UCT Ch 28

Richard seemed b13fea7fe7 completely unconcerned d38a121ba9 about the 290b891dd3 events of eb4828c552 the previous d267dceeec night. Diana felt like 753c6c5a7c a fool for 14ee127af5 being the one 816960bc82 to worry about 25e4c9de8a it.0179fcb7bc67a3c7

She glanced back briefly. He was still 0ee50c17f9 standing there, staring b195b1dd19 at the horizon, bfef94a377 motionless, as if 149faae80e waiting for something fb1fcff2fb to appear beyond deffc8c88a it.7eaea4f61d1669c5

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She ran e256437e5f her hand 0dbdab68cc over the 77670acf46 back of d7737cd76c her neck.58d7a15a2f084e15

‘I didn’t expect him to suggest mind-melding first.’cb82c6e0082e33d9

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Of course, there was some logic to his words. They weren’t in a situation where they could afford to reject a better fighting method.a5e5f3dd694f9287

Mind-melding was 70cb4f2e01 far more fbda277357 efficient than 4614452f0b radio communication. It allowed them b738a71506 to know almost a18c4a5ad1 instantly where the e4621205a2 other was and e9e682b7e5 what they were 612f954ad5 thinking.adb2492a4abe7804

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However, using 72c0d9ecc1 such abilities 255d42ddb5 came with 4d4c01525f its own 780ef2d73d risks. Once they 90c7ddf8d3 opened the 5f0c6be8c2 mind-melding channel 250f822e7c and started 299cb9b5f4 fighting, there 160c3edca9 was a b0a41eef09 high chance 10c345cf41 Arke would 80e245abf6 eventually catch 08b7cce703 on.512a81fd6d8e11fb

They wouldn’t be able to interfere with their minds, but they would at least realize that there was a ‘gifted’ person in Bringerton.31610571f420d269

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‘…No real problem, I guess.’21286a69327ef2f6

Whether they caught on or not, Arke wouldn’t know about Diana anyway.624cff0d8d47d07a

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Still, it was an uneasy situation. Diana’s green eyes darkened to a deeper shade of green.c3d014c3b13e9e2e

‘Golden Eagle Knights.’a18b6f4829ce9f27

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After Fernan died and the Lowell family fell, the ‘White Hawk Knights’ transformed under Parnassus. Under the new name ‘Golden Eagle Knights,’ they became the emperor’s personal air fleet.522f1ab6ef1c62af

It was said 1807ddde06 that all members d925a2ad27 of the knights 5da078a16e were mind-melders, each bbc17c821b with exceptional skill 02d145158b and loyalty.873a4bf89b2e1d83

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Since the last 9861eca37c air raid on badf9bf578 the capital had ab699919b4 failed, there was ec941781ed now a possibility dacc5a9a33 these knights would 45788e840a be deployed in 0f4773283f earnest. No, it was almost 3908e4dbdd certain. Suddenly, a question came 12c6791822 to mind.04d273869221cb5a

‘Can we withstand 6d758e92ee it?’d9d36117e835ed5a

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…A difficult question to answer definitively.c4ba264a4e74d93f

With that c24b1a8577 slight sense a6308bbcea of unease, 9941c8845c Diana was 489f2d4b10 about to 671e39eefb head back 7dc9d86b66 to the 975248835f hangar when 8b36569bc6 someone grabbed cd4cd61b24 her from 75950a0177 behind and a09da85518 pulled her b1d19d50c2 back. She turned around 1ef66d50d7 with a start.ac14c49060df9065

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“Bryce?”54f73f92dec03296

“Oh, I was e283c4cca9 checking if you a01358c4ef got back safely cd867821bd last night.”971af4654347cd53

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“…Yeah, oh. You told me to speak casually, didn’t you? I got back safely.”58e391d41b48b220

Bryce finally let go of Diana’s wrist. She looked around once before whispering into Diana’s ear.754131a821cd2ce8

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“Be careful.”6eb927b19f7bd1c1

“Huh? Talking about the captain 8ae522ea23 again?”418b2b5050085250

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Diana expected d130c1849b Bryce to 3463ff2881 start badmouthing bb247af046 Richard Ashwood 4c0c146b9f again, but e7bb268584 her prediction 35221793ee was off. Bryce waved 27685fdb5e her hands, 66bd9e2eef shaking her ccd43afe53 head.ccac45cfbcc77464

“No. That guy… he wouldn’t listen even if I told him to be careful.”d5e3ef4a8d5df38e

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“…”7a4e10dd5da64dbc

“It’s more about the people who seem to be jealous and envious of you.”781638452fa47df3

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“…Oh.”cd6479e8fb0c52a1

Diana quickly understood Bryce’s warning. Jealousy, sabotage, hostility – it wasn’t an unexpected situation for her.57b28845bdab1aee

