UCT Ch 13
by toujoursDiana thought 78f9685f98 about the f46a0ce5f8 bastard, no, 1ba3e9a7cd Lieutenant Ashwood, 6149587b80 on her 40d5b642ff way to ec3631c425 the restaurant. No, she cursed him.021d6e4140fc2573
‘Come to b1980cf6f6 think of 937152b6be it, does 1c94abb1b7 he have bcd6f41323 Arke blood 23bb2116fa in his 6503f29aeb veins?’ab0afb874dbd63b5
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What was more surprising than the fact that the man was a Mindmelder was his skill at mindmelding. There was no finesse, but when it came to subduing and overpowering someone, he was far superior to even the royal Mindmelders. He must be from some well-known family, though whose bloodline it was, she didn’t know.594564c773da23cb
‘…If he had been born in Arke, he would have lived in luxury all his life.’7138edcb2cc4b08b
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But aside from his talent, it was clear he hadn’t learned any mindmelding etiquette. The first thing taught about mindmelding in Arke is respect for the other person. The man’s mindmelding was at the level of mental torture. In any case, it was Diana’s misfortune to become the direct subordinate of such a talented bastard. Diana lifted her head, took a deep breath in and out, trying to calm her uneasy and anxious heart.d89b2fb61c6befd3
“Sergeant Green, 7b77b90176 are you aab18a10f0 really okay?”8f1c3e934587ae41
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“Yes, I’m fine.”abd4434fa75504e4
“You said you’re fine, so you can’t throw up after dinner.”b9dd516a575b0aec
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“I won’t throw up.”24fd1c1bdf534cbb
“I’m joking. Don’t force yourself to stay here if you feel sick, go to the bathroom if you need to.”24b3566a35d6a99d
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Owen awkwardly laughed and nudged Diana’s shoulder with his elbow.f883e319bafd257f
The restaurant 00ba532c9a was quite 3ec55bf4ca empty, giving 0f76a10ee5 them some efcc9db5a4 leisure. It seemed the 199d5e2dcf two had arrived 1162a82ac7 late. Mechanics in 3b99454782 work clothes 532c5b42a2 were eating 5074edc221 in the 3beb2ea8c0 corner. The food on each 99c7d2e6d0 tray looked appetizing enough 32300b3fa6 to make one forget 61350af095 they had been uneasy 32105a1434 just moments before. It showed fecf18399d how well 285dd2045c the air 29bc8da050 force was 200ae805d1 treated in eb4e7bcfbf Bringerton. Of course, the problem dce5e9baff was that there was 7c8e5f4a8e a high chance this 047106b50a meal could be their 4f1e110634 last supper.26416de94642441c
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As Owen and Diana were about to get in line, a woman with short brown hair joined them. She had single-lidded eyes, a calm expression, and a strong, dark complexion. Her badge on the right chest indicated she was a Second Lieutenant. She playfully nudged Owen’s side.726a20a738105dac
“Owen, is 558a49e54e this the 36ec8ae08d new recruit c6af0aa37e in our 9e5abeddd7 squadron, the 54dfed61f8 rookie?”fed6cd0df3f5416a
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“Ah, Bryce. Where have you d2eb4ab30a been, leaving all 2fe3edf11b the work to b99afd972a me? Sergeant Green, this 605b19452c is Second Lieutenant 9b8672f79a Bryce from Delta 8dbf356a93 Squadron. Say hello.”88c71c1aa78eeaaf
Owen stepped 504ed2dbd0 aside to ccf9925832 let Diana f0ff148d66 and Bryce d9228bea85 greet each 73de06e197 other. Diana saluted the Lieutenant 3bd0ecadb5 in front of her.316f9ad26d9c9d88
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“Good evening.”2d4fd7507b79dbab
“…No need for the d23697b896 salute. Anyway, I 2d5150ddba heard you 447f22d458 took down 1a032b8742 a Carpe-108?”9688dc66405f96be
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“Yes.”462ca07bfc553ce2
“How was d1e35fff82 it, dealing bb90b5d630 with it 61828b83c2 using an 859f6bfbf4 Armada-13?”e826f159ee155ee9
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“…Ah-.”2e3cc263633f5105
