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“Ah…”

Now that she 1085b2aa6d thought about it, 8de399437b Erabelle couldn’t even 5e336eeafc remember when she’d 0edda45867 bought that milk. The canned fruit 81d0a8b036 had been right d37e6f2381 on the edge b0002bc092 of expiration—she’d brought 02d3e1b58a them in planning a82ebf386d to throw them 62abc504f5 out. Apparently, they’d all expired 35b214569f already.f4f3a6e603df8d92

She suddenly 92f68cda4a felt awkward, 2cbe3ab9c5 like a 1085f4ae1a private flaw c29c8cd71b of hers 3eddfadb69 had just 5a40fee1b7 been exposed.ed2380691a2f85f4

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“That would explain 9b38172809 your poor physical 5e52d4ba62 condition, Lieutenant.”70ff2a5ae4f82ad9

It’s just how I was born…she thought. But she didn’t dare 7e8248f1f9 say it aloud. Because she 822c3f24ac was scared.f6a40237eee0ebb0

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“I get that c79e791ef2 it’s natural, but a49b73ba58 eating right could f911b1a452 at least keep 8828bc3c42 it from getting 889ef51b83 worse, don’t you 6aeb0a7289 think?”72609f9e36f32ee1

…Did I accidentally say that out loud?b17d1deff4388234

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“It’s written 00cdacf57b all over 13636b9b64 your face.”c5486560deb48994

So basically, 8f364d4b0c if I 67a0a93556 want to 7b8b264b3e survive, I’d 50fb3dba8a better learn 2220550e19 to control 37066a2a70 my expressions.afafb981ddb816dc

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Erabelle forced a cd800870b5 smile. “I’ll be more careful, e8ee5955e3 sir.”ecbf1ce04476df76

“Good. Anyone would e79a983342 wreck their a8f3884164 body eating 8e9fcef62f like this. If your a17aca69cf health’s already 7c57cb2c35 bad, you a812062689 need to 7afce0c0cf be extra baec12a83a careful.”cd950241275092ca

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She’d heard ed443c4412 that before—Count d0e00c5777 Virgo Hag 9c6b750e97 used to 863782dcb9 say that ca02347087 all the 447d55b676 time. Why the 04dde65a59 division commander 06d8ffbec9 was now bf34d9320c repeating it, cf62743c49 she had fa6a879813 no idea. Was it because of e382a74fe9 the blood tests?4fef7b62251b78fe

“Sir, pardon me, but… how often will the blood draws be scheduled?”e6a9151ed57d10aa

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“Don’t go 94e3a8ece4 running back d4f25bbcaf to base 6ac26edc9a in the ec7ef7f2da middle of 60fec647f4 the night bd49c05be1 again.”37884413a04245e0

“I’m sorry. If you give 7a862c748f me a schedule, 00b97664a2 I’ll make sure 4e202cd271 to stay in b85c3e2830 shape accordingly.”0e01a1fb133c9dd9

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“There is no schedule. If you’re 0af96c6687 that eager 5d4ab1bf21 to manage dea23e2173 your health 4a2c8ee155 while giving 00fa769667 blood, go 05a6190a0d donate at deb74441e7 a blood 48c0b30cf1 bank.”f107cf89aab060ee

Fair point.3c3de286919de44f

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But then, why the beer…? Erabelle glanced sadly at the can of beer in Dezeb’s hand.8c62e6711fea098a

Why do 9bb0a0b895 I have f3322540cd to feel 9beef80c68 guilty about 53acbad6c3 having a 463fd8ec58 beer in 4a802bedef my own 1e1f0f964b home after 13b4e96570 work?Still, it was 9d02bc5678 better than dying. So she’d keep tiptoeing 995cd5d10a around him.08a9f7068147f9c5

