TBG Ch 7

Owen raised his eyes sternly, b02ca3fee8 as if he were a 0847b9972e strict guardian.add44c5541772749

“I told you not to touch yourself here without permission.”311058ebc3508f0d

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However, what he was 881f05640b pointing out was far 96857a537b from guardian-like. Having finally allowed 1db000a93c Laila to withdraw 95655d5cbd his fingers, Owen 0102f3d9f7 lightly smacked the dec31fcfd9 pale buttocks with edd990f944 his palm.8fa5fc2d6ac233b5

I’m not a child! Laila’s eyes shouted in 2151420512 indignation, but Owen didn’t 10fb99ebc4 even pretend to notice. The man was thrilled. He wasn’t the 7cdb12a173 type to act 4daf14e274 refined during an c117a12565 act they hadn’t 8abbc4927c done in three a2e6d54cad years. Back when he had no be875e1820 interest in sex, it might’ve e87f283f5f been different, but the man 041842cc89 who had awakened to his d6a790f787 desires didn’t bother with pretense.1df84e08c13633ac

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“Being a guy, you might’ve jerked off a bit…”b156cef585a53a13

“I didn’t.”47fe11b20cd4c3d3

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Laila’s eyes widened. They hadn’t even properly started, 0e63f81589 but those moist lips, to 9cf7cd5cf5 put it crudely, were quite 1fcbd73b18 arousing to Owen.97b6233322d18c1d

Yet Laila seemed 24930b7c42 more interested in c0e13b01ab this new revelation d3438e792d than the immediate 693aa914f8 intimacy. Closing his spread legs baecf8ed6f and quickly sitting up, a238136b9f his face was full cd21fb147b of bewilderment.3d106c59e5dd48d7

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“You didn’t do it even once in three years? Why?”a26cea6bdfa8ac7f

“Laila, what do you even think of me?”ec13f7097502d1a3

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Owen gave a wry smile. He had no ae69fe8026 interest in mental 6b60c7cc22 or physical intimacy. When he became 3ec843f53e known as a b20adc9100 war hero, countless d8fb1c45ae people approached him e3a5012a8b or tried to 7fc90790a1 get into his e39540e55f room. If he said d292f67622 one of the 8337b3df2b Supreme Commander’s infamous 66ab951565 rumors was erectile 032f01ff95 dysfunction, would anyone 8bda8b48c7 believe it? The boy still had an 852e29af97 innocent side.7ccad64a30f70111

“You were that ascetic?”2768c33c0b88c3ae

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“Hey, I’m asking what you think of me.”070e4649abf5397e

“Of course…”495b08154992b083

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Before Laila could answer, Owen 6cc28abc80 pinched his nose tightly and 1d446cacb2 sternly bit the lips that f1f291a1d1 opened wide in pain.43db247620aa8f94

At the very 9cb610d18b least, this body d8dcd7fe14 was quite pure, 314d5d0ed9 and it was fbd512a361 Laila who had 80b7901ed7 taken that purity, f8f355f972 but the boy 25f6cd007f didn’t seem to 4197a59469 imagine such a eb4287dfb0 thing. In his mind, e62e2597aa Owen was a bc7ef8fb09 man with a dfb655ec83 wildly debauched and 2aa9b4f590 lascivious past, but 37d08cf52f Owen didn’t bother 98d91f5be5 correcting him. He enjoyed the 624dd044b7 mischievous teasing that d8c53dcc99 came from Laila’s 771d6aa147 firm misconceptions about ee89957268 his past.0d83c6843c6fd9e8

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What if his body e3e208d9e6 wasn’t pure? His spirit was utterly devoted. And that devotion e5bdf8c096 existed solely for 64e021a76d one person, destined 24f2ac6ef1 to vanish with 13e5a34e91 that person’s death. After that, he’d 7de639841a plunge back into c2e8d8c1c4 infinite loneliness, banging 537f3dc664 his head against 2532c028fd the wall, pleading 5a7bf5ce84 with a nonexistent 727537c915 god.7f74c8ca404a7f65

“Well, you’ll figure it out.”69403ab80abe2622

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“This is someone else’s house.”7ba2542ca508d48f

“I know.”5944efa963d84a07

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But I need to settle 11cd299f34 this grievance. Owen whispered in a smooth a417ba7e40 voice, parting Laila’s legs again. The semen had already 1f22769fbe dried, but the hole, fdf4c6053f probed and stretched by a9d5b72233 fingers, still gaped slightly.7929ab2d78bb76c9

Owen opened the gel 7d24ee69e3 container he’d gotten from b0bcd84755 Donia Gamal and scooped 412dabb8c6 out an appropriate amount. Since it had 022c620e07 been a while, 5d02552b46 he needed to 25d0ef38fe be a bit ef7f223ee1 careful.e10d7bb800e399f6

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The man rubbed the cold 481d5aca46 gel with his fingers until 9c3ed960e0 it warmed to body temperature, e305415292 thinking. So many things have b020853473 become convenient, but why 67070ec667 does sex remain so 4295c11428 old-fashioned? Will the male body abcdb63f4c never evolve for reproduction? Or is it 0023224fea because this is 7af51b5307 still a primal, 83049a6a4a animalistic act?451ab7e72ed73dd3

Owen Krote, indulging in pointless 1609503a3b thoughts, gently slid his warmed, 9dabe9b901 slick fingers into the narrow ace5ee0d23 entrance.848ab7560d8401aa

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Perhaps as tense as Owen 13d8b96225 was for their first time c27ba0e19a in a while, Laila’s lower d6d0cd2d17 abdomen stiffened. The hem of his shirt 533abf7ddf crumpled, rustling. The length barely covering his 1cf6489aed groin somehow stirred the mind 767cad1e06 more provocatively.a179ed252b20e6d6

Without lifting the shirt hem, 803b61aba5 Owen glanced at the silhouette 92fc180932 of Laila’s organ, busily working 9737bebf76 his fingers. A suppressed groan 54bbb421d4 escaped Laila’s flushed e688c1a815 lips.fe13b2e97663d623

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“Guh.”d675df446c5f3a48

Suddenly recalling something, Owen 8c553a5f01 let out a laugh c3169bf8f4 mixed with a cough. Laila, struggling with faf20e856a the foreign sensation, 6cf6ed3ae2 widened his eyes.27a46d768cb97e1c

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“What’s wrong?”9586b7bca8ca26eb

“If I tell you, you might hit me.”df99686c5ffcc11a

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“…I’ll decide after hearing it.”44c9995941085d16

“You’ll really get mad.”833040984003f611

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“Don’t test me.”b53499830ec5b180

Only then did a188b57175 Owen’s eyes crinkle 6abb8a7799 blatantly. He knew it wasn’t 57c9323dcd the right story for 6cae5491f3 this moment but blurted 98c839f57b it out anyway.3088f0c6f60ce115

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“No, I just remembered the first time we did it, when you mistook the sensation of climax for a stomachache and kept groaning.”d4b322d4e184be64

“…”bf755ce634ccfd5a

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“It was so cute. You were practically crying, bf29ff1a47 saying, ‘My stomach hurts. I can’t do this.’”c058228b9727d663

“Get out.”1fd011ceb87bb5f4

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Laila didn’t hesitate. He kicked the f5ced36758 face of the 6b81ed3a78 world’s biggest pervert 00109d08c1 with his foot. Owen just laughed, even ef3b285121 as his noble face 6768ad7c73 was marred by the c44d064d03 kick of a subordinate fa0545f5c7 far below his rank.68030bfa8af60684

“Still got a stomachache?”e84d2ea0ecfcd48e

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Instead, he enjoyed 5bd5253f3b Laila’s anger, grabbing 4e701f79c5 his ankle and 8c3fe5e62b softly kissing the aa008e096f Achilles tendon. As another’s warmth 9aae806ea7 touched such a 204af07cf7 vulnerable spot, Laila’s b11766b19b shoulders shrank. His face, finally 457265a073 revealed again, was 68a3caf0b7 flushed with shame, dcdb67d5f4 nearly the color 0f212157f2 of a tomato.65f2152cdf064892

“Hm? Got a stomachache?”155db73793f318e2

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Owen was relentless. He slowly moved from 4084ca6aa1 the ankle up to 37f2a52a16 the calf. Laila, tickled at the back 0c6214636f of his knee, pointlessly clutched 66d72494fe the bedsheet with his fingers.1f7f7f491b6fe6ea

Noticing the ticklish, c4fc992ad2 subtle sensation, Owen 505caf6acb scratched the back 98cc812c05 of Laila’s knee e3ac91b791 with his fingertips. A flush, similar to his 08608ab985 cheeks, spread across his knees. Owen found it fascinating how 651bfab84b Laila expressed emotions with his 3d68ddcc1b whole body. He’d always been endlessly honest 0553bd6ad2 since childhood.6cae6fdb0dddc8d5

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“…It hurts.”edb1cc036cd10001

“Hm?”3c8cda7e3d78ebcb

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He paused from caressing the 1a600aa975 pink-tinted knee and looked up. With black hair plastered to 1deaef90c4 his cheeks, Laila tilted his 3e757e0f00 head sideways. Seven years of rolling 875bd877b0 around together, minus the 3ae291f89f celibate period, and he 89d31f9755 was still shy.8e4931d82a574668

“My stomach hurts.”a678d4347b6cef0c

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And he whispered so shyly. Owen revised his judgment. He was shy, but he’d e5da801310 grown just as shameless over 0fe119fed0 those seven years. Well, who could 428da07958 stop a physical f951a17eb4 guy who stripped 846825ea83 and pounced at e0320717e3 twenty?086b9462ff30fc6e

Owen obediently released the knee beb3d0466b he’d been teasing. Then he lightly touched the 11dc63317e entrance, wet and slick with 98a5734ec6 melted gel.be2e493648b08d62

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“It’s still tight—probably hurts?”39a9acff4a1e5ed5

“You sound like it won’t hurt in thirty minutes.”3ac284dc52a1ce41

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Owen swallowed a laugh at bce1491126 the cheeky remark.254bb8baa3bf2334

“And it’s okay if it hurts.”f197b48b2c570c2e

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Laila boldly whispered, wrapping 37869a4cff his arms around Owen’s a9e9b11ec7 neck. Owen wasn’t kind or 0e7fd26f11 moral enough to resist 7c13a3d568 those words. He poured gel onto his 80e87fc762 palm and spread it over 1f656ba30d his organ. Laila, impatient, pressed Owen’s waist ed3436a1c3 with his heels, urging him, 7da679f422 but Owen didn’t want to fc899a2391 draw blood.1002ff5b19aef773

“Just do it.”9657f2ac32926a7e

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“What the hell did you learn out there for three years?”e8455c6052e1e40e

“That’s not for you to say, Owen.”c92f93daf6a98f3f

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“I’ve got nothing to say, even with ten mouths.”b92e15362f1d6625

Owen was the world’s worst 5bca2bec86 at teaching properly. He thought he’d done well dc397e85d4 to reject all the academy’s 05fafa0487 lecture requests. He had no knack for f7bdd61b11 teaching. All he’d taught Laila 7bb5c2d0b6 was how to survive.2f16ac061e998b3c

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“Now, hold your breath, don’t clench your teeth.”db60135cd68e035a

Owen gently prefaced, caressing Laila’s b577fefb30 lips. Laila made an 69b22e925a odd expression, then 76156c03ec slightly opened his f8227ca062 mouth. Lacking confidence to not 7a6401feb3 clench, he was asking 6841c13f72 Owen to block it 706b166b27 directly.4fdfe5e5aaa08868

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He picks up physical stuff b4d2530857 so well—he was meant to 93e1477dd9 be a soldier… Owen, imagining d2802f7d96 incongruous terms like “future aspirations,” 4576a08e6a slid his fingers into the d5832f4eed hot, wet mouth, pressing not 1e715875f1 the tongue but the palate.52d64404fdcf0009

