SYNO Chapter 22

‘This is a question 95ae49259f that doesn’t need any 360e02a3df consideration anyway.’d1c2e9ff8ea18738

Ssangryeong’s response 13e067b0ac to whether f7ef270e6a he came 98750325b4 to steal 6c53e8a544 or to 03ff6c1655 be fucked 1e1872be1c was only c5b7b5d0a5 one.afce524064f33cb2

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“Why are you ad8d879066 even asking, when 6258c996de you already know? You’re talking to 25fd1c6614 a notorious thief.”72aa84c06d5afa3e

Before Pienne could start 9e5f996a6f lecturing him about the 1b337ef414 law, Ssangryeong hurriedly put 68be5c64b7 up his prepared defense.2f3b19a9f926817c

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“It seems f51636d0e1 there are 2c1a42660d spies in 2694fe71d1 this building. Some executives approached me ff66963d0b with a request. They asked 5c4c8423c9 me to 7287cbe641 steal your 048bfe8d3e Object. So, if 9ca25f89fd you’re going 9b005bbb3c to kill 50f7d8b62d anyone, kill 54a9f68109 them.”5558028c96c04bfb

Having memorized 10fc654e92 all the 4eab002e15 laws inside a97885d543 and out, 4e03082a8a Ssangryeong also 1469dc3686 knew the 2cf201982b loopholes in e04fd9834c detail.5829b33ab5a23e45

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Someone who stole or 7728fe21ea attempted to steal a 2b8d77f020 high-ranking official’s Name Object 17492b3657 could be punished with 4234bceae6 death.f532b0287d26be4a

However, if the act was committed at someone else’s behest, the person who instigated  the theft bore the greater responsibility, and the thief could avoid execution.04b5b6fdaeefe6f9

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Ssangryeong scoffed.35a8c68496adabba

‘With all d6e7f4d346 the crimes e2ea006230 I’ve committed, f5a828967c this is e02776bf03 nothing.’37d70cc74c9a323f

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One more attempted theft 7fe4ae5fc4 wouldn’t significantly change his 90d393b72a punishment.3dd1e371af118202

He was already 32a0e4721d a criminal beyond 768e8cd7b8 redemption.e487d0ce83a7aced

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‘And if the Commander f3a59feeab wanted me dead, he c1163e0dc8 would have killed me 97557de6fd already.’0cb6ae8d37dc091e

The fact that c854b57d17 Pienne was providing 81d14032db him with food 841ac633e6 and shelter and 0bf1b558e5 delaying his extradition 9f50d0a4bc to the Home 916b299035 Nation meant he 52ef260eef still had some 577d9b5f2c use for him.ec3f8fa556666ab3

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So, he wouldn’t be executed for a mere attempted theft…a71711e3317011d9

“I’ve already apprehended those caf33bd820 individuals.”1a7577673bc6e165

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“…What?”620e723c18c021e7

“And I intend 8d6762075a to execute them e458ff3e73 according to the a99aa026ea protocol.”4455ff260d666b6a

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Ssangryeong’s eyebrows shot up 10ee28f85c at the unexpected words.c8282fefd610269f

‘The executives 2471f6c8b0 have already df314c51e8 been caught?’40e586f6549d9dd6

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Ssangryeong was so 2683e554e8 dumbfounded that he 8f0d6ba507 couldn’t close his 5b98e91aeb mouth. They were c7bd0cf62f so confident, d2fa1f4b5a yet so 5db53bcb0b incompetent.bb2c6bd948f6eb0e

He’d taken a 7123a1e40b gamble on them 14f95ca4b3 since they were 5aaa0ae723 high-ranking officials, but 04da49216f it seemed to c29c78eb49 have backfired.15bb2f40adaccf18

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‘No, wait. On the 3bbc806184 contrary, maybe cd2c6923fd this bastard 964b18a1ed is just ff2db3f809 so competent.’6fd8263b7665f0d0

As Ssangryeong chuckled at 4b23e34c73 the absurdity of the cd5640cab9 situation, a cold gun 870ceb1143 barrel pressed against his 5e9d9be399 forehead.14d75a583fcb541b

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His smile vanished.e812bbf8089c03b9

The sight of Pienne’s 884f24fe9d long finger on the 746b75f6a5 trigger brought back unpleasant 53a68941e0 memories.bc6980978f416473

