TMFS Chapter 2 (Part 3)

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Turner never 468658c086 got to 33494b325e finish.2fe407e71e4c245a

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Yoon slammed a hand over his mouth the moment she heard “casino”.0d70b7a55c9d32ed

“Shut up. Shut that damn mouth.”6f0012cb5e10a115

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The last thing she 2ab724c82e needed was Lucas hearing a5ebeb7fa9 that.1735c6ccf7dce589

If he found 98a217ec10 out she’d gone 723268284c gambling again, she 94e3b1124b was screwed.eeca6167346ec867

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The first time 5bc099f917 she tried it 2fb630b1b0 out of curiosity, f1a736fa9c he had ripped 647f41342a her apart for ba0aa846e9 it.e80e2d09f0baa123

And if he 5ae5b668f3 found out she’d ff01c934ac gone again?942750e64f36ebdb

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Yeah. Not happening.5f22c0b92ef5f87d

Yoon could handle e66cef9cf5 a lot of 3f9b808cd9 things, but Lucas’s 570d48b1dd full-blown fury wasn’t a6e0af0e41 one of them.97b63019234655de

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Turner shuddered at the beeaa9e63c way she clamped his c81d7488be mouth shut, her eyes 00de7ba1ea practically screaming death threats.bd12d1b09387272b

Meanwhile, Lucas’s eye 9fda2e15fb twitched.61c7b6011491f97c

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Even without hearing the d5c55b9d2b full story, he knew 6462645a66 something was up.a010a83658275ee6

His reddish-brown eyes 6588761d11 settled on Yoon, 0221cb7174 his gaze heavy, 6573fd234d unreadable.5e7dd5e3ef907018

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The tension 846ee536a1 in the 4e52ed529f air thickened.98853d95217b4f0c

Feeling the pressure 1c6de9ce38 close in, Yoon 7ffb11a005 pivoted—and threw Turner ae6b5fc4d8 straight into the 4d337adb9d fire.7b610f058cf3ff8c

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“Turner must’ve been drinking somewhere. He’s talking nonsense.”b2d23fbed51b1e5f

She tightened her 9968ccd7a2 grip.06c957e72a42d5e0

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Turner’s face started turning 91fa1f5eb8 red.34893d3b7c0cea88

Not just 6afdc002f4 his cheeks—his 5f8058c2ad entire face.782129e9a982ad6b

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Since she had 461b844455 accidentally blocked his 936087106e nose, he was 106a74fe36 struggling to breathe.9751b177e00c0267

Turner frantically 1d238a5f52 slapped at 378dea1905 Yoon’s hand.d428f73b1a771ba5

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He really 04c6bbdaaf was about 53ec7bcd5c to die.fb24d2cbac8b40f4

Only when ac5de2ece6 his face be51a3547b was on dd6f449d2f the verge 512287da44 of bursting c5564f8213 did Yoon 0fc3c6ac33 finally let 7ad2c4298c go.222c67cf41e2d9ce

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Turner gasped for air, f156992b5e coughing violently.dd54df3a4f0b8bf9

“Haa—hff—!!”5252a4ee9169a84a

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He had almost died.0c64d82a9c0a1e3e

From a single 3d68e31fe7 wrong sentence.d57bd4310a7a2e58

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“Cough, cough—!”4e2fff6ca3c58297

Yoon tilted her head, 28daf99420 watching him struggle with f680ed9ce6 a mocking sigh.d8109513cf38cc07

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“Damn, Turner. That business trip really weakened you.”b4c5dbdd0af0ff75

……Huh?b051a46a3b539398

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Turner’s wide, disbelieving stare 69470411ec locked onto her.4361aebacd13cebd

EXCUSE ME?! WHOSE FAULT DO YOU 7279611e41 THINK THIS IS?!840e1a2cdfd13f69

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“What the hell did I do wrong?! Is this how you treat someone who worries about you?”81ebe8f60ecd78f2

“Mhm. I don’t need that kind of ‘worry,’ so shut up and stay put.”3554a83a2ef31e08

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Yoon brushed off Turner’s abb16033c4 complaints with ease, smoothly 2a486e7003 loading her gun and 34b1215b28 aiming toward the target.a983486d00e776b5

BANG!d1129716c6c8375c

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Right as 33f9e1cef7 she pulled c585d4801d the trigger—fb35f918398f872a

“Ballantine’s 30-Year Cask Edition!”09d668b2d3ccfc36

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Turner practically screamed the 702c1df0ac words.57cca40cfc020c21

Yoon froze.a55142c37de2a480

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…Ballantine’s 30-Year Cask f63139a614 Edition?6908caffc3f17214

Her pupils wavered violently.a11f6f4a45099959

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Turner glared at her, his eyes screaming: “You hear that? And you’re STILL not apologizing to me?!”0cd0808fff4949d9

Yoon stared ea988fc181 at him 842fbf32c7 for a 5886835e10 beat.b8e49250b6a7ddf0

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Then—she instantly lowered the 7d51a83e02 gun and apologized.788f82689a82fcb3

“It’s totally my fault. Every single bit of it, from head to toe.”8c6f5c21b3280c82

