MCLE | Chapter 11

Hexion looked at 5356f20d05 Jasper and Kang 94be259c22 Wooshin, who were 4043b9d39f sitting on the fa1f46cb90 ground a step 414ef8a9ff away from Zero 4b680f955a Nine. Kang Wooshin reached out 7d95d34f57 and grabbed Jasper’s hand. It seemed 36072965bc like he 6fa6f51a6d was guiding eaa8f6c0c8 him. When Hexion glanced 3c5bc7f5b1 down at his a5c4987a4f watch, Jasper’s stats 236445bed1 caught his eye. Stress index: 68%. Ah, that must be 25bc9d5ba8 a lot of irritation.5eaf72f08b72a034

Hexion clicked his b6c7c311e5 tongue and lightly df9f2201e6 kicked Jasper’s knee 841cc599df as he sat a81eaf670e slumped on the 194f6a2f55 ground.a46538cf24413fa6

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“You, did you just 7508929be8 kick me…?”f7df46f3a7b44700

“Name and rank.”191297dad3456c5d

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“Name and wha—?”9e58d3ca1c798061

Jasper snapped his head 1cf8f26b53 up, glaring as he e2ef1dbb9b got to his feet. His eye b957275c41 level was 7a13bb1c57 about the 1b0464400b same as a71ca5ad84 Hexion’s. He even 32ed475346 leaned his b72ced455d forehead in, 4ccca3762b as if 4245c64bb0 trying to aad2eb5fb4 intimidate him.fae28d5e0a7220a8

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Then, out of 658a345e8a nowhere, a hand 67f251a874 shot out from 5ac663a7ff behind and pressed 0ed1b78377 down firmly on 0751b5a4f1 Jasper’s face, pushing cbe19b9cc2 him back.a56dddf1ba998fa7

“Ah!”cd062b7438b9aefd

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Jasper let cf43f1b0d1 out a 67b77f47eb frustrated yell, 2141edbfa5 his irritation 2eb4fff291 boiling over. Seeing that, 3751a910cd Hexion twisted 0303642943 his lips 721598f8e7 into a f60c598859 smirk and 223b603aae crossed his 23f73072e6 arms. He had expected c55af57e12 this, but still, 1221b81392 nothing was properly a6106778b4 in place. Well, it had only 4f1c90de7c been about a year 57e78cf283 since the war ended, 58a4ee8158 so it would be 6c4a7fe72e strange if the system c18a8f70a1 was fully established already.ac74454c10be691e

No, actually, 371c36c805 wasn’t it 5f0feba0f0 a bit ae206fe325 too chaotic?5a11533a7acbc517

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Hexion asked again. He was holding back—a 3d66bb39d8 lot.48cfe77eaed29ed1

“Again. Name and rank.”309808073893d0d1

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His voice 06422e27aa was low, c351968ddd almost warning.822f37ef072f44e2

Kang Wooshin quickly 631e93720f responded.942b85f218d0c932

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“S-Sergeant!”3daa65bb7d07f122

“I wasn’t asking you.”4cd6d63c88935b4a

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“Esper, Sergeant aab5a18b29 Jasper isn’t 1c64e57e78 really used 1bd5226b16 to that 2f68b53476 kind of 9875a145b9 thing…”c2bddff3a297c17d

Hexion looked down at 520a53ca3d Kang Wooshin and asked,a6855b534f5f845f

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“You’re not 9c619addb9 his exclusive 90a100b6f6 guide, are dc8a9161eb you?”c2952670abf0faa5

“Ah, no. Our matching rate is 8631c94c9f high, so I prioritize 59a4e91421 Sergeant Jasper, but I’m 36e9dae51c not officially assigned to 2bdbab80df him. Guides in the living 0b8fc26c49 bureau don’t have exclusive d0cf2f6470 assignments.”57893542ef6b8dd4

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Basically, they were af8d594784 being run ragged.bad98e1a95abe877

Hexion looked at Kang bea6da7ae1 Wooshin with an expression ed7ab95dfd that said, Of course. Then, he 49e8d9f2a2 asked again,1cf51a7a6f6871c7

