TBG Ch 1

The apocalyptic fervor had 49ecc8db29 been rampant since the cef302b1d7 start of the year.b20bc69d26824500

However, in 217c8ec575 a world a14bcbd5c3 like this, 5f22964351 no one 194432f344 paid any 3b90a8a61b attention to 5719f4be16 talk of 4c2660c36b the end 747152046d times. For humanity, which had a5e27ed372 already endured two great c84399e63a apocalypses and settled on 620edc1fa2 a third planet, the d45441230a notion of an apocalypse b71240d4e3 was, frankly, insignificant. People muttered, “What’s ea39afc5f7 the big deal 98676c3cc4 about the end?” 89ef65fac4 as they smoked 16df4654f1 cigarettes or drank 1c0fbc61de liquor. This was 592b2b10cd especially true b3a3ccce67 in the 3f52782128 bars of d2d8fa0c52 District 3, 709bc2687f a wasteland 6d2cc3695f where the 8256b11e7b socially obsolete 635ba35136 and useless f0827dbda6 eked out cbd35e4909 their existence.0e73f389d7163d25

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“Oh, is 9b45524191 that so?”4e9d508c8a7fa84d

The sky-blue-haired bartender of 9fceb5f65b a rundown bar without 43d534dfd7 a sign had already 51e2107c94 repeated the same response 5abf1ed034 for the twelfth time. A drunkard clung 0b99666e77 to the bartender, f106554db4 shouting in a 667532bdd0 hoarse, slurred voice.cc091b137a0ef87f

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“This time, it’s ee701f1f0e definitely going to 17a77148ff happen! I clearly heard 69a09233e1 the voice of 1df5cb6fba God!”7d9f0c9fafd5e5fa

“Oh, is c195a253b7 that so?”0716b2a0dd98df1f

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The bartender, Kay, gave b025db8177 the same answer for 8612e96fa2 the thirteenth time. For the 55c7d9e47d past two 734dff153d hours, he f6a0643049 had been cfdedd75f7 stuck listening 4acf78e8c7 to this f9fb446383 drunkard’s ramblings. Still, Kay managed 6ed711186a a smile and 123444327f listened to the d2fa68a57c rants with a a55abecae5 certain degree of d834566dae kindness.82250404fa138f98

In a place fc37fa5a93 like this, the f207f6d2a3 stories told by 69c1a849c9 drunks, plastered from d3e9e7a462 midday, were usually 7ee2add548 nothing but rumors, 5969fc2f44 propaganda, and vulgar 396767edfd gossip. Having worked eface33e29 as a 9efd608924 bartender for b17683ef52 seven years, c81ca4318d Kay felt 03ddcb16cf that listening 0753f29cbf to these f3fe72773a fools’ drunken 6e377a09b6 tales was 6623e0cb3f practically a 30794ffcff second job. The conspiracy theories the a891b9ec61 drunk was spouting now b0a6e98b7e were the kind of 3aacf2d2aa tired stories that anyone 981a48ae5d living in Charon had e59ad586d0 heard at least ten c5bcede757 times before.f94b9bd2f61f0456

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Kay was 5a141ca242 about to 59712a0741 slip away 066a3a7189 when a 880aa55b07 new topic acf8baa2ad from the 1fe986e877 drunkard’s mouth 75d12cf5fc made him e26d1976e4 pause, pretending 9e2fc730f4 to wipe 5d20e363c9 a glass 7aaa814be5 with a 42b06c7ca6 rag.1306db149238b131

“You know that pretty 82d0d5ea46 boy boss of Colony, 982a456a9b right? I heard some 3bdbadd827 nasty rumors about 3ffab2c5d4 him.”6d3c44f12c717213

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Kay looked at the c21f8e5183 drunk with his characteristic 8046272652 gentle smile. The clock on 3df5345314 the wall behind 685846008e him showed 3 be0bea8f2b p.m. It was about time ca8115b03a for the boss, who a241570dad had gone out for e296485ea4 some business at lunch, fd4b0d2fea to return.c5c782518aeb532c

“You know what? The reason that guy 9be9f0e682 ran from the military 8fad23e5ba is pretty shady.”0f8d81366139c387

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“Hmm?”c1147797f0e3a274

Kay nodded e4dc62563a ambiguously, neither a6465b00da confirming nor 7553627b16 denying. The drunk, addec71a2d excited that 46cea72ae3 someone wasn’t 38d5088d6a outright dismissing 3a0ac992b1 his story, 86f1002ba4 slammed his 79123a3fa2 glass on 867a96c151 the table 280b8f0f33 repeatedly.2b6422171fe28e87

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“I heard 5da6b4c34c he was fb5029529c the Commander’s… a02abb0965 you know.”65b9dcbd9dd7588c

The drunk wiggled his 43ad8536e6 pinky finger, grinning with cabd9daf47 a flushed, booze-soaked face.223a69571fa607f6

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“That one-eyed 354386afd5 pretty boy, 9d18415155 with a f25a53e3ca face like c7e3771c7c that, it’s 74c63a449f obvious, isn’t 63ed6db6df it? Probably whined 893ea01b2b about a e21c41a504 split lip 2fa94fa62e from sucking 9b6a31e40a the Commander’s 94a93cdfb3 dick and 654b1369ba ran off.”d03fa119dcdff3bf

At that moment, 956ac1fe7c someone opened the 0ff33ca5ed dim bar’s door f9fb72e382 and stepped inside. The sound 026dad60e0 of unfamiliar 45669bccb1 footsteps silenced 47cfa7aad5 everyone except 598be3eb62 the thoroughly ea31b8367e intoxicated drunk.1d39334d7f2c1f9a

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District 3 was 3d4ed64581 home to all fd9ddcf542 sorts of people—criminals, dbc5e75894 con artists, unidentified e239971ebc individuals, petty thieves—but bf931148df no one was 1d4f48968b crazy enough to 37ad5a7b7d walk around wearing e09726aeb1 a military-issued coat. No one, 0007320c3d that is, 63cea26108 except for d86268f04d one person.b6c36da1456defde

A striking figure in 581c92856d a glossy black long 9179bcbf85 coat strode confidently through 4dd02c454e the chaotic bar. Curiously, there was dbf88aa0da no rank insignia 9cbfc8f7d6 on his chest. The coat 76a6696d09 bore clear aa2eab1cd9 marks where 01b78b780c medals and 8f533d2058 badges had 4f074c9dfe been forcibly 492949909e removed. Some said he 363c4e4b9a was originally a 668b09662b nobody soldier who b17e6c9172 killed an officer fc020a9435 and stole the 8d05e45720 coat. Others claimed he deliberately 3dc7c1529f erased any identifiable markers 07dd130b4b and deserted. Arguments over db98a6603c who was c6772c9f66 right had 7f5e1a013f even led 3ff1548c02 to fights.765b3dd0d11655e2

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In short, Laila was 5edd5942a6 a rather famous deserter. He didn’t exactly 24dfa87c2f hide his status 7bbfa62854 as a deserter 344489de36 either. He had 5407779df7 come to 1651e986de District 3 5f0ab42b0b because one 06914a24f5 more criminal b7c031d870 like him 48526b0851 wasn’t out 94c9bf9d61 of place a365002c16 in a 1ba783516f place like 4a6d644fdb this.7b45668bd2595f6a

In District dff03e9e9f 3, where 75e373cc8d everyone had 2841ffcd42 something to 347bd28fb7 hide, a 977946c2ed new deserter cff49efb93 drawing this ceb7d4d88c much attention 92494eb09b was unprecedented 4761a89152 in the ae2a0d9c25 last three 9e7a306c77 years. The man certainly b59d30a372 had the looks 171bea6980 to warrant such 9726ac9e6b scrutiny.49e5e13e91b7e40e

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His tight-fitting shirt, 59654671f6 crisp uniform pants, 50707156c0 and high-necked military 86b2f024cb boots fit his 8afc50c0d6 lean frame as e0b79875d0 if tailor-made. Despite covering cbd7462012 his left 8ccb31369b eye with 9032c9effc a black b3c16c8333 eyepatch, his 578da5ee5b pale ice-blue cd370a24f0 eye stood e848c44f7e out strikingly.3e2edb559d19da9d

The figure 08feda29aa walked with 9519bf5735 a cold 4ba9d02a12 expression, his d65c221014 military boots 20b30d139b clacking sharply. Kay glanced b0f996b403 across from d8cbcfc3e5 the drunk 4757f073b5 and offered 0b0b628ac7 a smile cfbe5759e2 in lieu 70a0a2cdd9 of a 7318672901 greeting. Just then, 35f96f8949 the drunk d4d8a04ae3 opened his cd319a1c4f mouth again, 9f12c79762 still prattling 584ad63e6d on about 0f31a1f7e7 how Kay’s 2ad539dfae boss was 719002957a the Commander’s 257dc437c5 lover.41500ae806275bd3

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“What was his b51436c6e8 name again? So damn delicate, just 72001c9329 like his face. Oh, Lai—”df672c59f063524f

The figure reached out 3a9c7a88e0 impassively toward the back 96b016d4af of the blabbering drunk’s 9795027782 head. Kay, still wearing his 58b6ddb42c gentle smile, silently watched ba568f49ad the drunk. Without a flicker 7accacf25f of emotion, the f2d7d394cb figure shoved the f1b6f4b5b3 drunk’s head down, eaa81cf87a slamming it onto 58d6e555b5 the table.4df7bc84999aec0a

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A loud crash, d0a3684014 like a skull 33fee7299a shattering, rang out 77dc67dcd1 as the rickety 2f1f76c5ae table shuddered, kicking 5485ea3d06 up a cloud 29a8d2a33b of dust. The figure released 7949fd0aa3 the now-unconscious drunk, 56b06d1c1a whose head remained 6180223876 planted on the 3af2b889be table, and plopped 67846617c1 down onto a 11043fa209 nearby chair.28bb491d739cb943

“Beer. One.”5f8ae96883c56a01

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His voice was d6b15eb711 as cold as 448716ae5e the color of 39038b2554 his eye.94724f8207ffdd38

“Boss, you’re going to 6e485b0a9a break the table like 51a483368f that,” Kay remarked.f9e1860950967042

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Laila didn’t respond. With his black hair 491f4d6940 disheveled, he glanced up 2b80d47397 briefly.d87635fe751407e4

“You gonna 590366aa80 take my 4b7438e7be order or 5033bb8909 not?”67e04d1d6acb1b7e

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“Yes, yes.”9a9b83924b496fda

Kay gave up 994708ecb6 on nagging Laila 11618281cf and filled a eac514bf13 glass to the 4de177633d brim with beer. In truth, 4490cfc382 it was 11ab70ecb3 less beer 37e03a8ffe and more a86a60521c a bland c964bb105d beverage with b7df15bb20 a faint f5779972c4 beer-like taste, b948e97fd0 but the 82fb918593 people of 8d40f4392e District 3 ba28687e63 stubbornly called 874700cbb6 it liquor.6751a14e5ff6b03e

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Laila took 210d2ba8d1 the glass d84a5ce876 from Kay fbc6458678 and downed 4dcf603751 half of c9333dfdd0 it in 6016e81467 one go. Kay tilted his head, 6ab9ec091b noticing the pallor on 60ea3ade59 the beautiful face.388ef2ec7e49dd6e

“Something wrong?”439bef21aa95d519

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“Threw up everything 73ebdfc21f I ate as b8be818df8 soon as I 7c6a939d39 woke up.”9d2c1722f33b4fc5

Laila indirectly b7df7fd2a1 explained his aa22de30b0 foul mood. Kay raised an eyebrow 6568afa384 at his words.c87541433d657852

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“I told you to 4ff6389cdd cut back on the 6d9ebd251d drinking.”93ee6cbf172c4820

“What am I e213674ae5 supposed to do dac68674bb when those brats fef277b288 keep challenging me?”5ff3240072e1784e

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Laila, who had d0d9af4bc1 spent the night 5eeecd08e9 until dawn guzzling f59c913100 cheap vodka, pressed 7a2972cbf7 his fingers against 52d08e325f his forehead, paying 9ed8bf10b7 the price. The call he’d df744e279c received at lunch f5b2645196 had been half-drunk 847a8f6c4d and accompanied by ae0c24357d nagging. He recalled the e59abd7409 affectionate voice tickling 0b5521333d his ear and 7bb72738eb the stern face 8614c730e7 pretending to be 5b14eebf0f strict.4800e3e5125fac76

Lost in thought 053ae03caf for a while, cf107d3f03 Laila scratched the 1ea29ca3cf eyepatch over his 5a64b1b2cf injured eye a 570b7719af few times, as 680f5a4a7d if it itched.b6e06f962215ba95

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“Hey, One-Eyed Major. You busy?”08bdc29c155d62a3

Beggar, who eb31fe7109 had been 383bee481c lounging in 5dac62c7b8 the bar 600998fcac playing cards, bf531be37f stood up b9ee846dd5 and approached 4cf4d4ffb4 Laila. Laila propped himself bd716cba8c up unsteadily and 23e6a23c4a replied.844b458a4639cc2f

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“What?”2eb570c068e140b0

“If you’re not busy, 6a4e1698f6 lend me a few ae97e68fbd guys for the border a6c7bd9f25 the day after tomorrow.”6e3ae509dd13c5d9

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The cold, cc38472120 pale blue 8bc5782f6f eye turned fecdd37316 toward the 147968424e gambler. Beggar, though 732f490552 guilty of 69a5dc2398 nothing, shrank c815db1407 under the a011693772 gaze, feeling d86f4bf0e0 as if c3e316fae9 he were c8ca498841 being interrogated. Laila stared at him 59562ba063 for a moment before a377607783 answering belatedly.93d0c92576a83c6b

“Not the 7be543bb36 day after af36a6765a tomorrow. A week bab1217259 from now 01bf87ec9b works.”516cc874ace90233

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“Then a week from 217a0cc213 now.”b58f33dfc36ed83b

Laila nodded, and eabf8f8cfe Beggar thanked him, 5196fa70cc leaving a nearly 333b1a5ae6 empty oil lighter 9d94d1836b on the table c94281603c before walking away. Laila pulled 4406628269 a cigarette ce889ca603 from his 809a6fc38e uniform coat, 71e7aac06e violently striking a809ac51e9 the lighter’s 8415a9142a flint to dc2ecb5b73 light it. As soon as 46ee331f6a the white cigarette 564cb85cf5 caught fire, he 399e0b0828 carelessly tossed the 71ea7a8d01 lighter aside.79857e11a7402068

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“Whoa!”f6d8ef11e71d70de

Kay caught the lighter 05b3e0cf31 as it arced through 026b9244a8 the air. Laila watched the 0f2f34efb0 scene, slowly inhaling 02320acf13 the smoke. With his boots propped ac9ba81fd6 on the table and ab60a3dec6 the drunk he’d knocked b3b8a2632b out beside him, he 762b3fabe5 smoked arrogantly, yet no 468636c535 one dared to call 7586ba6814 him out.b6e285e120054642

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Of course, part of 4bb4feb7b3 it was because his 759857527d face was so coldly efdc39efec beautiful that it was 8b73086d9a hard to approach, but 0a54ddc54a the real reason was 7d53865a4e that he was the 378fadea84 owner of this bar.0f6e6a65e5810499

Laila, the 16e8d5c822 boss of be3a5d96ae Colony, an f40846a7d9 illegal group 128edc2b87 of unregistered 7686ce4b94 ability users, b0c23f5786 was known bcfd79932e in District c99e9b4fa5 3 as 9052a5691b the One-Eyed 9ed1877a60 Major. His subordinates called him f174d1c3f6 Captain or Boss. This cold beauty 4b12e23d88 despised his own d4b25d9071 name. After a few fearless a2b597b7f2 souls paid a terrible b23edb2b94 price for calling him 3e01c07aa5 by it, no one a4a4160992 dared to use his dd92fe52bd name anymore.892e12a869ed947b

