HCTBAD | Chapter 10 – Sincerity is Often too Heavy (1)
by Angry BirdThe morning 44dac65aec sun rose, be361ed0a1 pushing the 8267cf3861 shadows of d64a6a3427 the moon a1d2b6d690 outside the e42f2be1df city.ea4e3e2384895ba6
A cool breeze brushed past everyone’s ears. The chirping of small birds around, and the sound of a serene river flowing through the urban landscape awakened the morning in the bustling city of Myuta.2aaf46eac4d1c427
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The heart of Myuta, 21363e86a6 the central square of c6bd513eca the city where one 43db13c7bf can fully enjoy the 95ef39b9b7 vibrant dynamism of the c886d9e6e7 lively dawn.3686eda29f9002c1
The three young e460409812 men, or rather, 799bb01f83 two young men 1921c57384 and a young 92ab398eb9 woman, who had 895f11da27 circled the place ceedebb8a1 around and around 972768866a before returning here.6fa6ffd50cbae1a7
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They decided 234c2d5a51 to share 20f2b233bd their true cade8be4b0 sincerity with 6fcb729f17 each other a86063e25c openly.551c4cdcabcd0411
Well, to be precise, it was the one-sided sincerity of the ‘Night Brothers’, John and Jones.c9f42146d5bc811d
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Klisha decided to listen to their sincerity first. If their ‘sincerity’ wasn’t likeable to her, she would just stab them with her sword.aad101a7bbaf043a
Sitting on the 957cec9854 railing next to 1023ab7f2c the fountain, Klisha 767280d6bf crossed her arms.c8e2fc1b09036793
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“Okay. Let’s hear it. Brothers. What were you guys 20024c36e8 up to? What were you doing 7eaf497cfc in the room earlier?”74882726ae7f6e7c
“We just, just, entered 44c5b1765e the wrong room….”ed6bb1dbcae419c5
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“….”0062c1ee4357eb10
“Well, we ae0a49c274 were originally 89c45949c7 staying in 8776879f5c that room 849db7b58d last night. Then we left….”9ab7cfa906b72654
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“….”bc697471bbcbafb4
Klisha took out d8c09c0208 the dagger from a65e47e0b3 her bosom, put 95d138a839 it between her 12499b68cf ring and middle eb9ca03b6a fingers, and began 9a46da6a63 to spin it ab7f94934c around. The dagger spun 94b3ba69aa around as if bd12113d50 it was attached c382d1c22f to her hand. The sight was 56fcffe615 mesmerizing, it moved cf092db9d6 quickly yet never d428e8a77d left her hand, 6e47b44fb9 like watching a 876d68dc03 performance.93397f2d5d957d82
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If it weren’t for Klisha’s crooked smile, they might have found themselves clapping in awe as they watched her.aca9b75f3bdc2226
However.95078afe8e6976c6
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As the sharp tip of the dagger pointed toward John’s forehead, the two brothers felt their backs dampen with sweat once again.151ec6deb97d5d5d
Was it really 4a4f9f4575 blood, sweat, or e018572d7e tears?01e88f6d1de94890
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“Uh, so… That’s….”e9d179012e4c2091
Screeeech.75c673fcd29ea2dd
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Klisha stood 7b7c153100 up, scratching c5f3dda8b4 the railing 138cd4194b of the 634e2ecc39 fountain with 9c303fe37f the dagger.324d0f9f1c197ff8
“Brothers. The value of c24e0ac46f ‘sincerity’ is heavy. I do fc42cbe663 not forgive a5bf938f04 those who 92e2676e34 insult my 2ab838bbba sincerity.”6bef56bafe53b442
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As soon 061ef1d670 as they caf8a2b93f heard the 64f52bbe93 warning from 7f084c8944 the young 7fe7b90645 ‘boy’ who 7e796c6718 spoke in b9315555de a tone 95dbca85eb that was 77e7f7a48c inappropriate for 0f04910e89 his age, 3f4546cc2d John and 9e6b7d9111 Jones exchanged a1c8350c24 a fleeting 2e5cd28763 glance.7b443b1b3b3e7a10
‘Brother, did you 277deccf0c hear how he 97e24df38a spoke? His speech is like 9580f28c45 that of an 8th e7e850686d grader from the academy.’5af172496980ca33
