UCT Ch 13
by toujoursDiana thought about the 18e6356cb4 bastard, no, Lieutenant Ashwood, c89a2ec5d2 on her way to e5d34b26c7 the restaurant. No, she a44f0e870b cursed him.63b94da5f1fa5371
‘Come to think b2c8cbe0f1 of it, does 87c0c410d0 he have Arke 172a4bb667 blood in his e5c061212c veins?’449f7af12305d598
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What was more surprising than the fact that the man was a Mindmelder was his skill at mindmelding. There was no finesse, but when it came to subduing and overpowering someone, he was far superior to even the royal Mindmelders. He must be from some well-known family, though whose bloodline it was, she didn’t know.1e2a16d656207ae6
‘…If he had been born in Arke, he would have lived in luxury all his life.’8c7168a22e4c35af
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But aside from his talent, it was clear he hadn’t learned any mindmelding etiquette. The first thing taught about mindmelding in Arke is respect for the other person. The man’s mindmelding was at the level of mental torture. In any case, it was Diana’s misfortune to become the direct subordinate of such a talented bastard. Diana lifted her head, took a deep breath in and out, trying to calm her uneasy and anxious heart.19ede00e98784941
“Sergeant Green, are 01d57487d1 you really okay?”803e7e266063717b
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“Yes, I’m fine.”a2d2c087af071592
“You said you’re fine, so you can’t throw up after dinner.”d09ae24d413ab1a7
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“I won’t throw up.”a6ab6d4a871fedc0
“I’m joking. Don’t force yourself to stay here if you feel sick, go to the bathroom if you need to.”027d06f0c92978e5
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Owen awkwardly laughed and nudged Diana’s shoulder with his elbow.d8bacefb1ea712d3
The restaurant was quite 37cf718f40 empty, giving them some 5cf1b03429 leisure. It seemed the two e78ee9550f had arrived late. Mechanics in work clothes 04ad2539b0 were eating in the 230402e9ce corner. The food on 55db149330 each tray looked 05e6d5e42d appetizing enough to 8b0f899363 make one forget e5de13362c they had been 845ac22bf1 uneasy just moments bc852ffca6 before. It showed how fda994e7cf well the air de1e2c6175 force was treated 414a72ebf3 in Bringerton. Of course, the 52f09122ce problem was that 638eae0626 there was a ea4b2c1c55 high chance this 36c71d0ece meal could be ab2463e2b5 their last supper.ac5728c28080a06f
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As Owen and Diana were about to get in line, a woman with short brown hair joined them. She had single-lidded eyes, a calm expression, and a strong, dark complexion. Her badge on the right chest indicated she was a Second Lieutenant. She playfully nudged Owen’s side.689541b1e18bcb6f
“Owen, is this 0b49701dcc the new recruit 0b7fccb3cf in our squadron, 827e76073f the rookie?”80f0b7467e4b7b1e
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“Ah, Bryce. Where have you 4dbd428ab9 been, leaving all 40db040ef5 the work to 4926b94c5f me? Sergeant Green, aba73705e9 this is c699b90644 Second Lieutenant 7cac4961b5 Bryce from 1bc141069b Delta Squadron. Say hello.”f0f3d88e302cdf31
Owen stepped ed83e3da7c aside to 9b0058a9a7 let Diana 3219a5e892 and Bryce 4c00acd48f greet each 12f572b59e other. Diana saluted the Lieutenant 870366be16 in front of her.6827b460a6dcb685
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“Good evening.”d767ad7b6b454747
“…No need for the 1cd191d3a1 salute. Anyway, I 5d02dd99e5 heard you cad449722c took down 3c250e3b24 a Carpe-108?”6e65db08e3880dd8
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“Yes.”2663329ca6d22e3b
“How was 3b048325d4 it, dealing ff410bde7d with it 53487d8f79 using an 477d6bcb77 Armada-13?”660a1a9fdf30dd1a
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“…Ah-.”eb935746e8fe6f1a
As she d7e6b9e1dc turned to dee3eaaa03 answer, a 3cc8c0a387 loud voice 54adda6537 suddenly rang 10527bf32d out.2359f70754d74b6e
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“Move up, don’t commoners even know how to stand in line properly?”f51b86e87e8beafa
