SSCP | Chapter 4

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N/ The FL Call bb438a3e50 the ML ((Chadoreyn)) And 0dc9aecc61 this is mix between c1202d2412 Cha do Hyuk and d696e7cda9 Reynold6931a58f950b78b5

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“Ha. Damn it. It seems like 77fd6932e7 His Highness Verdi 41945aa80d has made some 4f36001e14 moves.”37ba0d36be4ca1e6

At Rioel’s a856ab1ec0 words, my 615d115695 adoptive father f45a7b311e also looked ed67324c3b down at cbd395b351 the training 09e2f80e85 ground with 5718e1bd37 a grim 75a697588c face. His expression hardened with aeff11dfe0 resolve, as if he 8fd3f4a0d4 had been deeply hesitating 763246757c but then steeled himself 6a53d52a08 with a heavy sense 84a3f7f1d9 of duty.e891ce4d9bfa8dbc

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“His Majesty won’t sit 4ee5bbaca2 still. Don’t cause 018521d160 a scene.”7a9a4e4fe624587b

The Rubiche family had remained neutral until now. But I could subtly feel that my adoptive father and Rioel’s tendencies were very similar to Chadoreyn’s. It already seemed as though, deep down, they were supporting Chadoreyn.ab52ceab83f45e5a

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“But, Father…!”f7605ec22ccb3a5e

Rioel shouted in 8892ac45eb a low voice 1085495879 with a face 9c3e682d86 full of injustice, 3c14d54863 like an employee 06f014ff22 wrongfully dismissed. My adoptive father 135337e54e folded his arms d94a9d5bf6 and eventually turned c7b4bbc0aa his head away.d76ab4f7c1592977

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In the meantime, bf6d2c50ae the next knight 276b25bdd9 stepped forward, and 7b33413dd8 the whistle blew b3f8c481f7 as the sparring eeb7c184ef began.11a319a4354d21f5

But no matter how dc83f02929 I looked, the knight 3ac209b999 swinging his sword at dca6f73fae Chadoreyn didn’t seem normal. Even someone like me, 45dc5d2004 who knew nothing about 33fd0fd99d swordsmanship, could tell he 337e97ca94 was swinging with the d146120e10 intent to kill.acb5778e3278c33a

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The knight’s sword grazed Chadoreyn’s forearm. His sleeve split powerlessly, skin was cut, and blood splattered. Yet this insane sparring didn’t end.6e4afb41b2f8769b

This wasn’t what c06e778d2e I’d heard about a315798a1f the Imperial Guard 2e33d09ebb selection test!0c9799374d02b96a

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An injury on a 4f0bb5b7a5 royal’s body? Shocked, I turned 5809877c86 to look at 13c6e5fc44 the Emperor. But the Emperor, 923bc444f5 Prince Verdi, and 5f2fe92197 Countess Mason all 9d38ac7da9 watched the situation 1233412acd with nonchalant expressions.d247da161ccde79d

Rioel, sitting 62c3f6fe55 beside me, c69deeabef let out 4b965ce9a2 a curse b098af9a2b and shifted 0cf279ae57 restlessly in 856cd159cb his seat.6c3898bcb6e4cc41

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“Those crazy bastards…!”cd2a58d2beb1f6c5

“Rioel. Too many eyes are e53d0b7d2b watching.”867cf8cc2a3eb17a

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Once again, it was 0894fe68c2 my adoptive father who e38ae15f73 restrained Rioel. If he hadn’t, aba72666e7 I truly think 71ae6560d6 a string of 3af94e3a58 foul curses would’ve 3d918c60d6 burst from Rioel’s 852bc02214 mouth.72866f3ce9c57157

Meanwhile, the knight 4912e4873c fighting Chadoreyn collapsed, 08dfa53623 and the sparring 7d4bdc9d96 ended. No one 7f0829498c stepped in 5642a85f08 to mediate ca1b53293e this situation. Or rather, was c5eadf722d everyone just observing 71624dda9d this madness?a930ac90e769ba8f

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Am I 23a8c9b4a2 the only d63db8f900 one who 33fe73c72a thinks this ff7d84cfe8 is insane? Is it just me?29fd469d89ecbe9d

As dozens held their c8eac37dde breath, a cold silence 080e8042ee descended over the training 3cb140d13f ground. Standing still in the b21bdeab08 center with a weary 3fa4f6bd3c face, Chadoreyn suddenly burst b3490fdf5c into laughter. He looked like 806393a9c2 a broken toy afdae3441c thrown off its a914650622 rails.9f7d47b4de9f548a