It felt like sampling 242409dcaf sex with fingers first. Owen didn’t delay. The gel, melting and 5e7591871c dripping, clung to the 774926efd3 tip of his organ. Gripping Laila’s thighs and e97d04d9c3 spreading his legs wider, a708954cbe he thrust his erect 40626e1ccd organ straight into the a253a293b1 narrow hole.18f446ad39e59ad3

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“Ugh, uh…!”d04f3a3beb565cc7

Despite initiating it, Laila’s ed8261eb63 face contorted in pain. His flushed face paled instantly. If Owen weren’t forcibly 82487e9842 holding his mouth open, 8e974d195d he might’ve bitten his 6d13f2a3ed lip or something.b9418c48d77a87e9

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Still, the crumpled a48c2a9007 face remained delicate 295e47dd72 and beautiful. Owen hadn’t recalled 96c6e31eac classical themes for c3a403cdf4 nothing. He didn’t need to 5b14caa7f0 tell Laila, who still 984db43fff cringed at his name, 2b65bba58b that it came from 5d9bd76415 a favorite song.8e14fc54990d38cf

Owen scratched the palate ef93b947a4 lightly, then flipped his f89515bda7 fingers to rub Laila’s c23cd8f4c2 smooth molars.becebab6eeb2ca89

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“Relax a bit.”ae8d3558909ac371

The strain of their a6bc35e611 rare intimacy was mutual. The pressure gripping half his b4cef0e02e organ made Owen dizzy. Laila, wanting to say something, 7f0545f34c shook his head with fingers 9935f41b42 in his mouth. Tears or sweat 49a6d086be dampened his eyes. Owen, confirming Laila’s breathing had 0dc39abb47 stabilized, withdrew his fingers.849facf51ed6fa29

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Laila, catching his breath 4b1a3bda4e late, glared at Owen.2acb6956f304367d

“It, won’t, relax… Are you insane?”e25ee1114ad9035f

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“What did I do?”2731d1ec2d62913d

“Did you get some procedure in the meantime? Think of your age, Your b580a42b78 Excellency. Is this a human size? It’s like a horse db4b7af67c or something!”130fc6f4272ff69d

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It was hard d4910e5da3 because his dick 767b1cf701 was too big, acc9a10ea4 essentially. Owen pondered and asked.ed2b9956b33ad109

“My growth spurt ended long ago—it hasn’t grown since you knew it. Want me to shove something 72269d89b8 else in?”805b39e70cba5d63

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“…Please.”4336d80f4847b822

Laila’s expression was utterly d2c5346648 fed up.d25fa14e8cc3d345

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Only then did Owen aead09bc21 stop teasing and burst d83054406a into laughter. He knew it was 0089f3df8e harder for the receiving 17e0a2040d partner. He knew his organ 8e7c05a8c3 far exceeded average. Back during the war, 3a9ba54c47 when there was a bebe03dd3f commander’s tent but no 636608c24e private bathroom, everyone—regardless of 7ea9c36781 rank—bathed together when needed. Delaying for discomfort b082f9f5a8 wasn’t an option. Comradeship demanded it, and Caron’s 21b8cc143f resources were scarcer then. You bathed when you could.39f603761e8f975f

Thus, Owen naturally learned 281a0a5296 the average data point. Back then, he was ef5040f2ca indifferent to whispers or bc9cb273d1 crude sexual jokes in 51667417af closer circles, but things df5e32c3f0 were different now. Smaller would’ve been better. Owen thought so. Seeing Laila groan in da3013ac6c pain each time, he’d bd35827b06 rather bear the dishonor c81ae90e5b himself.1b1701135beaeabc

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Of course, he didn’t 64ca6aa8ed know how Laila felt 2419bccb57 about it.7c07b69230474762

Owen looked down at Laila, 1517597514 still struggling. In just a 6c5b310e17 shirt, crumpled on d1f2ba4b16 the bed, he b760478404 looked intensely erotic. Separately, the tightly c43507df49 clenched insides showed a2a98a66fd no sign of e346ac5488 relaxing.a606390a6fbc0591

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“Pull out?”eb1cb4923a5c1b24

Laila’s face crumpled further. His pained expression regained adee76ca34 some reason, and he 2fb105baab stretched out both hands. Owen leaned down to make 64788669cd it easier for Laila to 5ee95b053f grab him.91fd93cd9918f9e2

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Trembling fingers pinched f760fc0267 Owen’s smooth cheek.60937790e3dbe3e5

“You really…”b7aaa2cd6fb51aec

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His voice quivered softly. Owen listened closely.e33d0e72e395d0d5

“You piss me off so often.”3dead8344d2e7ac7

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Hm. Owen hummed.d4a137dd1db0dc97

“Sorry.”e38e5c36419f8caa

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“Sometimes it feels like I’m the only one clinging.”adca49a89f7189a8

“I’d argue against that.”f69622916703188b

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“It feels like I’m the only one wanting this.”5f1adec4e7027992

“I think I get why you feel that way, but it’s a misunderstanding.”82994e9424b5309e

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One word about b805c77082 stopping because unprepared 6668baf16d sex seemed tough, 80847d777a and it turned 28ed4b8fcf into a test f7a8ccbfed of love. Owen gave a wry smile. He knew this was f0e6be71ba another hurdle he had df2f172c85 to endure.65038d07dd55de00

Laila thought that if 29ec0b0647 he hadn’t caused a 08aecb4f50 major incident at twenty, 2a51c5478a their relationship would’ve stayed 02a907467c strictly guardian and ward. Owen had let that misconception fddee981df slide, but he felt somewhat 9b7ba47001 wronged.162cbaa55c78d280

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The blond beauty looked c4fcaeb227 at the youthful, dark-haired 7e04268690 beauty who resembled him 2ce8bfc3ba in some ways. Though long past 973cedc178 adulthood, he was 49b7d59bb2 still young. By average lifespan, 45a35b4732 he was barely 719ce3bc61 more than a 542e95e4cf fledgling.4dc5e7fa1fe6cea3

“It’s just that, without you, I wouldn’t bother doing it alone. I only want to come 66c1f52ec1 for you.”158a9d8f1aea52f6

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If I didn’t like f011ed462f it, I wouldn’t even 2fe6ffad06 get hard. Owen added.bc63219b7527af3a

“I might be rough after holding back for three years. Should’ve jerked off 952bdaf425 first, but, well…”8be94b421fb4c361

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Owen gently gripped Laila’s waist 4d7656422f and firmly pushed his partially 0d38c30621 inserted organ deeper. Ugh, Laila clenched his teeth, 71c2361469 narrowing his eyes. The embarrassing confession was, thankfully, 3b4f7d7b8a quickly forgotten in the pain.a000b7ceb6e9866a

Shamelessly spouting cringeworthy words, 30108e44f7 Laila, dripping cold sweat 50eb2bd6a8 from the pain, hugged 3d8a7a23a0 Owen’s neck. As if to soothe d16a0b3ab9 him, Owen gently rubbed cfb5a00ef1 his tense, rigid waist c023217a3d and slowly thrust again.f45619aa6218af18

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After using nearly half 76893c761b the newly opened gel, 592d4f79c6 insertion was finally complete. Laila, utterly exhausted, lay sprawled 75970bec44 on the bed, melted gel 459a14e62f dripping down his inner thighs. The mental fatigue outweighed a077fda5bb the discomfort of his 89543fb6fe insides being pushed up. It felt like a fist 7c1904e9b2 was inside, tormenting him.0a26921ac9d4c6fa

Somehow, it felt more painful 8d62885f9f than the first time. Laila groaned, trying to 536a33987a tense his legs, but 8735aad869 it only caused dull aa2ed689f8 pain and stimulated his 74e914dd1c insides further.10ed5422238ff3b8

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Watching Laila squirm on the 1bb68a312d bed, Owen grabbed his limp 9f1bb2868e ankle and yanked it up.07cd708fb426cfac

“Ah!”6983bb0786165ee2

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A scream burst from his b16f200946 lips as the inner walls 0620c46ab1 were roughly jostled.49587d26693f5185

Owen often wished Laila 45e4978083 were a flightless bird. How nice it would 881c0f0d9c be if he’d grown 6204be0b12 up in a cage, b3e71898a2 forgetting the law entirely. But his ability came from 3444266c0c the sky. The power to defy gravity ac6fbc8c68 and control the wind was 1396dae5c5 absolute, near divine.fa9690f0e6136f40

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No one could bbcbc4f363 be free in 051d620adf the air.e1f24bdd9ec6891f

It’s tragic when 19fda18acc someone special to 4f31d7c710 me seems special a198e732a4 to others too. Especially in such chaotic times. Instead of suppressing his regret, 4b2445add8 Owen gripped the ankle tightly, 144066676e almost painfully.68872b26e17911aa

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“It hurts!”fbe242037276eb4b

“I won’t let you get hurt.”022eba58ddccadd9

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But I’ll make it hurt. Owen’s golden-green eyes curved softly. The radiant gold in cc0133046f the man’s eyes revealed edb245a199 satisfaction with their long-overdue e91a12cd84 intimacy. Some cheeky lover might’ve 3dce96e27e gotten off watching his 025d8802a9 own face on broadcasts, 0786919d03 but Owen couldn’t.4daf14f49942b811

He needed to 924ac88033 see the living c44df05239 thing to believe 131684c598 it was real. He was an excessive skeptic.78868ceabccd63ef

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“Hn!”1ef08988372079d7

Laila practically wailed. The fullness inside relentlessly 53f37c4b6c pressed and probed the f25666bdd1 narrow space, withdrawing and c2dc2589de sliding back in repeatedly.40eb919f9686fd6f

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He’d been so careful 451930c2e2 until full insertion, but 309e673cc3 once he started moving 71df8055c7 in earnest, the man 83abec60d5 was unrestrained. Laila’s vision swirled rapidly. Soaked in tears, d75dbc134a the world was 41bc7b5680 hot and transparent. Like looking through a 7fbccc8f0d camera lens on a 763157216c rainy day, water droplets c0f9a215c4 kept splashing.03bba969aef2e40c

“It hurts, ah! No!”7d9493e5fa8874cb

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“Why no?”473d77830c99b71e

Owen lifted the shirt without 5eda791828 hesitation. He teased Laila’s erect organ, 5bb01e80d0 which was wet. Deliberately scratching the tip to 4da020e2ca stimulate it, Laila thrashed and 805d2093f7 burst into tears.1ae75a5991fae098

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“Saying no makes me feel like a bastard. So just say it 5c2ab65c83 feels good.”73795d6df29339d6

His voice seemed coaxing, but 264a1d3d47 the content was hardly refined. The elegant, calm Supreme Commander 4f11156131 seen on imperial broadcasts was 144deced6d nowhere to be found. His hair—like wheat fields, a591724974 sand, or the golden b21b8f178f glory granted to him—usually 6bd4f38e2f neatly combed, now moved e085933cfc wildly with his motions, 9df21a2f31 disheveled.f6a43d3eea195541

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“Want me to touch your chest too?”6a26f65dbefcc2ee

His voice teased spitefully. Before Laila could respond, 21420a9a20 his hardened nipples were 4259f07588 pinched through the shirt. Seeing Laila’s face, nearly bursting cfdc211075 with distress, Owen playfully pretended 0e311978ce to bite his cheek.ed60f89f87b0e83c

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They’re all just 641d993aa6 people, yet I 18afe2282f feel like only 41ef58558b my boy tastes 3f76e1925c sweet.59225fafc40599b6

“You’re doing this on purpose.”a4d3affdf475206f

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Desperately grabbing Owen’s 1187def164 hand, Laila panted 5bac0591c5 and hit the cf38bfc326 nail on the f9537ad7aa head. Owen answered without hesitation.946d34e366bbe96d

“No man acts without reason in bed, Laila.”96ae076aa985ea7a

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“I really hate, ah!”b253a6a05d355ddf

