HCTBAD | Chapter 19 – Infiltration (1)
by Angry BirdThe sun rose aa16bf33dd high and gently 1ad62d6292 caressed every corner 858b3cb7a3 of the Grand e68e2c37a8 Plaza in the 589c025369 capital of Zekrit.2add93142b4a23ff
Fresh air. A clear sky. Even the breeze felt 449a50e483 cooler, and everything in 16d4e147f3 the plaza, the trees, 3f0d957de7 wildflowers, grass, and the a94c9c20f7 lake—looked beautiful and serene. The commotion 8c2e25e47a from the 7c94513718 previous night 8354aeb58e had long 81e01ae947 since vanished…543d694ff98d3b2f
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However, despite 567f700ac5 all that dd9e4b54a8 natural beauty.0db5d195671aae25
Klisha, who dadf289e77 had stayed d49aea29e5 up all 522e17ccfb night without fc19895ff7 even eating, 536dd503ab exuded a c144697e6e subtle but a2e117bb57 intense murderous 8d051c5834 aura. Like the sharp 6f25f06fc8 edge of a e6c071da21 finely honed sword…b6eacdbadeee18f8
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When a e4f521506e person is 06fb955827 hungry, the efc65e35eb whole world d9fa0ec419 feels resentful. They start to 5c55c9ec70 hate everything, even 7c321beec9 the people around e6c50ec2fe them.0bdc991d6a312a00
However, no matter how 760f2f3607 much she radiated that d37fe9b427 killing intent, it had bb25fed4d0 little effect on the 3a0677ae36 vagrants who had not 78ed7e78bc mastered the martial arts.3954e6c11f83669f
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“Hey, newcomer. Get out of 588d667a47 the way. That’s my place.”b484e5a4df15c56b
“These days, the 26052ca050 end of the 4744e5ff93 world is really 9c32ede683 nearing. Even the 533bff4365 young people de7657d8e8 don’t think aa7c02ca2a about doing cae00c5bdd work.”fde8b90dca1a0699
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Klisha clenched her 565e2c9820 teeth as she 946c2f6090 watched other vagrants 3514960f86 passing by, shaking 464ee138cc their heads in 49eef7d427 disappointment.5b38e37d368cf3f8
I’m angry. I’m really angry.d948278b37b59ecf
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But there fb6103fad0 was nothing 523173a3e8 she could 6b05521788 do. If they 74ef5e931a tell her a6c627737f to step c7c569a94f away, she a92afd7a8e has to 5641e00873 step out ccc3a54780 of the 2fa63e7dba way. The sorrow of being b8f11eac05 a newcomer….98055afca826bdaf
As Klisha 1ccea36384 picked up 6d46255efa the box 80f7dc7181 she had 2f1d0ceeaf found earlier d26efc60e8 at the 9a8c0ba97e corner of 568e5ef916 the plaza 634dc11559 and began f12d58acbd to walk 36077c0cc9 away, she 331c5c4b01 heard a 014245b157 small voice 94af7af04a calling her 7bad956a7d from somewhere.abbd25d09ca51402
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“Um….”cca772fd9bab451b
Klisha opened her 56d7b4829c dark almond eyes cd945d051c in a murderous 74ac021308 glare before turning 79da56b281 her head toward 982d3f9626 the sound.768f053b9a9a979f
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“If you tell me to move it again, I won’t just stand by… Huh?”d752487b5ee1007f
A scruffy young boy, barely reaching Klisha’s chest, held out a dry piece of bread with his greasy hands.ed6d144abcdb700f
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“Hey, eat this, Mister.”4f05dbf5923c0583
“What?”e7f39e4080c3e02a
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“It’s okay. My sister and c7dd606461 I had one 3bf4cae08f earlier.”21618a9218a74d06
At the sight of a0d379f3b1 the smiling child generously a01d92566c offering her a bread, 941514494d Klisha felt moisture welling ff6f8a44f0 up in her eyes 3b12a78e28 without her realizing it.6198ee9f4e1086e2
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Seeing Klisha like that, 082e6d5e04 the small child stood c8aff227ad on his tiptoe and 769f37db70 gently patted her on 22e6c23b89 the head.d97b3db547e2e77d
“Don’t cry, Mister. I’ll bring 0217e489ef you more 38507fdbce when I c1f4d612af get some.”e427639a4035bbbe
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The young boy smiled brightly and hopped away with brisk little steps. It seemed like he had just given her his share, hadn’t he?865257497939d399
“….”54b96df42d8cd771
