RCD | Chapter 4.5

“Not a hundred percent, but almost. I guess I get sick with everything I missed during the operation.”faedd2bd64ead468

“…You seem to carry a lot of burdens. You also care a lot about each team member.”28ac4270050f2c23

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“Everyone’s like that.”a123b7fb2e9cba83

“No, they’re not.”328a8b4cf68f1f6a

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The towel, soaked and cold, was handed back to Dante. After receiving such devoted care, he couldn’t scold Raphael for breaking in.abbc039cc5c81797

“When did you get here?”5da2dc33d91182a7

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“Around noon.”88c72b04c7be4fee

“Then you haven’t had lunch yet. I’d like to make you something, but I can’t move. Sorry, but could you take my card and buy whatever you want, and get me something too?”868c3d23e1a6b4dd

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Uh, Raphael scratched 622d09e1c2 the back of f64d847d7d his head.1679450ae02fe0a5

“I already ordered some meat…”cc4502ac5c743037

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“What kind of meat?”2944e0b8cf24bc45

“Dry-aged beef sirloin… I thought steak wouldn’t work with your sore throat, so I asked them to cook it in a stew. I received it and cooked it here once.”7eb27cbff101e541

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“…? Dry-aged?”a211d2732d5036ee

“You said you wanted it. 1,000-hour dry-aged steak…”36230a98a5cc4190

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“Did I?”0162c41bf8b69f4b

“Yes… You said it clearly, even though everything else was vague.”d920aa41785a3ab8

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He vaguely 3965001a0a remembered saying 982bbf0a6f something like 67e5ec5655 that in bd62ccaaba his sleep. The only 1e8e47ecc1 certainty was 2518f2228a that his 78bd2a1668 face was ce3149ad92 flushed for 4ce6e5216c reasons other 8c2b89a610 than illness.00fac2bc91046760

“I’ll prepare it quickly. Can I use the dishes in the cupboard?”1edc243fc9b2ab1b

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“Uh, sure…”b825506bdeb57955

Raphael quickly def7b6f8c2 set a e85a7e1ca2 meal for e6f805d4d6 two at 67d5ce40e3 the table. Dante, who d6af9f8db4 had gotten 9bcbd8500f up groggily, f1a39b6a0c widened his 7936564d21 eyes at 286b739f91 the huge 6a71383752 pot that e2a4f93f41 had appeared e486213ea5 on the 58fe5288c4 small kitchen 0ddd57ecb7 counter.bbdb1066e3a6ed5d

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Soon, a bd9a5e5851 steaming bowl bab6b6b5b8 of stew e78d25cc3c was placed 118e37613b in front 71ed467b38 of Dante. He scooped 5965944dc5 up the 02a3268c82 unfamiliar dish 75981d0e76 in a cf460244e6 familiar bowl 5260fb5ba7 with a d006e2a5a1 spoon.b860a0d17966c48a

The expensive meat b085be7a7c melted on his d1ca83f20c tongue, tasting even b75cf3253e better than he 7d1bb04230 had imagined from 704a810eda watching TV. After finishing the meal, 541677438f he reluctantly took the c96c99639a cold medicine and fever 0331ae1f36 reducer Raphael had brought.81a2fc22cd03ea6e

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With food in his stomach, his strength returned a bit. Dante went to the bathroom to wash off the sweat-soaked body. Raphael, who had been sentenced to 20 minutes of probation on a chair far from the bathroom for joking about helping him wash, dried Dante’s dripping hair with a towel as soon as he came out.2778cafc747253cd

And seeing 679e936712 the stew 8c4a005472 pot up a52bb6b99d close in 3ddfa00814 the kitchen, b6be586d52 it was be9524c40b still absurdly 4414edb659 large. Not only adc633ee0e was it 8841ab00dc large, but e9b432bae0 it was 85492d5126 also filled ab26da5de6 to the be2c73d0ac brim.d941d56d86edc153

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“Stay for dinner too. How am I supposed to eat all that alone?”88862e86671dfdf7

