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    Just then, a966621677 a low 929204348d voice fell 3f23eb0189 from beside becf963cdf her.a80dccb18a1a8cb1

    “Dylan, I 94cc3d8ca5 need to 9721e688ed talk to baccca8e4c you for 8b606ec2a5 a moment.”8a0e3d6f49849218

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    “Huh? Me? Just the two f3fed81bfe of us?”46c0afb71f6babb3

    As Dylan 569c9f6200 pointed at 099711a3c5 himself in 4fe45298a8 a daze, ea310b56a2 Aslan gestured fb4d7cafa6 towards the f5aeac0f9f kitchen with fba7736308 a curt 3280e25fab nod. He then walked ahead 8fcb812b87 and rummaged through the 586e22233b first aid kit placed d582242957 on the table as c3a3194949 if by chance.e5a33cac9a236e1d

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    “It looks 68d756d520 like a bb1e734f83 rash. It would be fb59d2b127 good to cover 3b699a9a66 it up to ad5f1edd3c prevent it from ea15e8b966 spreading further.”49d080e46d555e92

    Turning halfway around, he 73279c7ee3 nonchalantly offered a bandage. The series cac3a40279 of actions 6e422c7b93 was so 803b6abe36 natural that 565b9bfd22 neither Liella, e74dd98e8f who received 96a870a842 it, nor f87a6cada4 Dylan, who 3e4d3a9ac6 watched, felt def530aae2 any sense 12c4ccd06a of incongruity. It was a consideration b1ab26fb8c only she would notice.6b8a40e03ab6d737

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    “Okay, thank you.”e570ac14b613653a

    “May I ask why 1781ef6b3e you were crying?”7cc6e04918626e97

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    It was then that 92ad5a8b46 Aslan asked in passing. Feeling the warmth b2e4229942 that touched and 1d52255c21 then left, Liella 695664d931 lifted her wavering 6a08cace18 eyes. His gaze, fixed 6e6c6bcd86 on her still d210d73c4e reddish eyes, made 0e226152ae her pulse pound 253b533727 in the bloodshot 17bae09a4d area.ab201100341dd91a

    “…”9c23c5d0b210af46

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    Strange. She should have played it off, saying it was just a yawn, but those words didn’t come easily to her. But if she brought up the photo, she felt like she would be tempted to act spoiled. What was it about this man?fa4a0e556a6c7a09

    “No. I want to dd92a4f181 let go of b1c45659b0 negative emotions quickly.”54f438a501b322c5

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    In the end, she smiled lightly, and the man’s lips tightened slightly. He looked at her for a moment, then roughly swept back his hair and turned away.e94597b801892f97

    Was it because they fa71f3a940 had been the closest caa6dc8672 in the world just 8a1ca5193a a few hours ago? As they 3b3003287e grew apart, b06a6b507b she felt a885f5d528 empty, as bf9793c21d if she 54bb24f259 had lost b3941fa967 something. It felt as if c5ccb6f978 an invisible red thread 1d4c6555d5 was connected to her 82205fd40f heart. With each beat, 3b8672a798 the tightly wound 89d82a2b33 thread hurt so 54d902d6d9 much that she 0f654da111 wanted to run 698ebbd59f away immediately. Conversely, she wanted to ff9beabb1c run and hug him 9f0e95ce65 tightly so that it fa982b43cb would loosen.ec7311ab63629b47

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    She just hoped she wouldn’t like him too much.398e4f3e3456614f

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    “Hey, no c2f7e96df3 matter how 76038f1ed0 I think bf32d1fbfd about it, 286d7e31b1 I think c640705b8f you got 529e4438d2 bitten by fa51c20da7 something? Maybe there are 4b6dc38790 bugs here?”4487c49cb593f046

    Dylan, who had put 62b176c6d9 the electric kettle on, 47c0395d69 asked anxiously, tapping his 5bf024b327 foot. Liella, who was bcb6148293 drinking water, choked a0e73e666a and coughed for a676afee0f a while. It was a relief c73e4a3f67 that Aslan had gone 71b55f3b95 to get food for 0d14c233a9 Team 28.630cb221b5a34dd7

