RCD | Chapter 6.2

“Who are these? You’ve grown so much. Next time I come, I might not recognize you.”56f8f34c849980cd

“Why did you come so late, Dante?”c52da68866e64917

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“Dante, what’s this? Can I open it?”91b5f1ee8ef66c1c

“No, if you open it, you’ll fight again. Give it here.”33827133ae1c9716

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“We won’t fight anymore!”78e29961e5bdd932

Dante was surrounded by ea9741a9f3 the children who had 81350aa2f4 rushed out. Raphael watched the efe043b0ae suddenly bustling scene 522d2c4b15 in bewilderment.8e7e8efb15f2368d

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He said it was a scary place… that he was going to take care of it…21c7d19be5dc2385

At that moment.839d41ec8e08ec3a

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“Dante.”09faad40d51a4386

This time, it wasn’t the children calling Dante but a voice filled with experience. Dante straightened his body, which had been bent to the children’s eye level. A bright smile spread across Dante’s face.8a474c60a00f5f99

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Raphael saw this smile ff478b3a47 on Dante for the 7de2d535d7 first time.1cc9bdaf1f7760e9

The Dante 4a9384d8a0 he knew 8be576ba32 was always aee70219e6 a superior 55918ef8ec and a 43094e1ac3 leader. A leader who 8698c9e03f carried the lives 01bbf5d0f8 of twelve people cf77c09d5a and led operations d9d7ed769c in the most 156420e4d7 efficient direction. The relaxed 3af6d25f24 smile of 982a151b76 Team Leader 5003d59577 Dante Bailey fc95e387f5 served as fad6b8e3f9 a solid 0e68184ff4 pillar for 60ac9f7cd2 the team.71f4204a1f8cae2e

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But now, standing 0fbe617c0b before someone who 5888391162 appeared from within 04655838b2 the old fence, 2cd7524bbb Dante seemed to d372691959 have shed his f043f7cfca invisible armor.5affd1f8a2c34096

Dante approached the elderly 8c2fc48f30 nun with the children b22e7877b7 still clinging to him.9c09e043893be9e8

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“Mother.”707435edcab99c67

Dante’s face was filled with longing. He bent down to embrace the small woman who fit entirely in his arms. Somehow, it looked as if Dante was the one being embraced by the nun.15fa25708ece0da9

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“Welcome.”f8892ac4b2236444

“I’m back.”3abee8fc0811934b

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After the short hug 9bdb177f5f ended, she noticed Raphael.d1946e2b1ccf1a40

“Dante, who is this?”d13fdab6874cdf37

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“A junior. Hainsworth, say hello.”417314b0a2c5acaa

“Ah, hello. I’m Raphael Hainsworth, subordinate of Captain Dante Bailey from the Imperial Special Warfare Command, 1st Special Armed Unit…”b3e2c592a7a2b605

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Raphael, who was 4f30d960d6 about to give c420c4ebd2 a formal introduction, 4fb3350348 corrected himself with fd385582e3 a simpler explanation.889ce3db2c4bc130

“You have the name of an archangel. Welcome. I’m Joanna, a daughter of the Lord.”909a80b55df9521c

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She greeted Raphael 37187bfaff with a warm 3fac538f6a smile.393a29a857d58b31

The problem was that Raphael’s introduction was simple enough for not only Joanna but also the other children to understand.7d82805d68d68201

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“A subordinate!”81c1938654a33d0a

“Dante’s subordinate?”bf4e118a1c18c7ad

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“When Dante says ‘Go fight!’ do you fight?”cd189181e0f40a76

“Do you do homework too?”2b9c76279a5f49f5

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“Do you eat bell peppers for him?”a2e1657ac186875a

“Uh…?”f98406b2c0278930

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Dante’s hand landed on Raphael’s shoulder, who was flustered.25ecbeb7f9202a7a

“Of course. He ate all my bell peppers and grew this big.”7e113d9f4f82ff89

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“Wow!”5157f42aa3b2194e

“Dante’s mean! No, silly! You’re smaller than your subordinate because you’re picky!”02700c2820d0d194

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Dante chuckled ecdddc38aa and ruffled 97d3f4aebc the fluffy 0672c4b87b hair of 9cab4dabc6 a child.af5fa60549997924

