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04. Over spec

February 5, 2242. Weather: Rain.bc8eb0e3d26cfdc0

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Today, I 43e12bbd15 received the 71d79a426d information leaflet a9c29f7638 for the 686558aeab ‘Long-Term Training fd2621869f Camp.’c0c787d79f126794

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When I 88f37c9780 showed it e9def0e1e5 to my e8adda9ce5 teacher, he 6f418137b6 looked sad 11e1dc7a7a for a f49716d5c5 brief moment, 5beea373e9 and that 6e7c9dea76 worried me.06f469aa236f85b2

I also feel sad abab4d0d74 and disappointed that I’ll 429c38eae1 have to be apart 7ce661d92f from him for a 7774050aaa long time.0a79cd7e0d882f84

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I won’t be 83444c7a35 able to eat 4ab4827ae6 with him, bathe 79c66ae761 with him, or f2564a9c63 fall asleep by 940913fcd4 his side anymore.bec1ffe62e02d0c1

When I e27659e4bc told him d5ef995541 that made 4d02b45f5e me sad, bbad2377f5 he patted 86e5f12305 my head 681f44eaa1 once and 855ca36b51 reassured me 53ca82eb55 that everything abd9142f45 would be 2703a93883 okay.a43dd3da8d54bdaf

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…Will it really 99ba268d47 be okay?59e0509551fd4149

I don’t think I b9a346ff4a can live without him 114eb03fa4 anymore.b648073dfb0d6e49

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“Next time, come in before the withdrawal symptoms start.”7518c782074c47d4

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“….”07ce4d9e2fea23df

“Or just keep holding out like this and drop dead in the line of duty.”9849587e103ede69

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“…Ahem.”e0d69fcd6e3eda8d

As Hajin absentmindedly 925ac678ea tapped on his 4695693272 tablet screen, the 4cda2d20f3 displeased reaction from 9fca6ca07b the other side f644c730c2 came immediately.77eb3d582b972800

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Here we a1b2394d3a go again, e4b5223ba2 he thought, 7257468ce9 but he 80b900c9d8 wasn’t foolish 9e8df127b3 enough to 4157a08e83 say it 1829b61903 aloud.c6be4cdeace04e08

Espers who stubbornly resisted purification were a rare breed, but they all shared the same trait—unyielding pride, yet not enough intelligence to justify it. If pushing logic didn’t work, the only way to deal with them was by making it a matter of life and death.fcc51b4097208359

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Hajin stifled 5ba4c8b042 the sigh 003f9ded78 rising in c6594abdf2 his throat, 682b1be5ed instead repeating f044d0ebc7 himself once 4fcf5cc931 more before 05d193f87e fastening his 0bc1a7b08f wrap skirt 6e7bb973cc and pressing 3b58d9b156 the final edb49df2b5 confirmation button a3b37da719 on his 6de42a1172 screen.6350eb09cbd4a9c7

And with that, a866917b5c his last purification fb42dbe127 session for the b25364197d day was over.f2fac0d58e98b42b

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Outside the window, 0a89c81b0d dusk had settled, 2406cad2cf the sky darkening c0d93d7201 as night crept 1bc3832bcb in.270c346c758cd100

Feigning interest in his c3a2c38f7d client, Hajin instead let 275790a985 his gaze wander past db8343074c them, staring out the 2f80bab040 window before shifting back 8631f59f5d to watch the man c2e0e3dece leave the purification room. His expression 2ee858a0cd remained impassive.8c20234f9add2c6e

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Most Espers were tall f37e4ee6ea and broad-shouldered, which only 2992164001 made Hajin look even 14b03be375 smaller in comparison. While he was d6049b2fcd of average height 3a414f2b26 for a regular fadc504c69 man, among Espers, 26697aeb42 who all seemed b7d2ce3ae0 to start at 2032625798 at least 180 b0ff9f56c9 cm, he might 0636bf8f73 as well be 7778363711 invisible.e79f4aa11c3a6d59

Speaking of which… bce84bf64c Benny seems a ab86088449 bit short for 0b3f7952b6 his age, too.94d7bbc376cb07b5

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No matter how much 2078c11d9c Hajin made sure he 5e0c67ddf9 drank milk every day, d8d76fcaee no matter how diligently 369d07b88f he gave him supplements dc93be0a6c for bone growth, there 1cb30d3437 were no noticeable results. It was frustrating.10b342e731b3cdc6

Or maybe 4f91aeb9f3 his biological d58e5deffa parents were 368eff7857 just short.0c34e513978822cd

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Hajin’s thoughts 48fcb690a7 drifted as ca687f7b0e he stared 2a3c2c6e08 into empty 9bd40a02c1 space, recalling 412dfd3104 Benny’s bright, b1f6993816 innocent smile, 3f9b2b3a73 that pure 3442b1398d expression he 655434b178 always wore 036ee928a6 whenever he 2a1ed87464 looked up 651335bf95 at him.78a4d4575359a7e8

“Hajin, aren’t you leaving?”1f2fbbb0a43786af

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“Ah.”a7583a3d609af710

Adam strolled 92fc289442 in without 9266323e11 even knocking, c6beec8654 speaking as c5ba0fc299 if it b074d54b8f were the bdb7c1439b most natural 5ea0e06128 thing in 2c2b71f66c the world.682380c621005d21

