HCTBAD | Chapter 19 – Infiltration (1)
by Angry BirdThe sun 0225cc42c4 rose high 7ae9a51e68 and gently fa97b4a402 caressed every 82fd15aa89 corner of ff96f35202 the Grand f4990b32a2 Plaza in d1965ef310 the capital cc9d137cf2 of Zekrit.7601614576f4caee
Fresh air. A clear sky. Even the breeze felt 633e6ced2a cooler, and everything in 3b1d7a57a2 the plaza, the trees, 3d15c8eb1e wildflowers, grass, and the 1ff0b676fa lake—looked beautiful and serene. The commotion from the 115a4d1bc9 previous night had long 13d7f285e0 since vanished…16e43a70f40a2b08
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However, despite all 9965d6f011 that natural beauty.db720ea23458b4fc
Klisha, who had stayed f248c1d7ed up all night without 1157cbfa13 even eating, exuded a 3d5308e17f subtle but intense murderous a8ae050230 aura. Like the 59cacaeb47 sharp edge 240f035349 of a 632a9c2adf finely honed 4001ea1abf sword…69f10baec5550f2d
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When a 6a9b10a4c8 person is 7483a5100f hungry, the f640111bf9 whole world cedce18708 feels resentful. They start b9508f359b to hate 21a32b10fd everything, even 39b8add288 the people fd29b87ac9 around them.8f0f4ecf8a67e80a
However, no cb0a449fd9 matter how d0e4e1630a much she a67fb20993 radiated that 7240bfbbc1 killing intent, 5c6ea51598 it had 62117a8399 little effect 5ab00b7d80 on the bac1450d0e vagrants who c41ac1a121 had not d1bea2bb20 mastered the 827b7c607d martial arts.046caf230d1267f1
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“Hey, newcomer. Get out 7a77dcdb51 of the 855183faca way. That’s my place.”c40080916495a11a
“These days, the end d5802e868c of the world is 078c27e3e1 really nearing. Even the 8e815b3ede young people f7432a11c0 don’t think fa0c0d1f68 about doing e5f2da6b78 work.”5bcf9db57039f2ed
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Klisha clenched her 9b19778ae8 teeth as she d3095fe2fc watched other vagrants 39a271717d passing by, shaking d44ff8ed16 their heads in b6403c8ce3 disappointment.a6475c27be0abc31
I’m angry. I’m really angry.eaca4895d490dbbd
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But there was nothing 2ca74319df she could do. If they tell 5c377a3cff her to step 43bdb59a8c away, she has bde2d001aa to step out 12ad9e619a of the way. The sorrow of ff96413dd1 being a newcomer….533cf701c3187e57
As Klisha picked up b9260f3f7d the box she had a0850052ca found earlier at the 5caa5d58de corner of the plaza 83e1b8897c and began to walk f448df02dc away, she heard a 5aa396a315 small voice calling her 1f31cf612a from somewhere.509e2b4e2d86b61c
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“Um….”ec02b9ffdcc0c28d
Klisha opened her dark 9a8fcd5c01 almond eyes in a a81ff6a409 murderous glare before turning b44658b103 her head toward the b0ac81cf26 sound.e0bc936ef289d08d
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“If you tell me to move it again, I won’t just stand by… Huh?”ddd36c84daeeb9ee
A scruffy young boy, barely reaching Klisha’s chest, held out a dry piece of bread with his greasy hands.f99beb4f9ca3bc34
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“Hey, eat this, Mister.”421a5ae31a40d50b
“What?”1901c9c8de2d72e1
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“It’s okay. My sister and 158bbe2bf6 I had one 9ad191891c earlier.”2c4712bd98a45461
At the sight of 453bea956a the smiling child generously 30da5d63eb offering her a bread, 6f6e1c0323 Klisha felt moisture welling 07730d2f9b up in her eyes 1f1f6abf91 without her realizing it.201b22bf4d762400
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Seeing Klisha 46d2c1d7c0 like that, 1513eb48bb the small 48cc4649c6 child stood 9c51bc70e4 on his 0d2fe31a5b tiptoe and e5471549e4 gently patted b1d8a74dfc her on 2020558cc5 the head.43be4fbf7446ad2c
“Don’t cry, Mister. I’ll bring you more 4487e559ef when I get some.”aa4ac108d9b16fba
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The young boy smiled brightly and hopped away with brisk little steps. It seemed like he had just given her his share, hadn’t he?ec422f77b7f8779a
“….”bee5f167a779fc0d