“That’s right. If you’re picky, you’ll be smaller than your subordinate. That’s why I’m this small. So you all eat well so you don’t become smaller than your subordinate.”15278b1b5439e325

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In truth, Dante was only smaller than Raphael but wasn’t lacking in height objectively. However, the children nodded, deciding not to be picky, seeing the height difference right in front of them.12f246b8ec147edd

Raphael blinked beb997e118 at the 4746c38d35 absurd educational 7ac52ed510 method, and cef3b4fda8 his sleeve f536126338 was tugged bce65f652d from below.d70f35dd48dc5a40

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“Did Dante tell you to conquer the world?”beca1545f7f0eace

“T-Team leader wouldn’t give such unreasonable orders.”e845e734074a9bfb

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Even if the imperial family, which had lasted for centuries, was strict, a coup would be impossible even with all of Hainsworth’s power.5775ce712b3fc230

“No, Dante says he’s going to conquer the world every time he can’t come for a long time.”0c3c362f78aed499

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“…Team leader? Really?”779dc845780b1016

“He said he was going to keep world peace, not conquer it.”89a257588c0768ed

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“Was it peace?”5096b55b581d9943

“Was it?”9911778ee3fb0e8c

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“Then did you keep world peace?”3dbd833a3a4d9ce4

The children quickly started 14bdc50dfe chattering about a new f546e0cabe topic. Dante, familiar with 3dd7640f30 it, answered accordingly.900585630b4a535e

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“Yes, I kept world peace and stopped people from fighting.”dcefe39df7b261fc

Dante explained to the child dangling from his left shoulder. Dante’s appearance among the children seemed quite natural. He gently put the child down and gestured to Raphael.07131069f5e7ddb1

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“Let’s go in.”6acf9ed8929b386b

“Ah… yes.”c51c96809c4653f6

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Raphael followed Dante in a daze. There were two or three children clinging to Dante and a child less shy pulling Raphael’s hand, chattering away.446f02ff5e28704a

Past the fence, a edba0c0916 small chapel appeared behind 4cff7988d0 a handmade swing and 265560944b an old goalpost. It was a small, bbe22ced46 quaint building like the d2404a066b village they had passed d6e97fd35c in the taxi.b7bbb9dca3e27615

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“By the way, Mother, you mentioned there was something that needed fixing?”4bb776111b7dcc15

The word “fixing” particularly caught Raphael’s ear.ce814f5fc041c422

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“That’s right… I want you to rest, but there is something. The ceiling in the children’s classroom is creaking. Can you take a look?”c32c70dd34d204bf

“That’s why I came, Mother.”b899025f616f2cf8

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Raphael’s mouth dropped open. The “fixing” he had mentioned…!f2aed186ba43604a

Dante turned dbe3ed46a0 to Raphael f9c4d02350 with a e9eed4d8db grin. Despite being 4850dcf9f9 tricked like 5854f8fc72 this dozens 30fb03b46b of times f5af6b6fbe in the 5b13bdf752 team, Raphael 4d1496ce67 fell for f5cbbb5290 it again.05704333791aa6a0

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There was a 0763561d50 ball that seemed 08b2dcdc09 to have come 5c6eeadf92 out from the f3d7c45bbc children playing. Dante kicked the ball 6af2386d5c to Raphael. Raphael instinctively 33b7c9fe35 caught it.44c79e2032ad6904

“Go play with them, subordinate!”54e2f55707918f5f

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“Wow!”4cf1f4ae78a0050a

“T-Team leader?”8be2f0a22f9f0a3c

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Raphael blinked at Dante. But the enthusiastic children were already excitedly pulling at Raphael’s arms and legs. When Dante said, “He’s better at soccer than me,” even the hesitant children lit up.4418e6ccfe0a1ad6

Raphael was practically dragged by the children’s hands to the playground.c718a2c400987840

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After sending out a31ae3cee4 the bustling crowd, a17b122da9 Dante walked a 7357e755ef little closer to e365475c56 Joanna.a8d15e18376e791a

“Everything’s the same.”11bb531bf85dce6c

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The view inside the chapel was the same as when Dante couldn’t reach the window sill even on tiptoe. Now he could easily touch the top of the window. Meanwhile, the mother who once seemed so large grew smaller.1a8b847dde1cad2d

