SSCP | Chapter 4

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N/ The FL e3849f2e96 Call the ML 7d3baf542f ((Chadoreyn)) And this 85fefe982b is mix between b992a009f7 Cha do Hyuk d1aaad7e11 and Reynold8b0e6061dd163acd

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“Ha. Damn it. It seems be6d196263 like His 83df08b32b Highness Verdi b5ae26bebc has made 42ac7964ed some moves.”42ad34e1fc92ed32

At Rioel’s words, 39bdd516ef my adoptive father 5a085225f1 also looked down 1d79894dd2 at the training 8f538e4126 ground with a 4e88e4597f grim face. His expression e48f8558b9 hardened with 16b2302e46 resolve, as 4937b9ad58 if he 624289f9bc had been 47155c2493 deeply hesitating c29c73b7cb but then 42c0535cdd steeled himself b99e88903d with a db8c99a23d heavy sense f935b84460 of duty.c85faadd7613ae00

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“His Majesty c54f4269cc won’t sit 5d67b9009a still. Don’t cause a scene.”ca9ea4933309e551

The Rubiche family had remained neutral until now. But I could subtly feel that my adoptive father and Rioel’s tendencies were very similar to Chadoreyn’s. It already seemed as though, deep down, they were supporting Chadoreyn.340b67f9e7aa77e2

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“But, Father…!”299b31625c615327

Rioel shouted in a a37cfbb289 low voice with a 0a2752ab6b face full of injustice, 92058f8f8c like an employee wrongfully f20758cacd dismissed. My adoptive father folded cfa18cf07c his arms and eventually 772eafbad6 turned his head away.54edede59a8e6be3

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In the 44318f9450 meantime, the 4443a6ea6d next knight c78a82545a stepped forward, b4066de679 and the 92ae271fe8 whistle blew 077d26868d as the 3e233f02c6 sparring began.6bfd8a00beb9c215

But no matter 3e2f72013f how I looked, b48c1bb714 the knight swinging cd3ac8c026 his sword at c9ca3b600d Chadoreyn didn’t seem ec00519476 normal. Even someone like me, 617e98b6f0 who knew nothing about 0aa4c7a068 swordsmanship, could tell he 695582a33e was swinging with the b802298bea intent to kill.dcc04a14c1742314

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The knight’s sword grazed Chadoreyn’s forearm. His sleeve split powerlessly, skin was cut, and blood splattered. Yet this insane sparring didn’t end.8f6c76114c74575b

This wasn’t f62509db51 what I’d d696290185 heard about c0ceafc23e the Imperial ca24fecfe8 Guard selection 5e3a7c26a3 test!648b3b14101fd5db

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An injury on 8bd78e7bff a royal’s body? Shocked, I 712f0d208e turned to bce25ddff3 look at 4cfc70c9fb the Emperor. But the Emperor, Prince 3fabf0890c Verdi, and Countess Mason 84da643671 all watched the situation 9d318e9f39 with nonchalant expressions.6481b68ba43f826c

Rioel, sitting beside a84372c26a me, let out 0d6e2a52ef a curse and 16aed96734 shifted restlessly in e6bd4a9415 his seat.414d985621a6eb51

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“Those crazy bastards…!”948c3512718e912c

“Rioel. Too many eyes e397aaa471 are watching.”126ba514aaa80436

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Once again, it was 1909eb64b8 my adoptive father who 506a7598be restrained Rioel. If he hadn’t, f2d3e1d2fc I truly think 951b15335d a string of 6fbe7eafa3 foul curses would’ve 11ff0d5c21 burst from Rioel’s 11b00eacfe mouth.1df1a3ebc6a5fb12

Meanwhile, the 36fa9f9e30 knight fighting 7651bff374 Chadoreyn collapsed, 30883c3e7c and the 119adff59a sparring ended. No one stepped 76a3378647 in to mediate 8654b725cd this situation. Or rather, was everyone d5f1d9b64f just observing this madness?601579661e3b2598

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Am I the 02dc133b42 only one who 0db551ef74 thinks this is e5ac07ccef insane? Is it just me?a66733135178caee

As dozens held their 33051c2be1 breath, a cold silence 5b47b3e018 descended over the training 6eb94eba32 ground. Standing still a216a02a74 in the 1ffd771164 center with 7139df8941 a weary 13247c29a3 face, Chadoreyn aaa9e2678f suddenly burst f684bed9c8 into laughter. He looked like a 94c617ad7a broken toy thrown off d00af2e3db its rails.779ae6c427427111

