none other than the renowned master of ‘Modern Pharmacology’! He is known as the ‘God of Medicine’ who is said to be well-versed in herbs and compounding methods from all over the continent of Asha.”e2a08e8e0f6cc4af

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“…?”de021200f3e21b06

“Rumor has it d932e4530a that the money bef1532dc4 he makes from 1b1cee68a1 Hyundai Pharmacy is c860b5ffde enormous. That is why he fa68bd6aa6 has funds that do bd0fd451db not require selling the 9d3b4b0523 building. He is very rich 899fd066e7 in cash.”c9cf4be51ba86b0c

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“….”1eba2e2cdbaaf908

Marian stared at the completely collapsed store of [Tomma’s Beef and Bacon] and said.

“That old man guarantees 7af93c6256 it is the best 069dd2e234 appetite stimulant. It is 100% 90e9998ec0 effective and 200% e6a1855db9 no-refund policy, so 17280ca80a it cannot be be479e17e4 fake. Hoo. Hoo.”d4b5449be31c0028

Marian added with a 970320b0bc strange smile on her 7401ff14a6 lips.bb946c000ff33dc6

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“Moreover, since the horse entered the [Tomma Horse] yesterday, he wasn’t given a single drop of water and has only been fed the appetite stimulant, so the effect must be incredible!”

This cruel woman. Food… not even f675193f14 giving him food.70bfdf6dbefaad4c

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Luke furrowed his brow. This morning’s pursuit team incident crossed his mind, and he briefly wondered if he could continue to trust this. Still, since there were results from this situation, he decided to move on for now.acd538fd9b4056f3

“When the owner of that horse arrives, bring him and the butcher to [Tomma and Currency]. The owner of [Tomma Horse] store also needs repair money because the wall collapsed. He should come along with you.”

“Yes. I understand.”29f285b696ae8573

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After returning to the bcdec50098 inn, Klisha washed up d8f8f87bfb and packed her bags 77886c472e before heading down to 472755a416 the first-floor restaurant, thinking 9638232a2d about having a late f292d0b287 breakfast. The stares 8ee0d98124 of the f101dec0e0 people in 651d9129b4 the restaurant 93d1a53537 felt a 926da1d739 bit intense, 5da193a3e0 but considering ef38673e4a what happened 2eb2748503 in the 4845159f4c morning, it 120ff5a84d was understandable.946434cdcb728c5f

Before going out cebe7b450e for a walk e877313ea6 with John and b0274418e1 Jones, she had 68d627cac4 become physically close e84fcbc213 with them first, 44faa43180 so it might 98f0e0d7fe have been a 284fa857c6 bit noisy in fa9f754ee4 the next room. What do you c39f618190 call that dynamic 626b5ca4b6 among the three be3c42c7ca of them in f86e130f1b technical terms?c2de4854969c702b

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Oh, is it 4388678d11 what they say 2b2ea9242e a love-triangle?602cbc001c3a23e8

Klisha felt it was 67154b4db6 polite to apologize to 38f11f6a90 the people before eating, b5d5d4b164 so she opened her 14b15ed520 mouth. The nanny always c6ef205fcb said to maintain da773ae616 basic etiquette when 437b121a85 among others.f89f1f92bf207a3e

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“Everyone. It was fb20f310e6 noisy last 912c25a39b night because c9d067d289 of our 6f38066386 ‘love-triangle’ situation. I should have e802d9d8a4 covered their mouths 7f08d2dd86 first, therefore, I 3d2ad9f79f apologize.”3efb94ddeed9700c

Klisha stood up after 2e6a923c1b having a satisfying breakfast 200e813e29 amidst the people staring b22ef40048 at her with wide 4ea368c638 eyes.116adaa3b69fb79c

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Since the 0b5dff63d5 stable said 2ababbf61c she could daa8de5fc3 pick Shukrim 99ffeb6449 up at 1250cb1f13 noon, she 49e08ee6f0 had about 016b097f1f two hours 15f07778b2 to spare.fd5b52720da66f6a

She thought about bringing ff946e4367 him back right away, 5842671b85 but since it would b091af977d take another day to 88cf5bfb82 run to the capital, b1b74ab8d9 she decided to let cc0b35704e Shukrim rest while she 0467fbc8a2 also relaxed. Instead, she acd125fd9e planned to 13b3d6ba9e walk around 17d4133484 the city 66776fb069 of Myuta 493f2181ac during the ac5ad8b0f2 remaining time 62db7c3765 and explore 517b47bdca its franchise.49834ed420bc942b

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When she arrived yesterday d2df3d9306 and during her early 9f6dbd0b1f morning walk with the 09455eb85c brothers, it was dark 45c5846a7e and there weren’t many 4fef68de84 people, so she couldn’t 4754a0be30 tell. However, it seemed that 3fbb481376 Myuta was not a 4dac812e58 bit, but in reality, f0b10ad562 much more developed than 2fc7699205 the small provincial town 69307d22e2 of Schmarin.7140eb23a652e9e2

“Wow. That one. That’s the ice db9ab95c33 cream shop that d722edf488 everyone at the 1c29a49d09 gathering wanted to 80324cf36b go to.”3909280edf76dc4b