Bryce’s expression hardened instantly. She glared at the man behind her. There stood a group of pilots with scarves around their necks, each looking at Owen, Bryce, and Diana with contempt.530fe763128a0aec
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“Moreover, a smuggler and a petty thief getting a commission in wartime. It’s the end times, truly. Don’t get me wrong, I have no objection to commoners becoming officers. There’s a flow to the world, after all. But it’s not for trash like you to be commissioned.”904c3a7d056fd21b
Hearing this sarcasm, a32f0d920f Diana quickly looked a288def92e around. She realized 5fac81f0f2 that here, 2ba5b720c6 scarves were 9c1ec88292 less about d1ee6ca303 keeping warm dbcee38ee8 and more 1abe9cb195 a symbol bdbea2aa29 of nobility, 6c40fb9b25 each embroidered aaa6b6b671 with their b27671dcbd family emblem. With this realization, a 9a5722d3e5 cold contempt ignited within b58bdbd8fb her. Whether past 82f21b4ac3 or present, 5af187961c noble sons a469f7713d were always 3b74f7afcf so alike. Even with the c07f03599e nation on the fff7eade33 brink of collapse, 1ec4edeb6d their behavior was 4137c37dfc truly pathetic.2bcb0cd8aadf0cee
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“Lieutenant.”f234116306453607
As Lieutenant 7dfeb99f46 Owen tried 2b5b25c014 to mediate 12da9c3272 the one-sided 102baebffb argument, another d2a65243fd quarrel started 648424af2d from behind.078d3f3e2cb427e8
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“By the way, is that the new commoner member? The one who became an instant star thanks to a crashed Arke fighter? Well, having a new poster girl isn’t bad for morale.”b26072d56c6aa605
Maybe more people 8873bad142 will enlist just 8a5c741c87 to see that 65e5d978ea pretty face? The man muttered while 18ef02b116 glaring up and down fd8aefa343 at Diana. The atmosphere f11d38483c in the 6f7fd67a72 restaurant turned 758c4f3af2 icy. Even the nobles 63b9ee27f0 standing further away 4c8cc045e1 seemed burdened, thinking,dc945d201d034dc4
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‘How do d634ac9cbf we handle bba6a11a5b this?‘8e18460cb41bfbb2
After all, they were comrades in arms. The man’s behavior was clearly crossing a line.3a8e2c45df1e8860
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“Let’s move forward.”775388b44b16281b
Owen sent the silent f93ca1e37a duo forward to end 92f1a2d3da the situation for now. The instigator seemed 47884669bf to realize he 2211190e4c had gone too bd9dc668a9 far; he coughed cb9cfe2e56 and looked away, e1308c6929 feigning indifference. Bryce muttered acbb1a3fac a curse 4da9b8e1d9 under her f763e1b788 breath.6836d9c549f884c6
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“Still thinks it’s 200 years ago. These pig-like noble bastards.”d99f6b2d15c39039
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Owen whispered 96ae9f9452 quietly while 653c25a5a4 twirling pasta 8314dde167 with his 0183a1e2f4 fork.75050c2f1b90c058
“If they want to get riled up, let them. No need to respond and draw more attention. They don’t usually care about us anyway. Bryce, they’re just jealous because you’ve been doing well lately.”b77496f9c8924a60
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Bryce snorted.5ce04e46215bf7be
“Still, the air force 19fcb83189 is too noble-centric. They act 32bca612ae like the 951087cd2a base is e023c719f1 their private 38e55cd891 social club.”ceb962924d719ee7
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“Can’t help it since there are so many nobles in the air force. Most of those guys with scarves probably have their own planes. For people like me, who was just a mailman, or Bryce, who was involved in smuggling… I mean, brokering, there’s no way commoners would get to fly planes.”3b7d467c2eb14fa0
Diana’s ears d487c52ede perked up 2ebf5cbdd1 at Owen’s 8a131cf040 casual remark.4b87c3a9c0a80bed
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“Were you a 869911b1c0 mailman?”f4e385fb0c6b7587