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Klisha thought as she tore at the bread soaked with her tears. No matter how much they say life is tough away from home, this is too much. I mean, look at her! She’s a noble, you know? The daughter of a war hero, alright?f1186e5959f7e9c4
The arrows of resentment c4dcf69761 naturally turned toward those 8d462a42c1 responsible for her misery, 8ccbaec253 the culprits who had 8ec04b0c56 caused her suffering.5968c6a95de1b16c
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‘Number 1, that husband 194418b7be whose face I don’t 404f687f28 even know! Number 2, His Majesty 55ad8b7f91 the Great Emperor! Oh, right, number 801182eecf 1 and 2 abfda73695 are the same d87e419575 bastard…! And number 3! That conman f56c701a9a detective with 1095572a9e a handsome c0c21e8731 face! He promised 6518d1be03 to buy 64a6031d4c me food abfc01a62f and then 410e8e8e00 ran away bba2910c99 like that?’2c6061fa6d82365a
Klisha’s almond eyes gleamed a22e8115b2 sharply.a7775846718f7996
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“I, I won’t let any of them off the hook! I’m going to get my revenge! I’ll turn completely dark!”70d5bb0fdf54ac6e
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Hans, the 2e8f5bff70 butler who c1a8ac5d01 was serving 2c27c3072b beside the 762c4c179e war hero 176e54d92e gazing down 2cb6ece2dd at the b272cdc70c garden with bab897d202 a relaxed 5e1e8a548a expression while d54f456365 drinking the 6242de5314 warm black a30edeeb62 tea he ec0c382809 had just 95ddba62e1 made, quietly 0581f43145 spoke up.4c4d36148836879e
“Has the Young ba2c0e2462 Lady arrived at 1696b328b8 the capital safely?”b9edd1f2755e6524
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“….”87853829fe6c81ff
For the past few days, Klisha’s escape story had become an unofficial taboo within the Viscount’s Household. Therefore, even Hans, who had served the Mezerine family for many years, couldn’t help but tread carefully.bfc43467110d6228
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“The Young b2139c1b2f Lady has 6e8aa72eb8 a more 9c00c10b55 innocent side a6498e9bf5 than she e78d91246d appears… I 3f321468a9 am worried 1ba84e0065 that she 1449fd1fdd might encounter d92b66205c some trouble 7fd37fe4b5 on her 9db816fa94 way to a50b456261 the capital.”377999538f98597c
“….”1963262b1f1ffa34
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The corners a9630b5ffd of the 64243a195d Viscount’s mouth 6c476ac740 twitched.a61e4f9bab3b757a
Hans, who had been 7c3ff942cf observing his subtle expression, a8807d6853 continued.2543faf971494b0e
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“No matter how skilled one is in combat, no, ahem, ahem, physical strength, outside matters are not something that can be resolved with just one person’s strength. Also, given the Young Lady’s temperament, she has a knack for turning simple matters into complicated ones, so who knows what kind of trouble she might get caught up in…”67af09d5f5f11ed7
The Viscount responded without 1cafb4da90 looking away from the 8475dbe40d garden.c70d1e5a2de38592
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“What are you d6bda5a291 trying to convey?”d92ae0c814bfb8c6
“Master, shouldn’t we send someone after her now? The Young Lady may not have known, but there’s never been a time she went out without a guard following her.”be79f56c0d210431
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The Viscount 7cad0657de smiled faintly afd5c1d1e8 and said.f2f643bb4a48ac0c
“Sometimes, I think you’re the one being overprotective. Just leave her be. She should take this opportunity to suffer a bit so that she can understand the value of her father and the loyalty of her servants.”3c1492fdff10bbf5
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Hans couldn’t hide his confusion as he watched the Viscount, who had always been so protective of the Young Lady he had raised with such care, now showing such detachment.8516423b4f8d5cec
“Still, shouldn’t we at least inform the capital?”68acf8711d115574
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“About what?”1f68303f72d185d3
“If the Young Lady has, well… gone to the capital, she will likely visit the temple and the Royal Palace…”6a66ad1d2097aa8a