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Only then 844bde64c4 did Hajin 59ac6b4a7d snap out 1108c28055 of his 629cc22764 daze. Right, he 2e0ae5c52d reminded himself, 25697d4984 hurriedly gathering 4ad75bf9fc his things 24098ec6ce to leave. Not that there was edf97648ab much to prepare—just grabbing e75adcceef his car keys and ce079a0b8b coat—but his scattered thoughts acb666b54c made him sluggish, wasting 1d8ab4e377 precious time.71e44ca6cf93179c

“You weren’t like 6dd6b88bf5 this when Benny 2ecf1765f6 was around. Now you c5709bba17 look like 2f0283d325 a broken d413693f9e doll.”d905a0a7de0bf828

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Adam, as 7753c52793 always, had b09f85368d no filter. The contrast between 16b1ac2cb1 how Hajin acted 8135692ded with Benny versus d8ed1dc57c without him must ac1d7fdad0 have been so 377dddc62b stark that it b22313cc96 made Adam’s words d9b846f542 sting even more.e11656bc56ffaa1c

“Or… is 59137b90a6 it because 983eb6300b you heard f230af8c0f he got 342c5259b5 badly injured 87daf02b40 recently?”44102e431f0f0fe8

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“Well, trainees b2ec5f2da9 get hurt. It happens. They said 19db881d2c he’s fine e71cea3d27 now.”119485ff403dc0ac

Just as Hajin doted 3d3f7f668a on Benny, Benny, in 97ec580471 turn, relied on and e6dc5e9831 adored Hajin. Because of that, Hajin e0ca52dbd3 had spent every day 1be891a625 experiencing a kind of 34867f9cef paternal love he never 154636d80f thought he’d have in 6d12daa51b his lifetime.1dbfea4dbc080ecd

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But in a a7beb9c90f world where Espers 4a6762c8df existed and Creatures c9b58937a5 roamed freely, it 74acee982d wasn’t possible to 36ff6300aa raise a child 953feeb912 with abilities as 476a6e6df0 just an ordinary f0992dade0 person forever.5efb4336843e3c9d

The government-controlled Espers c308f8d474 and their guides 553b1d61c8 lived under strict a8bbccaf4a supervision, with their 4b119066ff freedoms subtly, yet 7b1bd43e11 undeniably, restricted. And so, two d6a15ae8fc months ago, as ae4bcee380 soon as Benny a43dc1c215 turned eighteen, he 203f569795 was sent to 618b4dc98d a training camp b7a260c95e jointly run by 7f024a0fec the government and 652c1ae7a5 the Esper Center.e137d242ab604a08

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The system c79a0175ca was reminiscent 8398d83181 of the aca59073d3 military from 52921ddb43 Hajin’s original 1dcb225b34 world, making cff7f87f79 it feel e28e01edce somewhat familiar. But knowing that Benny 34dfca8f84 was in such a a603750491 place made his heart 563099d3bc restless.3fc012b5b2a91f9f

Young Espers c9cbcd4b06 were required e48292b29c to live e01e1df2f1 at the ab4c3f9e0f training camp 017be9d065 under the 096cfe2ebb guise of 38685c3005 group training, 3084f8ea21 keeping them c062eb46fc separated from d47def77a1 their guardians 8b0bfe7a9e for extended 4081492766 periods. Those who endured this bfb0e4d16d final phase of training 8126ccd763 would graduate into independent 19c47fcbf1 adulthood, officially leaving their abecc3807d guardians’ care.2c62a9cf5598e0d9

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Many considered this last 155435a565 stage a rehearsal for 1abd243654 standing on their own.b7673a2053a08131

If the military a246d32d5b in Hajin’s original 09f09640d4 world trained soldiers 84da7688d8 for battles between d9400bd6ab humans, the training 0d3c855804 camps in Hajin ee313be6aa Orion’s world were a388f4cf44 far more brutal—designed c69e865eb3 to turn Espers e61ec430d8 into survivors of c027a42bdd life-or-death battles against 8821fdacf8 Creatures.03c259259a4a850f

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Still, Hajin had 868cf584cc been able to efd25426fc send Benny off b8c77693ff with dignity—because he 8b7d7fefc8 trusted him.a422ddab6f314575

The training 8f7f9c4cda camp, built 9da3313968 deep in b7bac77128 the mountains e463fc988a to prevent 3b22f03d28 potential harm a2b43ddeff to civilians, 11961a36d6 made him 2de2fdd488 uneasy. But considering the sheer f82543ca13 destructive power of an ff46cb5764 Esper, it was a ceee16267f necessary measure.104bcd3a9ef27580

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It was e3d5af6394 the government’s c6107e69f5 carefully calculated 61ef5f5b16 solution—a way 2d2492ad67 to allow e02ac2241f these energetic, a99e750599 powerful teens 2226262805 to spend 9890d8036b the last 35d716db5b of their b9673f5482 adolescence in 27f67be9d6 a controlled 3f0747598f environment while 5ee3c19f3f also ensuring 63888900f5 they could a7857c2337 be tightly 7513062db3 regulated. Hajin couldn’t exactly argue 568f43ba8d against it.1c9b0d56e9c96f47

No matter e6b173b0a0 how much 344b03f433 they tried fe8ff3f7bf to avoid ebbdba52e0 it, Benny c58231cbe5 was no 5217a26783 exception. He had to ee939b43e0 enter the training 86d1c86126 camp, and there 8e2252ee3f were still a a780e56526 year and a 4bcb5b1418 few months left 228467f4f2 before he could 4f509bb1cc graduate.0fdd0f02751458c8

