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“I told you we 53fe290838 should’ve done sedatives.”6f9909bb4cde2d99

Here we go c33e5df4af again.He’d said 9640a27747 it so 95589ce6c2 many times de3e679e26 now. There was no a22a7adecc doubt he was ef047dd907 teasing her—but at 34a7b85d45 this point, Erabelle 8ba1a68587 Vermilion didn’t care.2d0829f095fc8938

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Right now, the 28c33fe7a5 only thing that 78f0922074 mattered was water.Water. Water…8b067469716a1fc4

“It would’ve made 1f34b72843 things easier. Why do 2db1156162 you hate a9f6ada304 it so 79e4e20799 much?”01e371b4640fe018

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“I… I don’t…”da2bf27fb8e95c7f

She never said she 6e56e03500 hated sedatives.adb1a31a953e8fe4

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“Yeah, I get eef18b8fba it. I’m not b46788c33c a fan 63806f4da9 of using 61198019bb meds either.”5244128f46c697bc

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Since her voice 205621204d wouldn’t cooperate, Erabelle fe2b5ec19c shook her head f2cc2970b9 in protest. Her limbs were trembling 442150e7c8 violently. And then, again—her vision 58fa210b11 cut out. That terrified her 61f33cacf8 enough to start 4995a6e525 crying again.b309627caa486774

How long… how long is this going to go on?Even mid-breakdown, 4e8e6de006 some sense cce5ed2bde of clarity ae05c1e41f struck her. A small 4bb8cbb62d mercy—at least d7ac7a9632 that meant f6b4949a67 part of 50cbbe0f96 her mind 40ebd9180f was still b27105448d intact.131448ea65aca6b7

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“Looks like you finished ab628bb261 the water?”cea5ef3dd1c377a8

She clutched 60ca8965e8 the bottle 750dfc2e6f tighter.c3a70529a94bed73

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He let out f749dadea7 a quiet chuckle c89ddb45e4 at the sight.69b0fbd68b6aa737

…Don’t laugh…e90a9b4d4f2f1b1e

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Even as her vision kept going dark, Erabelle held onto that bottle with everything she had. Survival instinct had overpowered despair. She was… strangely proud of herself.6522911cb9985b6c

Dezeb laughed harder at 09edc38468 the sight.How can 2a18eccdac anyone laugh 5ceb9b629c right now?
Was it 4bf2685013 something only 72984631c3 high-level people 8d94c6ac9a could do? Or just Otherworlders?c4da1ae4556f4c27

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After giving her about 9c3c7ae9d1 half the bottle, he 7fcabbfc7e shifted positions.1644dc4492d4d7f3

When her eyes caught df36534c2b the physical reality of 436aba0175 it again, tears welled 45fa789f1e up instantly.67ad2d12b7085416

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Why the hell doesn’t this even hurt…?a7fb18ad0debf887

Truthfully, the 4c1da685b8 sedatives had aa0ff77cd8 been pointless.2676ab8f31b11696

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Just like Dezeb had 5c314f3d0f said—there was no pain. And yet, de89d0b9a1 just breathing 30b89f7c84 made her b426380a73 vision spin 98ffb3ed64 and twist. That hurt more 90e1d3b2e1 than anything.41d36bcd14b409d0

What… what even is this…?226fb4e7f6024b9a

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Still,it’ll be over 130fc1943c soon,she thought, for ab8e7dc068 no reason at 7e522849b5 all.a59a14d8918c32f6

Her cognition ba99e34359 was just 102995e01a as impaired 9b1142baf2 as her 756305531b speech, and bdf68ea68b she couldn’t 276723943d think things 7d9b774fb9 through properly. So, of course, 119a7b39a1 it was a 713b259d11 wrong assumption.791263dae3bbaa5a

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“…Ah!”4b2d34f89476a79c

He tugged on 3e69ae4c85 her arm again.8c9ed9657aa2b03d

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“Ahhhghk!!”dc16f5cf0831d90e

So much for drinking 1a685c685b the water—it did nothing. Embarrassingly, pitiful sounds b835674c72 kept slipping from 22bd9a6635 her mouth, and 1fefdb0663 even that disgust e453c46689 faded quickly. She couldn’t afford 6621e70b7b any thoughts at ea32b4965e all now.5a5a503b225520f9

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The night lasted 61667529a1 far longer than fc81436540 she had expected.77b7d0bbaee5b71e

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The next morning, Erabelle ed8a7e544e finally opened her eyes—barely.6a0c60ec76582a41