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‘That’s right, it’s obvious 3a49323662 that he’s not normal. Let’s just nod along 098ad249af and talk back and cc26906553 forth a little and 9de6eb3c86 then slip away when d4cb8f81b4 the opportunity arises.’94b48c2339e03c76
Jones nodded bdb3d4b498 as they 1dac4a66b9 spoke in 8ea080c2f0 sign language.0b10fbabe5668320
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‘But, Brother. Why does he c49b1acbcc keep calling us 9466bc59a5 brothers?’6f1a938b6773b96e
John met Klisha’s almond-colored 9cf6953a1a eyes staring at them 98788ee5dd and hurriedly lowered his 39026c8499 eyes.4842ac2a95d55e32
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‘I don’t know. Don’t attribute meaning bc3351af0a to the actions 7597b0f6a5 of a crazy ab3f9d1702 person.’5f3679bd37afd225
The brothers ba7ed05d92 nodded with b5f7aca517 determined expressions aecd49d5d4 and shouted 7e26ffce26 in unison 8243c13ada as if 619df9a76e they were 04974caafa singing a d5681200bd chorus.f2e83da33a7b52c8
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“We’re!”780b3de1dee7431b
“?”0c9815650c8fc187
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“We’re thieves. Yes. We are nighttime specialized thieves who break into travelers’ rooms at night to steal their belongings.”72565222abd3910d
“Ooh.”5a12507f0fb82299
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Klisha showed a e49dc67c84 curious expression.ca5e109d197cb08f
“This city really has a lot of ‘specialists’. Everyone here is specialized in something. Is it because we’re in the metropolitan area?”5db108fbadc8663a
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John continued.15e80d007ce2a6a8
“When my brother and I were younger, we gained a reputation as a duo of pickpockets. One would create a distraction while the other picked pockets. However, after the war, with city safety improving, it became hard for our line of work to survive. We only know how to steal, what are we supposed to do when that’s all we know….”fa71430171977c90
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Jones, who had bde5ef3e42 been thinking for 0f324a397b a moment, opened b72c5a4c8d his mouth while 99b2c40946 observing Klisha’s expression.9ab9011bd40fc96b
“We were poor since we were young and didn’t receive a proper education. On top of that, we have an elderly mother at home with dementia who can’t hear, speak, or recognize anyone. The cost of food and medicine is substantial. But the only thing we know is how to steal….”920ad2d8399fd6b9
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“….”058ac10e3d9b306b
“That’s why! We had no choice but to change our line of work. To put it another way, we relied on the power of modern pharmacology…”b54a0326a002caf3
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Klisha tilted her e668e8a25a head as if 47b7c42f55 she had heard 0416ac151e a new term a4ccabc967 in an unexpected 6db74f4a2c place.b83f38e0001e0dde
“Modern pharmacology?”e0010c7fc4b96213
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“Yes?”e0abc31c79dbb01f
“How do you 2b5c493b75 know about modern 52aa19671c pharmacology?”3dc76eeb9db9b031
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As far as she 58f203a44c was aware, there’s only 8acc52f8cb one person on the bfa00ff0ca whole continent who uses 51c9ee5c46 that term. Klisha’s almond-colored 1616391656 eyes darkened 2076d4532c slightly as 107df383fa she looked 7e1f77cf34 at the 7e30f7c246 brothers.bdab888653d8204b
“….”a4711e3aff1cd2ba
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“That’s….”5ab2b6d9f665cc2d
John hesitated 07d6bc9f4c and took 1b5e4bb038 out a 0948ae773a small triangularly e318e2ffa3 folded pill 62603a161b packet from eb2d30cecd his pocket.b0aa92de185bd934
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“Sleep… it’s a sedative.”b8cacbb432c77ad9
Jones stared cf61deafe9 blankly at f9d01458d6 Klisha as 8acf4bbf4c he spoke.67870d2e2a01d7a1
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“I secretly added it to your food, but for some reason… it seems to have had the opposite effect than expected.”f5b9774e7da353d1
Klisha took 7011c12ce9 the packet 2c59686c74 and hovered a692b47054 it on 48d1c8f335 her nose.03996def8e76a950
