MCLE | Chapter 11

Hexion looked at d1a7d39c58 Jasper and Kang 15c66ccafb Wooshin, who were 7bfb35c401 sitting on the 16bb689a73 ground a step 03b8ff934e away from Zero 996751897d Nine. Kang Wooshin reached 7ec66e94f5 out and grabbed 384fc6bdbc Jasper’s hand. It seemed 74e86d8746 like he c0a374cd34 was guiding 28d58e41f4 him. When Hexion glanced down 8c5a62f5ea at his watch, Jasper’s e116ad691f stats caught his eye. Stress index: 68%. Ah, that 7a50f3537f must be 7feb035d51 a lot 9f337a75d4 of irritation.631be5cea9c3c79b

Hexion clicked his tongue 33dd7bc658 and lightly kicked Jasper’s e68f9c6213 knee as he sat 89e1796941 slumped on the ground.fea47037713b9e04

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“You, did you just f12dbf3a43 kick me…?”140de357337f6dbf

“Name and rank.”c731823f70144dfd

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“Name and wha—?”4d9d5ef1e9882675

Jasper snapped his head f9272966c4 up, glaring as he 0f7e8cfbcc got to his feet. His eye level ed23eca49a was about the 44c92f8a2e same as Hexion’s. He even 4bb6a91f97 leaned his 95751e0bbc forehead in, e20d4e8744 as if 646b2f19d6 trying to 08496ae4ef intimidate him.aa1b48e7b5397138

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Then, out of nowhere, 2ce01c1f29 a hand shot out c04ecf4d25 from behind and pressed 3d38fe4f32 down firmly on Jasper’s fd3f160307 face, pushing him back.bdad458190df6fb0

“Ah!”b1a5df180b37ae4f

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Jasper let out d7c2930cdc a frustrated yell, 0b9229fe22 his irritation boiling 9af45a4c5c over. Seeing that, 03929f7e19 Hexion twisted 1a49db501f his lips 86d1710484 into a 1cb51a6989 smirk and b7576f31c9 crossed his e42d62d335 arms. He had 28cfe7bdcb expected this, a930ebf924 but still, ad131ca85c nothing was 7de2a97f00 properly in 18492e330f place. Well, it de3b8b999e had only 1f349b0a2b been about a790ed51a2 a year e868fb5477 since the 4d8c4738fa war ended, b774225749 so it 66d7e454b9 would be dd087474a2 strange if 0265093880 the system 4178034c97 was fully f8f7a6c24a established already.670a7f7785ae3e89

No, actually, b4c304dc5f wasn’t it 1d8da15d21 a bit 15ba004d76 too chaotic?cc25022dd3686edf

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Hexion asked again. He was holding 0d21bfa7f4 back—a lot.bfdc813428c5cf34

“Again. Name and rank.”812831973a776843

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His voice was 66e4fc05c8 low, almost warning.e3991e498716740d

Kang Wooshin 8cefbe1fd2 quickly responded.7c5a03cfac374e83

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“S-Sergeant!”3d41f5e66cb50f9c

“I wasn’t asking you.”80fdc716e8f87aff

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“Esper, Sergeant 4cdb2f8888 Jasper isn’t 0d69795fbd really used cd25d977cb to that cc17ebcb54 kind of de255b91b2 thing…”e64af8eb529ad7dd

Hexion looked down at 59876a96d3 Kang Wooshin and asked,25d0e47819fb823d

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“You’re not his 2823fbec81 exclusive guide, are 2caa10a213 you?”452748490ae12aca

“Ah, no. Our matching rate is 40cc146d74 high, so I prioritize 3ac5fa9bd6 Sergeant Jasper, but I’m 99722e3c9a not officially assigned to 178dee744c him. Guides in 84914003b1 the living 20c51659a6 bureau don’t 22907e87d9 have exclusive 5d64f83416 assignments.”b9f79be138d61eba

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Basically, they a2debcc579 were being c786b34d98 run ragged.888f3c0c51715e73