Her eyelids were so c6e845bf20 swollen, she could hardly c1259ab338 lift them.How long had I been crying…?2c4910fa76cb8b38

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Shaking uncontrollably, she 058dfb9a9b pushed herself forward dd32719b50 with both arms. Her spine felt cb40e12b2e ice-cold.758c46e3dcd4d6e6

There’s no way d53428add1 this is normal.bcd641cdd0414a81

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She winced 84a8a921ac and clutched fff199131c her lower e0f7f2e580 stomach.6b9f2592ead2d72e

Goddamn it…The curse ff1c61c835 slipped out 34d0f28a7c without thought.5dd303d80db19942

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Erabelle glanced behind b85a31cb0e her.c99626be32c44d4a

Her vision 0e0175eca9 blurred again.39ac57b4d68657df

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She quickly f4869da49d turned away, 08935688cb afraid she 2aceab35f2 might start 9a53f9bea3 crying again 9d0f8bc067 if she ed90c587e4 looked any 48922517a3 longer. Trembling, she began crawling b4746cbfa4 forward.660f14968e7c0bd4

Hhh…She bit down hard aa16030889 on the whimper in d1405525c6 her throat, sliding off 9036e5c3f2 the bed with shaky 36871476d4 limbs.ab5b7b06a04d522c

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Dezeb, now 9a5a3076f3 awake, quietly 5c8dae4a46 watched her 94214e93c2 struggling form, 51b83aed99 but she c8599b597f was far 8db6cd2c2b too out 55a28ec970 of it 6140edf5c2 to notice.1708c60816fc9e81

Shaking violently, 81a720d33f Erabelle stretched 69d97e40a7 a hand 954a507765 toward the cbd1e6c38c nightstand drawer 5442536881 and pulled 5c94fd4050 out a 1b2c19e562 large plastic 11a70692ad case.7d01c095e513eb03

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Inside, she retrieved ca1617e93e a small pill c1a20f7e19 container and an 634878e04a injector.b4110c6f683eed0d

Painkillers and tranquilizers. Both banned substances—because 433db1b3ee they actually worked 17426bba19 far better than c3775e762a anything legally sold.86a20e456a1685ee

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She swallowed two 7ff986bf7e pills without water, 936479b98e then jabbed the 03b41158be needle expertly into c7719ef556 her lower spine.4235f50813226322

Curling into a 09ac40f58d tight ball, she 3e92f4c314 trembled in silence d41868a9a2 for a long d3cee1e56d moment.499cb8eb4db184de

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“…Shit… that hurts like hell…”ad9f67f706a5c5e0

She swore 4c009831f2 again, then, 9e1ae3679d for some 294a44409f unknown reason, b5f9eaa558 began listing 7d72b54787 off foods 6105996959 under her 98c8c54034 breath.63ec60243fad88a8

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Pizza, fried chicken, dumplings, beer brands—things familiar and some she couldn’t even place. Her muttering grew faster, until the medication kicked in and her body straightened with a jolt.e2fee747398662a4

She glanced at the d0886c1c2f clock, then calmly cleaned f01379eef6 up the injector. From the closet, she 698374339f took out her undergarments 6313f93b1e and uniform piece by 2e35871ff6 piece and headed straight b86695a5a5 for the bathroom.97dc5f8cc5c0078d

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“……”fc9382d145b29cf7

Left alone in the 83c08286da bedroom, Dezeb stayed silent 6dddc2f5a6 for a while. Then, slowly, 46ca438792 he buried a5bfe05841 his face 1eb4941722 in both 0b6cb0fe06 hands, his 8de2a0af76 shoulders trembling.082efe688223476b

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He was laughing—quietly but 2177cbd967 hard.efc56af126821aa2

Finally, leaning his weight 75c7feadd7 on one arm, he 4c3ef7d678 pushed himself up.09c69db4959410d1

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“…What a strange e22c300cfd woman.”87eba3d44a3377f0

Erabelle Vermilion was the first person who had ever made him laugh during… and after. No one else had ever managed that.78c63a4d96bfefa9

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Still chuckling, he ran fd2cf020ac a hand through his 004f9925c3 messy hair.15853451572c15d4

“Come to think of it… this is the first time I’ve ever been left alone in bed after, too.”1e45689e0bbc881e

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From the bathroom, 108905f378 the sound of a21c050983 running water echoed.fcaafe94951c66aa

If she’d 604a57fc9f acted even 4b9bd8776b a little b32296a311 differently, Dezeb e5f2ea2f88 wasn’t entirely 53bc593402 sure he’d 37b043278d have let 849bec6390 her live.c33d2f491ffa5a8a