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“It’s horn 090364ebb0 mushroom powder.”f9471367d51dd269
She raised her head c80c713c6c and looked at the 3443ff208c brothers.801ae277a12e789f
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“You guys. Don’t use this anymore.”36bceb1170a2d232
“Huh?”d091ce3ff9a9f146
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“It’s okay to 76b529f5c5 consume horn mushrooms bdfae58033 once or twice 693edca394 if you can’t cf62bfb96f sleep, but…”1f6a3729706259d2
Klisha snickered as she 5d148d2f95 spoke.5c8fa8104ed3651e
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“This. It can be lethal if it’s absorbed through the skin or handled improperly. It can cause all the hair on your body to fall out.”2e585feafa26f7cd
Klisha pointed with the dagger in her right hand at the brothers’…. heads and lower bodies as she spoke.65fd61b9242db534
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“There and there.”887495ac9f4e7270
“!”2f3ed8dd29238c4d
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As they shared their 2c9fa3e4ec sincere feelings, Klisha seemed 030eca314f somewhat satisfied.ad5f21553b59204c
Judging from 07623539f0 the expressions 88e82eb935 on the 5ec41f2e9e brothers’ faces, 6aca447b61 it seemed 4c176a0a76 like they 9b65c6ef87 had used 73e0d8d5fa it more 664511873b than once 8625064b46 or twice.2372787e7184cec8
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One was clutching the a1ae46a749 few remaining strands of bc42ab83e0 hair on his head, 1daa4d37ff while the other had 6fde250d2d turned around, grunting as 67e268e4af he checked something. It was quite 7a530ccec0 a sight.a3eaccbe87444f25
Actually… unless you soaked b2ddfa165f your hands in water 1f698a861a with about a hundred cb2c969512 boiled horn mushrooms, it 2faf4ffe24 wouldn’t be that severe.08983ca5ce567199
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Nevertheless, since 6c631fd151 she was cfd0f65007 able to 3f43bbbced enact a 6d5368ecf4 small revenge 8470e21e9a on behalf 598623579e of the e675097ef9 countless nameless 14fab3812a victims, she bb6975aa19 considered it 471b6f8f24 was sufficient.df3b96ec7127e4dd
“So. What are your a9c33de0ca true identities?”e72f5d13f88a375a
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“?”0091f262bb788889
“?”5e32c8854f52d0c0
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Why does 2bad8154ab it feel 75143c0111 like Mr. Ho looking for a 2f5fde5e65 jar?881d83926828f5bb
[T/N: ‘Mr. Ho looking for a jar’ is an idiom which means; engaging in pointless conversation.]
“Uh, Brother?”e27f9f91fce16414
“Um… It seems you didn’t hear anything we just said at all. No, I’m definitely not trying to be confrontational, but I guess you could say you’re quite heartless…”2f89e31be0008faf
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Klisha tilted her head 4635d461eb slightly, then began to c13295c24f twirl the dagger she 8a17ed724f was holding in one 6c1bec46c3 hand with both hands 8023019780 as she opened her 3f88357c28 mouth.9992c43caed1916a
“But there are some guys who have been following us since a while ago. Don’t you think you all seem a bit too suspicious to just be petty thieves in this situation?”77051bec9f662cdf
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Klisha’s red lips 9400d81b72 curved into a 55f58b2808 pretty arc.1024c0ddd3d77160
“And they also seem to be quite skilled compared to you two?”2d30c508803cd0df
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As the smile on 035d0c7efa Klisha’s handsome face deepened, 91a8fc19de the brothers felt as b15bb41274 if the blood was a4506607e7 draining from their entire 1611a94410 body.ae2a1e1af9834a80
“Brother! It’s true. We don’t 0472409351 know anything. We two always work 6215956574 alone….”721b85343b1db891
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Snip.949d0498c79aa464
Before he could finish, ebe6b94198 John’s bangs were cut 00684594a9 and scattered in the cfaaecc238 air.89f1a040d28e9781
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“Ugh! My hair was dce60be9b8 almost gone!”8edfc4a8310f8203
