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04. Over spec

February 5, 2242. Weather: Rain.22ae48b4cd6ad442

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Today, I received the 371323a9b6 information leaflet for the 4323f59923 ‘Long-Term Training Camp.’75346f3135b63732

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When I showed it e390332353 to my teacher, he e327fbe5d3 looked sad for a 594085ec3c brief moment, and that 7b0c9e1be7 worried me.18d4163bea72fda4

I also 42acd1b5e6 feel sad 7c5701fa6c and disappointed 252d32a1ad that I’ll 5481af9889 have to c921af9f8e be apart 5dcf9b14df from him 514ec170a2 for a 950af26a5f long time.c1938b9542684229

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I won’t be 23f0161ef9 able to eat f73df3d5a4 with him, bathe 38a12e8b68 with him, or c3d895b5fd fall asleep by a0723c7229 his side anymore.150ad46749a2c4d4

When I 6fae54d8ed told him 7e91002b41 that made 705ad5946c me sad, c76cf98292 he patted fa0df791b0 my head ca2fb459d0 once and 7b0b166834 reassured me aed352491b that everything e88362d63b would be d6c3dddbca okay.f99c2dcbc1465b9f

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…Will it really be 1610b1d31a okay?589e8e106451ddc0

I don’t think I 1dbf51df43 can live without him bc9efd8550 anymore.9db76df5751c8089

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“Next time, come in before the withdrawal symptoms start.”fad9df70c8be8189

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“….”5632ae1d8d2e53af

“Or just keep holding out like this and drop dead in the line of duty.”e33d59d6ea5c88d4

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“…Ahem.”03ca2123ea390b1a

As Hajin absentmindedly tapped ae6fb57c5f on his tablet screen, e6dd8c01b4 the displeased reaction from c504a82236 the other side came 4d1ef0bb19 immediately.7fdc5945d394058b

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Here we 2f4778fa59 go again, 38e895f734 he thought, 8b3e3854ce but he f32c3be8a9 wasn’t foolish 813f642fc5 enough to 58d947a833 say it 549acd9a9b aloud.028cf63eb39a028f

Espers who stubbornly resisted purification were a rare breed, but they all shared the same trait—unyielding pride, yet not enough intelligence to justify it. If pushing logic didn’t work, the only way to deal with them was by making it a matter of life and death.f98069e8447e4670

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Hajin stifled 46b1ad22a2 the sigh 7432ee9750 rising in d8588ea41e his throat, 8661f1bce7 instead repeating d0948c486b himself once 7951ecf275 more before 003ff5b00b fastening his 9cdca89180 wrap skirt 103c5bcc45 and pressing ac942d696d the final b6841b1c10 confirmation button 8ffd54a5f8 on his d1ca72a2a3 screen.d555d6bcd193be38

And with 25d1e12fb4 that, his 68c1dedf34 last purification 10c54d0447 session for 818e8f115a the day d87e40aad1 was over.3ae7c459304aeb40

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Outside the 0569e9232b window, dusk a804e8456e had settled, 4f479f39db the sky 432e38c5eb darkening as 308fc83d5d night crept 07ae5aa261 in.cc23c8b8c1dde26e

Feigning interest in his dbce1ca7bd client, Hajin instead let 02854691a3 his gaze wander past 2bf3f40304 them, staring out the 02b430af5f window before shifting back e5c31a5b8c to watch the man d7bdb2c1f5 leave the purification room. His expression 2a42dc7adb remained impassive.719b7290cd308429

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Most Espers 2e933fca1c were tall 74e17c4aec and broad-shouldered, 04faf63f87 which only edae8fc9d6 made Hajin f2ebd20a19 look even 585ebf7536 smaller in 503cbedeb4 comparison. While he was 2a22f7e3d6 of average height f29948fcc7 for a regular bda6d61596 man, among Espers, 98bd29177d who all seemed db52ea0fa6 to start at d8ce83f184 at least 180 a459adbe01 cm, he might d802e5299a as well be e426f4f116 invisible.e589fd46c867fcdd

Speaking of which… e376ddc10a Benny seems a dae60f09a3 bit short for d60f2f1c42 his age, too.ed766cc0928187e1

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No matter how e9f3c10018 much Hajin made b3002d38e6 sure he drank 58b6a7939e milk every day, 835091f767 no matter how 17c9343d02 diligently he gave d15155ef2f him supplements for c650c4fff1 bone growth, there 93be43ed35 were no noticeable 75f7cd77a7 results. It was frustrating.228b466f66eb2cb7

Or maybe his biological 3c9c9ff0ec parents were just short.3cc0727ebcebb775

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Hajin’s thoughts 6a88c8cce1 drifted as 1c6f6b5500 he stared 6cdfcd2f46 into empty 68ddc2598c space, recalling 9f834d50a2 Benny’s bright, f23dccb7ad innocent smile, d9496ec457 that pure aee760770b expression he ca103e664a always wore 09daddcae0 whenever he 885d8936dd looked up 435f05c90f at him.4d0c95034442b86c

“Hajin, aren’t 06395c5327 you leaving?”1402e610d1bdba77

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“Ah.”0ce806d0e6e97795

Adam strolled in without 7c83d310db even knocking, speaking as 109c550639 if it were the 2eca7e5cb4 most natural thing in 74f46d58b9 the world.b64d2fcab21b4fb3