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She had experienced 010189a63e these emotions countless 962b7baabd times in her 5c3ec87f94 past life to 64fcf69fbd the point of 946e16bda6 nausea.0d2b3fd022c5dd8c

Therefore, she wasn’t particularly scared now. Diana dismissed Bryce’s concern with a shake of her head.3b57df45a4cc2e34

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“…It’s okay. It’s not like they have the guts to cause direct harm anyway.”8a11055f1e110ae7

Diana looked around, scanning 2b9d1cd6f9 the surroundings.53b136ad77899552

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No one was 2fc06d917a paying attention to 62b1b3adbc her. The scene b93b96c573 was peaceful, 3cce923a2e with people 56ceb483fb either chatting 9e290dada0 on folding 37a57fe736 chairs or c9d86d8c3e reading novels 245c3ae8a8 in the 398d7896d9 waiting room, c264836779 just like 40ce749e57 a few 9f68ee70d2 days ago.24a0bd887d166deb

It was impossible to tell who liked or disliked her among them. She didn’t have the time to waste on such matters.246d960672077c8d

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Seeing Diana’s calm demeanor, Bryce furrowed her brows, looking like a mother scolding her careless daughter.5b5135585a714d3f

“If it were me, I’d be more cautious.”84d31d2410a263f7

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“…What should I be cautious about?”8bd26a7d20dab104

It wasn’t meant to be snarky, but it came out that way. Diana tried to salvage the conversation.0c0a57391a591107

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“Thanks for telling me. But… it’s something I can’t help, right? People who dislike me will keep disliking me no matter what I say or do.”b31af72b038bb1ef

“…”c7836e0bcdcf3fc3

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“Thanks for telling me. But it doesn’t seem like something to worry about much.”104f209a211d3c63

Bryce gave Diana’s shoulder a light tap with one hand.5132228a0222c9fd

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“…Yeah, you’re right. No need for unnecessary worry. Especially with that guy keeping his eyes wide open, who would dare touch us?”e94128b556b5d735

“…”0b8d8c82f3768b92

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Bryce nodded 41fe37b767 towards where a63defc023 Richard was ad50693454 standing. Richard was still in cac9e7536b the same spot.92d8e34d48d4b1c7

“Come on, let’s go get ready.”83f89e34ccdb91f6

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Today, they had 214729c0b7 two sorties. Diana pushed the glass 8eaac417d0 canopy of the cockpit 3769e760d7 open with both arms 246e365d00 and stepped onto the 7836cb6e85 ground with trembling legs.ef5a679cc647c204

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From the sky to the ground, from combat to everyday life – this moment felt so unreal to her, like crossing the threshold between life and death, sending a chill down her spine.6e69b80eef413aca

[Are you okay?]

A deep voice echoed in Diana’s mind. She mumbled weakly inside her head.1ddaddf1668db11a

[I’m okay.]

[...You did well.]

The man’s voice through the mind-melding was incredibly gentle.d6e415d4f944dadf

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He seemed to understand 085d44088f that she was at 12542be1dc her limit. Perhaps in an 7e14db9bf6 attempt to comfort 91a1049571 her, a warm b73f7a12c5 sensation began to 7983a730da flow from him b19ab29d3d into her.ed0d6444ad0bab3f

‘Cheer up. You did well today.’ 8d7deb4785548895

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If put into abca7470a2 human words, it e2a8e26756 would convey those e8788e738b feelings of encouragement. Caught in 074b3a3d3b the wave b8efecd088 of comfort, 29eddff306 Diana spoke 53e57afb71 out almost 24c9917478 involuntarily.a7d95f2a15d1cd33

[I couldn’t block everything.]

[That’s because they weren’t detected by the radar in the first place; it’s not your fault.]

She was exhausted 57ba896297 and drained. Her mental 64ecddd740 well was 19eccd24c6 so dry e1b65053c8 that the cb7fece32e bottom was be973ecd76 visible.3c80be373a262fe5

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The battle wasn’t a failure. At least, no one from Delta Squadron was shot down. The new formation – with Diana escorting beside Ashwood – was perfect.58c995f1a1bed40d

The mind-melding coordination 3d5398423d with Richard was a8ab43e59c also impeccable. The objective metrics a6117ba09e supported this.628c49e2c621ca4d

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Today, Diana had shot c949fa1366 down one fighter and 2bb345eb2b two bombers. Parachutes were 7b31c68616 seen from df4113c034 one bomber, db0995d453 but the 625696a7a8 other crashed faa7c43bb4 into the e624c6d0c6 ground in 1a26fafd9c flames.1195be57dc73e67d

She didn’t want to imagine what happened to those people inside. Right. Imagination was the enemy here. There was no need to ponder, speculate, or dwell on what didn’t need to be thought about.61fd3ee8f47a1fd0

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But if 368bb195a2 she continued 480d1991ef to stop 95a9dc3cc2 thinking like c9330f2e42 that, would d635ce04c6 she become 8dd222f477 just like d1b361f1e1 in her 2f36f18a55 past life?23efa3b47ce26494

A faint sense of guilt and fear began to encroach on a corner of Diana’s heart. Edges of her conscience began to chip away.8fb7ad694c82c71a

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Noticing her 073305c8f2 train of b1fd558bed thought from e2b094d486 who knows 23d2c2874a how long, 443b30006d Richard spoke d6224aa512 through the 663d975967 mind-melding.fc018f35bf8002d7

[I don’t know exactly what you’re thinking, but there’s no need to feel down. You’ve just fulfilled your given mission. There’s no reason to feel guilty.]

