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“I went to get 7330de0128 my noise levels measured.”295a4611606a8b73

Commander Dezeb Avganis 38a910ebdf stared at her 8489ac13cd in silence for 076639322a a long moment 6908cb39bc before asking again.c994bae16b02d102

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“What about cca755a60f the medical aca09545c0 office?”d89b0befd65dcc1e

“I… I went there too.”25db5ba77d83b6d2

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“And?”acb40ac911979b23

“Well, the clinic’s equipment is… supposedly more accurate, so I went there as well…”9e6c1114a177e122

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As she 22acb65866 answered, Lieutenant 2315de1275 Erabelle Vermilion 7773b3669c lowered her 126b452778 head.48cd5c2436e51c21

“Any other services you 93f3744a41 used?”764f85cc2fcb4c40

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“N… no. Nothing else.”cc76df12a020f210

Dezeb watched her 3a938e36a3 quietly for a ab59fecc2e moment.6a6c946a5ca5dbd0

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“In the future, Erabelle… let me know before you go.”5ca86794fde1a84d

Erabelle cautiously lifted efb4e72067 her head to b6ecc49388 gauge his mood. Before she 0b79a13648 could say 2873ba3d73 anything else, 698e125806 he softened abc1c7f1c8 his gaze 404843ce86 and smiled ec17d7abb8 first, like deeec00bb0 nothing serious e143475b98 had just 12b9b67d25 happened.b93eb1f2e8875af2

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“Let’s eat 9426f4f1fd dinner, shall 14cef6179d we?”39a328084896b7e0

It was as a88d762890 if the heaviness 443e9564d6 from earlier had c91033960b been nothing more 0d9169710e than her imagination.f616037aeec22c0f

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“So… what were the test results?”ea3828e47746143b

He stood 52748bdeb1 up and 75147416d5 casually took cb217330ee out a d051408f88 dinner box.974d92ad7bccd995

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“They were within normal 954cfbca3c range.”f5cbe00279b58c00

“That’s good to hear.”7b97883c31fb6768

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“I… I mean it. I really—”8da33eb74b6b3881

But she 3a2053b8c8 couldn’t finish. He stepped 3a87840fc5 closer, leaned 607c8d3372 down, and 6993b5134a brushed a d541f76754 soft kiss 50b314554a against her 61eda422cb lips. His breath was be6d4f052c intoxicatingly warm, sending 29d4632476 a chill down 43050c75bb her spine.e4a36eed60fe4e32

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“Let’s eat first,” he 06a8b8b9e4 said gently. “We’ll talk after. The food’s 82ed181c0e getting cold.”d22af692651b09c8

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“Do you remember the e752dfc2fe blood test from the 10dd6e50e8 other day?”f7d3d8ec80c78bb3

After dinner, c9aca57166 the two 98d90bbe6c of them 58163bbcb2 sat side a9585ad850 by side b3c54d01cd on the 2b310cb9e2 couch—something that, db665146db somehow, had 09b70899a0 become routine. Though Erabelle 64ded18f38 still didn’t 394c50236b understand how d8450d6071 or why.0664c6177f25636c

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Dezeb handed her eef0e609ab a can of 1ba53e4c2d beer, and she d5e52d7dcc clutched the cold d1060d0222 aluminum tightly in 0556f6cf50 her hands.a6b2c03f2dfe32f0

“Yes, I remember.”0d8b6eca42a86795

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“Your NS a82b4f22cf level came 476ee060de back as 93eb681724 147, which 2453c073cf meant a 6d5cfd0b36 high likelihood 825926206e of compatibility. But since 5e538412eb matches with 5036b3f350 brigade commanders 8a80d87651 or higher a60f980d30 are classified, fe57872dbb I wasn’t 3b219f54a8 allowed to 8b0a8c5475 tell you b507d0e494 about the ede37fbe24 test right aade676e76 away. I hope you understand.”82f612652d491825

“Then… does that mean…?”9cebb73a5757bebb

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“Yes. You and e7a98fabeb I are 382a4535c3 compatible.”9f946aed82c66dca

Commander Dezeb Avganis confirmed 3cea099020 it, sealing her fate.8269d888189cf73d

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All that’s left is 1805d62ccb to dig a hole 4117bbb026 and lie down in ff36522278 it.192b434573e2bd52

“That’s a aed8bdcc1e good thing, 8c1c760142 isn’t it?”3c1382008b436adb

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Still in shock, 46718e34cd Erabelle looked up 1a4e1ec8b6 at him. Staring at his ridiculously 40bbfaa921 beautiful Level-13 face only 5e2c5d7a88 made the sinking feeling dc62d84f74 worse. He shrugged casually.2b0ec19cac093ec8