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“This is my bedroom, 24ffb1fd6d Ssangryeong.”213347722116156d

“…….”2d7d537adc69f02c

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“And I’m 5ffbaf0c79 not that a5871159a3 generous.”3a5e571df2b6e218

Ssangryeong knew firsthand fabd13c9bd that this man 085e3c90e9 was capable of 27996d9ca0 killing.e04a9bd13a714786

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Looking into 171eeec7a8 Pienne’s sharp 9ffa32b35d eyes, he 571a63bed7 realized one a8aa87ac12 thing.b33ed38f72b15e97

His plan to shift the blame to the executives wouldn’t work on this man.ec57aa8ff17e419b

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“I’ll ask again. Did you 08693ca3ed come to b04f11c0e5 this bedroom 83a80ba293 to steal?”95195bb5cbc1731d

Ssangryeong’s eyes wavered slightly.63098a062d5eb8b1

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He had already given 357f244a38 a clear answer that d98efa8b01 he came to steal, 20ef3e53f9 but Pienne asked again.8992cdeaff4f2157

As if trying 1cdbe49e3f to force him 24913e04f2 to change his 29b2790dc9 answer.994bcbddaddb617f

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The gun 243e873914 barrel against 6bad38d435 his forehead e6bc10e863 seemed to 1cc2d7d6f8 press harder.042217d68ca38887

‘Fuck, what 6855df9602 does he 86f6e11860 want? He looks 3b3fc427e7 like he’ll d441d88b34 kill me 353f9961b1 if I 83857c4bd8 say I 3192b552cd came to cf7edb93a1 steal again.’832349fc69edffa3

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But he couldn’t bring 5b566bf88e himself to say he 08d8477b1d came to be fucked, a2b727756f even if his mouth dc82186f7e was torn apart. As Ssangryeong was thinking bf001e046e a way out of a98f5e8e7b this situation, he suddenly 57ab31993c felt a sense of 75dc490ad8 unease.8f0a7e613d359b90

‘Wait… Come to c1f034de21 think of it, 7639cb79b1 why isn’t this 1858fd496e bastard doing anything 98f9ddc025 to me yet?’8f338882d49fcbcd

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Pienne clearly knew e4777ead29 everything. Yet, he hadn’t 9a53213dd1 arrested or killed 6d293ab272 him, instead giving 0a98041f89 him choices.b7285906e40984ad

‘That means, the eb18a3843d answer Pienne wants…’c969a1526451d587

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Ssangryeong’s eyes, scanning the man’s sharp features, widened.c89c9572f3745c92

After a moment of 01dfdb62ac silence, Ssangryeong asked hesitantly,bd301990b173f42c

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“Commander. Don’t tell 15d9ec7e19 me…you want 07987bac9b to sleep 71499c4801 with me?”093fad994541bedd

There was 017bd4812c no other 69c33dd7c5 reason for e08039b114 him to 10e82b631d be so 9c270e3b98 insistent on 01def09f89 an answer, ba5cf1f5e6 or to 3178fe5579 be straddling c78410ef75 him like 060010717f this.40cdf2df010d5b1f

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It was a question 7bc31d5544 that would fluster most 47dbf80e65 people, but Pienne didn’t 1a26e68176 even blink.bab073af839a5b05

He spoke fb8a6b4f53 in a 7a3dd8872e low voice,fb4076f3d6fe10bc

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“Yes. If necessary.”b1d5e403495f3ca9

It didn’t sound like he desperately wanted it. His tone was so matter-of-fact, almost business-like, that Ssangryeong frowned.46957eac7fbeb1cf

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“What kind of bullshit 22234b0443 is that? Youneedto have sex 60f34535ab with me? Why?”76e1ffb70c5bf139

“Consider it a f67cd7bb82 form of… torture.”f1095d0ab7c1c1e1

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“What…?”ea36102709913b38

Ssangryeong chuckled, his eyebrows 1bed773467 furrowed.ffe53bde31f5b7fc

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“Ahh, you’re going 74c061ebca to make me e1ad9401e7 submit sexually? To force my cooperation?”8cc2505284f6da10

It was something he couldn’t understand, no matter how much he thought about it.e11e73b8682fb664