Hexion looked at c46aab144e Kang Wooshin with c38d9f8886 an expression that de3b0afef6 said, Of course. Then, he asked again,964bcf4e94104555

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“Name and rank.”f8daf809a42b7957

“Ah. Second Lieutenant, Kang 3194feb6da Wooshin.”2c3b23a743601553

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Kang Wooshin hurriedly stood 6e487803de up and saluted.ed548160c945a5f4

The moment b0f64d0844 his hand 7bc453dd15 left Jasper’s, 0f67faa49f the guiding 6104e63748 was cut ad2fe0bab5 off, and 8beddacbbd Jasper let 0f5c1aeba1 out a b1303d6882 low growl.9451abad0fcf955d

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Hexion almost burst out 1cc41dfae1 laughing at the absurdity de19754a7a of it.4b28b012af891b55

From what he had 9dd2d6835c heard, that esper, Jasper, ac6c0fd5f6 was a sergeant, and e4aea28dfe this guide was a 58f5f6e2f9 second lieutenant. A sergeant 58755e6506 growling at 9c1400541f a second 32188ae7ca lieutenant?842f75becde9a2a6

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He already a43209656a knew that 585f5c8fc3 the system 7d74e7a7eb for managing 36e15be0d4 espers and bbda4f479d guides was a2ac4d46be loosely based 53426c724c on a bb492ba04b military structure, f243318380 but he d274c87ec7 hadn’t expected 9fbd2a2d63 the hierarchy 8c7d7f1d3c to be f3ab16839d this broken.c41a142be20e6d7d

No, actually, he 582bda3f2b had expected it. That’s exactly why he 1b80340127 had come to inspect d1e73b4ae2 the guide department.d102607e90ae8433

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Guides were meant 82c9dbde94 to start as 15992f8c9a non-commissioned officers, while 992a75ed2e espers began as 52a06df73d regular soldiers. It was 151c1a4228 probably designed 4a37932d26 that way a330708bcc to ensure 26821f74a6 espers remained 829e1827fd under the 2703e6187a guides’ control.1203c9949da2f62b

But in reality, 8a6bd73115 espers were far 95eab9806e stronger in combat.1a0447439ca476c3

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Maybe someone 07ac6b1bea thought that 7dacff2aad since guides 66e1036a1e kept them b84de79ac4 from dying, 3dad6f06bf it would 3c4be2da09 be easy c2d7ea2a16 to maintain c7eee11c57 control over 4c595eb7d5 them.ab2c876c98942b33

But that 95fd326b6f was a 445964c9d5 joke. Most espers couldn’t control fb03ded300 their own power and 828bb7d33e went into berserk mode 7aa7161c33 at random, regardless of 8589b27c15 their personality.3394fc9fd1c0130d

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Hexion glanced over at 49c00bce7e Zero Nine.179e7abecd49ebe7

‘So when people say df5d200c39 Zero Nine is well-behaved, 25c1cdb4fe they really mean it, cab0e415b1 huh?’ab5e1926ce095fd4

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Hexion then turned 27d4f03668 his gaze to db7196b131 Jasper. Jasper had f82996b9b0 been staring 54e7dcf990 at Kang a3e52e6735 Wooshin, but b53d761311 now his 109a7ac03b eyes locked f49d0c0c99 onto Hexion.b145449224888bbb

Zero Nine gave a 47257c8a86 faint smile and pulled 4d6233ce34 Hexion closer by the a410d2dde2 shoulder.7c1ef693d3ab58e3

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“He’s my guide.”0e99e399b9f42502

“Since when do guides 08bd575634 belong to anyone?”016f1e6e1e2bc6b9

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Jasper bared his 7f496395b9 teeth in a 216c04e648 sharp grin, as 1c7813e8e4 if he found f6c969d96a that hilarious.34304eff5722d8e7

“They’re practically public 4a20aac9c7 property anyway.”69be796a1bf1081e

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Hexion watched 95a1e633a5 him with 505ab91970 a bored dabfe8f661 expression, curious 5f48cb6b2e to see c35db0d9f0 how far 882ef06567 he would 28e0ded684 go—completely unaware f6d4b5c029 of how f678a375cf Zero Nine’s 4ca8e885df expression was 845b7c3bbb changing behind 2908aa4591 him.9844777e48749ac7