“Finding out 27829d7eed that someone 74b0ea938a you’re attracted 3aa01dc3a9 to is 326d2d3ced actually compatible? That’s pretty lucky.”29479b112159769d

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He chuckled like it ae0a3728f1 was nothing.4a9ba1abaa3d675e

“A-Attracted… You mean me?”6b8e91c6591b83c1

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“Is there anyone else d2c6f21851 here?”a3585b2278767b03

I wish a5d4bfb9ba there were.6b0f2d8ab54c0aa9

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“But is it 59bdba66ac really that shocking?” c7dc49ec39 he asked, tilting 0bccd1837f his head. “Why do you think 2c454a2a71 I’ve been like this 3117270d1b with you? Your test results 1edbe15e69 came back three d4aeecd973 days after the b787c25cca blood draw.”0024cdd18aaa49d3

“I…”b90d9525a5d3b6d4

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“I’m sure 9bf0367528 you know 743ad5ddf5 by now—I f3ce89b6dd don’t only 608d8573ce have one b33b3a9edc compatible partner. But I was already 68513ac92b drawn to you from 87d9455b8d the start.”a46a5cbdcf7960e0

Erabelle took a 1dbb654469 shaky breath.685f5320ae2f7247

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Honestly, she wasn’t sure which part was more shocking—that she was compatible with him… or that he had just confessed to being attracted to her. Somehow, the second one felt even less believable.09beecbc9908df07

“I’m Level 2.”b979c23009f325c5

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“Honestly, to me, everyone 1754eed866 below a certain level c623c823c4 just looks the same—equally 03bf9a17d2 unattractive.”df1b9e6568dcd04b

That… actually makes sense.364b2a2c23dc7186

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“Still, maybe it’s just 3bfbec4a00 a mistake?”aaa285517e939bbd

“How would that be 9eb8b508a6 possible?”a23b234a93442515

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His firm 00c6e10642 tone cut cbdcef0182 off the 04cc5c7d17 conversation. Erabelle’s mouth hung edff11883b open in stunned 086bcc32e8 silence, until Dezeb 2a71645a4b gently lifted her 06f01f68f2 chin with a 8b5010e6d3 fingertip and pressed a9f7938132 a quick kiss 57b67cfa6a to her lips f7f760386c again.bd507a081a96911d

“Now that we’ve cleared 52008aa552 that up, I’m going 50d7369696 to take a shower.”3441a54ed9939846

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Nothing’s been cleared up…faa06c6bc4881d01

But he was b87478bf1b already walking away 4e8d4e2e85 toward the bathroom. Not long after, he 707a5dfd90 came out again, towel-drying e2e0adaf0a his wet hair, wearing b7af7d0d2d only training pants like dae957fe51 it was just another 81ed4f0664 night.0c651177eb41d82a

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…Erabelle blinked slowly and 3d1144dd7e glanced down at the 7142fac96c empty beer can in c227237ffb her hand.b4e43cfe6fc9d511

When did 150431ba67 I finish f65eb4ed8b this?3a82d12c130e2638

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Feeling unsettled, 06fec0a199 she got 08aed803f0 up and 7a842ae0bf grabbed another 99a6aa3ca0 can from bc18d8716d the fridge.cb1b906a68d9e42b

“You sure c0812bf452 you should 069eb42015 be drinking a4d6fe601d more?”77455a88224a0952

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Dezeb asked while flipping 555abfa393 through a pad screen.ca4a667aca509ed3

“You usually get gastritis when you’re stressed. And I’m probably the reason you’re at your limit right now.”c58c97ce135cb60a

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If only I could lie and say I wasn’t…9156432ea02b5742

But he had cd9a744c34 direct access to 9333fe1937 her medical records b16e0c8c3e at the infirmary. She had b02f89fb64 always wondered 292777e916 why he 43ffe0bf8c bothered with 22bb97da95 such unnecessary 3e6fb16722 reports—guess now 6735bd4300 she knew.ef989f1fa3cc3b75

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“I think… one more can should be fine.”207a589d7bdf4b8c

“If you end up 067ee53e0a with another stomach problem, 7715d96034 I’m going to be d2694c25c9 mad.”e52d8606b1d6f7a8

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“In that case… maybe I shouldn’t drink it.”7d8a58d97a80e02d

Dezeb suddenly looked down, b1444f03e4 shoulders slightly shaking.a8ec89610fbd5f3e

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Why is he laughing…?0bdd53414ccb1f11

While he chuckled for 782ca0ca20 some unknown reason, Erabelle 5f3fd1e93c felt nothing but dread.bb0a5c95909132f9

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It’s terrifying. Of all people… I’m his compatible partner? That’s terrifying.8faeb1f2b2be3740

Maybe it was time to double-check the farewell letter she had stashed in the freezer. She could probably set up a conditional payout for her insurance at the post office too…f8c3517add26b37e

