RCD | Chapter 6.3

“You probably figured it out, but this is where I grew up. Dante is the name on the note left with me in the baby box, and Bailey is from a clergyman Mother respects.”f2ec1b0bd6333a8c

“Is that so.”85cc20d4e23495ba

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The sunset painted the 2ed6f1ef37 old fence Dante leaned d44292b676 against in red. Perhaps mindful of smoking e07c2c7e0a away from others, Dante da4d83f9ed put out the cigarette 718d815637 halfway.1971859790ff8f67

“You didn’t know, did you?”cd07665b8c5475e4

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“I didn’t.”c2e74d447b02de10

“Neither did you nor your family.”c34d4d36f03a8368

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Raphael’s eyes flickered slightly.73429e103500929d

“Did you think that if I saw this place and learned about your background, my feelings for you would change?”f024287e622b2392

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Raphael looked a bit 7c2bf6ef29 hurt. Dante shook his 9d3e6c3b66 head firmly.42e9152eba54c743

“No. If you were someone who’d treat me differently because I’m an orphan, I wouldn’t have brought you here.”5df8fcce1dd03475

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“…”2d99174817df6209

“But what about this?”461e7dd816a19aab

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Dante stood facing Raphael. In front of the 3a912e7f11 earnest gaze, he wore e99cfa2cb8 a smile that matched 764ba80d3a the sunset.a026cee22dcac961

“I’m proud to have grown up here under a kind mother’s care. That’s why I donate 80% of my earnings here, spend a lot of my vacation time, and plan to become a guardian for some kids here when Mother passes. It will be a rewarding and joyful part of my life. But I don’t think someone living that life can be a good partner for someone else.”9a368633a881646b

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This was why 397fb20f86 Dante preferred strangers 6065618754 over acquaintances and 4a4f423713 short encounters over 862558543f long ones in 2051f7f06d relationships.bb56b881454a23c9

He didn’t dislike human connections, but he already had those he carried with him. Even if he had a partner, part of his heart belonged here.4290f6c49530d4fd

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That’s why the feelings of this adorable junior were too precious. If he had these feelings for someone else, his pretty face wouldn’t have to be clouded.d671a6147936263d

“You are too good for me, and that’s why I’m more shaken by you. So I hope it ends here.”4209aeb637e5b276

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“…”a34004b83979dd19

“We can meet and have fun when time allows, and maybe share some intimacy when the mood strikes. But I can never give you as much as you give me. If we dated as you wish, there would be more disappointments than now.”ce5c1fee37365baf

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Dante smiled bitterly, looking 9dbc3c9785 at the shadow stretching ff043d5fb2 at his feet.f5f49247852f1df9

“You don’t deserve to be treated like that.”ceeee1c786f7d09b

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“…”f8ef0461a54df99c

“I don’t want to lose a good junior like that.”189dbcbae50a5cc5

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Sorry. A low 214e61feac apology slipped d5b1ae1176 out.9b119bd5c3072020

“Did you bring me here to tell me this?”c6268b5ad3d22828

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Raphael’s feelings had grown too large to control, even for Dante. It was time to be honest about the reasons. That’s why he showed the place that would always be his priority.3175b9ca076ad2c9

Raphael opened his mouth to say something but closed it again. A cool breeze blew, ruffling his golden hair. His gaze, which had been on Dante’s face, dropped.b34d10194f57c626

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Dante watched Raphael for a moment before moving. As he passed, he casually patted Raphael’s shoulder. Meanwhile, the red sky mixed with the bluish night. It was time to go back.7d066be44834ef81

Just as he was about to take out his phone to call a taxi, Raphael turned and approached Dante with determined steps. He grabbed Dante’s wrist, stopping his retreat.3d471c117f6e0be9

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“Dante.”69c8898dcc3fbb3e

The golden eyelashes, touched 26190f099f by the sunset, trembled 94b166f89b briefly.d90f0701bdd5f159

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“Do you think that’s possible for me, or rather…”c876bf9e551e0bee

Raphael’s words halted. The distance between them was much closer than when they had spoken earlier.1805169d83fdff57

