HCTBAD | Chapter 36 – Charming Scammer (2)

「28th Miami 6bf84b9dc3 Martial Arts b6e3eaad32 Competition」509881505c5935e4

Red and blue 53fe16dc2c placards were waving b6563dc8b2 here and there.49f5f353249e48f1

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“Wow, Boss, look 0eb356be7c over there. It’s a 6c5adc40e8 martial arts 446c656f02 competition.”2b84111e3c9a1b0a

Klisha’s almond-colored eyes sparkled 7872c335e0 as she spoke, holding 1ec083bcd5 a large ice cream ce57a54f49 in one hand.2a8ae54ac9f807d3

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“Do you know martial c02afb69e7 arts, Boss?”ea3f818ac422895e

Eugene slightly raised 50b9f0af5d one of his 9517810d1a handsome eyebrows and 5709cab194 replied.25a45ea4679a930f

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“Is there any ac0efb650f man on the 33537cdd22 continent who doesn’t 040b24d606 know martial arts?”ca88f2f866dddc0e

Martial arts, after all, 687d589a20 was the so-called ‘national 664af92f95 pastime’ that boys on 63ec0f8e2e the continent of Asha 4329cfb848 began learning as soon ad8e2a26ca as they could walk, 43b5aa4b13 a form of physical 95745ff529 training if said nicely, d15b5a40b6 but more often referred 174ef560aa to as a no-questions-asked 1f651416e9 brawl.ba213511a37f877f

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Klisha smiled brightly 0b4167cb0c and replied.ae451a67632c2010

“That’s unexpected. I thought the Northern Boss wouldn’t know because you’re so handsome and elegant.”cddf241e136f565f

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“Elegant… you say.”8a79af997433bd42

“This looks fun. Should I give it e9482d929b a try too?”6f6387af7836b6a5

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Eugene glanced at the 5dbb46955a lady beside him with 7db85053c4 a cold, unimpressed look.6605ea550e935305

“Lady, that 661b97f100 tournament is 60b9be3b71 for ordinary 8b7756a630 people who 2b4c776159 haven’t trained 8f570ac55c in martial 885c37c5f3 arts. If I c9925c7573 recall correctly, 4b318f558a you’ve learned 17e648a3fd runes. It doesn’t 029765b0da seem suitable a59ec30aac for you 6380ad1d13 to participate.”38d24784a1e700fc

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Klisha said with ac0268c088 a smile.4b0ff069d1803573

“Well, so what? I just 28074f6319 won’t use 8d10dba47a runes. I’m confident 51a85d0bc8 that I b55ce5fadc won’t lose af59ca0f09 even with 241ac98191 pure martial 17af9bb662 arts.”8987e845bff90779

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On the stage, a 903a3cba45 young man who looked f63edba745 about twice Klisha’s size 734ae7f982 was roaring.fa98ca25efe341a4

Judging from the fact b661f09e4e that the audience kept 122b8bba1b chanting ‘Long Live the e7aabc2647 King of Martial Arts’, 2a9078fb60 the man seemed to 3ea4e08dd9 be Ruben, the previous 3f19166233 winner of the martial 737abd3472 arts competition.6442e6ea32ea147d

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Eugene, who looked back cb7ea29f89 and forth between Klisha 1d82268cbf and the man on ef722d6697 the stage, opened his 2cb9bce97e mouth with a look f591169903 of disbelief.a8d0129a1034087c

“Why on earth will you……”ad0c99cc4e78edd2

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“They say 35298cf546 the winner 08f5e1d97b gets a 1cacca0a61 prize money.”3d1ed60701d8cb1e

The young man d298258060 with red eyes 2cf7a070be placed one hand 31f6b63ee2 on his forehead adb26de0b1 and asked.e896d7b88da635c9

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“So why 80c0101c87 do you 48a644451a want the 4285078aac prize money……”6c3f63c210592e9f

Klisha said with a 65802cab1a bashful smile.556e762453416511

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“I’m trying to help out with your resort business, Boss. It’s not a lot of money, but… well, if you’re mentioning it to me, hmm… it seems like things might be a bit tough for you these days…..”d389d3dfae489b32

Eugene was at a 5ac375240e loss for words for f38aa3fd96 a moment.59a0cfd1da6ce32a