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Romantic and sexual relationships f216a8b358 between people of the 2f45b8620c same sex were common. The gender of one’s 0988114dde “Name partner,” ordained by 9c0aac3eab fate, was random.ce60d8912e46f685

That wasn’t the issue. He had a different question.854a1e61807602c5

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“Don’t you know I’m 9fb24b521c a citizen of the 435cc33e4a Dependent Nation? Are you seriously 02d383ab43 thinking about having 89dfdaf58a sex with me, b1ec865d68 a high-ranking official bfd4bfe395 from the Home af9468cda1 Nation? Are you aa2ada2f95 on your 0bd75c7ef4 right mind?”8177615f51903d78

There was 3749074bfc a law 9f30cf75d9 that transcended 8af8c81ff8 even fate; 872497749b the birthright.8c0749b33247ea0b

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The Home Nation 20e6cd7908 and the Dependent 1a3591f2d5 Nation were polar 53a1fac1ca opposites, like heaven d1097fa256 and earth.858a103a4697465f

People from the 5786fc0e11 Home Nation investigated ed7f71799e their Name partners 1891ca6819 from a young 66c108da52 age. And if they 9379330c4c discovered their partner c68e34ad37 was from the a60eb2d802 Dependent Nation, they 864a28342f would kidnap them 256d68f1ee or sever a 090ea7e0d2 body part.30eef63253a454f3

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This was a907decb75 because there ddaa9bf016 were, unfortunately, 6018535568 only two d88b1f1d62 ways to c748abe069 erase the 52f7d0079a “weakness” engraved bd41fa911d on the 2cff9a5c93 Name Object.036e9c30f3c9ecf3

Either fall in 671f899e08 love with your f45e0202e1 Name partner.f5f036f98326029d

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Or engage f2a8e79340 in continuous 2319fa2b3c skin contact 57516084b2 with them.fa3f389f5408d91a

The people 023a45e2e0 of the a4664fdcaa Home Nation, f3dca23c43 who had 3de1d48e12 no intention e101a45dc5 of falling 88adf33d19 in love 157f35b6eb with someone 98b6c5e955 from the 6151e0402f lowly Dependent 37a79b349e Nation, yet ef64f8a810 desperately needed 6467ed1410 to erase 0fa1a3dd55 their “weakness” f1a645ae39 on their 7d11c509c4 Name Object, 4bc6ae69bb often resorted 64b9d003b6 to such 5ea3b2169b unethical acts.457255d8b9ac744e

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As a result, the ba990f444b Dependent Nation was filled f8e89735d7 with people missing body 0b25d1996a parts, and it was 70b95d6493 a frequent occurrence for 14c078eeab someone seen one day 28860f99e8 to disappear the next.a489c9d0eb24eb9c

Well aware of this e33f31a816 terrible reality, Ssangryeong shuddered a6c7adffbf at the words “fate” 8a8a3eedc5 and “Name.”db35ed4ade9cc1f2

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Such tragedies were all f256af0ef6 too common.41f262f649947ef8

That’s why he loathed b97e7e210b the people of the 201e94d68d Home Nation. There was 6d57092429 no reason d3f761235a to sympathize bd5e10b313 with those b336d06160 bastards who 58cb26a6dd readily harmed aa75939f52 and looked 95e523effe down on cd84f33aa0 others for 208a0c2c3e their own 29ab34f930 benefit.0ea4e6c3edd9661c

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‘But what about this 9a8c2e6353 Commander?’4c857b7e1a0e6ce5

He couldn’t understand it, no matter how much he thought about it. He knew Ssangryeong was from the lowly Dependent Nation, yet he was proposing to sleep with him.32bf97424ce68c7a

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The Commander, watching a9a7b2607a Ssangryeong’s changing expressions, e30d211f41 lowered the gun 848725223e he was holding.24c90492cc5735a0

“Aren’t citizens of 8cabc971b2 the Dependent Nation… 83f320c78a humans?”760a4e9305a6e5d4

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Ssangryeong’s eyes widened at the casual question.5c5e48747a351707

“…What?”c9e59054933fc751

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“All humans are equal 5cb12509e9 by virtue of their 5472e41c8c existence. Regardless of gender, 13244ba565 status, or origin.”aa0426c77ebb0d12