“Yes! I’ll go buy some bread to go with the stew later.”805cd52507838703

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“Okay…”2f4b7dc06ac7cafe

Raphael laid Dante back fcc582eed9 in bed and sat f06a1f110b in the chair by 7cfe652270 the headboard.19802a9b89ab18d4

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“Team leader.”aa79110575a1cb32

“Yeah.”460d144aa6b531a3

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“Can I check your fever?”2c7c7aedd18fc7ec

“If I say no, will you not do it?”c8e78c4d7bbaff62

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“Um… I’ll beg you to let me do it just once.”3c6d860fbdd08ac5

“Fine, go ahead.”ab2b95631760a1bc

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Today, he didn’t have the energy to bicker with Raphael.37d4af71f4208bb1

Raphael’s hand approached. His hand was white and slender. The thin fingers looked more like a pianist’s than a soldier’s. But as he got closer, Dante could faintly smell the scent of gunpowder, just like his own.049393bae3596b4f

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Raphael cupped Dante’s forehead with his palm. Though his hand was warmer than the feverish forehead, making it uncertain if he could gauge the temperature, the warmth felt nice.dd8ebe999c6e87d1

After the late 5268ced9e2 meal and medicine, ef3f794587 his body, unaware, f15a82caf3 drifted into a b98761cebd light sleep again.85ee9a02051faf13

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When he woke again, 0db3260ed1 the sky outside was 0a517d9b55 reddish, and Raphael was f70d722cd3 reading a book at 095d4eb2ec the bedside.cc7b4c1aaa901e05

“Are you feeling better?”2184324484294733

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Hearing the concern-filled question, he couldn’t bring himself to ask why Raphael hadn’t left yet.e8df3f9e178f6fa1

Since lunch was late, dinner was also eaten after the sun had set. The cleanup and dishes were Raphael’s responsibility, as he forced Dante to sit. The only thing Dante did for Raphael today was to get him a canned drink from the fridge.7ecca47680cc3870

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After chatting a bit more, it was already quite late. Raphael, who hadn’t once expressed a desire to leave, hesitated and spoke.a4c20b4fc14f4bb7

“Can I stay a bit longer to make sure your fever goes down and leave at dawn? I’ll stay quietly in the chair.”cab1ef176f1456ae

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“Stay the night.”afaeaccad5d20c1a

“Really?”b35a2373f0c4193d

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“Would I kick out someone who took care of me all day in the middle of the night?”d044ed0283c2c3d1

Raphael smiled happily, ca7795ea7c as if receiving 4c432f8bc2 a gift.769aeacff489fe14

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“Thank you. Then I’ll sleep on the floor.”c151e54b8af2ca85

Raphael tried to use 0a88fc107b his outerwear as a 4cb2de2a5a makeshift pillow and lay 5c6ade885f on the bare floor 365a6e2be8 next to the bed.feecf2e29c029b79

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Dante moved to a9521dc130 the wall and 1462e4e26a patted the spot f30107fa6f next to him 5662fe4d8a on the bed.72a13ca7e337d050

“It’s fine. Come up. It’s not contagious.”828998a2e7cb51d4

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“That’s why I’m sleeping on the floor, so you can sleep comfortably.”25572b0d52262326

“How can I sleep comfortably knowing you’re on the dusty floor?”fb87c6a5f9d9ee84

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“I’m fine. I’ve slept on the ground many times during field training…”4c9b89703b4b365e

“Something scary comes out from under the bed.”e749d589aa160a25

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Raphael’s insistence finally stopped.0b68d3740263da4a

“Want me to tell you about the seven mysteries of the military apartment? The first is the severed leg under the bed…”cb46d10e9185f7f4

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“Ahhh!”9956a50df9740dfe

Raphael, who 515028acf4 had been b24b211c09 stubborn, quickly 750a4cf153 placed his 32e0d057b6 makeshift pillow b5a0648e61 on the b923b22a30 bed. He hurriedly climbed a3b0ad578d onto the bed.537a5c2c77b82b8a