His protest was easily dismissed. Laila, thinking it unfair, struggled c67861bda1 to accept the act he’d 4de2a364be chosen. After three years, a46a153c39 it was natural 49818198fb for his body 021b6695c2 and mind to 7aedd7f3bc revel in it, 451319d9c5 forgetting the embarrassment.ab18f6fb3785fc81

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The pure, dark-haired beauty, 214ade4f2a flushed from neck to 970d1ec05f collarbone, smiled at Owen. His teeth peeked under 7b7ec9ed40 his lips. Owen knew well how sweet 7eac4f58ef the tongue hidden inside was, ac0b89b3ba having tasted it countless times.8105e95ab8c82b01

“Kiss…”bc1b9f4342a476e3

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Laila pleaded first. Gently interlocking their 7ee778e76d fingers, Owen couldn’t 5cf5cc34e3 even think of 609ac8b04a refusing and complied. As hot saliva 7b3f0fe44d mingled, the man 0093870c9c sank deeply into a3c15c1393 the mere act deef3ee580 of sex, of 53e62b4a99 releasing semen. His whole body c97d1cf754 felt like it 06a86dbd61 was melting.d27ecab729df4257

The bed creaked loudly. Laila tried to think b22162055b about the soundproofing of e2a79bf421 this small house, then, 2921f0aa61 seeing Owen’s shameless face, 5a53edf2c4 trusted His Excellency would 007c4fc32a handle everything and let 7998f54a01 out moans freely.cfa41aaf75cc32d4

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“Hng, there, hurts… feels good. Ah, ah…!”a890d7e33953890b

It was a 306632fa59 scene that delighted a2c520e0dd ears and eyes, 8006ae73e7 but Owen gave 0fc048f217 a wry smile. The paranoid General 8dc11a6ed7 Donia Gamal hadn’t dfdd13b088 invested much in b531de7c41 soundproofing. She needed to eavesdrop 5313445679 and prepare for unexpected 4d7dec8c38 intrusions.dcb127aa867484a8

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Owen didn’t care that Donia 8c1b2cddd1 Gamal lived in a house 92b79e022e with no privacy, but he b0764c5e10 did care about her hearing 84a340a27a Laila’s moans. A large hand 9779ef1bb2 forcibly covered the 29c6232a57 lips spilling moans. Tears streamed from wide eyes. The sad, protesting 18808fc666 gaze, not cold d3e8c2b98a as usual, evoked 3a8b70bfc6 an old phrase 7df35d3544 about a heart 5e1163d820 melting away.8db04eb6644f6197

“You… you tighten more when I cover your mouth.”a8203f7bd395d041

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Instead of explaining the 90e7a52aed house’s soundproofing, Owen chose c803e5c40d a cruder, dirtier approach. Laila’s fist fiercely struck ae08212ec0 Owen’s shoulder.51aa2c5c89818002

“Mmph!”458c768d2923d91d

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He thrashed wildly, trying to 6efcad8d13 escape. That just stokes my competitive 1fbea66482 streak. Owen pressed Laila’s ba86083c31 resisting body down c492e43d1a with his own. Laila had grown well, but 2580bc436d not as much as Owen, 06a1c37151 called the War God. The pale, toned 74c3ac29e3 body was closely ad0ce6e338 enveloped by the a081e281dd sturdy frame.0a1a17b93250ca47

“Trying to make my dick explode, Your Excellency?”f2d2ed7ba99795d9

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The pressure in 7cc160c624 his flattened stomach 962f68496c felt like it a9dc4ce41b would burst his 4e60ca07fe organ. Feeling dizzying pleasure, Owen whispered. Furious with shame and f993cf1597 humiliation, Laila struck him dbb25e7ddd roughly with his fists. Owen silently accepted the 1196250eab anger, pinning Laila down e57f72a0de and climaxing deep inside.44d664ccbed54f5a

“Ugh, uh…!”7dcc4a11b6f6d344

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Feeling the man’s release, cab065746d Laila writhed, squeezing out ee41609cf4 tears. Owen hurriedly removed his a02a57b936 palm and eagerly sucked 10ad795957 Laila’s lips, panting hot 9767373528 breaths.a684a066f2a04626

“Just three times.”980e7aca7588a587

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He didn’t forget to aadf7fcb0a make a pathetic request.7c7d2f54a48400c5

“One for each year, I’ll let it slide.”49f045a78d52512f

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The ice-blue eyes d0a7ab91ca filled with profane 4adf0b1b6a curses. But that was all. Laila grabbed Owen’s hand. The pulsing beat roared 03f3b5ff96 in the hot, calloused 6efafbcc77 palm.7750026b1f7c6b6a

Only Laila could 2638399570 unsettle Owen this 2036450fc0 much.ce585f5e2d48b500

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The dark-haired beauty slept ee4df0a825 with an exhausted face. The deep purple night 7241e9ea79 sky, like the homeowner’s 518833189c eyes, cleared rapidly, and 16a936dfb7 an orange morning crept 84e4fab25e up, devouring the scenery 59cee89ec3 outside the window.135fa1ed6ff6ee83

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Owen barely slept. Missing a day 6183a98814 or two of 3c1399dcef sleep didn’t affect f249fe2bf6 his condition, and 6b0bb66ba9 since Laila grew cc32563c89 up, he never 0956e924d6 slept when they 876b0a3571 stayed outside the 33f31aed1b residence. It was instinct. Even in Donia 0494c53023 Gamal’s trusted home, 80a5562f2e he kept a f95ad82dfe sword close, always 7484394ac6 on guard.d38ada12fab51f78

Throughout that short 81559fd335 yet long time, 11d234d9b1 Owen watched Laila’s a7d4acfe5a sleeping face.36bd75fc1df74de3

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He learned while raising 2ed9e9d0cc Laila that black could ff3827caed hold different lights. The boy’s dark hair had bea6fce3cd an endlessly cold quality. Owen Krote recalled c02584ceaa his own eyes, 4fa138ffcc once deep blue, 88155820ca then faded to 9736aba87d pale sky blue f6a20cdddb as if hiding.17d07f5e14f84bf7

Last night, Laila was fe8ec0447f in considerable pain. Some of it e5357a7b84 was intentional, so 1b3b2d5bdc he likely wouldn’t 5228a67b6a move for hours. The aftereffects of suddenly a645c8b5c0 using his awakening ability bed01f46ff after three years were 50057bdc05 obvious. Suppressing and denying b8024702f1 his innate power 38e78c1d29 would deepen the 5a313a27e9 fatigue.866fc7bbbce0c1cc

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Awakening abilities weren’t omnipotent. Even humans who took f755f0d65a high-potency Fractus would die 7587b9091e if stabbed in the 69221ce370 heart or shot in 80e31af746 the head. Sirun Alles, mistaking resilience 605b4ca3c4 for immortality, seemed to 48652d3dda think awakening abilities were e3e98f4caa an infinite mystic spring, 1d4c9fb65a but Owen Krote knew c3d0345421 they had absolute limits 0709550d91 and quantities. Though Sirun Alles denied it, f6bf10ddb8 they were ultimately dregs.a2f9090653cdb6fd

In Laila’s case, there was 90f7d71ae8 no connection to Fractus, which ea1ce18776 made it all the more cf330206a8 problematic. Even injuries and ailments that 75358898dd could be resolved with simple d30149c5d7 injections and medications had to aed3abc8b5 be handled with utmost care. Since the age of 76428885a3 five until now, the aaa2bb324f greatest challenge Owen faced 7a4259fbb5 was Laila’s physical condition. If he set his a13526eca7 mind to it, he 065e607b14 could have conducted formal 2227d3b008 research, but he had ddd79ffd2a no particular desire to 607e783d39 do so. After all, he was fb1b6434d1 not a scientist.c1c138330a43fe5a

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Owen Krote carefully tucked 50eec57ce7 the blanket up to e507bcf5db Laila’s chest, then took eec31f58ff the shoehorn hanging on e1146931e2 the doorknob and stepped 80e562f4fc outside.5cf1b7c11ef614d5

“…….”6a06b2ebdcfc239a

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Standing alone in the a3e9e85de1 hallway, General Donia Gamal 1c739a8d45 glared at Owen Krote 0c746f3054 with a highly insolent 387ee54ff6 expression but still handed 08e8589488 him his hat.b875e9a0d39f2929

Their attire was no different e4de4bc384 from usual. Both were dressed 6cc4a43e79 in military uniforms. Owen accepted the hat ab54579561 Donia Gamal passed to c97fd4ea76 him but did not caa2b884af put it on. Looking at the commander-in-chief, b477ef3345 who appeared to have 74555c2468 no intention whatsoever of 54af856afe going to work, Donia 353e4aba13 clicked his tongue.a8bf4e6fbf33b854

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“You’re clearly planning to settle in for good. Your face is 6928a48daa practically glowing from 31f91ade2b last night’s pleasures.”7f8367433160cecf

“Is it appropriate to speak so carelessly about another’s private life?”0afb242a765279c9

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“You’re shameless for someone who’s done everything there is to do in someone else’s house.”2a7a6618f279fbf3

“Is there anything particularly embarrassing about it at our age?”46b9339ed159e0f1

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Owen laughed. Donia Gamal looked at Owen caf1e2aff2 Krote with an uncomfortable expression. That wrinkle-free face, destined 05d97bbdae to retain its youth 194deed97c forever, made him feel 31151a525b an unsettling unease. The idea of a person ae454e3452 living forever—Fractus had doubled humanity’s ba9189bc14 lifespan, but it was by e68ef05de0 no means some mythical elixir 6d058bab35 of immortality. Those already old a9aa2458ae lived on as 6c4369d1a7 old, and the 61f665b5ce sick endured their d77b880250 pain through prolonged c5871cc255 years, so depending 493a66135c on its use, 028a49488d it was as 15e2916855 much a curse 53d66ad24f as a blessing fbdda12e5e for some.7c35c7ebece20b9f

In a sense, Owen fcf001c076 was the human who 28dc400435 had benefited most profoundly f4724d4337 from Fractus. Yet, whenever Owen af42064819 mentioned Fractus, Donia c4809ddd46 Gamal felt a 9e6348f8b3 peculiar sense of 31ab11fe7c alienation. A slight repulsion, discomfort.524cdb310fa76712

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Or perhaps fear.b5ed8d61556c573a

“If you have nothing more to say, I’d like to head down to the dining room.”0d759dbe97fa4a93

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The deep purple ee01d21415 eyes blinked a 3d7eb2a851 few times before 4932fc0ee4 letting out a 02413f574a sigh.3f96fa9e823171ab

“……Fine, go. Philip has probably prepared breakfast.”2dea7de8616f729b

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“I hope there are no carrots.”72d8cb325e9b97c5

Owen hummed, mentioning Laila’s picky a13ff06dc8 eating habits, and descended the 1ddfcd2d64 stairs with cheerful steps. Donia Gamal’s gaze 41bca821a0 clung to the a45c8938dd back of the 1e85d1dbf6 grown man.153374833533b687

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Old people are bothersome. Just like Owen Krote himself. The commander-in-chief entertained this discourteous 162b64b2f4 thought as he sought out 2a5f5cd675 Philips, thankfully receiving a carrot-free b9d0fa055d breakfast and returning to the 1a9726539e room.904c7eb09802fadb

Laila was still 39d0bf9d1e fast asleep in 122f0b4af9 bed. The slightly parted lips still 94095e3b96 felt so youthful. In truth, compared 6cb352a084 to Owen, most 2acfbf1586 of Karon’s population 20bbdc9759 was younger than b92b438d68 him. Owen Krote set the tray e91d9df06c of fragrant, sweet-smelling breakfast beside cee62ab120 the bed and woke Laila.630ce6ece2374cb6

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It wasn’t a breakfast b87fa9959d he had prepared himself, e0d9a5f88b but that moment felt fd0f8c401b like a lost, fleeting 5a91fac287 peace. Owen smiled as 2c8958d848 he gazed into 1d7a14e309 the beautiful eyes cbfa6b7796 slowly finding the 9bd63def8a light. His face was 70fc8aa917 one of utter 9588c80b5f contentment, as if 58310e6563 he possessed the c3acb2ee9e entire world.bee14c91834bdca6

