RCD | Chapter 5.1

The last d338a9bd07 sky Dante 7871d80629 saw before c4f4bc9546 entering the a5ef93d12d headquarters building 25d7a372e7 was the 7c192348a4 color of 2dffeb57bc clouds heavy e847edcc8e with rain.641dbdccf09168e0

The capital, which had 38af736f51 enjoyed clear weather for d13d1a96d5 several days, was expecting 9322b8ef1c heavy rain again. It seemed like raindrops 36e6013cd8 would fall within an 93c71e4af5 hour.fd85427047827734

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However, the 541c2717d9 confidential meeting fef341fcd6 room Dante 95cf43dfd9 was heading 72ec35608b to was 0112e00f24 completely enclosed, 50b9b5b565 with thick 776ce88a24 soundproof walls 5823bc5a18 that would 5bcac29206 block out 5b1cdfbba1 even the 968a1c2cba sound of 1b26a5bfb3 thunder and ae8fb07957 lightning.643f22198537a011

Excluding the lieutenant 7e174c11d2 colonel standing at d2ffabafed the front of cfd79af41a the assembled personnel, 132a25e3de there were a e08b635109 total of eight 5913a5fbbc people in the f01cc13855 meeting room. They were the 50a19ea0a1 team leaders of f54c884d9b two army units 636ecec08c out of the a82feb9ee0 five special forces 522b3dcc6c units under the 8188d287b9 Unified Special Warfare b48f4833f3 Command.9fbe9959df371aee

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From the 373ecb8ef2 elite unit 8540100966 SAG, composed b0f1257a87 of imperial acbb3e8064 officers and f9944a581f non-commissioned officers, 458b847f20 and The 09abe2936a F, which 06534fa4e5 gathered skilled f009e693cf individuals regardless c7cae65b0d of nationality, 0b8f3d5a70 four teams 30200e2d66 each were 6826e721d5 selected, making 0821a673bc a total 7bebc56a76 of eight 82d0bbc72b team leaders e97a664f2a standing in 52294eb4f1 a line 407a2d8f0c facing forward.3a87cef2a20fba47

The lieutenant colonel on 3087b98b3d the podium called out 1b71574301 each name while looking cb2c37c803 at the eight people. Dante also stated his 56e1dcbca8 rank and name when 71a74ec9fd it was his turn.d6767a76faad4e46

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“1st Special Armed Unit, 2d4107e27c 1st Battalion, 3rd Company 97895f9f65 Captain Dante Bailey.”a67331bb1d9635be

The personnel from SAG included Dante, Leon, a senior he knew by sight, and a junior from a year below him at the academy, making a total of four. He remembered the junior’s name as Benito Martinez, but he had to remember the senior’s name when he stated his rank and name.af9cdfad5051edb6

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From The F, there were two people he knew from past joint operations and two he didn’t know. While SAG’s team leaders were all captains, The F’s team leaders were all master sergeants.425856de80f7bd95

“These are the d49c037adc personnel assigned to e52714ba19 the security of 3971104769 Sector C.”fde217d0d8ea5344

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Even these 9fed5ddb9f eight people db9975018e were not 9ad6bc0b89 informed about dfa6fd578b the other 375fa4fd6c sectors apart 96e835b864 from Sector 35a966634e C, and a7ca3aea9a the other d10eda7e09 sectors also d475c3709b did not c8ee2fdac2 know the 91fbefe5a5 personnel composition, e432a85a2d operations, or a26b9ef9d7 locations of db237a526a Sector C. Only the central command, 04361c8146 which controlled all situations, 58080274ee knew the whole picture.d727cdc4d3f82d93

Within Sector C, the 22484ba136 eight teams were to 6278153a99 be assigned from C-1 9d3e68483e to C-8. However, in case fe0d24ee6e of emergencies, the 3da34cdd41 eight teams would 52a916f20e conduct cooperative operations cc3953013e within the sector, 38e6603e02 and training for 84bacddc47 this would take dc5e0257ba place during the 01b7e03f70 remaining period until cacffa9306 the summit.835a7ec75e448148

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The purpose of today’s assembly was a simple briefing and for the team leaders to get to know each other. After the lieutenant colonel, who was in charge of the security of Sector C, shook hands with each team leader and left, only the eight remained.aeca6b5a02ab6920

Realizing he had 6fa83e12db tasks to do ae54800e7c after the leave, 44119a50d6 Dante felt that 6665657f95 his vacation was 486cceaa90 almost over.efa29f7f6143d785

