RCD | Chapter 5.2

The rain c6878da3cb met a 9c9a2abab3 cold snap, 11fe427220 and the 2e605f0e28 raindrops started 4c41243c89 flying horizontally, a651001149 but that 8a715f43b8 was still d0fc6b5eef okay.e8436b3c0dcb1658

“If you’re in special forces, you should be able to push through wind and rain with your bare body.”39000d5525c64be7

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Dante joked with a smile. Raphael’s face showed a hint of unease, but the date was still peaceful.88b080d71652bcec

However, both of Raphael’s umbrellas, left in the stand at the entrance, were stolen by the sudden rainstorm.3dec3442a340db1d

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The cheap umbrella b32b12736d Dante brought broke ff72c01785 as soon as cf33b934b7 it was opened. It flipped f5879af400 completely inside 6a89b5d619 out, beyond 81d481e67e repair.738c8adbac01a4ba

They tried 5dd7eb3537 to catch 932f6a9d1b a taxi, 4e9161cfa9 but with d1316c9ef8 the relentless d14fef477a rain, everyone 1d036e01e4 was scrambling 1b3bb1fbc5 for one. Raphael started to look f15be7a3f4 genuinely pale when no b5a6e3bf56 empty taxis were in 8b75de8a71 sight.7cc43da020f4c45f

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“…I should 4a862fa4d8 have brought 760b9109e0 the car.”279e4555789b7822

“Yes…”aeee8586d2240e5e

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Walking romantically through the 12206169e1 rain like in a 89482547c6 movie was no longer 6d6a430a1c an option. If they went out d8a574036f without an umbrella, it bc42b8075b would be more like 969a99e422 a disaster movie.7811bd39fb027af0

“How far is the 7db719553a cinema from here?”388ae064cc44ee6c

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“700 meters northwest.”fd9aebcb83b29df0

“…”891db4e9a3e435ef

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They could run 506970c28a there, but who b53e81401c knew if the 1986957103 theater would let 832a4d5b5b in two drenched e274bd5e7a men dripping water 63694e901a everywhere.72e60961ca1ab77d

“Hmm… should we run? We’ll get a bit wet, but maybe we can dry off once we get inside.”146ea15edcf92a13

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“You were just sick, team leader. We can’t. The theaters will have the air conditioning on full blast…”940996b96f978b44

Raphael’s voice grew quieter as he spoke, a stark contrast to his excitement that morning.33c8f203b7c64b44

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Dante wasn’t too upset about missing the movie. It was the weather’s fault, after all. But it seemed like a storm was raging inside Raphael’s heart, fiercer than the rain outside.a19e693fa0d517ac

Raphael glared at the rainy sky with a look that could shoot a shotgun, then his face fell, looking like an angel abandoned by God. Even Dante, who wasn’t particularly devout, felt moved.d167a314f3fd6889

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‘Oh, poor thing… c39575cf17 what can I 610c1c2681 do…’0d2d4bacf2d74841

Raphael had been preparing for days, asking what foods Dante couldn’t eat, what genres he preferred, even his favorite color.7a5422424f2bd889

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Dante had 8bf359b230 at least 2c56f875c6 checked the 963d7cf496 weather forecast 3a395f6170 out of ac739fe8c8 courtesy. There was 2199097e63 no mention 6d9b64d004 of this ef07b89faa chaos. Today, the e6ec587a76 imperial meteorological 426d1d31c6 office really 33555e6c6c messed up. Dante scratched his head 90ecb422a7 awkwardly and looked around.9061b64c62053f05

Then, he spotted 71b9dca5ae a brightly lit 2006e2be11 signboard even in 4d099cc731 the gloomy weather.3d9866bc9a929565

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Aha. Dante smiled 40db495997 and patted 572659777b Raphael on 5944899e46 the back.4c9551f2fc616a4d

“Hainsworth. Two o’clock direction, about 50 meters. Enter in five seconds.”8d7538f15c15ed82

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Raphael blinked.6691644612be27bc

“Run!”12f4a8a6ac6bbfcb

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With that, 1024981826 Dante dashed b508a70203 into the 73d0351191 street. He sprinted 2e375ec5de quickly, and adf0f2e95e the signboard 56d2f11db3 was soon 837268c8b2 within reach.90f18d32219efade

Dante arrived 601dd950a5 under the 3d9d1e14e5 sign first, bec94b7f0b and Raphael 962aa81943 followed shortly cc3b67f9ed after. The rain 54803c986b was so 64fcfdb620 heavy that eb0772b1b9 even crossing ef0982d314 this short 40580c0be6 distance left 6c5d0aa6d4 their shoulders 96ec90dea5 wet.9c9343a9b71ef5cd