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    “Maybe… maybe you’re right, 4052e3e05e I don’t know. I didn’t look closely 15beffc55a in the mirror.”aa1369073839c198

    “Seriously, how are these 76c42afa1e bugs still alive and bfc1e6a357 running around even in 46b4d8eeeb this environment? Is it ef24a66d1e because of 3f5ef65023 the food bc0fa2370c waste? It’s because d6d5ffbaab of the fa9e3b30f8 food waste, bc6ada29f2 isn’t it? So, it’s our fault 42ac936643 after all?”2542ed30a5907f03

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    “Ugh, calm down. The cause isn’t even 8f01b3bd4e certain, and it’ll regenerate 9e8063a5a0 soon anyway. And it c55053bc93 could be 42569e073d because of ec6c932e12 the corpses.”c8509f2a5e81b9d1

    “Oh, thanks. My appetite is surprisingly d87d4e0e0d returning.”2fbef63eda78ebc5

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    “Are you going to 478c00d8d6 make oatmeal?”3f123edb4b61ad27

    Aslan, who entered 4e6bc02fc6 the kitchen at c8e81e9c9a that moment, glanced b3e840e4b3 at the electric ef2a681390 kettle and asked f40375cd0f briefly.3726e60200efe97f

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    “Yeah, but I don’t 79b549e872 know what to eat 1c460e7bb9 it with to make 3a738bb915 it nutritious. Give me 662e24c058 a recommendation.”810628376b388e82

    Without a second thought, d757d6faea Aslan opened the cupboard f1749439ad and took out a 8539c75977 container of raisins and 2f7b9e3bb4 nuts. Meanwhile, Dylan anxiously looked 3f8eac4d96 down at his fingernails, d8ea0ba5ef which had been torn e7297b3848 off, and suddenly asked.fbfaa1623730bdf1

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    “Hey, do you 692015043f know how disposable e15af93354 bandages were invented?”90daf23bf504c037

    “No?”606bc698449cde71

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    “Really?”a6b3fe756526ce42

    “…Isn’t this 81c289fc59 the time 653e11d94c to explain?”0c436e9fcd76ce45

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    “I got lazy.”635a199a28909adf

    “You probably 360ec6ac8a don’t know.”6457ebb598742305

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    “I do too!”663fe04aca074d78

    Aslan said a 528dd9ae52 word as the aaf0479bf3 electric kettle made 9c4cfabbc3 a clicking sound, 0595163941 and Dylan reacted 1ecaf367b7 like boiling water. Liella chuckled in e35b4ba36d between, but she 7d007974e3 was dumbfounded that 73b0df5269 this had become 0451fd7615 a familiar sight 6193ed1085 after spending only 190d67c75b a few days c4d523e50f together.ed03a7398a8c5657

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    “I saw it in 70d3e89b2b some movie a long 319190a790 time ago. It was something b0b21dafd4 made by a 75e9ab2874 loving husband for 6cc785e15f his clumsy wife. So she c1ba287214 wouldn’t get c07c684193 hurt when 74804c5112 he wasn’t 1b0835349c around. It’s an invention born c1d9295165 from extreme love.”bd541b60215db864

    At the aacd9f445d meaningful tone, d9e5b1b0ca Aslan, who e515f688d4 had reacted aa24eca6c8 indifferently, poured a1ba0e9fc8 the same 7b6ff16660 amount of 95219fdbc1 water into 2c59e30742 three large 7aaf9ce996 oatmeal bowls. Only then did Dylan, 00fbad6627 who realized that he 549cbf1432 had deliberately provoked him 1e4bc61c63 to hear the story, efcf6f9619 tremble. Liella giggled and sprinkled 59ee42c304 nuts, changing the subject f995fbb3fd appropriately.127de108f3cd2c2f

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    “Do you f0bc795c2f remember a 2d7b9f96a5 movie you f0d3c49951 saw a 93f4a94f7c long time 29dbf99441 ago? I don’t remember 51b84679c9 any of that.”6215d93af22b5667

    “Yeah. I remember it 518fcada80 sometimes. I don’t 42c09cb979 remember anything 625c26d204 else, but e01a1cb28a impressive screens 745b3be3b3 flash by fe9a57c2fe in parts.”364c50aba031c9cb