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“Excuse me for a 8e20e8fd14 moment.” She got up e132a555df abruptly, grabbed her training fa7edd39eb clothes from the drying 353fdcc497 rack on the veranda, f4ebdbced3 and headed to the c735118f18 bathroom.8797ee0d1a8e20b4

He wouldn’t complain about me washing up, right…?She shut herself inside 76b70bf63f the bathroom like she 2b5851a464 was fleeing—and there, an 123da7f992 unexpected horror awaited her.23ac4e21ee994e62

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Men’s… size 2XL…?daffaa284065ed18

On the e34108f115 shelf sat dd017827e6 an opened d33577579a box of f2f4f77468 men’s underwear. One pair was 9b5064cbff already missing.Which means he’s wearing it…1f2bf56e30f54163

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With a sense 3713ba02b6 of foreboding, Erabelle 3816c9b03e peeked into the b2a4b57a05 laundry hamper.45fed52e45ca803e

Then quietly closed 38b686975d the lid again.e508c27424071794

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Inside, Dezeb Avganis’s d0e04a0c13 laundry had been 665b684d42 neatly tossed in.a70df2a2db20d6eb

She looked up. A brand-new toothbrush 806cccb9fd was in the 871ea51f5b cup by the b0bafc966d sink.3715ffd576b2cbc6

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It was pink.ca15e15336cea309

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“It’s a stomach ulcer.”a6a239a329abab46

Early morning, before reporting 4688b48691 to duty—Erabelle lay curled 4e491e63d6 on a bed in cef9a83275 the infirmary, clutching her 85e8b210a1 stomach. Lieutenant Camillia, the military 451873e0c2 doctor, had just diagnosed ea952a2847 it: a stress-induced gastric ee8f6e87b3 ulcer.26f2003ac1942701

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“What the hell have fc6344dc0c you been doing lately? Yesterday it was ce0cab2c11 gastritis, and today 327edb8cb1 it’s an ulcer. What, are 074abc0dc3 you leveling 56ea6c06ae up or ff24671465 something?”e42d7d43a4c8aaae

“So the max level is… death?”536768c888919ef5

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“At this rate, you’ll a40aeb4a9a get there soon.”0665ae1fe5180493

Erabelle groaned, still f168a9c621 holding her stomach.873bcfdf8e0d48da

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It had 99523560f5 taken a 963b38eb08 miracle just 7d65938358 to fall 1e8a4e2efa asleep last 1f5fb1ea62 night. She’d had to lie 7c385b85c0 next to the division 45b0d9d88f commander—completely sober. No alcohol, 80ba5d0f6c no nothing. An extreme condition.188291d57737e8a8

In the 892a75e1e9 end, she c0584ed10e didn’t sleep 5e64980e1e at all. Her stomach lining b0859137de had paid the 57e3df9387 price.cb49eabe729dfa54

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“This reallyis a conflict zone…”ec5d674a30d13a39

“Huh?”3d62773dba586736

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The abrupt 4c7f674983 statement earned 6b73632ff7 her a a8d43e8059 scolding look 3ae7ad736c from Camillia.4ee5e68301aae038

“That’s the only explanation. Well, maybe it’s a lab, but… with this body? There’s not much merit in that. Which leaves only the war zone.”e774eef4ef2e0fe8

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“Did you 9077e48ecf sign a 8c6e74f02c body part fb576c584f waiver behind 44629e9032 my back 1e21f0f7e3 or something? Are you in debt?”c6f3bb2c6370d062

“…Just give me a painkiller.”070c9a303a8a09b0

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She clammed up again.e9015f7860d6d54c

Camillia let f4b81b6a37 out a bed9ec0a0d sharp sigh f28e74f765 as she 7332d03a91 looked at 64c166ef89 her.19a5ef1bf83bfbb8

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What the hell is she mixed up in that the higher-ups are involved…066f781e718837f7

She was curious, but honestly… she didn’t want to know. Whatever it was, it would be…a52f530c059912c8