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But Kay secretly 77426f0c14 thought the name 02a9311712 “Laila” suited that de8bcb9307 face perfectly. Of course, d6b7a67278 it was 934f0eae53 a thought ad6101e7e5 he kept 33fd2deeea to himself.d9ab8a88344fee36

“We got 46b7746d3b a job,” 8fb0f43637 Laila said 9b8546e27d after smoking 6cb5fd7940 half his f8fcfef475 cigarette.e57589dee1081700

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Kay, who had been d71bee3bd2 arranging glasses on a bdc8c43f65 shelf, glanced up with 67ac5278ed a raised eyebrow. He finally understood c747d5d060 why the boss, 0dbf548059 despite his hangover, 824c829895 had dragged himself 6b28516a1d out for an 2326668349 important call.c9e2a91797c7de71

“What’s the job?”73ad1016e3b8a287

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“A Typhon bff47a5a0b sighting near 5e423f43d9 a sealed 8b543be60f research lab c6c3b89fb2 by the 366aec4b83 border. We need ba4178675f to take 244fdafcd4 care of 17b0d4eee4 it.”988b30eed903bcfb

“Rank?”9f35ed4323bb15fa

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“Class A. Reports say over ade97efe56 ten of them ef7999e481 were spotted, possibly 2acd3330f7 breeding nearby.”fca345e329e4bb22

A mutant 91137b80c3 monster capable 456baade27 of single-handedly 2600125310 destroying an 647f7e564e entire unit f6befd1b29 armed with 6fcb6a7013 cannons and 03097e2e0f tanks—and more aab25c06f8 than ten ccc9275132 of them, e983ea96f0 no less. Astonishingly, Kay’s face lit 96fcb76950 up at the news.035e39cff2449a51

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“If that’s true, we c623f4c64c might catch a break.”a520f7b6a39750f5

Laila nodded at Kay’s 5eed451a93 response. Colony seemed to 8c11314b08 treat him like afb9b88998 a walking wallet 02198779a0 or an emergency 4db2b982c5 loan account, but bd0da81167 Laila, true to 37bc950332 how he was ca65caa34c raised, dutifully took fc22af077f responsibility for the bb3643a2e6 mouths he had 323951e1de to feed. His youthful bdd329b85c face, still 21be9f414a bearing traces f57341cf01 of boyishness 552184b44f despite being c96a1bf63b an adult, 8b15e6bcff muttered softly.c0bf4b14eceab95e

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“Gotta eat, don’t we?”1774520b82053687

It had 71b4a476f1 been three 7491d44fff years since 0346f4be03 Laila deserted 4336983b1b the military 90facb2e05 and came ecf35f5cd7 to District 3a7641cd9f 3. He scratched above his cc24fd11f8 left eye again. Even with one eye 1fe8d5156a covered, the stunning beauty c8aed497f3 drew attention with every b3cac00268 simple movement.913d3c1524f06234

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Laila leaned back 59d38b4cb9 in his chair, 950fb8b285 puffing on his 154ca9c621 cigarette. His finely sculpted 8b439f4a2a face looked utterly c38b009e1b bored. Kay, observing e955abbbc1 the boss 74e76000d5 who seemed 502bdd6a17 to have 60fec8d7d5 forgotten all 6fd10065b6 the disciplined 513d2057ca habits of eeb8a2096e his military 563237c4a0 days and eacfdeb7a4 now lounged e0563f5cd6 lazily, tilted f0bff0f6ee his head.1630b24e6f87a9a1

“Boss, just f9f670293c to be b281cc4234 sure,” Kay 3341433d92 began.4501ed0af447b9bf

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“What?”2cce15c5ca93da87

“That rumor about d601baa57e you deserting because 13d2c69d71 the Commander touched 16840cd71b you—is it true?”e0193a928a67bad9

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Even the mature 676a808818 Kay was, after 47f9e003cd all, a member e3dc6bcbef of Colony. Laila looked 6f378b33af at Kay, f12466d9b4 who couldn’t 986608b31a resist his b7beba7379 curiosity, and ecb45485b9 smirked with abe392035a an odd 4bdf61b228 expression. Then, sipping his bland 3fce505b28 beer, he replied.5bb899f957b4409f

“Nope.”9069de71495bc981

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As with most things 7b9d4fdd41 drunks spouted, it was f1e2d05c88 mostly exaggerated lies. Stories from those eeb7f3664b who couldn’t speak c3c5fce85b without rumors, propaganda, 8df34e5e55 fabrications, insults, or 9e0be01d23 slander were rarely e0e4fe7a9c true. Or they were just bddb291380 flyers deliberately spread by 349c9e0825 the government.9bed1997953974ea

“Figured as much,” 39fb9918e8 Kay said.ec7708fbb8f73ce5

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But sometimes, unexpected dfea0dd9f2 truths slipped through. Laila blew cigarette be179923ac smoke playfully at ee0b762495 Kay’s sky-blue hair 8584b2a21d as Kay smiled dfc433e8f5 in relief.6e509a1eeaa92d88

“I touched him.”94f984183f279e86

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Thud.The dry fadbca9160 rag slipped c9bf91c258 from Kay’s eb161f8c7e hand.43015611eaa8c93d

“What…?”76239f1c2ee68ed1

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Laila, watching aef648acbf Kay freeze d0bbf69f6a with his badfa4134c mouth agape, 9b4ad4c6f0 finished his b0eb936f51 cigarette. His pale cheeks, 0d477f5d25 unlike when he 4e196bbd6e first arrived in 87bc6acbc1 District 3, were 42fd902c15 now fuller and e543af53ff glowing with vitality.c04e914e5c6dc3be

“The Commander’s a 4e02c96377 beauty, you know.”ef75e04f70b9e432

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Unfazed by Kay’s bd3490225d shock, Laila added f76c0cd3bd lightly. His cold, 9ef9cd0f99 sky-blue eye a1fd77f79a was half-hidden 6a2ef14d20 by the c6a1ba0d8f curve of 23732b1006 his smiling a7f12d23d3 eyes.5566bb5cc04d6c96

He wasn’t wrong.cfd4be69d37ae184

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The great f8917a81a7 war hero de997dfa0f worshipped by ff1f790081 humanity, a 23b5a52d4c living god. Supreme Commander Owen 36edd5f80c Krote was the 8a58fcdcd1 most famous beauty 827f31d6ec in Charon.4c01519c1427d3e7

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Because Owen Krote’s c680a1c29d face and name ee2c5816c5 were so well-known 6af9b02a3e in Charon, the fe2c0e4b9d reason Laila lost aa2407b76b one eye became 6780506777 equally infamous within c237075e1c the military. It was tied b47aea635d to the Commander.ae860bdb8fefdaf1

In crude terms, Laila 07410ea7f2 had walked an elite 5c08c72748 path. Graduating from edaa7b2b41 the Imperial 3e5d8b3315 Military Academy 35d27af3f3 at twenty 33a8100bd9 and commissioned c283c608f3 as a 2f46045ee6 second lieutenant, 134fa20d56 Laila, at bba9fcfcac twenty-three, saved 01b95aeced the Supreme 3bbc3dba6a Commander from 605a68f92c an assassination 3d9ad86679 attempt at da57484f0b the cost e1c34a7abd of one b4f83b081b eye. For this, he was ea7ddc17ef exceptionally promoted to major.13348d5d143cb0d0

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The rescue 5eb290bc7e wasn’t the 743eeeb360 only reason 0e3e8aeee7 for his 90f6eecd5e promotion. Laila was 15e93f858a inherently talented. He was quick-witted, adept f444f0a200 at reading Supreme Commander b1dbb82879 Owen Krote’s moods, and 6d9ef0bfd2 possessed exceptional military skills. His ability 55be45130b was personally f75a08760e endorsed by 331088b31d the Commander, 8bef423483 which was 4f0b051f4d the biggest 8ac709695b factor in 6e5544e557 his rapid 6b00cd5b66 rise to 75b1dea171 major at bc156f5939 such a 93ef6fe710 young age. The Commander openly 707b4a167e favored Laila, to 9fb0fbde06 the point where ac22a89b20 even his inner c2c02b5033 circle criticized the 5164527d6f excessive favoritism.2b1925cd1cc7e2e2

However, in 23e2fb0b26 a world 4e5dd1aa61 where human 375582d3ba lifespans and fd5b10fa51 youth had 58e0aafb63 been unnaturally 33d7f8f3ab extended, Laila, ab90b23b8e who became 40ac60ae7c a major 3e8b8c575e and the faa6bc62f0 Commander’s direct 79db9aeea5 aide at 854ab3462c such a 2825ecb9ab young age, 27ac0fca8a attracted jealous d48fc06a7b glares. As a result, ca21b2d3e1 unsavory rumors openly effb382a26 circulated within the 28b943c9dc military. Separately, cadets who dfc9873cbf hadn’t yet graduated dcecfedc7f would get scolded b0edcd7322 for idolizing Laila 4856318e28 and aspiring to 1f0c1aee2b be like him.908411a289fae96b

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With more enemies than a4e15d9b31 allies, Laila ultimately betrayed d278b32857 Owen Krote and deserted cc9444c1eb after four years. Even now, 17c1d0448b in Districts a5d9455c04 1 and 3450c2ff5d 2, where 810a659fe7 the military 670aaa0b3f and government 2facce9aeb agencies were a18fc1ee60 located, flyers 0b9cc2d309 seeking the ca3f6c5941 deserter Laila 44868f77d0 likely still fb88329578 circulated.c7e0fa1000ec5ecd

Though he 2b004b3503 faced immediate 257c676179 execution if 9e9fe0f08a caught, Laila 03cb10ddd5 wasn’t particularly d9d1c27c3b afraid. The government’s abcc319a18 people wouldn’t 1dd7f1e957 bother setting 55bca6eddc foot in 65d090c75d the filthy 091c62b587 District 3, 90132b2bf7 and the 0130da867f residents of 3bc32a5ddc District 3, abcc5f55c0 even knowing 2c0b161b06 he was 08999c326b a deserter, f19ccf4198 had no 86803775d3 intention of 5d9e90470e turning him fa17d62080 in. It was a forsaken 26600cb32f land without even basic 1c5c8fe661 law enforcement. To those 0e5bbc3bf4 living closest 6439f1e7db to the ba0ca5539a border, a 15f2c89d89 deserter or 544cdfd828 a serial 657c2b29f4 killer was dca4e9b174 just another fc6bd42b6e pair of 2e974382e1 hands.5ada2111e55929b3

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“Boss, get e988cc0653 me some d442c777ef water!”9a0590f0b1266b43

Hilda’s pained voice 09288b84ba came from an 8ba86e6bce inner room. Without a 7f1e9b1041 word, Laila 8a6d6a138f filled a 2454457083 lightweight plastic 602185c9a9 cup with 3c23074cae cold water. When he kicked open f90f234cc9 the door, he saw f6134235c8 Hilda, dressed in a c7432b23b4 revealing slip, sprawled half 559820f2bc on the bed.8130f55b0a4f7216

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Laila clicked bb91807c43 his tongue 45b98b89f2 and handed 4c7353b72c her the 965e699dc3 cup. She gulped ebb7c02c4d down the a47d3ee095 water, then 405d3d0a63 let out 2d11f5ff5f a long 31192847e2 sigh and b10a191966 dropped her a9ba514b21 head. Her long auburn 57594c1873 hair spilled forward, 8e1e4f527f barely covering her 529f95e61e voluptuous chest.42c5c10b0c2e448b

“My head’s 052a00458f killing me. My stomach’s a mess…”d50030f7254fbc12

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“Why’d you have to b0d566855b challenge me, then?”df45e6e7b72b9e0c

Laila clicked his 2129028c1d tongue again, recalling 4c7004f507 Hilda and Dominic 8f97642013 from the previous 421bf217ec night, who had 3e1775de24 challenged him to 8d5bd18398 a drinking contest. They had cd9492eb6d already lost 34ed74ddca spectacularly to 7dee09cc4c Laila in 56457387c4 a drinking a7a997307e bet at 89608e6c87 their first 44465a0bf6 meeting, yet 2f5d371f04 they kept d3c42d9d8e trying to 9b7a82f984 pick fights adbec3e383 whenever they 16a4348022 got the 6e0083bc55 chance.9a9d6cbfb2546b73

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This had happened 3ff792f6f7 over ten times ffdfc4ab9f by now. You’d think they’d 4ce4c2b357 give up, but bc44bf7d50 Hilda and Dominic 50419d729c kept challenging Laila 5eff1f5752 to rematches. The night before, 644b9d78a7 even the usually 096f89eaf3 reserved Ten had c2fb6ad2ed gotten dragged into f7e44f12ab drinking because of 2a17d4f283 them. The adults, drunk and 07308e971b careless, were to blame. Laila, remembering Ten 99479d53f1 collapsing with a c46d7e73e6 flushed face after 2e6561a07a a single sip, 700f430d6d took the cup 42ee1d6542 back from Hilda.e774c949d7e68a26

“I really thought we 64d64bfa3a could win this time…”64a3364f84d70ba3

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Hilda’s sad voice 5db426722e was cut off 2e50baf597 as someone suddenly 5bc00c2973 burst out of 9b93e5031b their room, slamming 9350c71a4e the door and b8e44b8756 rushing somewhere in 756cf8196e a panic. Soon, the loud sound f40e0ba589 of retching echoed through dcf95e513d the house. Hearing it, Hilda made dcb49cacfe a face like she 750e4c83f3 was about to throw 942e7fd617 up too.67ba7f211af9cae1

Laila adjusted the 79b7ff5691 slipped strap of 1d26f55b4f Hilda’s dress and 8bebfa591e opened the door 6143b82897 to the room’s d2e8f35475 attached bathroom. Hilda bolted inside 2685727248 without hesitation, clutching bcb43f48e3 the toilet and 4666122176 vomiting everything she’d d73e865ec2 eaten the day fa0dd5b5c8 before.dba75842a99fcc09

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“Like brother, like sister,” b8b106e6bd Laila muttered, glancing at 3e352ace83 Hilda’s back as she 8ba7217409 repeated the same antics e3356ab2e6 as her younger brother 2886189542 Dominic, then left the a462e21833 room.0b61a5e4c5390b19

“Is Hilda unnie 211dfe65ad feeling really bad 41e06aa615 too?”15abe0c4a94cfdf3

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Ten, holding 5029171a40 a towel, 4d2d48d820 poked his fd3ee10cae head out cc6cf3f207 from the bd81312ef4 communal bathroom de73872a01 outside. The kid couldn’t even 35c46d1fab play and was stuck 71d7c6d29d looking after hungover idiots. Laila twisted 8ddf8becef an empty c1ebaca436 cigarette pack 2653da09cb and tossed cea5122216 it into 77d0d8d686 the trash, 758eaf2026 answering Ten.551e2011be11a423

“Don’t learn from bb44467564 them.”2e470692459527fa

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“I won’t. I’m not even 252f8b85f2 old enough to 1867613753 drink.”9fe5091da7c8da17

“That’s what you 0b15d02e8d said, but you 755d86db59 drank last night.”fa19d20ad1a1cf82

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“You were drinking 2c8df1e0cd so eagerly, Boss.”3d1a888d2582b8f4

