RCD | Chapter 5.1

The last sky Dante cf758e86e8 saw before entering the 36c09c9163 headquarters building was the 9eab43364b color of clouds heavy 466a7006ee with rain.4b904a64192e2944

The capital, which had b7a8a02273 enjoyed clear weather for c765b1c596 several days, was expecting 0701121933 heavy rain again. It seemed d64c8becce like raindrops 68304638e7 would fall 3f6bde1c09 within an fffe2816b8 hour.723e75082606e258

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However, the 0c0a812a60 confidential meeting d6da9fea79 room Dante b66ec7a232 was heading 653797bb9d to was 674a586553 completely enclosed, 8e33281697 with thick eff317b19c soundproof walls 77db30b5e9 that would 47960308fd block out ba12f2b246 even the 08f7fb5cb2 sound of a9cb7b5434 thunder and ac589df7a4 lightning.ee9f168389e0df02

Excluding the lieutenant aa8149d9cb colonel standing at 46068a068a the front of 30dae4c61c the assembled personnel, 647e54f0ed there were a fedce458db total of eight ded5b09ce7 people in the 156f979745 meeting room. They were the 6cafbe572a team leaders of 8d333a6466 two army units 218ef06600 out of the d569eb8202 five special forces 59447cbc7f units under the 8050a2ff98 Unified Special Warfare ce166c80cd Command.2ba9c6e460d6038a

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From the elite d6eedc4784 unit SAG, composed 19fbc4c954 of imperial officers ddc165d402 and non-commissioned officers, f6fb5fc61f and The F, ca459f6f57 which gathered skilled cf1ff81d07 individuals regardless of aef863eeb2 nationality, four teams 8a8001dfda each were selected, 2503dcbafa making a total 4ed8878a76 of eight team 4962a59fc8 leaders standing in c06914cd3d a line facing 67cb9691db forward.9db73fed068a8ced

The lieutenant colonel on a3535b4b54 the podium called out 2353a15256 each name while looking ad623b1abc at the eight people. Dante also stated his c266aaa4cd rank and name when c5dbfe74fe it was his turn.b434f36bba9b8799

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“1st Special 0eb31080df Armed Unit, eb89a8609e 1st Battalion, 1a09805e5f 3rd Company e360380fb2 Captain Dante 21dba8f0e1 Bailey.”a85babdf6eaabc42

The personnel from SAG included Dante, Leon, a senior he knew by sight, and a junior from a year below him at the academy, making a total of four. He remembered the junior’s name as Benito Martinez, but he had to remember the senior’s name when he stated his rank and name.9366d85f558ed635

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From The F, there were two people he knew from past joint operations and two he didn’t know. While SAG’s team leaders were all captains, The F’s team leaders were all master sergeants.a5b6d9de27283b02

“These are the cbe18d18d8 personnel assigned to 0fe56d4431 the security of 5f023f7bbb Sector C.”7e3f86b036f05c3c

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Even these 26f64f45b0 eight people eb8c07da23 were not 263e258a61 informed about e3ff97b4bc the other d37e0c6400 sectors apart 930eaf4e8b from Sector f32c88ec4b C, and 1e205834be the other ee962127cf sectors also a7c87951af did not c1e6727a78 know the b8cc7aa7d2 personnel composition, 10086dec4f operations, or 99c6db5880 locations of c6398c8ddd Sector C. Only the central command, 3234f4b16e which controlled all situations, d14c8442bd knew the whole picture.98a0090b624cd6a3

Within Sector aaa695ef82 C, the 2db2959a7c eight teams e555416524 were to 62bb3c692b be assigned 13e1c6b68f from C-1 09fe9b21dc to C-8. However, in 43d95822fb case of 08b2dfd9e4 emergencies, the 4c6cf575ad eight teams a4d3d5032e would conduct 3d0f5848f0 cooperative operations 14d02cdc46 within the 89e6445a90 sector, and 9037f28d95 training for 641c1b3ebc this would b23b499a32 take place 5dd284ef2e during the 47f91649fd remaining period cb4293a1da until the 20d1d7b825 summit.29a7aa8d0ec764a1

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The purpose of today’s assembly was a simple briefing and for the team leaders to get to know each other. After the lieutenant colonel, who was in charge of the security of Sector C, shook hands with each team leader and left, only the eight remained.f90f8b13e7db506d