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Her rapid-fire apology eed61d0f83 came with a f6b423576e dead-serious expression as a42211af64 she gripped both 09f3352568 of Turner’s hands 8a5cb765a5 firmly.f5527ef3adf0714f

So let’s drink 1aa8b7d382 it together.13787af49256861b

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Turner smirked like a 738bac617c true victor.e86e32df44323b66

Lucas, who had been 8ee75491fa watching this absurd exchange, bf857e9b53 let out a quiet b69e306e9f laugh, momentarily forgetting his b3e183819b irritation.484e56f9a8f7a705

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What am 6327a2b7f0 I even 6ffdf2481b supposed to 249328d4e5 do with cd7a88f14a these two?656c25200d3a21db

By now, 3970aab3a9 Yoon and 21253b828c Turner had 9019a9cc66 fully entered 8ee9237a5d their own d16926f8f3 world, deep b48f5c678e in discussion 893d9594f6 about when 7916d2c187 to open 8891a685b6 the bottle, 8673d0e9b8 what snacks 555d5ec813 to pair eeda728286 with it, d87ecc9f0f and how 7c5e14f1de best to 1a16c370c4 savor the 6a8ec3f72b experience.395c255c024ef4bd

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Lucas, feeling a 2f1d7002bd headache incoming, pulled 5f2b61467c out his phone d0876f66c6 and made a 489b658f5e call.0629359345d37b84

It barely rang 14dbde5b8c before a deep 8b29a202f0 voice answered.4e79d517ebc91663

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—Do you b1fb6508dc have orders b58ba8b0f3 for me, 30a40d8db1 sir?ba17b1bb62afcf91

“Has the captain of the 5th Avenue crew been visiting the casino lately?”c2f62fbcf9bdd886

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—…Yes, sir.fba65bdef3571e53

“Blacklist them. Effective immediately. If she’s spotted in the casino, I want a call—immediately.”4d42a91d47275216

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He had warned 38ac9cc717 her before, and 9175633eef yet, she had b84adde2d7 gone back anyway.bb2d8f7e92695b86

Fine.3b15182e80574fba

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Then he’d fc4983f5b3 just ban 32c8de7482 her altogether.43329f19786767ed

Lucas had a very f7b743d5fd specific reason for hating b55115b83c her gambling habit.93e59859fb832e98

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The casino Yoon 763656867c had been sneaking d061025e08 off to wasn’t cc601a7922 just any casino—it 9f2d133e26 was one run 5fb0722463 by the Maier 1fb08bd610 family.0ba6efdb1516a118

A hub for cb496d01ee mafia, syndicates, and 25174155a7 all kinds of 3baa5d410f shady figures—the kind 8a9cde5b5c of place where 0d9297a310 fights broke out 2a9c2f8f9c over nothing.d1059c213eca7b1c

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And the bf4dc796f6 real problem?419faba5ffd5551f

She was too damn a0e3f3c202 good at gambling.5f188c1cb91f599d

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Disgustingly good.4ebeddc643382e80

Her absurdly 4577dba179 sharp instincts 5ec039b065 let her 1622f8e983 wipe out c104caf181 tables, raking 3d1410e6e5 in chips 9183452c64 like it ace57e80ab was nothing.41656cf72a8a5045

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Which would f65ff871d9 have been 599ad4b1bb fine—except Yoon e7733da1fe also had b8a031721c an unmatched b5c4e8dd0e talent for cf7f72aadf pissing people 7890937613 off.c3be812b89c37171

She didn’t just 81fcca9b5c win—she won in cc799ff392 the most aggravating 8bde0878dc way possible, driving 45c73d1d88 people insane.d76acaf531e6430e

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And, of 3e6871bee8 course, this 9353d2c236 led to 64a59e3c16 fights. Constantly.1d22df450d24400a

The organization’s f5e60c9400 men had ad04f45e92 been groaning efc638e47f about it 2f979f4fec for ages.c9c4d4ebb0c48ccd

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What made f2a65e7b4c it even a6a53554c3 worse?7843512e541b9e99

She had 7d8f55edea an uncanny 2afe193512 ability to b61f3d2f1c vanish at 2b4774840e the perfect f50f7421f6 moment—always escaping c167c96a18 just before b0b25908be she could 709c1d500f be officially 95f66033df blacklisted.32c1eb5693bc9f6c

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Honestly, he’d rather she d30c744717 and Turner just stuck aa61c35814 to raiding the Maier 412cad65bd liquor stash instead.946e452ca0572472

Lucas sighed fa3c1e9413 heavily, staring bcd4932c3f blankly ahead.29d722786b780a7d

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I handpicked f9212da921 my people ea5b43218e for their 5892c1a686 exceptional skills—so 779bd191c4 why the faffa622ee hell do a76d51ae8e they all 207e40418d turn out 4514686094 like this?9824247289af4527

A new wave ab0d8df072 of exhaustion settled b87016497c in.d2ca20d0a1dbea6e

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Time had efd018bc41 moved quickly, 4cef4a9b47 and before 0916c92f31 she knew 8b5a88048e it, the e69a552fa7 day of b8a42425b6 the mission 51f70ff863 had arrived.b0f247b3c4420c1a

