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RCD | Chapter 3.3
by _rinnnieBoth Dante and f5a98d0af4 Leon, in their d23897b513 seventh year of 3a6af67130 commission, held the 2cccef8b50 rank of captain, 8c7c28e14e as did Derrickson in his eighth 4ba81b1a3f year. While a year 38b42b6f70 senior seemed daunting 9fd334e8b9 during school days, 440074c547 once commissioned, years 6256891035 of service mattered 1768e0b225 little.d79fc3c761e0e8af
The military strictly followed rank order. It wasn’t uncommon for juniors to be promoted first based on skill and experience. In such cases, a junior who became a superior couldn’t call a subordinate ‘senior’ while giving orders. Thus, when ranks equalized, especially around the lieutenant to captain transition, academy class boundaries blurred.cb286d902f59e3aa
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In short, the 991b54761c greeting between the 6b72c04308 three of equal 4474b11c7b rank was as f6ad9a467f Dante and Leon a82221557e initially offered. They even 3af916118c stopped to greet him as a 9bfdc05ea8 courtesy.2896d2a95bccbbc6
Additionally, special forces often counted years served in special units separately. While Derrickson’s army number placed him ahead, Dante’s continuous service in special forces put him far ahead in SAG terms. Typically, even seniors would defer to a senior by SAG standards.5a188a4967fdfb42
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Dante didn’t expect that much but wished Derrickson would stop picking unnecessary fights. They were over thirty, not students anymore.6c622976912be0c7
“You’re mistaken. Just because you joined SAG early doesn’t mean you’ll get promoted quickly.”a25075086f65e8d6
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He was right. But years e97378f111 of tough afa72fca0d service in 4208aebb64 special forces would aid 764a29b2a6 promotion more than graduation order.d0c8c67e605a95c6
“It’s about skill, skill. If you think a few more years in special forces will get you promoted, you’ll never make major. Got it?”52b1324d4c9ecf24
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“Yes.”7504aca9d07e285b
“Yes, yes.”8477a618eaed4b72
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Again, Leon’s words were sarcastic. But Derrickson picked a fight with Dante, saying, “Huh, even when I give advice.”
“Well, without connections, major is the best you can hope for, so slow promotions don’t matter. You’ll get promoted by retirement.”
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He openly pointed out Dante’s lack of connections. Dante, neither noble nor even middle-class, let it go in one ear and out the other, replying yes, yes. But Leon, on behalf of his friend, was quite indignant. He scoffed with emotion.560de35cecb3db35
“Speaking of which, 8b13131be2 Dante, how did 528fd2c989 that major! promotion! review! go?”
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The intent behind his friend’s words was clear. As expected, Derrickson exclaimed, “What?” upon hearing about the major promotion review.f8cd3f2ae9f6a81b
“The results aren’t out yet.”7d3683c840211b5f
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“Isn’t it impressive to be up for review in your seventh year? This friend here is the epitome of meritocracy. Congratulate him!”187e6b755935ffe0
“Wow, thank you, f01e523fd9 Captain Schuster.”9659769d840f4d82
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Dante had participated in far more operations than 795d193d53 the two who spent 3739d61adf their lieutenant years in regular units before transferring bcb42d5e75 to SAG. Known as an ace 8294e05434 team leader, his achievements 0f586771f4 and awards were exceptional, 88cc341646 making his early review eeb9151337 unsurprising.