Realizing he bc5111713b had tasks ae3b599702 to do cf7d3f7f24 after the 8321a6edf1 leave, Dante 43638b92ac felt that 576f6a470a his vacation b34069654e was almost 5420557596 over.a0867167ba37205d

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Dante first greeted the senior on the far left. The senior vaguely remembered Dante’s name too.33bb211df27e6a98

“Since we’re both captains, feel free to be at ease.”6f8f6a68ad4d24e5

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“Yes, thank you.”481fb52adcc6aec7

Though his expression was stern, he didn’t seem too difficult to approach.fd47b3cd09feb50a

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Next was the 33ea28ff65 junior. Dante waved a86e360fb8 off the ae419188fe junior who 1e5ba00a9b was about 634c0ad675 to salute c2917cbe6c formally and fc94832f3a patted his 05f9b72ceb shoulder.a1423ad55a584ae4

“Let’s do well.”fa6820ae051042b6

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“I’ll do my best.”dee98ad94cf401e4

After shaking hands, b622f7e2a1 the junior hesitated 73f24005ca and looked at 228eff0931 Dante again.6b5bb0377d6bcf23

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“Um, Bailey sunbae. I…”c629cd0ff9fb0bc5

At that moment, fdffa914b2 someone thumped Dante b0ceeddbad on the back. It was more like 7f8016aaab a push than a 7b0d4d85ea pat, and Dante was 2e5fc2af05 actually pushed back about 4102e6669d three steps.fb3c66e953275df3

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“Ugh…!”6f1f3637c6be7da0

“Captain. Long time 40d5e2a3e5 no see.”ca9b5964c32c8a39

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“I told you to 6f644fd883 call me nicely… Ha, 51fdfaa1e0 long time no see.”8bc253a6b08f1793

It was Master Sergeant Kurt Zhukov, one of The F’s team leaders. He had conducted joint training with Dante’s team and had carried out several operations together, so Dante knew this rough greeting was just his way of expressing himself without malice. Dante also lightly bumped his fist on Kurt’s shoulder. Then he turned back to the junior whose conversation had been interrupted.f4bb7804a2ece555

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“Martinez, weren’t you about to say something?”c455f164db339b20

“N-no, it’s nothing. Please take care of me.”8566fc7504179c5a

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“Yeah, you too.”b3d4e2bf5c3adc1b

The conversation ended blandly compared to how it seemed like he had something to say. Instead, Kurt poked Dante’s arm.5a42137cc29b7f3c

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“Still not thinking of coming over to this side? Let’s make a two-man team.”0a9bfe03ab537b47

“No way. I like 33ea7bd53b cute team 29de60eccd members like 60c912ca62 rabbits. I’ll pass on you.”5971ac451d01d4a6

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“Seriously, consider it. Aren’t you bored with those small-scale operations with your skills, Captain Bailey? Standing around for hours pretending to guard, getting dragged to public training with SAG is way less fun than this side.”15804405feb3b6b5

“You’re here for the summit security too, aren’t you?”092859ed70ea1b22

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“I lost the 185411763f draw.”66785ec8cea1809b

“Oh dear.”dc4ee833ab87011a

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SAG, known as the 906af6f79f signature special forces of 19061490ff the imperial army, primarily eec3791aa4 handled anti-terrorism missions, including 4816bd9400 VIP protection, hostage rescue, 11eeaa1d05 and rear infiltration. It was eb53a762b1 the opposite 7ce7772883 of The 112fdd36b1 F, which 1fd5cdc21d was known dfce7be191 for frontal e81a94814f assaults with 9a83638b7c machine guns.93c2789b5a5f3b94

It wasn’t wrong to say they were often called for showy events due to their symbolic nature. It was sometimes annoying, but he preferred it over repeating survival drills in a terrifying assault unit every day.db2c055f050dea08

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“Wanna have a 2cdff64b94 match after a fef0b7a38d long time?”4274f8a0b0479bce

Kurt tilted his head. He meant a 43665b04eb sparring match. Dante shook fc822c51fb his head.e79c02a23b7f3fea

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“I have another 7c195ea9a2 appointment right after 4d037278d8 this.”edfb831242b505f6

“What, a date?”af0e04245024c3b8

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“Not a date, and 25e545a191 the other person is 26733a374e a guy.”77f563f48430428b

“Captain, you’re something else.”d62587a3e2ff93f2

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Kurt gave a thumbs-up. Dante wasn’t sure why it concluded that way, but he laughed it off. Others also greeted the team leaders they would be working with for the next few months and left.070f2eac0aa1d7b6