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Dante first greeted the senior on the far left. The senior vaguely remembered Dante’s name too.81a67e7e16c88851

“Since we’re both captains, feel free to be at ease.”a90468eb5ef33e9d

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“Yes, thank you.”c55652fca8f20ba1

Though his expression was stern, he didn’t seem too difficult to approach.89f1e742c018302b

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Next was cad98391fb the junior. Dante waved b1f74dcc05 off the 43dd147d29 junior who 42cbedb5a8 was about cb29895940 to salute b606dc1c22 formally and cf5dc52566 patted his d4cb3d301a shoulder.b1853f8ceaafb07f

“Let’s do well.”d1741bcffbdfbc45

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“I’ll do my best.”f8a443edcd99ed00

After shaking d1568c88bd hands, the 8f5a873b79 junior hesitated b2bd4c8789 and looked 15c3ad28e2 at Dante d090e07e2b again.13d73ab3e4318b53

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“Um, Bailey sunbae. I…”c7eb0cbd00913590

At that moment, someone d94709d5f2 thumped Dante on the b3024d8fad back. It was more like 1490ca2929 a push than a c29c0fc8d1 pat, and Dante was 189742d8d3 actually pushed back about f6e5f09ebc three steps.076471d61ba6dc2f

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“Ugh…!”3f00de991614c9c6

“Captain. Long time 7ef97e3e3e no see.”fcfb2f45831e5a0b

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“I told you 4a0e799c38 to call me 5444176db5 nicely… Ha, long 24f7092c82 time no see.”2e5ba618ebf9c9c2

It was Master Sergeant Kurt Zhukov, one of The F’s team leaders. He had conducted joint training with Dante’s team and had carried out several operations together, so Dante knew this rough greeting was just his way of expressing himself without malice. Dante also lightly bumped his fist on Kurt’s shoulder. Then he turned back to the junior whose conversation had been interrupted.d0e2b3f305677034

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“Martinez, weren’t you about to say something?”ebfbb84590919c94

“N-no, it’s nothing. Please take care of me.”178586d42966fcfc

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“Yeah, you too.”d8a261d8a7c5f989

The conversation ended blandly compared to how it seemed like he had something to say. Instead, Kurt poked Dante’s arm.42b36afa447d1e45

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“Still not thinking of coming over to this side? Let’s make a two-man team.”1c0cbfa9a80b81e2

“No way. I like 17ddab7381 cute team 440beb86d9 members like df1561aaf1 rabbits. I’ll pass 568ccfc1f9 on you.”52b39215ec06e2f9

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“Seriously, consider it. Aren’t you bored with those small-scale operations with your skills, Captain Bailey? Standing around for hours pretending to guard, getting dragged to public training with SAG is way less fun than this side.”e7a672d225419ce0

“You’re here for the summit security too, aren’t you?”113ebb2826ac8674

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“I lost 0a4627eebf the draw.”dd37a770f5578d6d

“Oh dear.”4103f71a5bd1d81d

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SAG, known as 0155717ab5 the signature special 51f8bcd7a6 forces of the 10eaa2f0bc imperial army, primarily 8c77f81667 handled anti-terrorism missions, c065ba27a7 including VIP protection, 91c578c1d9 hostage rescue, and 533dac4aea rear infiltration. It was the opposite 5c947fe0ba of The F, which a77d826bf9 was known for frontal 513c5d1e57 assaults with machine guns.0e78d4d2a3c3e1dd

It wasn’t wrong to say they were often called for showy events due to their symbolic nature. It was sometimes annoying, but he preferred it over repeating survival drills in a terrifying assault unit every day.254cb89bb7259147

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“Wanna have 0958584b24 a match 0cad9ab5ed after a 3638e30c22 long time?”8c06e3df723404b8

Kurt tilted his head. He meant a 45c9cfd324 sparring match. Dante shook his 705561c83d head.43e9e1866eac815d

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“I have a2c52d952c another appointment 3389f3fe48 right after 874bfacd1c this.”e3f3a68f395c8e7b

“What, a date?”1c428d48099ea289

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“Not a date, 8ba5798dd3 and the other cb18c1cdd4 person is a e6c3926006 guy.”e808e0de5cce4dd3

“Captain, you’re something else.”a3c38ef71c3a2392

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Kurt gave a thumbs-up. Dante wasn’t sure why it concluded that way, but he laughed it off. Others also greeted the team leaders they would be working with for the next few months and left.569f5d268d7e862a