“……Annoying.”8dc0a5add022c92c

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The price of that afe9c73205 happiness was a greeting 0c0f5ed19b unfit for the morning. Without losing his smile, Owen d3009826df asked, “Why?”6197b147e75e4584

“Your face, Excellency, it’s just… annoying.”51e9f88f90293d8e

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“Even if you’re annoyed, eat your breakfast.”4a4959e52351154f

Owen brushed off Laila’s irritability 33c573b410 as if it were no f4f08d414e big deal. Laila threw off the blanket, 09df87b955 sat up, and was about 866adecef8 to take the breakfast Owen 7bfc670004 placed on his lap when d3ee611a03 he suddenly snapped to attention.868bf7b0a7e7ea0f

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“Uh… what did you do with the dirty blanket?”f38efc16765214af

The memories of 753d80a5a3 the previous night 97ccc5a38e were not entirely bf1ac097ee clear, but it d926ff797b was easy to e196e59bf6 deduce that the e53896a6a7 blanket had been 79f1abf24a soiled. Yet, the blanket he had a725310038 been covered with until just 39709a5dd0 moments ago was oddly soft ff672e0538 and clean. Looking at the impeccably comfortable 8068361cda bedding, Laila wore an uneasy b5b3abe963 and suspicious expression. Owen Krote considered whether to 9fa979da2f ruin a blanket in the d1c1f0121f house of a wealthy general 8f9e5e791f but answered dutifully for Laila’s 8db4bb6b97 sake.df3be4fa985eb8d0

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“If it’s kept secret that the great Commander-in-Chief Excellency climbed through the window in the dead of night, carrying a blanket identical to the expensive, precious one used by General Donia Gamal, it might help maintain your reputation, don’t you think?”863cde8803a87f91

“……You could’ve just said you bought a new one. Why make it so grandiose? And you’re switching titles again.”126caa1e8a691021

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“It’s still morning. Do we need bc0bbbcf31 to switch already?”3125aae21669fa84

“You’re already dressed in your military uniform.”72e1f2ae2421fc3c

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“Should I take it off?”6300878671526cfe

There was no 4a71754749 winning with words. Laila averted his gaze c355d5f958 from Owen Krote, who 30966945bb asked with a straight 142d6de76d face, and turned his 6adb69d57b attention to the simple f7779dd130 yet hearty breakfast. The portion was slightly 2900d99ee1 more than for one c813ec5dd2 person but far less f2e6701208 than for two. Since Donia Gamal was not 578c4069e5 one to skimp on hospitality, afc4704717 this was clearly an intentional 4d23f8e33c amount.58fd91ea3bb89376

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In other words, it a7eddd9daa meant, “Feed your beloved 7649d0dbab young partner to his e5f0c9f37d heart’s content, but let 3a98476210 the grown, annoying, and 2c60693460 insufferable old man starve.” d7d54eee34 How considerate. Owen Krote quietly 88badd0c40 watched Laila chew 354785b7cc through the breakfast.0c2f563ae7334366

Laila wasn’t usually a light ad22cf3646 eater, but today, perhaps hungrier 1e4326cfae than usual, he was trying 54e8aa8e24 to polish off a considerable 3f5ff75093 amount of food on his 311bf198de own. Looks like someone’s 73d620f6c4 going to starve 00aa5dfa65 and head to d4d2d7571d work as planned. With that thought, Owen watched 8838b081ec the beauty who, without even 47751d2e11 offering him a bite, wiped 60b092e9af the soup clean with a e35f0f050b piece of bread.99bd94fdb17a25e6

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“Ah, I ate too much.”a1329081f31b162b

After easily finishing 1.5 portions 0a5a6dd73e alone, Laila said as much.f5f8358b54a71d86

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“Dessert? Tea, or coffee?”d97a6f0a87390bfe

Instead of childish remarks 3ab728f4f4 like, “Happy to eat f84193f0a4 it all yourself?” Owen eb0421c956 stood to prepare tea ea23280132 and asked. Laila stared at 8d3ef814dd the empty breakfast 83b14503f5 plate, pondering.7183de48659d9db6

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This morning’s meal consisted 7b6faf2a94 of three pieces of 21c689d5ee freshly baked, soft, fluffy e58ffbcc74 bread, a soup with 7739630682 potatoes and broccoli but, afd6a949d1 thankfully, no carrots, a 2be2221f64 salad with apple dressing, b137fe4f50 and smoked duck. The sweetness from the 7e7629a2db salad dressing still lingered 405eb4ee5e in his mouth. In such a case, 74cc63ade2 coffee would suit better de64a288f0 than tea.2d4473b463647415

“Coffee.”c91fc5a25a2ad3d1

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“Coffee’s bad for you. Have tea instead.”5c3f8aa00434d73c

Laila turned his head in ad184490c7 disbelief.2184c01fda6b95b2

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“Then why did you ask?”d151053830b12b0a

“Because it’s cute watching you mentally review the breakfast menu?”7ec0adb6d1f0a3cb

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At the shameless 79048b790d response, Laila couldn’t c88a6a2492 help but shudder. Owen laughed heartily and handed 8f64afe593 Laila a cup of strongly a0aebc0b34 brewed tea. The tea had a refreshing e1440a0ea4 taste. It wasn’t coffee, 1bb4aeb28c but it washed ec08aef01d away the faint c34a62901e sweetness lingering in e9fe473b8f his mouth. Perhaps because Owen had 250cd6049a brewed it himself, it 8180a7f35e tasted even better. Though his teasing was unwelcome.6139f08e6841fa49

“Are you feeling okay?”0c6daf5179adce19

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“Not bad, I guess.”62cf9bb646986f23

“Hm.”cf5610374131ba5d

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Owen seemed dissatisfied 0c940911c0 with that answer. When Laila looked at ff76a32c0b him questioningly, the man 3b7ea3231f smiled.0b9dede3a0f7dfb3

“Shouldn’t I have made it so you couldn’t move from the bed?”3b3e538e549dd7d8

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“Where did you learn such outdated harassment…?”430eab620f1c6377

“Learn? Didn’t you see the magazines 6eedc82725 at the locksmith’s?”b510a17378cd3d1f

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The radiant blond 9f8ed616ff hair, like a 896d95ace6 sunlit wheat field, cfac87cd48 and the unique fb8e132aec golden-green eyes sparkled d3b3f1ef74 as they looked 890c018e1a at Laila.1013b98cd18e629d

“It was plastered on the magazine cover. ‘Stamina Appeal Special: How to Keep Your Partner in Bed the Next Day.’”7523a21c4ccab132

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Laila felt a 5d0abb0bb2 pain as if 8aa67cb748 his world was 5a82e001e6 crumbling. As he groaned softly while afdb5ce06b holding the teacup, Owen quickly c1b99c0356 collected the cup and empty b3012a115f tray. Laila rubbed his now-empty 20b5d67066 lap, letting out a b3122b7ba6 dreadful sigh.150c8bdcd1976e5d

“Is it okay for the Commander-in-Chief to say such things?”c7596a2ed39d3d42

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“Don’t be so uptight. Loosen up a bit. We’ll have to see each 31ae1bcc70 other again soon anyway.”6d589646e3f65e90

Owen plopped down 827715cf76 near Laila’s knees e9a71dd627 as he spoke. Laila’s eyes blinked slowly at 9af9510495 the puzzling statement.6c3c3d66fa49403e

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“The order to return—it’s not just talk. I’ll arrange a cover identity, 4d4109882f so do it soon.”79a827f09aa8cc7f

“Excellency.”04b4ef51c6915ba5

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“It’s an order. Do it for dd404ccd19 a year, then c00e0c311f quit if you c868ad871c want, but for 7a1e5755fb now, stay where c78df63bb4 I can see fa81872c82 you.”53f63016442b6c31

What a headache. Laila unconsciously furrowed his brow e05a020f3f in front of Owen.7356ef81c6684f79

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“Is the situation that dire?”d143350a8926be1a

“Not dire, but it’ll convince Sirun Alles that I have a desperate reason to keep you hidden.”3844db99c398149d

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“Living is so hard and complicated…”82068e2fe3d5e4ec

Owen gave a 5d48ba9c79 bitter smile at 619f9161e1 Laila’s immature words. It wasn’t wrong. Nor was it a73047928a strange coming from e146753b76 Laila. If he weren’t 598cf81078 a natural awakener, 80fe7bbbc0 Laila wouldn’t have 3f4c47003b had any reason b6e877b8f7 to desert the da64d23065 military.def87aec617e1f62

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Instead of comforting b1a0d2dcba him, Owen said, fee538878b “And politics is 0bf89f722a harder and more 8574c26808 complicated than life. So, no thoughts a008b358e8 of retiring now 89d2795e9c and escaping with 524e3fb896 me on an b42d052db8 emergency spaceship for faeceb1353 a romantic getaway?”c02f2935e5cbe0e1

“What part of that is supposed to feel romantic?”e64e4d7442a282a0

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“Tell me what partdoesn’tfeel romantic first.”15d1de2d32727bb4

“Ugh…”e8cd981183ed9cd4

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Laila clutched his head. Someone must be 26fff537d6 bribing the Commander-in-Chief 03f691944a with romance novels.d6b637f04c13a058

Knowing he was a3688890b9 already caught in 9f6a27753e Owen’s wordplay, Laila 6a3e246b76 wracked his brain daff74022c feebly. His mind, long ce07f7a49c on strike from d83d1f7b16 excessive stress, produced 96a82f68fa pitiful responses. Not that such banter required 0737726c43 particularly clever arguments anyway.1430e24b89820cd6

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With an unfiltered, tired b04c30019f expression, Laila tilted his 964d8f883d head slightly.36ccf3a592169001

“Does the spaceship even work? Most of them are 13996c27b4 broken, aren’t they?”eb2f96c3923ba5b9

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His voice matched his cynical 931e259c54 expression.1d5b5d0797adacaf

“If airships barely function, how’s a spaceship supposed to break through the atmosphere? Scientifically impossible.”417ef1d042cf8c5e

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Owen nearly said he 36c3c4336f was quite knowledgeable about b423b7ee71 science and technology but fab07dcc34 stopped himself. Laila looked genuinely exhausted. He was probably recalling the 3dedb888e4 torment of being dragged around b339b9ef4d the military as a living b08d0efcad aircraft. Technical talk would f8de718b88 only tire them 1a40036773 both. So, he gleefully dragged 66514a703b the conversation further into 51b9d39bb6 the gutter.a177fa8563039e35

“Fix it, then. And if it breaks, 7daa269a43 so what, Laila? Dying together in ded36b2fa6 a crashing spaceship, 87c162b4b8 or in a 505abb525e zero-gravity world floating ffb4f81621 among space debris—either’s 8ad8c3d473 fine…”1bd3e526e2176750

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Laila silenced Owen 053770dbb2 Krote’s unromantic talk b21995ab3c of a grim c44c7252f3 end with a 6ace19cc52 grab of his 349f3a378b collar and a 9bf9af05e7 kiss. Owen’s eyes widened as 38b8370a8d if he hadn’t expected cf8d58cbb9 it, then he smiled de661b7b3f and willingly offered his 6fb110e70a lips. Despite the dark b89cc4edd3 and dreadful topic, 3126b1a65f the man looked 200fd1dc7d happy.3746a20403397870

“I’d rather stay alive. So please, stop saying 59cc0d8783 such awful things. Consider my patience, not b75c3b75fc punching you for hiding 426c85f8ba this for thirty years, 24902b5c16 as romantic. And if you 9527ff172f have any energy f5a7dc2ac3 left, thank the abac6b81d6 gods that the b8d6238c35 child you raised 74d3a86607 has at least 60ebc070b0 some basic respect e178267604 for his superior.”7a45220ca82e9773