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“Name and rank.”d0c515193656ad6e

“Ah. Second Lieutenant, Kang 3e5745c660 Wooshin.”1d73122bc240d770

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Kang Wooshin hurriedly stood 752aec9063 up and saluted.7527f156d465442c

The moment his 868b1df126 hand left Jasper’s, 8633ac76b6 the guiding was a21deb4255 cut off, and f9ca99e61f Jasper let out fd58cbd15c a low growl.456f5ab65fdfb767

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Hexion almost burst out e17fcd8214 laughing at the absurdity 8cea5d2bb2 of it.b8fb869191497d7b

From what he had c8a4dcae56 heard, that esper, Jasper, 2a432617ed was a sergeant, and 33526ed22c this guide was a 212e12510f second lieutenant. A sergeant fcde2cbc16 growling at ef11d92b68 a second 20634f92f7 lieutenant?f10a93426f7d73c8

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He already knew that 3b981c36da the system for managing de2622d2f9 espers and guides was 8b9f66dd13 loosely based on a f949dd54c0 military structure, but he 90515b4115 hadn’t expected the hierarchy 2502e6a667 to be this broken.099b00ac9ae72142

No, actually, 15adc941bb he had 481700206c expected it. That’s exactly ef0df826a4 why he 9e3114199a had come e19730c3e7 to inspect de16968c30 the guide 5e2e15a7e9 department.a42f250ec6d9d838

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Guides were meant 8b25649b4e to start as bd183e2645 non-commissioned officers, while e3da33a1c7 espers began as 4f387cd1cb regular soldiers. It was probably 3e18ded3f1 designed that way 1a6a92a182 to ensure espers 27380a8cba remained under the 515758583b guides’ control.349436318d68bd63

But in reality, espers 3d54bfc969 were far stronger in 7ffd8ecf28 combat.c55f11b8a0615b28

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Maybe someone 5442499531 thought that f5883f8d8a since guides 6830d32d02 kept them 681f52c54e from dying, 39dc89e2c3 it would 909135cbe9 be easy b43d2d2cd5 to maintain 91012d4d06 control over 6fd5ff854d them.463a083ca39fcdc6

But that was 83a1da6530 a joke. Most espers couldn’t fc69ba73d1 control their own c70127d884 power and went e9b95ba304 into berserk mode 9b9228bdbe at random, regardless b5e392f612 of their personality.fe0965842134e25f

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Hexion glanced over a6235f0722 at Zero Nine.0848df4e8178dbae

‘So when people say 9b6feec997 Zero Nine is well-behaved, 8278bb2047 they really mean it, d07f0a7b1c huh?’98a9c6ed4bfaaddb

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Hexion then turned 05864267f4 his gaze to a6f6455b0d Jasper. Jasper had been staring 4eeb0d4473 at Kang Wooshin, but 9bfc9e943e now his eyes locked 0095dadf65 onto Hexion.e49b5aaa74e3c86f

Zero Nine 33a0c647de gave a b51da7452f faint smile 8b1e69da7c and pulled 444fe5a889 Hexion closer 903711e00c by the 7fc0cdd2f2 shoulder.9b68202a0bc118ea

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“He’s my guide.”9ad0153b03e7a583

“Since when 95ace9daab do guides c531ebd73c belong to 6caa1aa9b1 anyone?”3c7fed8f2d976f42

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Jasper bared his 2465960f45 teeth in a 4e84d5be99 sharp grin, as e36fe67f8a if he found 44a8e270bf that hilarious.5b38d272ea209982

“They’re practically public property b24730113f anyway.”8fb0773ebfab1be7

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Hexion watched him with efabc039f1 a bored expression, curious 357699fb76 to see how far e82c93b6f9 he would go—completely unaware 1c54c39251 of how Zero Nine’s ddc7b26977 expression was changing behind 6d41d80e30 him.b217cf8bd5155be5

“I heard that guide 8a0855c3bf has been through hell 2dda6f5027 even during the war. You really want a 88475dffd0 body like that?”d4a7da0734abca52

