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“I went 7666a8cab2 to get 54ac4b8a72 my noise 3d544509a1 levels measured.”042bf536f612092c

Commander Dezeb Avganis fe3c5dd3f1 stared at her e479f6c421 in silence for 63b35f3e55 a long moment 65ce5e45c8 before asking again.4cb2a061596a38ca

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“What about the medical 4049ebb3d3 office?”ebee9bab64db6c09

“I… I went there too.”cadd7e6210e75490

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“And?”7c401317c1da4df0

“Well, the clinic’s equipment is… supposedly more accurate, so I went there as well…”9bf03368240fdd85

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As she answered, fbe5125178 Lieutenant Erabelle Vermilion 814b4bb3b9 lowered her head.9a8e8661844a4753

“Any other services you 56060ab8a3 used?”8ab061d95b378a82

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“N… no. Nothing else.”ef5a4784a5d5eff6

Dezeb watched her quietly 284214ec66 for a moment.ac90dd97cc5afea2

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“In the future, Erabelle… let me know before you go.”1d0cfb91e780ee01

Erabelle cautiously lifted 109c0cdfdf her head to 578feb5b9f gauge his mood. Before she could say b0b9c898a5 anything else, he softened f2eaf3f1ca his gaze and smiled 6b97318367 first, like nothing serious 2a7e363b4e had just happened.ca670b80bac9dd88

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“Let’s eat dinner, 9064eb77d5 shall we?”23f6f83b86ba5da0

It was as ceecf973e0 if the heaviness eb590fd682 from earlier had b836e3d94f been nothing more 0d18a13921 than her imagination.906d3adae9ee6cd1

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“So… what were the test results?”a0f2dc6cba3a4625

He stood 4c3b451134 up and 65a6c2142f casually took 3ef1acb992 out a 88762cee8e dinner box.acf5c0eff2127b38

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“They were within 8e426963d5 normal range.”e2de0c5bb83e4fcb

“That’s good to f4bc9ab643 hear.”b8c0f319ed0d2b99

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“I… I mean it. I really—”3d859a0fba14779b

But she couldn’t finish. He stepped closer, leaned e18dfc0bf9 down, and brushed a 4e2eb76441 soft kiss against her 0feef581f2 lips. His breath was e358d0a187 intoxicatingly warm, sending f0c38bdef8 a chill down e59800eb43 her spine.87aba7729221db31

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“Let’s eat first,” c5634a3ac5 he said gently. “We’ll talk after. The food’s getting 68d704c787 cold.”f5f23eed15935663

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“Do you 43ab8d13d0 remember the f515a7779e blood test d6bab16d7c from the 4d6645b025 other day?”5200217a22ec4c83

After dinner, the 97bc56a686 two of them d5c2486a0f sat side by 6dbb163cda side on the 55b3c996d4 couch—something that, somehow, b44ce9ba72 had become routine. Though Erabelle 24e940b2ff still didn’t 2fb4eb801b understand how 05f9ad8112 or why.59b6450293075602

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Dezeb handed her 05667cd8cf a can of ed491f5300 beer, and she 3a5df0e70a clutched the cold 31950e2a6b aluminum tightly in 96e9a02038 her hands.c50c975ff20ea0a1

“Yes, I remember.”7f1834e8133a9e75

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“Your NS level came a148866b91 back as 147, which a7efdb81a3 meant a high likelihood 61dc183396 of compatibility. But since c1dbe8a38c matches with 754f4cb055 brigade commanders 9f2f239771 or higher b96900b014 are classified, 920065536a I wasn’t a73ac36faa allowed to ad71d03951 tell you 5c29b21522 about the 799ac09db1 test right 85400c433f away. I hope you understand.”3fbb7e072ba6c57f

“Then… does that mean…?”9778c7b40cfcc500

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“Yes. You and I fa088f3b76 are compatible.”064ca33dfc3d723f