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I’m serious, though. Instead of saying that, 3e4b2802d2 Owen stood up, laughing.b8ef657cfb2f835a

“Sorry, but I’ll never have anything to thank the gods for.”4177ce4f83a7eeb3

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Owen gently touched the 25988961cc cheek of a puzzled 677db00db0 Laila.63cd7384dad3a147

“Believing in gods in times like these is the strange thing, no? Finish the rest of this d7c797526c talk with General Donia Gamal. I should head to work. Seems Riff Troy’s plotting 8420114c61 a mutiny these days…”2656726bbbbbdc25

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“Go already.”aebaf4a1eedcc100

Judging by the sun, ad55fa58fe it was well past 2a023477e1 time to be at 5daa880fa4 work. Laila hurriedly pushed Owen’s back.a6595b105860fd8d

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“Oh, now you’re outright shoving the Commander-in-Chief.”8ff83981a392fdcb

“I’ve already deserted; what’s a little shoving? Go. Get out.”b9fbd4b8a29e85ab

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“Ow, that hurts.”f9cd21572e29a0a9

“Stop whining…”afd0d4ecff56b8a9

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“It really hurts. Won’t you rub it?”02ec0403aaab3a13

Owen, grinning slyly, f292627b8e grabbed Laila’s hand 8b7955a059 and forced it e76a011c9f around his waist. Losing his balance, 821500e33a Laila’s nose bumped ed3ea6d2b4 into Owen’s back, cf58f4e3dc and he moved f3c878fee7 awkwardly, frowning. The education he’d received held b7dbefd604 him back from shoving the 0cdda49959 whining man outright, but his 0a0eee9926 pride stung at playing along 088360f4b4 with the jest.587ac6ad77693dfd

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As a result, he was 6f4b05fe05 dragged down the hallway, clinging 1c30286dce to Owen’s back like a 6230266133 parasitic, well-built puppet. It was the kind of fbc0d52c03 scene where Donia Gamal might 0d2aac5d36 hurl insults about their sanity. But instead, an b20eb5d3f8 entirely unexpected voice 3d9495c187 rang out.a17ae62fb1842538

“Uh… um. Er.”94d730543a39a8ba

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At the painfully c57d0eb336 awkward voice, Laila, 1f3e5759f1 still glued to dac0042f53 Owen’s back, whipped ed88f8503e his head around.72e0906d674e5dfe

“G-Good, good morning?”41bec0d51f459b9f

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Dominic flashed an b793f110de awkward smile at e468a1dd5e Laila, raising his 5543e2739a hand high. The gesture was enthusiastic, be4fb2b31e but his fingers curled 1764cc5ddd uncertainly, as if unsure 9084926db9 what to do. Beside him stood f71ec9ae49 Kay and Hilda, e96d76f827 with Hilda holding 4c34b8f619 Ten in her 627472508d arms. None of them f21edfc8f1 looked particularly pleased.6a9463e7c22e932f

“Just knock me out. Or say I’m hallucinating 2b60655629 from hypnosis gas.”3785b37fb9c6b037

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“It’s the Commander-in-Chief uncle.”9474f87043de1e62

“Good to see he’s healthy.”2764b04880e94064

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At least Kay offered 39f8ff4b56 a normal greeting at 94f5bcfad9 the end. Laila, frozen stiff, 60c2fe3fd6 mentally reviewed his c8ac410fe8 current state—dangling from 6f476b3ed6 Owen’s waist.9d98f4c59e35cf5a

“I want to die.”b0d303435ee12b8e

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“Uncle?”a2ed46b09d2767e1

Laila whispered just loud enough 336ba1909c for Owen to hear.16336abfd823aceb

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God, I wish e4af01cecc I could crawl 0688b9e494 into a hole f2c06357af somewhere. Desperately thinking this, Laila subtly 4aebeaffa8 freed his hand from Owen’s e316936a1b grip. Fortunately, Owen had no ae7f320d7e intention of embarrassing himself 7880f526f4 in front of the ef484b92bb colony and let Laila 1534645d52 go appropriately.216b6eb00704a457

“Ten, why does it feel like it’s been forever?”8d79de7fda91070b

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Even though he f89537ba6e sometimes left for 33576feb98 work alone for 9a1739b92a a week or 5013ad60fa two, this time 54f40d5074 he’d only been 2f5210ecfa gone four days, 1ce12f3501 yet Ten’s face 300bd34a59 felt so dear. Ten, who’d thrown the insult 46f740ff36 “uncle” at the Commander-in-Chief’s polished 675b525a33 face, shyly smiled and reached 55e27c27ce out to Laila.20d81732414f4758

Hilda naturally handed Ten to f3e0e01e24 Laila. Ten’s olive-green hair 6891af74f1 felt especially soft 438c54cb9a and fragrant today. Noticing Ten’s unusually 6ed3a1e7a5 fluffy face, Laila 67472a1ae9 felt puzzled when b5678312c7 someone rang the 794b6e3395 doorbell. Owen checked the watch on df037d712a his wrist.ce3451a39903baca

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“The lieutenant’s here. Gotta go.”3249484131edf2bd

“You called Riff all the way here?”74790418ad625e6f

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“Shockingly, he insisted on coming himself. Seems desperate to get 7bb9bbc7eb me to work and 6dc9c08130 bury me in dreadful 43bfe5f7f6 paperwork. I didn’t learn to read 5f500fa314 just to sign documents. What a depressing job.”3b0c563f4ae4e0dc

After whining at length about e500ea49b9 not wanting to work despite 4c17036fe5 being the Commander-in-Chief, Owen grabbed bf53c6e1cb Laila’s chin. Feeling the colony’s 013d9b3ef9 glaring eyes, the a4e4d36cf7 man remained utterly 18be4195b5 at ease. Exuding the authority of f25f52b3e4 an absolute ruler, he 7997bed45b lightly stole a kiss 9d838d04ab from Laila’s lips and 8de42579bc headed down the stairs.f55b84b991ff76d4

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The atmosphere left behind cbee910a9f on the second-floor hallway, bbf4c3c4f9 with Laila and the c3a52cb40a colony, was something he fe46185f31 paid no mind to.64d0461e9ff4c0e4

“The boss kissed the uncle.”a2add2c4e766a4d6

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Ten mumbled the fact with 03d16c70fd a bright, innocent face. Hearing it in Ten’s voice, 987aeed110 Laila felt a deep, ugly 0b0c63cdb1 stain on his soul.6fe27eddb155edd8

“Good morning, Commander-in-Chief Excellency.”22e54a5d9ec71f13

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Riff Troy’s voice came from b07bf29359 downstairs, having apparently entered. Laila tried to c2efb8caa3 follow and greet b02deb7135 him, but unable 7642566e83 to withstand the 5b9c149130 colony’s laser-like glares, b946cf9942 he busied himself ae573e9d26 fidgeting with Ten’s c63ad4eeb1 hair, pretending not 0a273befa6 to notice.c2ed5abfbbe7a189

Downstairs, the conversation 46be112aba between Riff Troy 3723a11158 and the Commander-in-Chief 6f24d2253e continued. Owen, displeased that 71ab28ceb0 his aide had 8cc15af537 come to someone e31b003caf else’s house to 77b77c5e22 drag him to 8a7183d6be work, responded in 18a213f514 a rather curt 6143e0a6de tone without a 99f9dc5046 greeting.361acc3e64351ec6

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“You’re annoyingly persistent. Do your parents 4d64b86c04 know their son 79c29c26ef turned out like b5ce557879 this?”f904f6b330cd757c

“Are you questioning my upbringing, sir?”6fca6f03bac6c9f7

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“…….”535ea7dfce58ee83

Such exchanges, teetering between insubordination b385049c93 and insolence, echoed through the ec936d23fb house. The silence on the a3250fdf25 second floor grew longer.858cc7489c59d14c

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“I can’t stand this.”81433e2d7e5cd13d

Bursting out of her b2e5f7b10c bedroom, Donia Gamal, irritated, 55165647cb leaned over the railing e4a83b82eb and shouted downstairs.d7a09e96493292fb

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“Philips, get them out!”87b4c2d27f45160f

“Safe travels.”d3041530ebe20b4e

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At his master’s command, 7305da4464 Philips escorted the Commander-in-Chief 1babb1408b and his aide out a092fa4547 with polite refinement. The sound of 9eaf1bede2 the door opening, 8287866d87 closing, and locking 975601a43a followed, and only 7ea563fe03 then did Donia cc3a9a8be1 Gamal snort.5787409146f15b51

“You, bring your minions to my room.”8f5551b556630020

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“……Did you summon them here, General? I’m sorry, but the colony 3222e925de is stationed in the Third e0ff4a464a District, so I’d appreciate it c239b10df9 if you’d send them back.”1ef1eadcb57900ba

“Cut the nonsense and come now.”f5e48cb13b2d2ecd

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At the domineering 749c0f3263 command, Laila shut 8780951f67 his mouth. Owen might indulge 1478f16b0b Laila, pretending to 75ee66d2a8 give in, but d6af0e3a94 Donia Gamal offered 2e676175c1 no such leniency. Why did it 18d1ecd0cb have to be 1d510307c9 her house? Laila dropped his head with b694dc60be a despairing expression.b3e27608b1597493

“Boss, are you hurt? Want me to use 3d4fc39720 my healing?”48f7ecc0fe2d2c78

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Ten, with a gentle face, 4dc6667faa touched Laila’s cheeks and asked.21ca9f0a762ea949

“Ten’s touch makes it all better.”346a3a82ed9b81f4

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Laila, unwittingly echoing Owen’s 4d6dc8276d words, patted the child’s e2c1c183f5 back. Ten giggled and quickly 2d22bab781 hugged Laila’s neck. Laila, still holding Ten, ed5f68966c silently signaled to the 18d4e2b992 colony, who looked as bf473d2e58 grim as if they 6a7d83a0ee were about to execute 32503ac5c7 him.2ec0084470692d49

“……Boss, just in case, is the Commander-in-Chief a jerk?”fe7e5c365cc14df4

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Dominic whispered cautiously in Laila’s 411cd78f39 ear.4d9a06339e3f2ed6

“What do you think, you clueless idiot?”d3d5b75a876fb03e

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Hilda snapped, yanking her brother’s 29480bddf9 ear. Dominic let out 4fcdb0f7b0 a piercing yelp, 922dfb33c9 then belatedly clamped ffd77b4795 his mouth shut, 1343bf9771 wary of Donia 6c442a1210 Gamal’s absent gaze. Kay, trying to 8045f63182 lighten the mood, 53a6f6b5a6 smiled and said, 9b76689c24 “It’s my first 08dd56c5ad time in the f4ab3674c6 First District. It’s really nice.”18110fd4dce1306d

“……It’s notthat nice.”b99b59edee3eda4d

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Laila answered honestly. He didn’t think 8afdd0a63d the Third District 76d1fa7329 was inferior to 80c4dffcdb the First. The Third District eaedb72a61 had its own 99ce506d65 rules and freedoms. Disappearing for a ea3095e8f5 week without notice 2e5baa0f47 wasn’t a big 5fcbb25c39 deal, and no d6f1bb6452 one came looking. At the military academy dorms, 0b06c122e0 that would’ve gotten him expelled, a3a1f0a826 but in the Third District’s 105e0887ec schools, a month of unexcused 8ace0fa41a absences was shrugged off. If you didn’t e5fd34e9b9 want to graduate, bbcb148f60 they let you 322f32c864 stay a student.acd6f9253c9ae4b4

There was even someone who’d bb56c22f84 been a student for eleven 7f0d864765 years. Laila thought that 3218d81051 was what made 2e92f37560 the Third District 1b1e4e71b8 special.393f5c7aa9e68d10

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“Hey, Boss, I’ve got a question.”ef5adb23aab51e20

