HCTBAD | Chapter 12 – Need Some Quick Cash? (1)

A hint of puzzlement 0f60d1ff07 flashed through the young 384e93381b man’s red eyes.921ce661e0956c0c

“What?”c46489442c71473a

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Klisha spoke, 15bff578fd tucking a 9479b35121 stray strand 4932ddf8ec of hair ca3042fad6 behind her 7671832d60 ear with 7d5b0d24cb an awkward b7791f3e15 expression.e57ebee1677d6445

“No, you… 0065b27b93 you look 96e6119215 like a 28671050c9 Northern Archduke.”4b046454ce8d52be

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An awkward smile 27a81af656 hung over the 0cbad2d1be young man’s beautiful 700ab76376 jawline.76d80ba6f436469c

“My Lady. What do 6999a5a9a1 you mean 4397728deb by that?”6ebf72b1eca40868

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“There is 3ec54fbcb6 someone like c5419539c7 that.”879b7df361b7aceb

Klisha quickly glanced 6004bfc1a2 up and down e7a1911bdc at the dark-haired f2ec1504e4 young man who 3896e63dd4 appeared with all 93a7b87296 his glory so a09f447b21 suddenly, briefly focusing d916aeb994 on the subtle d553a5208d detail before turning 96ca9b4699 her head and 8116d420dc speaking.6e0d31d0b364b3d2

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“Well, not quite necessarily.”ee8bc73ba523c173

“….”34bcfda6ee6f3952

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The young man maintained his calm composure on the outside, but inside he was quite flustered. He couldn’t help but wonder what the red-haired woman knew and was talking about.fe0a0b22a50efd18

On top of 75e9840da0 that, her gaze b7ab7eda7e was sharp and e66f75e353 subtle, something that 5a71ecdd42 could only be 09ac8d9cad recognized by someone a0d79de84b who had mastered e0cc5c381d martial arts. But where 3f1b733993 on earth 0ec96fee22 was that 03f4a5e198 woman looking 42093c2d65 at just f3ef6483dd now?7b757059eeaff255

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The young man felt 409563989c his face flush for 0daecb55f1 the first time in 0a52e8c034 nearly ten years. Was it embarrassment? Anger? Or something utterly 152d304a07 absurd? Regardless, it cbfba66209 was an b3502ff8d0 unfamiliar emotion 7329a99a2b to the 79796fb2cd young man.09b8b41045ab8378

In addition, 21dbf5f024 what’s with 8834c4dafe that indifferent 84a26a2dd8 reaction?!6de27f3bfe122d2c

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The young man 2e2577e72b was born in d65377ed05 the northern part 8e2b6d1908 of the Karion d15391481f Plains, but in 779611e4c1 terms of appearance, 1166d1312e he was somewhat 365b79f9c8 different from the a874309f43 typical people of b5c2e079f3 the Northern Continent.f445207403862c72

With unusually pale skin, dcdb2bc606 black hair, and red 0221f7af60 eyes. Because of his c33f1278f6 vivid red eyes, af2fdefd8d he had faced e2af364e40 harsh remarks about 52fa3972c5 being cursed or 0edd9e5f17 ominous during his 8f11b6a86f childhood.e081b611220e08b1

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When he grew c4293e39dd a little older, c1b970df66 no one could 59e49c60c2 say anything about 0a6e3a705f the young man’s a306503d9b appearance, whether he 54583e7b73 was from the 9b5ea98813 North or the 2f3df69f3d Central region. To be precise, ad4d15ec1b they found it d5bfaae104 impossible to voice 2faecb32a0 anything at all.ef846f6a7a0ff47e

However.e8f48ac27d824968

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This young woman d867208ad9 casually remarked that d8ba4b77b5 he was from 21434a2076 the North.f3f22f8bbfa6c125

And the Archduke?!9b070e6fa1625bac

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The young man’s beautifully shaped lips curled slightly upward.a8e89d553b290af0

“Is the Lady 0beecf7cfa interested in the 7913cd8380 North?”e890437d4ba0ebff

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Klisha, who 1b19eb9a86 had turned c0dd24000c her head 2ed823c520 again and d46161461a was busy 42fbc1b22a choosing ice e3c4c3c09a cream, answered 7c24944c18 absentmindedly.bb97b432ecb6ad16