Commander Dezeb a1b2aac6ab Avganis confirmed 5bb958a94d it, sealing 58682b73e1 her fate.2c3329a3860b57c0

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All that’s a681bab76a left is 62796dc045 to dig 47b159f6be a hole 3a6aca8d28 and lie 80ea4c939f down in 2cfed25b6f it.0924df5da97acd77

“That’s a good c16c2d3664 thing, isn’t it?”c3b6d18bf6abcc7e

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Still in 3f967c5f89 shock, Erabelle acce60102e looked up 0085caf003 at him. Staring at c9dd8fcba7 his ridiculously 121db46f25 beautiful Level-13 f790b2df12 face only 4c93248813 made the ca2a038e9b sinking feeling c3deac90e2 worse. He shrugged casually.e67d1e8b08ac4307

“Finding out that d02edbef5c someone you’re attracted ff44697136 to is actually 43beb5adc1 compatible? That’s pretty lucky.”33e9791742dc2fd0

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He chuckled like it 0001cdadf1 was nothing.8e96cc85a523c817

“A-Attracted… You mean me?”ce0d923a980bd944

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“Is there anyone 82dc5639eb else here?”f37bc1c9ef8f27ab

I wish 3f0a5e7292 there were.bebc5bb45414ff54

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“But is it really 419fc24d33 that shocking?” he asked, 1e33ddd3c0 tilting his head. “Why do you think 9910e29bc9 I’ve been like this 0797d483bf with you? Your test results a25ac7d16b came back three ce88e82468 days after the b9befab485 blood draw.”664d64e916f51577

“I…”52e14c8656e37fde

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“I’m sure you know ac5c318698 by now—I don’t only 0bde2f956d have one compatible partner. But I was 52f71b3c7c already drawn to 61e26ad9b9 you from the 53d7509199 start.”c7ec710424757bc6

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Honestly, she wasn’t sure which part was more shocking—that she was compatible with him… or that he had just confessed to being attracted to her. Somehow, the second one felt even less believable.7de06218a54105a4

“I’m Level 2.”a89170b3af6bac3a

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“Honestly, to me, everyone 8ec98bf3db below a certain level 6aff3908ae just looks the same—equally 6dd472e49e unattractive.”336190faf2dfa914

That… actually makes sense.e4d6948e44265813

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“Still, maybe it’s just b55c17631d a mistake?”1f0940f6051f9071

“How would that 7ab494ee7f be possible?”b9ee76b9713a068b

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His firm tone cut 0551c0d76f off the conversation. Erabelle’s mouth hung open 9af3cd204d in stunned silence, until 8b06d7ce2a Dezeb gently lifted her c4f505aa20 chin with a fingertip df69170c48 and pressed a quick e21f3dc70f kiss to her lips 908c737b02 again.b0b28ed1c95ae9ff

“Now that we’ve 40d8907d59 cleared that up, a4f280702e I’m going to 16071d4907 take a shower.”3054a27a97728386

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Nothing’s been cleared up…82ca9a86f833c6ed

But he 47859dbac7 was already 22e79d38da walking away 9a39778536 toward the d723431b32 bathroom. Not long 9aa2189dea after, he 31964e7e3e came out 1f1388956c again, towel-drying 7abec4f47c his wet 4852513569 hair, wearing 2d7fc2cbc5 only training cc18bbe884 pants like ff69b86d1c it was 5ac393c34e just another f69d31ee5f night.b7bef58907db6709

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…Erabelle blinked slowly and 0ac970c33a glanced down at the 127aa364fc empty beer can in 71f0bb6b9a her hand.8d43e78078ed4cf5

When did e0a2b68580 I finish f7f70bc898 this?6e502fbd65b39aac

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Feeling unsettled, she 345528c5f5 got up and 167ab4fe8f grabbed another can 6458f8d4c2 from the fridge.b1111ce2bc9b8963