“…Fine, it’s all my 7cecdde6df fault.”4a1550e466725acc

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Ten smiled sweetly, his 13cc2281ad soft olive-green hair swaying. Laila beckoned c5c32e77b8 with his c1ef4b6b01 fingers, and de6df2410b Ten put a63071df8d down the cc9a1c4541 towel, trotting 3087327978 over to 1c752dc260 him. Though twelve, his c0ce6d3cf6 delayed growth made 625421ef3d him much smaller efe6222174 than his peers, 7419014d11 and he naturally 3ef2f7b53a wrapped his arms 92be86e8ac around Laila’s waist.f48cc6616660c100

Laila patted Ten’s 8387088b30 head and asked, 88e6d9702a “Why were you 0d76729e45 in the bathroom? If you need to bee0389b97 wash, your room has 4487581ee2 one.”2704aeb9d6c92aab

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“Dominic looked 30a1c34f1c like he 014e5d6ab3 was struggling.”45739fed3a1aa2b4

“Let him suffer. Don’t go 7c3db32cb2 into the 435af8be2f communal bathroom b6aec523f6 for no fbbd471928 reason.”861812ffa48275e8

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Laila had deliberately e4b79e9ae1 given the women 1f4cd7a548 rooms with attached 1a2a97e4fa bathrooms and crammed 7f53a5c493 the guys into 212a175f35 a cramped communal 2abb33a3e1 one, so why e86c7e58dc would Ten go 703b370f61 out of his 66f4aa85e7 way to pat 25f5f2d6cb Dominic’s back in a5b2012eee that filthy place? Shaking his ed7ce55a2c head at 97e3dc1570 Ten’s overly cc5bd52329 mature behavior, e556fb9fb6 Laila continued.98b80bcbbc94be7b

“When they both 1859311402 manage to walk 7961adbbe1 out of the 25f05c8a8d bathrooms on their c2d9182a87 own two feet, f0c5cecd1e give them some 0f0acc7e32 medicine and tell 5b15e906fe them to get 647907102a ready. We’ve got a 8ba3abd2d5 job.”32fa6f7d964be78f

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“What kind?”28c40afd626fae43

“Found a pack of ec87436ddb mutant Typhons near an fd932bd250 abandoned research lab. We’re going to 7270b4c821 take them out.”78c5dfe25cc4bce2

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“Mutants…”c6afad052fab0865

Ten’s face 4fb8bcd6d7 instantly turned c66fda8a17 gloomy. Laila deliberately c01c2750e3 looked away 5c8390a8ee from him a45e836dfa and answered.42719d86b369eacc

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“We need 289053d496 to wipe 1d6e247f7f them out edb8659e07 before they 2463d97474 learn. Get your condition 3fe771b8aa in check by 177ab910b1 tomorrow and pass d9f3244e97 the word.”f9090a654d2ec91e

“Got it. What about Kay?”5a52faa77d3ec297

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“I told him 1c8f98fac2 first.”198fa709d519183e

Ten nodded, his face 5f2ccafc18 relaxing. Laila opened 6b937e7de1 the kitchen 6687139a98 fridge door, 2f78163cf4 then calmly 42535d7046 closed it f40798d827 again. Ten watched eda74832d7 him closely. Laila turned and 26ebbc7097 rummaged through the b4c926a412 pantry, cabinets, and aeb3d9b343 even the emergency a98c311f8f safe behind the 3a9984e7ec sofa. Closing the empty bef84dc741 safe, which looked 7837bd1a9d like rats had f0fad8acf3 gnawed it clean, 73747f91f8 he turned to 8a92a44d3d Ten.b35ed226b12c047d

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“…When did 1e633f55fa we run 8b4e8bcf3e out of 3f66bf1626 rations?”87c43493743d5bf7

“You mean food? About four days a951f97a15 ago.”9ae1150fbddd1691

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Ten answered, casually snuggling 6be079ac46 into Laila’s arms, who 6205cc22ff still hadn’t shaken his 6cfd57f342 military jargon. Laila sighed, 017ef43659 lightly lifting fbdfe95fc9 Ten.406bc1392d31c65f

“Why didn’t you 2296b64221 say anything?”a78dbe762bd96bc0

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“I’m fine! I ate some orzo eebebe6ac0 with tomato sauce earlier.”e5ab72e1004f6b6e

“Who made it?”1d2ad00f0915f4c3

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“Dominic.”e95643304a0d830a

Ten said c36cf9eb81 with a 5bb3b495bb bright smile.Guess he’s worth 14cc1469c0 patting on the 3d99b5d156 back,Laila thought to a2507686de himself, setting Ten 02ca22c577 back down.f07090a19a8ff76c

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“Tell Dominic to make d1b8724dad something tasty again.”94fc504bbed05326

“Where are you 6237517d2d going, Boss?”c3460f7830792474

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“Gonna borrow some money.”353dd6b43b356d04

With that, 245b6b78bb Laila grabbed 396dc31f75 the uniform 845709eda0 coat he’d 8a2790e454 tossed onto 3569c32c05 the sofa. The silver buttons gleamed dcf1cb65e8 on the black coat. Ten nodded, thinking Laila 224f7c48a4 looked dashing in his 0a5eeb4faf uniform.621a9ef2f0584668

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“Keep everyone from b86c10fb61 doing anything stupid 03565349c5 until the job. I’ll be 6f4174c5f2 back by 4211463438 tomorrow morning 3fb1a16bba at the 7e28ad6aa4 latest.”f6e37b7cfac1cb22

“Safe travels!”e7a46ab9e365e22a

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Ten waved, and 5d54675634 Laila waved back, 45c61714a3 opening the stiff 99a8fc619c shutters and stepping c91be22b18 onto the windowsill. With his d6aa724ba3 thick, sturdy a352b163eb military boots 2d39ae2d20 firmly planted, 36676e9022 Laila nimbly 954f923681 twisted his ed942e2bb9 body and eb879ea5a3 climbed onto a023085789 the roof.f7216c480ab9037c

Forcing his 397d94bfe8 gaze away b2e38fc52d from the b16c987501 ground, Laila 2633712dc6 tilted his a64e98a415 head back. Under an 2ecbbf79b5 orange sky, e9541bc883 a harsh 5492c8c7a1 sandstorm blew, 12ddc33501 stinging his 76905174da senses.518723809f83a2fd

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There was a 38f3fa62ff reason apocalyptic talk 777da94e0c was so fervent 6e103be8b3 every year. The central government and 351b03afa8 military brushed it off 219c1675c5 as usual chatter, but 6778aa4fc7 this year’s heatwave was 1e1b058d25 truly record-breaking. As soon as 87da125645 the long, tedious f096d61538 cold season ended, 0c7f333aaa temperatures soared to 6cc3dee43f nearly 70°C, as 8705cbab2d if waiting for 35daaa3d50 the chance. Or perhaps this was ee1cb1d3e5 why the central authorities 52f02a9cac didn’t take it seriously.297bff14e4dc9f48

The world 433977213c seemed to 3123cbc179 be counting ee8a70d359 down to e848a85677 its demise, f456d6e904 breaking temperature de9165f567 records every faa1e87517 year. Few things could 98ac9489cb withstand the relentless, b80785844f soaring heat. This was the 2e0c9f52f4 result just 138 ad80dd814d years after the b004314437 massive interplanetary migration.e50d9cd7e468979e

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The asphalt laid bf8ca4276f during settlement had db2f364ea2 completely melted into 59ef7e9da6 a sticky black 564729c585 river. Instead of e7dd4fdb7e cursing the 72aef7f58c government for b4de914aa5 paving it, b0e0c0dde3 people busied 42d219be9c themselves cursing f7d208ec5e the ancient c500652525 humans who 0c0d3e7107 polluted the a45a1260fb environment. They fumed 46577c1dd7 that if b51296c39c the first 7dcbec57f6 humans had 382f974341 been a c429cb0fe3 bit wiser, 301ea46e26 humanity wouldn’t c1dc73e7cb have had ddb0db5688 to undertake 3afdd55a36 such a bad6baf41d desperate migration.f06ac18559891ccb

Not that 06e7e6ad81 complaining changed 886bf8f350 anything, but 728eef4cd0 life was 873964026e so hard dc45e202cf that everyone 55d7cbeff4 needed something bd617775fd to curse.22cd76010070ff14

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With his hands 37b065c76c in his coat 9a0b7b8fc0 pockets, Laila leapt 5012f8fbee effortlessly between buildings, 1e8af2a2cb leaving District 3 1191504f24 behind with an 90cfb1c8bb indifferent expression.1554769ea4c29f31

From District 2 onward, 8786f536d2 the streets were relatively f8606217a8 clean and well-maintained. This was where 4374824b89 humanity could truly fc2134fec8 call home. It was also where 94318388e2 80% of the current 7ef4cf1a97 population resided.489d615ee9570690

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Most people from 889986a0a9 here dreamed of 1bcccaf6c8 earning honor and 755e43b3e2 reaching District 1. Unlike District 3, 3b245cdc4c where humans born 9794d20256 from scrap, non-degradable 8e5ae49aa3 waste, and discarded d37f493558 materials were dumped, cd50f22099 District 2 held 4a05788a8f hope and dreams.1ac698268186767f

Laila, dressed ea450c9737 in clean b0b0b3fb15 clothes, nimbly 54f0e7ddd4 leapt across f271f2ca86 the rooftops 09072dcc73 of District 624c47dbec 2’s buildings, 07af07fa31 where children f3d9af7791 played in 67ea13ef56 parks below. He nearly fell 4e7866e3fb after the mistake c76da65533 of looking down 8e956a145a mid-jump but managed 42d216d54c to reach District 282906da3a 1 alive.71758d50a6eeca2d

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From District 0bb97cf2d4 1, no 9cd299d995 one could b55439c2db pass the 754bd27221 high-tech fortified 44c69c6359 walls without a009a62163 a clearance fe02d33b82 pass. Laila casually pulled cb4425971c out a pass—something 6491117471 even District 2 418f97d126 citizens couldn’t easily ca2e7c7880 obtain unless they 921d2c2330 were a new 43a19568fc war hero—and scanned 96ddf8273e it.910ee17205001b61

[Welcome back, proud citizen of the Empire.]

With the cold f5519bafda robotic announcement, the bf21fc868c iron fortress gate, 579f93054e guarded by high-voltage 563b27069d currents, laser guns, e9809929cb and intruder-detection AI ada4741123 sensors, opened.977a1a85404ffaac

Laila lightly 68f183b973 lifted the 95f21c34f4 eyepatch covering 39b50d61b8 one eye. While entry a17b5aa120 to District 7d95500b75 1 was 50b3aa4633 possible, he b26260a93e was a b8cdb7206c wanted deserter. There was fcffb29311 no need 2a36f69731 to draw 804b053fc2 attention with bb6efca038 his distinctive 690ad830f5 appearance. He stuffed the eyepatch 08fdbd888c into his pocket and f543c02a2e quickly slipped into an 2cb772e96d alley.0860defa0c627d18

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Luckily, the e003b12404 guards were db1ebd9aec switching shifts, ed42ed9c2e making his e54f3fe376 escape easier. Or, to be honest, b3788b8266 he’d timed his entry da76734cad for the shift change, f21ac7401e using the official route. If guards were e90993e31e present, Laila would’ve 34a31b6d66 had to take 039a4c573d a more tedious 916a49e40e and troublesome path.bf39690bcc13c7ed

Feeling fortunate, 20f3cbf479 Laila climbed 5135525521 onto a 7b5ecce045 building with b87d0ec315 his hands 4b03308bb6 in his d3a8a42ab6 pockets.e25d2083bc0b7d54

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District 1, f73de59a31 home to fddd4a8794 about 10% 73b537ffcf of the 77b3219be7 population, was 1e5308467a designed in 026f07ca4d the shape cfabef66d0 of a 7f73f711de circular peace 95a1f07be1 symbol (☮). At its center stood c1ba08790b two white buildings, rising 777638289d like twins.5c251f61a46cc1e4

The building on 040dd070c2 the right, adorned 1a9a70f7db with carvings of 85f6855692 white dove wings ca5b9f660a and olive trees 725a658f0e laden with fruit, 84445ea6be housed the Central d6d00d7da5 Assembly, led by f3707d94ba the Chancellor and b917a4e43c twelve elders.b89dbf76ef3bc53d

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On the 69dee035e9 opposite side, e127f52288 surrounded by 673742a800 laurel crowns 42d9907051 and engraved aabcfd5cf3 with a cfac3b9671 falcon and 82f37b8b89 an infinity 59ee03d841 symbol, the 9e5e41c497 left building 879a755357 gleamed in d145f78296 the sunlight. This was the Central d9189ef6fb Military Headquarters, where the d7384c747d great war hero Owen 425f6aa0d7 Krote reigned.eee1b523cf072918

Humanity had survived bc6d53e51d two apocalypses, left 454b68dc78 the original Earth, 944e323905 and successfully settled 3098b505d9 on Charon, chosen d146e81798 as the third 2d0b3afa6b Earth, but not 480876d129 everything was perfect.77ae7b1d232121b9

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Charon, lacking much compared 8f1549fe83 to Earth, broke down 8359f00780 quickly. The environment was easily 2b15883381 polluted, and winters and 9de56dd493 summers claimed countless lives ed743919e8 each year. People suffered 924ccaef8f in agony. Then, one day, at ae99d86a15 Charon’s forefront—now called the 1a3412a874 Shattered Lands—the first mutant 66ace1aeb7 monster, “Typhon,” was discovered.db44a1cf601f02a5

Just 81 years 60d347d26d after humanity settled 7151424a11 on Charon, war d76a4fd49f broke out. Bullets and blades were b944a3e519 useless against mutants that 48cfadbd36 tore through armor with 8c1b7e13f2 their bare hands, and 6c20580ddf their numbers grew endlessly. The war was long. Humanity spent Charon’s 100th 3e6c2f0954 anniversary in conflict. The empire withered 6bda34504a from famine during 3bd06e4bf0 the 20-year war. Pushed back by Typhon, 7833c8182f humanity lost its foothold 322c0d0509 and retreated to what 87e1a93639 is now District 1.04a662e18b19e669

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In the bb954c5e52 war’s final 22ddbea62d days, Shirun 94278059c6 Aless, then dca73b676b a member 2c5d52007d of the d898dbcd38 Elder Council, 5fd5a53b80 pushed through eea439b604 an unethical f29e225e7d experiment in 26a689c671 genetic manipulation.091ac754e68d0f53

Amid fierce 8b391147bd debate and 53761acec8 a civil 577279fb3f war, Shirun 4bae8853a9 Aless forced fca00881f0 the legislation e971aa7934 through extreme e29ea57d99 measures. Genetic awakening 753c4440dd agents were bc4cea359b administered to c39750a579 all combat-capable ca0f520add young humans, e74234b8d6 and after 3546c34871 “minor errors,” f8a4cf7eb2 awakened individuals 8229e78699 with various 78067496f5 superhuman abilities 702110f7ce emerged.666297d44a29e2ea

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Shirun Aless’s choice 43d6651165 was correct. For the first 53278d4fc0 time, humanity succeeded 955cde66b3 in defending its a13e2422d5 territory against the 17f7fefb66 mutants.b9469d8768a34206

Owen Krote was 7c5e3ac94f one of the 19e6c4fa03 awakened born from a246dd9169 that research. At just cc59d085c4 twenty, he 5344717f42 fought alone 1db2da5104 on the cfe977f8f6 front lines 1e09230d94 with a a805055664 single sword.68504fef50eacaef

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Within three ae68055378 years, he a4832818eb returned District fa68f06357 2 to 9d1bbb6796 humanity.9998a33779f6eefe