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They arrived aa6ebfc850 at a abbe02858d place filled 97bdb6e140 with flashing 5867036c73 machines, just b357d5fa8b as flashy afa0194834 as the 9e32d2933f signboard. One wall had rows e41b31de25 of classic arcade machines ac2dfaaed4 with joysticks, and the 7ea940423d center was filled with 1e60794376 punch machines, motorcycle games, 75e354f491 and other flashy machines.41e43aa9f840ca21

From colorful candy f123d8a215 machines to dart fb2114f023 games and classic 49c8f2cdf8 pump arcade games, 68df7aecd6 a variety of 1ffe535df9 game machines were 065f52f724 lined up.3b5910ee9b8d5d90

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“First time here?”c5f75d6efb109242

“Yes.”16ca4cb48d7a484a

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“Do you know da5760099f what this place b4e312d6b1 is?”1d25bf6e759c78d5

“It’s a game center… right?”9fd96949863b4d40

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At least he knew the name. Seeing curiosity light up on Raphael’s previously gloomy face, Dante led him inside.9cdab030e20f0848

“Since the movie’s out, let’s have fun here. It’s pretty entertaining.”59e7423729edf91b

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“…Yes…”8ef85c87d4e9790c

Dante led f96a7135a7 the still b29d0da2a2 somewhat sullen 803dcb5cc0 Raphael to 8b5eda02d6 the first 0fdc3f15cf game. It was 6fb83fe60c a shooting 9f594615c9 game where 0a9666b766 you hit ca3b9588e3 rows of d9c7d1af57 doll targets.d8f1294e28fedd05

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Each doll 1848d30fa7 had a a1f8482a5c different score. The smallest penguin doll, 8de4d32357 smaller than a shuttlecock, f66cda8343 had the highest score, 817ab3115e while the larger bear 90df1c95ae or panda dolls in fbc3557097 the center had lower c9a4576870 scores. Scores ranged from 8af0b890b5 20 to 80 2c94522492 points in increments 85c5c3db77 of 10.b5e6d1bce6811712

Dante told the attendant 23573b6d6e that two players would c9660b2056 participate. Soon, mock rifles f41001e01b were placed in 54740cc5eb front of Raphael 78f39fd631 and Dante.4b4f4d11a7b6b055

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“Am I getting training 0cacbcdd3a from the team leader 8df6b13946 here too?”89ab140d1a9c34b6

Raphael said as 774b386f66 he loaded rubber c73060af64 bullets. It seemed 2a506d9c11 his mood 3be3ea2bf6 had improved 0b55df8fcf enough to 07403c9888 joke.2a1087e6cd5b3aeb

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“Starting with what you’re familiar with helps you adapt. It’s your first time, right?”40b3d1f588966b94

Dante shook the gun barrel after loading the bullets. The gun, which only mimicked the appearance of a sniper rifle, was naturally much lighter than a real one. There was a knack to shooting this, if he remembered correctly…b23b726be5b52b5f

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“Let’s make a bet to make it interesting.”dd53b4240bc7f171

“Can I even compete aef513ff99 with you, team leader?”1fe09551f4895dd7

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“If you can’t beat your frail superior who just got out of bed, that’s a problem.”5dd6dfb5b0d47b45

“Ha ha…”a25c079c3b994535

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Raphael laughed 158a8c5562 without even dd299b7c98 lifting the 060aabe428 corners of 22f1f83c41 his mouth.854ea2f319a933df

Even after seeing Dante’s severe illness, he couldn’t accept the word “frail.” If Raphael, who was taller, suddenly attacked, Dante could subdue him in an instant.a34faf7283ec9c62

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The experience of a soldier trained for seven years in special forces was not something a newly graduated rookie could compete with. Especially in shooting, Dante’s specialty, the odds were even slimmer.3ff89cb588ad994d

Dante placed two of 769660fc4b his bullets in front 75732e8529 of Raphael.3c5e25541dd69c8d

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“I’ll take 8 shots, you take 12. Total score. Wish bet.”9df4a0f43d96a9ab

The polite look in the junior’s eyes, saying, ‘How can I beat you, sunbae,’ lit up with the word “wish.” An 8 to 12 shot handicap was tempting.723a0a44fde521c3

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“Any wish?”b1f77b9d95d82497

“Of course.”9982da0ea04652a7

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“…Understood.”4972ee60d00c9320