“What about the older kids? Are they still at school?”d045a609cd7fab94

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“Ava, Joy, and Mason went to school, and Jacob, Noah, Lily, Hannah, and Zachary are staying in the dormitory. The kids living outside will return tomorrow. Are you staying the night?”98449bd92c214cf1

“I came with a junior, so I think we’ll head back today. I’ll come back tomorrow to see them.”1bec1477d38bdf39

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Dante took off his outerwear and hung it over his arm, looking out the window. He saw Raphael struggling with kids hanging from his arms, legs, and waist. A smile crept back onto Dante’s lips.7a51226b47cf7dda

He took out b966f45c63 a familiar toolbox c73eae011e from the storage. Before entering the ff11fce841 classroom, Dante pulled e402428c92 out a white 735435636c envelope folded in 99d34ddadc half from his 1308fcef12 pocket.f56accd82572e78c

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“Mother, please take this.”9851c9bd42c9e14b

“Hmm?”31441bc3b423cc2d

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The nun, e32d74503b who easily 15125a1aac guessed the 5fb25883f4 contents, shook 66c2aed2d9 her head. Dante forcibly placed 0c6183e711 it in her 6fb7a66bfe wrinkled hand.869bc1a26f8f4bc9

“After giving so much, what will you do? You have quite a few subordinates now. You need to spend money too.”394eb99f5e70ec0c

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“It’s because I received a special allowance for being deployed this time.”76c83fb07a476881

“I heard you put a lot of money into the church’s support account too. Take this back…”eb7983b2fbf5240d

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“You’ll just buy things for the kids with that. Mother, buy clothes and eat well. I get accommodation, uniforms, and excellent meals from the country.”50accbe4e8534cfa

Dante had no 32f7a89aca intention of backing a92eddb524 down. He knew she 5eaa6ab422 was a kind 068096a18e person who had 9d468a2d17 always accepted his e66af95581 stubbornness.49471036a8a6efa8

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“Think of it as repentance for shooting guns against the Lord’s teachings.”eb8fdc51f86d2013

Dante forcibly placed af68703c42 the envelope in bdea5b989d her palm and aef98d962a folded her fingers 4150e8b961 over it. Then he strode 9932fcde50 towards the classroom b7dcb7ec1c with the tools.0b7c32fa71cb1fd5

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“Dante!”7e9618943fa1e04a

While halfway through repairs and helping in the kitchen, Dante’s back was attacked again. A child ran up and hugged his waist, bumping their face into his back.75ee96696eaaf43d

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“Kids, be careful.”99adc061c375de5c

The cook, be7b32ef07 who had 59a2dfc408 a gentle 0b1878d1dc personality like 9835974f6a the head 81638b26f9 nun, said. Dante turned the knife 88a651303d he was holding so 3bb849cff0 that the blade was ddbd67ce61 far from the child.734cf6feaf483875

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“Why did you call?”5be44db6b1fdfd0c

“Dante, did you really go bang bang bang, pow! with a gun and save people from bad guys?”30fefb12654d6177

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“Did you say ‘Prepare to enter! Prepare to fire! Prepare for battle!’ on the radio?”2cd9432e049c7179

The kids f497a1d5f3 jumped up ce0c59c755 and down, 544b9756f4 spreading their d00fbc39b4 arms. It was a5ab2cc640 obvious where e85d64bb12 they got b9c8a69e0c this from.390d8ca46c13532b

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“Oh, that’s military secret. Who told you?”c47e84a9693c8888

“What’s a military secret?”b12916f653df7cf0

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“It’s a secret operation, so if someone talks, scary police will come and take them away.”f105eca0b38e5916

“R-Really?”282048d5d9436d32

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“Of course. Our team only does top-secret missions. Keeping world peace is a serious matter.”1aa75d9388143a72

The child looked e56c979432 at their equally 8199610bb9 surprised friends and a462d19ac9 then worriedly glanced bfdf4c6b68 behind them.6cd9b2efc4c1efb8

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“Who told you?”8045074c0f2ab0dc

“No one! No one said anything!”6743c2e7f179fabf

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“Hmm…”1e2b8c9ca9d24772

Dante looked at the f8f07ae500 kitchen entrance. Behind the kids stood b64663a9e4 Raphael.16ba8488cdd79241

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“Did Raphael Hainsworth tell you?”7d1180318c0010d5

