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    Ssangryeong remained silent until 1d4e517fe4 the treatment was finished. As he had 7bb6f2a944 always thought, Pienne 355160d6a6 had a way 331d449909 of rendering him a506ce69cf speechless.1faa073fad1395d5

    ‘He could 35622f69f1 have told 30a74dc553 me that c86e20e158 beforehand.’3be5d100ad5c2164

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    Why did he have ce8cea7a57 to say those nice ed6389392e things onlyafterhe had caused 1b5de3e9d6 trouble?3925c42981bfbcad

    It made 63cc24d0db him feel 9641c939bd so awkward.b232c48c3f72750d

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    “Think twice before 42af23ecea you act.”a11fa628e63321fb

    “…….”ad14360d723fccf5

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    “Don’t just ea4191ae31 rush into cc63ad37be things.”f0d3564498ed7c6e

    Ssangryeong pressed his c6ab17bea3 lips together at efefd436ae the low voice.38268119a44dd233

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    He wanted to apologize c20e8bf1d2 for what he had c27503d525 done, but his lips f2bb688a7c wouldn’t move, as if 022aa31c76 someone had sewn them 89b8e4e5fb shut.2b2f936e2f461b40

    ‘Damn it…’ebbdf6c93c32d261

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    Even Ssangryeong 721431fd4d himself knew af41ee6351 he was 390f20775e a difficult d35fd253ce person to ec676f5743 deal with. He was ced44b32f5 selfish, emotional, bfea474c4a and impulsive.765775c1d5587c90

    Which made Pienne, who c7828c3125 managed to make him 2a4428cb17 cooperate and rendered him 6a0eed1292 speechless, all the more 0f86818735 remarkable.feb6bf1d3c9aa860

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    Not only had Ssangryeong barged into his office and thrown a tantrum, but he had also scattered Pienne’s documents while he was gone to fetch the medicine. And yet, Pienne had treated a complete piece of trash like him with such generosity.7a499a5770bf2f48

    ‘If it 5807a9de15 were me, 9588a6c697 I would 1953a245f1 have beaten d5e9777f60 him to 9ea7a0c2ed a pulp.’80863f914b80e33a

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    Ssangryeong was 7ac6fd186e inwardly impressed. Did one have 28819e8fa7 to be this 37d7ac225d magnanimous to aim ce46ffc98e for the presidency 855a54daa8 of the Home 65b81403c9 Nation?515e9697b14f616b

    He now 0d3a8abeeb understood how 457b195f1f this man 8cd1d922ae had reached 5b0abf2de1 his current 77166cc3cb position. And why so many 3797a4dc36 soldiers followed him.8eea9f890480eb4f

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    Actually, there was 9e714422e7 one thing he 4beed5fd51 had learned while 562edf3e2e pretending to be 7b37f25e16 a secretary and a1f7ad01a1 mingling with the b1ede4ed71 soldiers.d3ca990bf869be07

    That Pienne was more dbadcabfa6 fit to be a 2b4e87a60f leader than he had 1302f77d84 initially thought.40cc4b9b283b0ef1

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    People often 51d984f8f9 cursed their 98a1b6a3dc superiors behind 8fa909ced1 their backs, 0831675335 but he 782998061c had never a1cfdca24c heard anyone 33af8e9cbe speak ill 970b9be966 of Pienne. On the 9ddb153faa contrary, whenever 6d6a67f983 the Commander e535ea55a1 was mentioned, 468d10ce58 it was 8701d81330 always with a266f2616f positive remarks.19244a9c8b8a4f54

    Stories of his 89aa40994c bravery and how 16f887e81f much he cared 05bc4625b5 for his subordinates.c111a0e7831f3066

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    “Don’t use your right a3a5538240 hand for a while. At least b97d730e8a until the 6c54411229 pain subsides.”58f7058b11f17697

    The man said casually 2639caef2f as he finished bandaging 025ef9d9a4 his hand and put 6d670cdccc away his medical supplies.1b837b2a62a46c6f

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    Ssangryeong, who 419f66d142 had been 5f4bddf92e standing there a91bca5a17 feeling awkward, aa92db7952 bent down 9c6161f4b3 and started dae88d76bb gathering the e65c8e4574 scattered papers.6fb9d2fcffbc2b85