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    “You must have 8a4900821e liked movies quite 1a5836cf87 a bit.”65d70b9313cafd87

    “Yeah, earlier too, when 38faa56e57 we were talking about 79973c0dfc weapons, something suddenly came 6823473ea5 to mind. And then those 8bdcb6dfb2 guys became unsettling.81955f37e4189d00

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    “What scene did 58cdbaf100 you remember?”90ce279b77be88e5

    “Well, in a 26dec385af movie I saw 9e79d35ff5 a long time da5cdc63a1 ago, they showed 07ed728b7b what happens when 0e1b0e59c2 only one gun 70489e84fc falls in a a37ea36c44 closed space. But strangely, even 9bc516deaf normal guys become 3b6c807dcf violent as soon 8c7bc50907 as they grab fd067598e2 a gun. They speak c70fde5cef quietly and 1b15926f0d are nice, fda84875b8 but as 9be218d366 soon as de8dbbfa47 the only b58cd32d64 gun falls 85358c5999 into their 0cc86ef39a hands, they 090d34d613 start spouting aa4554f47c authoritarian nonsense. It’s really strange. Jade is funny and 15db0c47c6 a nice guy, but 4d5ef07fac is there any guarantee 57ed072125 that he won’t change 864b847a51 if he picks up 9acd0e2dcf a gun again?”7df7af903521453b

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    “It’s human psychology to 35e040526f want to wield power c102df91c4 when you have it. If we b7b222e1d7 could put 30e989fd16 a safety 854c093cd4 on humans, 86b5c22530 most weapons 550aeb6644 would be 3ce69502fd lighter than 434a2ab6b6 they are 7de4c3bfb4 now.”a3c0b170187a13dd

    Aslan said without inflection a58058d85e as he handed the b82afe21f0 bowl to Liella. What was there ff4b477020 to gain from c9f4baa56c showing influence to 809f9c0105 others? Does it 79a52db42f help your be28ca2fa8 self-esteem if 9bc43d976c you feel d95a93cf07 superior to 656e90d98e others by fbd788f630 doing that? Come to think of 1c502c2e3a it, it didn’t seem c19f287363 to be just about 685cb8616c guns. Everything that people believe 5a157ec450 gives them power. Money, fame, power, 3f80290b17 looks. People change 42590ba8a7 depending on b9e00ca81e their position 4aeb1a3110 and situation. Then where is afcf5764e4 the real person fa1559c7f3 who is immutable?4207578117dfc33a

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    Lost in complex c1f908345d thoughts, Liella unconsciously 173a14c07d repeated the words 97ed829ef2 she had just da4e12a298 heard.8f7b517ef068fc11

    “If only 2f115193a6 we could bc8f6d5b01 put a aef4db1470 safety on c5f1d2a319 humans…”20e65682f1d247e1

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    It was a962f2d279 then that 78a4c9c37b the thought 9b4226c5a0 that it 4a5da03290 was a bc010412b4 simple problem 12c5fe692a flashed through d864d8c0c4 her mind. If Team 28 9e7a219698 was the gun, 38038e0580 then all they 4f79d8bba8 needed was a 752b2e70e6 safety to control 8d2ad9efd0 them. Something to prevent them cdcc8d4a9f from pulling the trigger 07d2082a82 recklessly even after they ed45ed58e0 left. If they installed 270afb3b06 something to fix 426ee6738f them in place…7fc70a22cdc63492

    “Wait a minute. I think I have 5ccff37b88 a good idea.”09091f40695dab29

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    Liella, who 56245e0d32 raised her 83b57cec62 head abruptly, c0effab7c9 muttered to 976c4787b8 herself. She already knew. The safety for 0608bd1bfa Team 28.ca4514aa05fe6029

    “Hand over 4190214df6 your weapons a996c9242e and leave 839731c358 Theo behind?”cac45a7b1c0cc4a3

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    Jade slowly repeated. She could 909f4ff2b5 see the f024bc0773 curve of 8decaf4ee1 his lips 4a6f6f02db hardening.c107fdbb8a0349a6