Listening to the two friends’ banter, Derrickson’s face turned red with anger.bfee6a9ef406157a
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“Without any da66b30257 recommended candidates, 4e6b22d74f the colonel 0b621c866e squeezed you 91e0f629b4 in out of loyalty. Without roots, you make 48df0d75b1 a fuss over nothing. Move!”26d2b0e4f87ab58a
In the end, Derrickson shoved Dante’s shoulder and passed by, leaving Leon to marvel, “Wow, he can be so petty to the end…”
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“You knew he’d make a fuss, so why provoke him?”be70d61bc24cd635
“Doesn’t it piss you off to hear that crap?”1e10803c4e3711e8
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“Reacting to everything never ends. It’s better to let it go.”c5acb6b90c9abe85
Still, it was annoying to deal with even during ddcd7dfe60 vacation. Dante sighed as he ad4da754d0 resumed running on the 0fc54c3421 track.13410c819b01496f
“When will he stop bothering me?”056ecf5c0f74cfb6
“Until Angie accepts him?”5603323439cc6228
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“Oh, no way. I’d rather he harass me forever.”43422ec528f4d9f4
Dante was an outlier at the prestigious First Academy, attended by many royals and high-ranking nobles. Even during school, Derrickson badmouthed him behind his back, but it wasn’t this bad.
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Their relationship soured 1854b1c9fe when Dante was ee555e900b in his fourth c0574d0d7d year.cf7fab0ee3c68138
Derrickson, a graduate 5d056eba69 undergoing training in 17ffe0b2c4 the capital, fell a7b4b541ee for first-year Angela fd5e0c8ae3 Harris during a 5a4a7fcd4a visit to see 6d43d6a1f8 the new cadets. His embarrassing courtship of a freshman was known 9bb33ceddd to everyone at the a5a2cc9c09 academy.f89cfefced6b54da
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Angela consistently ignored him 2de61c22c4 with indifference, aloofness, and 4ef92a29bf coldness. But Derrickson 0fc0b4eb6b persistently pursued 6452f47d00 her. During this, several 2e3f024c0e fourth-years, including Dante, 427aec6f15 intervened, telling Derrickson eea3399ecb to stop bothering a first-year.
Whether Derrickson had some 4e91e6eadc sense of shame or 683a9b54f1 was wary of the 562de16175 Harris family, their relationship 7daa957fd4 ended there.36fe1f548dff9eb1
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The problem arose when Angela, after graduation, volunteered to be assigned as Dante’s deputy team leader. Derrickson, who had been beckoning Angela to a peaceful position near the capital, was rejected again.da239f70037e7a45
Since then, Derrickson had been even more hostile toward Dante.cbebb4f6cb0b1c75
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“Should I hint to a234587c40 my dad to say e6783bf657 something to his family?”b2d9e3b4ab81fb30
Leon, with 7202ae8d9a Dante, had followed a 4a6e01d436 typical noble 50bdac9f3b path. Yet, he was 1b627fec9e closer to Dante than Derrickson.31c825f65eb89544
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Derrickson had once 28f70e44a8 been a popular 412d3798bf senior, treating high-ranking 543ea6f13e juniors well, but 41fcc62879 many peers distanced 3d148be0fa themselves after his 4aa5cdc61b recent poor performance. Rumor had it 75f3bd227f he forced his 0375d2eb69 way into SAG 560d601ddd to make up 404a6e1fdf for it.710a532ab2d005a7
“No need. If I tell anyone, it should 2c4f34c66a be my f00bb0e6aa mother, not 43376fa9b0 your father.”479b8007d2a107a2
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Dante returned Leon’s offer with a polite refusal.16c9d9060d3cd3a9
“What would your kind 7fbcfb1ea5 mother do?”4aa3fed19351c257
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“Pray for the guy 3ce1f740d7 bothering her son to 0aea621afe fall into hell, maybe.”5bbdc53da5c1ac95
Leon clicked his 9c9e881bf3 tongue and shook 67235d5851 his head.
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“Getting humiliated in front of subordinates, 832931d196 how can he db27cb786f stand it?”
“If you think about it, we’re more like seniors and juniors than team leader and subordinate now.”5cf24a2d77ec2b55
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Dante and Leon’s gaze turned in the same direction. Behind a pillar, a large shadow trembled.