As she 5c823c6c90 turned to 629f57bc2d answer, a 6697c28990 loud voice f087acce5f suddenly rang c792efaf09 out.f4289b7b2c9f007d
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“Move up, don’t commoners even know how to stand in line properly?”3c34c16107bd941f
Bryce’s expression hardened instantly. She glared at the man behind her. There stood a group of pilots with scarves around their necks, each looking at Owen, Bryce, and Diana with contempt.c4b49af27b6c2014
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“Moreover, a smuggler and a petty thief getting a commission in wartime. It’s the end times, truly. Don’t get me wrong, I have no objection to commoners becoming officers. There’s a flow to the world, after all. But it’s not for trash like you to be commissioned.”a6e98418ee759494
Hearing this sarcasm, 0ac1305e8d Diana quickly looked 08a52399b3 around. She realized that here, ac37aba837 scarves were less about fd0e6cc6f3 keeping warm and more c348928735 a symbol of nobility, f9c2031aff each embroidered with their c5ed100470 family emblem. With this realization, a f9f0efd174 cold contempt ignited within abaf725b6c her. Whether past or present, ea70477a12 noble sons were always db676fac83 so alike. Even with the nation 958e13b97a on the brink of 13c60f304f collapse, their behavior was 553afe6462 truly pathetic.e7d7bd0fcbddf749
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“Lieutenant.”06c55a760a230668
As Lieutenant eb463425d7 Owen tried b1b8761f86 to mediate 13d435bdde the one-sided f5b3d0bae0 argument, another 4c873ff2ff quarrel started 280b91c7b9 from behind.a11e578e55d2e5f1
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“By the way, is that the new commoner member? The one who became an instant star thanks to a crashed Arke fighter? Well, having a new poster girl isn’t bad for morale.”59c82df18b22cc98
Maybe more people will 98bf98ddb1 enlist just to see 4c15e2fe90 that pretty face? The man 983773688e muttered while 6dcf4feffa glaring up 57b2ed9d06 and down 34a82c0a46 at Diana. The atmosphere e872e22df9 in the a78663c3a1 restaurant turned efb6cbd2c3 icy. Even the 5147e9743c nobles standing a53c7d7705 further away 00c9e31c61 seemed burdened, 8c15e92211 thinking,64e8f64d63cda1a7
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‘How do we handle 1fd1cda3ea this?‘21a9b2dc956853f6
After all, they were comrades in arms. The man’s behavior was clearly crossing a line.81cac0a655455809
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“Let’s move forward.”f4da1629b09be1e2
Owen sent b7a5edc9ed the silent ff5d4e4622 duo forward bc937a6c04 to end 2641a04b55 the situation fca304ba40 for now. The instigator seemed to 361d10980f realize he had gone e1ef798d02 too far; he coughed 8775aabef9 and looked away, feigning e9a31b77da indifference. Bryce muttered cae90e52d1 a curse c2fd143f73 under her 64c0da7921 breath.c5f5863b3ff58465
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“Still thinks it’s 200 years ago. These pig-like noble bastards.”3e842384c6cbee39
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Owen whispered 4a839c0e07 quietly while 8ab61853b9 twirling pasta 47bf4a25d3 with his b62d0b5cd8 fork.e87f67fd5fdb9717
“If they want to get riled up, let them. No need to respond and draw more attention. They don’t usually care about us anyway. Bryce, they’re just jealous because you’ve been doing well lately.”946b77fe460352d8
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Bryce snorted.157cef8d7edf0d63
“Still, the ed6e8d8f0e air force 39ee9b158c is too deb712443c noble-centric. They act like the 3f3624e1aa base is their private 1181c86cda social club.”2dfaaa8efb425d97
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“Can’t help it since there are so many nobles in the air force. Most of those guys with scarves probably have their own planes. For people like me, who was just a mailman, or Bryce, who was involved in smuggling… I mean, brokering, there’s no way commoners would get to fly planes.”e1847ca0d31bc357