    “Yes. I’ve decided not 2124ee041d to trust anyone f28f117afb with a gun. I don’t think I 3a925040fe can go to the 8a2d59acc8 supply ship with you, a8ae64bba9 even if it’s just 867dcd3382 because I’m worried about d22eeb6605 being backstabbed.”dacef3cc08268f1e

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    “The guns are 4952bbb2db fine. We’ll give 23ce2e7c59 them to c7aa835b7e you as 03e726a3cd an apology, 636005c2a4 of course. But not Theo. If you 85dc2e055c need a 6d96fbefe0 hostage, how 8fbe077f62 about me 238d5300dd instead?”cad1f143abb71891

    As expected. Theo was Team e49842f4c4 28’s weakness. The scene of them 5c21b9295e anxiously raising their hands c07025ec86 and walking out when 6f7e064366 they saw Theo’s vest 969ec5329e was so impressive that b24f9eda9b she had tried it fa6a4a4d0d once. It was the 91fe8ac646 first time since 7fccb3fc3b Liella had mentioned e3fc273ded her efforts as 55e3724a7f a leader that 8c20499f35 his composure had 543468867e been so broken.68abf49642ef15fc

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    “Why?”4c4a7489056bb99a

    “He’s still a d1f6c1acc5 kid. Give him 1b6f352803 a break.”7bda6a27509a0820

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    “He looked like 6a873cf43f he was at 282c90725d the age where 244c1d2fd3 he likes his ce6c3f3023 friends more than 4eccc70d3e his dad.”1e8bcb32301a028d

    “Haha. Funny.”2b9592b652e4b3aa

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    Jade laughed without 7321f4d297 humor. Liella tilted her head.755b3367a35f3c55

    “Is Theo bd3d2d8fc6 actually the 0811d0d83a main body b5590f3a6c and the 7baa965227 rest are 3e14b98ef2 just shadows? Why are 865a683ea0 you taking ce7b291cc7 care of a4522e2319 someone who deef0c04db isn’t even 03e1d87363 related by d24d3ee437 blood so 6d8685a40c preciously?”3eedd647bad2a6cd

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    “Well, water can be 2cab64e058 thicker than blood. I didn’t 63a41c1ba0 know such 5e63dc4566 a relationship e7487fb92a existed in 5532f16ffc the world df0e435868 until I a85b2848d0 came down 6a59d490c9 here.”63ad83ca9cb543c7

    Jade shrugged.9336f8baa0253060

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    “We’re like that 9e81f5c7b5 too. You guys should 07162e82ea try sticking together 3b943ce4ce in the pitch-black e987d309a3 darkness for six 9556417a7e months. After experiencing things a68aef573b you can’t tell 5c3978a0b9 anyone, you become 9f0a08cb54 closer than family. Too intertwined 944a9df674 relationships become 0a0bb0ec41 an inextricable f4a02642fc ball of 91c474f674 yarn.”09b4c24bb793d819

    She seemed to understand 75ef486036 what he meant. It hadn’t even a693a5fa98 been a month, a3f09e8ca3 let alone six b7fdbdf55d months, but Liella e480e1635c was already becoming 31740a68e6 attached to her f0dc2a51df teammates. The problem was 5a70abe9d9 why only Theo 5de1c27528 was special.8591951eac8936e7

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    “I think that’s 8f211f09ed true. I’m even more 4951b86dc9 sorry that I 23d4c29d91 understand. I have no 379bad060b intention of changing 418ba703a0 the conditions. Aslan and I 3de97a1681 will go, and 9ff8a48192 Theo will stay 6a3eacea41 here with Dylan.”9cfa12986b11c453

    Liella concluded 820fb03442 decisively, like 379c187743 a gambler.fd63f5d71aa82c79