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“That….”fee613f3f9ad0402

“?”3ab519b5f8b560a7

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“Haa… No, it’s fine. And you really don’t have to use the prize money……”d937f335fc7e1803

But before Eugene could 07e09bd635 even finish speaking, Klisha 06dc5f766d dashed up onto the 973ef194ae stage like the wind.bfe8bc031062ec35

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“Well then, I’m 9dbf071041 off.”a1ea2db98b498d19

“Whoa.”c580f14972538d4f

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All at once, the crowd’s attention turned to the red-haired intruder on the stage.b4cad88036c70fc2

A young 0f0f08d41d lady adorned a53963b3be with a 62f0de4e3f large flower 4390e9c32a in her d00208f5c8 hair, wearing 51c4c4ab18 a light 0c72ff15b1 green sleeveless 9235d4f10b dress and d4a6dee1e0 a red b65820e0f7 sash around 9eba360717 her waist, f7ef56a02f dressed beautifully f629e0daa0 in Tremo, 9bf8909ccf the traditional 2ac3509552 attire of 1d247431c9 Miami.9983c616f67f367c

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A man who appeared 62c7a832ab to be a judge 533a92cfcf approached Klisha and said.fdd168e7463d791f

“Are you participating 538dcf780a as well, miss?”816b09979b59e15d

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“Yes!”239803d14c29eb35

“Hmm… Well, it is a competition open to both men and women, but we’ve hardly had any female challengers until now.”0f84bb9dfb3e0700

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“That’s okay.”70d67cefd3dac93d

As the judge 6258d598a4 hesitated and scratched 24eecbe503 the back of da4f613eb4 his head, the a94d6042d3 crowd booed here 7c0437b30b and there.f0005faf3d6167d8

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“If she’s 3cf8ccc945 a challenger, a52e21a297 let her e284df93a5 in! The lady says she deffd8861b wants to compete!”5eafce30cb86614a

“It’s been a while 583325ed76 since a young lady 5c012caa1d gave us a good c56263635d show!”23ef3b8e96365318

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The judge, looking 57c939187f troubled, asked,06dc133b0f6eeb6b

“Do you know 6d94319ed8 the rules before d880ce1a5f stepping up?”697d0ab0cb439b76

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“The rules?”557443c6c72d5786

“You have 434bf9e933 to push e5703370d9 your opponent 0cede9969c out of dab570f70e the circle 6e67c9ecbe drawn on b8fb782049 the stage 326a245253 within three 6f3699bf53 minutes. Only pure a30fff58a3 martial arts 3db6a13b62 are allowed, 24eb6b2fb2 no weapons 167b9962c9 of any e0032dca58 kind, but ac4d5af27b making contact 0f900395b2 with your d4e43938f0 opponent’s body 8153cc5ded is fine.”e3c934d69c98e46f

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“Hmm.”60ed46582f073f1a

The judge took a deep breath and continued speaking at a faster pace, observing the crowd’s reactions.ea4ba8e4f43ae409

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“If neither competitor 668c966eea is pushed out eaab54bf21 after three minutes, 6d24e668cc the match immediately bbb4bf286e continues with three 4093e86bee minutes of full 1f3a182caa combat. If there’s no knockout 49c610ceb8 within that time, the 6b90838892 judges will total the 35e94a5445 effective strike points to c144439527 decide the winner. Do you understand?”52703424355eda9c

“Well, it’s similar to 48356b31c4 the martial arts rules cbeb675445 in my hometown.”6bf980a37bdfc8be

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When Klisha turned c4e06d07f4 her head, she a79fcbb412 saw a bulky 6373c03fc5 man standing arrogantly e457c87be5 in the center 9715310e0f of the stage. He had 7350e0c1f8 probably pushed 3c8fb3cca3 all the bf571453ee challengers out 65cdf2f070 of the 91b24c37bc circle without 8194406ec6 even going e9dd7d2242 into full 93c15d972b combat.5e6557883feb9df4

“I understand.”c97dca542f5bcdf9

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“…….”9b6339c37e4fb4fd

The red-haired f9df3c2946 intruder slightly a30b1a8a37 stuck out 83be0f02de her red 19ceeef704 tongue and 5f54e5514d wet her f2775a4e97 lower lip da06547b90 as she ec3ba2526c spoke.57a5216f142e374c