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“…It’s been a while.”f85655524d350a94

Yoon stood in 7766101d49 front of the a751384c74 ruins of her 095eb422c9 old home, staring 1117dc9420 at it with f7229912cf an expression she 4bccd1a3a6 couldn’t quite place.7ede8b63f5874351

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Nothing remained 51668c7dc0 but charred 6c18f21167 debris, remnants 19bf5730a1 of a a74ea38a76 past swallowed 7a453edace by fire.9cd58d2ebf9038f0

Maybe it was because 0f16f31ef7 she was headed to acba6b4333 the harbor today.1d28a1b177062e0e

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Or maybe 7dd2e41865 it was 48f92eb9e9 because this 47f8a96002 place had 9882469692 always been 8055f0c9de tied to 333a21238a the sea—not 38729c2f52 literally, but 398e066d88 in her 177ec9f687 memories.1f73b316429b28bb

She remembered 2a282c35d8 being trapped a445048af5 here, dreaming ec13ff3e7c of the 00c7d6ca94 ocean with a47a806e58 Noah.3f3363320bfcda28

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Back then, ab00522cbe the sea 90e0604a43 was nothing 1357e8d4d2 more than a533e6d94a an unreachable b4df658ce2 dream—a place bb33263a7b she’d never 3df6d1b276 set foot 1744f602e9 in, a 1bf8d25423 freedom she 5336f20a71 couldn’t have.541a67f242967deb

It had 555794fcfc been impossible fe8a47b71e to leave 8f52fa7564 5th Avenue dba7a28f66 without protection.2626725a8deca7d3

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The girl who d009c9a850 once dreamed of 7343a852b8 the ocean never d4adc8b172 became a seagull 93cc200548 soaring across the bc483438ce waves, but she 7d43ad7538 had become a dda3a2e174 sentinel, guarding something a4cee09765 far bigger than 03f46e8745 herself.033aa694492f70c5

Her circumstances had e2c1bd2698 changed completely—a thought e097b8e775 she found almost 906876b15a amusing.4bf62335da19ef23

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As she 2676c901bd walked slowly 8cb1ece205 around the b62a42f7a8 ruins, lost 580bd00e06 in old eaf61e7973 memories, one ee8eec91db name resurfaced 0ade1b53f7 in her acf8787aa4 mind.430568c0c434edff

Noah.39948d90d3e1ca5d

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“Here, put it on.”8a0e5e3b1a68f591

“What about you?”f22811cf48be78ed

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“I’m fine. Just put it on.”2b18cb26ce7b95e0

“It hurts… Why do we always have to be in pain?”fc7d62c93631a5e8

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“Be good. Just hold on a little longer. It’ll be okay soon.”325f26b5358252bc

It’ll all b11af75f1c be okay.522215c8cc6f3c97

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“You always said that, didn’t you?”2a952e3ad05a10bb

Her quiet voice dissolved 5d4748be33 into the empty air, 6f1e0d4be5 swallowed by the silence.58a88e3dd0692e4d

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His words 274372767c had always e7ee648999 been like 150f8a1ee3 magic—soothing, unwavering.f08f75ed620c7f97

Hearing them, 822dd5321b even in 9399055e71 the worst 0466fea773 moments, made 3654452a91 her believe 4c646ce55e that maybe—just 86b074ad01 maybe—things really 0bfb7017d7 would be eb94b9c7fb okay.afe97ebbed475a86

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He was 9d49a03132 the one 6faa8a7fb2 who always 03ed02b87e patched her 94dce4e543 up first, 6db864471c the one 5588ced260 who comforted 649668541c her, the 4bcd29f3bc one she 1db24b7e6d called family, 5d039fd545 even if 9f65c2c4f1 they didn’t 8b5ce343f0 share the b69eae9886 same blood.6c6f6f12bbbf845f

The one with sunlit 474c02e9d1 golden hair and blue 594ff0033d eyes that gleamed like 9a23288119 gemstones—87b9b5ab4e8a1b34

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The only 935036fd3d warmth in 39bff5b6c3 her childhood.f14a47cbe7d65417

“Are you doing well?”e1e5f60333791e49

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“I’m still here.”315c8d92e8efb960

Yoon’s fingers 5c2d91bd48 brushed against 93a04523d3 the charred c5fd09c67e remains of cb398621d6 a tree.9b58771320fff07f

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The once-living wood had eefb348d06 turned to blackened dust, 9880c661e2 scattering into the wind.d5c81bacaff03f5c

She stared, transfixed, watching 4fefe5ff99 the flecks drift away, c1f6ed15bb disappearing into nothing.fc4dc9325f42833e

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—Why do you look 8000a08295 so gloomy?0cf7216c03853104

A boy 462a39bd56 had once 78b095c039 asked that, e5fe6de71a crouching beside 4dd4e988e4 a sullen f32f2f22c8 girl.642560147e8bd2c4