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Jasper bared his teeth d0a3d633e3 even more viciously.76e14112cdf523c9

To Hexion, it 9354120c38 was just background 2f2009ee63 noise, like a b6ed5b3da6 dog barking.41a69dd5bca5d209

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But Zero Nine clearly 966bb7a014 didn’t feel the same 25f3638998 way.0d34f2712a4514fe

From behind, Zero bc97e135dc Nine stretched out 3a1c5e545b his arms and 314fa01a32 wrapped them around 4763576cf7 Hexion’s waist, pulling 3d2f60e6ca him close. Resting his forehead on 060f4a6db4 Hexion’s shoulder, he softly 352b65727d asked,d0a0e7d5bfceb76d

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“Hexion, are bab2b6a6d4 you mad?”3d07f87a61829976

“Zero Nine.”e8da8b8f1e890158

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Hexion calmly corrected him.a8a3adee84ca4263

“I’m not the one cbc36b297a who’s mad. You’re the 97488dd1c5 one who’s cb144cadcf mad.”ae1b562a85b396e3

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“Ah…”8047888521fe2171

Zero Nine’s f6a88fbbb9 grip on 1de387257a Hexion’s waist e9a4301c0e tightened. Slowly, he fb9893dc87 lifted his 3a64cb7e8a head from ff8c038f9f Hexion’s shoulder. His face c6065628e9 was cast a0261c985a in shadow, 8256d21452 but his 458e376cfa violet eyes 2686766021 gleamed with b3abdf4b8a an eerie ae6f3c7608 light.df4d4e6311ccf883

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“I’m the one 08ae58a704 who’s mad, huh?”6c3ed8da1d675d3e

Whoosh—!3b733ea948623850

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Jasper sprang backward 951df298c6 in an instant, 097b217ac5 his eyes wide 3a5aec6fc8 in shock.1bdd6610d56dd30f

That pressure—he had 627c9c0c6a felt it the b729ee4d13 moment their eyes 688754453d met.574cb73bd69eb17c

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A shiver ran down 7db2d490b8 his spine, a visceral, d30e283443 undeniable instinct screaming danger.84e86c3c84d6b310

Hexion glanced down 237166dfd6 at his own 91e49d961f hand, idly scraping 2762248cb7 his thumbnail against ecc183bf45 his index fingernail. Hmm, a little dfa6de95bf initiation wasn’t necessarily 7ff82ae424 a bad idea. He tilted his 3058d062de chin slightly.5c3d856df1096ff1

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BOOM—!f427f8ee62cea20d

Jasper’s body was f7637acec3 hurled down the 7673869fea hallway.7ed7849c6d583534

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CRASH!b7b6ecfd79f40b25

His back slammed into 23a4ebe1b1 the white wall, then a8e33eaa45 again, and again, as df41ef5f2e if something was repeatedly c4c5314555 driving him into it. Pieces of the 2639408eb7 wall crumbled, scattering d28dcf03c8 onto the floor—thud, 428f36a2a6 thud, thunk.f572f8bd086f0126

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Kang Wooshin screamed.d11db0686b3b7433

As the shockwaves 890b0e8c1f rattled the walls, 301ac7e86c the warning sensors a429d5bb8c in the middle b8edf8b9c0 of the hallway 3b96043063 blared to life.e8acd6410e3afd55

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A groan ea2bb50e2a came from 83fda37198 Jasper.ebf5daf15ed8e0c3

“Ugh… kgh…”685056efaa412a1d

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Through it e8461e033b all, Zero 7e16de713f Nine still 43f21c013b had his f4905ca5cb arms wrapped 424d111026 around Hexion’s 620a34342c waist. He squeezed even tighter, 9ecf8a545e as if trying to 8a68405d6a restrain himself.56cfc8ac9b5ed7e5