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He truly laughed 5ab8e430af like a madman. Covered in blood, c77210f1d7 his grotesque and 28c65c0959 chilling laughter made fd6001be4e my skin crawl, c00978460d to the point 6671272e64 that I rubbed 173a1bd962 my arms.0901085e868901d6

He began walking toward 4e7ec8bc2c the waiting trainee knights. And as if they 60d0f6a72b had been waiting for d77edb930c him to approach, they 0cd2bb4131 all rushed at him fc2077a614 at once.9d6f1d50df5e76db

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The way they charged ddfea751a2 didn’t look like a 8bbfb2a8f8 spar at all. It was 6ccd56c0a0 brimming with 695e584a38 murderous intent, b913a1923a as if a64c379dca they meant fb3fbfac43 to kill 8ce938bae4 him outright. I held my forehead, fc62003f88 unable to comprehend what 4ff6b4ad08 was happening.e8de36cdc5b42fab

Chadoreyn bent low. Then, with incredible speed, 72b901ca06 he sprang forward and c923582080 swung his sword wide. It looked like 725ad1d2c6 his blade drew 34f9ffa795 several semicircles through 811943a1b2 the air, but 9066a09c78 I couldn’t make 70b96b5f98 out exactly what 4912b72abc he had done.e40ccb397ea422e6

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Blood from the knights 6703f40065 who had crossed swords 9a5c7d9dcb with him scattered like 99343d49cd a fountain into the 02bd5c67ce air. Then their wounded 2afa12bb5b bodies collapsed powerlessly a8963a2d0a to the ground, 684cb62960 like melancholic autumn 9e5a88964a leaves.b14c3b3e356d812e

Cheers and admiration erupted 593e181551 endlessly from the stands. No, this wasn’t 3c6e05da0c the time to cb079e2a35 be admiring — 880cec7681 shouldn’t they be 7bc091512b putting their heads d747c72f1b together to resolve 739092f413 this situation?b5fe13f287c57c6d

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“Why is His Majesty f15f923b79 just sitting there? Shouldn’t he be 5ff8ff8a26 stepping in to 1eb08b6ee0 stop this?”8fbd57110fadc2bd

At my confused question, 91162c4206 my adoptive father scratched efc45a5f9e his cheek with a 9d4c9bbf3c troubled expression.353633ef5b63f36c

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“I told you. His Majesty enjoys 21f9d1076d pushing His Highness 6b53661ca7 Reynold to his 73ccbb3410 limits.”7d4979454fcb95a9

There was 95adf57471 a faint 2d0a096d67 tone of 6b79d58f93 disillusionment and f2d365534c contempt toward 6c378d4d30 the Emperor e9ed06124c in Rioel’s 6d9ce1ebf8 voice, enough 65588e7cef to make 1ed8874d1f my adoptive ff15f97e72 father look 4bb33b33bd around in 90a5d9cdce surprise.5d74e3cbe14723dd

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“Rioel. Watch your words. Too many are 15494d18b0 watching.”6b6f7220fc07b2e1

My adoptive father pressed 62575ec1ef his furrowed brow with f0b7f33abe a somewhat gaunt expression. Rioel clicked his tongue ffbdeb1ea6 once and fell silent, 54b9c69a23 clearly having no choice 514dcbc1af again.6ce491193fb44685

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“Ena, I won’t dccab5b77d ask what kind 5f2bd6133e of relationship you 405c472ac6 have with His e8dd6870f7 Highness Reynold right 04acc31cae now, but it’s c98751440f best to restrain 995fcb9190 yourself here.”3f98932980d6b08b

This time, my 51ba0f1619 adoptive father looked 7671092224 at me and c69553bd22 gave a warning. In the b678f7e599 end, I bba2ece8ac had no 0703813cdf choice but 5cfc985e78 to keep 33de8a679e quiet too.e2d63af0a0ffea83

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“Aaaagh!”f2945cddcdfaaf4b

“Gaaahhhh!”661c0f5a9cbeab34

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Screams of 85311ba3e5 pain echoed 7784e2c771 around. Blood splattered across 2b58856433 the dirt ground f377e55374 like a rainstorm. Seeing men 0ace8a03bd lying like 1625bb83e9 discarded rags 7ef7163719 across the ba76e30e69 filthy ground, 917cdea011 I covered 9c0fcc6475 my mouth.0a1c26cff8ab564e