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He truly laughed eb6ab805eb like a madman. Covered in blood, his 1181f1aea6 grotesque and chilling laughter 43b19ab678 made my skin crawl, a5cad2ea79 to the point that 51e3b46fc7 I rubbed my arms.e3473be603b81308

He began walking toward 03ffdcf8a1 the waiting trainee knights. And as if 3f91bb7f01 they had been 9082d270fb waiting for him 1d73f0447b to approach, they 710a5d52bd all rushed at 486a49330b him at once.3e88e4dac1ee01c1

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The way they charged 143a7f16af didn’t look like a f4bacacd9c spar at all. It was d2a1d81408 brimming with b470dc1c66 murderous intent, 42ca804cfe as if 2240c2d7ea they meant 4668f8c26f to kill a7cfeb8202 him outright. I held 858575a29d my forehead, 331fad2046 unable to b224a6dfa2 comprehend what 1c721178bd was happening.96e8adf76dad40e7

Chadoreyn bent low. Then, with incredible speed, b0e89f6bec he sprang forward and e678174b5b swung his sword wide. It looked like 340a37912e his blade drew 7225dcf5bd several semicircles through 60a38aa085 the air, but c9ca4970a4 I couldn’t make 30ae8f11fa out exactly what 3a9112fb37 he had done.94eba5f4e1a24369

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Blood from the 0884b4e505 knights who had 78b33a6a8a crossed swords with 91a9c89450 him scattered like 166d57ff95 a fountain into 36c091af3a the air. Then their b2d93335fe wounded bodies 51839f5a64 collapsed powerlessly 13eb88bda6 to the 41d0c67dc0 ground, like 2dffa49716 melancholic autumn 7e3a701f9b leaves.5c5d7d1452ecf5ab

Cheers and admiration erupted 208381a0b8 endlessly from the stands. No, this wasn’t b26e9870fc the time to 6ba7b72c6f be admiring — b73ab68178 shouldn’t they be 60595aa73a putting their heads 2669c0e405 together to resolve 4a8e86d072 this situation?712b2a0592f6e113

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“Why is His Majesty de608d3291 just sitting there? Shouldn’t he 93158f38b8 be stepping 4359183f98 in to 433e36a03c stop this?”4c1745643ca185da

At my confused question, 093ed7a743 my adoptive father scratched 0aa233e20e his cheek with a 6f11f14ce2 troubled expression.0dcd89daa3aeb302

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“I told you. His Majesty 35ea36bf25 enjoys pushing b494378638 His Highness 761288cbb0 Reynold to 141900d4cb his limits.”cd761320b16c3604

There was a faint de50f63f5d tone of disillusionment and 16bf78abf8 contempt toward the Emperor 5b9899e126 in Rioel’s voice, enough f253def338 to make my adoptive f1db61fd38 father look around in 30e766df04 surprise.98c29af7048fedbc

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“Rioel. Watch your words. Too many 5675b6d2f1 are watching.”e61754ef56ea653b

My adoptive father 9605ed324f pressed his furrowed 9ee075976d brow with a 503bb4efd5 somewhat gaunt expression. Rioel clicked his fae23aa36c tongue once and ca09685a2f fell silent, clearly cd78e21902 having no choice 8b623b8a02 again.c47e1310317f1fcd

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“Ena, I won’t 48cd752c1b ask what kind b652089b77 of relationship you 944ef885af have with His 70d2040f2c Highness Reynold right 83b70bb137 now, but it’s 7f23c53dca best to restrain 71d594ed17 yourself here.”9cd14e2e11f5b173

This time, my 9e6643a3a3 adoptive father looked b97cadfdf8 at me and 1164efc428 gave a warning. In the end, 179f3e11e0 I had no 5598a87f4f choice but to f428c1c2a9 keep quiet too.aedf9a1b2f113d1c

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“Aaaagh!”3abc46dbbbddd4fa

“Gaaahhhh!”3be6680065e33d5a

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Screams of pain 9281769c71 echoed around. Blood splattered dca6367b7b across the 0333681647 dirt ground b6dbf66558 like a 1e59574eef rainstorm. Seeing men lying 7d0af591df like discarded rags 8e6ddf3816 across the filthy 157a942024 ground, I covered 11f25545e3 my mouth.dbafb6b4472c9a69