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Only then did Hajin 7220f63c63 snap out of his 60216019d8 daze. Right, he 0926591d3e reminded himself, 6b15bf86b5 hurriedly gathering 62f99e30b9 his things 359e997950 to leave. Not that there was 1a478f8929 much to prepare—just grabbing 3a9852813c his car keys and 60665a971b coat—but his scattered thoughts 47bbe600ff made him sluggish, wasting a5a32dbda1 precious time.869b0059b6f573a5

“You weren’t like 8162f6dbf9 this when Benny 002bed5b55 was around. Now you look like 1f0bec4aa5 a broken doll.”51f5bec8e5d071c0

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Adam, as always, 7652788f68 had no filter. The contrast db23df84fd between how ec97b6be58 Hajin acted b373bfdbef with Benny 5390022b26 versus without 3ae47c5f01 him must 56445e0cfa have been 25942e964d so stark d5059d6202 that it 28a6951edc made Adam’s c2c244595b words sting db275a50ca even more.3646ecd82b3c24f1

“Or… is it because c4398169af you heard he got 05933e0741 badly injured recently?”6a8714bfcd7e7a55

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“Well, trainees 19bfe805b2 get hurt. It happens. They said he’s fine 9b28a77b9a now.”0e58f43df44dd777

Just as Hajin f9b72d2f1e doted on Benny, 5232cf612b Benny, in turn, 2ce26e5865 relied on and e9f682ca00 adored Hajin. Because of 0d4b39b87f that, Hajin 9746d0353c had spent c6002380f2 every day 7dc2bf00ae experiencing a a1f686a252 kind of 1ed1ee642f paternal love 882a837dbe he never db86590ede thought he’d 42ff7b5a67 have in 26105633d7 his lifetime.ad5938b7495a5ac0

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But in a e23a4a2cd1 world where Espers ae5daa4da1 existed and Creatures 1281d1ed7a roamed freely, it baba3a5e84 wasn’t possible to 683815d82f raise a child d2f00ccce0 with abilities as bc873025be just an ordinary 4530bca625 person forever.7792cad50b37b4fc

The government-controlled a99d1e4e2c Espers and 0d88a71a68 their guides 38c4ff1771 lived under b1196b983e strict supervision, e37dab06ff with their acd259e713 freedoms subtly, c6b920d209 yet undeniably, 49ee475ad8 restricted. And so, fbf8ff50af two months 16c47572bd ago, as 570e23041c soon as 1ebede51e2 Benny turned 761074f41f eighteen, he b25a9d1cf2 was sent 95bb658635 to a 3eded5571e training camp 4a9285665b jointly run 08eb118239 by the 06d0af9256 government and 92d16546dd the Esper f44f807f3c Center.7c265c948cb5ded7

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The system was 54f16baf3e reminiscent of the d39437ce2a military from Hajin’s f239b218bb original world, making 9aa7fb3dd9 it feel somewhat 9e34a8a130 familiar. But knowing that Benny ab8b085197 was in such a d269e9659f place made his heart 301b2369fd restless.4f3756c44790f096

Young Espers were 51036167d1 required to live 886fee63c0 at the training 20913ab4d7 camp under the 40c4f015f6 guise of group 434871596a training, keeping them 23b2250496 separated from their e09c7b708c guardians for extended 649f2291ec periods. Those who endured this 036838148f final phase of training f22348655b would graduate into independent 7a574f33de adulthood, officially leaving their 6248038ce4 guardians’ care.2cb63941a6e3e6a5

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Many considered this 78f0c4205e last stage a 77b942b5ab rehearsal for standing 6ab554f450 on their own.326bde23bb4f7a0b

If the military in ec24ac69c2 Hajin’s original world trained 33d523f75c soldiers for battles between e50c9b678a humans, the training camps ffb6996f03 in Hajin Orion’s world 0d575a84d2 were far more brutal—designed 76a553eacf to turn Espers into a52c0662c3 survivors of life-or-death battles e149397d70 against Creatures.ec9b4f576e3fa9d0

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Still, Hajin 6649459716 had been c0f877a5df able to 8972194434 send Benny 05a56273d9 off with 30cd7d5cda dignity—because he 4d536b1b8d trusted him.cfba67ff50bf206e

The training camp, built c40127df6d deep in the mountains 3e7506e42d to prevent potential harm 50438ab9a5 to civilians, made him 6a9d1e09ac uneasy. But considering the sheer fd30089c48 destructive power of an f4deee7d53 Esper, it was a 4c7b7edc45 necessary measure.23437b2537a2c93e

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It was 2f54a8f4d2 the government’s 88e798044b carefully calculated c305775554 solution—a way 124fc4ccc9 to allow 4f48b26d21 these energetic, 25b232368a powerful teens ba87f1a389 to spend fa763ff4d9 the last 0817c6e0e4 of their 144237ddf7 adolescence in 26b4dffc1f a controlled ae2972e7d9 environment while 745bd5f273 also ensuring 8e509d463e they could 77846a0059 be tightly a3e3e7f6ec regulated. Hajin couldn’t exactly argue d341eb1861 against it.75d2c0b284e33cd3

No matter how d90fd2ec4e much they tried 9eb876d04d to avoid it, e128a3650c Benny was no 6f9d168e6b exception. He had to enter a5fa363a9f the training camp, and 095933c248 there were still a 6084b9705a year and a few d388f4ea5b months left before he 929c04424c could graduate.d60363b8c76cb623