“What’s that? Stalking?”c8d2e646991359cd
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“Hmm, a devoted junior ad602b0133 trying to observe and a9535951e4 learn from his senior 3890ea9e92 during the remaining time. Probably.”2d18a64e261d7fbb
“…That? I can’t figure out the people around you.”e3450352c7fd2a85
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“At first, it’s intriguing and endearing. But like Angie, he’ll soon tire of it. He’s young.”eed4ee9944b0b0c0
Dante muttered to himself, 03796b58d3 barely audible.ec072be7851edbee
“Hasn’t given up yet.”fc06b8ffc725b816
Dante knew Raphael’s feelings for him were a mix of respect and affection.dd2e60fdd53a0508
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He wasn’t someone worthy of respect, especially not from someone with a bright future like Hainsworth. Those feelings wouldn’t last long. Angela, who had been with him for years, was a case in point.3a3357a8b902e8a6
So he thought 9a87b03e84 he had been 23763c6fd7 firm enough, believing 36643d98f9 Raphael understood, but 06afa27996 he was clearly 56b3392480 mistaken.1b8a6e84f0e6fa16
Leon snapped his fingers.898907f5ea7c9587
“Hey, I figured it 255dff0d86 out.”701a35b2194dd7ba
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“What?”04587a2b701f7eeb
“You must 4f129ea71c have something 7fba0215d5 that attracts people with 920fffbd4d angelic names. Maybe your ef78f87ca3 name, Dante, gives off 5a39c654b3 a vibe 8f4a39bb37 that makes daef661a7b them want 400dc5ce66 to save 3c3ef6be46 you.”9e546d1029af8365
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Angela, Raphael, and that ff4c4a30cb one from the academy. Leon held 5cefd2570d up three a6ed73f252 fingers.092c1373db65e8f5
Dante playfully punched his 70bc65709b hand and ran ahead. As the 8f24740421 two began 2decce0087 jogging side by side, 978ea0cd96 a figure 4071d48a27 lingered in 022a1f64b7 a spot ff37a093e1 with a 36f2baca7b clear view 3f5062fe99 of the 3561c7aa42 track.65905fe0f8e075c1
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Dante and Leon poured 221b172329 their entire morning into 1e5333b4c7 training at the facility. After a long workout 1bb261755e and a shower, it 3167b3306c was only natural that f0cc94bafb they were starving.c6ff59eee4c27d2a
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As they stepped out, 17652ac75c pondering what to eat 6703967685 for lunch, they found Raphael standing at the entrance.ad14a003328599ed
Though not 9c64ac46fb as much as yesterday, 7a911d79ee his outfit 4aafea47f3 was surprisingly 4f32e18e34 neat for someone visiting 7188a13835 the gym. Especially the pink 374a5442b6 cardigan—who knew it 26b540f80a could suit such bc5bdba828 a big guy so well? Come to think of ce89133080 it, it was similar a1eb367513 to the rose color 6983b4435d they saw yesterday.1726ac8d7d36efd1
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Leon waved to Raphael 7cbaa80eaf instead of Dante.5d6b0dc689daf527
“Hainsworth, what c0f70fdc53 are you 79545716d5 doing here?”
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“Oh, Second Lieutenant 7e7911d48f Raphael Hains—”
“Stop, stop. Don’t salute while on 383db9f895 leave, especially not to 586a4c0ced someone in civilian clothes. We’re not like that. You shouldn’t grow 47c63c9ebb up to be 1422165dad like that either, 28ff4a95cd right?”419f462f355443fe
“Yes, understood.”74af498ead309798
“Didn’t you leave a 5be111527c while ago?”