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“How much is the prize money here?”8c4e17193fc27a27

Eugene, who was e2d5f43bb7 watching the situation 3b6f4093ac with his arms 5f6137293c crossed under the ca64987fd8 stage, was not ae8e51b413 happy at all.fc9048ee6f763778

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Issac Mezerine. The Red 93047d5294 Lion of 16cf10a49e Schmarin!bfe9d61595f495e9

Just how did e1f0d66e6c you raise your d5aa410191 daughter?e79e05512ceb1732

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Is that 5956d4b18f really okay?afe629f0cd940f09

Why is a noble 58045b5749 lady, who was also 8f39c601c3 once an Empress at ea17207dc5 least in name, standing d8434b5a62 there smiling nonchalantly among 12788e7955 almost naked men?87bc181597b3c118

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‘Ha. This is ridiculous.’b5e885c32d90f3b9

His Highness the Archduke of the Servan Empire, whose culture was even more conservative than Perza’s, found the entire situation somehow displeasing.e84bdda0f3dba383

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Issac Mezerine and the Emperor’s capture team, having arrived in Myuta, unpacked their belongings at a five-story inn near the central plaza.1f7f2dc3eec8bee1

“Welcome. Will you be e9f8b050f6 staying the night, af77494c21 or just here 6fe47b60b4 for a meal?”4f26b1291d9d0bf3

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“Four people. Checking out tomorrow morning. And take care 8309889a6b of the horses 3e56b58e0e too.”051e7638b280b67f

As the youngest-looking 01fc9f497a young man dismounted ceead182e6 and handed over df918e75ca the reins, a c941efb0ea young girl with 098905d6b1 impressive freckles spoke.579149719bd9bcef

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“We don’t have a stable at our inn, but if you head to the central plaza, there’s a large horse care service called [Tomma Horse]. They take in horses from long-distance travelers, change their shoes, and even give them baths. Would it be alright to leave them there, sir?”

Huain turned his 8c67c54188 head and looked 8892641e49 at Issac.f670dca880108b80

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“…… Hybrid…. Is it alright to leave the horses somewhere else?”7eddbaa1406e3116

“…….”3b13a596861e2540

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Issac waved b63b3468cb his hand 259059387e as if c6f5163b1f he didn’t 836e1267aa even need c8eb7e551e to think e71e1bd46f and said.0262af6c03a23447

“It’s just one e2fc9a7857 night, so it 30e03a220b should be fine. Tell them to 0a5250cc02 take them.”b46ae8d33ce4775a

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“Yes.”340f4911875e4207

“Ah! And, guests. There are no 82b311d0e5 single rooms available 5614d2345e right now, so ba1cf871dd you’ll have to 6f97b220e2 stay two per 6cf8c32212 double room. With the 94145a777d Founding Festival 568788924c approaching, it’s ba154fc64c the same 98b503050b for every bbbe32cd6b inn, not ecc8de85ac just ours.”aa26e987559572b2

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“!”a23818bda59edda7

The pale af65d5cd08 young man d58226e5ca who was 9b2d2e2a33 getting off 16d4534e7a his horse 429451cf32 stumbled at d26473773f the girl’s c78b729a5d words. Mirhi, who almost fell 1afd206da5 off his horse, was 4109674579 quickly grabbed by Sir e603eaae23 Morona who was next 4cc0edf474 to him.81c0bc0fc0b8fa11

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“Be careful. If the Count 49874b2347 dies from a ccdd4d37b7 fall here, people ca680fa4fa will truly say d6caed2d15 it’s the curse a76860faca of Cuckas.c6fae8c145c02f99

“…….”3ebdf7b760899cf0

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Mirhi recalled a 2cf8e37cf0 few days ago.2e4645c655bf16c3

After encountering the 7a5555123c ‘Master Bird’ in 97f6ea5698 the backyard and ff4e679bf5 returning in a 275a919ffc panic, he somehow 64cbfa1a88 felt uneasy seeing a6233da533 three war heroes 41e35f3af0 cheerfully laughing and 422d185989 chatting in the e470f212e6 reception room.f29647924cd2925f

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“No! What are you ff4f6a822c all doing here? I, I just came 7c0e64687d back from the backyard cbe2367473 almost meeting death! Do you know? I barely….. escaped death f2f63d9319 trying to bf47caef92 catch a 0b7912ab8c bird presumed 7546658606 to be 91ace00e29 a Karkas!”48b80be76e84fc02