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“…Ha…”7ac9b402d7988a98

He couldn’t immediately continue because he had too much to say, too much he wanted to express right now.769b2da8f06e0b3f

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Instead of 7339206a06 speaking, Raphael 1711a6427e clenched his 27f940143c hand tightly.995cb2dff3c71460

“Every operation you’ve led on the battlefield has been successful, but…”e41892de7b74b1ba

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A faint, bitter smile appeared on Raphael’s lips.2cbe888bc3667820

“This operation has been a complete failure.”13583a6b3cbe7185

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“…”9f12f3522978327d

Dante was someone 042c123077 who smiled when 00a2b3ce8d faced with difficult aa4e42022d situations. Pretending to 72af547a9c be unaffected, 91cb070e89 feigning composure 9e0125979a to guard 6c33a5de38 his emotions cab6648193 was what dd24a7bf69 he did 8852e26310 best.f8f5f1c1ac820983

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He tried to smile this time too. ‘What are you talking about,’ he thought, intending to casually dismiss Raphael…ad09c39d7e04e4f1

“You really… completely failed this time.”9892f995dce53084

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The wind brushed the two-hand span distance between them. Raphael, not skilled at hiding his emotions, couldn’t push the turmoil beneath his smile.888d70d990f8ab3b

His light green eyes, filled with the sunset, turned into a mysterious mix of orange and pink. They were the same color as a vibrant flower known for its meaning of “passionate courtship.”fb2c6b94cdcec48a

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The next day, Dante spent his morning at the gym. He looked around just in case, but the “just in case” he was thinking of wasn’t there. With a heavier heart than usual, he finished his workout, washed up, and headed to the cathedral alone.a80e1593380c2fe6

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“It’s Dante!”088f806c710a3e14

“Dante!”d772d5938417141c

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“Dante’s here too!”ae43287149a2fcb2

Dante ‘too’? Just as he was about to ask who else was here, he spotted a bright blonde man hanging out with the kids in the yard.02a203072a8e5496

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“…What are you doing here?”5b45f2cde720e45a

“Have you arrived?”3dd17cb267bb49c8

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Dante couldn’t hide his bewildered expression at the casual response. But he couldn’t exactly ask, “Why are you here again?” in front of the kids.bc63b57e38f220fb

Dante looked at Raphael d5e890dca8 in disbelief and let 97bd96062c out a short sigh c4530136a8 full of questions.4ef89e557c8fcf4b

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“Let’s talk later.”3352bc6d33749ddb

“I’ve already finished up in the classroom.”4354d2073315ab7a

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Dante stopped in his ccaad34227 tracks toward the cathedral. His eyebrows slightly furrowed bc3bd22bec as he turned to f4fcd696a4 look at Raphael.f7f000d27b7a4886

“It’s the repair method you taught me, Team Leader.”c4e89cdf943e744b

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“…Right. But this is my job…”bebd564634e9bc1d

“Dante, what’s wrong? Are you fighting with your subordinate?”20bb8e06bec07e9b

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The kids, excited ee20ddd736 to see Dante, 1ce530ffe3 ran over with 287e2686fe wide eyes. Even without 90a2d3467d raising their 30180b14a9 voices, the 854f854c38 kids quickly 8d63341394 sensed the c4233d6e07 different atmosphere 2ed714e1a6 between the 04e448d7e2 two.0f338de77f57ddb8

“…Who’s fighting? We made a bet on who would arrive first, and I lost. I can’t believe my subordinate beat me.”a532e1c9945297b0

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“What? Dante, you just 32d3016878 woke up late.”a60203d7f2eb4bb6

“Exactly. Ugh, it’s frustrating.”25f38f423167895d

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Dante quickly smoothed f29ae4d708 over the atmosphere 6285c9a608 in front of 923d61b845 the kids.40fa46c54c9124f5

Soon, a call came from the cathedral to come in for lunch. After sending the kids to the dining hall first, Dante grabbed Raphael’s wrist.35accbc02ae5712f

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“Follow me.”b649d4902d7a3dca