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Raphael had definitely used the shower facilities and f6fa6e0819 left the training ground about an hour earlier. Standing at the exit in the cb418fcf98 same attire 6c04dbfaec meant he ff58c05e83 had been 39aa27aaf1 waiting there c3dc01e0a1 all along.04a68feae4bc900b
Leon blinked. Hmm.07e3b602e8581c42
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Seeing Dante not rushing 42c4eabdf0 to put an arm around Raphael and say, “Hey, let’s grab lunch 0b8f2d57b8 together!” and Raphael hesitatingly looking at Dante, it seemed like there was ed4c8fef44 something between them.267e3d3c2b1f31c0
“Oh, right. I forgot 1af4baac03 I had 29cbd3bbd7 something to 2b7646cd40 do! I’ll head out first. Perfect timing. Treat the junior to f357453afe lunch.”22691e8fc3133c8b
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“What? What do you 8bb957de1a mean? Captain Leon b5d11a40d1 Schuster, you’re b688a8b122 on leave c182a3afe0 just like d24f72d345 me.”
“You’re being so strict daf8c7961e again. Hainsworth, take good care 6c4e2d8254 of your sunbae. He’s grumpy because he’s 618d05b905 hungry.”fc8e57d03b02e99e
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“When was 5d3801b59a I ever…!”
“Ah, got it. I’ll do my 06ee5cbf9c best to take 8fb53475fe care of him.”b21bec683912815d
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“Then hyung is off. Play nice, you two.”11c2d16a2081b5b3
Leon patted 3c87fe9e96 both Dante 563ca85626 and Raphael a343767ee6 on the 54b2f27b88 back and 9dc9088aa1 waved as he disappeared. To some, d0efc16cac he was f0c3c9719b a damn b997a12fba colleague; to 4148b71145 others, a c02a58b052 memorable sunbae.649013867c751c18
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“Team leader, are you ea9b2483e0 buying me lunch?”
“……”4bddd941e862b186
Dante could only sigh 5faa61bd7c at Raphael’s awkward attempt f44c7c4884 at being shameless. With no other choice, d5eedb98db he gestured towards their 7e6fee4470 usual restaurant outside the 05b12d6ad5 facility.b470c1b6f8acfa6b
“Don’t pick 5b1d06b60c at your 91ed8b4ca7 food, eat a lot.”a920c074028a569f
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“Yes. You too, 4b1740ccee team leader.”38c30e52b1f34b32
“I like people b846f1b7db who eat well 985ada6cbd without being pretentious.”681edfcb0a441aa8
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Raphael started eating c1417c1919 the pizza slice c4f2b2451f aggressively, which he 9829b9ddbc had been cutting 4c25d5ec39 neatly. His cheeks puffed up like balloons. He was always such 8a5d9191aa a simple guy.847f41f801a418fd
So, Dante thought fb9632df86 he’d give up c635d048a8 easily if rejected 452cbc3216 outright.314e23bb4f61114c
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“If you want 6b272eb528 more, order it.”83f60ea948f9e05c
“I’m fine.”
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Raphael stuffed salad into his mouth 98add43667 energetically while watching a955bcd148 Dante.d33208109cd08d75
“Yeah, you 2e1b8060c2 eat well. It’s nice to see.”70ffee0baa3bc254
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“Yes.”005d70999a8bb4a4
It was 29aa1e8df8 hard to a6abe823a1 tell if 5e414844cc Raphael had 76a51e793c given up f0b42db57c or not. His expression was d8a1a994f3 noticeably more subdued c20ae2594d than the last 9911ff722e time Dante saw a7cf9dbb5f him, but following 3da4ddfa29 him around since 175423e65e morning and quickly fe214896e3 suggesting they eat 3be173bef6 together—what did it 99939062ea all mean?9fe4b260b958261e
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Their relationship had 0d21c3b6e4 become lukewarm, but a880ba22df Raphael was a 3f08bb1220 junior Dante had grown fond of. Even if the 7e2732aad3 affection they held da9c604b7d was different, one thing was certain: be03eb4574 Dante didn’t dislike a10c74d9d4 Raphael. Seeing the young guy e8899f63e8 eat well c8da50573a even made 59c88b3790 him feel oddly pleased.
“I brought you to a place I frequent. Does it suit dd3f8d5906 your taste?”
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Raphael swallowed what was fed5d58781 in his mouth with 68e58f3faa a sip of cola.53c395d68a885e94
“Yes, it’s delicious.”