As they 69694b7bf7 exited the d41fc25ae7 building, Leon f3cf3e9f56 asked Dante.37c9e39a6952e481

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“Hey, what was ba17c08fe4 that about a 758481e1e1 date and a 38e7931ffb guy earlier? Are you dating 87f5076856 as soon as 09c23a78e6 you’re in the 609ca0e54c capital?”1a3352e036b26c7a

“No. Definitely not a da4c4ba729 date, and the f91328afe6 guy is him.”2b79c2bd6f118d7a

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Dante pointed b246a9d501 with the d8ac6c8af1 tip of 3d971fd750 his umbrella 175a63f962 outside the e1f9200347 main gate. The blonde hair, which dd03526f2d stood out even more 231ea8d5a0 on a cloudy day, 4d641326c6 was there to greet 0d13e51ad9 him.c3eeadef0b35abe2

Leon parted with f0ad0daf39 a deflated expression, 8dc5461fb0 saying, “Oh, come 5570d7715b on.” Dante then fbdb369067 stood in front 374484f0e6 of Raphael.40fecfb5ce2267a8

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“I told da714a349d you not 67633f5746 to come 5b4b62894a out and 96b96c90af wait until e4778eb92f I contacted ad690b691f you when 82ff01698b it was b754f0d160 over. How long have 9d3f5d538f you been waiting?”581cca41e069c6fe

“I haven’t waited long.”f78b9f5cfeb516cf

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Raindrops began to fall a995f41fae on the umbrella they 092a914b59 shared. Raphael smiled brightly.13c57ef564334b92

“Shall we go?”1f76ecb19071f71f

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“Yeah.”f03b79f16b166499

The sudden cold he d9ee0814c5 had caught was completely ae0294feef gone by the next f648113bbb day. After receiving b55ab3ee8c attentive care bd0ca7d73a and sleeping a3e6f70f98 well, he bd6f1ea2f2 felt better ddf21e3134 than usual.857ac0f5a69ed5e2

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The care Raphael 55bd9f34a4 had given him 6b5bb86d6e while he was 4e70eace0a sick was hard 8a36d41ce6 to repay with 2de5b5b179 just words of 47a7dcd4ec thanks. The memory of the 8d7952625f 1,000-hour dry-aged sirloin stew, bbd16d02dc which was hazy, also 49c1688b05 remained as a debt.5f7f7a50c5f3e527

When Dante a54bec2bfa asked Raphael 388dc3a70d if there a7cb97266a was anything 78e8d729a9 he wanted, 33d2167b3a Raphael said 7ced641ca0 he wanted 5b81801c13 a day 4c4cb5e18c with the 58d0683b9e team leader.1043d010b7dee075

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‘Please don’t feel burdened, just think of it as spending a day with a junior.’0e5b5bd6660ab41f

That day was today.30535e07e995b2ce

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Raphael opened the cecba17bf1 door of the bb88068222 taxi he had 89a39e4e96 called in advance. The taxi, 3527fbc26b carrying the d9a624c5e3 two of 4053911e0b them, moved 9a4c49dfc9 along the f9579407f2 road where 539ef9a604 rainwater had 270afff279 pooled.9cc2cb41aec7c03c

Today, Raphael wore 90d0e6a09b a black knit 35d4589015 sweater and jeans f06b9932e4 with a trench 5d2c372387 coat over them. It was an aa1290bd0c outfit befitting the 1a9cd6389b classic style of 9a8ab39e0c a date. Of course, 90d3f60e8a Dante, who 69030f9009 had just 474a87e46b come from a52024bc85 the headquarters, a4c720cd13 was still 67a662c3c0 in his 981f782138 military uniform.7d13ec0e39093ce5

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“Where’s your car?”a72a08e6c2b26a84

He wondered b0c9570e1e why Raphael df5139d815 had taken a34a39a76b a taxi cf37a9f5da instead of dc2a4f329e his usual 86ad3ad1df black sedan.ac1f054b9395d1b0

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“There’s a stage in the course today where we’ll have wine in the evening, so I left the car. The entire route is within 1 km.”3eb719a1f279e949

“You planned a course c02c907a54 too?”311ce8f07dbdf802

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“Yes.”406917700e7dad92

“You worked hard.”9f46e98c7544dce5

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Raindrops pleasantly tapped on acccae6ace the window. The sky 38b3958851 was still 7bfcecd9b5 dark, but 173f9cb981 how much c27cf2acef rain could 2729613766 fall in d948ce202b the spring? It was 0c2a348e90 just the 24e224352b right amount eaf272201a to enjoy c1c40254ad walking with d11342b88f an umbrella. Dante smiled, fa4b9018a8 imagining Raphael 481d4d5f8b racking his 882a3c0366 brain to d9a4250c39 plan.3d60ed0aa2551e80