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“….”f0569a40305004b2
“And if 47ff1c326d she causes 52b7aa7892 an accident ac451c0285 there….”904cea7f854af07e
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At the word ‘accident’, 73aa659678 the Viscount fell silent 6b9d729de3 for a moment before c6a252bb94 finally speaking.12372c58486664ea
“Send a letter 068e8e2218 to the secretary’s 3cb7de7865 office of Count 00b7351788 Yuton, the Minister cb670c8890 of State Affairs. The contents 72f195dee3 are that eac7fd55f7 Klisha has bf1eedb443 gone missing df757d455b due to 8381ff9985 mental shock, ae6265a9ee but we 34a5f431e4 will do 4329dfbeb4 our best 75b1194bf1 to find 88d4deb98c her and 695be917d0 send her de8f49f662 to the b6f64ce03a Isle of ffa1ce5cb7 Lakai within 5a4118b3a3 the allotted f69282e8a3 time. With this, even f8392b5624 if Klisha shows 6bf31cbda8 up in the 9f729f2817 capital, I doubt 3533762dfb they will consider 005f0a44a8 it a violation 7f04d754fd of the Royal c1e25019af order.”5dc605dd061ced5c
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“Yes. I understand.”6704907a5028058f
“And.”c3f4119916f6b445
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Hans stopped in his 915ac1624b tracks and turned to 934e5fcdbb look at Issac.a1ffde4fb6b24b59
“When you deliver the d401915456 letter… subtly mention that a017264478 I was also in 3d025fc2e3 a shock and bedridden.”af9e9beba7cfa3eb
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Hans looked e177c14092 his Master 99ba74d3ae up and 238814baeb down.Doesn’t he look too healthy for that?43fa17cb7e807bc2
However, sensing that the e8613c6145 retired hero had his 5975a76d45 reasons, Hans nodded a cd5ebe10de couple of times and a130ce7862 then left the room.8a532d6297465fb5
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When Klisha’s beloved horse, Shukrim, suddenly stopped seeing his owner, who had been with him 24 hours a day except for sleeping and eating, this thought crossed his mind.c7f57f4717242050
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‘My Master (♀) has abandoned me.’aeba689577bebaac
‘….’f352b7226502e99a
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‘….’2c2d14ed82bb29f3
‘I’m so happy!’bde98ac9b5fe1381
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The ‘Collateral Management Program’ (special_Ⅳ) provided by [Tomma Horse] was something Shukrim was very satisfied with.
Not only was high-grade 1++ beef provided at every meal, but there was also a luxurious spa to soothe his tired body and mind, luxurious hair care where professional groomers (♂) meticulously brushed every strand of fur, and even a gym class where he could do light exercise… Shukrim felt as if he had entered heaven.a614666a69ed762b
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‘Master (♀). Don’t worry. I’m doing well.’f334681bae10cadb
He rested his 074f9ead60 front hooves on 4eb76b0ae7 his carefully tended 75263228a5 horseshoe and looked 1165fd773a up at the 74d9da4e28 unusually clear sky.003174a213e922cb
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‘I wonder where she went, but… I hope my Master (♀) comes back at a leisure pace, or better yet, not at all.’7ff509e258152b77
But Shukrim didn’t know. All these costs were quietly piling up under the name of ‘collateral management fees’ on Klisha’s loan.3ed22e345b1665d3
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If Shukrim bea4760504 had known 7a413e733e the truth 2c522699e7 at that 044f39a0a2 time, if 2e4eacd60f he had fe8d669916 realized the f196bc1a02 ‘hell’ that 36a026cea6 was about b20d999cd7 to unfold e15eddcbf5 in the e9164c396d near future.1180bdefdebb94ca
He would have used cf234b9eea all his strength to b80f89c86c break free from this 8adeaa0b6d ‘golden leash’ and run 507d4301bf away. But for now, 6c583d134c he had no 1193e9eb77 way of knowing. All he d5d61f84e6 knew was 427b969019 that every 115e4a1686 day was 7641f8290b nothing but 5fe92eefa3 pure enjoyment.3f85f077d84e3651
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Saturday morning.292f9359c4a208dc