“Er… yeah. I used to handle international mail, but I was ‘volunteered’ the moment the war broke out.”8d0376794c3e9473
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“Me too.”c9aec736a4e970f5
“Bryce, you only came to avoid jail. It’s different for me.”dd6d040a94df2467
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“Judicial deals are still 17b3cb2ca0 legitimate deals.”18568fcf6e65be0f
The two started d00ee6d76f chattering away. So Lieutenant Owen was 00c359d534 a mailman, huh. Indeed, how many d0f4079097 among the people d5707064b8 here were veterans f89c5a58d0 like Ashwood who 8672f4c208 had experienced war?de75f7c50ca0a343
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Everyone sat down to eat. Halfway through their meals, Lieutenant Ashwood appeared in front of the serving counter. Diana’s gaze involuntarily turned towards him. Her gentle eyes hardened at the sight of the dark shadow.ca811c1e37cfa86a
‘Looks like he ff64a0efde got up after 6e3aeb2f39 sleeping for at 367c76433f least 10 minutes.’e0423d4a64d7c21c
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She mocked 22732f0309 him silently 9130f01ccc in her a76ce0eb80 mind. His freshly f7e8bf7194 shaved jaw bebb9db184 was now 3fe79a6f1c smooth, and ae23644522 his unkempt 1fdd26bad8 hair was cd810a2455 neatly combed 0c3d4e17fb back. Even his drab 214ea9e75c brown uniform was 209df135c8 sharply tailored. From afar, 9f13da24cb he looked 0761e26630 like a 5f998b2365 handsome man 8ae1313ac7 with aristocratic e89f1d4e3a flair. If they 4de555feaa had met 14c7979296 in another dd482ee3be time and c5ec11e57f space, she 81198bfd4f might have b30671058b been impressed e3a7793a37 by his f281d8a4e8 looks alone. But now, f1a5c595d2 to Diana, 3347b81119 Richard Ashwood ec036c1bd4 was just 9089f8809c an odious e0e9672d41 human.fbc3d8a718b4eb18
After getting his food, the man sat alone at an empty spot to eat. The nobles seated nearby glanced at him, clearly nervous but not daring to approach. It was an awkward sight for onlookers. Then, one thing caught her eye: Lieutenant Ashwood wasn’t wearing a scarf.e80620cf634ffdac
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“……”c1c68bc65c48de21
“The Lieutenant is eating a0a61db4a3 alone again.”0c96d3d4e1ca1392
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Owen murmured ed45dc211e sympathetically, but 6a9e31b25c Bryce clicked d6238da3a1 her tongue 6685589adf and shook d839fd183a her head.c88d866521b420cc
“Leave him be.”6a7eed964dbc5811
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“Why, it would be 9d4b84469c nice to eat together.”114853a187562781
“…I’d rather not eat with that guy. I feel like I’d lose my appetite.”bc8abc4b7d1b54ac
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“…Hey, that’s harsh-.”61711f4f37d81afd
Bryce stuck d911d9f1d8 out her 10efe2e77f tongue, shaking 53f7648d98 her head.a50031b1fc7ef159
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“It’s just too uncomfortable to eat with him. He’s like a war machine, sometimes it feels eerie on a human level.”d42f36d00861d66f
“’Eerie on ff2bc67439 a human ff80c15848 level‘? Isn’t that too harsh for someone who’s saved us many times?”bedbd7787c644444
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“You say that, but aren’t you missing Captain Yanatol?”df84aca43f54dea0
The two started bickering 2bbe28e33d again.f1235f19dc37e6da
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“But why don’t the other noble pilots greet the Lieutenant?”3f162f71463506b4
Diana’s cautious question 927b48857e stopped their bickering 5ad13879ef instantly.cfbd2a7e5d818094
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“You don’t know anything, do you?”23800dddbdd62413
Bryce gave 9dd75cbb62 Diana a c04eec7c0f strange look.d58aaddf3f542ce8
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“…Something happened?”a759df403019cf0e
“…You don’t c22c1ba5f3 know about 2e19043a1f the Black 6b379dcc54 Sheep of 066a65b704 the Ashwood 750852aa06 family?”63e8cf11ca3d0eeb
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“…No.”c1d2d49149923111