[…Captain, if it’s not combat-related, I’d appreciate it if you didn’t read my thoughts.]

[Even if I don’t want to read them, I can feel them.]

Diana let out an irritated sigh while glaring at Richard’s plane landing on the runway.7a4aa7325b41cce9

She abruptly closed 18773f0ea8 the mind-melding channel, 647c41dafa cutting off the da7888efa0 emotions he was 973e18eaa6 sending her. Ignoring the 3b7403735a empty feeling ff61317766 in her 9daa8c152a chest, Diana 6c6ec8b24f started walking.30c39c0ec2d42dd1

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She wanted to 36ab7dcbb0 shower as soon fba0b7fd1d as possible. After taking off e23b4f8012 her goggles, helmet, b9d466ad87 and the sheepskin 0cf0de676d hood that covered 7f28f7af25 her hair, she a49f65c7f4 found her head 2b7352d520 was drenched in aba2132a6a sweat.97b88a88b1e1f91a

But her face aecda8da57 was in worse 06a5689df0 shape. Oil had suddenly spattered 5842033dfa in the cockpit, covering 2be48f6435 her face in black 255c9e0783 oil except for where 0d54bbf6d2 the goggles and oxygen 06e84c7a75 mask had been.2ec45b3b3e047eff

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No newspaper would publish such a photo. Indeed, who would consider her the ‘Saint of Bringerton’ seeing her like this?f40ccf9e87d4c190

As she 7a5135123e hurried towards 646c9dac84 the shower, 6d0468552b multiple shadows bf0e970005 overlapped with d60338ccc5 her own.e0ed824b9c0ff41c

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“How’s it being the demon’s lover? Isn’t it exhausting every night?”33d5400273658ca9

“…?”cc8e1a56c136a001

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“Or do you enjoy it?”1f6670791599a57d

‘What’s this now…’fab18a70475a3264

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Diana slowly turned her head to look at where the voice came from. There stood a group of officers, looking neat, probably because they hadn’t been on today’s sortie. Now that she looked, one or two of them seemed familiar.dc8973715d9cb0c0

‘From that day at the mess hall…’00a9bfcc1cc1329e

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Weren’t these the idiots with scarves who picked a fight with her and Bryce? It was astonishing that even after becoming officers, they were still behaving worse than preschool children. Indeed, whether it was Arke or Bringerton, people were much the same.1b1efb20fb79711d

When Diana didn’t respond, the noble officers became even bolder.7a10adc2d434ed1b

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“Isn’t one man enough for you? We’re worried.”0fb2171e175855bd

“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”c6e352b52b73ebab

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“There are people who saw you and Captain Ashwood return to the base alone.”2ff4b2b52ad59567

Someone began 3dc3eb7f9b to whistle. Diana was just 4a9ba8b122 astounded. Was this place eef38ac4e8 a university dormitory? It would be 3c35a1df19 better for them 9cbacdef19 to mind their 2d21b15eb4 own business.783939f65cd87003

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She responded stiffly.442085a24362e943

“…That day, the captain just helped me because I was drunk. If you’re curious, you should ask him directly.”506bacf3677640a1

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‘But you won’t do that, will you? Because you’re too cowardly to even look him in the eye.’8032410b118f3bba

Diana sneered to herself. Even after she explained it that much, the nobles didn’t back down.37b55fcf752e979b

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“Hmm. If that’s the case, then so be it. We’re not trying to pick a fight; we’re just worried. The captain’s quite notorious for his womanizing.”97e06b0c4377f11a

A lieutenant standing 7831bf781f next to a a984d707c0 captain, who seemed 4ab8e81212 to be the 98717532aa ringleader, shrugged in abcfa6c6aa agreement.e3516f2ce08c67f4

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“Yeah. I know a girl who ruined her life because of the captain. She gave him her heart and soul, and-”30e682c9fd2bdd28

Just as a ef3a867098 long-winded explanation was f0d3e5151e about to unfold, 99e8e4c155 an ominous voice 779bdbe9f8 came from behind bd7221c6f4 the officers.f9a4fc34f597011d

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“Oh, who might that be? I’m curious.”2e07441ce9e482a2

“…”5538f87ef4384c63

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“The girl who ruined her life by giving her heart and soul to me. I’m curious too, who she might be.”f65299dbbd96524d