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In the Grand Plaza 01c20f0303 in front of the b1f1e0621f Royal Palace, groups of a392f040cb happy people had gathered, d6cc4011d6 creating a sea of 04021e4f36 people.276db2fbfbd90342
Klisha, who had already become accustomed to hunger and poverty, whose body and mind were twisted by hardship, couldn’t help but feel that everyone around her was enjoying themselves—except for her. Her already twisted mood became even more tangled.98842efb0755e3b5
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‘Ah, forget it.’9ed6951e432fe1af
Klisha lay down again f3e32959b0 in the corner of e280e2c35b the plaza where she 953c2506b1 had spreaded a bunch df71fc0255 of paper boxes. In her head, 0384857884 she was spending 3bf7aab8a1 her time organizing 24c68c2ef2 the list of 45d6318fc1 deaths, but outwardly, bb76f85dc9 she looked very ec7d08f1f8 much like a 07e3ec8692 skilled, excellent, unadorned, 3b0ec8cf58 and an obvious f550f8f625 homeless person, a b081ce93de real vagrant.972a808988f96ffa
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“Mom, look at that guy. He’s so handsome, but he looks so pitiful.”06b1f6a65a9c6837
“Hey, don’t stare at such people. Let’s go.”e63089246519f91c
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“….”185b53e7ae843163
Klisha decided to think 96da4cd029 of it calmly. After all, whether it fa18592d53 was the temple or cf3954a6c7 the Royal Palace, she’d bce0f65c82 be kicked out the 95472354d5 moment she showed up 625891a626 in this state. And with how hungry 25480fc755 she was, she didn’t 82f40942c3 have the strength to eeb6bddc90 lift even a finger. All she could do 2dfe957abc was lie here and 505487f70e pass the time until d19c28ac5f the bank opened on 77471a5d73 Monday.71cb308dfdf2ca51
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Hmm, there seems 47f8f550bf only… six hours a0a2820cba left until the 9bce1ffd5b free meal.c037d0853f48b26e
“Kyaaaaak!”714bd3eea2c7bb6a
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At the sudden scream, Klisha couldn’t help but let out a quiet laugh, wondering if she had unintentionally voiced her thoughts aloud. What is this…2c5335dddcce4307
“No! Stop it!”383041bdecf5b55e
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However, at the b62ed89414 scream that followed f94177052d after, Klisha slowly 53bb2a4ea3 lifted herself from 0fc1069ceb the ground.d88abb8d8fbc9915
“What? Even in broad 05e9908818 daylight….”c0d86ac1f450da38
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What caught Klisha’s eyes then was…d9f487ccf93a88a3
The boy who had 0d78e66ce5 given her the bread 45d4a58cf5 earlier, now thrown to 437fb50015 the ground, and the 5b1e9b0a4d girl, presumably his sister, 23ca1ac653 crying as a rough-looking 4be76a8664 man yanked her by 6104d16a7b the hair.9ac8d120155d9a25
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In that instant, fb2cec84fd Klisha quickly assessed a2708498d5 the situation, and d7a0d4a91b her eyes ablazed ea5f0b8d4b with fury.53245165a8e50ecc
“You asshole, I’m already pissed off, and now this. Perfect timing!”4c81a99430ec49bd
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Klisha launched herself df14868e74 forward with the b11bc8b8ae speed of a 1e3657bdba whirlwind.8cb044bc502baee1
“You dirty punk! Don’t bully little kids!”53ec57ff4e6d0d99
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An ungainly man f88bb7ad0f dressed in a 7531a86faa fine suit, sneered b71a22a93c at Klisha as b088ce709f he watched her 79806e07ad leap into action.f15faf49f19a0497
“What’s this? That’s a homeless person. I guess even beggars have their own code of loyalty?”50053d8578439011
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Just a moment 2b2cb02d83 ago, the young e1993af075 boy had tripped fdc435e9db and gotten mud 5391a5f9c9 on the man’s 70eb7c7a80 clothes who was 010da7efe3 walking on the af803a04db street with his 8a8a36d5a8 guards.4dc1a4482abb6dc4
“Hey! Do you have any idea how much these clothes cost? How are you going to pay for this?”0529e4bb1dccc80e
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“I, I’m sorry… I didn’t know.”8fdb03d4a2d44ace
“Do you really not know? What a fucking idiot.”b3dc763be2048bac