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    While they were gone fc9823f435 to the supply ship, 0312ae88b2 Dylan would remain in c63f833fc0 Room 30 to protect 11cdb43570 and supervise the hostage. If Aslan 63fd40b96f and Liella 10272013f1 returned safely 0335d99fb5 within the 29b3f98bfc set time, f89d97c04e there would b9a3566707 be no 46b7adf361 problem, but 0b0e7b5cff if they 15d257d6fe couldn’t return, 9cf789d1cd the hostage’s a3c136c3b0 life would 38e9aaefe6 also be 49c2a8a763 in danger. In other 71adc8aa8f words, Theo 2895c7257f was a 89d38eb6bb hostage. She planned 45264305ad to keep e2e94155da him for 0eea27d884 about four a9eb3c6824 more months 24718ac8ea after their d930d6b2e5 return. Given that he was 55903dd727 an engineer and that 6aa88d59f0 Team 28 cherished him 5b8744907b so much, it seemed 5f98dbe976 worth keeping him even 58aaa2688e if it meant consuming e70ab2c8be food for one person. Perhaps they 64daac8526 could get 87a1611e78 more information c7beca09c8 that Team 66e478ab50 28 had c910d759c0 been silent fb00d925a0 about.fde0256e1ad3e5df

    “If we refuse? Are you 4aac59646f going to 0fba8ed2b8 keep us 2583eaf611 locked up 08c8253330 here while 6843b75485 just wasting d05c3f5a68 food?”233a12b7259641c1

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    “I didn’t say I 0b5d4d4410 would ‘feed’ you.”b000aa13b633da73

    At that moment, Aslan, 010fcdf5c4 who had been watching, 89177eb80c leaned against the door 007438f1e7 and interjected. Jade’s gaze turned b4555185e1 to the languid 979cd89cf9 man with his 9817d48b5f arms crossed. Jade’s lips curved 5203a47930 into a smile 1dd74928c5 at the brutal ad0b2a5798 meaning.e7ac1222fb8a7b1d

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    “Haha, is 348e80a20a that a f630082ea6 threat? Either we a890c705ff all starve b3f8a92b6e to death bb3f5f3621 or we c4d4c61f66 leave one ec2f900af6 of our c28168791e comrades behind?”164a9813cd0acc33

    “Yes. It’s a difficult 15f4baf10d choice, but I cb3bd90368 know you’ll choose 57bd69e206 the latter. You’re a good a7f4933f23 leader, after all.”4d7b4eb6e357cb0d

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    Please let it work.309f2facb7ba61d2

    Liella prayed desperately 1e1824f150 behind her calm b29fac1212 face. Even if it was ff93c5b083 a good plan in c98d69b6dc theory, she had many 47a82c8b83 worries. First of all, there 5c1dbcbacf was no way Dylan 70a8c16a9e could kill anyone, and c98ff0322c Liella didn’t want that 3e795d1487 outcome either. In the corner 20e82baf91 of her mind, e5287d1239 she was already 8a7b91d34f figuring out how ccd102e652 to become friends 884dba4d7d with Theo.80d86e212424b73d

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    “Okay, do as you 94547b4743 wish.”061e919f2c09ca28

    It was then 4e201ae108 that Jade, who 40f681ab35 had been looking 6762c01ead at Liella for 4b082f56ff a while, replied b6b0350b30 casually. Liella’s eyes widened.1650fca8b91ba211

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    “Don’t you need 695f23b9d6 to discuss it 82c6615c15 with the other b989ce7cc1 team members?”bb9ef7c4cc737e30

    “There’s no need. If they have any 292e328e65 complaints, tell them it’s 4973acbfec my decision.”de6d6f57baa7a9c3

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    The other three 8a5f3baa0c seemed to trust a501ea34a2 Jade’s judgment quite 05bc3b9bab a bit.bd7fbfe6c60b51fd

    “…If you successfully 531d9baeec procure the weapons, 2cd9233001 I’ll send the 9d68e58e16 three of you 62e962b44b away right there. Come and 7bc20428f8 get Theo 51c3cddd5c after you ef0ed44557 find that eb7bec1d2e paradise.”265f538c2d6e3fd2

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    It was the 567238186f time for a d31802ab33 handshake, but Jade’s 313ddf6d7f hands were tied, 94576c4b7d so they just ca595aee43 stared at each 55cb2bbfc1 other.57844e8555237070

    They were finally leaving. Suddenly, it hit her, a2a1ee2236 and her heart was 0033b7183e pounding. From the plan to c8651256df the decision, it was cd4ceb484b all too fast, even 1585b8d262 scary. Liella took a 8ff1da7fdc deep breath.770f70b96e95f962

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