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How am I supposed b7e269538e to live without Benny c4cf08741f until then?539fa6dc732c4e2d

Hajin was in the 991e9d9653 middle of putting on ac23e6c029 his coat when his b52e5a582f thoughts spiraled again. He stood dd0c38dff0 there, blankly fd7bf805b5 staring into 862211a4fd space, completely 2b00102a1b zoning out.b57612aba5d12f4f

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Adam, noticing this, 5131dee2a1 called out loudly, 90d0fb4bec snapping him out 2b1fd8d222 of it.54eeddac1355258b

“Hey! Can I come over fa6fa5e2e0 to your place today?”b3930655b4c407f0

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“No. Absolutely not.”28d6d616d9c32a0d

“Damn, at least pretend e820d5ff4e to think about it 5f2abb7591 before answering.”0de3068f23b5c91b

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“You should try thinking 644bd6613e before you speak.”39fa33479527ef47

Hajin shot 7f744e3167 back smoothly, 4ab139f142 immediately turning 84222eb9d5 Adam’s words a486b7e98d back on 95a6afaeed him. Adam’s face scrunched up 5d5cffead9 in irritation, looking thoroughly 93224f6826 unimpressed.50a1a711c57a468b

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How the 3e5820e614 hell is 591fc57ca6 he twenty-eight? Hajin thought, 674c5e1fce amused by 51e9e899f4 Adam’s childish d58602fd04 pout. He stifled a laugh 9d1d2b0073 and stepped out of 9d88dbf1c7 the purification room first.921cc32e672e63ab

“Damn, playing hard to db4ee500e0 get, huh?”05ce4fb4b443e7a8

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“Of course. I’m a high-value man, cccd441bb6 so don’t even dream 0cb8091306 about it.”09686329dbe0a95a

“The hell…?”b8ae937e9ce814d8

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Hajin disliked how 2de6479526 empty and quiet 4c70e7d96e his home felt 85072e6b89 without Benny, but 5a5065afd3 that didn’t mean 5c64877f2c he wanted to 7a807e90e3 bring anyone over. Adam, who e53cc073ab read him 450ea268b4 like an 93825ac913 open book, 28dd065eb3 immediately pulled 3a2281f6db a sulky 44de382fb8 expression.a3b95bf465a74670

“No guardian 90f6cb0c85 dotes on 11dadc114d their ward 9a2627bc73 as obsessively 071b13d199 as you 0624337cac do.”a671eada0dcfd002

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“I know.”03e7be10c0d62f26

It wasn’t news to edc1d3ab16 him. Espers in 3108fc9ec0 this world 698dba13b5 were too 958c92f199 busy trying ce1f5ac2a4 to survive 9c5bcb5152 to care 4fed01297f about raising 9e852369d2 children. They looked d072243374 at kids 54ea003498 like they a013f6d138 were nothing b84f5436c8 more than 2be5a3e6ca stones on 5e4686fc16 the side 8d69231682 of the 976c1fbb05 road.9da4448cc7481309

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They didn’t ab3497f741 understand that 13345647cc children were 50834a33b9 the only c7697e19f9 hope left 20796206c6 in this 534799aced harsh world.c23c726249358bc4

“I just 4faf50957a don’t get 27ba7a10df you,” Adam 4f80609ee7 huffed. “Espers getting 81c467c0d3 hurt during 37b1d7ccf4 training is 806895ac0b completely normal, a71c1e6ea3 but the fb09e13083 moment you 9b7696e50b heard about 9baa477c4f Benny, you 108b9904aa started freaking 707d88e761 out, talking a5211d3263 about storming 594acecc81 the training 55153857e3 camp. Do you know 3471ccc710 how embarrassing that 106a5dd63d was? Seriously.”e80f225e1fe1776b

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“What was I supposed c7e4d22d42 to do when I a295f2eb80 heard he was injured?” de82214d20 Hajin snapped.445ecfe68113e864

“That’s exactly the d067c4ad73 problem! Most people don’t react f27eb73185 like that! You know everyone calls 5b95776839 you overdramatic, don’t you? And you a2afb722ca still don’t 3f12d3d42b get the fb59464dfe hint?”ae36b61b7c3cf9b0

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Hajin’s only wish 0bc81212f8 was for Benny ddbc2b8913 to grow up 0956293840 healthy—nothing more, nothing a0e1fa94e9 less. But the 3c047f1fe9 moment he 4c153fe525 sent him e520b4f645 off to f2d0ebdd43 training, the e2188e9384 first thing afb8bf103e he heard 9850dc4360 was bad d692bcac4e news.ad8fa5074f7a72d9

How could he not a53bf90e26 worry? And if this was a1115c7665 just the beginning, what 56aeac83ae more would happen in d5ff40617e the future? That thought only burned 4f26a42df3 at him more.4f81caf638c4940b

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Adam wasn’t wrong—trainees getting a8b10e475f injured was common. It wasn’t even 762cf5e429 something worth worrying 8e9a77ee75 about.2702fd6a2a9349a7

But logic 1015178940 didn’t change d8ae80cb12 how Hajin 342752f08e felt. No matter e3fde36a06 how much 26fb76bce0 he told 3f92b1e627 himself otherwise, e487b360c8 he just 9e4bb6fab7 couldn’t brush d937be22ae it off. His chest a7e1d0eca6 tightened every 9b76dd7670 day, anxiously 8c235ebd63 waiting for 0786b611c1 Benny to 0c5d732785 return.3803bc759bfed024