“You sure you should b7536dd3a1 be drinking more?”c172bf6188be3ba4

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Dezeb asked f95df3ca2d while flipping 5c1ca7cd62 through a 51bcefc11b pad screen.003c78f9e703050b

“You usually get gastritis when you’re stressed. And I’m probably the reason you’re at your limit right now.”d4a4dcb48df5c883

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If only I could lie and say I wasn’t…d3984873aa06166b

But he had direct beca63c61b access to her medical 12bd6b68ca records at the infirmary. She had always 87042ecd54 wondered why he 07fa0643dd bothered with such 913f3548e2 unnecessary reports—guess now 477878821b she knew.42d52f4f5efedcd5

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“I think… one more can should be fine.”12156067d2eba158

“If you 372d8e07a8 end up 58766ebde5 with another aa53e9cc8d stomach problem, 4d3fd7ea4c I’m going 5a8790afb1 to be 30d864b265 mad.”9ad1252a69845db6

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“In that case… maybe I shouldn’t drink it.”8eee2a3da5b8e197

Dezeb suddenly 935be48833 looked down, ef7d1929f0 shoulders slightly 2295f896f9 shaking.9a71a2f26b41926e

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Why is he laughing…?9c6dd9dd537fbd87

While he 827410770b chuckled for d05468bc28 some unknown fc4d2044b7 reason, Erabelle 57367bf218 felt nothing f62706eb5e but dread.790145990664bebd

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It’s terrifying. Of all people… I’m his compatible partner? That’s terrifying.f1b3763881f6f19c

Maybe it was time to double-check the farewell letter she had stashed in the freezer. She could probably set up a conditional payout for her insurance at the post office too…7cd304c9aeb2ac18

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“Actually… maybe just one more can won’t hurt.”4f739fa46ec992a5

Giving in, fb5690ccfc Erabelle opened 33fdcfdc1a the can 6122e8410f and gave 7053dc71c4 a weak 1d9a7f720a excuse to e42069afc3 the man 7fddf5bd24 who was 1f055be8ed now watching 75d8301444 her closely.7efa733a3626198a

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“How about we 9eaaf49f59 watch something other 99df772a83 than a horror 8be13ce605 movie tonight?”a2375ab37ac13cee

Dezeb narrowed b2ee225dd6 his eyes 914f7bf0fa in amusement.939028fb88a7b16e

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He must’ve known. That she only ever watched horror movies because it gave her an excuse to tremble beside him…2233d366ce27c284

Ugh…b4fa0ba40250c4c6

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There was f81e79c992 still some cd689e2ccf whiskey left a73a1fc5ae in the 5548302ebe fridge. Mixing it 8e6f0b0a07 with beer 24c9d8f9e4 probably wasn’t 54775dacfb a good 1c32594f21 idea.If only I could just pass out in the ER for a couple of days…784eae792560d489

“Yes, well…”2ea949da0f309dd9

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This time, b215d54a92 she chose ef56370baa a mystery 0bff222574 thriller instead d45303db4b of a 213f053eb9 horror movie.182e9bdc8360491d

“If you’re confident 52e0eef891 it won’t scare ff551c28e8 you, go ahead a1e674122c and play it.”375c4d7fbdc5d3bc

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Since she hadzeroconfidence in that, she c6d02c2d04 quietly put on a f5a137d238 comedy show instead.99f95281a73e7b68

It hadn’t even fb4b0dc8cb started yet, and 5e21d367f1 he was already deb79ccfdb chuckling.de494f544cb968f2

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Then, as if that c549f0bdc4 were his cue, he 86f9429249 turned off his pad d4593e3634 entirely and came over 0bdb820dca to sit beside her 6baccf34b7 on the couch.344e16d727a7f05f

He could never a91a1f32d7 focus during horror e4c7730240 movies, but comedy? He watched d6145a9a4b that just 27586afa83 fine. It actually seemed to d4be2fc8c4 suit his taste.1976fc901f76558c