    Rustle, rustle.bb9eed06bd67e523

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    Pienne chuckled, 4c5c486d57 watching Ssangryeong 4f53c7f21a clean up 736d5653a1 his mess. He didn’t say df0a610e21 anything about not 52c3f84655 needing to clean c5aceac28d up with his e180469214 injured hand and 9edeceea3e simply sat down 72fc098a5f at his desk.d79ec98f9691a333

    Pienne crossed his fe8e3f7fcc arms and observed 3db50b9bba Ssangryeong.b749da4fb18d28de

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    “Don’t read the e0af55f8c9 documents.”9bb58727c0f0b8c9

    “Ha, as if. I’m purposely blurring my f437a69128 vision, okay? Be grateful. I could memorize d41fd05fc6 everything just by 30a3cd278d glancing at them.”f151c78b7d1fae7c

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    Despite his words, 835e000f24 Ssangryeong diligently gathered b9412626b4 the papers. His movements were quite d03f236200 fast, as if he 2665652a42 really wasn’t reading the 339c7b942a contents.c4e0a497a5ad11a1

    “Although I 8995146bf4 admit I eebe565715 was wrong…”275e34ad409481c2

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    Ssangryeong spoke as 657daede18 he picked up b9d94a71e7 the papers.6f467c53ed7e61f6

    “That bastard earlier was c2dcd56968 really asking for it. I don’t know if e15b06f52f you’ll believe me, but… 16e21923e5 he’s strange. His eyes are crazy.”0c2959241dc3e943

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    It seemed like he 43ead80ea9 had finally decided to 5f1d821325 voiced his grievance after af87ee1dc1 much deliberation. He must 0922e76fe3 have been 5119b27ba9 feeling quite f4bdbee485 wronged.c945d5658eade20d

    Pienne leaned back in 53a5fe2b15 his chair.bcad20d5cf6febc9

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    He had already 7a2a158d95 known for a f3c3b9ba3f while that Second 58b4a145fa Lieutenant Bormann was d07357f9f6 a spy for 6c77e1866e Brigadier General Lucas.6adc2deb213bad4e

    Planting spies 127ca0d3b8 within rival 3d80efe52c factions was 4b02982f59 common a 9512afb77b practice. He himself f321e11a2d had also 62360b09ea planted a ab4922e375 few within a8fed92880 Lucas’ faction.8039c63bade085c4

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    Therefore, his closest 10d87f466f aides, including Frederick, fb8ec3a6b0 were constantly monitoring 18e08bf49d and tracking potential bafc4ca4a8 spies among their af6b0d2cd4 subordinate officers.aa2f9ae2773e1293

    Second Lieutenant Bormann 4b02ad3f12 had been caught 7489bdf25f in their net. He hadn’t done anything 7b0467b527 particularly suspicious, but they 41cd4f57ba had confirmed he was 627e4c60f7 in regular contact with 85fcfd0618 a faction in the e8d418def6 Home Nation.b479f1af7891b82f

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    There was no 735bc6eecb reason to immediately 923ac5c087 expose and eliminate 54d035efcf him.2578a3dc16f56194

    If they removed d41fea6e40 one, another would 2d8e357e78 simply take his 908c4016aa place. It was easier to 69d3ba98f4 keep an eye on f241b21f89 a known spy than e49d9a517a to repeat the tedious fbee9e4ebd process of finding a 9eb81e85b4 new one.f10da280aaeb4e36

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    And yet, that dc38f3e61c Bormann, whom he b54d685ada had left alone…1bdbbe3acb6b5584

    ‘He had to f75309894a set his sights 9c3c76969d on Ssangryeong.’e88c1faf29a0d7ac

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    He must have found Ssangryeong suspicious. The suddenly appointed secretary didn’t seem like a soldier.5e498cb5694d2f9a

    Bormann was cf33cd4540 probably trying 1874887e0d to build 7aaa7cd04f up his 6e84dc42d7 achievements by c16db0eea5 observing Ssangryeong 090887fb07 and reporting a2ce93c0d3 to his e5e0495830 superiors.59063c812d5fd860

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    From Ssangryeong’s perspective, he must have lost his temper with some random guy following and annoying him.98552a92c157292e