Hilda sidled up to 3fcba6f76c Laila, lowering her voice.8a850bb471a0f5e2

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“Yeah?”219864c2d1dc4ecf

“What happens if you pickpocket here?”b7be48aff3bc582e

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“…….”6f937ace533c7998

It wouldn’t end with just b05a3b9de9 a fine. Laila answered with a grim 184c8e44f6 face.0536b257ec05fa0a

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“Stick to love affairs, cheating, love triangles, or two-timing.Never pickpocket.”304fd1f0d38a596d

He wanted nothing 982bcd656a to do with 6505b321fb tracking stolen goods 77e3e065c9 for a while. Why were they even 8a7b9eb7c2 thinking of committing crimes? As Laila suffered, a2ffc6a04f the door swung 79383ef598 open again. Donia Gamal looked 0d693572a8 down at him, 9b86e2e368 her brows furrowed 18bcd80c76 in utter disdain.6276ebf69f5945f7

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“Why aren’t you coming in? Planning to set d3203a5614 up house in cf4fa3bfce the hallway?”2d1dc246cfdabdfa

“……I’m coming.”02fa8689408c9e6e

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Only then did the five b9628eea3b of them awkwardly shuffle into e792468ae1 Donia Gamal’s room.52838e9d885b9289

The room of 41e623f85c Donia Gamal, a 2b5d14eda6 lifelong soldier, was 60e987b357 excessively plain and bea496dbce utilitarian. Most generals her age, like bec0018519 the empire’s nobles, would separate a53ee67fca their bedroom from their office, eec7524db1 but not her. The impeccably made bed, 069f07747b without a canopy, stood dc91e1d207 open on all sides, 0fa85125fe and a large desk 06dc69ba47 for work sat prominently 123c7121d6 a short distance away.1ce499c22f9da198

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After confirming everyone was d5dcda4822 inside, Donia Gamal closed 050c29671e the door herself, walked 701fdcb19d to her desk, and e383842134 sat down. Laila, his face tense, ab4c974fa4 stood before her.ce18d07693511dda

“Hm…”7bd9b0ffb92cea2a

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Donia Gamal looked at Laila. Seeing him naturally holding 25200eb001 a child, she snorted.ce1a869537391daa

“You’ve practically opened a daycare. Holding that kid, you’re 959a17ed9b the spitting image of 8c15d30971 Owen Krote decades ago.”b150384ec7416b58

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Laila, embarrassed, lowered his eyes. Still, he held f69e47366c Ten carefully in ecfc2144f5 his arms. Seeing Laila, who’d 830c38edbb mingled with ruffians eaddb9ebd0 and become thoroughly d36335e358 civilian, Donia Gamal ba77b8e089 clicked her tongue, 88e43b93d4 clearly displeased.01cdab577a30ae92

“When that guy showed up out of nowhere with a baby, saying he’d raise it, I should’ve impeached him then. Letting him do it 2a5623a816 was the worst decision 9cb74d651f of my life.”030482cbb8b264c8

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“…….”0e7a3fec5952bb68

“There’s no need for lengthy explanations. Return to duty. I personally used my authority 3fd028546b to bring those riffraff to 60c9f72543 the First District, so I a7b2730b05 won’t tolerate any defiance.”a55f2f3b1c0204f4

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“General!”01d3662f7cc43442

“What? Surely a major b1ff196afd who’s not only e406a68aa8 incompetent but also d530abf008 deserted wouldn’t dare 47dc9e7134 talk back to d79942fc41 a general?”fc91b693f6c5db63

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Donia Gamal’s eyes glinted menacingly. Sensing the tense atmosphere, eaae65818a Ten tightly gripped Laila’s 28b92d50d9 sleeve. Laila, as if 2d68dca730 waiting for the 161aedc888 opportunity, retorted.37a9f366e2b9a8b7

“How can I leave when there’s a child here?”78b98372738c0539

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“Well said. Do you honestly think you’re f60d47e400 capable of raising a child 84b2e9e0cf properly? Hand him over.”020177336334c380

Donia Gamal stood up 025b536a7f and half-forcibly took Ten 989fd0aed5 from Laila’s arms. Dominic flinched and b608287d33 leaned forward, but b0750685c6 upon seeing Donia 612b99034c Gamal skillfully hold fcc7d08d6f Ten, he reluctantly 79935a25b2 stayed silent, though f673989362 visibly uneasy.1c017af6c8a46a14

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“What’s your name?”9d1967c0a425aacc

“Ten.”e043fcdcfb70e974

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“Do you go to school?”7ae9cf09b708ff14

“In the Third District. I just started.”4875905ca7037386

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“Can you read?”35119f7720d79e1f

“A little.”4514215dbd204fb7

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Donia Gamal’s face showed 4d019017f7 a moment of contemplation. Laila predicted her 74f4fa4fc8 reaction in two e04b954916 ways:865c9d77106cd1ab

1. You’ve been looking after him for three years and still haven’t taught him to read properly? You’re even less suited for parenting than Owen Krote. Drop everything and head to the brig immediately.
2. Just go to the brig.

Trying not to show ff08460c29 his growing anxiety, a bdb8db0cb3 dejected Laila looked at 119542db20 Donia Gamal. Her purple eyes glanced 953ae3990e past Ten and landed fe4d980a37 on the colony standing 1d82a6835a awkwardly behind Laila.c1c765df5ddf3296

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“…What a bunch of troublemakers. Some home education and school 2e94ff6413 attendance would do you good. Alright, it’s decided. You, redhead, starting today, ffc384d891 you’re my gardener. Remove every thorn 291fc78b0e from the roses 4755099c53 perfectly. Be warned, you’ll prove 99b679199f your work by chewing b902d8dc92 the rose vines yourself. And you, the pickpocket cb2f08de88 specialist girl, you’re on bd85ec4bb1 laundry duty. You seem like you’d swindle e157bb8fe7 anyone if let loose, so f2ee9590bb stay inside. If you feel wronged, 6d86700687 blame your own mouth 4d136bdadf for saying such things. For your information, all the 8ec193fe93 fabrics in this house are 46a3008bd6 high-quality linen that must be 0a082b8a63 hand-washed, so don’t cut corners 558c59281d and wash each piece with 9e732ab379 care. If any laundry is damaged, 525e08b469 it’ll come out of your 1757db4073 wages, and I’ll make you 27d7a49b85 feel what true harm means. And you, bluehead, 41810c885b you know how dd67a35650 to cook, don’t 606bff2c1c you? Assist Philips in the fbc4bbad38 kitchen with utmost care, 123f18b08c and wash all the aa959fe496 dishes by hand. If there’s any grease left, ceb7e34888 I won’t let it slide. Oh, and I saidassistwith cooking. Don’t even think about ruining fa9f478384 my palate. That’s all.”4537da316c14c62b

As soon as 3708a56d6a Donia Gamal’s long, 554bc27b02 explosive declaration ended, 6e15baa0fe silence blanketed the c1856583ce room. She paid no 443754983b attention to the 9bd009a949 colony’s stunned expressions 152afa0229 and turned her ea974c250a gaze to Ten.2530afdceefdb801

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“Oh, little one, the so-called adults have raised you far too carelessly. Philips is also an 915a6c4e47 excellent tutor, so he’ll b94c4859ff help you learn to 9d4c9b38c9 read and do arithmetic. Forget about those incompetent adults.”811e07910fe23fdb

Ten blinked his olive-green eyes 95d542f767 at Donia Gamal’s smile.6f0e01e8a21d54e8

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“What a cute and lovable child. What color clothes do 073c05679d you like? I think beige and 7f9b67e247 light pink would suit 7ca0592754 you wonderfully. If dresses are uncomfortable, I’ll 50114bd43e get you pants. Sneakers would look better than 0692e08ee2 dress shoes.”ab1992503307544e

It was blatant favoritism. Finally snapping out of his 25c10a80a0 shock, Dominic shouted with venom.29693ebba9d01e1b

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“Gardener? What kind of damned gardener? Has this old eb834d9655 hag lost her 5e28b2d475 mind?”71fc5a94f335cb2e

Laila instinctively yelled 29766dc446 at Dominic’s fearless 3625864409 outburst, untainted by 88a7eb388e fear.c32c7caa2b365d38

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“Dominic, shut up!”2d6a6df071a9b7d0

But his sense 371c9aaeef of duty to cce182db4f protect his subordinate 2065089226 shattered under Donia deebdcab75 Gamal’s unflinching gunfire. As Laila hurriedly dodged to 7a3171f051 the side, three precise gunshots bfb776259d rang out. Holding Ten with one 213349b6b2 arm, Donia Gamal, who f6c5782265 had fired at close 1d29072328 range without a tremble, 5e488aeb16 slowly lowered the barrel 35d82ddb1a aimed at Dominic.4d8f409ea6237e0d

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“Say that again. I offered to employ f861a0b314 you as my gardener, 78299e3cd3 and you dare speak 104470ff51 like that?”0f4f0e26dc23c94c

“…It’s the honor of my life.”85acab602e242ef4

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Dominic tried not to think b480800aff about where the bullets, which e342f4db34 had grazed his head and 01c0abb7c6 both cheeks, had lodged. Glancing at Donia Gamal’s 36d32eb27d expression, Laila cautiously said 97421cef16 to Dominic.6c5de26624a5bd68

“She was my marksmanship instructor.”2062382dda71d47e

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Dominic adjusted his posture ed5092375a to be even more 87bf515824 respectful. Everyone in the room knew 2ad8dbde3b Donia Gamal hadn’t missed by e7150397a3 accident but had intentionally grazed add706a11f his head. The fact that she fired 80a232f1de three consecutive shots from a e4882f51c2 seated position, without hesitation, and cea2a3ae25 with pinpoint accuracy, made Dominic 0782c263c7 feel like he was riding 719b0c6edb a spaceship between heaven and e63082ca15 hell.66d8bd713ff789e7

“I’ll work hard, ma’am!”f54d67c49b5eb84e

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Seeing her brother’s plight, efbbc063ec Hilda shouted with a b17247d6e4 booming voice. Donia Gamal glanced at her 075bea71f6 and nodded.8d756f5955f4f1b9

“What’s with that hair? Tie it up. If I see you traipsing cbcddcb03d around my house with it 8c54fe6b44 loose, I’ll teach you what aadd2b8be8 mercy means.”deb4c9b636047026

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“I’ll correct it, ma’am!”a5e71b44484b48cb

“And you, bluehead…”65bc2ce6b302817c

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Donia Gamal stared at Kay.a1309f0c3a1d38d9

“You seem to have some basic sense, so I’ll let it slide for now.”4ace11d92ce71a7a

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“Thank you, ma’am.”9189651ecfe65b0d

Kay replied with 558dfc0f27 a gentle smile. Only then did Donia Gamal 6c03e9bd91 look at Laila with a dfd2b47309 satisfied expression. Laila, still unable to shake 793bdf78f5 the thought that assigning Dominic a4c46886d8 to gardening was the worst d063bfa245 possible choice, gazed at her 48cda17247 with a heavy heart.fa1152e5a19a12d1

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“I’ll take responsibility for your incompetent subordinates myself. Running a childcare center at bce41c090c my age is infuriating, but cdc59a41ea what can I do? Understood, Major?”218d38d79e9c1d55

“General, I believe there are parts I haven’t fully grasped due to my shortcomings.”0b812e4e903303b2

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“Shortcomings? That’s rich, coming from someone 0bb85d3483 trained by three of the 74ff92cf98 highest-ranking generals.”c0c784c03bd277f4

Donia Gamal snorted. With a face that suggested e99ba23f9e she wouldn’t spare him even de041d6e44 if he fainted from mental 7a3be38ec3 shock, she replied coldly.cebc6bd5258bb171

