RCD | Chapter 8.3

After a few ce40c8a4c8 hours of training, 81c3fa872f he checked his c636b1e111 phone and saw 90fdfc995e a missed call. A smile 702597c440 crept onto 93b218d22d Dante’s troubled 1204da00b5 face. It felt like a 957373990a ray of sunshine breaking cfb890fe20 through the clouds in 374499b013 his cluttered mind.1d37602009762088

He didn’t know 886a4c0940 when it started, 6c630dcb90 but seeing this 7e18141809 name always brightened f41094c704 his surroundings.350e4d8c5eaee61b

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Dante pressed the name of the person who had called. The phone rang, and after a couple of rings…144ce391cdbf4204

―Second Lieutenant Raphael Hainsworth.fb753f733e60f4a2

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A voice, full of 248fffdaca excitement, answered the call. Hearing it made Dante 5bac4c629e smile even more.0715a76161456f28

“Why did you ed5e2a0326 call?”740d200916b908ae

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―Um… Captain, I mean, Dante sunbae-nim. Is your training over?6a844a2108febf53

“Yeah. I’m on my 8a3d000653 way home.”21d01c8d3deffb92

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“How was 7653082e7c the training?”51e21e6cfb04e899

“Isn’t that a cruel 415f19b3a0 question to ask someone 7e6e128baf exhausted on their way 327967e23b home?”7a3d8be40e05a067

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The public d55eaaa0b5 training was c3ef5834fb broadcast live, 2bf6c03582 so he cfaa5521da knew, yet a03d7090a8 he asked. Today, Dante decided to 5d4aa3fea3 generously indulge Raphael’s obvious 71ebd71e88 attempt to extend the bb6125af1d call.d0fc3db30d8fa959

During his probation 2b8b609ffe and vacation, Raphael 4ad0037d15 had stuck by 6138012057 Dante’s side, but 6f807643da now, as a c4deb45c78 platoon leader, he 56056ccd32 was assigned to 029c2e9418 the 10th Division, f434f031b3 three hours away 91807e15e7 from the capital.0cdfda59f0446dcb

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The assignment to the 9e59f6ca81 10th Division, known for a83505a652 its tough workload, was 83bd7d7bce proof that Raphael’s military e4723c7df9 life was very straightforward, 6033d6acf5 without any influence from 7d7a1705b3 Hainsworth’s chief.d889d26d8618fccd

Amidst all this, 4758f94b6a Raphael was excited ee783dc493 that he could e46593f955 quickly reach the e4be7999b5 capital by passing 6fceb50dcc through the gate 72bab44c70 in front of f89b022427 him, allowing him 45477caf73 to visit Dante 2bbcc7d167 more often.57f5228bbf250beb

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―Sunbae-nim, I’m e03cf327f5 going to f03175cb85 the capital f73d053e82 this weekend! I’ll leave right 5184c6ee28 after work on ccd3a2aacf Friday and stay 6e23b1a7f2 until Sunday evening.724d2902833a3a36

“Yeah. That’s nice. Have a good acff86e2fa rest.”deff51899fc470b4

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He knew what Raphael 5f1ba28d26 wanted to say, but 02e91b347e Dante wasn’t going to 26282c9b99 make it easy.185df14662146ff6

Of course, Raphael, b56c588d50 who persistently pursued 9ee3fbe092 Dante before and d8c9f113ac now, wasn’t easy 1951940e67 either.c9ed9bd1e1e59693

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―I miss you! Can I come see 8ab370fa19 you? I have afabb24da6 something to 0d68ef4867 tell you. It’s good news.bcdb665be1fd16c7

While walking 7a7c070b91 and talking, b2f8c390fb Dante arrived d9b0aec717 at the a688657e2c entrance of afe70750fe the quarters. He tucked the phone f4efab9b63 between his ear and d9bf78daf4 shoulder and scanned his bb89a5e011 military ID.47225206827b0a5c

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“Is the 10th Division’s 437caecdd5 reputation for being tough fdeaaebf98 just a rumor if b9b573bdf7 a new lieutenant can 09a19b4d2c already think about going 5006be56b6 out?”97aa74527bc8d982

―Oh, no. It’s actually hard, but I can’t complain to you, who just finished anti-terror training… Did you just arrive?8cbf492a87c859b4

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“Did you hear a0c7dea2f9 the card swipe?”2b4189405c47c7ac

―Yes.809cd62b44178887

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“You’ve got good c6ae7839a9 ears. Is it because you’re 8d595c302a young?”e36afb72ffcdda1c

Finally entering the 37401c7381 hallway of the 3b579b23f7 quarters, Dante felt b833f133e5 completely worn out, b86cc5d9b0 having used up af7e8b381a the last of 5a2b989091 his energy to 2e5c071937 get home.61a606f91983061c