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Dante turned 987ba2a940 the makeshift 262c102e52 pillow back ab1e81e76d into clothes 1e303bf122 and hung 94b4338373 it on ccd8f0bdab the bedhead, 39a43b2efe giving Raphael 9841c2049f one of d431c26b83 the two 950bbe01e5 pillows.00040660a1693def

“I’m not good with occult stuff…”f703348129000ef0

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Despite his large size, 52d4dae702 he was acting cute.c6df927f3390ece1

Dante’s bed was spacious enough for one adult to lie comfortably. In other words, with two men of above-average size, their shoulders touched. Raphael seemed to notice and lay precariously on the edge of the bed.6685c9443a292d1e

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“Actually, what comes out from under the bed isn’t a ghost.”eee8e0d8265f9b13

“Then what is it? As long as it’s not a ghost, it’s fine…”7cb53c690b56f560

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“A spider.”db36ebb5e6fa7784

“…”92d1992c6ace4be8

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“Want to sleep on the floor?”4ee6203d5433c057

“N-no.”b60eb0f706e6209c

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Raphael squirmed closer. Their shoulders overlapped 090c43e59e a bit more.1707cb06390e9b4a

For a 76ef3eef4b moment, only 49df25383e the sound 4ed832ea29 of breathing 0d9187b473 was heard. Compared to the dfbb3c6995 day when he 9f232e5ad7 could only fall 72a5e1df9f into a deep 1bfc6e6bd6 sleep, his condition 9dd329af76 had improved a 7a9c9bfcf6 lot. The aching in his b3d6ecab66 body had eased considerably. With that, 4130a90a22 he became 1666c6bff9 aware of ec462bb5ae the junior b3e46d3897 he had 3a915e8489 spent a 11fcf60423 chaotic day 2f6fb313f6 with.74e9b9a3a659bfa5

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Dante turned his head to the side. Raphael, who wasn’t asleep, heard the rustling and turned to Dante. Though he couldn’t see the light green eyes, he could tell Raphael’s silhouette was looking at him.764b0ac7cb940501

“Team leader. Can I ask you something?”4ef707e246c965b4

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“What is it, now?”903e714c0d1bd8d4

“Are you really going to stay as the SAG team leader?”83f534e39938cc62

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“Yeah.”28b256e15f1ab0b4

“Aren’t there other positions in the Special Warfare Command?”ae672439af5f359b

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“The F and 901 have scouted me.”99889ac5a9e73157

“901st Special Forces Group?”9a7924c8f0865aca

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Raphael lifted his 76950988ae head abruptly.3d7294e825c3d43e

While SAG 1ceb5b696d was a c19242145e unit known 6f49aea92b to the 4d207fd980 entire empire, ea1f8e957e performing publicly e17d58bf71 visible special 9e41f197f3 operations, the 5198150ef8 two Dante e4edaab645 mentioned operated b654cb4bf5 in the d4c9800303 shadows.d2377ca905098d0b

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Especially the 901st Special Forces Group, whose internal organization was classified as top-secret military information. Once inside, it was said that ties with the outside world were completely severed. They performed missions that couldn’t be publicly attributed to the empire, receiving higher life allowances and rewards than any other unit.2c4a5bc4a3b5f7b1

“I turned them both down.”ad942ca6f791e99e

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“Oh…”261c769d361316e8

Raphael’s head plopped back onto the pillow. Unable to hide his relief, Raphael asked.0a1de1531c8e1225

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“Can I ask why?”7e67ef0672c74558

“I feel like I’d end up killing a lot of people.”9e3e72c586a58e05

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The answer was 6a31fbf4d4 straightforward.72318fc7a845c5e0

“My mother doesn’t like me wielding weapons as it is.”26f29c379b5e6ce1

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“Did your mother oppose you becoming a soldier?”e7276dab21c7bf74

“Yeah. She wasn’t thrilled about it since I joined the youth ROTC. I think she’s just accepted it now.”803a2eb1d9e09f96