“Not the North. The Northern Archduke. No, never mind. I don’t 1f6a484441 want to d3613fdc06 talk about bd8745d168 that anymore.”b7dc8056007a77d0

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“Is that so?”df16074df6aa94af

Klisha paid for the dada864bb0 ice cream she had 6fa6c18e56 carefully chosen and turned c184c69c1e around. Looking at 877d74a750 the lively 57c3eab688 environment of 76f1a84950 Myuta, unlike 00adefd21f what she 544a986f89 had seen 703ec514d2 at dawn, 3d28763a5c she added 9ff8fe1df1 in an c6ea73028c unusually gentle b090edc52e tone.36626f2047c1ff1c

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“By the way, you have really beautiful eyes. They remind me of the sunset in our hometown. So don’t be upset, because we always… support you.”2d3f5a822b9bae69

“….”e045fe8393ae692d

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What does 8d121cb570 this mean? What does 8935d53f9b it imply?5104e440e6e41120

And who 319cafef67 are ‘we’?df24c86dbb2a7854

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Klisha gazed into the young man’s red eyes, her expression softening into a brief, solemn smile. Then, placing her right hand on her chest, she bowed slightly in greeting.4359d3ec9d90be5d

“Well, that’s all.”814c971a386e79de

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The black-haired, 5314bcb106 red-eyed young 9739fc3d0c man, hearing f8f0cab8c1 a series cef4820743 of incomprehensible 540f76daa1 words from 50ccdefde4 a woman 1944beabcd he had 083847a706 no contact 4223d12ca2 with, and b908e008dd was also 28bb16a841 greeted with c8ca3a36ef an excessive 62e1fdaea8 bow, felt 36a9a1cabf overwhelmed by 6dee8f9db1 various thoughts 6d784d1b52 swirling in 8868ff6b75 his mind 7a9becdc62 due to af951c51ac the excessive 667f1b2431 formality, but 40d9fc6e39 he couldn’t c2aaf52587 organize them 32b7a65665 well.0bda071b7b255642

Is she d249543799 really the 5b07045eb0 Emperor’s spy? If so, ca2895fd0c is this 56dc58d881 some kind abdfc7517e of advanced 61b5e154b8 psychological warfare? Or perhaps….fc46e6d480fe2b0a

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However, the young man 7a089b3a4f could never know.93ab037ecda7a216

Klisha, who had already 2169de747e moved far away, was 03925c98a3 a fan of serialized c49d4c0f5d novels that were trending f5dfd7047c among the public.bf91e9ffb6ad97f6

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It had been seven years since Klisha had poured her allowance and time into serialized novels. In fact, Klisha had become proficient in the standard language’s spelling rules of the Empire through these serialized novels.d4d0cbfffc027a21

As a result, the c43767365b teenage Klisha began to c594e4b7f6 use a more cringeworthy 9d145abc04 and sly way of 9d55c8cb4f speaking than her peers, b1c36595b0 and the nanny, who 2437c04543 tried to correct it, 143e12e1d6 raised her hands and cf190727f6 feet in surrender.0ccaaa697e73840d

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It’d be better if you speak informally rather.31a906607fe70cbb

That was the nanny’s 9c78548e19 last words.42fc66b54c9df7fe

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Among the c5347ee069 serialized novels 2f5171134f that Klisha 36ba7e1347 had read 565714ec7c widely, her 27c726fe68 particularly preferred 4183b51a35 genre is!051f35bc78b21443

A touching love 9ad86beeca story that transcended 255375f504 the status of 8dbadabefd the Northern Archduke 3cf3d2ce2e and a maid, 137030fb9d a heartfelt love 919ccb68d0 story that transcended c15c9ec90d national borders between 3d028d87be the Northern Archduke 6e378431e9 and the daughter 4f3793d89b of an enemy 64caecadf0 country, or a 7a0585000a love story that cc54ecf0e2 transcended the races a2bb2f10bd of a Northern 719addba47 Archduke and a f3973247cd polymorphed dragon… this ed498f23ac sort of,cf95bba31399cf50