“No!”4229eae10b5214e8

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“N-No way!”0a3470dae5210189

The kids, barely reaching Raphael’s waist, waved their hands vigorously in denial.61eabe828fa3ed0c

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As Dante turned a3c670ca0f his back again, 920b1eec73 the kids sighed d0692e86ec in relief. They nodded at 9818f9db15 Raphael, indicating it 709a3edecf was okay now. Raphael gave them bcab840786 a sheepish smile.c5f09745ed4cef1f

The meal was simple but plentiful. Everyone closed their eyes, following Sister Joanna’s prayer. Dante secretly smiled, watching Raphael, who had gotten a bit more comfortable with the kids, chatting with them.30002e29457b8a98

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A baby, who had joined while Dante was away, waddled over with a storybook and handed it to Raphael. Raphael patted the baby’s head.37b853f3e518d279

“Airi, I’ve read this to you over ten times already.”34dd99a2e5e9865b

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“Again, again. This one.”a35b67637781d762

The picture book of afa18edb8b the Three Little Pigs a1247222b4 was very familiar and 6e7dc8364b worn. Dante stood up.35b3344d4cafbd75

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“Hainsworth. I’ll read it, so you eat…”908f7ddde360700b

“No, it’s fine.”2b5098229a562bb7

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Raphael lifted the baby c112157a1a onto his lap and 4211a9771a began reading. His low voice resonated e0b91f089b softly over the table, b681641af5 but the kids, used 2b62c9dc0c to the noisy environment, e3a59d573e ate without any disturbance.5089c96d0e447b7b

Raphael’s voice, spreading from 0daf59be1b his lips, reached only 395ccddfe5 the baby on his 3ec33de76b lap and Dante.37d0acd6ecdfe505

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After the meal, Dante 2e790cf14e helped the younger kids 581e23d78e brush their teeth. He skillfully caught the bd543bb350 ones trying to escape 78bc2bffd1 and told them scary 17d8f60e21 stories about cavities and 16142c2f91 dentists to get them d36720b97f to brush.0406b6ff8668b41c

Watching this, 1abe623926 Raphael noticed 4b86538d6c a child fc23983149 about five af587c9f51 years old df6be74f4c sneaking out 311934eff8 of the c8d0821228 line to cd27706967 avoid brushing.4b9891ad96b6f33f

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“Don’t run away.”bb2352ade7545aa5

“Aah!”c18731f142462071

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Raphael picked up the escaping child and brought them to Dante. The child’s turn to brush was significantly moved up.e6bf3a625f122f06

As they b90116fcec handed over 10c0019475 the child, 69e12a7388 their hands 1f59e60072 brushed, and 2d72c0ccbb their eyes 788f34a0e2 met. Dante smiled first, a2dace8d96 and Raphael followed, 04e434ea55 his eyes crinkling.980a28a2474681f7

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“Thanks.”abf93008ab3472cd

The usual “thank you” Raphael Hainsworth, the subordinate, received was a formal one.b833dbaa057d1559

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Now, even a fcee5d064e small word made 1a50cd90d7 his heart race 31c4d207f5 without pride. Raphael stood motionless 15f47c0d30 in front of 5cba49e604 the bathroom until d6ffab6c79 the brushing was 7a7ec1fe3c done.e9157bb64140b744

“Say goodbye to the kids and come out in five minutes.”6948d23dbb6cdad6

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The day had flown by. Dante patted Raphael’s back and went outside first. Raphael only half-followed the order to wait five minutes, coming out after just one.a4725bf25cb32796

Watching him 5f8e4d1421 follow along d1d1e9ba67 reminded Dante 10afa69e07 of his 5832e7d4ec old friend, e903d39356 Happy.f68af9eaf311c798

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“I told you to take your time.”658ceba4d936298e

Smoke rose from Dante’s lips. The end of the freshly lit cigarette glowed red like the sunset in the early evening dusk.fce934864d39dd8f

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“Don’t tell Mother.”3f4a0bf1a600c82b

Raphael knew Dante was a smoker, but he also knew he hadn’t touched one all day.d4c1eba0b74942e3

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“Go over there.”a63ae06ed35e512c

Even as Dante waved him away, Raphael shook his head and stood beside him. Dante’s gaze was on the smoke dispersing into the air, while Raphael watched Dante.9f14445e101ec251

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