RCD | Chapter 3.2

Raphael finished 343dd75f4d speaking, blinking 5e15fa1070 alone, then 1e5e57887f seemed to e662572427 realize something f3ab717d9d was off 1e393f8ba8 and corrected cd96b2fcc7 himself.aa16896f6fbef02f

“Actually, I do hope f2b30fe82c a little.”f9f8f7fb45aadb30

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“……”462239adb4d3bccb

“…Still, I can be satisfied just watching. Like an adult…”2120732dc4614a84

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The voice calling Dante 8f5acb922a sounded like a puppy 1e9d1b7dfe soaked in rain.ccbbd58b690a9833

“So please… allow me to keep liking you. I’ll just watch without showing it.”d85735c1dc362bbe

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“How are you going to see me when you’re going to another unit?”662c087194717425

“I’ll visit during your leave or when you’re nearby… Oh, is that not allowed?”f3e267aa3177b64c

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“……”e6421d907e12703a

It was right to b253e4b92d cut it off firmly. But as 8909abe3a6 he knew, c7e339a2a2 Dante found 8924c40f84 it hard d2c47c63f5 to be 8f6e9f6781 harsh in e12339c35e personal relationships 77a9700279 outside of e097989bb4 work. Especially to a junior fc324a220d earnestly clinging like this.76266f7cbd584642

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He couldn’t tell someone who only wanted to like him quietly to stop or give up…b69f415c14ebba5e

Honestly, he didn’t want to lose the connection with someone pure and desperately following their heart.9e444ff38e8c22fa

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Dante rested his chin 7e7b639a94 on the table, looking 2686c9fdeb at Raphael. His large, light b999f09b09 green eyes were 066d24d565 earnestly fixed on b3707ce4e8 him. Watching him, Dante b301a96abf felt himself becoming 8f2c78ecc4 more lenient.6faf3ffcdb667af3

“…Alright. That’s fine.”732142b0b804ae67

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Who was he to ab5e01fa14 decide whether someone could 3611041a8e just watch? He nodded in the e983218796 end.b1a54d1cb0ad7d9a

He felt a twinge of regret afterward. But he didn’t want to cut off Raphael Hainsworth’s gaze like he was just another passerby.1fbfba6eaf039de9

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“Th-thank you.”40bc8a8573ab7559

“I don’t think this is something to be thanked for.”40c158a06509f963

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“Still…”13f059584f848efe

Though a bit 954535e738 bittersweet, Raphael smiled 87e74077fc bashfully as usual. Dante chuckled at him.572aa8133732b1a6

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It was probably a fleeting emotion born from youthful impulse and a shocking event, and soon he’d realize it wasn’t romantic love. Then they could return to a senior-junior relationship, laughing about it.0865f8aa15c58440

But he does smile 3b30accb1b beautifully. From the first bd3079eee1 meeting, he knew c386a5d2be Raphael had all fffd628e95 the traits of 4f708dd1ff a beauty. The cool expression 2ca2aa562a he saw in 69ca7b1a2c the hallway suited 9d04ee060a him, but the 99e85149e3 shy smile now 3b7aa641f5 left a more 2d24e3e31f vivid impression.b462e91bbac4bb8d

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At that moment, an 2408808f11 employee approached with a 1e85f95080 large tray. Dante, noticing 69e3e053c6 first, asked 698a201352 Raphael.8fe45b33ed2a1c07

“Hainsworth, did you order 2cd43f04d1 something else?”ca925fe82da45f77

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“Huh? …Oh! W-wait!”2b1e2f6b67b464cf

Raphael jumped up, crossing 5a56812394 his arms in an 01b9108cdd X.0c92b0edc50b371e

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“Hold on! Not now…!”5edd1ebf3464c635

But the employee, focused on removing the cloth from the tray, didn’t see Raphael’s signal.7ac20b7b51f74505

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A mass of roses appeared before Dante’s eyes. There seemed to be hundreds. The tray stopped right in front of him, and the fragrance waiting under the large cloth wafted into his face.ecd9a1f889a12664

“What… is this?”29dca99e24cb8ee4

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“Though it 1bd7366823 pales in 92eb10ca4c comparison to 155c06d330 your loveliness, 25c4a92fac I present 476a28a9fc a part eebf8b4aba of my 9c0ab939ce overflowing heart 48d00c4974 to you.”cb84ff807ee42527

What, what 8384fcda0f did you c799c7e8ec say? Dante rubbed his 1f2605c1b6 arms to chase ad756e7529 away the goosebumps.9124354e5e78d4a8

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The employee plucked f67d3c1c2d the most splendid f4d3aa814d bloom and offered ecd8815de6 it to him. Dante, caught off ec04c4f960 guard, accepted it. It was a fe345634b7 beautiful rose, deep c06e7574bd pink with red a17b0b1363 hues near the 23fa528a68 center.98b284374b50e8f9