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「Northern Archduke Series f22f250c51 (19+)」b56ea6e243e03cfe

When she first 468085b165 encountered the Northern 9c36196a79 Archduke series. That thrill, that intensity, 914a2ef267 that freshness…. It was 4a5b5e9eee engraved in 16522d401d her mind bb98c692ec like ‘the b1a314e076 boy in ac2d8e783c my dreams’, a335f77b8b the one 2c55a7c3cc she had b2cbaf94ad met on 60e021b43d the northern a6b003517f battlefield long b6383ea49d ago.72029c3be0a40fe6

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In the end, young 3dc14c5d4d Klisha made it her a077d27252 life’s goal to marry 7a31bf63e0 the ‘Northern Archduke.’ Although 917b61e61d it is unknown who fcb379c8ac she was referring to, 8ef8a093df it is currently on 7f9f819171 hold due to the b46c63152a fierce opposition of her 8eb68eb87f father, Issac Mezerine.5a708d159d857bf8

‘No, absolutely not. If it’s the Northern Archduke, then it’s that guy. Even if I die, I won’t accept it. Even if I have to be buried in the dirt, it can’t be.’af7f5f4b4146d660

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‘….’e60aaa70ae7b51c5

Regardless of what her father said, Klisha, who was naturally proactive and had a determined personality once she got fixated on something, didn’t stop there. She gathered her ‘allies’ from the vicinity of Schmarin and created her own group.d3191f38fcf728d5

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And the name was.9eba21647fe1089c

「Research Meeting 76405bee71 for Northern fd2777648e Archduke (RMNA)」326dc22d5038e42f

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The organization, ab45e81dbc shrouded in 78ef2ff9cd secrecy, maintained 807e0625a3 the identities e5ba018823 and statuses 0e60cfd6cd of its 352076ea4c members confidential. While the membership 1c59d33b5f process is stringent, 73f7682fb7 once you join, df684bcbec you become a 07cc1f87be lifetime member, and 59e40ebebf outstanding members even 5620d653c6 have their activity bb0fe68ade fees waived.835beb7a3f779679

However, it was officially c6225a6be3 a ‘professional academic organization’ 4c39432167 registered within the Schmarin 67df4d9029 Academy.a6c78c65a0391f2e

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Klisha was a founding a7b29a2651 member of RMNA, and 2e537b41d9 led the golden age 6fb89456c8 of the dark organization, aed262616c RMNA, with like-minded allies, e5e2426fb3 transcending social status and 65168e2ec2 age.d3057baf82a8cc3c

At that time, the research group’s assets included not only drafts, outlines, and side stories of serialized novels, but also a wide range of secondary works such as paintings, sculptures, play scripts, theme music, and fanfiction.99d80f1b3e79558e

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Nevertheless, the conclusion that Klisha and the members reached after their in-depth research was that the Northern Archduke…525eac30c316b863

Has black hair and f4ba661903 red eyes! Loves monster hunting! Possessing both martial a64d3e1aec and scholarly capability, 235b0ab0a0 the most capable 1edfb57360 among the capables!48ee9038f4ad4942

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Along with childhood 753489275b trauma as a b0cb0862c7 prerequisite.901b27fed97d1612

But he would be 4cb3e2c8eb a sweetheart for his f0bc13f348 woman.44a6d132e17bc248

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And above all… He’s irresistible in bed.470a2bc88f5ae5a9

The gaze of df1a70c580 the black-haired and 57bd9d40ae red-eyed young man, 2d3bb8cf82 who had no 22b1a535c7 way of knowing 3171ff92e2 these inner circumstances, 4401d94375 gradually deepened.994bce93a3a07d17

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“Haha.”139dc3c65ec218f0

The young man, lost 53388fcd92 in thought, soon let a39802ace9 out a hollow laugh.f5a973c546cafaec

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As the young man spread his long white fingers and swept back his hair that was as black as obsidian, the large sapphire ring on the young man’s pinky finger reflected the sunlight.20eda72c00f1499d

The faces of the 3fc231b920 women who were intentionally 5098079fb6 wandering around the area 5ae5a776d6 turned red.98cd72cbdb86ee4e

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It wasn’t strange, since the popularity of the tycoon Tomma Ryuiken in Myuta was enough to slap the cheek of a popular leading actor from the central theater company of the capital three times and still have room for another hit.dd48337167af78de

When the young 095d6f1da4 man suddenly raised 53b07d137f his head, Klisha 7498e9a858 was already out 4e81e62f3f of sight.d3053a905dce51a8

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A light breeze blew and caressed the young man’s cheek.9d6028f7ced073bf

* * *62d211af7a8c4abe

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Klisha headed to [Tomma Horse] earlier than planned.