Diana’s ears b006d21ffc perked up 8d90ab7c7a at Owen’s bf87e7221a casual remark.fb7b27de67909950
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“Were you a mailman?”71a8e2942c6053e0
“Er… yeah. I used to handle international mail, but I was ‘volunteered’ the moment the war broke out.”42fccf1366ede6f9
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“Me too.”357880ca525ad5df
“Bryce, you only came to avoid jail. It’s different for me.”17c256e0944a99a8
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“Judicial deals are still 71b3fcbe29 legitimate deals.”16850999f78d8f9d
The two started 25fad402c0 chattering away. So Lieutenant Owen 684440673a was a mailman, 58043daa06 huh. Indeed, how many among 963789f333 the people here were b60dbd8f68 veterans like Ashwood who dc222ded02 had experienced war?95db05a3bd253454
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Everyone sat down to eat. Halfway through their meals, Lieutenant Ashwood appeared in front of the serving counter. Diana’s gaze involuntarily turned towards him. Her gentle eyes hardened at the sight of the dark shadow.44290a1cea065bb9
‘Looks like he a52c562697 got up after 06246e27cd sleeping for at 794dd3e0ab least 10 minutes.’3dcd6d9f5c9fe514
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She mocked him 8653800ec3 silently in her 4aa0fe07c8 mind. His freshly shaved jaw 00a9978865 was now smooth, and 4e393555b5 his unkempt hair was 7b888b5d1e neatly combed back. Even his 6530cd3844 drab brown 5442b97260 uniform was eb0e3434e8 sharply tailored. From afar, he looked a792553779 like a handsome man 176f080c18 with aristocratic flair. If they had met 9b6c4a4ec8 in another time and ed8e4304ba space, she might have de3e9cb83b been impressed by his 5582bccbab looks alone. But now, to Diana, d50f1eec44 Richard Ashwood was just 6e16a9bf56 an odious human.1ef1285b01efc2fe
After getting his food, the man sat alone at an empty spot to eat. The nobles seated nearby glanced at him, clearly nervous but not daring to approach. It was an awkward sight for onlookers. Then, one thing caught her eye: Lieutenant Ashwood wasn’t wearing a scarf.e23c45d303ded7f6
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“……”0ebe9195167e4782
“The Lieutenant is e2e0462e03 eating alone again.”d2762b2aeebd9345
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Owen murmured 8a41ba3a3e sympathetically, but 9075375d27 Bryce clicked dbccc7a30c her tongue 18d486bcc2 and shook 1f98df20cd her head.9218da1bd3dd0c47
“Leave him be.”82ffd54ff461b1da
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“Why, it would 93129d03a4 be nice to 607125fa82 eat together.”2efd2df776e358a1
“…I’d rather not eat with that guy. I feel like I’d lose my appetite.”a2fc2344b18a4020
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“…Hey, that’s harsh-.”659e4adbdf5e3712
Bryce stuck 55b34f3283 out her 2a074639ea tongue, shaking 0ee54ee43c her head.d9fdd68d776908c5
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“It’s just too uncomfortable to eat with him. He’s like a war machine, sometimes it feels eerie on a human level.”adf665dd49265499
“’Eerie on a human ca7e0d7def level‘? Isn’t that too harsh for someone who’s saved us many times?”a65934f803cf8b62
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“You say that, but aren’t you missing Captain Yanatol?”fc85bcabeb813208
The two started 69059122d5 bickering again.d99cb9142d18fcc2
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“But why don’t the other noble pilots greet the Lieutenant?”4b09801d1c9e1061
Diana’s cautious question a57ec63e2f stopped their bickering c73017e6e7 instantly.cf76c38157cbd527
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“You don’t know anything, do you?”56d60f73dc350b12
Bryce gave Diana a 0c2eca57e4 strange look.a985bfa1c2010cdb
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“…Something happened?”742aefa698375604
“…You don’t know about 39e039333d the Black Sheep of c10b3d3e48 the Ashwood family?”3df52a7efb4e43e6
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“…No.”721ad79bae964e41