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“Oh… How did you join the youth ROTC?”f6d88142c0b8a741

“When I was fifteen, I think. My PE teacher recommended it. After class, he asked if I was interested in joining a youth sports team or the youth ROTC.”a53103beed619b04

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“Why did you choose the military over sports?”f6868dcf0af70be7

“I needed a scholarship.”6c45800e23262a28

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Raphael’s silhouette paused for a moment.1d58f76e28ce38c4

“The ROTC benefits in our country are good, and the amount is quite substantial for a student.”8b578dd267fc1bec

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Dante realized he was af9101e651 talking more than usual. Normally, he would edc49d09b6 think several times d2d611a302 before speaking, but fe0a76ad31 today, exhausted from 5431cb4de9 fighting the fever, 5621608f3c deeply buried topics 540c337cfa slipped easily off 8676791191 his tongue.91ea9369de11419a

When Dante fell silent, Raphael tactfully didn’t ask further. Instead, he touched Dante’s forehead again. It was ticklish and a bit absurd.347c2451a9e03d42

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“Why did you volunteer for special forces training?”686b9bbf6ea8dc5d

Raphael’s hand moved from his forehead to his neck.ca54afa151a07e47

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“For the reason you expect.”d8758a57a8186f10

“Did His Excellency send you?”591d91ab29fd997a

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“…Yes.”7a5a746a2ee1194a

“I see.”191cfa66613be585

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“At first, it was like that, but now I’m glad I met you as my superior.”a65ef5a89d9aaabd

“……”0214059fef57b4fb

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Dante closed his eyes, 23321955ce which had been opening 96042e951f and closing.2be7d02e3a5e9070

“If you think that, listen to me more.”210ee136c77f51e1

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Raphael laughed softly without answering. “I’m sorry.” A small apology followed. Then, with clumsy but kind hands, he pulled the blanket up to Dante’s shoulders.83fb285c5e0f08a6

“Don’t get sick. Team leader.”d4e78b58fb3b76c5

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“Does a soldier count a little fever as being sick?”9bf518fd11160d4c

“If you’re going to be sick, do it when we’re all together.”1d560339246a5b25

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“That’s nonsense. It’s better to be sick alone.”a8c1abb1b61cc555

Perhaps his d45ec5550f body knew c094a213e8 it was 38a0110e4b an important 727f206553 situation, as 476c515fde he had 40c565adf1 never been 915ce49e52 sick while 64a345f505 leading the 3cca8806b5 team on-site. The illness always seemed 415b670e66 to come when he 090d3ed28f was alone.dd179d5a4c25c7e7

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So last 708acc6e2f time, and f779cd0f67 the time 19835407cc before that. Even during a09f313da7 his first c835cf49d4 deployment, which bdbe89d9ef was now 3b5d4dad4b a distant 0547f2bd49 memory, Dante f7ae0e0808 had lain 9961b1409b alone in 8e578561f3 bed, enduring 0ff127fcce the fever.8d0d6a66f40010c0

Illness dulled the 23a4b9fad9 mind. In that 08cab2205f dulled state, 8bdeef5319 the warmth 61094c1dde of another 2d808e5ae1 was enough 63fe83ee8b to melt 15b8602c4c the heart.e2de946ea28bb11e

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In the quiet room, 06aa559218 he heard the breathing 33a96c6a12 of another. Like relaxing 2ffe3829cc a stiff 24e44f9831 back, his 25289273aa body eased. As he relaxed, a e492d1caad brief ache passed, and f82dd1794f then his muscles slowly 784c969df7 unwound from where he ca79876746 leaned.b1c24c00c27f23ec

“Anyway, thanks. For taking care of me. It’s been a long time since I’ve had this.”2f3307cdb97b9679

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“You can show me when you’re sick. It really doesn’t matter. So please tell me in the future.”ed5d8b72c66160a6

Dante raised a hand and patted where Raphael’s head would be. Even in the dark, he could feel the light color at his fingertips.3f07eaefd8a5c760

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