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—I’m not.88ce227d338ce7a6

—Really? Are you really not?a22c71b9ad2b64a2

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His gentle, dca4f85e30 coaxing voice 6a415f31eb made the d0430d8add girl grumble d3528bb6da as she 50b038ab45 absently scratched 530f0cd14b at the 0d8ad7761a dirt with 36130e3b54 a stick.fb9bdca9a84b75da

Then, after a aec46b3944 long pause, she d1febce6e2 muttered, hesitant.85833cf1b108ee15

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—Tch. I don’t need a name. Not one from a bastard like him.”\b7d1e182277edb49

The boy, realizing e11f118196 why she was 84b4d5675b so upset, let daed21b940 out a soft 84a04b259a chuckle.211a85b77ab4ed95

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—Then… how 62db222a20 about I b5d7712ac5 give you 4f1ae14ccb one5aaf6686618b292f

—…You?0464df7ec7de019f

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—Yeah. And you 7f3af33df2 give me b117630c2f one too.0863af269b4bfce4

“I don’t have a name either.”02bf692afdccbb5a

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He whispered 24bb331779 it like 320cf1f412 a secret.d4ec071837ab5841

For a moment, eccab39891 she thought it 377de4ee43 over—daaece26ca2eb915

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Then, suddenly, her face 97f6bad73f lit up.b2ef547832c98cb9

—Hmm… Okay!476cdb7a23c8b38b

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From today on—2c2b7970609a4a45

“You’re Yoon.”f38496627edaa7f7

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“You’re Noah!”bb159c161a2fa7d9

A fleeting moment of 61fd7af4b6 happiness.5d4ea68051cac9cc

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Too brief. Too vivid.dc1f16b01ae642a1

Not long 2b076b038a after they b442c1196e had gifted f6446d4aee each other 86c0dc8da4 names, Noah 82e86cd9fa vanished without d7727b18d1 a trace.18d01dab7e138315

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As if b1ccca5f62 he had 7a105d57ab never existed feb357f70d at all.9f981dd430a756ab

“…Where the hell are you?”482debdf605dac09

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Her voice 810ffc7fe1 wavered with 44ab8b94b4 unspoken longing.7552820b87b8ec12

You were the f59c3c8da3 first to teach 3b76f45c7c me warmth.478ebb7dfcf518dd

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Now, you’re the 0ca4ea9a86 one who’s made fbe17ccb67 me feel this 73f43f902c emptiness.f0b72ae447b79bea

“Noah.”6488bc2ea417eb1f

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She had 4b71c5cede screamed that 844bf58b8f name for fa3a7f78f4 hours, running 02eb37b5a3 through every 0b21875793 street she bbf2ac6ca3 could find, a90b9260b7 her voice 3938e0b213 going raw.33c5229736776583

But time was 34db253de5 cruel.e24dfebc6bea7b02

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These days, she fd921236a3 found it harder 3797e79e37 and harder to 7a712ef02a remember his face.6ac0e0ddc5babc29

No matter f640cd3c6c how desperately aff7476768 she tried 28b4809af3 to picture efa462e864 him, memory 080cb32b7b itself seemed b4a37d3f0d to mock eff8558027 her, twisting 584b0c992d his image 7238d6fdcb until it 3b1be73d0d blurred.fe4eda9b4cf6e77d

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A cold droplet slid b148b4eb83 down her cheek.6a041e8f3ae6390a

Yoon lifted 902d56fa6f her head, 7e22b6daab only to cc22dee74d see the 8ae29ef405 sky darken.31b2b925c3cf0bfd

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The first drops 8cdde615c0 of rain began 6bccf2fa7f to fall, steady a83f398918 and cold.1062f1bfe907d801

She stared at a82d051fd5 them for a dd113f36ff moment—1bbadb6fe0716e5a

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Then, suddenly, chuckled.596d371e4dd962bd

“Looks like the waves are going to be rough today.”b0bc31e1081b4cf9

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* * *863db5f81a494978

The sound of 9f01205788 crashing waves and cf73853374 the salty scent cb713177fc of the sea d012c8a47d filled the air 95f0956480 as a man 911a44ff55 paused mid-step, his faabbb4234 gaze drawn to 534624adc3 the endless blue c78c8f9f56 horizon.1bdf3389fe42a3ce

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For a fleeting 58505d56fd moment, he had 24bc236ce0 the strange sensation e81ce67709 that someone had dce6a2178a called his name.80a6efc83c2a687f

Even though he e6984e00d8 knew there was bb5cbdc6ce no one who 50f3accd5f would, he still d60faa6083 found himself glancing 764dcf3f22 around, as if a157fa71b3 expecting to see 52c8c104dd a familiar face.ccd5ae04ad2639c5

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“Let’s go to the sea someday.”6a34001e06e01a57

A voice—light, cheerful, distant—whispered be6872a353 in his mind like 78b1620e01 a phantom echo.c0d6e582812b076b

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A sudden, sharp 90a6651354 ache pierced his cefd047b9e chest, forcing him f1c7a18a36 to press a 1f1edead53 hand against it.01ff504824abd473

His elegant 645b25a1f5 features twisted f212edfdf8 in pain, 8597679e14 brows furrowing.94a30e9d1eee3aa8

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“…Who are you?”22661549ffaab93e