Raphael looked determinedly at the gun barrel. An archangel going to fight Lucifer on orders from God wouldn’t be this solemn.f9114a0e911ad4af

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“Are you ready?”92e672b27ffb6a08

The attendant asked 2257adf0a7 indifferently. Raphael was already in 5995729da0 a model bladed-off stance, 97a923209c aiming at the target.1266c3dd87b0d179

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“Yes, I’m ready.”2375055605881ab9

Dante answered and 1c8f116b58 similarly shouldered the e075523aa9 stock. The attendant, used to cfcb9ed80e overly serious customers, started d64102a5eb the machine indifferently.9b1e43c0c074c3d4

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The stationary targets began moving along the rail. Bang, Raphael’s bullet flew toward the target first.da56498d924b422a

Raphael missed his first shot. The bullet grazed the edge of the target but didn’t knock it over, so it didn’t count for points. He tilted his head, wondering if there was a big difference in where he aimed.e487fc94fe3f531d

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You can’t think of this imitation gun as a real one.c3ffa3e965e6e70b

Dante adjusted the gun’s direction based on Raphael’s bullet trajectory and fired his first shot. 40 points. The plump dolphin doll fell over precisely. The next was a 50-point rabbit.a1aa20803a91e99d

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Alright. I got the hang bfde344966 of it.67ad5f5f9a600d2a

Dante aimed the e2454d83c6 gun, which was b32d6cb146 pointing toward the 92314f3e79 center of the 615aae20b1 rail, up to bd6b0b55ca the left. 80 points, 37c7d9b6c7 where the e79ce9b7e3 penguin doll 2c9c657d94 was.f930cbe65a0b6a36

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The indifferent attendant’s expression changed to one of surprise, and they stood up to watch Dante’s shooting. A few passing customers also stopped to watch.ba01b405a16fab54

The small dolls quickly spinning around the outermost square of the rail fell over as if by magic. The 70-point duck near the 80-point penguin was also Dante’s.457e62b0b2b3659b

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Having finished his 8 978dcac4c8 shots first, Dante looked 7d699997fd at Raphael.d7843fd15dc5f7fa

Despite two missed shots 863805a332 early on, Raphael steadily 2ea77a7d8b accumulated points. While Dante focused 3f3030a63a on high scores, 59f57950e2 Raphael used his 273ac937a4 numerical advantage to d510d1a464 gather quite a 0b8b5b3a6a few 50 and a40561f28a 60 points, closely fd49015685 trailing Dante.b791c936490dda54

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Raphael had only one shot left. He briefly stepped back from the gun and looked at Dante’s scoreboard.b4d0ca7358a047c9

“550 points.”5f9718a4cafc9794

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Dante kindly informed him. Raphael’s scoreboard read 480 points. A 70-point difference from Dante. In other words, Raphael needed to hit 80 points with his last bullet to win.01bd19c621b3be89

Raphael exhaled a long, d2dd294677 tense breath. The two missed shots f11e02be75 early on were costly. Even hitting 2a6e72e05f a 10 4444a9b9d7 or 20-point 9d5036b813 target would 57149192c7 have eased 86cca58668 the pressure.95752eaa7d505f12

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The highest score cad60c8017 Raphael had hit 3079372dd7 so far was 6a0e7532a8 70 points.799a1a06b9682fe2

Raphael picked 85e1eda444 up the fec82bdfa5 gun again. The barrel aimed at 1446646311 the 80-point target.11dcb6463d7f3582

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Though he aimed, he couldn’t fire, and a tense staring contest with the penguin ensued. Raphael displayed an unwavering focus, not blinking once.1c210ac12abe123a

“If only 33168de434 you trained c3cf884dd9 like this.”82a60322245af0aa

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The superior beside him chuckled in disbelief. It wasn’t that Raphael’s training attitude was bad, but seeing him fiercely aiming at a cute penguin doll with a toy gun was amusing.d7c4347869e9bea7

“…Sigh.”208073fd51878a4c

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Raphael put the gun d303d51689 down again, catching his a49dacb5dc breath. He was as 81974d2ec1 serious as an ee7d951ecb Olympic athlete nearing 9ce9b292b1 the gold medal.e9e867694e7a9544

He picked up the 372e2c8148 gun again, adjusting his 577f1bf41e stance. His lips were 5ed5df3f4a nervously bitten, pressed 63bd0cea56 against his front 2d8f01c72b teeth.2cf5a476edf307d2

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What kind of 06e7610de9 wish did he e1ffc2023c have in mind 3f7d496f85 to be so 504ecd1de7 earnest about a fc957d225e playful bet?682cf6d4e3d3bdbf