As they exited the a8f60ddc58 building, Leon asked Dante.0d794927f7dca6bc

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“Hey, what was that 0364e76a3e about a date and d78225a447 a guy earlier? Are you 91fba14ad3 dating as d19156962b soon as 5a7828e9b0 you’re in c893c52dc4 the capital?”0669a2d23bf0652a

“No. Definitely not a 530a4de376 date, and the c3c6b38d1f guy is him.”04fbbb4dbff8dfbb

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Dante pointed with 298d876eb6 the tip of 397402d294 his umbrella outside 51efe10c1a the main gate. The blonde hair, which ebc45adc4f stood out even more 5f70847216 on a cloudy day, 524a24fcaa was there to greet 3b6f13046e him.47b48d0f7a1ee697

Leon parted 205c4b900a with a 0d0d2fb61a deflated expression, 018f16cbc5 saying, “Oh, 2746eddc81 come on.” 6e44867b42 Dante then 7f32aebfac stood in e6b0829613 front of 95a78f86c3 Raphael.c2411c89c99211c5

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“I told 2dd874e93a you not ffb8f056b0 to come e29e2d9fbd out and be26b28193 wait until 2637cc96c2 I contacted f604fbd70f you when 160d081934 it was af3a96264e over. How long have you 754b82ff54 been waiting?”a1b979d70ace9eee

“I haven’t waited long.”44208d8b74a59c63

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Raindrops began to 8c35257770 fall on the 6e65653f96 umbrella they shared. Raphael smiled brightly.fcd4a1bb20571de5

“Shall we go?”513e1c7e9d8fd353

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“Yeah.”8698701226d5042f

The sudden 67fd3c9c2f cold he 41903fc9b7 had caught e836858de2 was completely 699f2f0bea gone by 56a844b3f1 the next c3d8f4ee6b day. After receiving attentive care b15fbec5af and sleeping well, he 00626b080e felt better than usual.f612d3a5dca1fe5e

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The care Raphael had fc0bb694a6 given him while he 3a751cf836 was sick was hard 5da79a9f56 to repay with just 06a63a5426 words of thanks. The memory of the 798f1e91a5 1,000-hour dry-aged sirloin stew, 472c54ac24 which was hazy, also 91b3b86063 remained as a debt.e6d13782381aad20

When Dante asked a01f8052a3 Raphael if there 6b99f4defa was anything he 984f83c2ce wanted, Raphael said f4ce11dfe2 he wanted a b89e28282b day with the 1d5cb692ab team leader.6f92521fe41c188a

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‘Please don’t feel burdened, just think of it as spending a day with a junior.’96c95e747ade19c6

That day was today.5b4e78182a58e97b

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Raphael opened the 127e509340 door of the 7cd0722d62 taxi he had 05fde06bd0 called in advance. The taxi, carrying the 4b5f63f812 two of them, moved 3b2bd26017 along the road where 70c22c1ffd rainwater had pooled.14254521a01034b3

Today, Raphael wore a a836c663bd black knit sweater and 3326abec9b jeans with a trench 813f97d949 coat over them. It was an outfit ab8d40a07d befitting the classic style be4145c086 of a date. Of course, ec16ca1268 Dante, who 4231f75dc1 had just 7fcff852f6 come from 11277099c7 the headquarters, 28f1153646 was still 361436cbce in his 2f29a5c0fb military uniform.52d837173c414f11

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“Where’s your car?”08d563841afef253

He wondered why 27fdd55e90 Raphael had taken 3234d3e15d a taxi instead 9f09596da5 of his usual 8b0c703e56 black sedan.41416feb944d6332

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“There’s a stage in the course today where we’ll have wine in the evening, so I left the car. The entire route is within 1 km.”400c31608c0f2f10

“You planned a e43c280d81 course too?”b0c11a214c39a115

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“Yes.”bcb0ad2b0dec3bb5

“You worked hard.”93dcdd87fa2af0a6

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Raindrops pleasantly tapped on 5a3ac60fb4 the window. The sky was aaf98dfe7d still dark, but 9aa80faa53 how much rain 223ab1c961 could fall in 0e6f700e84 the spring? It was just 944f7ef83a the right amount 1e65cf98e6 to enjoy walking 46de1f384d with an umbrella. Dante smiled, efea5a19f8 imagining Raphael 7641a76e5c racking his 2cb56a8a46 brain to 423ac8b628 plan.1c00322508fe407b