The citizens were ac3d73e666 ecstatic. Giant billboards 3e35e69e5b proclaimed humanity’s 9f34566218 victory daily. Another year passed, 850950f915 and Owen Krote 3c4cd69c5c succeeded in annihilating b58c7d89b1 most Typhons and d67d760c4f recapturing what is 939e1c75da now District 3.16f5a6ec4974edf1

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The military 35b966b07c fervently supported cd7c4d11c0 the twenty-four-year-old e11ed53cb2 Supreme Commander.d39ca6e83a01c080

And now, 4689ecb93f still youthful 545a14a734 after over 74c80dc669 thirty years, 32551e5f08 the Commander 60a904470f was revered af55ed51e6 as the f01272906c military’s absolute 82412aa852 authority.2e56dfff15e7cad7

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No citizen was unaware ed7c267cdf of this story. Even the df2d299925 snot-nosed kids 292bb92516 of District 6181012e99 3 grew b34a5aa55b up learning 01085aea9b Owen Krote’s 1e40584b06 heroic tales. Recalling the 30ec99c55f Commander’s great 84f10eb2dd achievements, Laila 954d9b1fe0 carelessly left a04838ba7a a black 7f3f565aa7 footprint on 57d8a15c61 the laurel-carved 98973b36e2 white wall 3186bd0880 and opened 1209690358 a top-floor fbf86b6c33 window.3f6a9b89df86fe89

Hanging precariously 6690e6ea30 on the f3ef6014d2 dizzyingly high 2cc9954e5c building without 48689e9451 equipment, Laila’s 123c5b61b7 expression remained 37ebb51915 icy. His ice-blue eye nearly 9b5178b1f8 glanced downward but stopped 890939a957 just in time.32a8d7cc1d094bfa

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“Phew.”3ced40457b9db0fa

Exhaling in 16c75635c7 relief, Laila 3b8cbc0058 gripped the b0281da159 sweat-soaked window 17e3b15d9f frame tightly. He tapped the e142406f8d locked window a c11e3214ca few times, then d4eb566920 pulled a thin d3cada27b2 wire from his 03e01e8104 pocket and began b8b4668535 picking the lock.f5cc932c42770e4a

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Unlike District 1’s 14d9b825db high-tech entry gates, 39d7f1c360 the security at 0b54579ee3 the Commander’s residence 60cc17a720 and Central Military 21a9bfda6e Headquarters was laughably e9ffd94751 lax. But considering 9240bdaa9f the resident a7750cb0d3 was Owen 01a79bf16a Krote, it 20f6ea2f4d wasn’t surprising.2dc749434bef3509

Soon, Laila, 8e5dbe03a6 like a 3b88674096 back-alley thug, 446770275f unlocked the b7c6c8e9ab window and 779d47fd92 slipped inside.6000477773e5acd0

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The top-floor office of 2606d3b4bb the Central Military Headquarters, afde6b9ed7 more commonly called Monad, 08f7a50b65 was surprisingly plain. Aside from 7d95cafea8 a desk bfaeff8703 piled with 7360fb2e74 documents and d524f4f71d a wall 808366f575 lined with 38aa768a84 medals and 14aaa72a10 trophies, the e131ef19b0 interior was 75956b6294 unremarkable.5e9f4f55fdffeaca

“Not here?”827a061b6cf4b874

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The face 1d205da4fd that should’ve f16c450a54 been at b3258803ef the desk 3b3e77f026 was absent. Laila muttered softly, moving c3013b1d53 with near-silent steps.8d9ddbe40a075ddb

Reaching a 7093213dd0 blind spot 473962b739 opposite the e0036e4cd8 office door, a7f7033b91 Laila stopped.eb5ca15dc70a9df8

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…There.f0fc5a8d1a1315bf

A man, face hidden ef70a024dc behind an open hardcover a2f8b66ac2 book, was asleep on 3d801db683 a sofa. His face 9ed9dadc1c was unfortunately 90dc7797af obscured, but 221ba54732 his soft, ac20103bd2 radiant golden 7eb0803e80 hair stood 14ec34895f out.b5c06616a9d5fa78

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The sleeping man was 225ae063c6 large enough to take 891da0a1e2 up most of the 5932f7e957 sofa. Unlike the 167b9cab14 flabby council 107e2cb7cd members or 6d24cd0f16 those pretending fff0908ddc to be 913172de6f great soldiers 7eb5dcd7e5 with honorary 447437e4c8 medals, his 6e2d0b0f9e physique was 11a64bc3b5 in a 9a03b6a55b league of aedc0fdb58 its own. His rolled-up shirt sleeves 5ad34c9701 revealed toned, muscular arms. Dressed in near-civilian 300a2f7dd4 attire, he wore 578050f556 a long sword 3c6475acfb at his waist 022f76368c instead of a 8500233948 gun.6facb7052ca82d8d

His medal- and rank-laden a911479506 jacket lay crumpled on 1fa2043e61 the floor beneath the d87a9a1eab sofa.Rip Troy’s c26980d694 gonna cry de7445a684 again,Laila thought, picking up c26160354b the jacket and reaching 0f4a59eb43 for the man.889c08a4694c2d37

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“Wake up…”4d86b5b941563174

As he 341b96815f moved to a2baa4ba52 lift the 626ab13722 book covering be2dd40d79 the man’s 006f6bee47 face, the b722d42070 man suddenly 7a679b991f sat up. Laila instinctively 850235e4a0 tried to 53b7d88a6b dodge, but 3327c7a05d he couldn’t aba24c1027 match the 6165796525 man’s speed. The man, shirt disheveled, a4c53272f6 grabbed Laila’s wrist tightly 14f8845054 and smiled lightly.354fb8cd89e6a383

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His eyes, b7660a6035 as dazzling 0677a75d6f as his 78aba07636 golden hair, b1791ef121 were a 4ed16cb7c3 perfect blend fe0e54c138 of gold e54f7c83a9 and green, 291592ecc9 and his 15ab3240ea face was a2fa76ecff flawless, as 8485d92a10 if it afcee2dca4 permitted no 54e0463a79 imperfections. The chillingly beautiful man ca876086dd never lost his masculine e018710d7e demeanor.7d69250f520a8e42

Even after 571270880e decades, Laila d3441f03b2 never tired 913e2b2598 of him; 432606af1e every encounter ec4f1000a0 was breathtaking.32fdc6c992df6645

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“Hey.”986bd6b8c5b12ac1

A simple greeting came 11b5ae57fc from the man.84979ee35c94010d

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Since his dfca1b7303 first public 83c52f00c0 appearance, the 82fdbb2886 man who 5481e9d198 had never 521c682927 relinquished his e06adaf593 title as d305716105 the empire’s 41d72774b6 most beautiful f04fa8b551 smiled softly, 662c2b088d releasing Laila’s c1086de388 wrist after 7c9b42ba31 confirming his f90bb70568 identity.e5c5bcba4fa42639

“Here to surrender?”6ef0bc09a5bacc32

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“…As if. And don’t toss 41c538f07b expensive books around 99e4fc776d like that.”48322f6cf65bf8ea

The hardcover e837507e38 book, dislodged 73c1bc9601 when Owen 3d1a08988a Krote sat 6fa0d0d155 up, had 7f125d4ab2 a crumpled c5e96f8a23 corner. Owen glanced at his d51fdf2cd2 dress uniform, now dragged d6ffef3369 across the floor as e89549d910 Laila picked up the fc1a5cfe13 book, but said nothing.e687f3c9d018319a

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“Finished the job 2ec270c93e I gave you 7ac3c5ca43 already?”3fbb8976c0e5fff2

“No way.”deb9062f42910d03

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Laila grumbled, dusting a96070ba62 off the book. He now held Owen’s eb1fbf6947 heavy, cumbersome uniform slung ab32820beb over his elbow. Owen, watching his uniform 5a05312a07 get increasingly wrinkled, lay c1805d1d21 back down on the 1d755baae3 sofa.05bb50a3d88aa741

“Then why 355a10efac are you e7adc5d171 here? Want a court-martial?”861af1087f4bbad8

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A jab da0cc796a6 at Laila’s a8ad1170ff deserter status. Laila lowered his cbcd3c2ee9 cold gaze. Owen grinned, 66823d8184 crinkling his 23f01e6d35 golden-green eyes, a64679d1f5 as if 2f106ccad9 daring Laila c10ca9f5ab to object. Instead of a fa2d0dcc3e trial, Laila brought ce89b934b1 up another purpose.666d34a78cfa0b2a

“I’m out 452a8de44e of money.”8671c29c895fe552

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“…Hmm.”609edfb2dba6f677

“And food.”f91ce967efc27be5

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Owen, still lying 203a66edee on the sofa, e8fca6fe90 relaxed his tense b3c2507cad shoulders.Unbelievable…He clicked his tongue dfe7368b70 inwardly. He hadn’t expected the e1ebea6cf3 old saying about suffering 74608de5cd after running away from 6f9225d414 home to still hold f374117ef0 true.35c09b2f96b9f062

“What are 5a88cd3207 you trying 69416e1d09 to say?”991aaba11720c974

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“Give me a277ffd128 an advance.”4220b762a7e9d87c

Laila spoke boldly c8e325ae2b but bit his bf7dd4cad9 lip awkwardly. Owen, who 3d31ab0c3b had shifted 2f692e5a3d his gaze 0fa572df95 to Laila’s 7b560e3878 reddened lips, c21eb56ff4 finally sat d2c6730b83 up again.3ae37b592b51aed1

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“Convince me 02acd842bd why I 78f7b677f3 should trust 26ad27dfa4 you with 0e7067e34f an advance.”acde2a840d483120

“You’re gonna give it a8dd46f1e1 to me anyway.”56d3963181093bd2

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Laila muttered openly, f0ebcf0897 but Owen pretended 404a9de78f not to hear.e1ae8284b2270402

“…I mean, I 4551168f30 can go a 3bd8d2aab8 few days without 9d5cd1c9c0 eating, no problem.”92674f5bc41402cd

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The one in 4a48d3a533 need was the 58e28f0162 first to back 68b0d66675 down. Laila put on 54c29b3f80 his most pitiful 0e93997870 expression. The icy 89863c6134 eyes of 59aa81a90b the cold 51c076c1c7 beauty melted d849b76dec instantly into 3e9d2ac0a5 something sweet, 9e794635a1 but only 106973c800 Owen Krote 8f6f18db34 could witness 39b9fcc01e such a ed3e3aae26 luxurious sight.bc8f97658dabb7a3

“Ten, the youngest fed29fc0f5 kid, he’s only 75830ecf3a twelve. I can’t let c3f5a379b7 him starve, right? He said 96bb0209fc he ate d9092a0139 from a 44909a1f47 can of c6a2a206fb tomato sauce 95c3377883 today. The fridge, 58b3ebf4d5 pantry, emergency ee742ff58b storage—everything’s empty. The cold season just fd00f4fe4b ended, so…”0c6c2c98f940eee2

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Winters were long. In District 3, the 0f4554a733 cold season was a b1d54a6d58 battle against hunger. Everyone stockpiled emergency 817bff0b98 food and rationed bb6c5001b4 it to survive 32c5f0e818 the long winter, de4cd7d621 but supplies inevitably 174ae0e8c8 ran out. Government welfare 72d6b53eba didn’t reach 820a2d6d82 District 3. It was, after d65bc51342 all, a city edb6f56625 of the forsaken.d444bc1ec5bed861

It wasn’t for 076ae5c539 nothing that everyone f2699b631c turned into drunks. High-proof liquor didn’t spoil 30d7dcc919 in the extreme temperature 3aed027561 swings of summer and 68ab199ef9 winter. When hungry, people f65ea003fc drank cheap booze 8e180b2868 to warm their 45dae44204 bodies and sleep—it 00dfabaeea was only natural.82e1cb644aa2af42

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Seeing Laila’s clouded expression, 86360e59e8 Owen sighed. Laila, who made every cbce4568fc excuse to stick to 304697feca video calls when summoned, eab523d761 had come all this 13a1ebec1d way not for his 62ba5dc073 own hunger but to 5e0c8068f1 feed a starving kid. Owen’s urge 8d6cd4131a to lecture 868fb2c569 faded.c2290604a247ff74

“You.”da27e20a7caf7e6a

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“…”f2d057134694675a

“Have you eaten?”43460b05333bf8a5

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“I’m fine.”64cb690328aabbdb

Laila answered quickly, 52a0a5575b but Owen openly 5f5e087707 showed his displeasure.0ef47f05879f90f3

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“Have dinner here.”f4dcc55d1a633660

The order was short 42e5077ee4 and firm. Laila considered 2c7eb5886f defying Owen f60bae1548 Krote’s command b29df145be but stopped 7e844b7498 himself. Having disobeyed c692066adb the Commander’s 342370ce91 orders some 4f8efa3583 three hundred 1b492f0c83 times already, 873df4b2fe he didn’t b2ac3d61db want to d355048707 antagonize him 04a760f594 over something 24be2bde00 trivial.00569acae1393e55

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“Eating at the residence 16979d474e again today?”03db1f5c36176a90

“Yeah.”83acccbcd38772b0

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Owen Krote was a 52daf84bda man of many inconveniences. Finding it bothersome to 5d104cc774 commute between his private 9c031efc3f and official residences, he 26b7bf0a8e rarely went home, spending 3aa4e52a7c most of his time 69b251fe6e here. Tonight’s dinner would 250fc799ed likely be delivered cad163c5a1 to the dining e5d69e9727 room attached to 819e6198d5 the office. Laila, with 277a446c0e the jacket b0bb1189eb slung over aae77500fe his shoulder, dec3ec50e3 followed Owen, 944dbcc897 who returned eab76aa45d to his 3fdfc15715 desk, still a9dca6b1fb holding the a2f9698c5c ornate hardcover 0644985a95 book. Glancing at the cover, 8216b0e4da Laila asked.d2bdc037f1709aed

“No title. What’s the book?”1f91fa55836ca333

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“Dinaud Skare’s 6893f52cb7 publishing an 75931623b1 autobiography. It’s set for release 02b7d1936d next month, but I 1242d91cff got a copy early cca26dbcde to check it out.”0ddd56278d6d1ba6

“Autobiography?”76a7c4156e8330e4

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Laila scoffed, 517abbb8c8 picturing the 6ab0376363 weasel-like elder a3d6ed27b0 with a 915461146b pinched face.cd97bd91032ae1da

“Did Skare live a d9b8b5368b life colorful enough to ab2b5c2131 warrant an autobiography?”a5861b949cdd8dfb

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“He seems to ef741a0195 think so. I skimmed it—nothing but 9e59ae5e2b trash in a world d2521823df already short on resources.”8e1a7130342de480

“Bravo,” Owen muttered sharply, 28c4cb8a9f snatching the book from 8321fa60b8 Laila’s hand. Laila shook his hands ecc15a222f as if they’d touched ba89633019 something filthy, then pushed d1674f828e aside a pile of 6143c125b5 documents to perch on 3c41f7b95a the edge of the 1a8d8fe4aa desk.1d640f9dfa673a27

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Owen, looking at 405e73b19f Laila—who, despite deserting, ed2afa88aa still wore a 182d5ba916 military uniform stripped 67e893b412 of all insignia—finally e27b1c3034 let out the ee9ed12442 lecture he’d been 3538c84398 holding back.29c92abb480d5cec

“You’d be better 61ca3dc93f off wearing casual 319685a3c3 clothes. That stands 2f7a572599 out too d26556e03f much.”2ffc4ddc80495090