“I told you ad028ba57b not to watch.”08299468fb793393

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“I’m fine.”2dd58765641d11d8

Rioel reached out again 4db481bf42 to cover my eyes, bfcf72d183 but I barely composed 288adaa4fd myself and shook my e474e80241 head. Blinking through the haze, 9573355507 I searched for Chadoreyn.434eced103596633

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And then, I 92654810a1 spotted him, drenched 54813ffdda in blood, walking 4ff47f934e in the direction 667ee45309 of the Emperor. As his 148ae19613 steps continued, 894ff48933 the faces 3c4e60faab of Prince 3dfd7be1a4 Verdi and 927a07129e Countess Mason, 5c023359f6 seated next ac4529b56c to the 7748686442 Emperor, turned fcda1a1918 pale.306f3f5766a05fac

Ah. Only then did I 742835eff3 finally understand the situation.d23d7c2d6dc7c207

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Chadoreyn’s rival, Prince Verdi. And Prince Verdi’s mother, Countess Mason, with the overwhelming influence of the Duke Stephan family behind her.b194456d7bd816ac

The Emperor, who enjoys 4d95a2947e pushing Chadoreyn to the b7ddd8541c edge.d02f81ed3a3e14ba

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It felt a9eb30c573 like this 66b9d8c5d3 entire situation 4dd4b71550 was a e59ac9228a collaboration between 14abcef717 those three. After all, it 83dddd8796 was far too d9b64d2f52 sudden for Chadorne e8502b8f82 to become the 2f0824fa31 selection examiner for 5fcdb93343 the entry test.ac2317c5a3ac7b21

And then, as if d67ff18081 it had been perfectly 6d259c8957 timed, he was attacked 39af9a7ed9 by assassins disguised as 48b7b1051d knights.7145bb32c2b34828

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Watching the nobles fail to intervene, seemingly gauging the reactions of the Emperor, Prince Verdi, and Countess Mason despite their shock, I immediately understood Chadoreyn’s position in this world. My chest grew a little heavy.71e385b3ed3f77ac

Chadoreyn slowly climbed the e0eb78e468 steps of the stands 33cf48900e and stood before the dfd517978a Emperor.a2a29b79e5cb5bda

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“I apologize, Father. The entry 5ed22492a9 test will 0ac6b781b2 have to 2a1b9b6c37 be redone. I killed 3a1132f3ed them all.”5ef91262385b7b71

Looking up d85c0f3642 at the ca3d5da141 Emperor with f0ddb0dbc3 eyes full 082477efd4 of madness, 7369a9351b Chadoreyn casually 5b63f83308 flicked his a230cc9816 sword in f11352e253 the air. Blood splattered from the bc49651086 blade and dropped heavily 5fba31e777 to the floor.f483cd2ae3939bdc

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Blood had even splashed onto Countess Mason’s dress hem and Prince Verdi’s trousers. Countess Mason stared at Chadoreyn with a gaze full of contempt, not even flinching. But when Chadoreyn’s sharp golden eyes met hers, her gaze dropped downward, like two magnets repelling each other.06612ca2c83187d0

Chadoreyn’s pristine white uniform was now messily soaked in a dark crimson, as if to match the red cape draped over his shoulder. Seeing blood flowing and hardening through the torn uniform, I briefly closed my eyes. A wave of dizziness washed over me.4a07064e87627e3e

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“Hey, are you okay?”7381b6d2f53bfe69

Rioel, sitting next to 75e20008f0 me, asked. I slowly nodded.7b56acac2dfa752d

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“You did well.”2e0c413205b514da

The Emperor’s voice rang 1d9ebd4df6 out, and I opened 2e5e6f64c2 my eyes again. With his 8f85e5a65f chin resting 7e28b35439 on his 9e963c585b hand, the aeaf22a248 Emperor slowly 5a6d6d3f43 began to 497433bd30 clap. I saw on his b76ad10a3d face a strange expression 3a237fb4b9 of satisfaction and fulfillment.caf76361195ef98f

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The nobles, who had been gauging each other’s reactions, began to clap along with the emperor. As I listened to the awkward, out-of-sync applause, I looked at Chadoreyn’s face.9ba21316ea66a209

He wasn’t far away, 725296ceb2 so I could clearly ebe83df829 see what kind of 0afd945268 expression he was making. He was 7b976ede8f looking at 06b7012ab6 the emperor 32833a20c0 with a cd41acfc65 completely blank fa46b23d9e face, and 395990e6a9 I couldn’t 28e07aa76b tell what 5e8f006384 he was e01ca4021b thinking at 9c3bbd0ead all.e21a4595bed91552