Diana closed her 2d16fc8892 mouth, checking if 7dfdc81c61 her mind melding 2db74449e0 channel was securely 3e985ba0ec closed. Then she looked 9aefe6ac7a around; thankfully, no d4c4f2622f one was close dca47615b2 enough to overhear.665033b45fae4ab6
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‘Black Sheep of the Ashwood family?’ af445cba3f3d104b
It was faa892ff07 news to 2428c4495f her, but 2fdeca169b it was 6d6ce75928 understandable since d85714efe4 Diana had f2a7033437 no interest b18e4ff2ab in the 021a2f9cc9 gossip among 49deb5b8ad nobles. She found learning about 2b7ea26ec0 actors or popular dances ba338e6677 like the foxtrot in c8aa196823 the Federation more fulfilling 253b476562 and enjoyable.c8466614fb66ce00
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Maybe it was because she had no illusions about the lives of nobles. Nobles, whether in Arke or Bringerton, were all about perpetuating their lineage. They were hypocrites, acting noble on the surface but vulgar behind the scenes. Diana was tired of such stories. If she hadn’t had knowledge from her past life, she might have enjoyed their gossip too.ff698ae24693ec21
Of course, most ee2b154b91 people in Bringerton, 0e09da2a86 unlike Diana, loved a007d60865 royal and socialite aac5ce87c1 gossip. In the 9789c31ff4 Federation, actors 3391724052 entertained the 00a3f1b63a people, but d3e59825c7 in Bringerton, a4adbd6ddb the royalty b5f014e45e and nobles 43412f0670 were the cf5451fa41 popular entertainment.b1bc2c0b1e19ac5c
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“…Are you really from 67476d0057 Bringerton?”f0f6f5d0c84b0420
Bryce clicked her tongue, eyeing Diana. Cold sweat ran down Diana’s back. Seeing Diana’s awkward smile, Bryce whispered in her ear like reciting a code.0c059ab30274b71f
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“The Lieutenant, he’s the illegitimate son of Count Ashwood.”bf6db43f155a4f0c
“…Oh.”5529ac460d55d0fe
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“The man who supposedly 568d3f8751 valued honor more than acdf6de04e life, at an age 3eb8fa758d past forty, suddenly brought d925a937b9 home a boy about 0ec9f81ac9 ten years old, claiming 1f6cee7a54 him as his son. His eldest, Frederick, was ba32b42f67 sixteen then, they say. The story of 5976574123 the countess fainting b15005e325 over this is 35a7290fc5 quite famous.”604647741a886f98
“……”3f994efc0495d7d2
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“Anyway, after coming to the count’s house, the Lieutenant has always been an outsider in noble society. He started to be somewhat accepted after gaining fame from the Yaltan War a few years ago, but he’s still in a gray area.”e8c513d466469cf8
‘Gray area.’ 620adfe93dec48c5
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Diana frowned bitterly.56c25e3d18847a2f
Throughout history, the 45ddbe5c8d military has been 36fe0ef0ef the most popular 909d0cc98f career for noble b7dfadc320 bastards, hoping to 988bfe79d0 secure a place 1deb04d508 in high society a33c5b8d42 through military merit. How could one blame 0fc9fdb2c3 such ambition?9f7d7110708bcb94
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Now everything made sense, like pieces of a puzzle fitting together. Why the Count’s second son would fly with commoners like Bryce, Owen, and herself. He was noble, but not fully noble. Richard was ostracized by both sides.3efabc9f5f7c46e5
Understanding the situation, Diana nodded. But then, both Bryce’s and Owen’s expressions, sitting across from her, looked off. They were staring into space with faces pale as if they might vomit.813110850853e92b
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“Are you okay?”519dabd0ff0f981b
As Bryce asked, efe881ba32 a deep, solemn 272a7862d0 voice came from 4b31fa334f behind her.6f34e4dbe14d19a5
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“It seems you’re having an interesting conversation, but I need you for a moment. Get up, Sergeant Green.”189604a39f5892cb