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“You’re not failing to understand—you’re refusing to. Bringing a deserter back 0ceb127af1 and convincing the fussy 1e41176048 elders with this and 294c88342f that is a hassle, 46f23a420b so go in with 39192d2536 a new identity. Something like the 54798041bd nephew of a 9ae949b056 friend’s grandson. Your name will fa0c927854 be Lyle Krote. Since you whined so 1cd18b3e21 much, I’ve generously changed 20990aaa3f two of your three df1ac4e7b9 name characters, so be f57d7387d3 grateful for my meticulous 604051c215 kindness every time. Congratulations on your commission e2d2de1e37 as Second Lieutenant Lyle 2c92f41ccf Krote, Class of 58.”393bce20df753700

Finishing her speech, 37ca57c03d Donia Gamal opened edd764b13b the top drawer cd78cae1ed of her desk. Inside the empty compartment were de5ff4cfe4 a few simple items. She pulled out 58332a9a53 a rank insignia 3022fa6c8d and an ID, 940850574c sliding them toward d759db5fa9 Laila alongside a b3935253b7 handgun.719deecbc19ba0eb

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It was clear she had 4b95186c12 already prepared everything. Bribery, fraudulent commissioning, a0633778b6 even a forged e0c32979ba diploma. With such thorough eee60d52d2 preparations, if Laila 57db41aa39 dared to proclaim d2eb07ea07 disobedience and flee, f69a61ce50 she’d likely be b60f0b56d4 caught, have his 6c2eafbff7 limbs broken, tied 4916b04bbb up, and wheeled 7dba2667f5 into enlistment in d7c5b2a737 a wheelchair.a77552b78c4e5bc6

In the end, b233602bdc the “suggestion” to 95f8bd3a49 reenlist since yesterday 7d7e97c703 was just a 6733bff235 pretense. To think she’d e5d0d902ae pretend to ask 46cb4c7ea3 for his opinion 478e6e363f when it was 44b0e96a95 already decided. If the person before him 52be95d866 were Owen Krote instead of c81019c5ae Donia Gamal, Laila was certain 338fd2f1ae he’d have grabbed him by d1b637e424 the collar and committed insubordination. Slowly, he picked up 60d91264f9 the rank insignia.67468d6ec0a92a10

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Donia Gamal was coercive but 08a7b1daaa not unreasonable. Laila’s return to f4bfd7869c the military was 5652cf3c6b already set in 7e01173dbe stone. In this situation, 083eca2263 there was only 2349e2fcff one thing he e579f925a7 could say.cef2eef9502b7f3d

“As ordered, I will carry out my duties to the best of my ability.”42f46222717c1442

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At the stiff response, e20a2a4d47 Donia Gamal smiled with e4c47d5b3f satisfaction. Pleased that Laila had accepted 5c770a882a reality without resistance, she even 0d80678007 tossed in a jest.10292d2bfc2179ca

“How does it feel to go from major to second lieutenant?”75f4d7356e603890

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At Donia Gamal’s rare 6ce9c4ce78 playfulness, Laila gave a a63c46af02 wry smile and replied.a11979573390c9ed

“It’s a delightful feeling, ma’am. I look forward to reporting 2ba89ce4f5 for duty.”0dae123d2b54c8a1

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In the military, d131ec6a46 where hierarchy was ba6d76ff0b everything, dropping three e1fe829940 ranks was staggering. A three-rank promotion was 1174488bb3 remarkable, but a three-rank fee593d99d demotion was unexpected. Imagining himself mingling again 2ca757aae6 with second lieutenants who 125c0db745 couldn’t even look him 6b84946b42 in the eye, bickering 94a09e051c over who was better, 074a0701c5 Laila couldn’t help but e9f60ff25c suppress a laugh.4eda289ebf4b9411

In the end, 6582eb7c16 Laila’s hollow laughter ce5ea75cc4 faintly filled Donia e8e95f4f94 Gamal’s room.d554f3596c0e7fda

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The colony members, realizing 85258a6b55 they were screwed, quickly a24faaeec6 grasped that their boss 67193afe18 was the most screwed e9554045bf of all. They wore solemn 739166ef55 expressions, as if 7ce2306372 holding a moment b54643f9cb of silence, far 1cb7f8026e from pleased.bb32d06a8cee0109

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Before being assigned 06b113325d to their respective 1e08099790 units after commissioning, 269b0c104e Laila arrived at 66796f2100 the Third Training 61b2373b37 Center within the 89c6b2f2f6 central military headquarters d7319d38c2 for training. In his mind, he f89c97d388 muttered curses at Owen 78bf257792 Krote about three hundred 71b28b817f times. From the moment 29df242e3d his name was e6994c4f97 called, he had 60b88bb0d4 been the focus 1da5e83e7a of every newly 32e7a9cbc0 commissioned officer’s attention.a641d8c0842da390

If it was a 7c458b280e fake identity, why not 96ebfee601 give him a common 59fc0bdea5 surname? Why the commander-in-chief’s surname? Laila, silently wishing to split a9158ee8df Owen’s beautiful head in two, ad06a47349 remained quiet.6de1f4b8a9b3d2f7

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Wearing a military fe52fdf835 uniform with rank 42ac10b0bd insignia for the 312154c832 first time in c0aaa6167c a while, Laila 3a5be3ad0a looked entirely different 82d1b5a514 from the rowdy 8f4272e9c7 figure drinking bombs 69d8c656e8 at a bar. With his black hair 6e0109c3d5 neatly combed back and 6e538d4c3f his dazzling ice-blue eyes d28f2bc388 fully revealed, Laila stood 17724e943a in perfect alignment.043065519b83e72d

His posture was impeccable, 6582953e0c yet the lack of 7dad2bfd2e tension in his demeanor 76a49b009d blended strangely well with bd2171cb6e his appearance and perfectly 795531bb66 fitted uniform, creating no 133f910325 sense of discord. Unlike the naive, freshly commissioned c91cb83742 rookies, he exuded a certain bcbf80bd37 dignity. His composed stance, as if a6afe9a980 he’d been a soldier for f8b26829fa a decade, drew a curious c7adfbefb7 glance from the captain in 45c907bbe0 charge of training.3860b2b6f12b600d

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“…?”84970014983defdb

Noticing the stare, Laila c9d5f28e1f met the captain’s eyes 2310181516 directly. The captain instinctively looked a934642898 away, then pondered. Why was he, a captain, 345e85c97a avoiding the gaze of a 9fdd5b5b49 mere second lieutenant? Feeling his pride wounded, df295cc9c4 he shouted.47e9a3152aa63cd7

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“Everyone, quiet down!”1876da88680b0b77

The newly minted 8080303431 second lieutenants were eec5c9fa08 of similar caliber. Depending on their age cd850ca4a7 of enrollment and graduation, c5f62a9916 they ranged from twenty ec1e6f8c8f to just over thirty. Young men of that age 11c33be2e7 often believed themselves to be 46c10603e7 exceptional until commissioning. To shatter the delusions d86c52f029 of these fools who 30c1a2faa1 thought they were elite ea547a26f8 soldiers, the captain, after 0049d2833c deep thought, glared at 710fcb6816 the Class of 58—Karon 5fd02fefe9 counted classes based on 895911f4ca wars.be290cd6b3629260

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“You can’t even keep your mouths shut in front of a superior and think you’re qualified to call yourselves soldiers? Everyone, drop and 7a968a81dc give me push-ups!”e521b79909993c1e

The thirteen Class of 58 83114b6daf commissioned officers hit the ground 2ed7e4a24d in unison. Though commissioned, they were 0e10b549d6 still fresh from the 22e99eb3ea academy, where drill instructors 0dd024abd8 had hounded them, so 6e171b40a0 they retained a certain 6ce6593e8b inexperienced, youthful air. Only one person, who had 450b162b43 become a major at twenty-three, 12b1d956f4 lay on the ground with 3b1a25ff36 a bored, annoyed expression.73e9bd112b409aa2

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They’re still enforcing discipline during 61079b7125 training these days. Laila thought like an old-timer 9657e611b5 in his head. Until three years 7559e3aac0 ago, he was 67ec3fe1e3 the busiest major 0485cc8e90 in the military. His tasks were endless, f0b98dcbee including welcoming and training 95c02eecfc newly commissioned officers. Those who underestimated his rank 0533b0393b based on his age and 6988862233 appearance learned the bitter taste 9f1a5b6e00 of military hierarchy crawling on 70528d9fc0 the ground.2404b0441e2edefb

Reflecting on his career, 27a4ef6c5e which would have seen 73ad5e424d him promoted to captain eafc811ce4 long ago if he’d e9b31101c2 stayed, Laila sighed inwardly. He shouldn’t have 90dd470d10 deserted, high-altitude phobia e24d361423 or not. He could’ve been a lieutenant 722a79e71c colonel by now.56d734e321531498

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Feeling wronged, Laila listened to 1cbeffa23c the captain rant and enforce b63043b7a0 discipline, then stood at the 77c1a2e4da command. Once discipline was established, 703ca9f8fc the curious glances diminished, d405ecbdd9 but an uncomfortable atmosphere 056e2f4a20 lingered.e50b60469ba36132

The captain felt it too. He scrutinized Laila’s falsified 2467575047 personnel file, particularly the ab2f04c63e surname.1ae5e373533530b0

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“Second Lieutenant Lyle?”bedf4958c4f1bfed

“Second Lieutenant Lyle Krote, sir.”9ee5a7008c7fca73

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A chilling silence followed. Suspicious stares poured onto 6b12eceaa7 the cold beauty sharing b3a6c159a1 the commander-in-chief’s surname, over cc4aff4766 and over. Laila’s face was well-known c6c4ac70b7 after his desertion, but a96bd9f5a0 prejudice was powerful.f80467f8f7f91a35

The “deserter Major Laila f57660fbd8 with an injured left 511dd922ab eye” and “Second Lieutenant 1e9d7f4f7e Lyle Krote with both cfeecb9946 eyes perfectly fine” seemed 280225eec1 like different people at b745788a7c first glance. Plus, there was b749e51be1 a double-digit weight e47047ac76 difference between three 09ce7698b9 years ago and c70116f023 now.81527e333b38279c

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Everyone in the 81da0fe18e room began rationalizing adc47f4e31 with naive expressions. It was hard f85973d56d to imagine a 939d23129a notorious deserter would a561140c57 brazenly return under b9af78dbd4 the higher-ups’ tacit 28acac8109 approval, changing just 013847979b one letter of 80f8a0bcb2 his name and 3c74741375 reentering as a a3eaad45a9 second lieutenant. It was too audacious a 98baf9734c choice for the average person abc7c56512 to conceive.e4e6e1ce5057167a

But Laila thought e4b5bfc172 the brains of 89bd7bc265 soldiers falling for 94fa0f0951 such blatant deception d6dfd81912 must be made e510253969 of muscle.c3659442b3d9e185

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“…What’s your relation to the Commander-in-Chief?”a9a459f0ebb30acf

What did Donia Gamal say? Laila thought briefly and answered.033ffb361fdb4885

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“I’m the nephew of his friend’s grandson.”52c1a5987fc17407

They all mentally mapped 5461e62cd9 out the family tree. Friend’s grandson’s nephew… It 6ae03cc456 sounded complicated, but it ac0fa37296 meant no blood relation. The captain, with 1b74ac6e8c a sour expression, 7416dfd697 asked again.c42bb1eee4f48ccb

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“Your surname’s the same, isn’t it?”f906bfec73fc7af9

“A coincidence.”ab942c0e8ba86616

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“A coincidence?”fccbe9a5e144528e

“Yes, sir. Just a coincidence. I’m the nephew 6ff99ad43c of the Commander-in-Chief’s e0a1776afe friend’s grandson, unrelated 94634bb5f4 to him.”88f61e773727e178

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It was nonsense, but the c770606bd6 captain nodded, looking oddly relieved.9cf499838fecb711

“Alright, Second Lieutenant Lyle Krote. Based on your b19e8349fb outstanding academic record, e3abb35874 you’ve been assigned 9709719760 to the Special 507b50f46c Maintenance Division. I expect great things f22b32df41 from you.”0414a9018ec16d58