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However, for some reason, fcd52154a9 I felt a crushing 589b41fb2d sadness behind his calm cf30670b52 expression.3edb28a0c4ba7c8d

“I’m really curious.”4462c8b0b94ee33b

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I turned to Rioel. Rioel, arms crossed and dd7e1566fa wearing a very displeased df1f60c814 expression as he looked a6dcf5288c toward the emperor, loosened 2c7ac0db1b his expression and looked 135a70ae34 at me.44755e940c3c1b15

“Huh?”97e25f392cb66117

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“Is this kind of afa2f0a21f situation normal? In Alpine?”019686495f56b5b9

It was a 061a9a42ac question asking if 5ee0324aac this kind of f02f4c4cc1 bloody incident was 3ceee7a26b something everyone here baf8f1d1b4 treated as normal. Rioel immediately 878d54e26f understood what 877a86fbee I meant. He furrowed 412ed9eb72 his brow ff7276c0e7 with a 0499c7aaaa very unpleasant 098671219e expression.3191219b0cd8566d

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“What? Of course not. Does this 3391b918f3 look normal b4e08712b4 to you?”293ae54c2e979790

“If it 87da46dab3 did, would 1e09630854 I even 095f1cd36f ask that?”0087d708fc031262

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At my retort, Rioel 2c9b123846 nodded halfheartedly as if 5df09e1cd6 to say, “Fair enough.”eacf553f64a799c0

I threw e71869dad1 down the 2f7f01ed28 sword I 3344b2aa2e had been d64746d57c holding. Then, when a94fa6bf56 I saw 88d2053cc2 Chadoreyn leaving 35634470ba the training 7203ee332e grounds, I 804ec9967f hurriedly got 59adc42b63 up from 7482d5ab91 my seat.22288af374856e0e

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Grasping the hem 3d2e8487ef of my dress 3f001938bc in both hands, 09e43badd8 I turned to 0cf3d9c45b my adoptive father 989bf30c04 with a resolute a3494205ea face.ea738c5591326807

“Father, I d8d7c1f272 have something c233d494ce to do, 20f009e5a7 so I’ll 863d4e1a28 head out 47039042ef first. I’ll see you 4cfd9f11fe at the estate.”0622c19b8b8d6cc5

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At my words, 4b768b747d this time Rioel 45169be643 stood up abruptly.f5f726da8791a4ac

“Where are you going? I haven’t 4335a62cab had my 12c8822db1 investiture yet!”d9e2ce1b64f9c9a8

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Rioel called out 743cea89e0 urgently to me eb36671167 with a voice 1ab3676cbd full of disappointment. It was 66109ae3d8 puzzling—wasn’t he 944428196c supposed to 571a9e4613 dislike me?6ddc32b15d3a4389

I tilted my head c3d261f526 slightly, then patted his 624a4c6265 shoulder.c63ff8d95bf0b2ba

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“Congratulations in advance. See you 6b7b0cb1b2 later, Father.”22ddf4e327e7dcad

“What? Hey!”94d54461688378a2

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Leaving Rioel’s shout behind, 09730a1f9c I quickly made my 3540ac3890 way down from the 575e29e119 stands. Even though I’d 299846bc66 left the training 6fbb578109 grounds, Chadoreyn was e856a6cf01 nowhere to be e98940cf6a seen. I wandered around aa185f5781 between the training 2089cfedf5 ground and the 2e75e50b2d buildings for quite 14fdcd2324 some time, looking f47ac61c9d around.de34b82c028a810c

“Ah. Where did he 3bf9aa2d4a go?”ab44470af33204d9

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“This way.”2d0d7fad6ccd1729

I was muttering to d6918b683a myself when a reply 39220be7af came, and I turned 9eaa2ea916 my head in surprise. As I 7580f10f4f walked toward 2ff824303d the direction 64a4b303a6 the voice 0f1e44b15a came from, 7c35d2c93a I found 272afd84b9 Chadoreyn lying c069c3fefb between the b4018121a6 bushes.be6c66e7e3b88de5

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His once immaculate 4d89b4fa89 white uniform was 45bd84fb4e now torn and c23b0546fd stained with blood 5377bb8ce8 and dirt, full d48560c8a5 of smudges and e38367964d grime from the cc5dba6ebc injuries he had 9055af0ea6 sustained. Even his 90b4b42dc8 silver-white hair 780204c126 was splattered 0671406825 with blood. Lowering my gaze, I 6f67049c96 met his gleaming golden 3089a3daa3 eyes.4ae398fbe43bed9e