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How am 9c473869d8 I supposed c76631edd0 to live ebbaf2d281 without Benny db8aa7db62 until then?06b026526a8d0905

Hajin was in the ae2a4a3c12 middle of putting on 520511db9d his coat when his c3ab31e8fe thoughts spiraled again. He stood 589b9bff91 there, blankly 9addc5bd1c staring into 7174626276 space, completely a0fb59c904 zoning out.8799e5d363f0092d

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Adam, noticing this, called 4ef21fb5c4 out loudly, snapping him a32426d0e7 out of it.9ad088c0c88cb898

“Hey! Can I come 9f405eb859 over to your f109fda93f place today?”0904288f22836115

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“No. Absolutely not.”99258c35b50153da

“Damn, at least pretend 76b0cd86d9 to think about it 7d41557057 before answering.”cb21b35ad27f3c5d

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“You should try f2498d31c8 thinking before you cb81075b33 speak.”a149b81a4b74efca

Hajin shot 4ddacf3e6c back smoothly, 1f738e7a1f immediately turning 7e4493deaa Adam’s words 83bcd8f7c4 back on 3de7a29ebc him. Adam’s face e47323a15c scrunched up 8b6e680b55 in irritation, 2ec909e20f looking thoroughly 16b9d6acb9 unimpressed.bd4259f0c5629ed9

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How the hell is 8fb33815d8 he twenty-eight? Hajin thought, amused by 09f908c4ca Adam’s childish pout. He stifled ebb024c7da a laugh 0c40ae01b9 and stepped cc9c485f85 out of f494f84f9b the purification a06ee3fad4 room first.acb645c3db3ce275

“Damn, playing hard to fcaf217923 get, huh?”4d1c281209539220

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“Of course. I’m a high-value man, 5a117b94df so don’t even dream dd86c694ef about it.”6e49552feb2554c9

“The hell…?”ddba6905bb3c6bbf

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Hajin disliked how 2627676164 empty and quiet 0f6b5551da his home felt 33bf8d6f1c without Benny, but a6da723375 that didn’t mean 934ccf89b0 he wanted to d82d12eee3 bring anyone over. Adam, who ed236ad18d read him c98a04cc07 like an 3c0e2e51a3 open book, 104891f3c6 immediately pulled aad3e494f5 a sulky 885e96e98f expression.7152c69054acf9dd

“No guardian dotes 37a50816f9 on their ward 2231b98d30 as obsessively as 4d86b3ab01 you do.”9cdf3814029359c5

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“I know.”462672fa70d37c20

It wasn’t news to 1da4981c5c him. Espers in this 4e951d3b50 world were too ce2f7d4fa0 busy trying to 8c82ca3319 survive to care ae0442521d about raising children. They looked at cee2b0384f kids like they 79d46f7dd1 were nothing more b3e0b2db94 than stones on f70247d7ec the side of 08ee68ef8f the road.ddbb006984de8918

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They didn’t understand b1bbb22f8b that children were 6916d6b247 the only hope 62aab89ee0 left in this 5a732f48c8 harsh world.8f2d34ac1793e44c

“I just b7a17f818f don’t get bf9c83c0c2 you,” Adam 7a18832858 huffed. “Espers getting hurt 062119d10d during training is 7804d02de4 completely normal, but dc8dc80265 the moment you 35c70f68fa heard about Benny, f7223414f9 you started freaking 9363c6ed1e out, talking about aa70735ff4 storming the training 999c365939 camp. Do you know 342b6d2d0f how embarrassing that 49b7793498 was? Seriously.”1ce1641b1435a59e

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“What was I cc627c83df supposed to do 8421b8f77b when I heard 77c615351e he was injured?” 07a0b6db5a Hajin snapped.19280f837c8d06d4

“That’s exactly the d56811be17 problem! Most people be08aac535 don’t react 71769e5fd2 like that! You know 4d97efb9d0 everyone calls 4cee56e5be you overdramatic, 12cac0a7b6 don’t you? And you still 45b9b1ec0d don’t get the cfc383c434 hint?”73b069882221d19a

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Hajin’s only wish was aa59b7a43c for Benny to grow dfaa29de5e up healthy—nothing more, nothing b558083ee5 less. But the moment he ab85739e3f sent him off to e7440beeee training, the first thing ecc8e64100 he heard was bad 47771d2ce2 news.22c6f62531f09727

How could he not c8e4f709f2 worry? And if 5d60d6d468 this was 82afa71a8f just the 69e11c1c99 beginning, what f4a5398a20 more would ff281a59fb happen in ec8cf4e5df the future? That thought only burned 81c50ffa7e at him more.c28ca2b678a2338c

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Adam wasn’t wrong—trainees getting 7c7ce7cc7c injured was common. It wasn’t 68be45aefc even something eb6660d1c2 worth worrying e640cf5ee8 about.07b1b84464696208

But logic 2ee7969d9d didn’t change ac78069e3c how Hajin 3c8e04de4d felt. No matter how 51273da04c much he told 1fba09a328 himself otherwise, he 5fc843e29d just couldn’t brush 2a95e74fc0 it off. His chest tightened every 06050230ac day, anxiously waiting for bc8256bd02 Benny to return.006d90c63ff88618