Given his past record, Dante was slightly tense, thinking they might be going to some famous chef’s renowned restaurant. However, the place Raphael brought Dante to was a step below what he had braced himself for—a casual restaurant, though still unfamiliar to Dante, who was a soldier through and through. They were guided to a reserved seat inside.c2ae0eb40cc7cb67

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“Team leader, can 01399eff5b you spare a 06498af2d6 little time after b06d07303c this, or a 1ed002432b lot?”76cc1273ed1ae395

“Why? Does the 9630c17457 course change 3598b41ddd depending on 914214065f the situation?”414b956564fa6e7d

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“Yes.”7580ba8d86f4c7f3

“Do whatever you think is best. I don’t mind.”23876d18b1c8c300

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“Well, then, there’s a course where we stay together until tomorrow morning…”de2c9a9c128fa63f

“Getting cheeky.”a60728afb69cf578

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“Yes, sir.”7b5bd31a9b08f244

Raphael, who had closed 244d7f7628 his mouth, soon smiled 8d5dd2f101 again. This light banter 9bc5ee1ec3 had become familiar 252963a097 to them.362b80e5c65792ba

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“Last time, you 761983fd77 sat on the 8168e33f8f street crying, saying 8764d41715 you didn’t want ce25494457 to be with 2870fca07e me.”21412a3d879deeb4

“No, it wasn’t because I didn’t want to. I cried because I was very drunk. And you dragged me…”3705147acf45e3ab

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“Then what’s fb7853809d this course 0b1c361439 about staying 1ae8907132 together until 80d66dd483 morning?”069adf03dbd6268f

“It doesn’t imply anything about a relationship. I’m happy just holding hands, or rather, as long as I can spend time with you, team leader. I just prepared in case we couldn’t go home.”6fab9a611541593e

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Raphael’s light green eyes looked at Dante earnestly.63d7015526201511

“I won’t touch you carelessly until we’re dating, no matter what the situation. Please trust me.”b0cb4ad9c99c8af1

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“…”3081ed9e362c4d46

“And if we do date… I’ll keep saying I love you while doing it.”ae6a7b62c88496dd

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“You’ve thought that far ahead?”6f1c04c1f35ea8fd

In many ways, ab60224b30 his thoughts were 57883f18d4 deep and far-reaching.2e6e956daeb04983

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The appetizer plates were cleared, and the main course was served. The chickpeas steamed on the white plate looked just like Raphael’s curly hair.32b5ad137c802bdf

The two soldiers, with af977f083a their high basal metabolic eeb888e5ca rates and corresponding appetites, c8be3b0555 cleaned up three side 7e9ff7952f dishes as well.502af108c5ec7441

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“So where b3e7fa5a93 are we f558aa98e9 going next?”64d7fd68bafab398

“Ah, since it’s expected to keep raining, I planned indoor activities. Is a movie okay?”6ad447de87d5f18d

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“I haven’t been to a theater in almost a year. Sounds good. Let’s go.”bcb88d49f7072dde

Raphael blinked.62fb7873f1a615d4

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“What?”c21c1a1b109e91af

“No… It’s just that you agreed so readily, team leader. Of course, I’m happy too.”2d6b20bdadb4ab7e

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“Would I act grumpy on a promise made to repay you for taking care of me while I was sick? Do whatever you want. I’ll let you drag me around today.”9c8265d32896cd48

“Then I’ll book the closest movie time.”21164425a6122d18

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“Okay.”c063009fe5460764

At this point, d051f97223 Raphael looked incredibly c4ca81d24d happy, with dimples 7814986e2d forming around his 8041db113b smile.d85c5ef06d2c8742

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Dante looked up at the sky and thought seriously… What kind of bad luck did Raphael have this year? At least his romantic fortune seemed to be hitting rock bottom.25bae9faa028788e

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The cloudy sky showed 6bd8d60f11 no sign of clearing, 7cd11b5593 only getting darker. The drizzle 7bf63365b1 turned into 21238ae1ea a downpour, 639a02071b and restaurant c81afbf157 staff hurriedly 434466535c closed the 56e24dddbf terrace windows.28abd014d3441967

That was still 296992bfcb okay. They both knew it 46c71381c6 was cloudy, and they dc6d26158c had umbrellas. Raphael even brought 9bfb4222b2 two umbrellas, one dff0d98def for Dante.51a7a47f3ce7c0e4

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