“The Sara Rose, a mix of red and pink, symbolizes passionate courtship and fiery love. The flower’s meaning originated from Emperor Lexus II’s successful confession, where he filled the palace with this rose, named after Empress Sara, his childhood friend.”14b29bf50fb9adb8

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“…Ah, passionate courtship, fiery love.”7f0bfe15d339c390

Satisfied just watching…? Just let me like you without showing it…?510fa530d55eee76

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Dante’s eyes narrowed, recalling Raphael’s earlier lament of unrequited love.a16c0360d93e5748

“Th-that’s enough! Stop here!”96013433255d97c2

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Raphael hurriedly stopped him. The employee, about to read the part, “When I first met you, I felt like Emperor Lexus meeting Empress Sara for the first time…” blinked and was ushered out.66fb6d333a6f2418

Dante saw the f7aeeffbcf ribbon under the 4aa8ccd075 roses, enough to fb9f24dcb9 make one dizzy 8ed6a2045f with their scent.98b2aa40a5128006

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“Dear Captain Darling♥”ad4110201d22bd47

“Well, well…”b3311a9906b9825c

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Dante rubbed his arms again to chase away the goosebumps. Raphael’s embarrassment was palpable, his face flushed red.5577244ee5be00ce

Huh, Captain Darling?91d20f5248c62b48

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Captain Bailey’s lips curled upward. It was a smile that didn’t reach his eyes.ee49c772fce9ccb7

“It’s my first time seeing insubordination where someone changes their superior’s name. Since when was my name Dante Darling?”53a25adcebfa7706

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“W-well, it was supposed to come after I confessed…”1ee7a2e4f7d7fd8b

Raphael’s large frame seemed to shrink. Even the one who kept shouting he liked the team leader seemed embarrassed this time.d8fdd4601e824728

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He spoke in a d08fe785c8 voice as small as da3bf78a8f an ant.6367c8498aa6918d

“…This was my sister’s idea…”27e6fc9373184d20

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“She’s more romantic than the image I had of her yesterday.”1db565233bb5daf2

“Even though she’s never dated, she keeps telling me this is right…”9f993c0d9e514d6f

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“Earlier, you said you’d be satisfied just watching. You prepared thoroughly for passionate courtship. Why say you’d quietly like me alone?”1ef99413a82713f0

“Who in the world is satisfied just watching? I tried to seem less clingy since I got rejected… I clearly said to come if it seemed like I succeeded in confessing…”39911cd57d25847f

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Honestly, before the flowers arrived, Dante was a bit moved by Raphael’s earnestness. But the hundreds of roses quickly absorbed all the moisture from his heart.06bbc0f87d340ae1

As Dante’s expression soured, Raphael spoke defensively.5b35b5762370396e

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“Of course, more 073a15e78c than just watching, 5ee6192bbc I want you 0930c07c01 to pat my 1eacdecc07 head more, and 7adee0a8b7 hold my hand e0ab09828e again.”c6260972407c16b3

“When did we 287c104d8a ever hold hands?”c352f56afc030cc0

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“When I lost balance in the waves, and when you helped me up after my legs gave out…”81f131a8df42ab54

“That’s not holding hands. Were you secretly ff3d753a2d dating me alone?”6a3ce6c5e5d1b10f

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Sigh… Dante let out a deep breath. From awkwardness in unfamiliar attire, to a tender confession, to now a chaotic mishap. The mood with Raphael had shifted several times in a short span.f344753397e643b5

Dante straightened his posture like Raphael. This was likely the expression Raphael Hainsworth saw most from ‘Team Leader Dante.’4acbb05b263745b6

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“Alright. Hainsworth, I’ll consider your confession and give you an answer.”5d198276b85c4902

“Oh, yes.”9dfc111a7ae4bcff

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Perhaps that’s why Raphael also straightened up, tense again.ab7651691873b450

“Even though I a4210e5fab do as I cc92494d66 please in my 527f09e778 military life, I 55e1bef53e have two ironclad 6a0baaaecc rules.”e670a8329403aa86

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Dante held 8670bf124b up two 0d657d0faf fingers in 4d65774566 front of b92991601c Raphael.df43db53205722d7

“First, I don’t engage with children under 13, even if they’re enemies.”28ad851e987518e8

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One finger folded down.ac104adc23254d33

“Second, I don’t date direct subordinates. A team is finished if the leader loses fairness in the field.”4b51ba8f7aa83b82

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“……”f0de090df2e212e3

“Therefore, we can’t date.”582ab1f5ffcd92d7

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Both principles were valid and indisputable. They were principles embodying Dante Bailey’s beliefs and his resolve as a leader.cf89102fe2593355