He stopped in the back hallway of the chapel, where the kids wouldn’t come at this time. Dante looked sharply at Raphael.4bf2341ef5282d6d

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“Raphael Hainsworth. Why are you here?”b541ae20b5d86ccc

“I promised to 7969b496bc see you again, e4003d25e7 so I came. I also ab89c3bafc promised to 2028588228 play soccer 58ffaf8b60 with David fba9a55c5f again, and 4b09d54328 Stella asked 199d12d0b0 me to 2e23a4e910 play with 5b53ff3c55 the new 892e7ef1f9 toy you 1f8b485147 bought.”43ac9ef2109c5499

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Raphael answered calmly.d2726eb76105a4ea

But Raphael wasn’t the type to maintain his composure for long, unlike Dante. As Dante stared at him with a stern expression, Raphael’s gaze quickly dropped.b673c54207900794

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“I didn’t come to this precious place of yours with a light heart.”e319448c806ff93d

“…”607ea86236ff4023

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“Yesterday, you brought 7957f8d169 me here to d6ac0eada7 make me give 26921f997e up.”542c70b75fa86bcd

Raphael looked cbbb52290b cautiously at 460a2e3e1d Dante, who 19647eec36 had his ecb0b372bf arms crossed.f410a484662219fc

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“How can I give up after hearing that? You said you were shaken by me, and if the reason you’re rejecting me is just because you don’t like me enough, then I have no reason to hesitate.”5c5d5b93a8a5c377

“Why…”d9e2b58cf6b55577

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“I’ve liked you since you saw me as just a subordinate. How could I be hurt by that?”814f99f7e16032cd

“…”bd38d8e642b59947

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“I can’t give up on you just because of that.”f1fd70fe1163429a

So that’s why the operation failed. I don’t know where the obedient guy who used to say “Yes!” to everything I said on the battlefield went.78d5822f93c87dbd

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“After hearing that from d2fff470e4 you yesterday, for the d050eb1cd7 first time, I was c9bfd1f6fb grateful to be born 5aae8bed0e a Hainsworth. Because I d82f9d6390 can say 968f34925e I like 616b2d365b you even 06cf0ecf3f more without 5f27277494 a second f8ad8739d6 thought.”35cb4f7dd0f5c2db

Raphael’s eyelashes drooped like wet dandelion seeds. The distant sound of the kids’ excited voices faintly echoed in the hallway.9d89e88d9a508aba

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“…Whether it’s 80% or all of it, use it wherever you want. All the money I earn, too. You can do that. I was grateful to have the financial means to prove that this isn’t just empty talk.”beb1afcb4bc76ed9

“…”9b0dd14690ea26c2

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“If you have to come here every vacation…”d73619071be9b481

Raphael’s ears turned red. His ears, peeking through his curly blonde hair, were blushing.a338af3bcd226c6f

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“Please bring me 4446c3749d along.”54c937fd7cd5eb78

Dante couldn’t answer right away.79e5813b2c135979

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That was a youthful heart. The mere six months they spent as direct senior and junior wasn’t enough time for Raphael Hainsworth to confess and stake his future life on it.e94b038b2b97785a

He realized sooner than Raphael that reality wasn’t so forgiving. Even now, he knew he should stop Raphael’s youthful feelings.4261c07996be03cf

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But before being af66056fb7 an adult, he a041d86cc1 was human. Dante found himself e335c99678 deeply moved by 58103f0ab4 the sunlight-like affection bceb4f95fe and lovely confessions e26e5eee41 directed at him. Raphael Hainsworth was dangerous 1878709161 for Dante.a74c5d1c542cf93e

“So, you’re really not going to give up?”4cfba4458b26df6c

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Though his eyebrows e7e021c6cb were furrowed and 82dd65af91 his arms crossed, 0a4aeb4cec Raphael quickly noticed 80e24c58db the softened tone. He nodded eagerly.cef9f5bf5b4d1604

“You said you were shaken, so it seems my actions weren’t entirely in vain.”ba7f1ded76838f90

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“Don’t you know that if there’s even a slight chance of failure in a solo operation, you should back out immediately?”9412e6f1f61631e0