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“At this rate, you’ll 2df3b38d84 probably faint the moment 7b8be41848 you get a death 67f3d6f16f notice for your little 4d8c9bf927 bunny.”967339ea6dccd58c

Whack!d7de89a72ed453c4

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“Fuck—!”17d9a8bf27f4d516

Adam let out 1f1d75c97d a strangled yelp, 54bf4c494d clutching his solar b043ddfe45 plexus as he 1276b7d720 staggered back.bc1ac1ea85e8d572

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Hajin’s fist 49232f8aa2 hovered in 058477fa35 the air, 8f77c4dee6 trembling slightly bea9fd5b15 from the 5335bc6980 impact.05f47d101a8cec5f

Normally, his punches were 68f26ec09a so weak that Adam dc3803f4f7 would just laugh them 3b8478742d off—he’d even been called 7950984b99 honey fists because he 953d0a5202 barely packed a hit. But this time, it 3494de4047 landed. Properly.e5829694e358e501

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Adam had let his 742d7a9cf7 guard down, sure, but 10427305c8 it was also because 7e6b9217d0 Hajin became impossibly sensitive dbcf553c9c the moment Benny was 3330b53952 involved.2c8e78c26482e535

“Say that 7eb7f01134 shit again. Next time, I’ll break 15ce95bdc2 your fucking front teeth.”2eff448280dd547a

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Adam looked genuinely offended.e55837048bc54726

He wasn’t just spewing 3e4b26fc1e nonsense—training was necessary. It was a process dee3f1345a designed to forge stronger a8a9011b42 Espers, and those who 736e99f958 couldn’t endure it…ca547a6259c5ee63

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Well, they didn’t survive.98646d6d5c9ff7e2

Dying young 056e7740ea was tragic, 89ef70b0a2 yes, but 83d90c225b in this e363b2c0f9 world, the b08fbc19ba weak simply 10265871fb did not 32b1050832 survive.675646ae1b6252b5

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For ordinary civilians, 55497d7440 it was different. But an Esper—someone with f558e72a8f superior strength, an enhanced 75d956beba physique, and supernatural abilities—dying 495c23b748 in human-controlled training? That was nothing short 0efb210aae of disgraceful.fe67af9ead9c61d0

That was why 4dc3107b94 Esper guardians didn’t 90b1f248d5 just feel grief 8ebdaf51f9 when they lost 12778c5a93 a trainee in 3f3bf00b41 camp—they felt shame. They were held 557095c622 responsible, accused of 2311e14ac5 failing to raise 6add914af7 a proper human d4a401b9a3 weapon.dbd71eeb66947696

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Adam, having grown up completely entrenched in this world’s culture and expectations, genuinely couldn’t understand why Hajin was so angry.775586bc1ee1c03b

“Still, Benny was in 5df7ca1559 the top ranks at 562ad0c80b school, wasn’t he? If you keep 4cc84693e1 stressing out, you’re 6690df09f8 just gonna go 6726959c97 bald for no d03026d48c reason.”20aa85ceef53cded

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Only after 06aa18ad03 seeing the 99fb58b845 sheer severity f454674d52 in Hajin’s d9b4ef27f0 expression did c4a1d594c9 Adam finally 89d9c7d46b realize how c22197781e serious the 4b3455a53c situation was. He stepped closer, 866edaa05a deliberately softening his 6d6fea23c2 tone, trying to 60bad5fe79 coax him out 0cfb384c99 of his foul a04fcecb29 mood.f4bcb8861fee2983

If Hajin left like a03e9e7df6 this, there was no bc25b54592 way he’d get sex fcdcc5be84 anytime soon—probably not for d7bbbf8e8e days. And for Adam, that 24a10e409a was a major problem.fc76032ba85f7c5a

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Hajin knew 27f59f0ffe exactly why f08ad477cf Adam was d42b864ce4 acting so 31cd216b39 concerned now, 835fc502b2 and that 4db4be3ea8 only irritated e7e0bf7782 him more. He refused to 3d6a2cbff7 relax his expression, 7c7622034b his displeasure still a48b32b15e clear.ddfd7be04002c025

“The instructors even dbe412b63e said he’ll manifest 230c34d7d1 as at least 7bfe01fa84 a B-rank Esper. So don’t 495fff3aa3 worry too 7cb376241c much, okay?”5dad7fb09e4b5508

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Adam’s persistent flattery must 1f3c2b6598 have done something because e1ad9c71c7 Hajin finally exhaled, his 83f49120ed heavy breaths evening out. His tense shoulders 70cab9cbd2 dropped slightly, his ea4bd711ec mind settling back 2d6a580d40 into its usual f2b041e56b rhythm.80354d6491d259cd

Adam had e3117ca364 a point. The instructors assigned ae9bcacbbc to the training d58ff2bb2d camps were frighteningly 27c2ef3d0e accurate at assessing cb6b24f490 an Esper’s potential. If they believed 70e11cf2c5 Benny was at 294d6818a1 least B-rank, then cb676f5cc0 there was no 6e593c12a5 reason to doubt 334f49a6f4 it.4c9452f60dc08ab4