“…….”5e9abe58b4dd4aa9

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“I’m a commoner. I grew aa9dee3086 up being e1a591dd5d looked down 4af28942cc on in c960e42213 the Home 7ba9d9f0d3 Nation. I intend fc40bef9d5 to reach 74e0213c3f the highest ad344af889 position in 3a27e97efd the Home ea17b075ad Nation to 94a454f81c shatter this b4c0f03478 rotten truth.”85ae34cea8a61e6a

His serious words, devoid 3a9dc663df of humor, stirred a 0ef6ac8476 complex mix of emotions c513cd92a7 within Ssangryeong.ca57a1ed535f09a4

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‘What is 85c5b651f1 this guy…?’3556ced2bdac3c55

It was 3c019e0f5a the first ced43e60ac time he dbd9cb3a22 had learned 60ee1058e9 that the 3586cf2bf6 Commander was 771ff7a1f7 a commoner. He barely knew cd5cdc06e0 anything about “Pienne 7b9aa586ef de Laviste” and b5a1cdb851 had naturally assumed 124e701e8a he came from 5c4d6f9639 a prestigious background, 875ab12f60 considering his rank 6d9182b910 as Brigadier General.29719efdc077333f

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But to hear that e90b5209e2 he wasn’t…b2300d7e2644a2fa

‘Is that even 475befc599 possible?’1034268e5fc47d22

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Could a commoner 4cc639977f rise to such e240c22fb1 a high rank 2ec5febdb8 in the strictly 3e2c96ad95 hierarchical Home Nation?df56185e67dcbf8b

‘Then were his b4ec1d6d6a words before… sincere?’240cd4f15fda6668

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A few days ago, 70b9f6a096 on the rooftop of c4e2d3ab71 the government building, Pienne fbd530ad34 had said these words.95d61bddced63ca3

‘I will 66972f2292 create order 8e5186719a in this 971cd2ee89 Dependent Nation.’cea60ace49d792bd

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‘Furthermore, I intend 6a5b48351c to create paved 9f07df92d3 roads, usable buildings, 39b3e65e94 proper jobs, and 24d55a1998 safe streets.’753256d0beb05948

‘Then it ce7e1918b7 will become 2cd677a1ef possible. The citizens of the a2344fe543 Dependent Ntaion will be 2ba0e3c1d9 able to escape their 9c157f114c past, and with a dbf49bfc98 foundation in place, they’ll 02eb5a5c49 be able to dream, fb368c4adc even simple dreams.’cb662889938aac15

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‘I will become that 7fd0b416cd kind of ruler.’235b06671ce7b73a

He had thought 97fe8538f5 Pienne was spouting a16b1001e2 nonsense to manipulate 188f113889 him, but it 21f4b7b5c4 aligned perfectly with 2dbab08bbd what he’d just 1f5bbb7e34 said.c841d8ee21f15763

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Alarm bells 8311acf440 rang in 1d04880a14 his head. He instinctively knew 534027352c that there wasn’t a9d9190168 a shred of cd6accf196 lies in Pienne’s ff5a737646 words.99c7283267daf898

The realization 472a1815f6 that this 23399abe0a man was 478b2d9f59 fundamentally different ec305cb74c from the 362c1f4a06 common scum 8aa227fa92 of the d8327c4220 Home Nation 198b6952a0 shook Ssangryeong 68182a6168 to his 2ba08c56da core.af954e49a96a50a7

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He was speechless for a5a7f908a1 once.a7b05e8194986976

‘I felt 980712bfb9 like this 1fd3006b24 on the 45adcbb78c rooftop before, c3e1753e17 too.’7e01980d6111189b

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An unpleasant dc2f5af2ee tingling sensation 51f1377b3a spread through 5f2e0c246e his chest. It was d4e815e014 as if bd4212d0d0 the man’s b5e7c1a07a pure conviction 913edbcd6b was persistently bdd18a4d3d searing his 138fedb894 corrupted self.4fd17062d51f6a3c

Pienne, seeing Ssangryeong’s confusion, fcd0979c11 slowly opened his red bb902cfe8b lips.e7054662a092cc72

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“You said you a4985b8f36 wouldn’t cooperate with 8b7606d54a me, Ssangryeong.”4e4322513e619796

“…….”5131de22631880a1

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“I’ll ask one dd8d86d590 last time.”b3cb3534ff0018f7