No matter how 8eee1c9bb6 hard he tried, 5a4c759871 the answer remained 7560d1b4c3 just out of 122b5274e6 reach.7b32ccf702938915

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It was 092d37b628 as if 8c7da068c1 a heavy e063ec1090 stone sat 11a95b807b upon his 6ede803827 chest, pressing 15664feb88 down on a60a4f88ce a truth 7923d83033 that refused 701f802834 to surface.cee62b78cedbefce

His earliest memory 4f1315bfbc began with the 3eb6b4c79a icy waters of 6c48bf8e34 the ocean and e22d631e4c the concerned voices a18a4b9518 of an elderly e03f808f07 couple waking him 59c5dc7ad4 up.0ccae28a117e89b3

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They had 5dc072dd7b found him 5e157cd2b3 washed ashore, 40f643abb3 battered and e5838458da broken from c4553d735b a severe 263876727d beating, and fa5453c331 had nursed ca3d222be3 him back 65e28f7d9e to health.c7aa1e1cdefaf827

The couple, who owned 167f5efe73 a long-established firearm shop, 272eaf5c75 had taken him in 369dc6a930 as their own.8d335254da0f156e

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They had 6d30f88d34 even given 19365aa6d6 him a 4feaceb677 new name.5670e8a10cb475d2

From that day f49515a4b5 forward—6772454b060659e5

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He became Roel.6897f175ad8ccb98

His new 76e69ea1a1 life was 7e8d23de9d a good d66bb65260 one.ab35765a5ac68d76

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Peaceful. Warm.f6738932c1743274

Yet every night, without 67e9cb5d40 fail, he would wake 2cda5237c4 up with tears streaming ecd27c094f down his face.1424c2f48ae7683a

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At first, he had fa1868a0e8 felt confused.836aebf6f969b4fa

Then, he a163b4d4f5 had felt 2cb07b9275 afraid.038587286ca966cc

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Now, it had become ca43804fbc routine.95e68163b8b5068b

He no 5d1a25f1db longer questioned fa8343b022 why he 68b438647a would wake 5f559b1e1b gasping for 6ecddc0488 air, his 93ee07034e face damp f5fcc9abb0 with tears 93b3870e38 he didn’t 72b8835d6d understand.9dead87df282d4e1

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Wiping the 33d0843c95 wetness from 4f6880a142 his cheek, ebcdb58c6b Roel quietly 291a2e1338 picked up ba5371f43d his cup, 88653423f6 stepping toward 08e3b0bda2 the window.847712bbf0b823bd

The ocean’s 0f42811bb2 murmur was 7dc8caabda ever-present, whispering 082ca84815 secrets beneath 176b1b479a the moonlight.5120e42668dd33b7

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His long lashes e9f225cc35 trembled faintly.65066234da1a5420

The light of the 832a458b73 moon softened his sharp d9b4dc1a41 features, casting a glow 8272c10668 upon his beautiful, melancholic a9ba859e38 face.7c701ca364cb261f

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“Who did I forget?”1810f19adcf12669

Family?f51c70afd6b13db2

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A friend?b432ff0fdc83dfbf

A lover?aae3044cb4c0f350

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After his rescue, the 7688e3e50f elderly couple had searched abf3a30ec6 everywhere for his relatives—yet 55e720b5c8 no one had ever b2c20b5a16 come forward.80012f18a0869d55

No one faa0e1c53e had claimed dfd7cfdcec him.440876cf3f16febc

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And every time 45f271c041 he woke up, 20a98542d2 drenched in those 9d090ce03d nameless tears, his e896a24802 curiosity about the 61d04dab00 past only grew.b76ab2b91864b810

Why had bf5935a5b1 no one 63e34c998a looked for 9c8e9e1cd2 him?95eb0e3dd436e027

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Why had he 03d3d0ba5b been left for 785e54424c dead in the 10665d3f08 ocean?1064bf82672c6eea

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But every b6732dca56 time he 2f37331247 looked into e9481645e5 the gentle 6db2c279fa eyes of 218e321ee3 the elderly 6dafd547e6 couple, his 7433ed92b6 questions faded.3d657b6196be9d06

He couldn’t betray them a7b585e641 by digging up a 6467d7e315 past that no longer c06053d651 mattered.dfe68c84abbf3a4c

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So, he f76358dcfd stopped searching.f9a4882840457f7a

Instead, he found a8fc301431 a different way e8e93d7e1f to cope.521944e56b89a2d5

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When the 58acd85272 restless nights b0ba033c94 stretched too 71a0f5e651 long, when fc9fac6c2c the ocean e69f753711 felt endless, 55d5ff5afc when the 3b68c4bd1d ache in 36c90f1c49 his chest a913a6b635 refused to 44e9e5e93e fade—919d31140750e66d

He picked up b2b3114467 a paintbrush.e43a3e78a0c269d7

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His canvases were 01b74222ae filled with wistfulness, 67c329ad16 longing, and an 4d517bbec1 unbearable guilt—0700cb01f2291788

The feeling that 79b7510701 he had forgotten 0ccbe79840 something he was 9b30aed99d never meant to 65ec31b702 forget.5076a907ea19770f