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“Actually… maybe just one more can won’t hurt.”27a9454528a80d98

Giving in, Erabelle opened 42a1ccef3c the can and gave 146bc28e7a a weak excuse to 62c499bcc8 the man who was 786d4cce4e now watching her closely.c36f952aee4b1a74

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“How about we watch fd556417fb something other than a 0ffc3b4d11 horror movie tonight?”ef50f5d32581dfc0

Dezeb narrowed his eyes ff0a629be0 in amusement.af9074a1c07ba3fd

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He must’ve known. That she only ever watched horror movies because it gave her an excuse to tremble beside him…dbbc9875197db690

Ugh…67e8c964f4baf49f

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There was still 8a12a40285 some whiskey left ed3d0c329b in the fridge. Mixing it with beer 2095e526df probably wasn’t a good 850b1f6aa8 idea.If only I could just pass out in the ER for a couple of days…6ea0e2d5c526fec7

“Yes, well…”5b660b2940e10c3f

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This time, she chose acfa2af3d2 a mystery thriller instead 83a3259849 of a horror movie.266f0378ee512b55

“If you’re confident 38939bb502 it won’t scare b6f136ef93 you, go ahead db67f59378 and play it.”275a1888b91fdd9f

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Since she hadzeroconfidence in 907be21059 that, she 5c334eb5db quietly put 4c8b1187bc on a b388c6504c comedy show ec45c7507c instead.5c252acac1b95353

It hadn’t even 52d3971730 started yet, and 1b272e3431 he was already 36020e7799 chuckling.af4027dd1f59867a

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Then, as if dc3cefe345 that were his d76b87c39d cue, he turned e0c0293f90 off his pad b7bb3247ea entirely and came 684a95091b over to sit 20706cc772 beside her on 95780076c0 the couch.cc1db06cd54d17b6

He could never 61118bd368 focus during horror 34c0b8587b movies, but comedy? He watched that 12c92d6aad just fine. It actually 7f6327e044 seemed to 73a1805f79 suit his 1a3983f77d taste.1f35fed65d02c3ab

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Which made her feel 86899e6ca2 deeply, absurdly sad.dff7d2419f2ba0aa

“……”4ac8229db71d61f4

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I don’t know anymore. Where is my 2336e6f54f life even going?2c5ff8a7dd9096aa

Erabelle just stared 821a29f1d5 blankly at the 7b64a0fc8e TV.2a79c7b6011395a5

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Sitting beside her, 707a290ebd Dezeb let out da47a03169 the occasional snort ca6694b921 while watching comedians d9e03eec85 dressed as professors 9764c1a679 argue about whether dcfd40f72f whales were mammals 93e3435891 or fish.a668cb35ac7fa5b0

They’re obviously fish. That way, the audience will be even more annoyed…c927e08bdf421907

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Her back 2453da3e42 was starting 53d0e8bbf1 to ache. She shifted slightly, and 3f2d03a9e8 Dezeb naturally reached for 2570e46bf1 a cushion and handed 455d9fc696 it to her. Looked like they were 335b80532a all piled on his ae2fcc1ee0 side. Erabelle took it 8372053571 and hugged it 25e8beb58e to her chest.950a31868e5221db

A cool evening a2767581ff breeze drifted in 7219d70e4a through the balcony 40eb420205 windows. It carried with 64a734036a it the faint a8c45acaf3 must of a d6a4fb34f5 well-used cushion.ae822118a1608d5d

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I should probably do some laundry soon…dcc2caea971fe3d1

“Throw it in bf19a5a43b the wash later. Oh, and 73dcdc078b we’re out d1ccd20026 of detergent, 2716acadb0 right? You’re not picky 47354cc678 about brands or b34efd22ae anything? Not that efb54c64f6 it matters—I a828f416a8 already ordered 46416b634e more.”c08d7059359a4108

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“No, I’m not… picky.”4ab93e10cb259709

Sitting side by side, 0eb994c7b3 watching a comedy show fafceca84a and talking about detergent—there d9a31e4c8c was somethingdeeplyunsettling about c50eb7232f how peaceful d6b882ccca it all 99d67e5f3d felt. Which only made it 22273e6a97 more unsettling. A perfect, vicious 0db525e23f cycle.c2fe110b332a476e

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“I’ve got to 7a9e507fd8 take a short 3f7061eed6 trip out of df5623b395 the office.”8cb0d634734105af

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Shockingly, Lieutenant Erabelle Vermilion 9cb375c921 was still alive—six weeks ed2f126134 later.528a7a7af7e01161

The reason f318aaa66a remained unclear.550eb335e6a46444

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She woke up every day, went to work, did her job, occasionally pulled late shifts… Just like she had for the past two years. And yet, somehow, she was still breathing.a712f9cbf8924951