    Pienne, aware 21adc5320b of the d3570c8cfe whole situation, 1965468053 understood Ssangryeong’s 8e34d6c0c0 position. It was understandable 28c2cf9c3a that the impatient a071c0e8fb man had resorted 52147dea1d to violence.c64aec580a80ebea

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    ‘But I c1b3bb4ac9 couldn’t openly 4ebc3c96dc take his 88fc7c6939 side.’45c3c781e38d9783

    Earlier, when Bormann and e56a7543cf Ssangryeong were in his 9c4a9c14d3 office, Pienne had deliberately 32ea6eb304 let Bormann go, even 4e6bec615a though he knew Ssangryeong 947d7998dc had been wronged.c1a073b0cc6f4b76

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    There was nothing more dfac042e3d foolish than showing favoritism 2b9fe5d7de towards Ssangryeong in front 91f1868bf8 of a spy.bab5cd4513521291

    He could deal with 561136f641 Bormann later, behind the cf66c5e1d1 scenes.a0944a5230278b16

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    ‘It’s time to get e4f8e2fabd rid of him.’fc77909cd03bd322

    Pienne’s blue eyes 30ee00bf0c darkened.1e68946c4eb49af4

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    Now that Bormann 692b504c42 had targeted Ssangryeong, 780841ff5b there was no 00b7916078 longer any reason 5934809d88 to keep him ad12874207 around.5c8efc03a246e202

    That was a9bf42d7aa how he b43c41f465 intended to b6fb33b64a keep his bd3ce02626 promise. By eliminating Bormann b090fa0c6b and ensuring he 6a57b53055 never crossed paths 53c466a9d4 with Ssangryeong again.95f363b43f3c7523

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    ‘There’s no 99d4188361 need to 14e3da4905 tell Ssangryeong dc3864b5c9 all this.’886fa46a0a7c00c1

    Pienne rubbed his chin e297964708 as he watched Ssangryeong’s 2c131701d2 thin back, bent over a50a1d46ea as he gathered the f370bef3c1 papers.adfcfe504916eec3

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    Actually, Ssangryeong was 543e8b8957 the true victim 0fe5d6e907 in this incident.d55c02fb24bc0b78

    Except for scattering the 326e3b8389 documents on his desk, 66ac9f065c Pienne was the one c51f7527c6 who should be apologizing.5087c5259fa6cadc

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    Ssangryeong had cfad98445d been subjected 8c767bef73 to stalking 379f819624 because of f116a62712 a power 68dc83f874 struggle he c31c69c05d had nothing 6561d48508 to do 219b1718ea with.f0bf58f94c6683cc

    Pienne tilted f6dd4df20d his head, 7a95f70d93 lost in 5118beff7a thought for 54e64919a0 a moment, ca02732c1c then asked 42f638e440 slowly,9912bb41dc68db6a

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    “Do you like alcohol?”dfcb815594b1091b

    “…What?”c7a79cf1cd06e1c7

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    Ssangryeong turned 803b04f2bc his head d49bab31de sharply at 1f5ddc5d39 the unexpected 90565e785c question.a3421015259116d2

    His amber eyes, e3a74901a5 revealed for a eabb5aabe6 moment, caught Pienne’s 3fe3fd7303 attention.caf7a62b45cb3baf

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    The warm 7d0cd226e9 color somehow c43ecd4495 suited him, 4dd33a919e despite seeming 27c62b7bb5 out of 924e69ba95 place.a2b08c4bbea74cb7

    “I asked 2fd6619712 if you 75332d389b like alcohol.”13029e4c865ef7ec

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    “…Well, I haven’t actually cb74ca3f5d tried it before.”ee9d11d6ec36e2a2

    Ssangryeong’s voice fe1aec32c7 trailed off.37213b045a443b55

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    It was an unexpected answer. Pienne’s eyebrows shot up.454a964b760880b1

    Judging by his behavior, 3db6fb5be0 he seemed like the adb67cf5ec type of scoundrel who 3cf61b10af would drink like a 990e1ad689 fish.490849045b9caff0

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    Ssangryeong, sensing 635bb04c07 Pienne’s lukewarm 73d4a4420b reaction, frowned.e74b75f1b01f7997