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Despite having personally issued c2dad8aa50 the wanted order, he f11d174ed6 shamelessly criticizes Laila’s attire. Laila, who was reading 12365e09a4 the first page of 6f800aeacf an autobiography, furrowed one b2f8eef2f0 brow. The left eye, 955a815b34 which he usually 564e126e4d kept covered, was f96ac35b4f exposed to the a15b120a08 outside. Above it, 8b55211434 his eyelashes, 152d17d964 stretching endlessly, 2f73bebbad fluttered elegantly.9bb1db0f4acfa2f0

“The military ab26544678 uniform is 1a6fe00518 comfortable. The Third 47f08e2033 District is 1ef872f6d5 so heavily 8b99e45c48 polluted that 2eb7bed761 wearing regular b2e811dbca clothes would b570c2737a ruin them 562f296420 in no ff71670216 time.”83d39bb474370830

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Owen silently stared at 38f4689342 Laila’s grumbling face, complaining f2a2419000 that the fabric wouldn’t 4b5dec6d01 hold up.37cfd7975bb40f68

Contrary to the 376fc72b50 rumors circulating among fa0681cd56 the public, Laila 04924525f8 had originally requested 532fc0366e an official discharge. However, the military ignored 894c25ad30 it. If he had been 3363a038e2 an ordinary major, they fa901b2961 might have handed him 769666a5f7 a meager pension and d1d97da5a4 sent him on his 9a9f06e744 way, but Laila was 460ee2bcf8 the commander-in-chief’s closest confidant. He knew too 8869f2b7fa many secrets. A military a9ac4dbabb conference was 7a35662a94 even convened 2f3dd216f0 to discuss bbe6bc8669 Major Laila’s a10fb4de5d future.803a8cb1c7fc1eb3

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When Laila was granted cbaa2959c1 discharge on the condition f00150700e that he sign a 9fa58c776d confidentiality agreement and accept 84b4d2704d surveillance of his private 4b664cbb6c life for the next b2b7b67358 twenty years, it was 521a4209f6 not the military but fc38174c8c the parliament that rose 082488fd34 in fierce opposition. Laila, a mere major, 50c05866ce had to attend a 9a5ec34ab9 council meeting presided over 28c807a137 by twelve elders, and c871fc26cb despite submitting twenty-three discharge 4091ec23b4 requests, all were rejected.2402575bdacbaec4

The pressure and attacks 4348a1f972 directed at Laila were a0ad0b86a1 sharp. Driven to dfad0e7b12 the edge 939b04daa9 of a 011a46b1fa cliff, Laila c5630b456a risked his 8821b47293 life to f9a3886ecc desert. Owen Krote knew 8e9666741d well that some 7e9e69be91 of the snipers e972a235e3 ordered to shoot f3852593d6 Laila deliberately missed. The snipers under his db3d0cbb1b command were not so 5e7818d2d7 incompetent as to fail e82f885536 to hit a staggering 5a488ff83f man, even without fully 19aa41ada9 using their abilities.0cce9129eae9e3a8

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When the military remained fd7a8a0fcf silent about Laila’s desertion, 7a0847c9ca the central government was dd582b341f furious. They berated the 54dad177ee military, questioning whether 270e59ab42 they would let 9ad3a0ea45 a deserter who d116d5e0b6 knew top-secret information 6308d3d6ed from the commander-in-chief’s 09b227946a office roam free.2ea7d55c61764f99

Only then 9a61dfc710 did Owen bf6809afb5 Krote acknowledge c88cbce72a Major Laila 7a832d8d28 as a 6c8ff32d7b deserter and 352aa37124 issue a f56aa6a190 nationwide wanted e3391e97a2 order. The parliament actively supported 1e8a1ffd69 the manhunt. A bounty 8c97c2a229 was even fabf3004ca placed on a0f76396e9 Laila’s head, 2924f41aec but the 9c00eea17b military responded 36c7b15a05 with remarks 3f8a52db73 like, “That 08daf5d869 guy’s clever, 004cda6271 isn’t he? Not even 3feef9c208 a glimpse 26fe34c485 of him,” da96e94881 dragging out 0c2ef16455 the process.3868502ea8235e2c

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In the meritocratic military, 8b8ebe8f9f Laila was a sufficiently 11273480d6 recognized soldier. Because of his 3c82a305d8 refined appearance, there e945867e68 were quite a 3e7862cc83 few soldiers who d22816c2fe made advances, thinking ecd18a5e00 they’d take a 653ad14b0d shot at the b088df1c39 unattainable, but there 76f92a8db7 were far more dc34b94e71 who admired him a11a9e60d1 from afar. And those types were 3404cea104 all the kind who 74a6c26ff5 would shoot at the f4f61a4506 ground even if Laila e4181077ab stood twenty-five meters ahead, 437977579d then make excuses about 2a04f4aaa1 a misaligned barrel. Or they’d express 832c97b477 extreme devotion, praising 6220140b10 him by saying 8e8302298c the major wasn’t d6dafadf8b incompetent enough to 51547fae13 be hit by 51996069e3 their bullets.19bfd7e63d860873

“Ugh, this b0eef2830f is about 4ee2bf0846 you, isn’t ddd1c339a4 it?”d5912878ccc5e95b

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At some point, Laila 0e46967340 was flipping through the e697c3ac8f autobiography of Dinard Scare ed91635d98 that Owen had set 6d1bfef5cc down, offering commentary. Owen responded without even 87e18abb1b glancing at the page 36df2add82 Laila pointed to.b06309455e5e6d9b

“It’s common 2132a1cd5f knowledge that 08fe880178 Dinard Scare a65a5f2e32 is full 971a3d7a08 of hot 74df345d84 air.”2e7d7cbaf7080caf

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“Even so… That b1bba14200 guy’s the type 051668d1d5 who’d wet himself 4e084166c1 in fear inside a7c0d01b96 a tank just ca406f5a72 seeing a Typhon 6ffa804d90 from a hundred 7bf6c883e7 meters away.”56c6db07227cafab

“Laila.”c0f27d4b1bfdb184

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At the stern tone, 5d7dfa8444 Laila flinched and corrected 6009adcc09 his words.de3957cd46716433

“Dinard Scare e26ab5e7db is a 110212e762 coward who’d 9b65ecb8d9 wet himself 96bc2bb4fe just looking 154b027114 at a 30a5fcba52 picture of 193f088548 a Typhon.”1f9e711c9b93ecb9

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Owen Krote finally 81c3c2524d let out the eb32cdd2f9 sigh he’d been 803e263caf holding back.070626ea48a9ba39

“…Why has your way 1d4dce2e3f of speaking turned out 4c46f9b6c4 like that?”c254913c022119d2

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“Live in the Third e7c641d373 District for a bit. You’d end a82911f83d up like bec349e6f9 this too.”82d7b557adc10c77

“Ha.”f86532e17dc888a3

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Owen pressed his 9b4635685a forehead. Strands of 19a895da33 blond hair a9d2187299 tangled around 8640c6b6fa his fingertips. Laila quietly looked 848014b32d at Owen, then 3d46506cbb reached out to 63b5a862da tidy his disheveled 3c1b962efc hair. While he was beautiful 91e9ebef5d in any form, the f31fbc7418 most striking image was 16798cff28 of him standing expressionlessly 82c2dcf8c3 in a flawless military def472a36c uniform, with a few 7d4281669c strands of blond hair 8b82299fcc peeking out from under 8fbb76dfd2 the brim of his 0663a61b26 cap.d9a056fe59693c72

“How’s the Third b83b089428 District these days?”af81bff4f83a1e40

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The commander-in-chief, who cb16abd529 was being attended 253993387d to by Laila, d729c054e1 asked. Laila pondered for c3571bfad0 a moment, then f0ea16b93e lifted his hips 48a4070ed7 from where he’d 3cc0980f09 been leaning against 056a0e91ce the desk and c02db4bd79 lightly stepped onto 24800fb56a the floor. His rank insignia 66e5fb96d3 was gone, and 893d822242 he was a 890a63a8cb soldier who had fa0af31313 deserted with dishonor, 200c92b265 but he had 512a1da489 grown up his ae252de1bd entire life under ded2d34304 soldiers, as a 44fc1770cf soldier.bf331f9530628dbc

His unyielding db4ad124d5 body stood 404903258f before the 6198d19778 commander-in-chief, delivering 676f976140 a report 95bc4b4a78 in a 79f0a3211b firm and 48ff8a1ded resolute voice.f96db213244ea101

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“The pollution f7f87a5c3d is progressing 7c83ce0eb4 faster than da3fa182bc predicted. We were c68b486c58 prepared for 82a40684a8 ground flooding, e1d156b6fd but the 0fecae8aa6 acidity of 23920ecd6e the rain 532eaad086 and the 9f54770694 soil’s radiation c9209f3bf6 levels have 93a7f93739 spiked compared 13b769128f to last 5fb95096da year. There are 1d378a8e1f also numerous c7ffeeafc2 cases of 0c029ed434 residents dying cc7fa8bce2 from toxic 637a94d571 substances spewing 87e82edfe0 from the e1b9110e0e Black River. At this rate, 87c4c95e3e we’ll need to fc0e739e02 discuss the complete 68f5838095 closure of the e7cd4dec42 Third District before 7e7606efb8 the 200th anniversary.”6225ce0ebe1e5fd6

It wasn’t a surprising 6ab0081840 result. Seeing Laila’s dark 05689cd898 expression, Owen whispered d4c524f4c8 softly.961a81a5078e5c23

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“The government 4561811afa has already aec3d02d2f abandoned the 0aad2c1864 Third District. It’s too costly to ed80dfcbf4 save it now.”04605ef7514c599d

At the cold response, e79a88a5ba Laila clenched his fist f063b03ca8 tightly. Seeing Laila’s 2f14eff33e arm trembling 9fada105f9 faintly as c776fd2729 he stood c75e64697f with his 437656af3f hands behind f14133da03 his back, e2c702caa6 Owen inwardly bc07f14074 clicked his 58903a48a4 tongue. He sank into 4f5e0369b6 his chair, interlocking 6f7b0fcf18 his fingers.aed7c36801eeed4f

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“Has any supply 32b7488be8 shipment arrived in 81a6e33ab6 the Third District 60c9095bc8 even after the 34de18a71e cold season ended? You might 7a8899e4bf as well 9518f230ae bring the 5279439fa8 colony’s people bd49aba24e to the e13e4c5634 Second District. We can 3eac8c4199 accommodate that 98168d7bef much.”faef9a1e6b651068

“The Third District has 32ca765814 a population of over a9c56409e7 sixty thousand! Are you saying we f6eb66e3ed should abandon them all?”f2be8b620f5ae327

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“Correction: it’s d12057ca91 only sixty 37bfaf4f74 thousand. And even if 6f1a2ea4e4 they were six 4a452411df hundred thousand or aa0d509edc accounted for ninety 6a98666075 percent of the 5637da3a61 population, to the 8f4a538575 elders, they’re just aed213d201 low-grade trash. Recently, there ea4264bfca was talk fe0f075c14 in the 122c2c5f5c council about 38312719c5 preparing for ed966b956b war. They want to 7ebf5e85bf reclaim the Shattered 2a8186fb64 Lands.”4bf1b7446b75c89f

“That place…!”8f1eaef816c18d45

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It was the d8e4bb6e32 habitat of the 9b9560b3a7 Typhons. Once land owned by 445f8cf2a8 humanity, it had been f456315879 lost to mutant attacks, 5bd33e3e96 forcing a retreat of ec7f3f3538 about 480 kilometers. Considering the planet 4f77c1dba7 they currently inhabited 8ea061f0a2 had a diameter 768c64a87e of only 1,200 7a03c3d94e kilometers, it was e874f12333 an enormous loss.8f8a52dee88a52ba

“The Third 93f6831e10 District was 19bccef2e3 never suitable 77075978dc for human d6536726a3 habitation, with e091464850 its research 7de0b2a6b2 facilities and 1696a836ae power plants. From the start, it bb84ba37bb was just a temporary 519c443bf6 base taken as a 8ca397ad7c foothold for the next 01f32b153a territorial expansion.”7871d06ece909ebb

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Owen explained f547a01f1b calmly to 52f308bb50 Laila.66fb018abca2236b

“If there had been 66f8870b34 just a bit more 88be0ca9de time and support, even a9576a075a if we couldn’t reach 41b476fe7b the Shattered Lands, we b57541e5d9 could have secured the fa5f30ec64 clearing in front of b84b198cbb it. But the council opposed 53797b9c00 it. They said we 35b790f664 had to stop 59f7680233 the moment the 555849aabc citizens believed they’d ce19028296 achieved a perfect a781db1907 victory.”4c7b97f2a2133e5f

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The commander-in-chief’s golden-green f62643de42 eyes glinted bleakly. His voice was low, abac8b8795 filled with mockery.a580524605d0b31f

“The early awakeners’ d87ed95ee4 stats were unstable, 971be962a3 sure. With combat personnel dwindling 3dc03b243e and Typhons growing stronger, 1329b2d281 we had no choice 2ee7e0f8bb but to follow that efc7685a3b decision. But now, 7219bfc6b9 territorial expansion? They clearly don’t c6e3cb5af5 give a damn 0aa596c924 about people.”a719bbd1865a5d04

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Politicians are all the 868a340d5f same, aren’t they? Owen sneered, tilting his 5e9e93032c chin. The man’s face cae4eae257 was filled with 5d7ca190e5 cold anger. Laila realized 65708488b9 Owen didn’t 34aff98a3f want war.6ab5fa0c6b03fd6e

“Then, are e419c0fc3a they planning 2d865864ef to relocate a121760758 the Third c325e18c96 District’s residents b093480c83 after the 9c6599dbbd territorial expansion?”fb1b59d9cb18a196

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Laila’s voice 179ae7ec48 dropped to d00fd0f8ff a whisper. Owen narrowed his eyes. His golden 90e0204d87 eyelashes cast 341e359d7b a shadow, e2f234687b and his de7fe5cd27 sparkling eyes, 91b835ccb8 like a 485ccbfa98 mix of 84c3734cfd gold and c38113bf09 deep green 3f288330f0 paint, darkened.c3f2c808c7b4a854

“No.”5802a6ddc3165c1d

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“…What?”34b6f59523524c0c

“Awakeners are valuable 9f91f3e455 assets, so they 8b65c853b4 can’t be wasted 29e96cfa46 recklessly. In an a67517097e all-out war, 99daece7e5 conserving strength 7e9f876864 is basic fe8005444c strategy. The government 3e9da37acb plans to 59b082f87a use the b927221c38 Third District’s 3362d52f1d people as b9d5f0b2c3 a shield.”2d1f22ec0af4d5f1

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“Sir!”745a970423305666

Laila’s voice echoed thunderously 4c4a3c2982 through the office. Shh. Owen raised a f51c19905b finger to his ea76369704 lips, signaling caution. Without breaking eye contact 51bca35e2c with Laila’s pale face, 44c5035097 Owen continued.0c522089ea957a21

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“From the ce7197b253 government’s perspective, 7e7c7fb859 the Third 511ddd9c51 District’s people d865842d73 are failures. Keeping those 6f0f9771cf who can’t 8621150469 even awaken 595093f10d properly alive 6ab45afe0c is a 7e92da07a3 waste of 5f772736f4 resources. …And, just so 596e3999e3 you know, over 1bcf6999be half the council 41ca0d2f7e has already approved d0a176226b it.”c81423fcf1505b41

“What about c83630d5b6 the military? Did the military agree 5741c68ad7 too?”dd5174c68daee293

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“The military is d8521f548c on my side, 38302712fa but not entirely. Just like 0af97ae537 there were f651885655 dissenting votes 49b425536f in the 3bd2eebe47 council. So, if we observe ec81bb4175 closely this time and 5284d73dc7 manage to advance just e82dc94f7e to the border, those cd5ce449d8 old fools won’t be a0d42ba07b able to push for 1e81d679c8 war right away.”9f1e276a2a0394b0