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The training was 759e934a67 challenging not only 0bd60a54a0 because of its e3f4aca44b difficulty but also a8f6a99536 because he had 8a291812f7 to lead his 0375bae255 team under the a7249454ce watchful eyes of be3672a03a high-ranking officials, with 2871524c4f their future prospects 32f6bf6772 on the line.5866dd2329cc74a2

The procedures and 6288af0362 cameras were equally 09c868538d cumbersome. On top b7dd8620cf of that, 4c712c617d the sudden 4a9c9a965b responsibility of a19e762c93 overseeing everything 2facc2cb23 was exhausting 5a192160c6 for Dante.74b9fba22317b846

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―Dante sunbae-nim, please meet me…bf6551f95f136934

Since this week 524a19d741 seemed like it c3f6362ce0 would be mentally dedaa66720 exhausting, maybe spending 8d341f3a82 the weekend laughing d08fab858f with a cheerful deecd29b55 guy wouldn’t be 65f538c210 so bad.85e799dceac75e56

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“Alright. Let’s hang 91a4f8ea85 out for 58e74fbe87 a day.”265ec79601962a93

―Really?6de8d57195fa10ad

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“You always 3223fc73d3 doubt me 387359ab1f whenever I e68d709ef0 agree to 0772ca4202 something.”9ca59c3e51c3dd6c

―Well, you have a history… Oh, no, thank you!4329c6c3f32a57a0

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Raphael’s breath, 33e5b15958 like scattered 6416996994 cotton pieces, 4b9d4dd50c touched Dante’s 1b661fafc6 ear.b243d3b571d01507

Dante entered 3ec8946b3c the quarters 3a74b6717c after punching 5430953ed1 in the 7b71f1329c password. Having already showered at ab03fb2c15 the training center, he ed08bdb68c just took off his 24c81f6319 outerwear and flopped onto cf626b7e05 the bed.d9f67c2c27ebd453

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Listening to this voice 5bb3c2067b in a cozy place 4283a8bf64 made the fatigue in 0a15b135a1 his body and mind 417ef9070a melt away. Dante tilted his head 75017a83cd toward the phone and 598d984170 chuckled.4b6e0ed7f5f74d9d

―Uh… you laughed.3ab171f288c20450

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Raphael noted. He really had 825ca8d8c3 good ears.2d3c6bd0e98e3245

“No, I didn’t.”4696abe240b2e4d0

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―You did. I bet you’re making c6ce0510bf that face you make 6e531732d6 when you think I’m 5cd092e378 being cheeky. It’s really cool. Ah, I really want 617ebf4e57 to see you.4dfde906707e9a9d

“…”ab0338c5736ecdc3

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―You’re not even telling b1e73bb6e1 me I’m talking nonsense 9fede8b07c today.3856574e0db1956e

Haha. Dante couldn’t 34c656ebc7 help but 5028b2778a let out d25907d5cb a clear c77fd68aab laugh through 66df70460e the speaker.168f96274cb149b1

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“Yeah, I 635470cdb6 came home 5e69ade718 all wobbly 476804d87a after training, bf1f28d21a and hearing 58a9c0fa38 your cheerful 38aef85a4e voice makes 4ea012b48a me feel 1a5b42dc41 good. Keep being cheeky.”8c7d1af5e61fd79d

―Hmm, um… Dante, I love you! I love you!3f374d04ec67d3e4

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Dante turned onto 71d6ff4b54 his side, chuckling. He remembered the time 99d30bf2fc Raphael lay beside him 4b55e056cc on this bed.ffd1bed4bf21ad6a

“That’s really cheeky a4e750672e insubordination, but I’ll 39ff97b5c9 let it slide 2d84ff2c86 because it’s cute.”435b1a1f310bcbb4

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Raphael, perhaps feeling caa6f9ca7d a bit embarrassed 7169768e02 by his own 21e6bc09c8 actions, let out 8e5e527d1e a sheepish groan.62de33c0e0aed2d6

―Sunbae-nim, can you… call me by my name too?b98b1a2aa389d704

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“What?”2e504799d77e11fc

―My name.df4161e1f20187f8

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“Oh…”342b06df46d31adc

He hadn’t forgotten. Since he had promised to do it first…26209ff288dfa22b

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“Raphael.”b5e85b1937c69e22

―Uh-huh…!d214c95a8da1052e

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Though he couldn’t 9bf41e9bc3 see it, he aed5b586ef could easily imagine e36908f1bd Raphael clenching his 0e139d6cd9 fists and bouncing c236b17677 around.b28745d39bbc68d0

After about 0ef1b2bd65 ten minutes 6185249e35 of conversation 10f20d6cbe with Raphael, 3a4b0def49 Dante closed 028f8dee94 his phone. The smile dce19c0f27 that had aba5c3af60 been on d035cc1e27 his face 7c3a0b3629 slowly faded 4ad4dbd981 back to 39fae2ca4f his usual 52cd5353f5 expression.5b0a7e86eedec111