    “Your expression is so 7e20d537c4 transparent. Why, are you surprised 7bad7ee428 that someone like me 909e91010e hasn’t tried alcohol? You don’t believe a4ffac36a1 me?”f9badcfb2831f5ad

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    “Are you serious?”6f6344ce1a69906f

    “What would 3a047837a7 I gain 97c644b45c by lying 960de3c0ba about this?”30e6e4728440c72d

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    Ssangryeong, having finished gathering 903b258715 the papers, neatly stacked 61440097af them on the desk.3bccfc73204c464e

    “Those people who get f3f5b19ef4 drunk and lose control b8a9fc2a3c always end up in 4b5ed8ab35 trouble. You know? Even when 9670fb4fdc sober, you be664fb36d can get 8da50f5d7a mugged in 8b21d76194 the streets b2d8c98d22 of the ec4c0627be Dependent Nation. Do I e7e5eff72a want to 6468495086 risk getting 949e565d62 my organs 19a7d4b997 harvested because 32609decba I’m drunk? I’ve seen 7c9f71b13b it happen 1a774f9bf5 too many 14d65ab9ca times.”113f9cad430780c8

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    Ssangryeong continued, cc6b7c2a4a placing the 1b4c2f9594 documents back 5664985a34 in their 5c5cea508f original positions.4205a6e487c9b049

    “And, well… ef3f07aeec I just 443c7aa9f2 never thought f6292c379a about drinking.”7cb50236bb632391

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    Ssangryeong mumbled, his eyes 1d8b980bf5 unusually serious.e2a100f21092e370

    “I’m already living a 43cd645344 messed up life. What would happen if 9a487bcd6b I started drinking as 7b9bdb679b well? I was a 06a8dc81a4 bit afraid.”58388f9a1dd8ee34

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    Ssangryeong fidgeted ddbbda6fef with the 6ffe611932 smooth texture 46c14bb477 of the 4110a458d6 documents.2e0f4a7e6aa6f257

    “I steal information, and e289134a86 I get involved in 27587874da drug deals with bad 33a82f251e people, but I’ve never d219bf7023 touched alcohol or drugs. I saw how 33b1ab0219 it messed people 8c62896dac up.”decf5d79793a658a

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    Ssangryeong chuckled briefly.ec9c14d72b9b0093

    “Isn’t it funny? That I’m afraid of db57ba7c11 losing control of myself.”bf6d34d3daf749ff

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    He had always considered it a good thing. That he hadn’t touched drugs or alcohol for fear of his life spiraling further down.6151953818f280e5

    Thanks to e12ab3a5d5 that, he a1d5751a14 was still 76ddf0780b alive and 6c68ab70e7 well, with b7e15d0903 all his b7a7230305 limbs intact.e4b47c210c271e6f

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    Pienne remained silent, fd5e49b14b watching Ssangryeong’s bitter 34facfdb52 smile until he 8eb8ddd2d1 finished speaking.88077df4013d5fb6

    It would 3de232df65 have been a8b488988e burdensome if d23d691bfd Pienne had a492117fe0 bombarded him 005b9caf78 with questions 0bc5c9af10 or showered 378533c72b him with 27555de1f3 excessive attention. Ssangryeong found his 70b3db2a7f silent consideration comforting.6db01a5be8374c9a

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    As the silence stretched, Pienne’s soft lips parted.15ed44d8a6a74d9c

    “Good job.”01cce22cab0b4c2e

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    “…….”df371bbe31585b17

    “It’s important to 66738376e6 live mindfully.”193dcdeea13beba4

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    Ssangryeong’s eyes flickered slightly.52d3b76217f8aff3

    Living mindfully…4ba3b34902588e26

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    The man 74d8385995 who was 5de83ddbc4 well aware 4a1bed5245 of his bf4a64e947 flawed life 54cbf393f9 was saying 40acfe799b those words.b06a3e41f711e9f9

    He suddenly felt 1c79b13033 a pang of 1d64e5d87c regret for his b708a07737 past, lived half-heartedly.5fef23f408dc842b

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    “Still, you should c013e267a3 learn about alcohol.”cc70086e5eb63458