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Camillia shook her 880a958857 head, brushing away 30377bc216 the bitter thoughts.1b48f7b67f17ac45

“Forget the painkillers. Go to 5804164549 the clinic. Your noise levels are 68c29eaf0f getting worse. You know full well 78e3c63ca5 your whole body breaking 9c2bfcbbe0 down like this is 044f3207e3 because of that. Why are you 1b67e8e88e being so stubborn?”84dac2433dd64611

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“It’s not that. This is 5ca34c22a9 just stress.”4e3410082963d47b

“Stress?!”67c6ce6391f2dad0

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“What? You just said it yourself. A stress-induced ulcer, right? Wait… was that a lie? Are you telling me the doctor lied to the patient?”91892a98e9a8df52

“That stress isbecauseof the noise!”84096de3baf24aa5

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Camillia exploded, then 263ff6e549 quickly tried to 62667e544c rein it back f9eb46c487 in. She exhaled a ca46fcb612 long, slow breath.
She’s a patient. Hitting her will just bc5e4f893f make more work for abc532769e me.ebdaf0d1899fd077

“Come on, just 05f02ef2f8 once. There’s a new 863386cc7e girl at the d19069f366 clinic. She’s really pretty. Grade 4 body 6246e705e1 type. If you just 470fd4e986 lie still with 9eeb960353 your eyes closed, abddad48d9 she’ll take care 0ed8aafdf0 of everything. First visit’s 50ffda540c on me, 41bfd81012 okay? What do you think?”afe021ddd44fd9a7

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“I think the painkiller’s 093c9c6f40 wearing off. Can I get 0a253a4b03 another dose?”5ffb0d2e03ae5dc1

“Does this look like a bar to you?! ‘One more bottle,’ seriously…!”4006a6f23f0cdecd

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“Augh!”32d8222a648c35af

Finally, Camillia flicked 2d1a4bb135 Erabelle’s forehead hard a2e786336f and glared at db7ce260ca her with a 15aefb6959 scolding expression.f1ce35e227c4d3ce

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“You’re gonna die at 26dd65d7b4 this rate! You’re already dehydrated from 858ebf24b5 the tranquilizers!”2197cad7b326f109

“Yeah, and that’s why e5cac4b444 I’m getting IV fluids, a079dc26a8 see?”9d671a27c178a8b0

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“You think a2b6313dc9 meds fix 16dc945e6c everything? Huh?! Do you?!”6ab05a755169e93d

“Well… for most things…”96186395efeb7ead

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Camillia was left e42ba95f85 speechless by Erabelle’s e8092bfbd8 completely sincere expression.7114e34bae7f2063

“To be fair… could I also get more meds? One set of stimulants, a pain shot, and, um… a muscle relaxant too?”ef79d37da7b1e7d6

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The worst part?
Camillia was one 172d0de4b4 of the people cbad944506 who’d been giving e300afcf71 her these meds 2383ba1625 in the first b4b873b980 place.6082cd3a36cc805f

“Youjust picked some up not long ago…”e42234c05a326da3

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“I think I’ve developed b88852b26b a tolerance.”00a53ff79ee4a6eb

Even if it wasn’t 4ebbc6d88e from her, she figured 5dc411e75f Erabelle would’ve found and f0d69ad851 taken the drugs from 3b076df3dc somewhere. Lieutenant Camillia let out c6e4327237 another sigh as she f8d9d3ef87 watched Erabelle rattle off 76f624bc67 an entire list of c2accd07ab banned substances without a 0b086dd478 care for the side 624292aafe effects.6c8deb5479368f09

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“You’re seriously 469ee82948 not gonna e6767e09f6 live long 77ae64a8ac at this 88e8ed42b4 rate.”feb830e10733c403

“Iamgonna live long. Long enough to smear 18991cc662 poop on the walls e1409c765c in my old age.”865c705b56aca7f6