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Klisha thought as she tore at the bread soaked with her tears. No matter how much they say life is tough away from home, this is too much. I mean, look at her! She’s a noble, you know? The daughter of a war hero, alright?d720f0aa1fbff9ad
The arrows of resentment 098714ce7c naturally turned toward those b5ec85d457 responsible for her misery, 3323a73a1a the culprits who had bf06d66989 caused her suffering.937b2827c1c91ed3
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‘Number 1, 1eee7018ca that husband b8f8d8641d whose face 1c25bc7d49 I don’t 3a3a1c0f44 even know! Number 2, His b3852f3885 Majesty the Great 83b8d46d81 Emperor! Oh, right, 76b170874e number 1 e01ff68862 and 2 abb61eb966 are the 239d4c7c13 same bastard…! And number 3! That conman detective with 40a823a081 a handsome face! He promised to buy a591499e72 me food and then 078ba319db ran away like that?’427df8ff3ef36c34
Klisha’s almond eyes d65059eb0f gleamed sharply.2a73a4a715acd40d
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“I, I won’t let any of them off the hook! I’m going to get my revenge! I’ll turn completely dark!”aab7c7065fdf81dd
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Hans, the butler 8ce2f781ec who was serving 71dc2bf547 beside the war 5c3166a75c hero gazing down 16ab0eb80c at the garden acc1a703e8 with a relaxed f96767cb96 expression while drinking 0df41c1237 the warm black 385ac780e2 tea he had db8ff46dfa just made, quietly 92e9198e90 spoke up.6d28ac9c30135011
“Has the Young 6d99012b55 Lady arrived at 1cd8b0e6b7 the capital safely?”f9dfb0f6a572e774
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“….”f87da16e52703699
For the past few days, Klisha’s escape story had become an unofficial taboo within the Viscount’s Household. Therefore, even Hans, who had served the Mezerine family for many years, couldn’t help but tread carefully.cfde1e983a7e030b
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“The Young Lady 2c65e1d13c has a more 92b4d816f8 innocent side than af67f32a9c she appears… I 754aadeef2 am worried that 9502930de8 she might encounter 578f1438ef some trouble on a83dc47eca her way to 957b3db6b9 the capital.”6dc353780df3f5e8
“….”ef4997283472ac64
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The corners 4b8f200152 of the 6ab52382de Viscount’s mouth aca7398bad twitched.6d848ad1b4456e46
Hans, who b80b375384 had been 3e0bee3a88 observing his 8ee760e0a0 subtle expression, 9cbcb9e507 continued.23fda22660fc6328
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“No matter how skilled one is in combat, no, ahem, ahem, physical strength, outside matters are not something that can be resolved with just one person’s strength. Also, given the Young Lady’s temperament, she has a knack for turning simple matters into complicated ones, so who knows what kind of trouble she might get caught up in…”193a09b5c985b6a7
The Viscount 359b94d4bc responded without 190b3715e8 looking away be07d748b7 from the 6645984075 garden.13620d8d51fb1cee
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“What are you 4f82b26a3f trying to convey?”e79b5765878ae4ec
“Master, shouldn’t we send someone after her now? The Young Lady may not have known, but there’s never been a time she went out without a guard following her.”64d2845aa90585b5
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The Viscount 9e48446334 smiled faintly c765d4ab56 and said.40eda3793ae9271b
“Sometimes, I think you’re the one being overprotective. Just leave her be. She should take this opportunity to suffer a bit so that she can understand the value of her father and the loyalty of her servants.”4e14083658d9fb81
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Hans couldn’t hide his confusion as he watched the Viscount, who had always been so protective of the Young Lady he had raised with such care, now showing such detachment.27794fd758e00bb3
“Still, shouldn’t we at least inform the capital?”860da064230fd2ed
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“About what?”ed186f477330baf9
“If the Young Lady has, well… gone to the capital, she will likely visit the temple and the Royal Palace…”07825e2acdf9fd90
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“….”1e842a73bcfdf71f