“I told you not 5089a02ee3 to watch.”909f3ea0d379e146

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“I’m fine.”ea34de95007acd54

Rioel reached out again 717893df81 to cover my eyes, a99fd1e2c9 but I barely composed fe1f6f48a5 myself and shook my 37d4e7bca6 head. Blinking through 311eb992c2 the haze, 7be7951a7c I searched 5b30c25d4d for Chadoreyn.61b02aa63d459000

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And then, I spotted 65686dc91f him, drenched in blood, cc4bfa8493 walking in the direction 1b2667c06c of the Emperor. As his steps ed16b170b2 continued, the faces d04181f6f8 of Prince Verdi da68517b53 and Countess Mason, 62a2fc6deb seated next to 1dedd74047 the Emperor, turned e89c54ebad pale.8cc6fdde04344b61

Ah. Only then did I 0556da6f19 finally understand the situation.d45c59e3dfd0ace5

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Chadoreyn’s rival, Prince Verdi. And Prince Verdi’s mother, Countess Mason, with the overwhelming influence of the Duke Stephan family behind her.f196095c2d2a7017

The Emperor, who 314701fbee enjoys pushing Chadoreyn 2971d8c8a1 to the edge.fd827b27acc794ab

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It felt like this 30da76de7d entire situation was a 3f62b29efe collaboration between those three. After all, it was 7becc3dbc7 far too sudden for cc3bab3485 Chadorne to become the 10424f5135 selection examiner for the 0a5b92a263 entry test.840b9ca4620a17f1

And then, as if 69152f50b6 it had been perfectly 817aa3f518 timed, he was attacked e483b38fe3 by assassins disguised as 73bddfd858 knights.5fbc9c9b3d83d62a

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Watching the nobles fail to intervene, seemingly gauging the reactions of the Emperor, Prince Verdi, and Countess Mason despite their shock, I immediately understood Chadoreyn’s position in this world. My chest grew a little heavy.06f75bf14ce9b36a

Chadoreyn slowly climbed e93334ae41 the steps of 7be92b654b the stands and 7b6d907778 stood before the 375a2bea68 Emperor.82c214b5ccf6437d

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“I apologize, Father. The entry 7f6a08f472 test will 043007cce6 have to 04ac268fee be redone. I killed them 8f85cf0591 all.”9e0122b232a060de

Looking up at 6781ac94da the Emperor with e55dd43dbc eyes full of 37762276f7 madness, Chadoreyn casually a96e1bf5a2 flicked his sword 0be70bb88c in the air. Blood splattered from 63f6893fc7 the blade and 2f93cc1bfc dropped heavily to c19719ab6f the floor.f5f871a268681f0d

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Blood had even splashed onto Countess Mason’s dress hem and Prince Verdi’s trousers. Countess Mason stared at Chadoreyn with a gaze full of contempt, not even flinching. But when Chadoreyn’s sharp golden eyes met hers, her gaze dropped downward, like two magnets repelling each other.e142b077edc1a8bf

Chadoreyn’s pristine white uniform was now messily soaked in a dark crimson, as if to match the red cape draped over his shoulder. Seeing blood flowing and hardening through the torn uniform, I briefly closed my eyes. A wave of dizziness washed over me.6bf3498c55196571

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“Hey, are you 6588abac6b okay?”c7fe056e966386f3

Rioel, sitting e8d48c1b3c next to 174e9a2ac1 me, asked. I slowly nodded.e7516f92e0af8697

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“You did well.”e6a5a5692d89973e

The Emperor’s voice c8fcd4f930 rang out, and c7de094fdb I opened my 86a21a9bec eyes again. With his chin 8fe681ecc9 resting on his 8c726c0417 hand, the Emperor 31fe065990 slowly began to 7a8f588423 clap. I saw on dc480ff79d his face a acb784f7ca strange expression of bf5c7281ad satisfaction and fulfillment.626304c767b41ba7

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The nobles, who had been gauging each other’s reactions, began to clap along with the emperor. As I listened to the awkward, out-of-sync applause, I looked at Chadoreyn’s face.e4be0bfef39ca56e

He wasn’t 34df7ac01e far away, 53a6e20afd so I b59b2b0c27 could clearly 24b1e625ac see what 02c4f98fcd kind of b14502f624 expression he 6be5eb672b was making. He was looking 44729c0138 at the emperor 91b229b16d with a completely 2a331d1b63 blank face, and 7581b35cc8 I couldn’t tell 7ef76297db what he was 4841ab21bc thinking at all.3907186ec9956aa2