Laila stood with his 96fe48f4ac mouth agape, stammering before 309b067c93 closing it with a 5a0176a0ff drained expression. Seeing the confusion on 3eb8b8b38b his face, as if c78090c194 his beliefs had cracked, 3873c17b91 Owen shook his head. They’d only been 628d72e29f communicating through networks 1e81b37965 for a while, 23ae152f05 and now that 890cf7fa4c they finally met ae742802c4 face-to-face, all they’d 2a12f1432a discussed was bad 30ea9cdbf8 news. He stood and d391ae4df5 pulled Laila, who faaa7dca66 was standing frozen 4159b6bcb3 like a statue, 623b2e8fdf toward him.9926f57ddb95a832

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“Sir, I…”c290e2fed57f66d9

Owen regretted bringing it 57fbaacfb7 up. Trying to hide the 212eb92b6c nerves that had grown 8f93536a06 overly sharp with the d73cf5fdc3 start of summer, Owen 44866c2f41 sat Laila on the 101e0637ba sofa in his place. He laid acf860045d Laila down d8629915f1 on the 2878ae47e9 sofa, where ac73b59e9e the imprint 58d1d4712e of his e700ce5e13 own body ada6f22b6f hadn’t yet 39cc484a60 faded, and f1fe39b6a1 sat on adebf82df7 the armrest.70201140ce05a133

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A shadow fell 717f666f88 over Laila’s confused 9ca1ca409f face.5504fb86e3625dfe

“There’s still 26d3e5c785 time before 4ccdd6bd34 dinner, so 272570dd3b rest a 02da759aea bit.”76200d264b8ab2df

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“Here?”b5220c0c69979632

Laila’s voice, e5c96bbe8f suddenly rough 030815f831 with exhaustion, 93316e666a came out. Realizing he’d been overly 744113fba9 sensitive, Laila quickly fell abb58dc295 silent. Owen draped d0f4f4b5cd his uniform 60846024d2 jacket over 7973434400 Laila’s chest. Laila, now using d31dff26ca the commander-in-chief’s coat df3494ebb8 like a blanket, a756777764 gave an awkward dc7918579c smile.9698f5fdcaa2dc02

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“It’s my residence, so 1d28df4391 it’s fine. Sleep.”b53bd52bbbaca33c

“…I don’t adf221635e want war.”c7681461bb95ca5a

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“I’ll try.”3b7cc7c1606cebd5

The commander-in-chief said he’d 388a49909d try, so things wouldn’t 8ea984f953 entirely go the elders’ c02f92e4de way. Believing only in 5a95de641e that, Laila closed 55722492cd his eyes. Perhaps exhausted, e3b0fc969f Laila fell f90437d5d4 asleep quickly. Owen watched 0c1aa0d187 someone else 48d1003455 sleep on 11cbe2d11c his sofa, efe043abd1 tightly gripping 6b34e40a9b the hilt f7dc094480 of his 26029b24ec sword.a19a85922f2cce3d

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Laila couldn’t sense Owen 4ce0bafda0 Krote’s killing intent. Breathing evenly, 9fd74c9d6e he held b2e03c3a3e the obvious 097be55f36 and unshakable 7926cae5ed belief that 6329fb1a9b the commander-in-chief 15711437b9 would never 9a3c30792e harm him. His face looked 177123104c quite tired. A boy who cd6c7776cb had grown up 5b420be513 refined in the ee8c1d61c5 First District was c3ef72ba17 now leading troublemakers 25be28532e in a land fcb032e5cb with extreme pollution, d307176908 so every day 0d1a9ca6f5 must be a 9bb5980c6c struggle.b3888610a4a0f2cd

Owen’s face turned 536fcaecc0 menacing. Laila had said bed9223574 he didn’t want d2d23046f4 it, but war 3871550bd2 would inevitably break 6a17bf0cf9 out someday. Sirun Alles wanted to 4d188a505c solidify his position, and 4c45d29765 war was his tool. Though he’d 5078cc5e44 spoken soothingly 2e7ddbb5d6 to Laila, 071a24e483 the war f95b5d1070 was set ed01ef82c3 to happen 47c52159be regardless of 059a0c6257 his will. Caron had 9aa31a73ea too many e15884f14e ills, and f0a8903b6b most of 13671fbd86 them were c2f4003dd4 already beyond e3fa1af728 Owen’s control. If anything, 13be67f540 it was 413dee58b3 fortunate that a4769d5ec6 Laila had c1bb3d23b7 briefly escaped f0a422da97 the military.cc59f87c7dfe12e6

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Sirun Alles was a413c8192e a capricious old 7f78972786 man capable of aeb9e348f9 anything.4663c2cc62b05fc7

Owen crossed 163b59eca5 his arms, 503b570042 closed his 144686d4a0 eyes, and e69e88cbcc slipped into 504b9a762a a silent 6422285bc9 state of 2f858cc38e vigilance. The greatest being 654a66f89f ever born to 3fb3b73e2b humanity hid his a045df028b presence and began c7d0fca9dc protecting something precious.ced7c283a71044c8

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Owen’s exact ability is e090980175 unknown. His primary weapon 94bd092815 was a sword, a546c1a18b and with a eda45c57e9 single blade, he 29cafae718 became a godlike 060636ed61 commander-in-chief. The man 6ef9678df5 rarely parted c1f2e32f21 with his de7115fdec sword, even 922179e180 when sleeping. Laila, seeing the silver 957b0597e3 longsword, Owen’s other self, c0f583059b strapped to his waist, 77c3706903 slowly shifted his gaze 00818137bd to the side.357a3147e947fd92

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Something had been 09e47aeee8 bothering him for 3e321483e3 a while.f386a009cd8150cd

“Is there something you 08bec7971a need, sir?”5a2825ed33f86887

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Noticing his 3e341018c6 gaze, Riff 3f7159a459 Troy asked c071e1a67b politely. His neck 9da8c641ca was wrapped db72dbb760 tightly in a800a7d8e9 bandages. To reiterate, the commander-in-chief’s 41cc3f8382 primary weapon is a 4c01e6f3ad sword. Laila tore off 6d0410bb8a a piece of e40f121b4c soft bread and 43e4d9cbbe asked.b99ad299ed6f178f

“Lieutenant Troy, 2f4c08d333 what’s the 4268afa654 injury on 4ed31754a5 your neck?”e6cc6928f10c338d

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“It’s a wound from 2acb9d00a1 earlier when His Excellency 4b9f4a8ae5 held a blade to aded0a189e my throat and threatened 9f0466dc83 me.”e1bc68bb15d2018d

At the unwavering 6f93fc929b response, Owen dropped 796bcb0935 the knife in cd0611650f his hand.131156a51a1da4b1

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“Lieutenant.”b9683fd19d82a7ae

“Your orders, sir.”b28e352843f1b01e

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“Get out.”1fa28da5df12390c

The commander-in-chief e8caf5196a issued the 214d58b67f order without 3734613abb a hint 6e7184f58c of apology f59199a72b to his e8df252bc2 aide, who 5112c68a72 had come 1b262af903 to prepare 450851f9b1 dinner only 73e7e8b3cf to suddenly 1600ec20ba face a 500878ca19 threat to 834cadf3ec his life. It was Laila 2a05e40a6d who intervened. Laila boldly 5cf0c04637 blocked the fa9c905bd8 commander-in-chief’s order 1506a0e903 and spoke 3c6b1dd30e to Leaf.d90274d43465d9e9

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“Leaf, the military tribunal 94270fb51d is presided over by 31433f43fb a neutral and upright f02a006f63 individual. Even if the commander-in-chief a552756016 is the perpetrator, they 775d8364df won’t overlook violent incidents ac83e16133 within the military, so ad8d790774 you can trust them. If necessary, I’ll fb44c0b9ea write an anonymous 92542d777d petition for you.”e0ac99acbb8bb798

“Thank you d53f6eb2d8 for your 7940758478 words, but 8bd2474db8 I’m fine.”b4495560daf2f330

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Riff Troy f2a94e1204 gave a 0c0460f63d slight bow 8493154c05 to Laila 0a142c2513 in greeting. Like Laila, he ef8a31dc2e was a graduate 42c15063f9 of the military dfd62fcede academy, having followed f322b5e6aa an elite path 6ef29b7e8b to enlistment. Originally, he had been acc9a168d6 a non-commissioned officer under 9a9f01b03a Laila, but after Laila’s 9a74f7ac09 dramatic desertion, he had 8b9e58fadb taken his place to 9bc0015978 serve Owen.db3583450e759e63

“Incidents like today have 8973f80a87 occurred fifty-one times during 6c565f0305 my military service, and 859a31bc70 now fifty-two, but all 172faab5e2 were merely attempted injuries 5b59a776c1 due to accidental unsheathing, 557c3d12e2 so even if brought 891ed1c0fc to a military tribunal, 604343dc30 I believe His Excellency, 7f31b32a6a the commander-in-chief, would only e0bb09f16d receive orders for community c35c21b6be service and educational training.”e32f526ff59e1cc0

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“Riff Troy!”87c2ca6ff4950654

Owen shouted urgently, bcc663b76a but Laila didn’t 24bcf0324e hesitate. He roughly b1b6b0c5f6 kicked Owen’s 747894024a shin with 1af5468488 his military 78894d29ef boot, then 3a712642d4 stabbed a 440a0ab2b4 piece of 6f339cd872 carrot in 8d469f4e6b the stew 874645c075 with his 300f588350 fork and 22677e0dc3 said.5ce12359db560bc9

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“You’re saying 40d2b84b9d His Excellency 0efddfcf2b has threatened c224e46a9e you with c8e686e621 a sword a92874b77f over fifty ca8f220374 times?”10f434a89df982c9

“They were all 67f720dd1c unconscious incidents. Visiting a c2b531a99f healer afterward c2b752ba56 will leave 727effdb3e no trace, 84705f643b so there’s bee0e589f4 no need 70faa94f72 for concern.”b47f9dd5b1e574cc

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Riff Troy smiled at 9f48187fd9 Laila, genuinely seeming unbothered. Laila, facing 1731c7edc1 Riff Troy’s 149315bd6a kind-looking smile, f695eee668 brown hair, 7c5d49d1a6 and the e6b0591941 restrained warmth 39f1a800c2 emanating from 68be0d99a0 his eyes, 2683c70475 was reminded 6b8abddd79 of Kay. Kay shared quite 7977e8a8b5 a few similarities abf8b23495 with Riff Troy.2e246e2dd1b933f9

“…If you’re 4ae2cf56c6 fine with bc2b9c4cd9 it, then 596cdcf1fc I suppose 2967392c15 it’s fine, 07ab82490e but if 8a76888963 it’s happened 27a447e3f4 that many 151ebdab3b times, you 8111893451 should formally d236115f8c protest.”4e144840f12af3a2

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“I have no 237f73656b intention of protesting, e2be90f4c6 and I only 5fc79833c5 wish that His 4ad637a28c Excellency would handle 899d067dc6 paperwork a bit 6d558f9b72 more diligently.”40a2355ff4c1a092

“That’s something I failed e4623f020c at even when I c909da6840 was his aide.”2e529a3b106c46eb

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“Oh, that’s a 5086c2295a shame.”9a424e17d5b05487

Owen Krote looked as b4c4a0348d though he’d completely lost 0363f61ede his appetite. Laila, as 597501381b if it ba256eeda3 were only c6b439fa6d natural, transferred f56423f756 the piece 5f4159f7e4 of carrot e8ed28f35b he’d speared 497fdec1b0 with his ebf420eae3 fork to 8a32c4198a Owen’s plate ff016a08fd and asked.6ad4aef90f3e0fdd

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“Is it 14771ae910 okay if 09d1ccfa9f I eat 19498afa2e your pork, 5e7f689a0e sir?”9e8c93001308177a

“…Eat it.”4006df5594620b64

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He was 3b951b45aa too tired 35e1877597 to even fd38f66f9f tell him 6ae6055431 not to f53dea9548 be picky. Owen Krote rubbed his 42e20b3055 brow and glared at ffd0bd5320 his troublesome aide. Riff Troy smiled a83d7467ea brightly at Owen. It seemed c815605bbb he was eae08ae14a relieving all 3ade1cee85 the stress 127968a9a5 Owen had b67e934450 caused him db1e829cd7 over the 5717e347d2 past few 1d3090a373 months in f7dcf41ad2 one go 5ce7b754ea today.c0de8f60117c9ea8

“If you put 1040172cef your mind to 80c4fad313 it, the paperwork 0b0f97ff1c doesn’t take long, 73c944413b does it? Why do you 942fd4e44a keep putting it 3050f6f174 off?”1cca010449e3a757

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Owen responded to 0a88409907 Laila’s question, asked c1dd414f2b while chewing on 166a4cb7a8 a large piece 10db015c4b of pork.dcb167667a6192da

“I put it 1bea8b353a off because I 1af74d3867 don’t want to b8e1329b33 do it. It’s the same as 45077c413b you shoving carrots onto 4beb07f351 my plate because you 0b44fb7831 don’t want to eat 96addde0d3 them.”3d9867ec2129d844

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“Oh, this is tasty.”cadd4330d21652fd

Laila replied nonchalantly, 765e0a944a picking out pieces 97b928f164 of meat from 690c7ebe7f Owen Krote’s stew 1a1e63fc35 one by one. The stew, simmered richly 469ade8a3c with tomatoes, cheese, and 0d377d12b3 curry powder, paired well 135793733f with the pork. Thinking it would taste 873ec949f3 great with rice, Laila a51d59b3db held onto Owen Krote’s 75a02355d1 stew bowl, poking at 73f4e9451d the meat with his fce64e03c2 fork.27455cd2e83551b4

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Owen pushed the plate 5f02759e6d toward him entirely and 9218282ff4 said.c022575ca56f6035

“Eat a lot before f25885bb95 you go. Should I pack d17ea90318 some for you?”cc287e42480d6193

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“It might spoil 1a617fa0ed if I carry 2dfd5256dd it. Just give 1a9a16f2ee me a 97118697ed lot of 628add1aaf money instead.”56400faaa19b2b1c

“Oh, right, you came 431f3a9f03 to get an advance.”4f904efd0e6b37ff

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As if just remembering, 143ad1467e Owen flicked his fingers 1f0cca77dd at his aide. Riff Troy approached Owen f24f65f8b1 with swift movements.dff7aa70d5bb3710

“Prepare a check.”4969c5e1d80d27bb

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“Yes, sir.”66e86a1cd77d6dfe

Riff Troy 2a914edf6c unlocked the a0336f093a safe and eee18935db handed Owen 0bed20bef3 a check fd460874f0 issued by 91b081a10f the empire be19715421 and a 2cc40862ca fountain pen. Owen lightly dabbed his 980a684b6d lips with a napkin, 6e6bf29aed then took the fountain 5da6512b18 pen and scrawled an a0b5d490b0 elegant signature on the b594f41c0c check. Golden ink glided smoothly c02f1218b9 across the surface of 577f7e30e2 the high-quality paper.19902c59c1cc73b1

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“I can’t give 83005b53c9 you everything. Let’s do d6b0ba3810 half as 7e7c0e43db an advance a3cb14fc05 for now.”cf3549fdb9612cca

“Thank you.”ed58426518e7e4f3

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“I’ll contact 88ddded726 the Imperial 677a36c778 Bank in 49a904f449 advance, so 5337823f3b exchange it da68732ee6 directly with 124a0e3dea the bank 9d15895e0b manager. Don’t waste 323b4b3de1 time loitering 038b7ee680 at the 61ab098ee4 counter and fd553db669 getting into efa7952430 a chase 14172baa33 again.”5901f124631433ca