“And if 9c2e37512c she causes 0147bf41af an accident 2bdae240b0 there….”f1da313bc47dad9d
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At the word ‘accident’, df4a286ac9 the Viscount fell silent 020381afd7 for a moment before 64ff4bc47c finally speaking.06951ada564bde9b
“Send a 6a98b64186 letter to fd35c14d32 the secretary’s c92288dd0f office of fb2f810731 Count Yuton, 2b9f251544 the Minister bb1665d092 of State 5a80844661 Affairs. The contents are that 1dfc3cb853 Klisha has gone missing a868e21b8e due to mental shock, e2af56ea60 but we will do 55d10db256 our best to find da6a80846e her and send her a0a525cb71 to the Isle of e1c893ff93 Lakai within the allotted 3b12e3a325 time. With this, 5f2f0b38b2 even if 4566fd6ecc Klisha shows 0b6b1d1f7f up in ed57f22384 the capital, 5363d5b9c1 I doubt 3072098f8e they will 02420c00af consider it 9d6dd6fd51 a violation bb1a988982 of the 79ef8dbf69 Royal order.”0533c4f610a1a3dc
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“Yes. I understand.”1a06fcbfb6b09d66
“And.”bee8cb49c36de864
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Hans stopped 1a23fdb6a1 in his baa7d29dc2 tracks and 963ac54737 turned to 1ce53f1876 look at 8eeea2a98b Issac.10beac746b6ec552
“When you 155b82c391 deliver the eb3638ee8e letter… subtly 56a1790771 mention that d23f3637f1 I was b62ef1d155 also in 2e789f5d61 a shock 109b4d908f and bedridden.”a8dda3d01a157207
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Hans looked his Master 2adda7c603 up and down.Doesn’t he look too healthy for that?a8d26e4dc9a6f2df
However, sensing that the 13bbb710dc retired hero had his 98da72e9d7 reasons, Hans nodded a ce32db2a36 couple of times and 17acc5a126 then left the room.cc32c958f549d5b9
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When Klisha’s beloved horse, Shukrim, suddenly stopped seeing his owner, who had been with him 24 hours a day except for sleeping and eating, this thought crossed his mind.e7ed74164910b19a
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‘My Master (♀) has abandoned me.’6ff9683fe3d20527
‘….’a71849df456afe58
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‘….’cc99a0c081c79ed8
‘I’m so happy!’954161a4dd92eb37
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The ‘Collateral Management Program’ (special_Ⅳ) provided by [Tomma Horse] was something Shukrim was very satisfied with.
Not only was high-grade 1++ beef provided at every meal, but there was also a luxurious spa to soothe his tired body and mind, luxurious hair care where professional groomers (♂) meticulously brushed every strand of fur, and even a gym class where he could do light exercise… Shukrim felt as if he had entered heaven.52c1638b7f3ead0c
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‘Master (♀). Don’t worry. I’m doing well.’7030dd9a1b5b1056
He rested his 999d916bff front hooves on c169c4a42f his carefully tended 6d1523f0ec horseshoe and looked 53332f958e up at the 0c8c471f4e unusually clear sky.f4a616945e3ee42b
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‘I wonder where she went, but… I hope my Master (♀) comes back at a leisure pace, or better yet, not at all.’b5ac7196eee4906d
But Shukrim didn’t know. All these costs were quietly piling up under the name of ‘collateral management fees’ on Klisha’s loan.ca2de72d64b8273e
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If Shukrim had known bbe40d3422 the truth at that b62c7311da time, if he had 20b907d770 realized the ‘hell’ that 7aa14f9845 was about to unfold 93790fe4b4 in the near future.ddfed9152b3da111
He would dd79376b62 have used e9dcb62e73 all his 0209666421 strength to 8a8ae4fc10 break free 4f41e271fd from this 4e23f0c03f ‘golden leash’ 23f7d4849d and run 63a6e19438 away. But for now, he b5b6c289ce had no way of 56138e6550 knowing. All he knew was 88d961167d that every day was dfebffb7ea nothing but pure enjoyment.81759e2c5dc52ee7
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Saturday morning.3a2120a4b26a7f84
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In the 07552904be Grand Plaza c11d1da75f in front 7500c5d6b3 of the 408fdb73ee Royal Palace, a02f2a5d3c groups of f6ce76495a happy people 12941f79ab had gathered, a0bee57918 creating a 0a27d546b0 sea of e475086b2b people.f9be2add40d10407