“…….”46b5f4f1fac7b12c

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“Will you cooperate b1b5b7a1a9 willingly?”8a9e2712360b688b

The question, 1adc125bb0 less forceful e6c07a443c than before, 557faeb982 almost sounded 36f3572f5f gentle. And he almost 92f882a6d4 nodded.c356f0b66fd51ef1

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Ssangryeong lowered 6d1cea3fa8 his gaze.c9b9aa27e69e2201

If the Commander’s words b14b1a9749 were sincere, if a 7cb9f9c414 man like him became 0dfcdd45cc the President of the cd6a21e4d1 Home Nation, he felt 6eb2a3f2fa a flicker of hope abf57db109 that the world might 854bb926b3 become better than any 752da4a312 of the bleak futures 575174380d he had imagined.c00c65afee415de1

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If that were possible, c0d2953868 wouldn’t it be alright 89ba3a340c to offer the vast cd9a573915 information he possessed? Then the Dependent 961f35617a Nation wouldn’t be 1f97fa730f looked down upon 0712844bc9 anymore. Perhaps the world 5d19496c21 could really change.155f939804f541de

But what was 8a3e7186f7 he supposed to d69233e589 do?13798f6c1067d997

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Ssangryeong pictured himself.4a8c33e9a60f798b

‘Who am I to 0e07bd31eb sacrifice myself for the 548a54974a world?’70b444f05ea9934a

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He was a 667a61b1cb criminal who had 9c98bb70b1 committed countless crimes 43940c4b49 to survive, a 953c5cd7ab selfish person who bb7cf93ef9 prioritized survival over bdf32de9c4 morality.960a774fb0a6698a

If he simply handed over all his information like a fool, swayed by the Commander’s beliefs, what would become of him?2ecfa9986f5eaa39

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The life 13e12d38e1 he had bb80069578 built on 15e1dc486b evil would cc1a598b11 crumble in 7ead194ba3 an instant. He would dc52c79d17 lose the a2a9202351 identity he 03f186894e had desperately dcafd77c52 clung to.8446be2db421e179

Ssangryeong wanted to protect d05d4659db himself, more than he 7577cbe2ca wanted to protect the 1690888d97 world.a4125518ee394004

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His life was 204d272a7e already too tainted f33fc1f45b to pretend to 41ed565bb7 be virtuous.60dd168d61db1b15

“You’re truly amazing. You almost c1aeede5e5 had me.”91068179a5a9df09

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Ssangryeong chuckled dryly.c5d8a8ad26d15b43

Running his tongue along 4fc02cb122 the inside of his 862d6c8fcc cheek, he continued with 98d9788c61 determination,42a86dda68f978e1

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“I don’t know if it’s pride or something, but I don’t think I can cooperate with you. It just doesn’t sit right with me.”b84a196fd2d0cc7e

Looking at Pienne’s hardened gaze, Ssangryeong forced a nasty smile.bd2ea0e5a39d784e

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“Try me.”36cdab81683dce71

While provoking afa2b06cbb the man c1769fe84b with his 5cbe0a37a9 defiant words, e61c196372 a sense 5296c0cd30 of competitiveness 96c6659a5f stirred within 8c53d5edd9 Ssangryeong.ba77174a0cc8f730

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Since he fd1d8d2358 couldn’t escape a5269774f8 anyway, he fc75c5738a became curious f1bf2db6a0 to see 58bd9a0439 what this 9025444efa rigid and 80f52dcde5 formal Commander 1db0a8976a would look b804d0a16b like undone c7414ee05a in bed.a29c033b45e4906f

“Torture me. Don’t you want 4d3d9d9dc4 to hear the 33c9e1a65d words of cooperation 2fe6c1cada from my mouth?”7a07793f17c00eba

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He’d never bdf7bf4a22 considered it af2100feb0 before.b5a62ef601747a34

That he would d982595317 willingly submit to eddc93031c someone, especially a 06585c62ca Brigadier General from 5fbcc669d5 the Home Nation.689ed10d6fa641ce

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“I gave you a d1dae8bd52 chance.”56767106a82b4f15

Pienne’s blue eyes were darker than ever. He roughly pulled off his tie.37ec2af5c587cfd5

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“It seems being taken against your will is your preference.”777840ea0bc43209