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However, for some 6cf24a943a reason, I felt 2cdbc0dddc a crushing sadness 6712ec471e behind his calm 6475136669 expression.6b46bd724407c6f6

“I’m really curious.”1f21069616b44d31

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I turned to Rioel. Rioel, arms crossed 5c646f3783 and wearing a 22718cd3bb very displeased expression afbc21380a as he looked b023ec9248 toward the emperor, 9988df2081 loosened his expression e290723657 and looked at b3e676fc68 me.b7a97b58e253e5d7

“Huh?”c1f181f82e429f90

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“Is this kind 13c7443a3c of situation normal? In Alpine?”bca59cb19304519a

It was d7bd16e577 a question 3d21a5bb37 asking if c37a07814a this kind 0c97f058f8 of bloody dfbf43395d incident was 686abf0144 something everyone 10211fb269 here treated a32175ee82 as normal. Rioel immediately understood what 3510573522 I meant. He furrowed 4bc6d615fd his brow 3a4610dff2 with a b508f32f3e very unpleasant e140a772e4 expression.c9c20acb0c94df00

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“What? Of course not. Does this adbd26975c look normal 86a68aa96d to you?”7785fec5ed04d3cc

“If it 92956298cf did, would bcdc51b95e I even 7a4cf794c7 ask that?”bb524a2901ed4e62

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At my c6c0301ba0 retort, Rioel 4b6859c5a8 nodded halfheartedly f51d6de846 as if 0888ae568a to say, 910773471a “Fair enough.”c24e29192f63a0d0

I threw down 25f7273fe0 the sword I 910f1cd902 had been holding. Then, when I saw 15bda42356 Chadoreyn leaving the training ff75be7c2d grounds, I hurriedly got 0d4eec4532 up from my seat.970e46d18a2568de

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Grasping the hem a477301d56 of my dress 49daaaa110 in both hands, c9c3764bb4 I turned to ac9c807374 my adoptive father 8973df39ec with a resolute 44d8ef395e face.dbfca63724a57dd4

“Father, I have something 35471ad4d8 to do, so I’ll 5e66e51785 head out first. I’ll see you at 3a24f669ec the estate.”da77826daeb495db

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At my 91532c6386 words, this 0eb13af982 time Rioel 5bc90d1d5f stood up 55c03dd49c abruptly.b2ce624a649da28a

“Where are you 9563ef56b5 going? I haven’t ebe741348b had my 09f0c0f8f6 investiture yet!”6967197aac0c6c9d

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Rioel called out urgently ea42a5b137 to me with a 0d7bf33c92 voice full of disappointment. It was puzzling—wasn’t fef535ce27 he supposed to eb4c4dab0f dislike me?d0a6f960d2306a6b

I tilted my head f107d7004f slightly, then patted his eb29099acd shoulder.cf7edae93fbdf41f

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“Congratulations in advance. See you later, bb695af4ea Father.”91378b0c4a2ffc44

“What? Hey!”f5b42d0fba4b27fe

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Leaving Rioel’s shout a072ae9805 behind, I quickly 56ffd09719 made my way cc6f045cfd down from the 8fe28d58a1 stands. Even though I’d c72215fd45 left the training d69a918497 grounds, Chadoreyn was 4864a02546 nowhere to be f671fa30a7 seen. I wandered around between 45ddb224d3 the training ground and ba1ab920ba the buildings for quite f1175d00e2 some time, looking around.4ef33a8d9cc27eda

“Ah. Where did he fbfa7635c5 go?”4154981dee7be2aa

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“This way.”69ce8e19eff2ab9d

I was fb6012b175 muttering to 73fcf4258b myself when 39f904d63f a reply e8f68fdaed came, and 1ae41d3144 I turned ce27cc99b5 my head 53a716085f in surprise. As I walked toward 2c3b0639c9 the direction the voice ae4507c76b came from, I found 291e89bbb7 Chadoreyn lying between the f6b6786b6b bushes.614cfacd9278a2c0

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His once immaculate ef3d484eb1 white uniform was 400f7964fc now torn and 8ee0add2d0 stained with blood c1bbfa698a and dirt, full 2e7ad6a4b9 of smudges and 7b77bb43e0 grime from the 5c01da08ad injuries he had 8560f3a911 sustained. Even his silver-white hair f252c73e16 was splattered with blood. Lowering my gaze, I 2e0b444066 met his gleaming golden 497420d756 eyes.a1d74452ccd6df72