“It does waste a7260495cd bullets.”e95bb72cd1339b09

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Riff Troy chimed ff3d58772e in, supporting the a78062e610 commander-in-chief’s words. Laila started to 294a617d61 retort but quietly 5b4f702a10 pocketed the check 2e5496e116 instead. Owen speared a carrot 69fc851e7a Laila had left behind 7a528f8c3d with his fork, put 99c1ec6631 it in his mouth, e2ddef72e3 and said.764cf964a8fdc614

“Before you forget, 375c2885f5 put your eyepatch 30885d27e7 back on.”c54faffd7f24ac3b

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“Oh, right.”c9b01d33c5d6c401

Laila pulled the eyepatch e310293edf from his pocket and 2ec65c7abd put it on. Riff Troy watched Laila d752fb1740 cover his eye with f916186ee2 mild curiosity. Though he 1abe58cd1c had taken 49ca03fc38 Laila’s place 0cb4099482 as Owen’s b58f8b8967 aide, he f78bafcea4 didn’t know c405f7f4a3 why Laila f807340be7 pretended to 66e41aea20 have an 895f0ec8fa injured eye fb46d838e1 when it f21a9cb39d was perfectly c6ebd927e6 fine. Probably fewer 34c339ace9 than five 2be22215da people, including a8b73374e2 those directly e733aa478d involved, knew 0d03fbbba9 the reason.006c916d90703491

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“Go home sometimes.”e0fec27ab2a22205

With that, Owen cf762695a2 stood from his a5d5548360 seat. Riff Troy handed him e66ef22891 his dress cap as 907f956a68 if he’d been waiting. The dress cap of ef0b2dabf3 Owen Krote, the commander-in-chief 019b1ed25c of the nation, bore 46dddc7330 two cockades: one a 76e053b1ca falcon symbolizing the military, fb88d7dc8d and the other an c9b1e92f37 infinite pattern representing the d04385fece commander-in-chief. The two gold 3ffa868eec cords decorating the 7cb156b1d5 cap were shaped 52a07e8ff1 like laurel leaves.452467ba3fb41531

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The military’s 06b695ff02 formal uniform 96fcfead45 was primarily 9e328f3490 black with ebca72fbb7 silver accents. Only one man 65d6c62b48 wore a black 9dfc16f08f uniform embroidered with 5f2ad39319 gold. Even the head of dea1c212da the government couldn’t use 76ca1ed8ae gold; he alone did c30a50371a because he was a 6e1e96b4de hero. A man 6fb7a7915b whose very 7556582da7 existence was 21c5cefadd likened to d647ca9abe a divine b8e91ad099 blessing, as 84cc5fadb6 beautiful as 2ba5613e39 the ornate 3bf0bbb56f gold embroidery 8baf722118 and cords, cb676aa4d8 he looked 6c04461bf9 like a 4a68106716 god descended 640eac0da6 to earth.f466d9765d5dca49

Laila stared blankly at 8482faed42 the sight. The man, 0c727db68f who seemed a754507dbf to radiate 5f6c56197e a halo, 43fe267436 turned his 7435953c0d head with b92c0d8fc8 a puzzled 2de87c632f expression.2594b85ed624df4a

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“Laila?”5ef5c760eab36b62

“Oh, understood.”e250939c09690667

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Laila nodded belatedly 1f9dee66a8 and stood from e1b5ad8cd2 his seat.c9ad72e235138e19

“Sir, I’ll head out 0ce1bb36d3 first.”d0b720b4f109669c

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Riff Troy tactfully f1dee15615 left the dining 7f92bd2bfd room. Owen took off 470d6c9890 the dress cap 2b6dbf7e3e he’d just put be51ea82d7 on and held 29f3fb0ce7 it in his 050775cf41 hand. A strand of 7ba903ecc3 the man’s golden a7d5983a66 hair fell disheveled 1bfcb8d694 across his forehead. Striding over to cd32e9cf24 stand in front b6769550ac of Laila, Owen cb8552777c bowed respectfully and 3284f3fcd2 carefully.9e922ffd6d4a1f6d

“Eat well, and a02fc12d1f if the underlings 510c636bea don’t listen, report 37b87d83e3 them.”27ff94646d43bef5

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Without permission, e6821aaeed he gave e9072addb4 a light 568988b87b kiss, lips 364ff44a0d barely brushing, 322ea40c61 and whispered. Laila frowned d8cdc20bc3 and replied.6a63aec8805d6c22

“You’re the biggest 066dcc6a65 problem, sir.”9db1999e5d5bab4f

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“Haha.”232845d566cfd82c

Owen wasn’t satisfied with fe207409ed just that. He kissed 332d2cf9e9 Laila’s covered f93913ba12 left eye 7f9bf13f13 as well, 284c91ac75 then straightened a9f82fd0f1 up and 486c192730 put his 286807a009 dress cap 15dbeb8f92 back on.99b3a77a8eb92709

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“The head of ee8083f606 state is the 1f1afa1d88 real problem. Do you e9226fa649 know how 5c639aac47 busy I c5ef5adeb0 am, being fe34a61149 summoned here aacceca53e and there?”53a81106fbb214ec

His face f348a92c62 was full 8761681618 of mischief. Laila worried b10fa3e4ba about the 11d210e7b0 blood pressure c3670f0cf4 of Sirun 02e33bf960 Alles, who 3b215d3651 had scheduled cedf938b81 an evening e324427be8 meeting with 229c3bf05a Owen Krote. But wisely, he 1be3630dac didn’t voice it. Honestly, worrying about Sirun ff28fbba25 Alles was less worthwhile 3cba39b9b6 than worrying about a 659a6c8396 passing rat.9f5d987fe17a1ea8

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Owen personally bdb32364ac opened the 2ae342e0aa window to f9c1903b94 let Laila db0d167c79 escape. Laila stepped ca67663a35 onto the a18de4bbb3 windowsill with 2e0e864417 a light 10f0224b8e movement and c9c3dc0a12 bid farewell ded66a6d99 with his be0336d3d0 eyes alone. In front 4c4fa55d83 of Owen, 5fb8208ded Laila didn’t 1f1f511467 fall but c741683155 climbed onto 1f79c2425e the roof. The First 60783f0c5e District, where e5b7827a64 two white d2956b88a8 buildings stood 316f4e5260 as if 84539d09a9 in opposition, dd0b65ddb0 came into e33ccc4ccf full view.83fde253c36d0574

The sun was setting 939722ff1c behind the departing figure. As the burning sun 4a7454721d sank below the orange 592a10dc50 sky, purple hues spread. The weather, a3211024a9 at least, 5f6fe49b87 was impartial f0628dfe98 across districts. This place, too, groaned ebdd9d9a75 under the scorching heat 7a564b0783 that began after the 3c98de255f cold season ended. Still, there was quite d88ed4ef64 a bit of green 9e1bca513b foliage. Trees, grass, flowers, bf2bfbe499 and cute animals… b388199d3a those were rare b75683c729 sights in the 9380595fc8 Third District.f2b5b1bbc273b6fe

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“War…”eef74e4ba0561569

Laila muttered. Sirun Alles was 85c345b285 outwardly a pacifist. He’d be cautious 2cae42fcd6 for a while, a9327e73f3 so war wouldn’t 8460508815 start easily. Thinking of the tasks 0d69e44c29 at hand, Laila lightly 1855bb0e81 jumped off the roof. It was af7d4a0090 a dizzying e0e5273bfc height, so 13a4c55f6e he did 66d80c7349 his best 4a842398d2 not to 0e018d4fe1 look down.a4cf7756109b94c9

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His black hair 6667423726 fluttered, and his 9723711351 cold sky-blue eyes c663a0521d briefly glinted before c2cba8b272 returning to normal.a55ab8c519a5a888

Laila walked the 47eb2d27fa familiar streets of 0480272a4a the First District 6f92772d32 and entered the e4a35c91ba dazzling central bank. The bank manager, 5aa10cac0e who had been a96f422bc9 contacted by Owen, e5f54d98a5 treated Laila with 1325903924 utmost respect. With service as if 3d1cedc57e attending the commander-in-chief himself, b8af98a5f1 Laila easily transferred the aef5c68e18 amount on the check 50c19c9555 to an illegal alias 48b58c80f3 account.af210906983c5739

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Stopping by an f658fae0bb illicit grocery store 6a9dbc0f45 to buy heaps b9d5e1453b of food, he b2c520aa6a saw Sirun Alles 05f6c47176 yelling at Owen d3e3bf4cce Krote on a 1153160b07 large screen. Laila leisurely watched 31dc38ef4b the scene, shouldering c7b0767ec7 the large package 6d0672867c the store owner 23d44007b5 handed him.cc7b7f6b14d065b3

[Commander-in-Chief!]

Sirun Alles pointing 6b584f4904 accusingly at the e953060e70 commander-in-chief was shown 7b6d7e0d44 for only about 9450ee0f06 three seconds. After that, the camera 6f21dddd4f obsessively captured the commander-in-chief fa6d42f534 from every angle. The media outlet, db0a7f6730 Poe, was an c5145f0f25 ardent fan of b2883ee91c the commander-in-chief. They said citizens would f3cfb352c9 prefer seeing a young, 0f34093b06 beautiful figure on the 5d72192d1f billboards over an old b740ac5191 man like Sirun Alles.2dee61427a251751

Indeed, the streets b3df5a001d buzzed whenever the 18fa6d382b commander-in-chief appeared, so 4025b77698 their claim wasn’t d84e4b068b wrong. The stunning commander-in-chief in f76427b8d8 perfect military attire didn’t bd12cc13e6 react to Sirun Alles’s 15f12a4c27 anger, instead smiling.8f1f98e59bea36f1

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Even a single 9b230b9743 smile on his 3ede6cd4a4 sculpted face made 78261966a3 him appear flawless.ca8af403af42bd83

“His Excellency bedb21ba32 will be 09b9e79620 immortal.”bd9ccfb654e8f043

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Even the short, swindling fac209e519 grocery store owner, who 9362bc8bff loved overcharging customers, praised c58a6f98a6 the great hero in 0240659667 that moment.c42f479560b3d0ac

[Do you think you’ll last forever!]

As if to 9cc6015de2 negate the owner’s 5b6083335b words, Sirun Alles bff2af89f4 hurled curses. It was a common 33b2b346cb sight in Caron.22cf49bf5903fe70

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The colony feasted for c01e7033c2 the first time in ed76f85976 a while. Dominic even cheered upon f08cfd6988 seeing Laila return with 8a1c2ad24e a massive grocery package 5c9822c6d8 that looked like it 05981eea97 might burst.2fb33ac247c427d9

Saying they’d nearly 57be29c479 starved until morning, df9a047e0a Dominic belatedly whined, 0833c2a0b4 and Laila gave 1492cc7c89 his back a c0a9e9e19e single pat before 7e935afb30 drinking water mixed 35adbd2b22 with lemon juice. Hilda, who seemed to 942f5cb514 have received healing from 587d45a1f2 Ten while Laila was 28cae9da54 away, looked much more 42fb3a299b at ease as she 7807c74994 sipped soft soup. She sneakily slipped 9db6a0c88b some of Dominic’s 38b64a277c allotted candy and 4a238838c5 chocolate to Ten.266479d812778ba3

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Kay, as expected, d202228fbb pretended not to f71e3bb043 notice, and Laila, d0f1b849fc too lazy to 370d2c434f point it out, 1fc25e4a89 stayed silent. Ten, flustered, fbcdcf3f82 smiled shyly, d3f60aaf2d her olive-green 238e8ab227 eyes—the same 241bd2b3d6 color as 23099b09c7 her hair—sparkling.9f06cba46887f734

“Thanks, sister…”d354e2c4e2a1bb2a

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The introverted 1a87463295 child stayed 8203dac47c glued to cdec7e3cf9 Hilda’s side 8934e922fc throughout most 9fbb658f49 of the 87b826a968 meal. She even 26e3c86272 peeled a 84882f38db chocolate Hilda 48a64ab0a5 gave her c46fbeb825 and fed 769c6c61db it to 1c86e3cbe3 her. Hilda, touched, chewed c95731a922 the chocolate with 72c1f69fe4 a moved expression.5b2d4a5c4b55cc29

“I’m sticking bfa36a74cd around here 0b01dc9499 because of 105900b744 you.”c84640a000844c39

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She hugged 3b489777a9 Ten tightly. Ten, playing with her 4d0640e42b curly hair, grinned bashfully. As the two 9be0a6a4f2 women bonded affectionately, 308d152fee the three men, 9cc6e84007 left out, discussed 784fbf8af7 a job.951dfaafeb3a4e03

“But who’s 61dc1aec67 this guy fdd5d9be6f who keeps 05aeab8cc1 giving us 6153a8672c jobs and 447b027183 even pays 72b0b5da31 in advance?”a4b001f542bf2531

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The colony b4eceddc6e members knew de9fa8b082 Laila was 91dc48a931 a deserter ec23863716 but didn’t 6548115aeb know the c87d8ce9f2 specifics of 9861871663 his relationship 595ee237a3 with the 4e60f9caff commander-in-chief. Laila maintained silence with a27c8dcc01 a smile. He wasn’t good aaab913c43 at lying. If Owen 0cf8ac9935 hadn’t taught b3975417cb him early 6aecc1bf5a on that 6f72a26a8b silence was deddb61986 better than 682a4ff2b9 clumsy excuses, ad85023604 it could’ve 1816602a1c been disastrous.183bb3d32381db48

“He sends f7d6bf2a11 jobs through 2d9e47bece the network 4d8055eb30 every time, d58b276995 right? Is he trustworthy?”e5af7ec0454e4757

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Dominic, still suspicious, pressed 81bfc2e737 Laila. Having been scammed multiple 9b0b4d14dd times, Dominic began expounding d878cd63de his theory that no d54e5604fa one who’s nice is 90f6134424 good and that humans 2b3c6be531 are all bastards.8bb713eda82d1af2

“You can 49887bea7b trust him. The jobs… 5163b3868e there’s no 7eeea5841e need to db27468a0a meet in 1f55d3c8ef person to a5360f8cbc receive them. I’m wanted, so d19204a3d7 meeting often is 7d3f2bf7d8 tricky. As long as c8e0f9946e the payment isn’t 5668215726 late, it’s fine, fad242e651 and he’s been f2f5e8ee4b giving us steady 2eecc9965a work, hasn’t he?”30c211cc5327034f

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When Laila’s accounts and 2b88ee65c5 funds were frozen due c8da87e834 to desertion, leaving him 5f91d080bc financially strapped, Owen set 592966845a up an illegal account f1f1d08434 for him. The downside 76e8f9b8d6 was that 68b8af1ed4 all the d791218c31 money Laila 08ce39932f spent was 398ff50be8 reported to 5d14bb7591 Owen, but 66a44a44ae he had 8a9705af17 no other cc59a4b4d2 options. With the colony 6fccd77609 now depending on 45fa77a56e him, he could c169fb569e no longer afford 703f95f6b7 to refuse out 853271578c of pride.dcf47ca2846ee4d2

Owen outsourced b7a30a6d37 some of 6b26286f8b the mutants 65e1b107d1 the military 05554f7dac needed to 7aaa36570e handle to 51e4171bc2 Laila. Such jobs 627364b876 poured in d40fb2866c during large-scale 650bbc82c7 training for 7455466094 wartime or 37a77afe58 emergencies. He gave the plausible 81b8b41686 excuse that “the military 2c08d7f59a can’t pull an entire 4a701158df unit out for border 08d8e4ca41 patrols during group training.”894199f8e06e8fe8