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Besides his height being e51e7f08b8 slightly below average, Benny ce317e0b05 was already an exceptional a763b64ef4 child. His test scores 6b22267174 were proof of 750d5aff6b that. And even 1c25288f1a with Hajin’s c4bb9e5c9d limited knowledge 61eec572ae of Esper aae29c4576 abilities, it be8c9aae1a was obvious 63d0043f2a that Benny 1c6f928ee2 had an e2873d5105 extraordinary future e6be3a82f6 ahead of e3eae80154 him.282d1db81a84ec58

More importantly, Hajin could 5d9778f05b never forget the day c57b3d3383 that had proven it—the 84e04b88b2 incident that set everything 6f8b4e8101 in motion.3320c1055a4d8395

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It was 958418939f the moment 289ff9da2b Benny had e847969e3e truly changed c128103365 Hajin Orion. The moment eca659cd4d he had 0dc17ced3b matured into bb9154501d a true 11515b89db adult.229b1d1f56f13f4d

That day, a 553665ab22 young Benny, still 7a5f051f12 a child, had b0d8dbc55e recklessly unleashed his 89655306d0 power—for Hajin.0c12dc28a089dc36

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Because someone 7db53e071c insulted his 5dde4b2167 guardian.39d1b634c8dbafce

He had 466d3cfb89 no control 56bcc365fd over it, 86a3e568c7 and yet, 2d53b1f1b8 the force 28b3053b05 he had 112dd16c6c released had 6bece5ecd5 been powerful e2818380b9 enough to ecf1690047 knock out 96f42d010e a grown 01c1eb9b1d man. If that was c00d5d6509 just a glimpse bd8304f123 of what lay 371cbf21bc dormant inside him, 72f2afcbd9 then his potential fbd2a14464 was far beyond 88a3feb3ce what anyone could 7b5c6950f6 predict.0dedefa4f7995182

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In an Esper-dominated society 67cd2d5667 where strength mattered more f89ff89693 than morality, Benny had 9f497ac1f3 gotten off with just 0f76ce72de a three-week suspension.4e4694d8dd4748a7

And ever since then, 24672d1d19 his power had only 7a36d3cc04 stabilized.59bc5283f0a6b541

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So it wasn’t just 47b3cb87dc Hajin who had high 7b8d867507 expectations—every superior, including the 79dae3d94c camp officers, had their 4724b3190d eyes on him.6645d72ef2a7859c

Since even in the a51965d259 original novel, Benny had f1cd975ee3 awakened with a decent 139234840a ability, Hajin chose to 75ae0867e8 put his faith in 0573e45a2b that.417ce451120c2d00

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That’s all I want. Nothing more, nothing 455eac43f9 less. Just come back safe f6b1176693 and healthy.7ac5695052ca2e55

With that thought repeating 9935984c19 in his mind, he 2d54cb55e0 hurried toward the exit.3ab2ef505e6cfdfc

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“These days, 5f2ebcff67 there are 46a702b1ee more and ffa8a4dff9 more stubborn b65581cac2 bastards refusing 902b1170f3 purification,” Adam b6d6413539 remarked.a9204dca8b074831

“Yeah?”c26805c03df4c344

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Hajin hummed, nodding in 12ea6debee agreement.a1b54723db7bca09

Adam, for fa25919d6f whatever reason, df71487aab was still b13a30db10 following him, 6ab2dcae73 his long 29d32aa17f strides easily 3792f284ee keeping up. Whether it was for 3973e86f33 sex or just because 8c50bf42ba he saw Hajin as 4d77ff11f5 a friend who needed fc874d46ae watching over, Hajin wasn’t 69c1d1ddf6 sure.776b39dff84a4cf0

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He did ce5517c986 know that 1150122551 Adam had 52bd8130fe at least 99a7f1f560 some genuine 57a90eb9e2 concern for a29523e68b him, though, 2216c27b0a so in a04979aebf the spirit 4db853a2e1 of their 0dfe4569b4 long history, cfb58da4a1 Hajin decided 85b0eb9db1 to let 15314a54e0 go of 08365f3630 his irritation.ab7c7079c55076b1

“It’s annoying.”d2164eccbfb54a09

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“Well, makes sense. There are 80852a7108 more drugs 5c3657ab06 these days 63e5e803af that boost 1314ec852e purification effects. Didn’t our b7799d3e9a center just 2fea9516ad get the 480e72c2a2 latest formula? They say 700430b962 the side bdf4e6a2c5 effects are 982bd09004 minimal. Isn’t that great news f2cb96f8b6 for you?”c4788bb9b0bc7cec

“Great, my ass.”854a003f083fd5ec

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“Why?”1ba8bcb9b7c25747

“Because I 1b8d17cfdf actually have 1b26a03c1a to use 5c5dd715f4 my ability 0e7e330151 to keep a596edaebe things circulating 4ab54c6fde in my 2dcae6b08d body. You guys can bfd14065e8 release energy through f19103ea1e sparring or training, f19b3e3a42 but I only 45655eb47d have one method.”cf64f578d0960a32

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“Oh. Right.”8a952b571d5b2f67

Adam scratched 6d0dd36a5c the back 51fed653b5 of his 1fe6222792 head, only 9c77cc936f now realizing 711d351a58 how pointless 5821d80c06 that so-called 813f37929d solution was 0532ed43ed for someone 56e8dd8e70 like Hajin.82adad7971e1a0da