While eating ice cream and walking through the market, she heard the words ‘white horse’, ‘accident’, ‘butcher shop’, and ‘collapse’ frequently among the conversations of the merchants around her, and for some reason it made her feel uneasy.45926ff99e28c784

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No way. Shukrim?abaaf6a24588e963

Could it be? It could be! Klisha kept repeating the 3ea20742a7 same phrase as she 35bf7f1cbc hurriedly towards her destination.fbe3126efb1ec6ca

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A small wooden building b242e95212 that looked like it 109e318706 had been reduced to a964d01fe3 ruins, as if an 2c3ca92679 earthquake had struck, along f0fd01eec5 with a low wall 4053b38b2b that had been smashed ef229cb3e0 and stacked waist-high, and 9c808ddd64 a young man lying 8cd1f3fc25 on the ground.b08a096eea41c1a7

And…df5bedfd9a8f8bcb

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That damned horse that 4b95608b1c was clearly the cause e00902bb9f of all this.c4a866023f1a39de

Shukrim was licking ba7245ceba his lips with 045b8588e1 a satisfied expression.bceb5336c4189f38

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“You.”18513f654d0b17e3

When Klisha called out a1cc830b82 to her beloved horse fdd8db1bf4 in a chilly voice, cd150148a6 Shukrim perked up his 64eec53ad3 ears for a moment, 33e0f524d9 then slowly lowered his 9618918b00 head and folded his 25350adfa2 long legs to lie bb0fee4927 down on the ground.971aab87a665610d

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“You.”5dbdbb0d70f96776

The horse refused to 1aea4d84d8 budge.17953c1666b985f8

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“You. You. You little brat! You couldn’t hold back 1285b604d9 for one day and f6ecc0b701 already caused an accident? I only left you e115e64575 for one night! Do you 2000b627b7 think pretending d906dee702 to be 22cbc1536b dead will 9781ce4679 work now?”7b9cdc91e4c55b52

Shukrim felt a cc7dde19e1 little aggrieved as 7d507890d0 he met Klisha’s 52e2a62be0 angry eyes as 62c2ea5dd7 she ran towards 6195abcbc3 him with a 4684135241 dagger drawn.305bc692f1af8051

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For some reason. Last night. The humans (♀♂♂) 157b6d6b48 didn’t give him 287bb4ffd3 water or hay, 96080bd5be and only gave 8e679806ca him strange candies, e85dbc6bb1 so he was 8637b53598 really hungry. At first, 683783ceda he thought dc0f8261d3 it was f7e7d2aa96 sugar cubes 46d3d50c9f and ate 6c53fcf668 them, but cee2f45c67 the more 505a3bb4a5 he ate, 4fb602bd57 the hotter 0af5484bf4 his blood 68a1cc375c became, his 9238e599f4 head ached, 1b451c7739 and his 9c68f5c660 stomach growled.fad54d065ecbf6c0

‘Master (♀)… If 43497d83a4 I had the cdadd34966 intelligence of a 857ea1a6c3 dragon, I could e62494bc9e have explained all 894483206c of this.’39432081a99f738e

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Shukrim sent a mournful look. But surely, his master would understand…f3ace2c29ce6a61f

Bam!57321a0515c2f068

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Klisha kicked Shukrim, who b0c480cb23 was lying down and 51ecb28811 raising his head at 4103c5358b her.cbac515c4e82625b

“You little punk! I told you e57b30d3c1 to get into a202b7ad3a the habit of 52bb87bf94 eating hay when c629a9e60d you’re hungry! You can’t control your 27c6b11e7a appetite again, huh? Huh?”7c41c9e074a0b361

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“….”c95b9c6f24db9e51

Shukrim lowered 4dbf2509ea his head 95b530afb5 dejectedly. Having a 16ab86cae8 good bond c299c60b61 with your 69648ade7a master is 86425ba6ae utter nonsense.071690e90a75e284

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Marian, the branch manager of [Tomma Horse], approached Klisha, who was fuming.