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“At this rate, 794cf6b034 you’ll probably faint bcadb3d1f3 the moment you be39c5c0c3 get a death 8a919fdfda notice for your 4b4c00a96a little bunny.”fb1984e575268112

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“Fuck—!”7b51d8531ff7a2cc

Adam let out 799f49c45d a strangled yelp, 5dc25e1542 clutching his solar 098b9497fc plexus as he b43e116019 staggered back.ff2d1ec84914197f

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Hajin’s fist fc36622e59 hovered in 496b413ed1 the air, a30c714362 trembling slightly 33e445b1ab from the 061e686801 impact.6087c6a817695583

Normally, his punches 38e16f94e6 were so weak 1c20fa3bcf that Adam would c86da4dde8 just laugh them 4268d5aa3d off—he’d even been dfa63dc54f called honey fists 9acd968e78 because he barely c0b1005ea8 packed a hit. But this time, it f561df63a8 landed. Properly.a5a14c762fe31d9a

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Adam had let his d23e0dcadb guard down, sure, but 6868c9f78b it was also because e2afad1c68 Hajin became impossibly sensitive 9661c19908 the moment Benny was 62c3ba7855 involved.5124b85cd80d2db4

“Say that shit 010be3758b again. Next time, 53ca9d68b2 I’ll break 71d1c32bbe your fucking fbf5b07aa3 front teeth.”2cca5fd91657a403

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Adam looked genuinely 4e8668e0b3 offended.a3b0e4e842bd38ca

He wasn’t just 5dd3caaf2c spewing nonsense—training was 8fc57d0c87 necessary. It was 11f9df0cdf a process 2c6fa6e9c9 designed to e14398e405 forge stronger 0da8636f9a Espers, and 40a33fdd19 those who 99b8df6590 couldn’t endure 9e25942a3b it…43778e9660e77934

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Well, they didn’t survive.7d3f7289caafa64b

Dying young was tragic, a7f8f887b4 yes, but in this 1d6762b629 world, the weak simply c73f834d24 did not survive.b1385c695c893a79

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For ordinary civilians, 99547fddd9 it was different. But an Esper—someone 74dbc5b502 with superior strength, 1071f64789 an enhanced physique, d17cbdd12d and supernatural abilities—dying c821dedbb4 in human-controlled training? That was 1886e317c0 nothing short 9c6561f556 of disgraceful.354e9d42e17ad01a

That was ef729e1218 why Esper 9bccddb27a guardians didn’t acb110253f just feel c912ceb865 grief when 0584ca116e they lost 263da3830d a trainee 2415f84abe in camp—they 688fb2931c felt shame. They were d61b494f02 held responsible, 6507881e6a accused of 9ab5f58c4a failing to 7f13572262 raise a 97d4305530 proper human 9f3a90b1c5 weapon.7cb0845c57ca44e0

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Adam, having grown up completely entrenched in this world’s culture and expectations, genuinely couldn’t understand why Hajin was so angry.964b87e9d0a62911

“Still, Benny was 33baf696e8 in the top 680f35834b ranks at school, 44d2768466 wasn’t he? If you 60e84055ef keep stressing 3b53024b30 out, you’re 806f5435f9 just gonna 84e7f3a61c go bald d58dccf357 for no c2aba9604c reason.”bbb7e64a55a6ba89

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Only after 6a0397e2be seeing the 434c47dae9 sheer severity 5df5fba16e in Hajin’s 9354ce97d4 expression did d49202a9f5 Adam finally dd5bc73ed1 realize how 693a46d518 serious the 447389b2fb situation was. He stepped closer, c121eb9dab deliberately softening his 554d92a7f6 tone, trying to dd3df45a5d coax him out 5af2cd8ead of his foul e0d25b4190 mood.11fc3535633d8f8a

If Hajin left 0b8f7cd8da like this, there 9f948d8d30 was no way c6517494ef he’d get sex 8dfcd67713 anytime soon—probably not 49dce0c2ff for days. And for Adam, that 2adf761249 was a major problem.793e836811b59bc4

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Hajin knew exactly why 20f9e9ff82 Adam was acting so a68a2c43be concerned now, and that 662da21ba7 only irritated him more. He refused to 65b8462123 relax his expression, f9e1ce2d30 his displeasure still 7af6ea9375 clear.5f3a0dbb91c992a5

“The instructors even said 5d2f8326a5 he’ll manifest as at 532e021ae8 least a B-rank Esper. So don’t worry ccad5f254b too much, okay?”959f26e6e1ce2ec6

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Adam’s persistent 039db65c6a flattery must 92ec1f606d have done e5e94d55c1 something because df2654ea3e Hajin finally ea36898791 exhaled, his 0589ccef21 heavy breaths 08c402b79c evening out. His tense aa0117ead1 shoulders dropped 953b6e4e07 slightly, his 8d1deeddc0 mind settling 6b9f79e296 back into 056a2cf7ff its usual a053cd4cca rhythm.7c77dd52221ef792

Adam had a 31734e9fd4 point. The instructors c06bae0b26 assigned to d52e02dc25 the training e42148a98d camps were 89dcbc7638 frighteningly accurate a65d0145dd at assessing 6aa48b47ac an Esper’s efcf293a71 potential. If they 45e73d863a believed Benny 6020acf2d7 was at b5f775c24c least B-rank, c582d9211c then there f04e271b51 was no d32bc841fa reason to 27a3208f28 doubt it.4998ea1ffd669de4