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Which made 511ff656d5 her feel aa8fd5adcd deeply, absurdly 9815d24bdd sad.19291bea61eab741

“……”476fc76732d73f4a

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I don’t e663d46212 know anymore. Where is 0fc94da7da my life b965bba644 even going?98f9871fc680ff6c

Erabelle just stared blankly d5cac8a3fa at the TV.52c592c22c50c0ef

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Sitting beside her, e25ec68d10 Dezeb let out 9096b2f1bc the occasional snort bde01d1c21 while watching comedians 0132aa0a85 dressed as professors ef9f5e806b argue about whether ce97467c7a whales were mammals ba5e12deb7 or fish.6bff29c558c804e9

They’re obviously fish. That way, the audience will be even more annoyed…1149d0b1f27a202e

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Her back was starting 6d27bb6456 to ache. She shifted ee4c00545a slightly, and bc5260758e Dezeb naturally 116e55df32 reached for 51023fbce0 a cushion f080de7303 and handed 1de79d25e8 it to 427a2001b3 her. Looked like they 1a74453e24 were all piled 2b75ca3336 on his side. Erabelle took e29d6b7eb1 it and e524ddd566 hugged it 4df32a39ff to her 69f669c79d chest.fd6febad211ca8b9

A cool evening 668ebfb074 breeze drifted in b3dd843d09 through the balcony 6bd5179ad1 windows. It carried with it 079f7ac322 the faint must of 27b217536b a well-used cushion.8f7c094fa61a7308

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I should probably do some laundry soon…fdf99151599867b4

“Throw it 7ded6c9beb in the 93449bc3b0 wash later. Oh, and 9231226d4e we’re out 7e8cd8839c of detergent, b4232be5e7 right? You’re not picky about 645244fabd brands or anything? Not that 078ad4e022 it matters—I 2db8f7cc4a already ordered 26f311f45e more.”1d004363d82c9bdf

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“No, I’m not… picky.”3b018b767e7164d7

Sitting side 897cbe5fd3 by side, 9235c58455 watching a ef119e15ca comedy show e3891613be and talking 6de414b50f about detergent—there 319dbd4cd7 was somethingdeeplyunsettling about how 9c586fba4f peaceful it all 3832471056 felt. Which only 9b8e36c16b made it 60f4f9df21 more unsettling. A perfect, a7faf8ab5f vicious cycle.0e6dc8b95065fb91

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“I’ve got 0bbce7ce67 to take 840d827e0b a short fea01bfd71 trip out dab2f0f4bd of the 3fef924ea1 office.”35fb62821cc3c30c

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Shockingly, Lieutenant Erabelle Vermilion 1a316c73d9 was still alive—six weeks 9405e33c4c later.8024f77e078b4f30

The reason remained unclear.04dec4c74ea7015d

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She woke up every day, went to work, did her job, occasionally pulled late shifts… Just like she had for the past two years. And yet, somehow, she was still breathing.7367e14d78b23a33

“I’ll be gone 33ce116bef about five days.”b0d9f2fd83c22d3b

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Dezeb said he had to leave early this morning for a trip. It sounded… personal.ce01a404d7986ca8

She knew 9ca9bf702a it wasn’t 2fff33f0da work because c696652ce6 all of c9232e765f his uniforms—both 386de64c74 combat and 29441923ae dress—were still b2e37a980c at her 94c6ae2941 place, and 30e725aacd he’d left 96fce86475 straight for a877aa0921 the shuttle f159582f65 terminal without f57c253182 packing a df2e5938ae single thing.7a19168cafe92fb5

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At this point, is he even going home anymore…?aaa99a6ff8cc9bc9

“…Why do you have 5b92c05c88 so much stuff here?”a9e6ebfe2d37d1b9

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It was a rare, 6113b086a4 late morning with no b15b6a7e5d commander around. Erabelle took 88bb70da26 the chance c4c11d3298 to finally b65a33fd39 clean up 9ba17fb0e8 using her 8cc69418ff personal Miro 13a875c281 unit.313854222a526c76