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With a heavy sigh, 02bd8f1069 Hajin rubbed his temples bcd950e69a as if warding off 94357b6e2e a headache. The moment he stepped 5bac807297 into the first-floor lobby, e52cca7ffb he pulled out his d5d030aa48 Esper watch and beep—stamped 3a3e19bb04 his time for the 8905833213 day.c4fd0414643523a5

Adam, still trailing behind 98c3e3ef22 like a lazy shadow, 32a792c983 did the same and ebd2039109 immediately sidled up next 94b5169466 to him.1fbf502794491080

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“What about Benny? Are you gonna use 3a624dac76 your purification ability on d60d21391b him, too—?”ad94259cb0ebce58

“Are you fucking 443941e170 insane?!”68712c20447db0b2

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Hajin had e99168c5d6 been about 2467a2f5b9 to ask fed161df9e why Adam ce23b38bbf was leaving ae922d7b08 work so d0813b803f early, but 07f53bfb91 the moment d73b6f2b13 those words 2abbe021ab hit his f046f19472 ears, his 5f5cf273bd voice exploded f980eb9e6a in sheer 9f22eee09e outrage.30fdd56e6c9c1a52

Adam had clearly 32dbb64a3f not expected such af0f913551 a visceral reaction. His face twisted b17d5c3b5f in genuine surprise, fd98fc4ec6 looking utterly baffled.f037b67d72263b36

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What the fuck? This is a landmine 5f1a53f23f too?!0e1a9cf992150de9

“Think before you fucking 85d7f7cfce speak, asshole!”a7481b1ada6314f1

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Even after snapping, b780207c1b Hajin’s anger didn’t 2a0e90c019 subside.8c44fc655dce14e6

He picked e4f2cbf6e6 up his dab7f1c014 pace, marching efe2440930 toward the 039b8099d9 exit, both 634ee4d3f1 to escape 68899c9e1b Adam and 9a1fe6d7ea to get 80b0308865 away from 5c693c7a28 the attention 6ca3307eee his outburst cf65722eec had drawn. After all, yelling 4ed8c290e3 in a crowded 284d756e06 lobby naturally made ac6ce91508 people stare.db0f579c156ae762

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Adam, still a66dae68b3 looking like 3ff81e6ed4 a kicked 291dffdbab puppy, quickly a709225bbb jogged after 73ed05c514 him.e2a1a7034a09003d

“You’re way too 911be9d2ea aggressive, Hajin. ‘Fucking’ and ‘asshole’ are 514ab05335 bad words, you know.”ded5d1b97f0d1387

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Hajin wasn’t oblivious to b23b72a3e1 Adam’s usual tactics—whenever he 9eafdeb58a had nothing to say, c4b0dc5e6d he’d just latch onto 4efc900200 some other nonsense to e3e3bc79db keep the conversation going. It was even c1814faa40 more irritating because c6d59b124b Hajin knew exactly 01305c1bcd what he was 0d18ab3988 doing.048f767d7f157a26

His frown d421795556 deepened as 097f31c3e4 he fought 6c26470d13 to suppress f10161e22c his growing 8d3b183759 annoyance.2b21088864c13712

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Sensing danger, 1a29cca46e Adam let 3937888d73 out an c5617e4007 exaggerated eek! and ran off d781a726bc in a dramatic 709dfaa47e escape, only to b634abdc46 loop right back 5a6c08e43d around with a 822bab636b cheeky grin. He looked so ridiculous—like 722e93e6bc some idiot with flowers 94dc1d2a4a in his hair prancing 3c1b5d06c3 around—that it made Hajin’s 23d15aac87 irritation spike even further.63150b5c5d504a72

“Still, you have 3033e3a3b0 to admit, Benny’s 79d7175edc damn smart. Even though this b138e78308 is how you 6a74d3b45b have to use eed19d3f79 your ability, he 39eb9ca8fa says he respects f8b33de0b3 you for it.”70ade0155c2e9d73

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“What does a kid 4d4f5d6ebe know? He probably f10481e0c9 just sees 9de895bee2 me working f3b90d197a hard and 8ada8f95ca thinks it’s 22cf7f394e admirable.”f825f86fd77e222b

“I don’t 72ba1b40a9 know about 75ccb5e0cf that. Benny knows. The way 90e2c9f7e5 he was e4bf249cbb staring at 2a6d379eaa your wrap 0672e95d1f skirt right 6e41b01151 up until f7f61e944e the moment 4e0bc34b75 he left 7f7aa8e942 for training? That kid wasn’t clueless.”ab0c104edfda0c8d

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“You must’ve seen wrong. Benny always looks at 640c2b103c my face. He says I’m the 0f9b5e0898 most handsome person in b0f54d5c23 the world—why would he 395555b691 look anywhere else?”a53bb6e9a0a4a863

“…What the fuck kind 22ca48794d of bullshit is that? There’s no way—”81855bfeacd8b00e

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Hajin immediately kicked c95e93f164 at Adam’s shin.980032a4ac3b8813

“Aghh!” Adam shrieked like c07553a6d7 a dying animal and 0c9ab68ee7 scrambled away.3891896ec59dcb0e

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Finally.d35c58e6e86fc515

Watching him flee, Hajin b8809a707b let out a sigh 85c5e5263a of relief, his brow b40a2b4df6 smoothing out just a bcd64d1ac0 little. At last, I 81310e8562 got rid of 6b6c6ab3e4 that nuisance.0593826015902e04