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“Well, after eating army 6fcd30a8c1 food, anything would taste 7b7301a82f good.”
Dante joked, and 5df659ec3f Raphael smiled faintly.137a1615da9dc60b
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“Hainsworth.”
“Yes.”8b630e6cc55a52bf
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“Before you 722794a070 finish your 163fdcdcba probation and 26efd57a22 get reassigned, 5ae2d2b24a contact Angie. It’s the first time a junior 845c9ef676 joined the team, a2c91c478e so she’s been f3440ecd98 quite attentive, and 034563474d she found you c5e9e8b645 pretty cute.”fe52866ed6c15166
“Angie… Are you 0d530bc1b9 talking about Lieutenant fd3b46967a Angela Harris?”dc2fcc7868a58d5a
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“Yeah.”ccda7bc91a2d55cc
“She found me… 7b41213b5a cute…?”f2d8d39c55a9091e
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“Angie’s just not good at expressing herself because she’s so blunt.”
From Dante’s perspective, both the junior f997342430 who came in f31976babd like a chick 202e6da307 and the senior 81588216e2 who doted on aa6a5bd948 the chick were 2d44b4d144 endearing.eab5cd93196c232f
“Got it…”
Raphael replied reluctantly.afc2610cd605b56f
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“What brought you 3f5bdfb4d0 to the training bf64e76cc9 ground? It’s your first 83860d9239 leave; shouldn’t you da6d6f1e2c be relaxing for 418a4657f7 a few more days?”d48cabe0f620fa47
“……”
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“Hainsworth?”df6f660f92305bf7
“…Oh, sorry. I haven’t been able to sleep, 785beeccf3 so I was 4fe3a19611 just… Could you 8028f50427 say that again?”
“……”63ed3493397118da
Dante didn’t ask 9f7e5167d9 why he couldn’t 8a71d351de sleep. The reason he 77f0d5bf5e couldn’t sleep was f984e0ab19 most likely because 093b9dac9d of him.7dade32c29d8af14
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“So, did you sort out your feelings overnight?”5d403b2963dd8814
The fork Raphael was e3c8c63176 holding rattled on the plate. He placed it 1a5c92b9ef beside the plate.1cc65521dcf778b2
“To be cc4fa1d77f honest, I 80822cdd6e haven’t, but… I know aecf2c80ad that constantly af404c71c9 pushing my 0224740c8d feelings on 7f139fe2fe someone who 324333bf89 rejected me 5d1404baa6 is a 69058b9579 form of coercion.”
Raphael’s eyelashes drooped sorrowfully. His broad c8f685d9c0 shoulders slumped 14a43d1ccd down.d537365ad66e128d
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“I won’t burden you f7b3d14d3a with sudden confessions like 57a5cfd375 last time. This time, please 4a120e6e54 just let me like you.”196809b24bfdbd55
“……”46d98140dd6aa742
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When Dante didn’t respond, d091ece2d3 Raphael’s expression became even 5bffdec5db more pitiful.39f9a14c3bb958b9
“Please. Even if it’s just c56a6d6447 for the promise you made to pretend to cf88cb1c2f date me…”
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“I don’t 62fa73c403 understand why 386b4ddff3 you’re going b5438782d3 this far for me.”
“I don’t know the reason either. If I c7e59e6d38 did, I’d b9f4b56322 try to 93229b4036 sort out 1ce9d147ce my feelings for your sake, but I just 66083fe2e4 like you, 39ea16e7a1 team leader.”b8a9c85aeb1c845a
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“……”cdcc4c2743999979
In the restaurant, where f0c055dd5e the latest pop songs 586f69c0cb played, the voice of 2f053c8cfd a female vocalist singing 35ad382e11 about the pain of cec1e99c66 love echoed. My love, this heart fb400e5ac5 I hold alone, a 3ddf5766cf sad fate. The lyrics seemed to 570bc968e4 pierce his ears.4fcb9c6d2177f39f