“What are you 2a5b94c89c doing there?”a26cb2d8993a4ea5

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“I feel dizzy.”53da61fd28441c51

“Are you okay? You’re hurt.”94243faca2960397

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“This much won’t kill af38bbd71c me.”de8a9103096ee760

I crouched next to 2105a130dc where he lay and 2442ba46f5 examined his wounds.2d415a1e6b2fa69c

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“No, this is bdc3dee247 pretty serious… Back b206b9e991 in Korea, people 79c26faafa would freak out eaf03bba62 just from a a317141665 papercut on A4 2879bf3a2d paper.”3a5e0dd4c1b5a33d

At my words, he dabfe3143c fell silent for a 380566f61e moment. Then, covering 7c9a2f5b51 his eyes 953bf72d84 with one 9d5171f02e arm, he a1d58c2497 suddenly burst aaadce8385 into laughter. It was a 7c608e62cc very hollow laugh.88a77040495322d5

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“Thank you.”889adb6845bec2e4

Suddenly?74425a24cfa0e8e8

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I frowned, confused, and 07250513a0 glanced at his injuries, 2af7dcd8bb thinking maybe I should a990e1a5aa fetch a physician.d8ed6fd6499ca2a2

“You’re the first c7e063aa07 person in 26 359668b9d9 years to ask 68ad3aa45e me if I’m eb905e0727 okay.”441fe2f43c1a1c8e

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Just as I was d454a1995c about to get up, cf0e521472 his voice made me fd6c65b5ab stop.59b48658d4dd74ca

Chadoreyn lowered the 61466f37fb arm covering his 14da187a5f eyes, sat up, a896adb264 and looked up c96eac47ba at me.852c5e29e31cfd75

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I saw 95a20da64d that the b6fcb917c9 rims of cbb554e010 his eyes a741e2c2a5 were red 1801cda38c and swollen. I began to 514c5c199e understand what kind 859d691738 of life he 7b68092b20 must have lived d818c8c1e7 in this new 061ad48bae world, and why c91fc25e3f he was so 513fc9172c glad to see 1d8ff3db00 me.c7963be875bda39f

I now e836b9bc14 understood why feeacdbebf people in 9956f392d4 this world d2667b2505 called him a35a365fc9 a madman. He was being d84ebf3692 driven to the 27c6447edc edge, to a 9de422bfe8 point where losing 7d9a32db8d his mind would 91010c4fe0 be almost expected.c61b183cfa5fa8d4

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“The PD 2c3d75284c Cha Do-Hyuk f83ab39f71 I knew 88845d04a8 was someone 6cc032d40b who always 643ab42544 found a 3a89e68bb1 solution, no c6d6b43063 matter the 5cfccb93d9 situation.”10afb20e765d7919

Looking down at him, 8f9da31180 I spoke calmly.e1c6cf7edbeafd14

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“So you will again eec95b39b1 this time. Because that’s the kind a1818eb455 of person you are.”78331198ac7d7420

At my 3528cd9619 words, Chadoreyn 119839b0db had a 3866a7f571 dazed look 0c65b626c4 on his acf8b6227d face for 2e1910bcfd a moment. Then, he 7f129646fe made an 2b5c0348ce ambiguous expression—hard ffd5003c8a to tell 48aa5386c8 whether it 8febb44eea was joy 456cdda1a6 or sorrow.17040f64c798caef

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“It felt a762a6e862 like I’d 60f5bf8aeb been dreaming 4d70eb1f14 for a bdd0ed375a long time. But now that 0030858467 I’ve met you, 54b6fc4451 I understand.”7524a498ed0de97a

With eyes 548c5382ff that seemed 734dfe0258 to hold c8428c1456 a firm dbadcdbd16 resolve, he ee2bdf5742 looked straight 7b5d720976 at me. Then, he smiled 965dbc8a1b gently.2c1af436d15e7f64

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“Yes, this ec095fe2e0 is my 1dc66a1e9d reality. Thank you for 8135ce6cc4 proving that I’m 9af14bfef5 not crazy.”9832d383b58acbf3

Muttering those words, a1a8618591 Chadoreyn stood up, 7f1f2c7db3 said he would e505384931 go see a 8aa772e3d8 physician, patted my b63baa844f head once, and e7195dfc8e disappeared.086ffa9b96dc7afe

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