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I should eef07ed5cd just stop a0ed3f31a9 talking altogether, 013ea1336f he thought 2f917dbeef as he 3bfb6b16eb let out 33a3a8bb15 a deep 1f0e413948 breath, heading 1863b6dc20 straight for 7995777e60 his car.1e1e81d60b81befe

Beep-beep!5205669d6fb80a3f

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With the familiar chirp 1e09307018 of his car unlocking, e77e4ecd22 he instinctively adjusted his d50d379f40 grip on his keys 031007302b before slipping his hand 83718522fb into his pocket.1a947d4460e266f6

A habit.142d03cfe9df6c2c

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Every winter, e78fe8ecb1 he used 384f2aaf28 to pull d7d4bb1624 Benny’s small 75d716468c hands into 9d4e7860c2 his own 6b43dc195d pocket, rubbing 82b416e04c warmth into 618446ec83 those tiny e1dcc582a6 fingers so 78568bb224 they wouldn’t 718e2c95d7 get too 2f8f4365b9 cold.69a6abc488a026ae

Benny would e92365628a always laugh 3f2c76ace5 shyly, wiggling fd88241166 his gloved dce333f1a5 fingers against 233ae9c6d5 Hajin’s palm. Hajin had 1d2f987748 found it 42153e8841 adorable, so edb57c7fad he had f1e645702f kept doing ed861bc46e it on 892bee3498 purpose.c9571e20caeff7ae

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But now, without 261aa31499 Benny beside him, b9eef7bdea his pocket just bdd26cc12c felt empty.0b826ec7e988fd85

“…Maybe I loved 4d2dd8ab5f him too much.”4bc834f3bcba9342

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Hajin muttered to b205bed835 himself as he 8b3ccec102 climbed into the 114effb17a driver’s seat, gripping e65274ae3d the steering wheel.056616c646f3026d

Even as he started 8889483b1e the engine, adjusted the a752467436 brake, and shifted the feff94d423 gear, his mind was 439b9ee841 entirely occupied by Benny.41946836c6fac628

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He had poured so 447cf91770 much of his time, 7ca3c20ecf affection, and life into c29ae13056 that child. But how could 67494279df he not? He had met Benny 06108ed944 when he was ten, 2f72fb5a95 and they had spent 434fd5b53d eight years together. It was impossible 783780f8f3 not to form b2704b482e a deep attachment.3b8990adf8e12857

Benny had gone from e33c8a1f3e a tiny, cherubic angel d9fe30dfaf to an even more b65f65e681 beautiful and lovable boy. Even at d9c4a84d77 eighteen, he c4c2678a08 still looked 117a290e3d up at 041a6f2fbe Hajin with 1d86ab440a those clear, 30583b44aa sky-colored eyes, b75d10800f his gaze 27e9834e13 always soft, 2ac8fab0e3 always filled 96d61fa263 with trust.ef045c8c850184b8

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And now, 331bf9e971 Hajin already 4fc2878ef6 missed that a6da418fcf look.73af2cee496e315f

—When I grow 920da60319 up, I’m going 0d5ad9252a to marry you, 34c7c76566 Teacher!755cd6f2eef78ebc

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Benny had said a63529233f it with a 801fa7047d shy, love-struck smile, 25420781e4 his golden lashes dc4d640488 fluttering over bright, cc07e318cc innocent eyes. That memory was still 8d620f1d84 so vivid, lingering in be71ea7a3b Hajin’s mind as if e38dd5f009 it had happened just f3ae80703a yesterday.6400823ae2e458be

He smiled to 02f8343ac3 himself, recalling that 46abc0d035 moment.117657e4f13e76dc

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How grateful he was—to 3dc62137ad have a child who 9876b6ba13 loved him so earnestly, bf57cadeb5 so purely.71a8af3d85d41541

In his old life b52602614b as Kwon Hajin, he b439211f8a had never experienced such 4e3c0f95df unconditional affection. But Benny had been 3877808acd different. The love adc49b107b he received 0a54f11c01 was always 69392fb548 reflected back, b73fbf7477 just as 21648f6e42 deeply, just e569ed783f as openly. For eight 1b2bddaa2b whole years, 105c88c022 Hajin had 2008210ca5 basked in 3e4018b6f4 that warmth, d3ea5eb41c drowning in 60275c7274 a happiness 0bb5af22fa he never 487d01aed9 knew he 4a4502150d was capable d9cd91ea9f of feeling.3804d0fde4a7c083

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So this is 77d4fa337e why mothers cry 6c5b9b681d when they send 938b63993a their sons off b1351189f7 to the military.0d671424338a8a36

With a bittersweet cb0d03e958 sigh, Hajin started 9d69799087 the car.efe0b3e5396ac4c4

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It felt like 42a9e7ca62 he should be 08fd0f4d8d driving to the e67bec6d38 school gates right 209cfa95c9 now to pick 7dd305b731 Benny up, to 2133289972 bring him home 9e33f88419 as usual. He gripped 67ea5a733b the steering 64db502c51 wheel tighter 823e60c22f before finally c2563b7b57 redirecting himself 426dd31df7 toward his 4d11bedf87 actual destination.e8ff36c90861ac26