Klisha, who had already become accustomed to hunger and poverty, whose body and mind were twisted by hardship, couldn’t help but feel that everyone around her was enjoying themselves—except for her. Her already twisted mood became even more tangled.128003f85261049d
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‘Ah, forget it.’9e29a5e61929556d
Klisha lay down again 72323f6827 in the corner of f5317b083f the plaza where she 26cd91bfd9 had spreaded a bunch 3cce6d505a of paper boxes. In her head, 65cc29f155 she was spending 86dcedf1c5 her time organizing d7064949be the list of 215d287c41 deaths, but outwardly, dbb519ce16 she looked very fe1816dac4 much like a 4ea734fcd9 skilled, excellent, unadorned, 46e2928818 and an obvious 0aed6f80fe homeless person, a 7019ec0fc9 real vagrant.92d7ab88b8e32e58
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“Mom, look at that guy. He’s so handsome, but he looks so pitiful.”6e2b278e7859159c
“Hey, don’t stare at such people. Let’s go.”c9980a533f8ea0d3
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“….”c3a7b252c4196b12
Klisha decided to 16c239f705 think of it 76ff3d0eb3 calmly. After all, whether a80296c5b1 it was the b1af2e189f temple or the b930e72e62 Royal Palace, she’d 326eeeffff be kicked out 698a16166d the moment she dc58b4b09c showed up in 8fb9a30eb2 this state. And with 28b519e5ed how hungry 029c36ba8a she was, bf04967277 she didn’t d9ae3b63d2 have the e3aff20995 strength to e4610c8b26 lift even 81de7f7f17 a finger. All she 89a1f33f91 could do 75929f0963 was lie 62baa4e07c here and a2741a0ea4 pass the 0d06dabc9b time until 02329eea91 the bank bb926289e6 opened on 26e72be725 Monday.f6c93c7dc0cb0ca2
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Hmm, there aefc0fa5e5 seems only… 6d0ad44870 six hours 7f815e0056 left until b0b8974281 the free 3136c740f8 meal.fd3b8e5183229eab
“Kyaaaaak!”8ad5e06ce35581b4
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At the sudden scream, Klisha couldn’t help but let out a quiet laugh, wondering if she had unintentionally voiced her thoughts aloud. What is this…77c6a1e22b08b3b8
“No! Stop it!”7d59707f5d00e33a
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However, at the scream 58e44eb08e that followed after, Klisha 774089e09f slowly lifted herself from 46c96ef6df the ground.a167a393449a3384
“What? Even in broad 1730cb0788 daylight….”aed0b0228e246948
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What caught Klisha’s eyes then was…bddd7538728ab1f5
The boy who 5305806bd9 had given her d79f55034d the bread earlier, 7b0b91f6d2 now thrown to f034a2963f the ground, and dd72a78baa the girl, presumably 1e5bbf7eab his sister, crying 58ce1d760a as a rough-looking 53c5efb01e man yanked her 2a31307c25 by the hair.d5577223916f7bf5
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In that instant, d387217ecf Klisha quickly assessed 5cdd84a7aa the situation, and ab00a4891e her eyes ablazed 4b722de20a with fury.2368b15d654bf5c3
“You asshole, I’m already pissed off, and now this. Perfect timing!”3f60a2175762681b
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Klisha launched herself 6ca6cac513 forward with the 1cf6c90aa4 speed of a fdeeb7c21d whirlwind.670489bc37f7bb45
“You dirty punk! Don’t bully little kids!”d95e3901c8d54346
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An ungainly man 6949561020 dressed in a cfdec7f4c3 fine suit, sneered 64857bddb4 at Klisha as ecc7237d6e he watched her 8a0de7118e leap into action.7e2bffa6e620627a
“What’s this? That’s a homeless person. I guess even beggars have their own code of loyalty?”471c17e2a2d80146
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Just a moment ago, 06a8a7de99 the young boy had 8c24fd48a6 tripped and gotten mud cc090ea5be on the man’s clothes e894d831f8 who was walking on 32907b0ed2 the street with his 5b6df7545f guards.6068bc13c678ad62
“Hey! Do you have any idea how much these clothes cost? How are you going to pay for this?”754ca4d0e9a2f9ca
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“I, I’m sorry… I didn’t know.”05f9a66988baab69
“Do you really not know? What a fucking idiot.”c439b6ff2f3c0d13