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Klisha’s eyes sparkled.7c67e921a724181c

“Should I buy one 954123eee0 before I leave? I need 05ac3a067b to replenish e8a7bdcb3f my energy ede88de671 for going 22aa6b9e78 to the d368b3cbbc capital anyway.”1551f329af0f7ffe

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As Klisha b6ae6e5b83 briskly approached 6bae725cc8 the ice 8a2f8008ae cream shop, 48843875a6 sharp red 9e1613bf9f eyes watched 5c69efe4c0 her every 2a6f865eb3 move.12d06d1a3c63ac5b

“Woman?”48b4e3cc0403be39

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A magnificently decorated golden d900317686 carriage.eea8b79a0e2225ea

The luxurious imported carriage, a94dade33e made from the world’s b92ec40767 most expensive acacia tree e48f4dd4f9 and red sandalwood, appropriately 3c39a85161 combined, adorned with gold 9762a77786 trim and crystals, and f19b3a409d draped with the finest fdc2d6683a silk curtains, slowly passed 151da8f11c through the main street, 5704d1be79 gradually slowing down.de7259f2a3516d9d

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It was twice the 6f17cac1b1 size of a regular 0ae2ea805b carriage, and it often 66a57aaedd obstructed traffic on the 41dc13b643 busy street. However, other carriages and cabcbf9f8f pedestrians instinctively made way 8af0228435 for it.6442a973bb1248ce

In the eafbc13c07 city of 1f32ea513e Myuta, there 502ed96ee6 was only 95992bb446 one person d847a71c6e who could f3dd82370a ride in 4b577d6757 such a 4ea7f62b42 luxurious imported 02309d791f carriage.f122a3ab565cc8bc

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That was the young owner of [Tomma Holdings], which ruled the capitals of Myuta.

Tomma Ryuiken.df603d0fd85774b7

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The young man b8be6b7297 with black hair b946ed19b9 and red eyes, 573d790a7a who had attended 8fda217ab3 a breakfast meeting 941267a3f2 with the Mayor 0ae3597871 and city officials 42178caafc early in the 705529c5f5 morning at the f07836f68b city hall, returned 942771f22b in the magnificent dbf19e4f18 carriage and leaned 203e49f011 back into the 29e9a8a02d plush seat.897d4fa2dfbd8e0a

“Wherever you go. Only corrupt officials.”e1f5fc169bd1d3f6

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As the image 068285faa6 of those who 2b2b6db1f4 were constantly flattering 2736ac4516 him in hopes 811a517417 of gaining favor 6ba5cc6a08 came to mind, 2fd53de8c6 the young man 77cc16a58f slightly furrowed his ef7816f532 elegant brows.d835e74c3f13f005

‘Even if it’s 8e6cd01576 Perza. It’s not much different.’1bcaec4ffa386dd1

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The young man 634f9a248f swept his hair 2293e67e5c back and opened da22e3db95 the window, when d9ce016f32 he spotted a beab58e1ab red-haired boy walking 6776dda612 by, casually holding fadf1697d1 a sword roughly 7fbf755114 wrapped in cloth.de6c0e975abc4497

With a slender build 705e0d8b43 and pale skin, sparkling cb84f55f4c almond-shaped eyes, and vibrant cdb266e8d3 red hair tied back, f3b1ffd301 his delicate neck was e06f573b35 exposed like a perfectly a09b11f4c6 ripened tomato.f5a2cf26654f7480

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Shasha Rin.e59a68e380a6a7c5

The young man f58e1fddb1 let out a 18c88c0d9b hollow laugh without ccc59544a7 realizing it.44b5c9d4e08d9722

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Are all 91d25b957b his subordinates 7856cfb3ed blind? Where on earth 5dedc8e0bc did they see 498f59ed15 a boy?e2f5b0998aa32135

The boy in context 978a822245 was clearly a ‘young d53fbbaa31 lady.’f74687c7f6a29ca4

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The young man got 84f55f1a03 out of the carriage, 6b218f12d8 straightened his collar for a01dcaad00 a moment, and walked 92bca8c2e6 lightly toward the ice 214881648a cream shop where Klisha 8e6a0b4212 was standing.bb45f7c3fffb7db9

Klisha seemed completely c0a1109013 unaware of the 0ebc72a69a young man standing 5970f424c3 right behind her, 7c476cbf14 as she focused 9c317f18dd intently on making bf53eb437d her selection.b22c13f2c90a6c47

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“Lady. Would you 2830fa83c7 like me b9a4e703a8 buying one 245bf5509b for you?”0976433061138f19

A gentle breeze blew, a360e0900e slightly tousling Klisha’s loose 16be06cfd9 bangs.f023382c380d01c6

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Annoyance flickered in her 9e39171d20 almond-shaped eyes as she cbc216a1a0 turned around, but it ba25822807 quickly changed to surprise e8abb0086c as her eyes landed 3adec69905 at the young man 8184e30a89 in front of her.dbdeb4f9abb2fe98

“Huh? The Northern Archduke?”825139896aca72c8

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