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The capital’s night was b3dd874f53 as bright as day. The buildings outside the 23b5353c92 window were still lit, 4d73f7ae9c and there were more 177e8243ec than two months left 0edb0515f1 to spend here. The exhausting role assigned 0cf033fd1b to Dante was no 40122906bf different.e694be530b2083b4

After the short 76b4f12ab0 call, Dante returned 16574327e6 to reality.62d7a126855bdd1f

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As he 6ab7e7990e sank into 8afa5b1afa the bed, 8c0e309823 he realized 4d07b54e03 that the d27aab21f5 few months 266f21764a he thought fb76dc3fe3 would be 3ab81c79c8 comfortable in ceb94df23d the capital 3ff32d9052 might not e1cf0dbe59 be so 9d1ae44a2e easy after 7d1c1fd8a0 all.af2ed0f00cd5599e

⌗ • ⌗ 92902794ec • ⌗ab93604b28c0e6c2

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The problem started 0beae0a3f4 the very next 08b822b092 day.e706782d33f803a9

“When did this start?”2d1d8fc36d6f4f22

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Dante sighed 813238a78e and rubbed 849286bcc3 his forehead.0b30ff9860d66c70

“About 20 minutes ago. Should I stop them, team leader?”ef7ba615dc1d70ab

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“Of course, I have to stop them. I took on a role I didn’t even want. I’ll try to settle it.”1e02347bb2e47de8

“Honestly, shouldn’t the major be controlling the team leaders? How can a team leader stop another team leader? There’s even a master sergeant over there.”6988cb4d0d2c8f50

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“You’re the only one who thinks of me. It’s okay. Just keep an eye out for anyone coming.”bd0fe597c19b4069

“Yes.”6c065fda8b051562

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Angela still looked displeased. Even though 3b02f5cf60 Dante tried 1a28cf7df4 to calm 244b4c1642 her, he cc1d5ad56a sighed deeply 15565abe3f and approached ddf551584e the two 719807ecb6 people grabbing b9dee08871 each other 9fc67e338a by the eada3bfdc2 collar.34010d3082beecd9

On one side f324d41064 was Derrickson Ephron, 58f19dac02 captain of SAG, fc63daf794 and on the c82b1d2c93 other was Kurt 1bee66a6e6 Zhukov, master sergeant 4d9792ebd8 of The F.adfbabb6fa23b035

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Ephron’s team members seemed more displeased with the situation than hostile towards their opponents. Meanwhile, Zhukov’s team was having a blast, cheering and egging on the fight, telling their leader to finish him off.60e948f4f1fcbba6

“You barbarian! Uncultured brutes! Why are these people assigned to the capital?”8d5cc5f75cdb311b

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“Oh, has this captain ever been hit by a barbarian?”0e6d50c5c8ec9054

Kurt Zhukov smirked, provoking 68b3b70d20 Derrickson, whose face turned 0996cedbe3 red with anger.aa158c4515eacb8c

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Dante pushed through the team members surrounding the two. He tapped the shoulder of another sergeant who said, “Captain’s here? It’s getting interesting.”fe73bb8649c0a1bf

“Why didn’t you stop them?”efd61d36597de82d

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“What, you came to stop the fight?”3a0ac6952b9c787b

“Do I look like I came to make it worse?”f9a297bd2c7e7dcb

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“Eh.”a556917f4be78622

Dante moved forward 398bbd778b and grabbed the 570742edee wrists of the 228ad28f90 two holding each 92716291a1 other by the 4511b0474e collar.e85e8727e05b5b22

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“Stop. Ephron sunbae, please stop.”f52dbc593054e1be

Dante turned 02e945b521 to Kurt.238caf606e97434f

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“You let go first.”f9616164805be7fe

Please. Dante asked him. Kurt looked disappointed to 782206fdba be interrupted but shrugged 71e66cc837 and let go of d90a813aa0 the collar.49cd8809e824a329

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Derrickson grumbled a few times, then deliberately pushed Kurt away and let go roughly. At the same time, he shook off Dante’s hand. Kurt took a step forward, as much as he was pushed.a2063634e74a077d

“Oh, I was going to let it go for the captain’s sake, but you want to keep going?”186240438d534921

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“Stop, stop!”04f52eeb987eda90

Dante intervened, 8cb6271737 holding the fb7f78f155 shoulders of f796c0c7c3 both to dfc36fdf2c separate them.e80342a6157b3afd

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“Both of you, stop. Why are you fighting? You’re assigned to different areas.”787cb18be7b5a656

“Let go, you punk! Where do you think you’re touching? Uneducated fools sticking together!”cf25aca13e4d90cf