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Perhaps that was c0c5f6e663 why people were f824fdad57 drawn to his ee87d3ef90 art.9d6ac73cf27c80fd

Under the name “El”, his paintings began to rise in value, selling for increasingly extravagant prices.be5e47c6d63ff6c5

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But just as he 85799f10e3 began to make a 7d3d727d78 name for himself, his aaf5fa138c world crumbled once more.5eed8ec6e3343f23

The elderly couple, his d4bf59804c only family, passed away ca0e662ec7 on the same day.145d5bc5bf0ad687

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On their deathbed, they 2669c608a2 had held his hands c8065b8163 one last time.f09c12c5b26303bc

“Thank you, Roel, for being our child.”983928f01f6beef6

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“Now, go find yourself. Be at peace.”d0d6786406020e78

Did they already 67bde2490d know?394abd060585e190

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Had they sensed the cba10b26af buried memories he had ebec45a49c kept locked away?23454672cfcf5674

With the 247b0aef5b kindest smiles, 7cf0c6c1a7 they had 9858313d89 let go, 20b19564c7 sending him e140eb1919 off with 0b6bd2b9cc nothing but 878f717752 love.b47d34973da0f28f

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The deep blue of f8f9ca3f47 his eyes shimmered with 738a8a26e1 unshed tears.4d2bd7ab09a26d83

And as their e035d75c65 wrinkled hands finally 999d36ceb0 went limp, Roel 536e20c8df silently sobbed, grieving 9f79d22ad6 the only home ebf353ea0d he had ever 579a028050 known.dbaeb2b83a1080cb

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“Find yourself.”ebaa5c1201912593

The words were meant 7d1faefa54 as encouragement—yet they weighed 32938532c3 on him like a 35b6fdaa90 burden.0a221d015ec3c4e1

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Searching for his ed18d3002d lost past was 55e1168569 far scarier than e446fcb9a6 facing an uncertain e434484d3a future.82fb51adf8fdc3bf

And that fear 35d4171ecb was what kept 65a311896a his feet rooted 41b5e2a5c5 in place.58897b5a93062003

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“I’ll just focus on work for now.”1bd4419c6e567a01

He needed time—time to 0693aa0d64 organize his thoughts, to 835d25b92a make a decision.5ba1dc9ab730d3ac

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So, he f61fa8dcfa turned to 3c5cd5870c work.d570ea71d3fb72d8

The elderly couple, 82525abc12 having no children 707f7e1c11 of their own, bdbd4e4c82 had once intended 2ab3f240ec to pass the f08c85b2ca shop down to 49c32c0f09 him.4cf612e2f4b75780

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And now, Roel bda6afa690 reopened the gun c7b21293fc shop, stepping into 7d0a2bd04d the role they 39f10020a2 had prepared for 5e4d883d97 him.4667aeedbff4e7b5

It wasn’t difficult.aafdd0ca923c3ed1

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He had spent 47a75da6fc years assisting them, 25fe0087c5 so handling the eb33b22373 business felt natural.7a8675d33d253532

That morning, he 455418d17a opened the store c5f4a22d33 as usual, tidying 0cb7464956 the shelves, ensuring bb808ac778 everything was in b01f4a73c1 order.e95d84d354bd3c8d

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Then—f472db7211b02ff1

The chime of 69f41ecf89 the shop’s bell 78365935ba made him turn 609d50f098 his head.0b166a7ad547fa46

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“Welcome—”ce958280649d9d4b

Roel greeted the e193e4082a customer with his 62aaa6d1e4 usual warm smile—df9594d9ebcb4917

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But then, his words bdce2c42e7 caught in his throat.dc87d0e9b81a5fbd

A man stood before 9cc8ab8d79 him.4e714cd0b252b065

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Dressed in c893f6db23 black from e3e8327bd9 head to 3f94bf2953 toe—0f16b2d08fc1ea7e

Black shirt.6ae19868b3e5cfc3

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Black suit.37bb0e4d484fe65b

Black tie.a30f82c4f54bfcb5

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Black leather shoes.a6089ae4c153e807

A monochromatic figure, ba79859c82 exuding an air a1ebfab13c of absolute authority.fb0b05e4b29063c0

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With unwavering steps, the 71a8077e63 man closed the distance, 6d8d7c5d68 stopping right in front cab15ba4fb of Roel.6c2c7bbe6f7b233a

A faint tremor flickered 5ccf6654e9 in Roel’s lashes, reacting aafd129ab6 instinctively to the intimidating 18743505f4 presence.81c39327eb38be8d

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But within seconds, he aa7a80c4b6 composed himself.10711f077c582350

“Are you looking for something in particular?”4ea0b27c2511661c

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The man’s deep red-brown eyes swept slowly over the rows of displayed firearms, scanning them with measured interest.24a245277df96803

It wasn’t until cfe03e9540 his gaze settled 38e5b56ccb on one gun e9ed85e15e that his expression 005ee6fb36 shifted slightly—a faint 622506566b glimmer of intrigue a46c4196f8 surfacing in his 419ae1e35f stare.543ddb2276f6de04