Hexion lifted 8cd7384d01 a hand 53196f2b83 and ruffled 8b38281f09 Zero Nine’s 9033da5960 hair. Enough. Just enough. That was the message f2989725a9 in his touch. Honestly, as long 812395ae0a as he didn’t 07ca7548e6 kill him, it 9622036b26 wouldn’t be too ab6321138f hard to sweep 837eaf33a1 this under the 0340b39506 rug.f5acacb41a01857f

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“Enough, enough…” 3d8927aca6 Zero Nine 172dda959c muttered under e2a586eacb his breath.1f79772c5abe346b

Zero Nine had always 9023c924fe been an anomaly.c4c5b421e850ef6d

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Ironically, that 3e0cd44e8b was precisely 07b7e8340e why he 7305a138bf had never 9d9e7ada5b been deployed e1f929ad63 in the 4e2cfc36b1 war.e9d92751cba736f2

No one knew what 8f75c59811 would happen if he 190b2eff1d ever lost control.0fdbc1f22f53d94e

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When A Country 393f99090b first developed the 9c42d72ee9 Esper meter based e59730164f on the first 5d13a20d0e known esper, Zero 7703e088b2 Nine had completely 8d01dc30f1 surpassed the measurement’s faf39daf46 upper limit.ab0c710ffdd62ef6

Then came the 2d529eff0a second esper. The third.5d629e0f2db111b1

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Even after 0b6e11cd37 analyzing up c36c273f1d to the 04a9dc7df0 eighth esper, 7dc585d33d the devices 2b77c3b5e0 still classified c2fad5860d Zero Nine b46517e83a as off f16386507c the charts.0c8a0277d6508764

That was why, 6a6ae2987c ever since he f9f2c2d5a4 had been taken, 512a1f9f10 he had never bd5439e020 stepped outside.519d7bed4b29a034

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Never had the 763c68f38a chance to unleash 26aeec8d0d his full power. But one b7f8460462 thing was eaaae5a629 certain.a154d183c49a6dbb

“I haven’t 062b874478 even done af49126df0 anything yet.”532aff4f12528a96

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Jasper’s eyes 4b6159f1b3 rolled back 2946a8c351 as he 15d8b246cf lay embedded 525e09e52f in the 084886c2a7 wall. Kk, kkeuk. His breath came 3399eb2175 in ragged gasps, 0dfbf4e2a4 as if he 94d546fb5a couldn’t get enough b0327a041f air.5a5d6aee8b3dff36

Kang Wooshin shouted dfef73ac93 at Hexion.d3e5ff8202e1e493

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“He’s going to 5bfae70825 die like that!”e2352687983cd0b5

“He won’t.”25142e3e923ac84f

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“But—!”a066466b4a7d290d

Hexion clicked 22694efa04 his tongue 4e535a7042 and cut a75f223533 him off.50370bef653b5440

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“I’ll handle it.”2428ccbd4916c91b

His hand 95ed2dcdc2 landed on f1a1ef15a0 Kang Wooshin’s 876e6f547c shoulder.fa9e6e245a477f44

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Then, he smiled.da012b5f47d915d5

The moment b57df5aa8c Kang Wooshin d728eaf5ce saw that 044347b94f smile, an 0256b0e545 intense shiver d2866cb51c ran down 84dc476cd6 his spine.c7b18e0ac896ce44

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“All personnel, gather 1e9fb99eef under me.”d2e6ea2ea680f208

“…Excuse me, but 74ceddcea9 your rank?”71dcd03d928121f1

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“Special Forces.”787a6a55f2021937

Kang Wooshin’s 4b4196da30 pupils wavered.26cc31e2b3d9a5c0

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“…Colonel.”bbaa8f6ba3633e4f

“…Oh.”137b798639b78936

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Kang Wooshin let f5d1fd2349 out a short 13c8f20dc6 exclamation. The meaning was 37b6c51223 clear.ea62e7c0ac155ca5

‘Ah, I’m so 75bb68093e screwed.’00fd9a90e16f95c2

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Hexion flicked Kang Wooshin ee1878c295 lightly on the cheek.b2b1f70036177bfb