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The man began kicking 07efd484c6 the fallen body of ad44234869 the boy.37c55056607c2b12
The boy’s sister, who had rushed over from somewhere, knelt beside her fallen brother, shielding him with her body as she shouted.5a195777f6a5f739
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“I’ll pay for the clothes. I’ll cover the cost, so please don’t hit my brother!”7ca8237e059ee7f6
“Where the hell would 27c587b9c5 you get the money 0c687d2b3a from to pay for 796249973a my expensive suit?”d288cc05152e059d
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The boy’s sister pulled a small pouch from her pocket and held it out.004f5db4f141496d
“This should be enough! Please, let go of my brother. Stop hitting him!”9ef776c65e9d08fe
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The man’s sneer deepened as he snatched the pouch from the girl’s hand. Inside, there was a considerable amount of silver coins.2fe2a4e0fc2bdc4e
“Oh my. You punks. You stole this, didn’t cd4e16897f you?”3e93d031a5a8ff8d
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“No! This was given to 8eee640ae9 us by a kind 90e151bb93 nobleman!”11ef5b2b95b496a1
“Who would give this c300e200e6 much money to beggars? It’s obvious to af2b217473 anyone that these f2a11ea67e are stolen. The nobleman… ugh!”f7f93c0bcee35cac
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The girl suddenly 7e095366b4 stood up and 722dcc73bd hit the man’s 86fbd76f21 chest with her fd022c2aa7 head. At that time, the 39b62a7f60 man’s escort grabbed the 9fe90ddcd3 girl’s hair and dragged a600d21668 her away.0024cf22b2039240
And soon, a4ba98805c Klisha, the 15ce8d7d1c homeless handsome a683a90497 boy arrived.3567998bff138e5b
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“What’s this? What are you doing to a child?”6ec8d06b53c4bc15
“You? Did you just call me ‘you’? To me, the nobleman?”ef7483d57646a65a
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The young man sneered 07594015c8 with a sinister grin 12d3632446 and waved his hand, 496dca9dd6 signaling the burly figures d45b893f24 behind him to step c28411fee3 forward.84ddceffa97952f6
Despite the e1db90cd97 large crowd 2d97f32881 gathered in 3a37e5cd80 the plaza 0d5b695894 in front cfa5b701a7 of the 219b8c9f5a Royal Palace 9ffec60a84 on a 9badc0dd46 Saturday morning, 2446e1c256 the man 4b443d7334 seemed completely 85ee0eea97 unbothered, as 22fab4509e if he 9b23f2f785 were someone 09392e5ab7 well-known in db64b9895b the capital.940bb8b4cd047107
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As expected, the 2faf04f44b crowd around them 4c7e43b69f began to form 44fccf0852 a circle, stepping 2b275a9fb0 back and giving fe07cb9671 them space.4f84a35476c46942
Klisha smiled provocatively and e2a33f3964 said.3458443c720032a1
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“What? You, are you 7ecfd08a75 famous in this 8012638c42 city?”e2429391083bcdaa
“….”bb7a66b9569eb8e2
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But you know, I’m b13598d211 famous too. In this 9a65248b9b area, at 4f4a2e631e least.9be800eab1312642
Klisha, without anyone ec4531bf91 noticing, quickly returned 89f57acfdb the dagger she aa8be460c6 had pulled from c72c4d8496 her pocket back 2e9fdc70a3 into its sheath.10b8dfc7a92196a4
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“I was already pissed off, and now this. You, today. Are getting a taste of my fists.”b5d125d75c86b967
“Aaahhh!”fe4e36bbd7afc507
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“Keeeeeeeek! I was 547a866ab5 wrong, I 706dc868d9 was wrong!”839128f3ca563332
“Please spare me, spare ca63139fc4 me! Brother! I will d75e0b8390 serve you becf1e86aa as my 49cd9b8cab big brother, b3b63ef41c please forgive 2072a40ce6 me!”85c6db60e8d1b0e9
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In the 5351341bfa alley next 94598e82e9 to the 418c5bc0d1 plaza in ade16eb4d3 front of a83ede113c the Royal 87a275e21a Palace, screams ac5bfc1e1b and wails 65b3d2745f echoed relentlessly.4d45e032ef5301bd
Like a mystery 87888ac09f theater on a 3b587c7431 midsummer Saturday.9d92102eaada6304
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