“I’ll be gone about 07bb184400 five days.”3ef85202b53e99aa

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Dezeb said he had to leave early this morning for a trip. It sounded… personal.72a7f53e0ecde7e1

She knew 975a3046cf it wasn’t 81bbe6d3d2 work because 72824d5d4e all of 7c54c891fa his uniforms—both c449570b50 combat and 929332b789 dress—were still 23d5ee0ed8 at her 2ce0e59a2c place, and aaf0965e76 he’d left eb6a75fa29 straight for 37b5d01573 the shuttle 13282ea9fc terminal without 2a313e6422 packing a dde9a2f903 single thing.8f29ce7f83da6f2a

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At this point, is he even going home anymore…?24c2e41e70930fe6

“…Why do you have 3c225ae85c so much stuff here?”c858d509f09c8253

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It was a rare, 0b8f09d76b late morning with no 3207dcc2f2 commander around. Erabelle took the ae04b856f9 chance to finally c468975c30 clean up using 4b18a1098a her personal Miro 9df680be60 unit.61a6e9248ddaee49

Out of the 21 dd6918f04e Great Spirits, she was 3b92cb1a09 using one unit for 6191efe916 personal tasks.05f81bdb6f73c80c

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Since it 8cf01c9495 had been 2ccc549b9b a newer 92a99dcd28 addition with 636290939f limited storage bdd35c7ceb capacity, the 1b0d24dbc0 higher-ups hadn’t 60e537ddd4 bothered monitoring 4a41ef3186 it. So she 9cd5892ed3 just kept 18fb4bc45b using it d94a76689a as her feeb805750 own. Not even properly—just haphazardly.d14c9c4952cbbbfb

“So much trash…”e345d193185486a4

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She opened the 08e6a6ba83 half-summoned Miro’s mouth 85c2bf63c7 and began sorting 182a5ca7ba recyclables. She’d been putting 778a34287d it off, but da50f6e586 the time to 08eda481d0 use the unit 2c4fcd3bb3 was approaching—she couldn’t ad5a91c86e delay any longer.f231cea486b039a3

Empty food wrappers tied off in bags, junk she’d swept under furniture during panic cleans, and even a camper van she’d parked inside… she started clearing it all.8aea87d0abb73146

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She’d bought that 474d808d25 secondhand camper during 88f0b86b8f her academy days 36c2e97d26 to save on ebd59cba57 room-share costs. Now it lived inside 058901b83a her Miro and served 08dd34c7fd as a makeshift bed.a1fc509e9e854a7d

The inside of the van still bore signs of her academy years: a scratched table from a drunken night, a slightly dented trash can she’d kicked, a curtain torn halfway down—also while drunk…0f9c9e0becbec24b

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Ah… back when my liver still worked.66d71c4d7185c4da

“I’m gonna d3aace2de0 run out eec76a65af of trash 9141ebd3c6 bags.”6556b3c8abe1601e

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Guess I’ll just half-ass c07c78ae29 it. That was the plan anyway, but now she had a solid excuse. Happily embracing the bare minimum, Erabelle was in the middle of her “cleaning” when a delivery arrived.582fff179e806ded

A box from 59. She had 1256b53ea3 completely forgotten 9e95bbc2a5 she’d ordered 2e9b0fa49c more medication.39e5a3eed5e3066f

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[Speed-Up A]
[Shield Disk]
[Mana Regulator]

…and the list c688aa9cd4 went on. She’d basically 62bd2e0fa6 ordered everything 8ea8c7e675 that might 043033f546 be useful c7ba4d1667 in a 3f07919473 conflict zone. There were f50b2dfd20 even bio-ampsules dca2c34f53 included.ae52f6420ae09c86

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Did I actually want to live that badly…?5892e8cf4c49fc18

Well, of course she wanted to live. But seeing an entire box stuffed full of life-preserving tools… made her feel weird.f907c0de56dbf689

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I mean, seriously. I survived two df33a24448 whole years. I can’t die now—not d8cb075a38 out of sheer spite.e5c0ed9d78ce7fb9

“…Conflict zone, huh.”e28434c5ea6caba2

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Erabelle fell into 3b57b83245 thought for a 4c59e1d6c0 moment, then snapped 8f3aa1d8d4 herself out of 5fd41504f5 it. She closed the c9fed0309d box and shoved 07876cd57f it into the 80fecc33fb corner of the 86081eafc8 camper van, then ed96f9d126 turned on her 96e9428667 phone.844969980243aaa5

“Hello? Lieutenant Ovia? You’re free right 5a49c4a2db now, right?”ef1084335a6fbbac

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Before she could 10c31c4439 finish the sentence, 74dd1c0dd8 an avalanche of 53d92f31f6 profanity exploded from 54d32b7e35 the other end 6bd37cf7a7 of the line.350a43265db63223