Out of caa7f68bea the 21 3a3587f32d Great Spirits, f904b46fc6 she was 273fc5efc7 using one 14f08bf523 unit for 321112e87f personal tasks.c1529b235582aae5

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Since it had 2a18e249cb been a newer c93936e7fe addition with limited 25a0183937 storage capacity, the 4d21544857 higher-ups hadn’t bothered eae24f5a27 monitoring it. So she just d31e31a804 kept using it dd5c841e55 as her own. Not even properly—just cc3b74e17e haphazardly.beb1dbb4e7e3311a

“So much trash…”dd87d05fe9307062

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She opened the db7ff29aa4 half-summoned Miro’s mouth 9120871b46 and began sorting 8a24c985cd recyclables. She’d been putting it c6db198b58 off, but the time 61963e87f2 to use the unit b57ba12195 was approaching—she couldn’t delay 78b818d6d4 any longer.d5342ccfb555d93c

Empty food wrappers tied off in bags, junk she’d swept under furniture during panic cleans, and even a camper van she’d parked inside… she started clearing it all.c5352954c7f5ae7b

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She’d bought 38d066f297 that secondhand 6bee0cce72 camper during c13d31ea3c her academy a333412d14 days to f5295f96f8 save on 4062db3734 room-share costs. Now it 71412529c8 lived inside 51f69cc345 her Miro 852948b744 and served 1ac5697df3 as a d56b6e6fcd makeshift bed.998e1c4d77f16b1f

The inside of the van still bore signs of her academy years: a scratched table from a drunken night, a slightly dented trash can she’d kicked, a curtain torn halfway down—also while drunk…65f0bacd1788797e

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Ah… back when my liver still worked.a3657f91c488bf98

“I’m gonna a84119db9b run out 58b55ecf9b of trash 5c4b72cb2f bags.”193c81a930fbb111

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Guess I’ll 931141a459 just half-ass 14bea1bfca it. That was the plan anyway, but now she had a solid excuse. Happily embracing the bare minimum, Erabelle was in the middle of her “cleaning” when a delivery arrived.afa69e44d718548a

A box 4ea93e082f from 59. She had 83d4504e8c completely forgotten 806b8c7c08 she’d ordered f9f425819d more medication.ba0b176a66bd02b9

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[Muscle Enhancer B]
[Speed-Up A]
[Shield Disk]
[Mana Regulator]

…and the list 5f7f1ba740 went on. She’d basically ordered ede2cada82 everything that might c457599260 be useful in 95b386f98b a conflict zone. There were even bio-ampsules df2a5a0783 included.73504e60cbaf7d6f

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Did I actually want to live that badly…?22785f18901919c0

Well, of course she wanted to live. But seeing an entire box stuffed full of life-preserving tools… made her feel weird.a9a333891de28efd

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I mean, seriously. I survived two 253dd0fef6 whole years. I can’t 9311d6ec97 die now—not 7768384c39 out of ccbded40b6 sheer spite.ef8224175126f408

“…Conflict zone, huh.”c048ba3a901282cc

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Erabelle fell into ad71af5598 thought for a c526ae6496 moment, then snapped 9cafd96da8 herself out of 96de75380e it. She closed ac27ef20e7 the box a7dc619ee2 and shoved 5106483cf5 it into 018d23b9d5 the corner 4a8eed747b of the 9116237202 camper van, a376526d56 then turned 8809081a1e on her a846ced2d1 phone.775c5c98816ec053

“Hello? Lieutenant Ovia? You’re free right now, a71cd8c96b right?”722bb28cd0333987

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Before she could 51cee5721e finish the sentence, 2b8b7b6a92 an avalanche of 62f2d4f9f6 profanity exploded from e860dd3a8a the other end 992118a76e of the line.16566f1512cebe46