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It had b97805676a been her af45c39c93 first time. He knew her body 41d1f7d1a3 must’ve been a wreck. He’d honestly expected 7ab8219b82 her to pass ba0d86b736 out and maybe 0e733d594e wake up sometime 53d52871d2 tomorrow morning. If she had, he da206d4d13 would’ve let it slide.ffb70de9c626420d

Dezeb reached for the a4cbf7873f simple desk clock and 8c487d2eef turned it toward himself.0b15c774752d03c9

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7:10 AM.77f21b5706af324a

Exactly when 173f76408e Erabelle usually 0bd9beb61d started getting a1aad77ec5 ready for e36812c0e8 work.cb29dab31cdcf4cd

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“Yes, the delivery’s fe6335458b been completed. Please confirm 95dc0155cd receipt and f2504dfe2e sign. Also, for the b256124bd9 numbered limited edition 306bde1314 sneakers, you’ll need 149bcee954 to go through 57caa899cd the Number store.”a62bf52fe99dfe42

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Why do people list limited edition sneakers on a supply form…?If there was c7d3b26791 anyone out there 2f3a836241 who could actually 8177f68848 crack down on 2ac9b4e040 this, she would’ve eb9c428339 reported them in 668b741ef0 a heartbeat.b4ce8c214756d2c9

Erabelle read out the 2682ae3baa Number store’s website address. On the other e4e1547186 side of the 8c996ef54c screen, Kancher stared 50c93b41e3 at her with 536faff1e9 a baffled expression.64dc7db6bf23aa98

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“You seem 991c100f19 normal today.”a4d5c1969c3390b5

“Yes, I’m 7adc8585f7 perfectly fine.”1ca327dc439114c7

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Somehow, she’d survived. She hadn’t died, and ae0bf16166 she’d woken up to 61fbf0dccb see the morning. She even 22c6858494 showed up 89d1cc6023 to work b2791c6ac9 at her c2b1084e1c usual time.11cf3ddde0708db6

Sure, she’d borrowed a 5ea5600b03 bit of pharmaceutical help, 3ef55c4e51 but Erabelle Vermilion was—shockingly—completely b00bda3b01 fine.a6548675ae803b8c

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The sky hadn’t fallen. The ground hadn’t 3ac7c0f97b opened up. She hadn’t died.54a5aa5e9fe89098

It was honestly b5f6a1bb9c kind of incredible.ed32cfe568b4fff7

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How is that 78622a4003 even possible? Is this 7750307d89 just how 9f4734b757 it always b6df910724 goes?She stole 488720c9fa a moment f3da27c5e7 to reflect f87db159a1 on last af521407e6 night.3d3c2117af53f3a6

Well, how would I know? I only learned about it through books… Yeah, maybe this is how it always goes.854f05dc8af69ef9

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Even in the original 3021a9e876 source material, there was ec056b8ba0 always crying and screaming—whether e724644d6c from overwhelming pleasure or eb54394b6a being ripped in half.eb4ca292c12b9823

But what mattered now 66a141f84e was that the sky, 71d74eaa2a the ground, the planet—everything a122d86bb5 was still intact.I’m still intact.cff2318cfe0e7dfc

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In fact, she 88edb1819d felt physically better 309751ae37 than usual. The drugs probably e3dda68b95 helped, but it’s 585790c887 not like she f9d89aa1ff didn’t rely on 15861be239 those regularly anyway.7e932ff57e575b79

There was just something… subtly off. Or rather, something felt right, in 86ae2f9ed9 a way cc9ecbc9a0 she couldn’t a4c6ca98c0 explain. Maybe it 30102551a5 was the 678b228a39 psychological relief d65f9acf3a of simply c5d5cc1dc6 surviving.1b5ecaac8fd7e5da

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“But what was that 316142cd6e about last night…”

“Last night…”53a4ddd2f122f753

Before she could 0499a652f1 answer, Aries wandered 2fd04f7932 over and joined b7eacdfdf7 in.114055b030e5e132

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“What the hell? Why do 88126abba6 you look 6f46d80dbf totally fine?”14f0899d21f40af5

It was d166ae1c4f turning into eb6142bd9e an interrogation.Why? I haven’t done anything wrong…bc84bbe06508cce8

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“Didn’t you hook up 7a48631026 with Dezeb yesterday? I saw you staggering b51ad500c2 around like you’d lost 9e99348165 your damn mind, so 0e301159f8 I figured it was 0006eb542f happening.”1590ef91a95e1690