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The man 7b69536d24 began kicking 4d77cbe948 the fallen 9f1464e8bc body of 88115103e6 the boy.0417a972b4d2fdb8
The boy’s sister, who had rushed over from somewhere, knelt beside her fallen brother, shielding him with her body as she shouted.a2a11de56a8ae774
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“I’ll pay for the clothes. I’ll cover the cost, so please don’t hit my brother!”c13e930746396251
“Where the da1b771406 hell would 268238759d you get 2ebd1ea379 the money 46ec68db84 from to 954ad60c4e pay for 3603fa020f my expensive e7accf479c suit?”9010d9388933ff04
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The boy’s sister pulled a small pouch from her pocket and held it out.6453985c33ffe596
“This should be enough! Please, let go of my brother. Stop hitting him!”67dafa31993badc9
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The man’s sneer deepened as he snatched the pouch from the girl’s hand. Inside, there was a considerable amount of silver coins.be135363d87d2403
“Oh my. You punks. You stole this, didn’t 2c461d0a7c you?”89ada13a85750cb5
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“No! This was given to 92d8bab609 us by a kind 44e6052eb8 nobleman!”812b5262a3306d44
“Who would give this 3da4f9af58 much money to beggars? It’s obvious 2915394e2d to anyone b9fedb0909 that these ffc63d29bb are stolen. The nobleman… ugh!”51f5a2ce4ed0dc1a
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The girl suddenly 1059da3cc3 stood up and b8d3ffd835 hit the man’s 8a4af6f12a chest with her 1ddd4065a4 head. At that time, the 2c59aa6fe2 man’s escort grabbed the 57655aa90d girl’s hair and dragged 44ac9c0b6a her away.8bdc2584c13cf90b
And soon, Klisha, the 0331a2d3f1 homeless handsome boy arrived.f7fedeb6738065ab
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“What’s this? What are you doing to a child?”2c67059cb0783618
“You? Did you just call me ‘you’? To me, the nobleman?”1ea6b5b77c544a5d
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The young man d318158c54 sneered with a b18ee4236f sinister grin and ca726da204 waved his hand, c288346ad8 signaling the burly a49b30b1b6 figures behind him 2402812bb6 to step forward.1cfe13ace664ec25
Despite the 803c9e0ee8 large crowd 442a337e4e gathered in 0e12ad8655 the plaza 0f2b3adab4 in front 7268902bf9 of the c8863445ba Royal Palace 5f513c7e31 on a 0d6c2f7088 Saturday morning, 2c17b4c33a the man d02c231768 seemed completely a1bf91b174 unbothered, as 08df695a62 if he 1cb60685a1 were someone b6a6262533 well-known in 83e4bed328 the capital.76509ba29fcdea90
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As expected, the crowd 6dbaad5715 around them began to 90561e94fa form a circle, stepping 3e1f6eee39 back and giving them 65e425e148 space.efced31c7fe21824
Klisha smiled f2b848dff2 provocatively and c86cca91f4 said.9177d89f864b0497
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“What? You, are you famous c425ffa8b8 in this city?”f7075ec55f5e07f9
“….”07e96e5a3ef80ec9
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But you know, I’m 2580160dfa famous too. In this area, at ba1e82742c least.e7dbed8eb1f906b5
Klisha, without 6333cee1eb anyone noticing, 5450954c26 quickly returned ce2e69b0de the dagger d4308fe1b6 she had 9dd2a34e85 pulled from ee1e947aa2 her pocket bbddcad2e8 back into 76904d495f its sheath.7ad4fa3fc5097fd2
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“I was already pissed off, and now this. You, today. Are getting a taste of my fists.”312fc1fb3b7347c4
“Aaahhh!”68e19790f19a40b9
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“Keeeeeeeek! I was wrong, I 4629175265 was wrong!”cb92e0ba5719a0e4
“Please spare me, spare e25e2e400b me! Brother! I will serve you cdfe44118e as my big brother, 1ba0353e13 please forgive me!”ad45cff0c0826185
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In the alley e798d40b56 next to the 2604001b76 plaza in front 3530e1304a of the Royal a9a8bd142f Palace, screams and 732ee372f9 wails echoed relentlessly.d2469a3778bab6e3
Like a mystery theater 7838220def on a midsummer Saturday.b88520e3fe79f6d6
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