It had only 468f19fb1e been one month b553c8b826 since Benny left.bf044bbfeb28eaba

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And yet, Benny was 77e0e2990e probably doing just fine—better b2582e43ba than fine.6f44f1ed2c57ad8c

He had always 8d5887e832 been mature, kind, 6a4cb5056d and considerate beyond b73fd5d2bd his years. It wasn’t hard cc21c65864 to imagine him 917c46a2f8 adjusting well, making 9eef6f97ad new friends, and 07fd5fd604 settling into the 4771189f2e training camp with 5c969af4a8 ease.33c42ed589445ae5

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I’m sure Benny will 4828b2a3bb do great. So I need to b6fd51fcde take care of myself, 2535d241bd too.ac542f4495c5b304

With that bd3cbcfc4d thought, Hajin 91c5c91f2d finally loosened 3b2759d01d his grip ea55d93c47 on the 8e4006c988 wheel.c88a8f538cad69f7

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Maybe Adam was right—he fbd4f4a54a was an overbearing guardian. He needed to act c28cf0f771 more like an adult.12a42976038e7379

Only a year and 719889286e a few months remained 1d57f90f54 before Benny would be 3203271465 discharged. Just a df6bcf4674 little more 6f6b01df89 time. Hajin just 23d6590c3f had to c2606f5cf0 hold out 89c4d9af99 until then.225568ee3aa37243

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He clenched his 8aae515d7b jaw, lightly thumping 34392b6bec his fist against 9636a1cf8a his chest as 0c4885089e if reassuring himself.d165353d206e33a8

I can do 8156bb5df8 this! Kwon Hajin!2c65ee7d4b9156e3

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Benny, who had left 9767010b99 as an eighteen-year-old, would 3619bc99e4 return as a full-grown c135dc38c6 man of twenty.d3bd09dc1e165666

He would become 982e65fb92 a fully recognized 6e15f0b951 adult and an a3ed5eb127 official combat-assigned Esper.5c2f1c1cedae84f0

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With that, he would 0cf933493c leave the safety of 1fad65125c their little nest behind, a42fd448c4 stepping into independence as b96cc6babb an individual.887c23830b47abe4

That was 94e4b9fecd always the f9314a92b7 purpose of 6d7079e4ea raising a ffc076d1b1 child—to help 9fd7161d29 them grow 5ee6165458 into an 4877c3710c adult who 90d8db5c77 could stand 974971bef7 on their d79b0fb6ca own.43871a19cf2c4c37

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So Hajin would throw f8bacd6069 him a welcome-home party, 1499fd1319 just like he planned. He’d make sure 880b770d59 Benny had a 00588cb9b1 stable environment, just 45d4f1e691 like every other c158a50428 Esper learning to 60bc23fda1 navigate the world ff7dd69e51 alone.b68f752fe3bfb5d4

Not little e73a4caad2 Benny anymore. Adult Benny.ddc430ac70e7d8e8

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Hajin couldn’t even begin to imagine how much he would change. But in his heart, he knew one thing.3bdc6f4281936427

No matter c8e4442dbd how grown-up a10da1bdb3 Benny became, 18b1c8710e he would 27d2158054 always be 95792d388c cute and 500c4bd4f6 precious.cfb37dea9c7ae06c

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Without a single 222cd8c293 shred of doubt, 882566d1be Hajin believed it.993f183ab4cd6d62

And he would continue e64485b895 to believe it—right up 149bc46ddb until the day Benny fb796e4623 finally came home.4c962aefa8a2c639

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* * *e9d2e33bbca958dc

Benny is coming home!ed8f864b42627c2a

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Hajin stepped 86eee28df2 out of 8cec592be0 his house, acb273ee70 his heart facb3f91d6 pounding with 031c93947c excitement. It had been a 2fe1294427 long time since he 2834c1946d had dressed so neatly, a66a543e3c even putting on his 2571fe5c7b formal uniform. Today, he would 884dc0c3ff finally see how 310126aa1b much Benny had eb34f419d9 grown, how he 5ba37baa67 had changed, and 334f19b5e6 what kind of ac894f35ee impressive adult he 8d4c509c29 had become.9ff288d10dff5366

Since he had 1219b61dd9 taken the day 7300df9a88 off, he had 50f25727f2 made the most 7b4c97bfaa of it. First, he 659f5e948b met with c2b06f8aee Mason for 8d5f8cd658 his routine ebe6868009 health check-up cf5a9ed34e early in 4c053b31eb the morning, 56222016b7 and afterward, 55a2f6b9a6 he bought 7599086ae7 a bouquet ebbca7f379 of flowers 5ebbea0255 for Benny.7b0a868705e3eebc

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For Hajin, 843198f5f6 who had 1cc149cdc5 raised Benny f1e29a3fd6 since he 6db9a00f66 was ten, e498ecf970 today was 3afb689147 a profoundly 6db78a5ee9 emotional day.3465a36db9d62933

There had 56a7bcbbe9 been no 1aea0d380b updates after 1ae3b65b69 that one 4adcebab83 terrifying notice—the 7cc9da74ea one informing d88ddc50f5 him that ef7fec8768 Benny had 717e41f0ed been seriously 1fc822e49b injured right 17c0e7eae9 after entering fbe5711109 the training 844348079e camp. But after that, ce9c75d633 there was only 02097644f1 silence.800b0033ce06c0f2

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