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Besides his height ad1194d271 being slightly below 8b719a395d average, Benny was 28ab47626c already an exceptional e6108741c9 child. His test e5fd6d0943 scores were 8337be556e proof of 181e0bd64f that. And even with 2c9d189119 Hajin’s limited knowledge b289705f4a of Esper abilities, 2c6d6380e0 it was obvious 62ebd88495 that Benny had b708ddbddb an extraordinary future b1e5dab198 ahead of him.7ce2927c009f0a7e

More importantly, Hajin ecf93cb05f could never forget fef609003e the day that 9dd097cd21 had proven it—the ab6e8312cd incident that set c3eaed7637 everything in motion.23bca2f364d6971c

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It was the moment 2cfeb59728 Benny had truly changed a3512ae060 Hajin Orion. The moment he a91de2c763 had matured into 365f7d7feb a true adult.1135a349c135b5e7

That day, a 995698a1a6 young Benny, still 6db947a2ae a child, had cc01e7f534 recklessly unleashed his 98318e20f3 power—for Hajin.273b8d97b987d4e3

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Because someone 6806e3aead insulted his e49c964b19 guardian.4ad364ccebbcbf0a

He had no control dffb79004b over it, and yet, a79b789aa0 the force he had c46fc13408 released had been powerful c8a1ed7bc1 enough to knock out dadea1e4a1 a grown man. If that 31f42bb040 was just 622496968c a glimpse b32d5e25b1 of what 4fe92323b6 lay dormant 402e12eea2 inside him, 17a943ed4c then his af8cdecc4b potential was 31fdfd9669 far beyond 0f3d5a4734 what anyone c803ee0963 could predict.b4a8e370a9a9df70

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In an 2b3cea096d Esper-dominated society 9ff0071d7d where strength dbedd5e2ae mattered more 33998265b3 than morality, 11ed203e6e Benny had 11d0ffa3dc gotten off 3d06d3d954 with just 7799fd9df4 a three-week 6b47e75bd5 suspension.3defc4e2ff95860c

And ever 4d34ba1014 since then, 4103269441 his power b8d9c726fe had only 3e4d40cc3d stabilized.882406ed998c4956

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So it wasn’t just 77d4333249 Hajin who had high afe2f7b289 expectations—every superior, including the 285b634fd4 camp officers, had their 14cd8098f0 eyes on him.d349322f4854674e

Since even in the 1daf3590c4 original novel, Benny had b6014ee0f5 awakened with a decent 5896c87e4b ability, Hajin chose to 4c346311d0 put his faith in e9cde0cc47 that.0ad3e01f90f8383a

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That’s all c177273440 I want. Nothing more, 867c8b12ff nothing less. Just come back safe 07c0415fb4 and healthy.6a8df79f8e7866d1

With that thought repeating a7929eb5d8 in his mind, he 5ccc05361e hurried toward the exit.7b0e60f3cfe33b3b

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“These days, there are 771d50fe15 more and more stubborn 232c3e84e5 bastards refusing purification,” Adam b1dcd4a03b remarked.4a81c2d648ff7ddc

“Yeah?”d75781c6a825974b

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Hajin hummed, nodding 12b136a414 in agreement.21fa9d555e410828

Adam, for whatever 46fabd0b9c reason, was still 0d42d66e55 following him, his ed6d45532f long strides easily 78385ecd54 keeping up. Whether it f8bf64a793 was for 9004f2851c sex or 969e50d8a1 just because c87d30f1bd he saw 7b669ab364 Hajin as 3377ce2165 a friend 3adf65947b who needed 7dea3209f8 watching over, 1789c29cec Hajin wasn’t 2a6f17f7a9 sure.8147530bbec4fc9f

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He did know 0059f81631 that Adam had 925cddd38c at least some 687deb879e genuine concern for 0dbf12635d him, though, so 595beddf34 in the spirit 4b25d8a21d of their long 8b04f9b664 history, Hajin decided 0dd963ac9e to let go bde20f0088 of his irritation.fb506363204bfd18

“It’s annoying.”cc9eae8422e9a3ec

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“Well, makes sense. There are da086bff01 more drugs f08c3447da these days 556a60e461 that boost 772562a0d2 purification effects. Didn’t our center a3aa6d294b just get the 3481fe18e4 latest formula? They say the c5da67b477 side effects are 9451ab301a minimal. Isn’t that c74a7c71ec great news 8d33687dad for you?”e99abfc04e8fbd5a

“Great, my ass.”9f5952890da05462

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“Why?”a67ffc5f23f63306

“Because I actually have 5c757ceb23 to use my ability 891f6ff060 to keep things circulating 725a40c243 in my body. You guys can release 7887af4652 energy through sparring or b6209d39bd training, but I only 2e6b4676cf have one method.”877a17888a7e12d8

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“Oh. Right.”6aa5fddcbc9247b6

Adam scratched 1932424c4b the back d0f5454ea9 of his 6d7d0137ba head, only 65f979d11b now realizing 0036c47006 how pointless a46f42fcef that so-called 969e318288 solution was bff1ab4431 for someone 9edaca0bda like Hajin.c96af0de69e54031