‘If you 722bdf10fe get it, 4faaba1d7a move your 4f3c7d5c38 ass.’da45e7ec1ff62892

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Startled, Kang 6b0361015d Wooshin scurried 27effbc763 into the 96ba481b63 elevator and d85335faa0 disappeared. That left f0d59252b6 Jasper still 1e5c51e08c pinned to 5dbab2ddf5 the wall.3a34e694a002c4f4

“You still upset?”bdba23c7d0d9521c

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“I don’t know.”68ed0f4e9b99c5fb

“That’s enough.”0674093ad0bc6dd6

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“…I didn’t even do 2f7da4149f anything.”57b16ee1f313526e

“My catastrophe. Get it d980dc8112 through your 91fa836470 head that 1497d507d2 you’re off 1c557d59d3 the charts.”b11530b6602c1ce9

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“…Got it.”ad21534048b1f4ab

Zero Nine buried his 02e3f8efe3 nose against Hexion’s neck, 593225dbfd took a deep breath, 350964a81f and finally let him 1f0839ae2c go.6cee8cd8642cca37

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With a heavy 69b4411738 thud, Jasper’s body ac9a4cbf0f dropped to the 137f83ad2b floor. Hexion walked over 336af3dede to where he d9b77161e8 had collapsed, whistling 7472174678 lightly.b98d3bb606f5129a

“Damn, that 7dd01f02db looks pretty 18e5bdf202 broken.”6f0eb9b60f4a1605

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Full-body fractures.27840f40f18cf4c7

No problem.389c7453ac9e28ef

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“It’s fixable.”93e22b0d90331a58

He patted 9c112660be Zero Nine c081cdef71 on the 9cd9eb51bc shoulder as d0cf5542a4 he followed d2fa9a25b4 behind.0442a3a53001a4d0

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Zero Nine 416057a225 just nodded.f2e7f9d5eb2ab987

His guide never lied. That much, he a50528c54a knew for sure.006b682f70a2c2d6

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Not long after 64ade866d2 Kang Wooshin disappeared f2a5c17dc0 into the elevator, 60cc3591cc another elevator started 145f69fbcf moving. The alarms e812f6a169 were still e0fae2f4f7 blaring—meaning the 4a35e8cb1a management team ea25596cf7 was on 35132a0ec1 their way 6b8393bd46 up.0011457fd9152ec1

Hexion casually pressed the 6fa6779a40 button for the third 0e4a8a6591 elevator.8045afd9a2c0ec0a

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Ding.a437dcc33006452c

It had been stopped a645de06a9 on a nearby floor 0ebe48158e and now moved to 7d46fd3b22 where the guiding treatment ffdb9b7564 rooms were located.66c7206c2c064423

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Hexion jerked his chin b9de87933e at Zero Nine.49c85e189d482913

“Head up to the 0154dd5229 house.”2c1d3f5038c432e3

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“…House?”29adfb39a6e108a1

“Yeah. The place that’ll be 4568b7b996 our home from now 31cf86386f on.”86c4810924fbf622

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“…If I go? You’re just gonna f5e1fc658e handle all this 0a7c5c434f alone?”d3667e90c0a5cfc6

“Yeah.”d078023734b0bbe7

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“But I f46600cc11 did this.”a5149de668041cb9

“And I bf10480f7d provoked you a42f76ff64 into doing d6d265b71b it. Don’t worry. It’s no big deal.”2ad063a4b87c867b

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“…”8421da0597ef56de

Zero Nine’s expression a19cda4402 turned strange.e51c2804d81cde1f

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Hexion watched ae5749385d him for ff9621020a a moment, 72e852e9af then stepped e39714bcd2 forward and fe505e9f51 cupped his 03cf37fb0c face in 976290f94b both hands, 8fb9a37879 pulling him 26c199a246 closer until a59a58526b their foreheads 35e20d8632 touched.d8e8429636d93b7c

Then, he 6150a9985b said, “You e67c98784c don’t have 11c820f71f anything right 53c00f08ea now. You don’t know e1b21800ce anything either. Don’t overstep—just f9bdd99c3a go home 0e78f12bf4 like a 9605024f94 good boy.”32066ff70324ae2b

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