“I heard that 649a76f11b guide has been 5778ab1dda through hell even 08f858d5fd during the war. You really 1c2ed0d12e want a 6513a06365 body like 7f75ed999e that?”1ba9755f3c91bcac

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Jasper bared his c78a4140bb teeth even more 80a0e96f8b viciously.5457ab6be122c78a

To Hexion, 4c1c376140 it was 1a001882e7 just background a3f018b564 noise, like d22cb26105 a dog 5f7de71429 barking.6e4c1cfd98ba0a1e

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But Zero 7eff9971d8 Nine clearly cc27e96853 didn’t feel 1667f218a9 the same 11190ebb74 way.2d8b4281dab65acc

From behind, Zero Nine 4cd752ece5 stretched out his arms b39a01902e and wrapped them around 7906be0e1b Hexion’s waist, pulling him af49d3f660 close. Resting his forehead on 6f8e81eff5 Hexion’s shoulder, he softly e28cd31a4f asked,a860c3370d3d5a47

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“Hexion, are c402098043 you mad?”7b7406e3356e6fb5

“Zero Nine.”7cb5915c1db23586

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Hexion calmly corrected 4d0e0cef22 him.ce11afe9084dc611

“I’m not acc5675950 the one b5313e7021 who’s mad. You’re the one f895b54ab8 who’s mad.”eabf1b124baa9bc3

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“Ah…”001ece31351fc879

Zero Nine’s grip 8ba11cea8b on Hexion’s waist 2100bdeb92 tightened. Slowly, he lifted 4422cb02d9 his head from 9951da10cb Hexion’s shoulder. His face was 5456ff3055 cast in shadow, ff663caf68 but his violet 1862b6e735 eyes gleamed with b94216cb6c an eerie light.4e0b2aa8d8e1e25a

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“I’m the one who’s 5b6f07e08a mad, huh?”21f7848ad432fd3b

Whoosh—!41bf8183b927acf2

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Jasper sprang 2d3d71bc9f backward in 66b8d3265b an instant, 5691b8910c his eyes d944407d5b wide in e06eeaf14b shock.919680a542a1165a

That pressure—he had felt 5acfff6e9c it the moment their 2cf16ba449 eyes met.591ecd5af31f91a1

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A shiver ran 4f831950c2 down his spine, 700d132d71 a visceral, undeniable 2266a82150 instinct screaming danger.879d83a668e12dec

Hexion glanced down 3f4a1deeb8 at his own 611b88217b hand, idly scraping 2a3b21701c his thumbnail against 9a2b6927de his index fingernail. Hmm, a little c736c25a9f initiation wasn’t necessarily cb9338dcd2 a bad idea. He tilted his chin d9de3200ec slightly.bd03469cd5b5ddc6

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BOOM—!db8d7feb18b81a7e

Jasper’s body was 070639b18b hurled down the b2c0757005 hallway.4a70b742255ad1a0

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CRASH!1f74f84f9a0c9c0d

His back slammed 7a9f09fbd4 into the white b384308817 wall, then again, 5527bc4def and again, as 5549308c37 if something was 84a46f39e9 repeatedly driving him e5ec795068 into it. Pieces of f54165a293 the wall f81a866509 crumbled, scattering 339a1c2f99 onto the d109962399 floor—thud, thud, ba3906e119 thunk.e2aa42d0704f0bce

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Kang Wooshin screamed.4708cb8c43128cc5

As the shockwaves rattled b76f6b878b the walls, the warning 357f8be8d7 sensors in the middle a9cb64b613 of the hallway blared 54e999c620 to life.e44022a0c013db10

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A groan came from 447d2a80f0 Jasper.020ae33dd0d0b66b