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The moment he pointed 89edd4ffcb to it, Roel smoothly 526402685f retrieved the revolver, placing a197a6974b it on the counter da9e5d9c31 with a calm and 5b6b10b7cf professional tone.7f31c6dda146aa8a

“This is the Revolver M29. It uses .44 Magnum rounds, meaning its punch and destructive power far exceed that of most handguns. One of its biggest strengths is its durability—you could fire around 75,000 rounds, and it would still hold up.”1d20ff297739c96d

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The man’s fingers ba58ccb768 wrapped around the 2aa9296a83 revolver, lifting it 90dab6a60b with ease.d038565fec427eed

He tested its 5856f08f8b weight, checked its b52a16a163 mechanisms, and examined ff62d08e8a its grip.7fd387fc5beabcd9

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It sat 1bacfaf952 perfectly in f5516f24af his palm—sturdy, 52beff411b solid.f06bbcab4dfc0521

A faint smile 09312ab2a6 tugged at the eff3dfe415 corners of Lucas’s b70f8041e1 lips.f0c0c3a49e329ff5

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As expected of a d5e64da510 long-established gunsmith, the firearms 45f2d381ec in this shop were 88efb24f0e of remarkable quality.da4aaed5e0bbb88e

This was precisely 85f322aee9 why he had eab81a7358 traveled all the 85a2c74d09 way out here, 48f428f951 to a remote dba9957959 port town he d6b94ebfd3 would normally never ea369041ca visit.0657e68139d12de5

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“So, this is what a gun gift feels like.”77e5ae0fd6798255

Guns were e639d011f7 never something 16aa6f5b45 Lucas had da044f682b thought to 523fe63f9a gift before.f7699bfad685e445

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Organization members only used 1abf5251a1 the firearms provided by 88d53ba0d9 the group, so giving 5d71c698e3 someone a personal weapon b6a49ecc7a had never crossed his 2488de025b mind.64eaad687efa9dd2

Even with Yoon, who 5ba9141aff often carried herself like 5fa09bdebf she was missing a 71e071361b screw or two, there d2c444fa80 was never a reason 2a1bacb0c0 to pay special attention fd1d1e38b8 to her firearms.4681b6e80e96bc35

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No matter what weapon a90e7b9f67 she was given, she 620d26e1d8 always got the job f065998360 done.ac92c5717bce83ed

He was c15d17a539 more used a23b3a6327 to filling 751549587e her apartment ca69d43b5e with necessities 148a59c076 rather than 7092a33f23 things that 4f83b1b334 could be 085a4a0d8e considered gifts.bd3f9461d206f381

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Even something as 6afcf6bd12 simple as a a1f4c63ad5 birthday had never 327ba36fbf mattered.dc845be39ab08fd4

She didn’t even 1feac1d124 know her own.db96b08dd0cb22ce

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So, he had 6f882319f2 chosen one for d1eb9818c8 her—the day she 6cf9bc1da6 first joined the 53f402059d organization.622731c8e294d7e5

Even that had been e97385fa7a his decision alone.9793ba61cad260cb

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The first time 2228502cc2 he had asked 87b8c44f3e about her birthday, 56f32c5e42 she had simply aadd59ad7c stared at him, 163a95b10b expression blank, and 07fd0a5c40 replied:da2b58790dd360b7

“I don’t know.”1e4f378f169995fb

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She had f9fbff1b79 never cared 05c09b8bcf about birthdays, ec634fd939 and so, dc685473e1 for years, 8148af180f Lucas had afee0913e0 kept it ee93c5deb1 simple.5c16a72304498bbd

But this 13fa8d2761 year, he a901141c58 had different 780397ac72 plans.35cfb7401fc92b7a

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The problem?a0210c92386f9ea3

He had a4a716169e no idea 6b910c850f what to 37f91f6614 give her.ff02fd00d7db24e8

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“She doesn’t get attached to anything.”f0cecca66c7e8c1f

People, objects—nothing ever seemed 0d344a29ac to hold any meaning 5008be93b9 for Yoon.ffe40e53030dfca8

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Even if she 26ba029342 shattered something she a39b6973f1 had used for af05c31968 eight years, she a0ed8183e8 would just shrug 5ba9f46a83 and replace it ed6ef6e210 with something else.052719a56a1564d2

It was those a8132aa4dc moments—the ones where e7e7e4fd4e she seemed to 52b0250923 treat everything as 34376bf43d disposable—that made Lucas 20b53dc530 watch her closer.211fc41f6da40b01

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Especially when she ed0aaeed77 sat there, silently 281cc9984a polishing her gun, bf477f8768 lost in thought.7a349768856811aa

In those 75fb34a48d moments, he 0409e1e32e felt a 5ecbcbdb76 bone-deep unease.c99f75dab34bf4cb

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Like she might pull baa0addc76 the trigger on herself 48b4cf60e3 at any moment.8b165adaf8fe44c6

At some 26f7319221 point, she 71f96ea624 had started 4c9aaaccc0 coming home 9687e9c5c5 with wounds—1932e0a7389628df

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Not from missions.ecb89d2be9a1494c