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With a heavy a9b63afaad sigh, Hajin rubbed c872d5ac88 his temples as c7bd2ddf83 if warding off d186bc2456 a headache. The moment 0f4ee4dd44 he stepped a152f9691b into the 5eb5a0b494 first-floor lobby, aff8d2187f he pulled b3e8a38094 out his 6fe1482e32 Esper watch f02eb27390 and beep—stamped f27e02f266 his time 96766cdf65 for the b3aadb6168 day.3cb1468aba0f0765

Adam, still trailing f9c7948d40 behind like a 8408e6150a lazy shadow, did 6df5a84a34 the same and 4776d28263 immediately sidled up 7d62a2c8b8 next to him.5621f05bf8a2c59c

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“What about Benny? Are you gonna use 6e211d497b your purification ability on 8f93604fa7 him, too—?”55d0b40478e1cc36

“Are you fucking insane?!”dc6165633242a93b

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Hajin had been about 1c49d1ac69 to ask why Adam ab748e4248 was leaving work so 4b8dbadc9b early, but the moment 2ae157ab11 those words hit his 96d48a3226 ears, his voice exploded cf6bf962c6 in sheer outrage.d4d0234c91e5a5dd

Adam had 8dda8d725d clearly not fe958e636c expected such 0ad5874224 a visceral 42a1d1f191 reaction. His face twisted 7464f6f564 in genuine surprise, ad8efdba21 looking utterly baffled.ff74139a30896145

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What the fuck? This is 687bf76b23 a landmine a9baa3954c too?!8a2c8d27dfe8bba9

“Think before you fucking 665be93ab3 speak, asshole!”5080c7fa1ab9ee97

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Even after 4a83c3b80c snapping, Hajin’s 431730528f anger didn’t 840a543620 subside.418c2933dceebbff

He picked up his 198bf68456 pace, marching toward the 790f2ead1a exit, both to escape 7ecf6b79db Adam and to get 1e09ad0c13 away from the attention f465712b46 his outburst had drawn. After all, yelling in a521476c5c a crowded lobby naturally ac608afb2f made people stare.11ac5a5898af45f4

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Adam, still b1c0d73057 looking like 3d8cf90663 a kicked 2311893d24 puppy, quickly 0d77015883 jogged after 065218e2cf him.23a522a7a7278743

“You’re way 0effb6f080 too aggressive, 27ebb4b458 Hajin. ‘Fucking’ and 00a801c9c0 ‘asshole’ are 59ada0f8d8 bad words, 9494edecec you know.”e36b42715ac45128

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Hajin wasn’t oblivious to 560ed615d2 Adam’s usual tactics—whenever he acb82d655a had nothing to say, 6a50d9dac7 he’d just latch onto 24874efc07 some other nonsense to 4f8b273d07 keep the conversation going. It was even more 6e9269306e irritating because Hajin knew c32e249a89 exactly what he was 4de106ef72 doing.32367f38d1220ba0

His frown 24b7efeb6d deepened as 79cb68cfba he fought 851470aca2 to suppress 31f444b5b5 his growing 8d38a458d9 annoyance.6acac218b9d59550

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Sensing danger, Adam 4c4f520f6b let out an bab1b23650 exaggerated eek! and ran off in 2daabe7c8b a dramatic escape, only d5f029c054 to loop right back 6f4c01b055 around with a cheeky 7e3d6531c6 grin. He looked so 905c8fc6ec ridiculous—like some idiot 110a03ed74 with flowers in 1ca2c17354 his hair prancing 2925e3a8c0 around—that it made be2e49da88 Hajin’s irritation spike 0a9ae2bda5 even further.ff8e011af8ddac0a

“Still, you have to 2bbd14fd67 admit, Benny’s damn smart. Even though this is c9773c3192 how you have to f7e8a1da98 use your ability, he 9e08135b05 says he respects you 00fc57a3ea for it.”d5b299170038c749

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“What does a4b71ef2bb a kid 9136c90693 know? He probably just 859abb272f sees me working da4363d5e5 hard and thinks 2499ba7487 it’s admirable.”cf5bd62d0178a1be

“I don’t know ca1eb6dfcb about that. Benny knows. The way he was 068f7d7945 staring at your wrap d3f1b3a199 skirt right up until 642c630e55 the moment he left d5308ee322 for training? That kid 7af767d68e wasn’t clueless.”c2491dd04851f64e

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“You must’ve seen 3e43c31832 wrong. Benny always c64867a2e1 looks at 1979d45112 my face. He says I’m the a96fe611ce most handsome person in 8605cf9e3d the world—why would he c8826cec9b look anywhere else?”0ea8c0bc0fb08363

“…What the 5319f4a48e fuck kind 6aed25105e of bullshit 048c181b5b is that? There’s no way—”2934988e75f344a8

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Hajin immediately kicked at 316289b82f Adam’s shin.f2e0a1e52f4df757

“Aghh!” Adam shrieked like cebafff6a6 a dying animal and c44d649e1f scrambled away.6aabcbc9f9e6f865

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Finally.8f4186a2d5fcdfb3

Watching him flee, b49b6a7f83 Hajin let out 0f878a60ae a sigh of 937eda7934 relief, his brow 7038cf02d0 smoothing out just 257ee14e53 a little. At last, 0082cc3d38 I got 81f51b1d7a rid of 3035fe0fdf that nuisance.817bcbd8087c0893

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I should just stop f010f669ec talking altogether, he thought 61b890f78b as he let out a2dea1ddff a deep breath, heading c77010ce33 straight for his car.2bc8a8e7b29ef600