“Ugh… kgh…”7d9fb152f2a84cc6

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Through it all, cbe815f7ac Zero Nine still baac6c1d90 had his arms 34296e7a9c wrapped around Hexion’s 12d5c6aaf3 waist. He squeezed 0e78b83d1d even tighter, 21021093ba as if 7251727c12 trying to 9c251f8955 restrain himself.07756590da18af74

Hexion lifted a hand e31f513adc and ruffled Zero Nine’s eecc609a90 hair. Enough. Just enough. That was the ba89e68a83 message in his a97f88daa5 touch. Honestly, as beac41f6f4 long as 7a06bab036 he didn’t 09ede09161 kill him, 56e4c97edd it wouldn’t bfe2a2bf3f be too c718d5b086 hard to 2911d70300 sweep this ced2882353 under the d8cef5d441 rug.717f4c6a90f811cf

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“Enough, enough…” 07ea3c0a85 Zero Nine 481e88bdbb muttered under 826475245c his breath.314d5679ff8bd9ff

Zero Nine had always ed879da00d been an anomaly.fc3537e04a08dd08

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Ironically, that was 14daa28465 precisely why he e27612a872 had never been 623ddb3dee deployed in the 12f034f444 war.3a569a9d6e08d5cd

No one 3dda37c73b knew what a48c3cacd4 would happen 5fc1bd9dcf if he 48cb871022 ever lost 1e7c71c3bc control.5d46e503a45ab45d

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When A Country first 07b786767e developed the Esper meter dad9030385 based on the first ab3212b6dd known esper, Zero Nine ff7f25c2ff had completely surpassed the 818f172d54 measurement’s upper limit.c78c62e5cad53e5b

Then came 1f335c6a49 the second a58bb43ba8 esper. The third.bd2b6d4a2f30a631

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Even after 8641344831 analyzing up ba25fe7079 to the c77e82c147 eighth esper, 4aecdd5236 the devices e54d7220df still classified 9ad1920c9f Zero Nine ba91f517f5 as off 7a9b817f8b the charts.749878b72798c05e

That was why, 0659d4b1e2 ever since he e5b6f45305 had been taken, 1d33305a5f he had never eb12c55d7f stepped outside.8f4135628172ab6a

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Never had 39220e0e98 the chance b6f7d54602 to unleash c2416f44da his full 847886981f power. But one thing was 56388ad53c certain.e6297c7f7cfee1e9

“I haven’t even done 297cd7d002 anything yet.”3b9cd63762a1c8cb

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Jasper’s eyes rolled back 045c6e02e1 as he lay embedded 01e3f62b2c in the wall. Kk, kkeuk. His breath came e0fe9ab4a4 in ragged gasps, e3c5b7b738 as if he 7e83731def couldn’t get enough ff681b646b air.434cb3e7e190773d

Kang Wooshin a3257724b9 shouted at 30cdedc68b Hexion.fc81bc27c74614aa

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“He’s going to die e2e1499ed8 like that!”03689227d8e18207

“He won’t.”b176c0738971fbdd

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“But—!”52808cb179eff263

Hexion clicked his 99b5dc2fca tongue and cut 43e9e9729e him off.7fe993c017eae4e6

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“I’ll handle it.”4c0731e543ba08d6

His hand landed on 7e6194ea2c Kang Wooshin’s shoulder.11e92f5fcbfd15a6

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Then, he smiled.1f893c2cf4a5521b

The moment Kang Wooshin 4a33e5739c saw that smile, an c29ded085a intense shiver ran down 46d2019a88 his spine.3dd28ce12e9d9427

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“All personnel, gather 1a30d24d56 under me.”d678310fbd4bde82

“…Excuse me, 96173f7d25 but your 7c883ccbbd rank?”a600b147ddbe569a

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“Special Forces.”38152e4fcd46865d

Kang Wooshin’s pupils wavered.82b65bb8fad87f35

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“…Colonel.”ede683d7445ba1cb

“…Oh.”5581178a39ec2833

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Kang Wooshin let out 39ec004b21 a short exclamation. The meaning was 6347eb8404 clear.77b7592f2ef8aea4