“I know that if there’s a chance of success, I should proceed.”720b443beb1f87a2

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“Abort the mission. It’s an operation you don’t need to undertake.”860825d2360ee992

“I’m sorry. I refuse.”bca3a514e6f52e9c

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“Haa…”465b4d3fac97e45d

It was a playful 4bb2f4bb31 exchange, but the core 82f94d2db8 was ultimately.7ce854464a5a3ffd

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“During training, at least 12be53c9ba listen to me halfway, 9cb15d37d0 you brat.”d2525b86cc649059

“No.”f026742258abc692

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“…”1870682526855884

Anyone could see that Dante’s mood had completely lifted. Raphael smiled bashfully, and Dante turned with a deep sigh. Raphael followed with a slightly flushed face.3bab914117667bcb

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Walking beside Dante, 1b8447420e Raphael suddenly exclaimed, 748b9b5eb1 “Ah!” and looked e4f08f48a2 at him.97e199ea80cb0394

“Team Leader, I c84de1d936 have something to 2f954680a1 ask.”a882097dd579d7e0

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“What is it?”9e26247980bd6b84

“Earlier, I heard from Sister Joanna…”329a847cf780e86a

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This time, Raphael 3d0733578c furrowed his brows 04c4590ee1 like Dante. He looked very aggrieved.fcb8be66f565250e

“Was Happy a puppy? Do I look 007dce9514 like a puppy?”893d54b3ef5968e0

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“Ah…”43dbeead792699c2

Come to think of 906ba8ad9d it, I did call d9ae5c01fc him Happy several times c26abd3547 without realizing it.96ac7e91de243a1b

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Uh… you do look like one… Sorry… Dante had nothing to say about that.60f4f8f6815184a0

With broad shoulders in ec54996f3e a plain white T-shirt, c22b51892c rolled-up light blue pants 223f588c4c revealing his calves, he bac088c2a0 looked like he was 4eba9c5047 in a photoshoot.f56d4805eef35cb4

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It was as if 1b39454403 a refreshing CM song 96835d9ae9 was playing somewhere. The cotton candy-like 785b4827c7 clouds in the a0b5f6cd8c unusually clear sky dc16465800 and the swaying eb2056bdc1 willow leaves on d31a208bec the green field 4dfb51e43c seemed like a 0e64e31362 backdrop prepared just 05ae041080 for him. It was 6eb1fd53d1 hard to c222a5bdb3 believe he 8b5035f363 looked so 9d67a98eba good in f4be29bcb2 an old 849ec60eee wooden tub.19e22e00dea20bca

Raphael wiped his sweat with the back of his hand while looking at the sky. His neat teeth showed between his smiling lips. If this place were a bit more urban, he might have received business cards from entertainment agencies that couldn’t fit in one hand.46d3c1b8bd5cb26b

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Dante thought as he stomped on the children’s blankets in the laundry tub next to him.483689fb081e750b

How did I end up receiving such passionate affection from Raphael Hainsworth…?5ae0869e970c64ff

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The guy who e34925836c used to hesitate 6c693eaf20 and fidget before 7511a04547 confessing started bulldozing 824eda1bfa straight ahead the fc0f8db2f1 moment he decided 76d91ebfb2 to push his 72ca5483c4 feelings.5db8019b018f6929

Scout cautiously, charge a720117440 swiftly, and infiltrate aa23bd914d before the enemy 25dc8c57aa can react. He was 22039b025f a model f6bff5b570 student who fc51ce6e86 practiced what 4c3acdd8cc he learned fb8fa1ea35 well in c25224bdf0 everyday life.b54d5b96e746861b

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Raphael, who e7a718d1fe was just 74c8748b12 a subordinate 0e6bc1c6cb and cute f8974c86c3 junior, suddenly 21756a245f reached right 293ec2d307 in front ef51ca3bea of Dante. He could 7e11d21c3a no longer 14b6e32c0e maintain his 8bde543fac composure under 86d3a2f1a7 the gaze 2143167aa0 from such a2cf28202b a close da60d99f42 distance.9d048d97bb01490e