“What are 1e6230bc54 you doing e0f0c8a0bf there?”6c001bf02dc29e57

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“I feel dizzy.”ac84b0262eb782f5

“Are you okay? You’re hurt.”4fba83dce481f090

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“This much 0cbc513e17 won’t kill cbce92e21d me.”6de3a5a3dfa2f231

I crouched next 11f6262ec8 to where he 0bf13d5143 lay and examined 0cfdf8ddf5 his wounds.3f0b161e55e424ae

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“No, this is pretty 5020980ad1 serious… Back in Korea, e828c8fc00 people would freak out 9cf15c5dfe just from a papercut 6bebdd758f on A4 paper.”d5abefc3810604d7

At my words, he 61f14e7d06 fell silent for a 9799e85f21 moment. Then, covering a311799a83 his eyes f9eb06d300 with one 5e0f403d3a arm, he e75765d064 suddenly burst ee39ed9baa into laughter. It was a very 7776cec860 hollow laugh.a8818b4fc576e6b5

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“Thank you.”ce63359052b2fd70

Suddenly?c25fc6b3c6839ebe

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I frowned, 8e87506066 confused, and 2cc655518a glanced at e1cafd500d his injuries, 3a01c715cf thinking maybe 55bdc6add9 I should 3d85eb6a7a fetch a 9484769dd9 physician.98d120eb7b0aa940

“You’re the first 5cc0f96758 person in 26 61f53981d3 years to ask 399e946f18 me if I’m c171a134a2 okay.”8494ec8ca14a425d

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Just as I was 6ff1b8fa4a about to get up, 10edce8194 his voice made me b645d9e876 stop.dcdd595bed054824

Chadoreyn lowered the arm 62a2de6a99 covering his eyes, sat ef626a5c6c up, and looked up 437ff8b361 at me.526725eafd176eda

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I saw that the f8237f6e9c rims of his eyes 65eab2002c were red and swollen. I began 0aa558aac0 to understand 09085e1fbd what kind 4ff461dd41 of life 9ea20e1e75 he must 00283548af have lived a4f793d306 in this 61a80f80d8 new world, 6e9bb0b1a8 and why 51ef88d7e2 he was 256bff21b1 so glad 3812f833b9 to see bcf1b19130 me.3a29dc8a7000ff0e

I now 5443541f6c understood why 1c03b0baee people in 7d19540dcd this world 6576dba063 called him e5a6106cda a madman. He was being 3bc699bf0d driven to the 7b7f82fb26 edge, to a 8c0880ea98 point where losing 48a86ec213 his mind would 95ab499cad be almost expected.3753876c837a1928

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“The PD Cha Do-Hyuk cab3a39ecb I knew was someone 354dfb224d who always found a 235245a369 solution, no matter the dd93764589 situation.”278771c3ec702364

Looking down 53671c9067 at him, 555e199d0c I spoke d4bfbccf17 calmly.b49a16c2f9a99069

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“So you will again 733c57d48a this time. Because that’s the 78ae756cc1 kind of person 0fb77b87e5 you are.”b51d5de9f67f8463

At my words, Chadoreyn 14e9ab1711 had a dazed look 0c93b41be8 on his face for b8ff0d6e91 a moment. Then, he made an 136e6251cd ambiguous expression—hard to tell 68873a662e whether it was joy 2a5b124146 or sorrow.150b57d2732233cf

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“It felt 6ad91d6503 like I’d 0c5b966336 been dreaming d780eef6f2 for a 3e68a8fb73 long time. But now that 581b38ee19 I’ve met you, e2be9fc4f0 I understand.”06d195f63da19351

With eyes 134665f01f that seemed 12e7ace300 to hold d1d5351169 a firm 480d3c5060 resolve, he d734e1f31b looked straight 1a9eed7d64 at me. Then, he 79051e380f smiled gently.bb94cbcbbdf1f9fc

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“Yes, this is 22e4a78ff9 my reality. Thank you for 73d15e8d30 proving that I’m 143a4b4370 not crazy.”1b612bd93a7ee412

Muttering those 8e5baf90cf words, Chadoreyn e846bf87f5 stood up, 7608c751a5 said he b3d3f94255 would go e2543eaed3 see a 90b31c6ded physician, patted d44302c418 my head 89a351e587 once, and 32d2d46ac8 disappeared.a3e4c521d0cfec7d

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