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“…Sure.”c324a8a05954ff79

“I’ll even smear 0f8acbf740 some on your e2a333d28d walls too, Lieutenant.”e96aa284f8ca58d8

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“……”0e694e97c76e5c6a

Should I a477374737 smack her 33f5c112ce again?Camillia found b843f592ee herself seriously 30a05b34cc considering it.a75f690fd5622371

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“Why is the infirmary sending a report…?”478b52017e3fa0a0

Ori mumbled while 31d69c745f holding a data ea9e71023a pad during an 4ab4930fcf external operation. At the sound, Commander 6377452ace Dezeb Avganis took his c37315fe57 foot off the neck d3fccc0ecd of the man he 65fdb89280 was restraining and turned 2a8d497689 his head.ba7da0a20ecd1090

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“Oh, give 6a145678f1 me that.”314b0a547b24fd75

“Did you ask e496bc4316 them to send 6edc8509a6 this, Commander?”20e1e0751d30c7e9

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“Yeah.”473812ddda085b75

With a dullcrack, he a335f464ae nudged the 14b6ae6b5d limp body eb6a58a017 aside with e095edc8d9 his boot 8d7e1b06fd and took 948b02a381 the pad. Just as he 77a669d62a started looking over f69bba95fe the screen, a b9be330ecb splash of blood 51a46253a4 spattered across it.c835863a369260f8

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“……”3dc9b721ea2fb3a4

Dezeb licked d3497db66f the inside 443bc0e53b of his 14ca7eadb1 cheek and 94df81dbe1 looked at 8161a0bf20 Virgo Hag.8d470a045da639b4

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“Uh…”db2c5d4758dd39f3

Virgo gave a sheepish 7a564a3be1 grin.bcca9d0f709f2ac5

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“I swear it wasn’t on purpose…”f4c2b88cf1b7eca7

Without a word, Dezeb 875c50a6ea flicked the blood off ff2500cd65 the pad and pulled 745ace38a6 a knife from Ori’s bc5349a9af pant leg.9d76bd40538e82ce

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“Aaaagh!!”f7fd41b23bb93252

Virgo screamed, 6c84f4742e clutching his 034f550f26 wrist. Dezeb casually 07c40fa1a6 pushed aside 2ac4351666 the twitching 598c899709 dog at 0d26497570 his feet a177e3084f and wiped d4cb2e99dd off the 96d064b78f remaining blood f0477b68c3 from the 27b001be75 screen before 68803d2e13 continuing to 43650e58fd read.2f8b0b05b5b814c1

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It was a 954b1e15a7 report from the 4afbb9b114 infirmary. As he 7c23195faa skimmed through bb94102106 it, a c97fe3458c bemused frown b6a90754b9 formed.3f6d3fd7a6d7f97a

“Stomach ulcer?”57de54639c31a3ac

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Now it’s an ulcer? Yesterday it was just gastritis.9ee2131b98ad4920

“What the hell did e0a5012a92 you feed her?”d91bddb7835f4a9f

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It was 7e69dbd388 healthy oatmeal,Dezeb thought with 4f09dd353b indifference in response e4e3dd7e0a to Ori’s question.4b187ef15ea7708b

Tch. I went out of 738ab5f384 my way to make 640a1b9a52 her eat properly, and bfc118e176 this is what I 2e0c907166 get.2ba72ffa26756941

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As he 82d1411789 grumbled to 8ff48bc039 himself, Virgo 36509c0c66 crept up b99a0f3894 again like 5d8fdcc5e0 a bad dda3d83817 habit.9e27c8d1c503d4c3

“Thinking of poisoning her? If so, I can…”6811da078a8aefaf

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Dezeb fiddled 038bfbe496 with the 32d99d75b2 knife still a5f182592b embedded in 82a7ec2178 Virgo’s arm.0c36348089d26c56