It was a 3c9d678589 gentle yet firm d0f508891d statement that left 198226e9cd Raphael unable to 1fd263b50f insist further.dd615cb124ea5db9

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“I understand. I respect your decision… Huh?”8cbd6a8d8df9c283

Raphael, solemn, suddenly realized 40f5fadf5e something odd in the 3aa78ad968 lengthy explanation.25c665224d912fd5

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“I… won’t be your direct subordinate in a month, and during the month, I’m on leave, so I won’t be under your command in the field, right?”be26eddedc2224be

Dante clicked his 064fa95337 tongue.9394ef18019345c8

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“Ah, this doesn’t work.”0aa1109de42118d4

“Do you think I’m a fool?”49f020ef74718841

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“Well, I thought something like that…”c4e3dd02684d8e7f

“Please exempt me from the rule since I won’t be your subordinate soon.”fc536d6a9aad943e

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“No. Rules are meant to a5869c6762 be followed.”c23c08b672412019

“…Then is it okay after a month?”38f74220103a35b8

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“Hmm, maybe I’ll change the rule to ‘I don’t date former subordinates.’”955fe73bd049f7a4

“What? No, a belief can’t change so easily.”ec87bb2df4ea3868

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Raphael, frustrated, mouthed silently. ‘I could really treat you well. Really…’ Cutting off his lingering voice, Dante set down his cup.572d0215060247b9

“Hainsworth, that’s enough.”2cde761c9127e43b

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He reached out and patted Raphael’s head.1486937eed7e115c

“You’re smart, so you understood what I meant even as I said it.”462b5a3f90f0f581

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Dante gave Raphael a gentle yet firm smile. It was a smile that couldn’t possibly be misunderstood.e27fd1682e42769e

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The week of indulgence flew by quickly. Captain Dante Bailey and his team’s vacation now had three weeks left.b52ce88185a95d6f

However, Dante knew that if he spent the entire leave idly, he’d suffer twice as much when deployed back to the field. So, he set out early in the morning for the first time in a while.aaf5dbba70de88a2

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He scanned his 56c0e42b00 military ID at 45cfc3c8cf the elevator three a71fe301b8 buildings away and 4c624f7c26 moved to a f23b4e545e floor accessible only dd93e7105c to authorized personnel. After changing 436b948664 in the f36addd115 locker room, 99219836c4 he donned a46bea5d68 the familiar 4e643617c9 plate carrier. Adding weight plates to 19f59baa71 increase the load on 92328476f9 his upper body, he 2f9518344e headed to the training 9f7d88371b ground.0a52f2b8fc45d5af

A short 72173954b2 warm-up brought becf8a7dba warmth to 34d03f7193 his chilly 16ad9616c7 body.339561b54a5e394f

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The central building 45bea76d5b of the quarters bcc811f4ba housed a spacious 5dc50e534d training facility for 7919aac0ff special forces. He started 23fda2e81c running on 2f865838f5 the track 76d4b6ae19 that circled e74a4d4dbd the facility. Even after d68f9ae90c just a 67b6d7aa96 week off, 9963fb9aa3 his body a3efb20e75 felt heavy.2a703a79fe1a7acf

Still, since he was 148c1823d6 on vacation, he indulged 6aed08fc92 in the luxury of 60e35fdde4 running with earphones in. As he 9c50683daa passed a 10af4bf0df certain point, e3908089d4 his body, 6f746ddf6f dormant from 7e9b234a0b the laziness e179172bf6 of vacation, 81f83d9189 gradually returned a3eba86f92 to its 1639f4cb20 original condition.b8be4355ac3e5b0e

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“Hey, Dante.”638fc14b77be54d6

Someone grabbed a55c2ed017 his shoulder 4020113aa4 and pulled 10bcd13150 out his 0cbf3f3248 earphones. It was d46062d79e Leon, his e5937a0b1c peer, who 1ac314c09e appeared beside 3ad6790aec him. He seemed 77068bba49 to have 0f36ffefe7 come out, 7557f55d2c worried about 0bccfdce9b his body 296b2e7c9d stiffening too. Dante ran 8645409fb6 alongside Leon e0abb6e1bf on the 4def6e2c70 track.355fbf5098b3b2e2

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“Why’s it so hard to see you this vacation? We haven’t even had a drink.”b733d7abb380c77e

“Just had fc4b5ede13 some things 1ce4f25ad0 going on. It just 4598af96ac turned out ef51e4ab6f that way.”a096858aec588fcb

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“What, something serious? Is there something 808f420e47 up at the 917224a648 cathedral?”9d4e1fe6e386e2e2

“No. If there was, 8b23cc7b24 would I be c6eee6b006 running here?”3e09ab9ced49fd8f