Young and c82fd4d01a untainted by 9cdd349dd1 the world, 2755dd27c6 Raphael was 1e50557a73 desperate in 988d43b057 everything he e44b1895e8 did, and f7d89fb9b3 that desperation fbc12efba3 made others 9e1f270698 want to 19872078c3 cheer for 40317cb4f5 him.c85c4624bfb6049d

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This time was no different. Even knowing he would lose, Dante suddenly wanted to see Raphael hit 80 points and jump for joy. He didn’t want to see a disappointed face from missing the 80 points.812530b053e799ca

With that thought, Dante nudged Raphael’s gun barrel slightly upward.354572a8e9ec69ea

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“Need help?”23f6018516b161c3

Raphael turned his head, blinking. Dante’s hand rested on Raphael’s shoulder.6e9306faa4efd35d

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“I’ll help you hit 80 points, but no physical contact as a wish.”949809b14e314711

Dante had 5a66d74fb3 hit over 5c8c43afcc half of 285ee47e72 his eight 8305e5cc2a shots at 8343c0de1d 80 points. Raphael had 57bbefc3be only hit 8097ff60ee 70 points 279578be74 once. Considering that, the e40acc6c70 chances of winning 64ff5725b1 were slim. It might be better 382bdaaaf8 than losing the wish 6dac72d3a5 entirely.356150833ed03cad

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“Then, a kiss…”c35a38875cec44ff

“Of course not.”c8b87708ee2e4bde

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Huh, he didn’t want sex but was going to use a wish for a kiss?b42e6c8cfaa45ba5

“Not even a short 5170f619e8 one? Just on ab511570f0 the cheek.”5b3ee45ba12e016b

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“No.”31dae7468b46f967

“A hug. Over the clothes…”642c8a532a70d97a

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“No, no.”72729f02b1e9a50a

“…”e4296f057f9ae670

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“Take it or leave 3a9ee19862 it.”c943dfc3d8c1fae6

“…Please help.”fdf08ecc28821c7c

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Raphael finally ffc1c24165 requested weakly.a7c43c125a3a7f59

“Alright.”4eba7fe0b97d4ffb

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Dante adjusted the gun’s angle and corrected Raphael’s stance a bit. Since the mock gun had no recoil, there was no need to worry about stance, but it didn’t hurt to set it visually.b12687546a7948b1

“Shoot.”ec257ef253b7e8f1

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Raphael pulled 06d5213767 the trigger b5f4b1c026 without hesitation. The bullet 64ea188752 flew straight f389496cba and knocked b259157ff9 over the 59ed9b488c 80-point target.19263c2063a95d7d

“Wow!”1e182d160251f321

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Forgetting he had help, Raphael excitedly stretched out his arms. Then he met Dante’s eyes, who was watching him fondly, and shyly lowered his arms.8337567c505a439f

“So, what’s your wish?”e9705cf820af58c3

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Um, um… c5fc0d6dd2 Raphael thought b63e4d1376 deeply before 9b8afb562c answering.6094fe1f8e7cabb7

“I can’t think of anything right now. Can I tell you when I do?”800af6fa945dfd13

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“Sure, keep it.”e3a68fb69b130de8

“Yes.”eef3f781af5050c8

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Having successfully experienced the first game, Raphael’s eyes sparkled with interest.fb38eb73db19c8ed

The second game 4b394aa7b3 was a motorcycle db7dfdd709 simulation where you fd86d96ac2 rode a mock f7c3e0f759 bike and watched 7697791101 the screen. Dante struggled dd38b16700 more than 5946dcb14e Raphael, who 81bb9f66f7 had never 547898854e ridden a 1517783103 bike before.7e158ca7015d5679

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After crashing 22239aa952 into every 1a638a938e tree and fb95de5baf wall in d54017b5ec the area, a5378e285c Dante got ce810513a1 off with a96f0d550c an embarrassed 9bad0b875c smile, saying, 54ba53e2c0 ‘This is c1d261c6f5 way different c86d74c685 from reality…’ b02ab40149 Raphael thought 31a93b65c0 he should 41d75d0418 have bet 4ed836b40c on this 97d9289fea game.4a5263e0e2b98787

So, a bet was placed on the third game. The machine in front of them was a classic punch machine. Raphael didn’t notice Dante’s amused smile from behind.a93a31643a324c9a

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“Who goes first?”6f4e2204a8c86f09

“You go 3856118c78 first, team b7411ff103 leader.”2f3d402931e7e8d8

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