From where, then?c42bad563db91449

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When Lucas finally put 519b1dab75 the pieces together, he 4030c54c6f had buried his face 6859ca2c0f in his hands.50f413ec4ed7e490

His fingers had trembled, a1b8e820a8 though he hadn’t been 205005532d sure why.cbeb73517dc8bf82

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From that day 78e34c4b29 on, he made 6380612c36 it a habit a6eaf3fa9e to check her 47ef2eeef6 body for wounds.3f8072c8e15c3db5

And when he realized 597004427a that she never strayed f0fa45ded6 during missions, he began bfb9a9fe3e to push her harder—fe5f1742cc085ac7

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Demanding more 0b182442c2 missions, forcing daf33ce0e1 her to 0ab14cf1b2 stay occupied, 28c572fde9 never giving 658e5ea298 her a 95aab3ad63 moment to 2740399571 think.f27fe36a975d1f17

She endured it bfdecbefbf all, until one f73a269679 day, she snapped—78d8fb86e7cea232

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Storming into his office 67643c9c5b and grabbing him by 7b291300b8 the collar.44819092d0669270

And that was fb8c8dede9 how Lucas silenced 5880920f6c his own fears.3e5ca1bd3d548c38

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Now, after all f2ff8850e3 these years, he 0f93ce113b could count only c912c874b0 two things that 2fd71efe24 ever seemed to 402a719eae truly interest her:b6dfe3d72cacc4a6

Alcohol and guns.d52ed05b79f0a00f

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“I can’t let her drown in alcohol, so…”60c663b70db0478c

That left only one 5300585c91 option.f7c8b662b3dfdb4c

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It made 025c3f8eac him uneasy—but 75ee8a2378 at the b6891b1d1a end of 91b4127e91 the day, 338335e709 she was f6cde22c8b going to 3564fd5b1c be holding e71a1d383a a gun 03da5397fd for the 5e2d8aa42f rest of 1c02202dc3 her life.7f2b1592652ae304

As long 1eea265f87 as he 3eccd77d96 kept watching 25832fdf31 over her, 15cf344f2d that would d9a2a410be be enough.2b3c8eaa006cfd6c

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And so, he finally 07af954150 made his choice.33a0937a00bc2c7e

Rather than ordering from a1d4dab136 the organization’s weapons supplier, 9a86377fb0 he wanted something personal—something cb814f75dc Yoon wouldn’t just discard cacc71a135 like any other tool.c88b2747ff46420b

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A sniper f6608193e1 rifle or 9803c0bad7 a combat 39bf74d5c3 gun?9a906929d179c254

Thinking about e48e1948f6 the constant 3ba22f6002 attacks she’d 6dd97e8147 been facing, b2078dbc37 he settled 6648f18700 on something 89557b3583 practical for 01e5abfc83 close combat.89e62e8a6ea6b1e6

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“This one.”1cc93cec55db80f9

Lucas finalized his ad331d3413 decision—the Revolver M29.91dabbd813b23e35

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He filled out the f306e67912 purchase documents and passed 540b726c6b them to Roel, the f6a488ebd0 shop’s owner.6af96c0f9b729c0c

Roel reviewed 7ad6bf1da8 the paperwork cbbce766c2 before sending 063982c187 it off 650c2d8eca to NICS d4127d93fd for approval.884d2caeb9f6b18c

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Then, Lucas added,b0b8910dbd6da1b2

“Can you engrave something on it?”0b99a70fd9ae6428

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“It’s possible, but it’ll take some time. Should I engrave the name on the paperwork?”4a23dea507fe663f

“Yes. Use this name.”58068b59fd71db40

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Lucas wrote eafd37fac6 down Yoon’s de0972c4f8 name and 9967b5f05b handed the 843ab4b6cc paper back.b2a31163a076fea2

Roel accepted it, his 911f9272ca gaze flickering over the c64e3d96fb name.1f033ba81826b1b9

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Yoon.8ed66ab6e242397b

It wasn’t f024c834e0 a common e801fcc7a3 name, yet 93ceece0cd something about 1a4df47a92 it felt…fd58bc87a58f0d43

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Familiar.f490d84af024313f

“…Yoon.”3730649acb5c324b

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The name escaped his ad3c579e10 lips before he even 848fc7aa57 realized it.c930a8fba9a478fc

Lucas’s eyes narrowed 94fab89b48 slightly, catching the df9ce2f75a reaction.00c66fc147692803

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“Is something wrong?”8bce5e6e2fbfc43b

Roel quickly regained 7821a76490 his composure, offering 6ac89e3fd3 a polite smile.979fa6534e7c18d4

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“No, nothing at all. I’ll set a date for pickup—please return then.”fde1de2d18812a92

Lucas gave 949752d993 a curt f6fd639f60 nod and 5de16e4244 exited the 61bf3d97c8 shop.1c463e29e5923b3b

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Now alone, Roel stood fe1ca80fc2 still, staring at the 46f174c3a0 name.e8e06e8a9eea057b

“Yoon.”d2fe586ddbc88634

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It felt… 23a2df1298 strangely familiar.dc697175e2019771

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