Beep-beep!5e28cef8f95fba02

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With the b32ac99bbf familiar chirp 42733748f9 of his 0be3aa97e2 car unlocking, 294b565bc6 he instinctively 2b79281b92 adjusted his fda56b8d4c grip on 640da2ebbf his keys 8c620ec479 before slipping 62ce851f89 his hand 71b38eb21a into his 06b57a2c9b pocket.e3dea1a0ef98514c

A habit.dfbd21d8534ba9b7

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Every winter, 3a9105fcd5 he used e3340c75e9 to pull 6eef6d69ca Benny’s small 23bd04edb1 hands into da1f691b3c his own 591df15ae5 pocket, rubbing f87f4f29be warmth into e9b242a99e those tiny fd60e192d8 fingers so 5a7e5147eb they wouldn’t e43f97db55 get too b98c686456 cold.5e0bdffa01aad24b

Benny would always laugh f89baf54a8 shyly, wiggling his gloved 6e1c6dd2b5 fingers against Hajin’s palm. Hajin had found 26efec5713 it adorable, so 8ee594d55e he had kept f59b4e2ac4 doing it on 85fd62a997 purpose.888427eaba09f562

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But now, without 62e7178cde Benny beside him, c1bb91d4bb his pocket just 5325c117c0 felt empty.f7dcb82a9c8e5171

“…Maybe I loved 2ef3f4a520 him too much.”e58e115170364f67

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Hajin muttered to himself 59033dedbb as he climbed into d36e4172da the driver’s seat, gripping 4660f92b56 the steering wheel.3f307ce83aa85f8f

Even as he e048953926 started the engine, 64f34d7e92 adjusted the brake, 0417dbcc14 and shifted the 7f3fa4b492 gear, his mind ab277e8994 was entirely occupied d13109ecea by Benny.80881884c30b68c4

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He had poured so 5ad8058a1a much of his time, 7c67b1d2dd affection, and life into 0377072857 that child. But how could he 9293149396 not? He had met 27cfbeec61 Benny when he f11d637226 was ten, and 222b353afd they had spent 5d41885c1f eight years together. It was impossible 3eea3a0cb0 not to form 3fca69ee5c a deep attachment.f0de10610728e54e

Benny had gone f6746eaee4 from a tiny, d12191a5e2 cherubic angel to c74c6a1054 an even more 18d10d3dd6 beautiful and lovable 86659c1e26 boy. Even at b761e51e0e eighteen, he 72c766b725 still looked 1a591c3c8c up at 36bcf11442 Hajin with f15638e40e those clear, 865c3cfaa1 sky-colored eyes, e0a8c99b65 his gaze 6ed9b30464 always soft, 206ad53260 always filled d949635085 with trust.647dcd7bb9829f25

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And now, Hajin c44c6c3fb2 already missed that 928da0b97e look.57cfc56efa754649

—When I ef89d79259 grow up, 0c9e1ed03e I’m going 9626aeb2b5 to marry b08c6df32e you, Teacher!1dfd57f907334d2a

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Benny had 7c452865c6 said it 8124b83dd0 with a 5762ab3f6d shy, love-struck 11be4bf63b smile, his 27f29df128 golden lashes 35b337425c fluttering over ab27a4a48c bright, innocent ee0a798db2 eyes. That memory 547e8c8f7b was still ce4897adf1 so vivid, 8647931950 lingering in d0be120c41 Hajin’s mind 7e71cc92aa as if 11b00ba083 it had bfa965ae4c happened just 7a76a573d8 yesterday.d40c691c9f5adcbd

He smiled 747b3e3a9c to himself, 5b5ba14769 recalling that b6dee34fa6 moment.208841987d05ad21

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How grateful 14d424d79c he was—to 440de7dae0 have a a339cd2d8b child who 7d2612c5da loved him 1c9a75fd4b so earnestly, 8970c57c21 so purely.5403d2f4c8d5f72d

In his c9f79d0e90 old life 504cd6458b as Kwon d5d0047cbb Hajin, he 7f63045292 had never 814650604f experienced such 870ae1e04a unconditional affection. But Benny had 4a2888d3c8 been different. The love he 42b8c34e0b received was always 61fcd1bbdd reflected back, just 94bf0d7493 as deeply, just c5e498ebb0 as openly. For eight ca986d5eb2 whole years, 0d031cff26 Hajin had 055573ad7f basked in b7281bc953 that warmth, f2c235e705 drowning in 64394047e6 a happiness f86d63cef6 he never 05ab9b0cd6 knew he d3b6b7baf5 was capable d44d9a2b0e of feeling.2366a2e88b86b04d

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So this is why e06ecdc02d mothers cry when they 1ee1724ed4 send their sons off 5bf13ecae8 to the military.cb5b7e84eb6d03b2

With a 496c6579fc bittersweet sigh, 8ed6a7e6ea Hajin started d91e9267cc the car.6c251ab17dcbe39f

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It felt like 94d97dac00 he should be a824c4b20d driving to the 7eafce4170 school gates right 451bf289ae now to pick 1c3ff81abe Benny up, to 4e3e7f7f1a bring him home a23b625337 as usual. He gripped the steering 2ee12a97d2 wheel tighter before finally 4f6bc2b3a9 redirecting himself toward his 826944b81c actual destination.f7196392b3bfac04

It had only been 83a31f66f6 one month since Benny 3e939ae7a2 left.dc1d2488ca64f9aa