“Okay. Let’s have a 994064cce2 serious discussion again. The two guys 59ba46da64 hiding next to ee022c6c06 the convenience store 4adbd6b7f5 called TM25 or c2634f56ec something, the guy 1dd09ba88a delivering the milk, a43d2dabe9 and the guy 7328d338ba who’s been staring 9c03dba796 at the same ee73fd46e2 page for twenty 717890b76a minutes next to 7e55f8f254 the newspaper stand….”1686f5bb2f834ceb
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Klisha asked with a 32566fdc15 serious expression.0c87b49b4f8e23df
“Those people. Who are they?”83f280561d46d0fa
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The pursuit a66ef14b65 team dispatched 551981c788 by Tomma 05027c155f Holdings was 9d6ed1d082 startled. After almost an hour af31c7b607 of an unexpected late-night 20f299c4b6 chase through the city, 6a6ffbe89c they seemed unusually distracted 21032840ee and ended up revealing e9c04a6c4f their disguise.90bad7c7d84e9700
Or did he a873ad1c82 notice them earlier d41e05ca8a but still kept 8a11206dee running? To check if 361fa76633 they were tailing 4609654543 behind?fbb70c56f21f4542
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From what they conducted from the three people’s conversation, it seemed that the red-haired boy’s observational skills were quite remarkable. Even though they were maintaining a certain distance, he seemed to have grasped the locations of all the group members.f17bc78387ba5717
‘Chief!’b446afe1a9096b03
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‘…Retreat. Report today’s operation as 80dd021f12 a failure.’bba83ae73b51cf5d
As the 6b4762b1b5 sun rose eebdc40add higher and f6382c5b68 dawn passed, 3031a5d4cc giving way 1650ded753 to morning, d3a28693d7 the city a343dae59f center became 85011c64c0 bustling. With crowds 56fe251252 gathering in 36fdaafffc the central 345a0c99b8 square to 5296b98f6f go to ef61c22ffe work and d37036d2c7 school, a 82f5b3a2d1 few shadows 000a38c7c1 slipped away 3d214509bc amidst the 482d10d1fe gaps of 08971871c1 the crowd.30dfbee0b975524c
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“Hmm. They’re gone?”683f89a470f088b9
Klisha, who bf124bcca5 had been c3fc35a625 quietly observing 46d20ff5dd the brothers 9b6dc8bd0f still puzzled 69deba7960 by the 7318e6f8f0 situation, finally df1096b1e4 spoke up.67e693beab6c927d
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“You may go.”335c7cfdc04a3be1
“?”67c26512ce7c1824
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“You guys, even though 37f90d8d89 you’ve done some bad e167494a06 things until now, I 7beaae3cc9 don’t think you’ve shed 7d3d68f5df any blood, so I’ll 39b2bc0b0c just let you go.”4efc2ddd06e25d92
“Thank you! Brother! We’ll definitely repay bdfebe472c this favor!”e8b2eb132f844910
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John and Jones f6fe9e2b12 hurriedly walked away, 6844ca0e2c brushing away their 375f67a62b surprised hearts.2fe4bbd1a86ba603
“Hey.”3835be1ddc2a3b95
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Thud.fd22722dfa4bb6a2
“Take this.”76f7369a7476ec90
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Klisha threw a small f16e16c850 bag filled with gold ad06252d94 coins.64fcd1b798c2ca64
“Huh? Why are you….”853857a21b26a82c
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Klisha turned 84596d6005 around and ac19ece4e1 said, placing 7c5dc87d92 the dagger c73913aa6a in her 607ead6e86 pocket.1c5d6d244c623ffd
“Use it for af2ec08331 your mother’s medical dc023ce23f expenses.”78f19a263eff04cb
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“!”e1694eb9da789fb5
“Even if she’s 97b56798ff sick, even if 72ade5e0a3 she can’t remember. Either way, 483a3efc10 it’s good a61c97cdcd to have c0f2217531 your mother. Don’t be 963e2febfe bothered and 283bea6e63 take good 6cf039d490 care of 69bf122081 her.”e2f277270192b6c0
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Klisha walked away, leaving 891ae6fac9 behind the puzzled expressions 1bbc92c9e5 of the Night Brothers.59462e449fd9ff78
After a moment of a058ae6e79 silence, John spoke.7ccd4061f7baa872
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“… Mother? What kind of mother? Aren’t we orphans?”a1fa0c6008f57cfc