“Pardon me, esteemed a2e1fc3ce4 customer?”7f2cdecb879678b2

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When Klisha, 9d93a7ce6c still not 3513efc10b having calmed d24e0c41b7 down, turned 1e9356a503 her head 1f72109763 without fully 5992eb6af2 masking her 045f834f55 glare, Marian de2abab783 flinched slightly.fcf98172c6f8a03b

What a boy….9613563788c204e5

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“Um, pardon me, esteemed customer. I am Marian Anderson from [Tomma Horse]. I apologize for not properly taking care of your horse, whom you entrusted to us.”

“Ah.”90a9bb6a72d726f9

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“However. As stated 711fc31fc7 in our d93cf2acab terms and e3c215862a conditions… Oh! You received the terms 0d286e9d07 and conditions yesterday at c07425efde the 12th Street Inn, 38c0414ff7 right? According to Article 7 97d39fae39 of those terms and 6e8769036a conditions, if an accident bc90d4764e occurs to a third 028fd670b0 party due to our f7f6425ee8 company’s negligence, the owner acff93fb42 is entirely responsible.”882e7732089f4d74

“….”69b253445a1f92cb

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“Your horse, you mentioned its name is Shukrim, correct? As you can see, Shukrim attacked the [Tomma’s Beef and Bacon] store across the street. It seems you might have an idea of the reason behind it, there was some damage to our wall as well. You will need to provide compensation for the part of the shop in front of us.”

Marian pushed 44f007c88b up her 19ac0f768c glasses and 2e3f1b2853 examined the 2b66d3a93b boy’s expression.97ff50b1354352d6

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“Understood.… I’ll 218a7e7663 pay for 895aac22a0 it.”d606782c91351178

Oh. Is he 682100c6e9 originally rich? A real confident of 77c84f0776 the Emperor?3c6a8b7e6b855ff8

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Marian added further, hiding 2219f4e6d7 her true feelings.0f24c809bf1754ce

“We are also 93694e3b92 partially responsible, so 335d15a321 I think the 344ae63048 ratio of liability e9801ee79f should be 10:90. How about paying the eadc05ccde compensation in cash?”d7bfb571466673f0

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Klisha scratched her head lightly. Now that she thought about it, this wasn’t the Schmarin territory.8046de1877bfeae4

“I currently don’t have cash in hand. If I can go to the Central Royal Bank, there’s a trust fund that my father set up. Would it be possible for me to retrieve that and give it to you?”501fc70241125caf

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Marian continued with 26a49f1dfc a regretful expression.9ef1a53859762dcf

“There’s no branch of the Central Royal Bank in Myuta. It’s too far to go all the way to the capital… Is there any other payment method?”02e006ce11032937

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Klisha pondered for a 7cb8a42cb3 moment. There is a 9be3fb4abe self-proclaimed uncle in dce8318339 Calvain, which is d696e5d313 two hours away fc73d3fc3f from here, but 93bc592d13 she felt it 87ae4612cc troublesome to impose 6bda682c57 on him for b908195224 something like this.fc360a076e9ebc7f

“Uh….”9bee66a8938cb3a5

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Marian understood 74ebe8c36e her predicament dce41ae567 and got b8a9c19c45 to the 6f59df1803 point.14c9345c8772f4f3

“Dear customer. If you can pay it back soon, how about using our [Tomma & Currency] high-interest loan service? There are various options such as one-week and one-month service. There’s also a three-month service. Oh. It looks like the branch manager of [Tomma & Currency] is here. Mr. Luke!”

As Klisha turned 481de6b69c her gaze, a 33a350b7b6 middle-aged man dressed 61fe4dd15e in a fancy, 9581b1d721 high-end suit approached a5014b254d with a warm c2e80e3fc9 smile.71acd3974ec94814

“Greetings, esteemed customer. In need of 576c4f769c some quick cash?”a3fc12fd69361178

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