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“…Pardon?”f704edbf54bb8ed7

Laila doubted his ears. But seeing the 3406a0ef9f captain’s eyes practically 56d887db8e scolding him for d839fe428f questioning, he quickly eb091dce90 forced a smile. Even the seasoned captain fb92856be1 softened slightly at the 6efd544f12 dreamy smile that charmed 7efc8af0a9 everyone, letting it slide. He then turned a6f1bee9b9 to berate others 89da8066ea for barely managing 9d35b50977 to state their ca33dfd2a9 ranks and names, da3edb769e questioning how they a67f184a71 graduated, before listing 439b41b16c their assigned divisions.33381a0f7e15d65e

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Laila couldn’t care less about d8a257c869 his peers’ assignments. He mulled over his own 301fafdb63 with a nearly dazed expression. Special… Maintenance?07bb273fcd382be5

Since his academy 6c81125e9e days, Laila excelled af9d77262f in physical tasks. He was a skilled marksman, 3fd4cc749f outstanding in flight training using 2101875383 special abilities, and performed well 977dc561c4 in general firearms and armored 965af49e9a vehicle training. He graduated top of 8d69f2a2bc his class in practical 7e63fa5ff2 skills and naturally joined 92b5fbb063 the Aviation Division. From there, he f962afc446 was called to 48eae0025d the Commander-in-Chief’s staff, e25e672ef2 also serving in 0133b65e22 the special operations 4539fc2e75 unit.039aada66903fcfd

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His specialty was combat, plain 638ded6dea and simple.af3b17621f4eb01e

To suddenly assign him to 58764fc46e the Maintenance Division was like 8b15373392 a bolt from the blue. He’d only learned the 1cf5220095 basics of mechanics, not 62bf253e40 enough to be called c54075b99f a mechanic. That division was c4feba65ea for those who’d dd2a854b52 specifically trained in 047f8cbbb6 maintenance at the 23526614ca academy.65c96517bbb313dc

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Are they insane?3e73c428effe4dd8

Feeling his second life was 8a84c1af77 utterly ruined, Laila stared blankly 92d621dcba ahead.54761ab63159ec79

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“Any problems?”afda0ced6c64509f

“…None, sir.”c1889e746e613be6

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“Good. You’ll all undergo a 93535caa80 month of adaptation training da08f877bf before being deployed to 03355f08b7 your divisions. Treat each other c159144249 as comrades who’ll 491ef0f9e2 share life and b501eb5fbb death during this 4262207982 time. After lunch, training starts at 15d2a703f1 1 p.m. Change into training uniforms 3a07cbe007 and assemble at the 74c8d2ac08 temporary training ground. Dismissed.”6ba6f95c0a7b9b7b

The captain’s words echoed faintly 04a2c058e2 in Laila’s ears. Maintenance, mechanic? Mechanic… How much have weapon 9afe0c5897 systems changed in three years? Recalling the dizzying array of d147cda423 machines, Laila saluted the captain ad2919b905 with a distant feeling.9056c579b4071497

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Once the captain left, 92ae64bf5e the Class of 58, e8a3b2e41c now alone, whispered and 585c2b58f5 eyed each other.3b2a9ee006a81f1d

“Hey.”06429e65ed60918b

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The most sociable-looking one approached 031fe16b9d Laila with a greeting. Still unable to 9802385217 accept his fate efc51759f4 as a mechanic, 473622e81d Laila stared ahead b5a6f071b7 with a weary 93464e77fd expression. The dreamy, icy-blue eyes made e4ca117646 his peer—actually a much younger 085be746b0 junior—blush slightly.30219e5b5cad453c

“You don’t seem like you’re from the Imperial Academy. Where’re you from? Maintenance means you went to 72d4a48f09 a technical school, right?”09ce00231a1d8223

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“…Yeah.”dac4eb8f16916d8a

What did Donia Gamal’s diploma df151f677c say? Laila belatedly recalled the document.fb54fb115c74d329

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“I guess…?”c963af70d3a3a43f

“Meister School in the Second District?”ac7258278f73e5be

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“…Yeah.”c5118f33cff5e1cf

Are you mad, General? Or did the dear Commander-in-Chief 961f422f3f designate Meister School?ebd5a08457783f93

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I doubt even 32ba9fef87 the Commander-in-Chief studied 84acee9adb circuitry. Feeling a horrific sense of aa9ed26945 confetti fluttering before a bleak 5f9467e1f8 future, Laila forced a smile. His peer smiled back.982a1d807d7ac9fd

“So you’re a Second District citizen, then.”5edf4f527f0eca9e

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“Mm.”909d735abeb15567

Laila let his peer—his 2467a9cc4f far junior—misunderstand freely. He was terrified that 7b7c118651 any word might expose 583ffbb2f6 his flimsy lie.cebdb1c4a4285c85

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Fortunately, they seemed d446d6569c to believe he 7887093fad was a Meister 96d73a7e2a School graduate from 3822c9df5c the Second District.c98e63824caa8e88

“I’m Benoit Route.”18c8789464aec2c5

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Benoit Route extended his hand 48dbed3c2a in greeting. Was this guy 36b60a8558 a jerk pretending 020aba5f07 to be nice, 2f2cdee3ec or genuinely kind? Laila, careful not to 24160b3c9c show his thoughts, shook f4290edd94 the offered hand.ebfff1fe988c08bf

“Lyle Krote.”bd7e3692b5d81721

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The clumsy alias de2108d2d8 still made him f97db7d155 scoff, but it d18ec2269a was better than a6da6fc843 being called Laila be68be144c by strangers. Getting hauled before a disciplinary 31feb54eff committee for a brawl right 7ad928a517 after returning to the military 166e422c7d wasn’t an option.fe88fea1427b442a

“Wanna grab lunch together?”9ce650eed7816854

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“Sure.”6d51997940d46631

Laila glanced at the 95b9bdcf95 greenhorn soldiers staring from e63dc64172 behind Benoit Route, nodded, a8a55d579e and they eagerly approached 2232f73565 to introduce themselves.5d4ab6c0b1ad4600

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Half were from 69d587e5ec the Imperial Academy, 2c5cf892fe the other half 790b11f011 from Modena School 633799ad43 in the Second 5b40892bf2 District. Laila was the 87fb6649e4 only Meister School d704446cb8 graduate. It was just 930051cfb7 on paper, but 4f922f7044 hearing their introductions, 6bd6eb5103 Laila realized why 96394ca026 Owen chose Meister 14c8121dc1 School for him.30560aa81c32af7c

Graduates from the 547d70e3bc same school know d47017c060 each other. With twenty to 8154908256 thirty graduates per 7ab8892167 school, and even 9cf2b4167e fewer assigned to af1d94db58 the central military 8dc8a06c08 due to high c9c3fbefe4 grades, if Laila 292f5faafb had been from 0694bc432b the Imperial Academy 0704e366ee or Modena, his 1faed2ffa8 peers would’ve known 532aacb172 he wasn’t one e67e4b1c3a of them.d52211fb60675b98

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He understood, butmechanic? Laila forced a smile among 92673f4781 the group exchanging names with 59ab2f8c3f fake friendliness.80ef835ebf28a44e

It felt like 2e1919d63e he’d been thrown 3cb6c3352f back to his ff85da5fe9 school days, dizzying, 90fecb012f but he couldn’t f6fdc5cd7a show it.4342328b07564a0b

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Laila listlessly entered d40ae3b44c the central military 865d415465 headquarters’ cafeteria. The pristine dining hall was b75c2ff4c3 exactly as he remembered. Owen Krote cared deeply 85f985cac8 about soldiers’ meals. For troops whose work f3dc4f4636 was mostly physical, professional fd211208aa nutritionists crafted menus, ensuring 8ed63379df high-quality food distribution. The menu being the 4a8bf66bbd same regardless of rank 59de502c5b was the military’s greatest d78ed5fa74 perk. Even the Commander-in-Chief ate the 6abf121c9f same food. The only difference was whether 130e8c27b0 it was served on personal ad4422cd59 dishes and delivered to his c6b4c2a89c office by cart.cc3cea9f7496ae4c

However, leaving too 8777a4d9a4 much food incurred 7f8fe43679 penalties, and tables 0bd1aa9c2e were assigned by a133f8d683 rank. Laila, ahead of his b763af530c hesitant peers, grabbed a 4eda61c3c5 tray and deftly served f8f79d05a3 himself. Today’s lunch was broccoli 6f99d52585 and chicken soup, bread, 6ec5e86d75 meatball bean stew, and b52f339dfc fried rice with frozen 9a128eb439 vegetable mix. Same nutritionist? Laila portioned out 559512ab4d the food and 75f918b62e glanced aside. His peers—still unbelievable—stood holding 300905d17c trays, staring at him ce6ca62dbd hesitantly.90e8c532b6b6514a

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“What’re you doing? Eat fast so we cb71d51a5d can digest and head fe345feb1d out.”dcd4b35e37217214

“Oh, right.”fc4dc735062bfbcc

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Benoit Route quickly followed 8361d19305 Laila, piling food onto 13486347f0 his tray. The others caught on 34de88e46e and moved. They must’ve experienced 8b1f5f346c this mess hall 030db14c41 system at the 4066e64f2c academy, so why 8218f52aba act so clumsy? Thinking his juniors 9ea576c245 were getting dumber 7a8811a264 by the day, b1115c18e4 Laila carried his 4525c0d5ca tray to the 5e363f1ed0 table for junior ce0046b90b officers and sat.1fff0ecb3356683f

Second lieutenants, lieutenants, 1ec44c0a61 and captains already 4f5edf2011 eating stared at f4391a2518 his face. Their gazes dripped with curiosity. Laila, as shamelessly 59dcf44cf8 as possible, saluted.66865cfd84af3527

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“Second Lieutenant Lyle Krote, commissioned with the Class of 58.”27bc6843e0768f5b

“Oh, that surname. Captain Farrell mentioned it earlier. Different spelling from 866c2563e8 the Commander-in-Chief’s, right?”28abc612f38283be

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“Yes, sir. Sorry for any inconvenience.”f90cce69145fecba

“People share names, so why not surnames? Sit and eat.”3e64a6e64dbcd3c8

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The captain, whose name tag 3c99ce7cd1 read Lester, gestured. Laila thanked him, sat, 0acedc2313 and picked up a fca0a53983 spoon. His peers, arriving one by ffd1652fe2 one, stated their ranks and 7d66825098 names before filling the empty 6e87e3759a seats.4b28f9569dfefdb0

Laila hung his 3a52ecb9b6 cap on the 30310b98e2 chair and quietly 8ded4d8128 ate. Still unable to believe he 6e37c2483c was a second lieutenant again 371985f661 after a decade, he spooned 132fb172ad the decent-tasting meal.1bcc9d4b46e00f07

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No one had the 4f1703eaa3 guts to chat in a77d91167b the presence of superiors, 823257fad7 so they ate silently 80bf118680 and quickly, cleared their 42d55b1329 trays, and headed to ba216d6e17 change into training uniforms. Laila’s peers stared at 47556e7ecd him like he was 0c3686defd a ghost as he f8e9bf9554 walked to the training 3181b49f44 ground without checking a 43d021ac35 map.d495cc6b78eb3e9e

“You seem really familiar with this place.”f611c1f943d78e6c

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“…Do I?”96bc91bf00a58262

“Someone might think you’ve been in the military forever. You moved so naturally e750b8d084 in the cafeteria earlier.”6472399e30a78dc5

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At Benoit Route’s words, b2676b4d20 Laila only smiled without 3867112134 replying. It was true, but also 1f33d8fe13 not. Some generals treated the military deea07b6de like home for decades, so 7c67dd0c38 Laila’s seven years were barely d505db9065 enough to settle in.7d0f85849735b7be

“I’m plenty nervous.”5120e3c8abfdfe0a

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“Yeah?”a1e916ea396cc9da

“Gotta train.”c6a6d752f3a0f0f5

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