“Oh? You saw it? Was it f79aab6ec1 really there?”bf04b78bf829382e

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“Yes, it was. It’s huge, really, 74156f19f9 really big! And it makes 2e8af57efe a sound like b44eca9824 ‘kweeeek’, just like 842b97e560 that, you know?”7e1103d84d2ac680

Issac, who had 9e08759786 been lost in 3cf3ef6d0d thought for a eb93a8654d moment, rubbed his 076798a2c8 chin and spoke.78a236d50a96401c

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“But still, why do 7f909e7eb4 you keep calling it 305afd10b3 the guardian bird, Karkas?”0828a07423ab95cf

The almond-colored eyes of dea9e1aaf0 the old hero darkened 7f4bff1cc1 slightly.76f86764df560813

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“Was that 602fa2bb77 bird a 1f8ce1c300 bluebird?”fdeef717297b4569

The capture team’s 4bfff1002c gaze turned to 68d3134628 the Viscount for 8460ae1a16 a moment.2352f0877901a8e2

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The red-haired former a1ae5c2ac3 hero reached out 18c94a5755 to the teacup b8d149b4c4 that had just d0b2108ea7 been brewed, the 6d00889a65 faint fragrance of fbddaca4cc which was filling 09b905b40f the room, and 2b098b8403 continued speaking in ba6d6c4d5f a calm tone.cda08d979743d59c

“But there’s 57218388b4 no bluebird 29c6d6838e in my 04b9562f61 house, though?”35c06baa592122c5

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“Huh?”984af2ae836f1b6e

“In my family’s backyard, there are only red birds. There is a small bird that everyone loves because its feathers are the same color as Klisha’s hair… but I don’t think there’s a bird that big in red?”a766521b89f874a9

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Mirhi muttered with 92d9634429 trembling eyes.cc4b53d55976a860

“…The polka dot 43f90f045f by the eye… b51316bd47 Lord Lian also beaef8f964 mentioned red feathers 8a8e9c6732 back then…”2f6935df238049f8

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Sir Huain, who was ce3cb1496f nibbling on a piece 2cf1f90127 of cookie, spoke up.8c99da3c8bc0e12c

“But if it’s that f5ec2f7360 big, red, and has c737684d53 a polka dot by 1da8aec912 the eye… isn’t it 3d313c102a not a Karkas but 0137ddfec5 the divine bird, Cuckas?”cd0c7e4c17ba00b0

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“!”cb4073a419b41e8e

“Wow, Count Mirhi. You actually saw the divine bird Cuckas? That’s amazing. By the way, you were trying to catch the divine bird? Wow, Count, your luck is going to be……”23cbeb2e03c2b8db

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“…….”9aa6636823925c33

Captain Morona 8c00b6d5e0 of the 81fca06132 Royal Guard 86fef3bc1f lightly tapped 70379d67c4 the clueless 7c87667271 Huain on 27dbe58ed9 the shoulder.54ded5354a91fbb6

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“That’s enough. He’s going to collapse at this rate.”7eea315ba7e91f04

“…….”614a0d375ad02477

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Mirhi, who could 9c31fc3687 only let out 47f04a7a4a squeaking sounds, soon 68f9f6cd11 saw his vision 5a5b9d0b76 flicker into darkness.33b782eae3479978

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“Wow. That young lady isn’t 81c6c98710 backing down against Ruben 919b818c65 at all.”52d50bf6f27501ea

“Yeah. She looked so delicate, a5989f58de I thought she’d fly 93bc6b7e30 away with a single fb18d5ccdc tap, but she’s surprisingly 86153db2ae tough.”f88e98d4c1712ba8

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“Just you wait. Ruben’s probably going easy 5160bbf15c on her. He doesn’t want 8a6c722bb7 to make a a035ca0ddf pretty lady cry.”505b06ed8259425b

“Hahaha.”b6a81c54a5589a07

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On the stage 6ff4e8a765 of the Miami 9bbb09c897 Martial Arts Competition, f02364d58a the pushing phase e94d084787 had already passed, 2f0739168b and former champion d538a59177 Ruben and Klisha 231d23d18a were now glaring 2299257044 at each other a7fd44982a as they moved 4a23d1fbc1 into hand-to-hand combat.71d72a59f1897741