“Aaagh—!!”77a5f8ef1f8badbb

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Virgo collapsed onto 962d8ffe74 the floor again, 4a2736148e where Aries eagerly 8451320ffd kicked him like 5eb732f4c2 a soccer ball. Meanwhile, Dezeb continued 39a694454a reading the report.101db7e28c2ad06f

All that effort ec0234f8ee to not scare a7e8d0b660 her, and it 7e7e7c70cd was practically useless.517d8a0833d93607

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“But Commander,” 89aa30dc9f Ori ventured 49ed701444 carefully, “are 15357a5d96 you really de7913c677 not going 8e06846305 to proceed 01fd111826 with Lieutenant 01e4a5a82f Erabelle?”7166d0370777f17c

Dezeb raised 33887c080b a brow 369d4229fa and glanced 45e7e63d67 at him.de237a8def303b13

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“Why? Did it come a3f80c1ea2 back compatible?”4e33913fe5a3d498

“Yes, sir.”b43edaa04115668f

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“For real? Seriously? Wow… Erabelle really has the worst luck—”73f65f729f4826b8

Sigh…Dezeb shot 000211c740 Virgo a 9eb52faede look that cc9c119efc shut him 13882fb1e2 up immediately, 2aac3c7226 the man 9086905b83 breaking into a814eacb16 a cold 9f210b3331 sweat.8889443d0b67dd98

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Ori quickly 9f7a4ae465 continued the 80001e67b7 report, saving 687c76d3b0 him.fbeddc770755c52f

“We ran fe379cbc66 six retests. All of them 9acae0bf4b came back compatible. Her matching rate is 9dce1bc4e3 extremely high—97.4%.”f99d19db8e0cd271

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“Is that so?”5125f5655a396226

Dezeb’s attention 5138e6b84f returned to 80bfb741a7 the pad.4fe366ea1acf810e

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“Yes, sir. So… why haven’t you done it yet?”c13772b2b3ab8894

Ori asked the question 269a742716 on everyone’s mind.864099fbbb9ef959

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Compatible or not, e4c129cb73 if he wanted 74262ffc1a to, that was 6890916573 all it took. Since when 31712a7a39 did he f407e7ae00 care about 54082f52b5 technicalities like 195d830331 that? And sure, f3a365346e the fact 1fe7b000c8 that hewantedto in the bb78a3f975 first place was 2b7f4cf8d6 already weird—but life 001a84e5fe was strange. Anything could happen.458ecc8af7227e1b

But the fact that e4f9488989 Dezeb was holding back? Thatwasstrange.adadbb8f92590ebf

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“She’s terrified eaa5b4ad76 of me.”5ebbb37a36e59edb

Dezeb lit a cigarette 86eef79e2f as he sighed. The acrid smell of a1f54f1d02 burnt blood mingled with 29863f8281 the tobacco. It had been 5a27305d74 a while since 59c8d948ed he joined an 66b76e5a49 operation in person.bd28383054596af7

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They hadn’t even needed e75f75e651 to be part of ab6bbc0ae3 this one. He just wanted 7849717de0 to move his cdddd7a0e7 body today. Probably the result of 36ebec05fc holding back for the d844e51e44 past few days.41009733eb2d7bf9

Everyone had been 0166269793 wondering.What exactly is 2c7e521e16 he waiting for?db4ec7e3f6fa73c2

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“If she cfdfe88f0e passes out aee081e868 during it, 4df0265b8e that’d be f4365abd6e no fun.”a73b6b4fd63bc431

“There’s a new prototype 2cae380aec stimulant available. Just finished development. A few injections of fc89d4eac5 that, and she definitely 7e4fdbbf8d won’t faint.”d3427b3d7b434d84

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“No need to 37169ae776 break someone who c51909abbd listens well and 76e4e920f9 does their job 4212dea852 right.”dbbe5469bd4def46

It’s only a matter of time anyway…The dogs looked at d5ea86dc11 one another, baffled.d29011dc543348b0

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