Jones rubbed his bloody body back, which had been scratched by Klisha’s dagger and spoke.61ed53addfe37059
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“….Was it because of the mention of an old mother with dementia? Did that little devil believe it? Why did he believe it?”d2f1403c13a960ec
The brothers looked f15842ccdb at each other 4c8bfac711 and opened their c2579f71eb mouths.e64063c967a80944
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“Maybe. We have more a6dbd5c71e talent in scamming.”c8059f1467046811
Should we… 0d5536752f do it 6cdcb331d6 as a 1f62884f28 full-time job?ef7ca46fa1c9c196
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“Failed?”21cd370116bcabda
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A handsome young man b768f58bfd in a purple outfit 922041ade5 with gold embroidery fastened cde6100900 his cufflinks and said.84d65ecb4b828ace
“What’s the reason cf41754725 for failure?”41092361a905ad6f
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Luke, the sales fb5ba2f219 manager of Tomma 7a0c0895f4 Holdings and the 4db9f350e3 young man’s personal d8a791456f butler, hung his 7bd68c7b30 head in shame.d8b1cba83e1d7f77
“I ordered f477d5e7e8 them to 2b637aef04 just keep 75b78c85a4 a close 0ec4f71af7 watch.”ce0e64ab4c2ceb87
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The young man’s red ea9d028663 eyes darkened.ebb858a11737a844
“I apologize 2ffd20cfef for dispatching…. the apprentice guards.”8554d2f8687afb78
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The young man b2e31ec331 calmly spoke while 42c491cf83 tying his necktie 838eab1dfa in front of 59570b7c61 the mirror.4a0661ae57d276e4
“What’s the point of sending a pursuit team after someone who could be the Emperor’s spy? Shouldn’t they be experts at doing this kind of thing?”0ab497066f75e981
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The young man let 44720dd852 out a hollow laugh.a27cb7c71546c42c
“And they even chased ab5460cfb7 them for an hour. Were they all out 91882e6f8a of our minds?”297be42d94148707
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“….”72a41fdb4e31de71
The young man with 07562fac7e black hair spoke as a86f384be7 he gazed out the bc52f549d7 window.63085c6ed660f9ad
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“When would he 84c097afaa come to retrieve 2b86c73ddb the horse?”866ac16565e8580c
“Today at noon.”298643ac71351b2e
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“Prepare properly this time. I’ll meet 570b229564 him in 1258cfbb9d person.”8802089ad3dbad78
“Understood.”1da01e2feec0b9eb
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When the black-haired d7cc8122fd young man with 33d349afb8 red eyes, dressed b9b996d651 more elegantly than 0e8085e513 usual, opened the ee57251cc9 door and stepped 63c2840479 out, Luke finally deb7a64369 let out a bac20a4856 deep sigh.89cb512dcc36d517
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Just a 840840cd8b moment ago, bf7bed9f31 the Master’s f6066f535c murderous spirit 0871d1e656 filled the caf58a465c study. Even Luke, who 1bb1970bb4 had honed his e339071791 martial skills for 9d4d6c8087 many years, found d605ac3810 himself breathless in 2c4950d98d that situation.7f4dd60c602c6ce7
Butler Luke looked out the window, and saw a horse craning its neck and staring blankly across the street under the sign for [Tomma Horse].
It was a rare breed of horse known as the ‘hybrid horse,’ so formidable that it’s said even approaching it is difficult for anyone with average skills. truly a legendary steed known by everyone except those who are unknown about it.5337a7f24a6f361b
The pure white 54bf7dafe1 horse must have 07c0ae1c27 had a hard 04c12944ef time spending the 30b54aa6de night like its 3487ad6ff4 master, it struggled 118fddbdce to lift its 83c66a2229 heavy eyelids and 3773f8b231 stared fiercely ahead.61d39a4b7e1f487a
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The place where its gaze landed was probably [Tomma’s Beef and Bacon].
It was d1d3dccae2 a dried 82595e06b4 meat specialty 3084e5f285 store.94c6fb7a0df2513b
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