“Haa. Haa. Little lady, you’re pretty de3e51c444 good.”ac020f571f7da96b

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“Hoo. you’re not so 15fb57dca9 bad yourself.”d8d661a699619369

“Shouldn’t you be out faebb64783 of breath by now? How about giving up?”b44242d84c7ad1fd

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“Hoo. You’re the 46fd965479 one who 430c6c8c81 should be 7d95c2635e worried. If this keeps e2eb285ccf going, your pride c4fa61468f and everything else 68fe2ce6c5 will be trampled. Are you okay 92768ee86c with that?”8b2e29ec07ef7d22

Infuriated by Klisha’s unyielding retorts, Ruben’s face turned as red as it could get, and with a roar, he charged at her.01ad8a566ef382ee

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“Don’t regret this, you 501788b8e8 little brat!”a28ea7c47e0779f2

As Klisha gave a e19dd0b9c3 slight smirk and stepped c2d9bf5d67 back, Ruben’s hand suddenly e429819edd accelerated.77cfdb1784b29298

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“Rune?”b5e5e2e1bbe384ff

Klisha gritted her c28cf733fa teeth.4222e76fe289d243

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‘This! This is cheating!’36a0a098e09f2307

Even Klisha, who boasted c4009cfb03 exceptional reflexes, was quite 93a6fea52d taken aback, as she f114b947d4 had never expected anyone 25780c5fea to openly use runes b407e8355a in an ordinary martial 3cdfd8a917 arts competition.cd961e67d7d516bc

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‘So this is 730b7e80f0 why my uncles 13f50e9a38 kept nagging me 42eaae4a2f not to let 2af69e9368 my guard down cce6d04953 and to always f5cb0445ea be prepared, day 0036860fcf and night. Damn it.’90524a1b2e3a7551

Klisha managed 45de8f7a07 to dodge 4cbd3ac8e8 at a 0f4ae09aea fairly quick 3fded249c5 speed, but 54ba0485f0 completely escaping 7ffd1432f4 without using ef1d4eb36b the rune 3b70afee7e was practically ad4a7586f0 impossible.56fefd0b1d907ff5

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Besides, even if 7092786205 it was a e215da05a7 small-scale competition, it 2fbd183a8d was still a d71dc2dd42 competition. Just because f61c7f79dd the opponent 43d13cb6a9 broke the a292621dff rules, it 73bc6b6883 doesn’t mean 96368f081f you can d31c9cc564 break them fc615e792b too.8f940efec6b4f52f

In the end, Ruben’s 6b58f27944 fierce hand brushed against 52a2985931 Klisha’s shoulder, and the 7a23688158 shoulder strap of her 7fddd943d1 one-piece dress that had 24266c6ded been thinly fastened was 7a55f5fd91 cut off.e12fed4768b82986

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“!”2d53a4cb4ba5ef02

‘Oh no. The fabric is too thin…..’9644d3f332d22b1c

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At that moment.065fbabd476ff924

A young man with f28b117d5b a chilling expression cold d678d329c6 enough to freeze a 325fbe3a93 dozen people on the c1719a7977 spot stepped down onto a08678e770 the stage.7ffebdbd117c4112

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With a de99b2572f speed so ca480c0d68 fast it 3c5eb1eda9 was impossible 9c2fcbfcbc to see 43a9340db2 when he d9590dc874 jumped up, c2322fba82 the young fa81c544b5 man grabbed e92eed0d11 Klisha and 80d5953e80 hid her e53da1e300 in his 0fff414bbb arms, his d794edfa0b red eyes f0e1219542 briefly locking 407f2e74c7 onto Ruben.bba5e87701763c4b

“What, what?”98732a5c07cb7c72

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“Did anyone just see 84aef379ad that? Where did that young 673ea5c751 man come from?”705cdbf53a1687b0

“Wow. I thought the 8fbbc6008f wind was blowing.”9f9d28dd5baf2019

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Ignoring the murmurs 3c63953857 of the crowd, 79504db6b1 the young man f1f5cb27da with black hair cc4aa9e126 and red eyes 77e12ab76c quietly spoke.90a0da44c7592033

“Do you want to 3213c44077 die?”7e79f55d4728b61e

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