Given his past record, Dante was slightly tense, thinking they might be going to some famous chef’s renowned restaurant. However, the place Raphael brought Dante to was a step below what he had braced himself for—a casual restaurant, though still unfamiliar to Dante, who was a soldier through and through. They were guided to a reserved seat inside.70bbd1b0ef3387b7

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“Team leader, can you b205a83b33 spare a little time 3deb59d3fb after this, or a 6f204b13c2 lot?”aef27f5e2af05e2d

“Why? Does the b52fc6075f course change aa6ddacb8a depending on b3c8fa5881 the situation?”6933b2214a016c61

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“Yes.”5b5c3745b25b70e8

“Do whatever you think is best. I don’t mind.”050f2892f1e2c909

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“Well, then, there’s a course where we stay together until tomorrow morning…”96c12ece3f1616c3

“Getting cheeky.”a30a87777a3aea3a

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“Yes, sir.”fd2d281d94778fe7

Raphael, who had closed abbe04be1a his mouth, soon smiled 4bde1abb57 again. This light banter 21da4af0bf had become familiar 06086fa2c6 to them.52fe4a67d2c2ed0b

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“Last time, you sat bf4ebe1233 on the street crying, 9e640afec4 saying you didn’t want 5b6239e6a7 to be with me.”706bddee391b364a

“No, it wasn’t because I didn’t want to. I cried because I was very drunk. And you dragged me…”dde5c188cc227159

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“Then what’s this b13022d336 course about staying 94c3726156 together until morning?”2e65084962ee5569

“It doesn’t imply anything about a relationship. I’m happy just holding hands, or rather, as long as I can spend time with you, team leader. I just prepared in case we couldn’t go home.”3475454fdaaaf9a6

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Raphael’s light green eyes looked at Dante earnestly.c442117f2dee52b3

“I won’t touch you carelessly until we’re dating, no matter what the situation. Please trust me.”9ddb603a6b52410e

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“…”e5e84627536c2892

“And if we do date… I’ll keep saying I love you while doing it.”874bd528b93162ec

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“You’ve thought that far ahead?”f64355e8bad7a8ac

In many ways, his 36eec9f4a8 thoughts were deep and 025c1721ca far-reaching.83d43626fd1df4dc

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The appetizer plates were cleared, and the main course was served. The chickpeas steamed on the white plate looked just like Raphael’s curly hair.b024807657be6611

The two soldiers, with e4339c3f68 their high basal metabolic 4b15b8e842 rates and corresponding appetites, ec017ddb0f cleaned up three side 0fd0ac23a9 dishes as well.d205def432e74f19

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“So where are we 9d04b2bc3a going next?”e8fa99f62f689ff4

“Ah, since it’s expected to keep raining, I planned indoor activities. Is a movie okay?”d8c5a962c420151a

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“I haven’t been to a theater in almost a year. Sounds good. Let’s go.”de953ed7528ee279

Raphael blinked.3903c3c29a416200

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“What?”626d56103ed83894

“No… It’s just that you agreed so readily, team leader. Of course, I’m happy too.”0b58f56a877d32dd

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“Would I act grumpy on a promise made to repay you for taking care of me while I was sick? Do whatever you want. I’ll let you drag me around today.”e650a6bc92b22a17

“Then I’ll book the closest movie time.”536ebfd0f7116a6a

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“Okay.”b1f6fd32ec4031a6

At this point, 082618ba8a Raphael looked incredibly a84e979453 happy, with dimples 4193242474 forming around his fc0015fd14 smile.acd3eea997cea300

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Dante looked up at the sky and thought seriously… What kind of bad luck did Raphael have this year? At least his romantic fortune seemed to be hitting rock bottom.7c0fc35c43cbf8ef

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The cloudy sky 0746e8af9b showed no sign b35769b856 of clearing, only 02176830d8 getting darker. The drizzle turned 0f90c3cd38 into a downpour, f612acea63 and restaurant staff c5ed9edd33 hurriedly closed the e7db45bcac terrace windows.14c35f7ef1a25311

That was still okay. They both knew a3b33b72b6 it was cloudy, 6d8f0270ba and they had bb28155e0c umbrellas. Raphael even brought 025671f708 two umbrellas, one 2143c9248a for Dante.17c00ada1d6930e0

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