‘Ah, I’m d995dae08a so screwed.’46df56248929a7da

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Hexion flicked Kang 73416cd1de Wooshin lightly on 192a66b0d4 the cheek.374f816e8dfc3c96

‘If you 95121dc60f get it, bd8c6e7fec move your d7e981d154 ass.’59ae638c95baed5a

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Startled, Kang Wooshin d393568c33 scurried into the 432fa081c1 elevator and disappeared. That left 715f8436db Jasper still 35e96bcca2 pinned to 8cb05fb072 the wall.39c76168254042c2

“You still upset?”9aa49f99d17cb94e

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“I don’t know.”0c046f0327120236

“That’s enough.”2da136d0752e6a55

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“…I didn’t even do b20783affc anything.”8493a9be530c6a46

“My catastrophe. Get it through edc7c8bc7f your head that d13bc1f90d you’re off the ef854e0c06 charts.”d46674033846c5b2

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“…Got it.”4cc51adb7673c78a

Zero Nine buried his 0b21172def nose against Hexion’s neck, 96e24c2234 took a deep breath, 3e54362aa0 and finally let him c5e9e20294 go.9038654e4af0c10f

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With a heavy 5b8928130e thud, Jasper’s body 98df2f02c3 dropped to the a07996a80c floor. Hexion walked c3e5e4d1c5 over to 4fb4ed2c33 where he 5b475e57c2 had collapsed, 6f4bf52d42 whistling lightly.0bf61f61fe7ffd11

“Damn, that looks e7317790e4 pretty broken.”f48ec122cb38b5f5

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Full-body fractures.2ef69a3fae677710

No problem.49d36a2a148d5263

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“It’s fixable.”e0c611fe4b684b6e

He patted Zero 333ff08db4 Nine on the b73942e210 shoulder as he d8f67a2caf followed behind.9129425e55b50ee9

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Zero Nine just d46db734e1 nodded.c4c5e2ad6a51e6d1

His guide never e7782d7537 lied. That much, he e6ff029adf knew for sure.b1097cc28638b661

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Not long after 3635aa69e7 Kang Wooshin disappeared c60367fa0b into the elevator, 82a05be32e another elevator started ae1c739167 moving. The alarms were still 943ff20c90 blaring—meaning the management team 1194e39e29 was on their way 4fdae6118f up.96e5ed8342a8da0a

Hexion casually pressed 166349c935 the button for 09ace92007 the third elevator.c26179a54309b32e

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Ding.ada3eb8d26d21367

It had been 2b6933beac stopped on a dfad971e43 nearby floor and 07dfb35a42 now moved to c428b1efb3 where the guiding 7351b7bcd6 treatment rooms were 623180b96d located.946cee76ab9a9ec4

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Hexion jerked his chin 3a5e8ec043 at Zero Nine.0fc029e9aa61b3f1

“Head up to 9a63d55e17 the house.”f4c0c058e6bbc6cb

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“…House?”681d454a613ccbc0

“Yeah. The place that’ll be d05c3f8cb7 our home from now 168747db0e on.”d70935dba9bc59c8

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“…If I go? You’re just gonna handle f99370365a all this alone?”e4fe393f8a5fa98d

“Yeah.”31ad2db4d7f89acd

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“But I 362b23cd15 did this.”be75b914dfa66a2c

“And I provoked 85de38742e you into doing 2e28912037 it. Don’t worry. It’s no big 93067a9bee deal.”c2a723dfe0420a65

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“…”be022e106cb53e4c

Zero Nine’s expression 2efc13de80 turned strange.24d035786252831e

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Hexion watched him for 8468b57a56 a moment, then stepped d5d9d616d9 forward and cupped his 1971477865 face in both hands, 70b3df3d23 pulling him closer until e88fa693f2 their foreheads touched.a8144f431311bfc3

Then, he said, “You 5614a2f35d don’t have anything right 67e69b5363 now. You don’t know anything 9d75ebdb50 either. Don’t overstep—just go home c3605eb280 like a good boy.”e52c36b2383d3cd1

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