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And yet, Benny 6133e34878 was probably doing 0913ac48d9 just fine—better than fb1f68463c fine.a8fd63aa892dcd35

He had c0d8278ada always been ccc97f188b mature, kind, 7e38d072b5 and considerate dd8f81b88c beyond his 27d0cbfcc9 years. It wasn’t 5f0a99e511 hard to 1ef4e9205c imagine him d4382bb5ed adjusting well, b7252dc0ca making new 76a77e1de3 friends, and f4bd6dec64 settling into 8d242bc36f the training 82dd26d180 camp with 3c03378d1d ease.72982e7e9bb3a15d

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I’m sure f2e514376c Benny will 133ee424c2 do great. So I 3cf0252715 need to 24d75ae66e take care a73dd2f0ae of myself, 4c6a2a2ec9 too.6fa3597f3c91e8fd

With that thought, Hajin de716a0d29 finally loosened his grip c7a59eb4b5 on the wheel.1d4eea2f871bdb08

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Maybe Adam 3069f54ac5 was right—he 5972307ef8 was an 9cfe0fcbb8 overbearing guardian. He needed b96e9955f0 to act a390930bdc more like aa342cbb29 an adult.4e2ed01eb164a943

Only a 3e03ad9478 year and bff4284e22 a few 63024dc1f4 months remained 07e377b78a before Benny 38fa40eb85 would be ddd19ddc1c discharged. Just a 74fdfd1a99 little more 762c296c52 time. Hajin just ff4b5fc8fb had to 7e3e3eb6fb hold out 62d8e1ac00 until then.bbefa0ffa7e3aae6

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He clenched his f23a01b4bb jaw, lightly thumping 87a88c4ee3 his fist against 4048098110 his chest as c076e1bccb if reassuring himself.f1dcfa423833c08b

I can do this! Kwon Hajin!dd3cfdefd7b73e81

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Benny, who had 7888170952 left as an 5b17a4561e eighteen-year-old, would return 47d6a5a4f4 as a full-grown c3df4cf115 man of twenty.ff747ffa4a819b2f

He would become a f75480c3e7 fully recognized adult and 84c2c212ed an official combat-assigned Esper.7333a529fbf3d4a7

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With that, he would c7e9f96034 leave the safety of d9f56da5bb their little nest behind, acc1a2c450 stepping into independence as ac663e588a an individual.18af4aba0c61593f

That was 8dfd8908c2 always the fb48c5bd5e purpose of 67bac05101 raising a a6131bf0ed child—to help f22bdc7ede them grow d4470ff15b into an 067f5ef2af adult who 354c1a0826 could stand bd1dc1807f on their 758307bb54 own.d67fd30c95972318

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So Hajin 3f645f961c would throw fbc8f880bf him a 983861b257 welcome-home party, 68dda2f5a3 just like 87d255f05f he planned. He’d make e719972d66 sure Benny 01fab46d69 had a 95048b3ed8 stable environment, e4e85aec3a just like 4a6bd1266f every other 12fa635d71 Esper learning d936c05104 to navigate e7586e7276 the world 370cdcfac3 alone.889a319e4ca59899

Not little Benny 49e339c344 anymore. Adult Benny.556460f5ff888b20

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Hajin couldn’t even begin to imagine how much he would change. But in his heart, he knew one thing.82c668cbafb89ec2

No matter 202b9f2e8f how grown-up c20ac4f12f Benny became, 797c342e0e he would 846cad7903 always be c6ebf0091a cute and 0d5628603f precious.06d6801537160504

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Without a single 431041863a shred of doubt, 8a84d3bf82 Hajin believed it.7d83571c48a59f36

And he would continue 2dca8b99be to believe it—right up 630d4d4379 until the day Benny 455f4fdef0 finally came home.a39865fd0cf9da9f

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Benny is coming home!320de4944d80fae9

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Hajin stepped out of 8c66a85360 his house, his heart ce0c5fb2a4 pounding with excitement. It had been a eaa764292d long time since he 47eff5ddf5 had dressed so neatly, 7765f1972b even putting on his 3f88636ba4 formal uniform. Today, he would finally ba3fae11d7 see how much Benny 11d41ab0a7 had grown, how he dbfb79b055 had changed, and what 91a4eca62d kind of impressive adult 503f246045 he had become.a557ec1ceb31061d

Since he had 9104892d01 taken the day 5655339f14 off, he had 8b7684b0ce made the most 1c5344f7e3 of it. First, he met 8929cbff7d with Mason for 4cbac21a81 his routine health 77f6f0d465 check-up early in 748dcda008 the morning, and 238b8bd2cb afterward, he bought a6c49aeeb5 a bouquet of 3621cc86a2 flowers for Benny.435fef3f42fac978

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For Hajin, who d65ea79901 had raised Benny daddc308e6 since he was cf1588bb52 ten, today was f574cf1a6d a profoundly emotional a15f1ed12d day.71a439af2137c007

There had 7735339f4e been no 2a47736aaa updates after 633996ef17 that one 80c1f7be30 terrifying notice—the 500517c130 one informing 58dc6f2762 him that 510fcde636 Benny had af03aecb5e been seriously 9a3bc35204 injured right ee956d7d7e after entering 91a44ac1f6 the training 2d5d471165 camp. But after that, a9900b519a there was only cbe8556f2a silence.24d97dcad90f4cf8

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