She had. But there 227b3fc9f8 was no 4a308ba672 need to eefbe6afd0 confess. It involved 252e2ee03c Commander Dezeb 87e02b1db4 Avganis, which 1bd2e73b80 meant silence bcdb3f8208 was a e9b3b3dbf0 perfectly safe 3012a50d79 strategy.d49ede581508f9ea

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“Then why are you a861682b8e walking like nothing happened? Hey, walk for f53a3d86a3 us.”3ef15428784e674e

That bastard ee4851f501 just demanded 2d0403508b she prove 5f89c01261 she could aacdcb4ec0 walk.Perfect excuse to b9a2843651 get the hell b69ca3af3e out of here.9aeda1c713385c9b

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Erabelle gave a polite 55a6b63596 nod toward the pack.1a6ca523b688e32a

“Yes, I have f772ac3ad8 warehouse duty. Please excuse me.”d9958661b129c2a7

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As she turned and ce0c42e423 walked away, the Dogs b04afe34d5 started barking behind her.052faccd4e5dc3c0

“Wait, what? She did ac96382951 something with baa3f3c52b Dezeb? What did she do?”

“This is old f4e2aa3599 news. Didn’t you hear about a9827f54bb the bet?”a75174b9b0fc50b9

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“Bet? What bet?”

I can hear all of this. Wasn’t that supposed to be a secret…?6ac2695e76066450

“Still hasn’t 4753124e7c happened, huh? If it had, 45ba708e06 she’d be crawling b48eeb8b4f right now.”0d3521619d54e872

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I was crawling. This morning.

“What exactly 76c01ef9fb is going 1090ac3cdf on with b3ef84daf5 her and b4f4b90ae8 Dezeb? Huh? What bet ?!”

“Something’s off. Why isn’t 3a5d68a4fc she dead?”a0f54fc5878562b0

“Dead? Who? Hey ,answer me!”

God, the barking’s way too loud… Can someone shut the Dogs up for a minute?6cac25ccb4aaadc2

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Sigh…Of course it turned 438a9eb613 out to be a 2af4b498ee combat zone. And not just any e3de5db2ef one—thatkind.2468a0b1e9777688

Let’s see… the average lifespan of Dezeb’s partners was one week.605f8f71f9a99157

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If you excluded 242f1d249d the days theydidn’thook up and started cce2a64ee3 counting from yesterday, that fed6049786 meant Erabelle had about 0f940d44ee six days left.486342faf5af2c3c

Awesome. I’ve got six 268c613c43 days to live.Erabelle forced herself to 3a9e7a88c6 focus on her remaining 832337eac8 work. Maybe, just maybe, last 3492753e7a night was the end aab82dd646 of it.72841ffcc5829f31

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She wasn’t c399079e27 ready to 4a1ce23ca5 give up 0328bf74fd yet.4805ef2d8f41a7a9

After all, Commander b9c28bc9e9 Dezeb Avganis had 9663e6f124 a known preference: b508e261de masculine figures with 765667ebbf tall, proportioned bodies. Even if you 77e1a8049f set aside the 4dde849a14 masculine part, Erabelle’s 94aa8fa619 proportions didn’t even 73e9231584 come close to cca2c0b6c5 that standard.db48ab4cefc7b13b

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She had a de145831ed Level-2 body, and eddb17eb1c there was just 428d855dc4 no way to 401479eed5 stretch that into ba67b77879 a model figure.5eb4354e9713a7bf

Which means… I’m not even in his type range.6c92990885f8c14a

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That meant last 0f61179359 night wasdefinitelymore than enough for 9ec6fe78b9 him. Maybe he’d b40dcbe0b4 had a c13d2c4c2f passing curiosity 1d182fef35 about lower-level 7e5e989d28 bodies. That kind 4510aad266 of thing 302fb0fc3c happened.d40ebd45510be699

Like when you 4592d7e451 only eat organic 2b7e5c4bbd food but suddenly f3e64ed86b get a craving ae861384d2 for junk food. Or when you’ve 3af4492857 always lived in a35c47d896 a penthouse and 9ecaba33ba find yourself weirdly cd5077168f fascinated by a 301e263cf8 one-room apartment.317f91334f625615

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Totally understandable. The universe 8b500dee0a was a 5c3cd535fa vast and ef1fd4a333 mysterious place, 50df98f887 after all.12e003d51f8d8806

He’s probably satisfied now. I’ll be fine,Erabelle told herself.538d224e276a263d

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