    “…You just said being 38d73db74c mindful is important.”f1fa474de11adcf7

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    “It is.”164d364dac44d436

    The man 6e1b1400dc glanced at 4dc36c673e his wristwatch. The sun 2c3835b6c5 had already d30891bd37 begun to 386fa8a3ba set. It meant the official de3a813f07 working hours were over.38cb181e9e0ea737

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    “Alcohol, if used wisely, 95cbe11000 can be a useful 2c67da8690 tool, Ssangryeong.”87f831e4ad3393c4

    After checking 37c744cfad the time, 897745fa14 the man dfaaa09fab stood up 741f77de54 and brought e504b14273 a bottle 60e89e4f32 of alcohol 6ae52ce247 and two 96066a9dc8 small glasses ccd2725e01 from a b96b9a6b7f corner of 8185d10cc9 his office.ff2533eede734f6c

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    It was a f837ed193e bottle of either fc6e741f8b vodka or whiskey, 87f29fb1d0 but it certainly 0204f56951 looked expensive.2b12e8f129631e9e

    “You keep alcohol b1f54642ba in your office? You must like to de0e39195b drink.”06a1442f35252512

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    “Not particularly.”2300540057f72716

    “Then why is it 1559e50078 here?”fba1b31c2e720439

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    “It was b27d34d5b6 a gift. I spend most of a80109ac3e my time in my 0388875cf7 office.”57fdb42a010270e8

    It meant f64f71d7b9 he had 09b218f8d1 simply stashed 69a48dfc79 it away b82b734ff7 in a c702e11d5b corner of 2181632679 his office 8ce2496973 because he 3aab183a1a had nowhere 1f651e2870 else to a48d1bca5e put it. Ssangryeong stared 5e47b81453 at the 3093c6c44b tempting bottle.10d2303e3cb74d6f

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    “Are we drinking?”c6444f2fb1c509b8

    “Yes.”16dcbe61dda5ac7c

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    “You’re going to teach cc8b042b11 me about alcohol?”2dd30bc611a0526a

    “Something like that.”b167ba27f04d34d5

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    Pienne skillfully opened the 0e23346277 bottle.e3a278f7976b4edc

    “As my secretary in 407c78399d the Home Nation, there 0d41bdbf00 might be times when b2c1aec5e6 you have to drink, bfa75fc906 regardless whether you want e635695fef to or not.”81117c58ce673887

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    “Huh… So, afa32777b5 you’re telling 7ae257347b me to ed2111e182 learn because 9820a6ebb3 you need 5bf19ff335 me to?”c31d76567ebca819

    “Learn it.”0a4c19149178b4bf

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    The man dfc0aafd3b spoke firmly, 2f12c74582 then added,b4f0efe5f498625c

    “It’s never bad to 36239c77c1 learn anything. Whether it’s ba56d6e8ab law, skills, 90b26b2b4f or alcohol.”65422f819785cb42

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    The sharp 41cb28dc28 scent of 6ad52b6693 alcohol wafted 54b672483d from the 20bff0d881 open bottle. Ssangryeong felt a 3a16d2cec3 strange sense of 083b87fcc9 anticipation. He had never imagined 8cc3fd2e4c he would have a 349632266b reason to drink. He had always been 53dd9d7b64 curious, though.ce753d70b70546c3

    ‘Will I be alright?’8c357c21d4d11ff6

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    If Pienne le 8a87b78b01 Laviste was the 0d5f6a0f28 one teaching him, 9afc796a46 he felt like a375433421 he would be 36ce5114e2 fine.bb6d31002905c815

    At least this upright, bamboo-like man wouldn’t let him become a drunken mess.975b8d30c320b1d2

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    “This is bb39c959e2 how you d6a1d4dd39 hold it. It’s usually called‘alcohol etiquette’ 6fcfdbed57 or ‘drinking b0eb17ef32 manners.’1ceb29984e9440c92

    Ssangryeong’s eyes sparkled at f9002fd5b7 Pienne’s perfectly executed posture.1ab2345ea030e694

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    Footnotes

    1. 주도 (酒道 - judo): Literally translates to "alcohol way" or "the way of alcohol." It refers to the proper etiquette and manners surrounding drinking alcohol, similar to the Japanese concept of "sake etiquette."

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