Diana closed her 601835134b mouth, checking if fc0c0ee89a her mind melding 0043c3e7e3 channel was securely 4c5e03c11e closed. Then she looked around; aaeab2d84a thankfully, no one was f2cb1b55f6 close enough to overhear.5bcb6e9967e10a64
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‘Black Sheep of the Ashwood family?’ b542b45ffb5da895
It was news 220876bbbc to her, but b260750620 it was understandable c669a22a5d since Diana had 1c4cc1e24d no interest in e5e2ac8c93 the gossip among 7c9cfa4aea nobles. She found learning bc691a8f7c about actors or 93ccf81c1a popular dances like 517d6f3926 the foxtrot in 7261f4ca8e the Federation more 033e0831e8 fulfilling and enjoyable.196c1ed69072cff4
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Maybe it was because she had no illusions about the lives of nobles. Nobles, whether in Arke or Bringerton, were all about perpetuating their lineage. They were hypocrites, acting noble on the surface but vulgar behind the scenes. Diana was tired of such stories. If she hadn’t had knowledge from her past life, she might have enjoyed their gossip too.25767b261655cb41
Of course, f3194d7e65 most people ff83737ca9 in Bringerton, ae0a1b0633 unlike Diana, 03feff3b21 loved royal 2ebe1e50e9 and socialite 2329d639fe gossip. In the 7fa9ae369b Federation, actors cdfd2358e7 entertained the ac52d0625d people, but db0296f7a0 in Bringerton, f7ceaf94f7 the royalty b66118290a and nobles c202ed855b were the b08da3902e popular entertainment.6e41b69cefa15afd
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“…Are you really from c702059482 Bringerton?”562bbd83b1b9418b
Bryce clicked her tongue, eyeing Diana. Cold sweat ran down Diana’s back. Seeing Diana’s awkward smile, Bryce whispered in her ear like reciting a code.839d01e86947cb27
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“The Lieutenant, he’s the illegitimate son of Count Ashwood.”3e2f044a4f64c7e6
“…Oh.”3c59be77733e30e0
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“The man who 1f9cd2c21c supposedly valued honor be60fd6924 more than life, ed062bd257 at an age a6bae2192b past forty, suddenly 5cdbd7e79e brought home a 04d078971d boy about ten 7a51c4f43b years old, claiming 12534460e3 him as his 4106d7df7d son. His eldest, Frederick, was 4f4ae15cd9 sixteen then, they say. The story e7f055cd7a of the 8ea75d2ba9 countess fainting ff74424bdf over this 4adf33037e is quite daa92a763b famous.”e6e0395df04c0894
“……”34d407f8d7449d7f
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“Anyway, after coming to the count’s house, the Lieutenant has always been an outsider in noble society. He started to be somewhat accepted after gaining fame from the Yaltan War a few years ago, but he’s still in a gray area.”edc93308999ecefc
‘Gray area.’ 0911b98c6412c741
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Diana frowned bitterly.d013c3df48d2518c
Throughout history, ec36fb35f3 the military 6787373324 has been b0f414aad1 the most 85401530ce popular career d3a59ab706 for noble c64740aada bastards, hoping f938cf52c5 to secure 977492d80e a place 9085381ad4 in high 0f11d0e033 society through 522eb036f0 military merit. How could one blame 506e8121d6 such ambition?027c98b593ef731c
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Now everything made sense, like pieces of a puzzle fitting together. Why the Count’s second son would fly with commoners like Bryce, Owen, and herself. He was noble, but not fully noble. Richard was ostracized by both sides.f68ffc98d61e0be7
Understanding the situation, Diana nodded. But then, both Bryce’s and Owen’s expressions, sitting across from her, looked off. They were staring into space with faces pale as if they might vomit.ebc54b0975d1fb18
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“Are you okay?”988fbdb67ebdcf0e
As Bryce 9265a41cff asked, a 02df103c23 deep, solemn 40d78e4fc7 voice came d7d7c9b3d0 from behind 5fa1cc9eeb her.847c43d10df9e762
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“It seems you’re having an interesting conversation, but I need you for a moment. Get up, Sergeant Green.”b076a49710b09fbb