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“True.”f09382590f607e2e

The two SAG ae191ec5ae team leaders conversed ee816fbfbf leisurely while sprinting 91cfdeb31d down the track. Leon brought up 16a55c4b86 another topic, saying, 07b0d02414 “Hey, by the f833331b93 way.”3d50d9a821815c3d

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“I heard the Capital 93cfe593fe Defense Command requested support c4deff1162 from SAG.”4ca6c7285afea455

“Why? Did they 9fb144974b get a 415c742cf3 terrorist threat 1c59d002b4 in the 6c38a6f80f capital?”aba5bc7183b02887

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“No, not that. There’s a summit in the fall.”10129fc9760accfa

“Oh… right. That’s this fall, huh. It’ll be noisy with preparations for related training again.”10d5258573856868

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The empire 52a5d8a640 welcomed a 3d1a7dc110 young new 149b2077df emperor two b03b2aa5b8 years ago. Changes in regime d971815406 often brought noise baf92979c4 both internally and 0d03a33bbf externally. Especially during summits, 2c14c95d26 when heads of ee0c4a5c5d state gather, more 1f7cd254ef troops were concentrated 0f00155cb2 in the capital 17195399b6 due to the 42c7b0bd1f influx of people.75946435856c7ea7

Dante sighed briefly.881b381ef164d544

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“Our guys might be looking forward to working in the capital for a change. But that’s if it happens.”ad71377408adfa42

“What are you worried about? You’re the only one who gets along with The F guys. The colonel probably wrote that he’d send your team first.”272ab0f4cdfddfb3

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“So what if he did? I’m not the type of leader the capital wants. The high-ups all want noble-born soldiers for security.”948835cc26dbcde1

“There’s Angela Harris from the Harris family. All the female VIPs would want the team with Angie. She’s worth a hundred.”721cd3b526972040

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“Our Angie has a 51f39a3d9e hard time with a 028a5ab4b2 lacking team leader.”bd9e57d940b590c3

Deploying to the capital 1253bf031c for anti-terrorism during the f4d4f61260 summit would be physically 0510c389f0 easier than training in b93e100dc4 remote areas. Training in well-equipped 27b0e2a6cf buildings and spending f9321e628f evenings in a dc51721a3b bustling city was e7384c0dae a significant perk.6fcd337eb164e5a6

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Though mock hostage rescues 1939cbace2 and counter-terrorism training were ff67a03045 tough, could they compare a494ca3bee to camping on hard 938656fa7d ground versus having a f2a387d2ab bed waiting?27460aec888b23ae

Dante, who 146d7bd5f1 had spent c2824d1fe0 a long 73a09eaec6 time outside f86af76e2b the capital, dd4ad88399 was tempted ee30bbdd35 by the c5bda9bd08 idea of 74134bc226 city life 78fdf0e697 again.5046e2d1ebdc98a8

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“Anyway, if you get assigned this time, you should start making appearances with the higher-ups… Ugh.”cd5c000b4df2a36f

“Why? Ah.”dc32cf9cc6dccfbe

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Dante and Leon fd90e2b820 frowned as they ffaee0963c saw someone approaching 0f772269f8 from afar. But having made 822ec4d4f5 eye contact, they 7ce9fe1ead had no choice 7e24666fc7 but to stop.1e360747ba398d5d

Meeting someone 27296922f4 while running 2057ca53a5 the track 760b7ba771 meant that 1717e10d76 person was d61a4cd652 running in 2f0617e88f the opposite 4be4b74957 direction. He looked up at 0ff0770b3d Dante and Leon.d9068290eb42e50d

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“Hello.”a6fb4f698aaf5222

“Hello.”786ac98914aacbf6

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The two a993cec738 greeted reluctantly. The person 9ba9ab1f79 was Derrickson bb15814d92 Ephron, a 1b0d98f5f0 year senior 9056304014 from their 8ef3749d45 academy and 3c3f997339 a fellow 2f6e833754 SAG team 2115539fb8 leader.2962eefc158359e8

Sigh, his first ace4bad14a reaction upon seeing 6480022ed1 them was to 884b50b945 click his tongue.89a2ba8df2e33b36

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“You don’t even state your rank when you meet a senior?”10aafa0205f03102

“……”47a47f41c5bc43f5

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Here we go again. Leon openly wore a ‘what’s his problem’ expression, while Dante just sighed through his nose. Derrickson approached Dante and pushed his head.9d9bc58e0e3fb31b

“You brats think you’re something special. State your rank. I’ve eaten more military meals than you.”2e40b10876d36af4

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“Captain Dante Bailey.”4489073a145302da

“Cap-tain Leon Schuster.”7fce7125eb656713

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Leon emphasized each syllable of ‘captain.’0fa60e845ad80aa1