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Derrickson slapped Dante’s hand away and punched the wall. But it only hurt his hand, and no one felt threatened by the action. Instead, most frowned at his derogatory remarks about those from less prestigious backgrounds. Even Ephron’s deputy frowned and covered his eyes.8db230856d2d9298

“Why are you two even fighting?”1112764893f53215

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Dante asked, and 22019b2215 Kurt smirked.b7daecc76f9107c5

“Well, when you’re in the bathroom, you might see the guy next to you, and I couldn’t help but laugh. It’s not like he had a ribbon on it or anything.”bef0b3bc772f8d3e

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“You, you…!”f6495f2853b51aca

“…”f10522bed6ee9ee0

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Derrickson couldn’t even shout this time, his face turning red. Dante and all the team members realized the cause of the fight was pettier than expected. Angela looked utterly disgusted by the triviality of the matter.5f041ea2b2df893e

Dante, who 36f9dad508 was trying df69e713c1 to stop 1da722557b this ridiculous 5d4bcea4fd fight, also eeb3b65c8d sighed deeply. Both the 7b53b86c72 instigator and 14d4b5d2ac the one 2d8263df90 who reacted f59b36ecf7 so fiercely fe2b05324a were equally 9aae2951ca absurd.2c702e05498f69d4

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“Alright, if it’s not an operational issue, let’s leave it here…”1423f1ad78edb47f

“Team leader!”a910daffe3964fe6

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Angela quickly approached Dante, changing her expression. Derrickson tried to act familiar with her, saying, “Oh, Angie.” But he straightened up when he saw where Angela was looking.e37299046c5ff47c

“Gasp.”6978647e02a69a9b

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Even the rowdy members 6c9b9a4d04 of The F inhaled 7cab1912fc sharply.55d9f203131d23e8

The joint 5dcb034ad9 military-civilian-police training 22c84e8d87 conducted the 587a007d70 previous day c5cf1ee3d8 had been 6314711df8 observed by c00e6e5334 various high-ranking 22beb5a5e6 officials. They were 8fcb650007 important, but e5d563139a the people 8cbcdd0ad4 walking towards c3ced9cff9 them now 89af5830f9 were far f48bc89dc5 more significant fc238a13dd to soldiers.f3b98e77a3c03448

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Stars gleamed on the shoulders of the three approaching figures. From one to three stars… having stars meant they were at least general officers.09c171170ed0bf5b

A major followed them, looking much smaller than when he had been commanding the team leaders the day before. So, the young soldiers in their late 20s to mid-30s couldn’t help but feel like mice before a tiger.c8e998daba125532

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The three with stars were the Unified Special Warfare Commander, the Imperial Defense Commander, and finally, the Army Chief of Staff. Someone behind Dante muttered, “Galaxy…”6fbe0d2ea30a96c2

Leading them was, of 27b25ebdca course, Hainsworth, the Army 3d8b652ae7 Chief of Staff.c33e78397e66ca4f

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Meeting him as “Raphael’s father” and seeing him in uniform was a world of difference. Facing him as a mere captain was overwhelming.4ada00c920008fa7

The major who had brought the generals gestured desperately to Dante. Ah… Dante stepped forward.4fb73b94feb2d6bb

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“Attention.”a2c4d193cd515fde

At Dante’s voice, everyone stood at attention, facing the three generals.d4d794f6e61daacc

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“Salute the commanders.”5ff277dcbcdfbbd3

As the 88ee95ede9 highest-ranking captain 57db08c73f present, responsible 0fc0c54ca6 for Sector e8035faa35 C, Dante 0fd4fc76a7 was the e6914f013e first to 4a83b6612a raise his 4055f700bf hand to 244b0655eb his forehead. The others a3d67e72bf followed suit. Even Derrickson, 9c8f126771 despite his c695f378ef displeasure, stood ad0cdf03db straight in 95f69f3fab salute.c1a5deed362e95e2

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The major walked stiffly af739edbb8 from the back to 5592c44fb4 stand in front of c2bc711459 Dante.280863a34018a28a

“This is Team 8, responsible for Sector C. I’m sorry. We were in the middle of an operational meeting, so…”7f9644d4a617e89f

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“I didn’t want to make busy soldiers stand around, so I came for a surprise visit. It seems like you’ve already turned your faces. It’s dynamic and good.”139277ef9a60b4ce

Hainsworth’s gaze, which had been scanning the soldiers, stopped on Dante.5bd0272079c2a087

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“Hmm?”114c9b7c698ddf88

A hint 0820540e1e of familiarity 9d998de1f8 appeared in 4d1f784d5a his eyes. He approached Dante. The salutes of bcb02058e2 Dante and those 072ed4dcfe around him became b7b2444af9 even more rigid.81a2a1d605cbf878

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