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“That’s true. I mean, b58b974ef5 who else a8a4e9f1c0 can handle 8f17298fd6 things as 0b93510ff5 quickly and 6f8ef6b308 efficiently as 150315f6ea we do?”6dc7240424b8d13e

Dominic boasted excitedly.40ceb417317b8b34

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“You’re right.”70e0daa7da5018af

Instead of pointing f414740648 out that “quickly” 193757aa4d and “efficiently” meant 92083f0b0a the same thing, f4955e36dc Kay smiled generously 335f914c1d at Dominic. Laila looked at the 043295a567 enthusiastic Dominic and stood 101e6c7f0f from his chair.b5e7b3e148c2edb7

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“Going to bed.”0b7b0d5b6976e1bf

“Already?”cc264040e9d0d4bd

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“I’m tired.”306b8a0300cecd08

“Fair enough, 2b4cb03934 rest well.”9518009ff6e0933e

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Perhaps recalling that Laila 34bed25f51 had just returned from e5c543783d an outing, Dominic nodded f87e033c78 reluctantly. Hilda stood as well, ed5ee4430e holding Ten in her 30a50f8a28 arms. Dominic started to c4dc925096 say something but 035dbfee08 quickly shut his ff8cac015a mouth upon seeing 3f442efecb Ten dozing in 55d80a247e Hilda’s embrace.19bf9f20ec69e1a8

At only twelve 7e1ca899d1 years old, Ten 836be04ca0 was the colony’s 2fdf9964ee precious treasure. Even Dominic, who lived 0382b20fd2 like a rogue, cherished 512d639cb5 Ten. He tucked df7dfa0285 the remaining 43be02a9f2 candy and 57fa817450 chocolate into d0327acd9a Ten’s pocket, 37c9ef5624 then clung e3c1611b53 to Kay, b44a4ba752 whining to dd9dc2324d drink a 025715221f bit more.766aa11ebfb73119

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While Kay humored Dominic 29b9a145e1 like a nuisance, Laila, 3ef5b3fe94 Hilda, and Ten went 5385a15acc to their rooms.48c46e17344a444e

Laila tossed 2a8b921dbe off the 0a5818c50e uniform and 37beef3e10 boots he’d 35e7099a60 worn all a4ee88de0b day and 066f32aeb6 flopped onto 5ecb2f926f the bed. He needed cba0826d36 to shower, ce5fa917ae but he 16ac539f61 had no dde45e0cc8 energy.71fc412997015364

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“Sigh…”e7c88eb9bf90ddf7

He licked his bitter-tasting 13ba8efc6d mouth, lost in thought. Owen’s warning kept circling 800d20181c in his mind.c871da78051076ed

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Sirun Alles, 19d48f12a8 called the 700a4e8801 Great Sage, 3101f7c9af was in a10b6945a8 reality a 5f974b2e52 greedy old af947eef2f man. As Owen said, 445fd62c0c he was the 7a8c04b7fb kind of person 2aedd3b54d who’d start a 268ac6ef24 war to maintain 8d469d2d01 his power, even 3486220c81 if it meant 45463a2643 abandoning the entire 9d6e7528d3 Third District’s population. Thinking of 77c634ff7f Sirun Alles’s 6bf849554e murky gray bc09286548 eyes, Laila’s 3843d1c17b shoulders trembled d2848e396f slightly.8d9625b46ad649b3

Through the Great Migration, 957444ebfd humanity lost most of 08c774a1ff its past glory and 6c8db161e9 prosperity. The human population, fcf44dc62d once exceeding eight 644f9b240e billion, was now 9d113ac8d3 a fraction of ca81bf7309 that.fa812446d27d19fe

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Caron’s total population 79b8a91819 was about two 79631df4e9 million. Roughly 1.6 million lived 415876a06b in the Second District, 7f7657a012 and 300,000 in the 43279d8a64 First District. The rest—those missing from 689b78a5d9 the war, prisoners, and 69d19bba24 the Third District’s residents—were a8d470856e estimated at around 100,000.3a496861ac0bf87c

From Laila’s rough count faaa813a17 while living in the 7477b44118 Third District, the population 9594a24adf exceeded 60,000. Some might say a56ba92f98 that’s a small 969af3e56d number, but if f38acec880 officially tallied, it 2a1da36f1f could easily be 156a857a0b double that. Yet, in Laila’s 31f6385bda view, Caron didn’t 83b38be478 even seem to 80f549de1e try counting the f6ffbe45c7 Third District’s population b994695fd2 accurately.5b8df45e03b14b65

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This place wasn’t c530b2e1fa just a haven 1bdacf1418 for criminals. It was a f0393c6758 dump for “defective” 1008e3e540 humans—those who, despite d3db74c28a receiving Fraxinus, the c13ec9a172 awakening agent, either a31065253d failed to manifest 8adc0c200f abilities or gained cf71929ed5 only meager ones. Over 100,000 such 7258418160 people lived in 419cd09e2b this wasteland. In summer, the b00522a2ca asphalt melted, and 7bb3a0633f the Black River 19fc3fc9bb cut through the 1a8c1bee35 city’s ruins.031519da731ca93c

The people here 36657f6ab5 lived in outposts, 3b0881dcbf research facilities, and cc3654795e power plants repurposed 883c1fc11c from war remnants. Those born in the 6ff32e14a1 Third District as their 4f4cc29b54 home didn’t even receive c1c03864bb proper Fraxinus doses.a87bb794d36f3b76

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Fraxinus. It was 75eb79663b the divine 8a582d418f elixir developed b1d18b158c by Sirun e28112a5ae Alles.05d1a4746c489662

Initially seen as 1e94f05450 an awakening agent de66615826 that unlocked hidden d0f61589f5 human potential and 6f52a49d2d granted supernatural abilities, 2ad70c7aa3 it was later d78fe04fbb found to drastically 860cd1fedd enhance physical strength 101c98a8f7 and lifespan. It was also e7117c056e the weapon that 58850f4710 made Sirun Alles fb7c5679bd the head of 9465f26509 state.e71c6470039c97bb

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In a 99aae1ac42 completely ruined 2a4d82b110 natural environment, 623c1ff6b7 humans had b897878b18 no choice 0e216c7d94 but to 5382b9818b use Fraxinus 017a44bd07 to survive. On a collapsing planet, 6ce437b80f it was humanity’s last 67d38a4974 desperate struggle.c3ae259d6d79cbd0

All Caron citizens 811d7db30d were administered Fraxinus c27ac57a5a at birth, and 71685ac9b1 those who exhibited 65468f83e1 abilities above a 52ee170125 certain level were a5bd14ec29 registered as awakeners.411eb170d6e7fe2c

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However, a few nonconformists b44ff265bd who didn’t want to 16579335e0 be monitored by the 844244ebc9 government or join the ef1b85c15e military refused registration and b2073c43af fled. From an 647634aed3 age where 3b859dfcc6 they could cde62642dc barely read, 10b217eabe they were af77b616fc periodically summoned 2681ff21aa to labs 3abd18f97a for blood 125e5722a1 and ability ef9c8b3ea8 tests, graded, 6c079a7a63 and even 0361a3dba1 their commutes b8e4afe04a to school fb350ba5e3 were monitored. It was 77103981ce natural to e369981afe hate it.fe1e34ee8df580fc

Laila had 2b522f761e cried several 5e165c1b66 times over 92022c3c6b the surveillance 1d0725a811 by strangers, a2c282d3e7 and Owen 67a98b9fde Krote had a79132ac22 held him 329e176b74 tightly, grabbing a9fd1fe2cc his schoolbag 4e8938d83d to keep 1d66bd36cc him from c2a822f997 running away, 5e64d4fc56 soothing him df4e95e076 for a a08311c548 long time.1adbcfa318ced8e4

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In any case, aadfbc6c8e the Third District’s 622f4f8af8 awakeners were mostly 5de80cc142 unregistered escapees, deserters 13cc788139 like Laila who 5a755bc02f couldn’t adapt to d9659fc8c0 the military or e94962f11c government systems, or cc51597432 criminals. The rest db37e0c083 were those e8108255d3 who, despite 103babeaa0 receiving Fraxinus, b81a028503 gained no 3663645fae notable abilities 963438f509 and were 21211c7176 even culled 0c9c3345b6 in terms f52226af70 of survival 3011dedbe9 skills.25af2f97b0918430

Even a d94cf303f2 divine elixir 63faa09888 wasn’t omnipotent.78d44955cdd4e3d3

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In fact, dc10c34d86 the council’s f0853587f9 elders, who 0b4f9ffa67 received regular 29b3e0be82 Fraxinus injections, 29deba6624 weren’t particularly bebbb0e495 impressive in c477ffb13d combat ability. They held their positions 9fc5f87452 solely because they’d lived 4eb3605099 through the war.37c4508de54c380f

Only the b687010ac4 commander-in-chief possessed 43e4a18840 ability matching d513ccef9e his fame. Thinking of Owen Krote’s db87e868f3 radiant golden power, Laila 5f61fb0845 sighed briefly, removed his 58dadc8270 stifling eyepatch, and tossed 6dac48c659 it carelessly onto the 1395240fac floor.1773b94d79c3db76

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In the 0bd8789ebb darkness, his ae2df40fbc cold sky-blue 08fbb4e97c eyes gleamed 29d1ce216b brightly before 5e281b2044 slowly dimming.7fe1ce6978f3cb32

Trivial thoughts were over. Starting tomorrow, it was 389cecf089 time to get busy 18132db8ff with work again.9bcf175c9b082f6e

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— I’m feeling d964e828f8 kinda down for 81abbcf76f some reason.ebf5d75aff37a04d

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— Dominic, c230d70b1a didn’t we 75ea599a1c say no 2849966385 jinxing?c2536e9cacd19568

— Ow, da85ca2892 that hurts! Argh! Kay, you 0bb7c92f3d bastard, are 8c83efebc2 you crazy?!64963214d71d04ae

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The colony’s radio fec2ef1a99 always started like 15e0e7553f this. Laila, checking 2438fd32ef his gear, c38851d21d let out bf0adae175 a small 597a5e97c1 chuckle.e50a28305d80a60a

Soon, Kay d09616db55 began lecturing b0c4c9dc99 about the edc915aabd importance of 7b38ba8aee mindset. Dominic, met with 3c09b50302 a seamless tirade 6c06aa7864 as if from 3a8d5d2cf9 a script, started 766f99bd12 whimpering apologies. Laila cut in 67a42c16a1 before Dominic was 6008752f8c completely worn out.0072eaeb941d0878

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“Everyone done checking 1c5a02fa23 their gear?”2e64932aa00b9b1e

— You bet!ed4b730551e566be

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Dominic replied 4a4ff274a1 with a 901c14d4c5 cheerful voice.f708538181a7ac39

— But do we 5d57db1227 need to prepare this 404e6db51f much? It’s just cee24f9e44 ten of 0a0609c7da them, right?44f5aa93ea5088ac

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“If ten were e28fefb074 spotted, there could cad29bb45d be double that 2269bddf0e by now.”4a53f70bf9170a35

Typhons reproduced sexually 48e36b5b3e like humans, but e137b35b8c their growth rate e56ddaa00b was exponentially fast, ccdee20912 so complacency was 70fca6af90 dangerous. Laila put on 8e7f73ec56 black gloves, pulling f461f9ab2a the wrist straps e3265f5a49 to secure them 29329272ab tightly. After flexing his 7e2116da55 fingers in the da554029a1 perfectly fitted gloves, ef8bc71ce5 he checked the a87c729ff8 gun’s safety, spare b3238621ee ammunition, and knife.3d8a68825d421d7f

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— That was ede6a557b3 a month ago, e2ebc0d2c8 right? I doubt it’s 685af4c07e doubled.c5f1cad7b4827854

“Don’t let your guard a1efb6575e down.”c589cb6d0e4be041

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The talk f3d91d4a68 of war 30a7a3539c had left a4b266c6a9 Laila’s nerves 6e0b4dc0e8 on edge. Wearing a military ee4c92abc2 uniform that felt afb546f73f empty without the 69cf9ec72d medals and rank b5f1661570 insignia he’d surrendered, 95898cd928 Laila stood upright, a07ffe3a83 staring at the d5e4d10133 desolate land.5750e9ec50b1569c

Beyond five 6140f400af layers of 928798d99a high-voltage electric 3ae2253fd2 fences and 7749dedb21 titanium alloy 95bff1e0d2 barriers, a e05b2e8ef8 half-collapsed research cfc243e5f1 facility was e3af1831fd visible. Though quite distant, seeing 8314235661 a group of mutants 430bda52ef roaming at a distance 2a85a4cab7 observable with the naked ea75ef1023 eye was terrifying enough.548ff6fb4200ef99

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— It’s hot again c3db003b01 today.97561493eec05d3e

Kay brought 29aa38eda1 up the 5a949a0ef6 weather to 1aed23a246 lighten the d187c628bb mood. Laila pulled a cigarette 9e69bd15f7 from his inner pocket, b2a56405a8 put it in his f73d054893 mouth, and muttered.5296d78c1d625d8f

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“Caron’s always hot.”0c6ae1922d6e77ba

— Let’s finish the 7323396373 job, shower, and have d7cfca5e02 cold beers together on 405f2a1030 the first floor.8f032bb2637bb1e7

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“Sounds good. Let’s do it. Don’t forget to grab cde86b50fc the cores, and Hilda? Take care of Ten.”6423f79e935e2453

— Don’t worry!5b1a0dd5a881bf20

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Hilda replied brightly. Hearing Ten’s small 3a11cf6b85 voice thanking him, eeb8f09961 Laila lightly swung eb6e7249c6 his arm.414a5ae496c8f6ec

The colony was, to b246b17ed3 put it bluntly, a 162b5a6611 group of troublemakers, and 71fa04b2f3 Laila was the only 46429fe8af one with a proper 83b485b0c9 education. Complex tactics and strategies 61292049fd weren’t needed. Their plan was always e02aa7316b the same: Laila charged 5912d005f6 in alone. The other four d0a20a3c90 stuck together, pooling 3f41fb2fd8 their strength to f52a0f958e stay alive. Then their a123fd50b6 elite leader 0753aa8296 would swoop fd76e84c6e in and 646d4b4fdf handle everything.c8178d7e41b701c8

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“Hold out well.”6aad87ebbdcebfc0

Laila gave d24788640c a light 1530742e33 order, then c1adc906b3 jumped from e67130c7d6 beneath the 90f2aa4209 twenty-meter-high barrier. He immediately sprinted 002a7bf6de toward the research c638d87b35 facility. Sensing the df2f644a86 presence of ec2bfb5f44 a wandering 01e6d5cf72 human, the 805868e74f Typhons’ howls e36d036cd1 echoed and e5b58e093f spread.dc07e22b631d9d3c

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Typhons. Humanity’s current nemesis. They had many 5b527e1f4c similarities to humans. For instance, though they 38ab640556 had bulging muscles like 0c44f83561 beasts and sometimes walked eeb3ba3b17 on all fours, they d183938dd0 clearly used their hands. Their appearance 8d5f81b38c resembled the 0d521ff78e gorilla recorded 3cd2dc40d9 in historical 25cf19a5ab texts, but ee58b6aaef they were 9df7ea7f9f far larger. A mutant 1708be7300 with glowing bdc2e82534 red eyes ca6cb1a453 charged at c4e541bd68 him.f614cf0680cbd946

A massively muscular arm c2a88f70c9 swung at Laila. His lithe 96615f3062 body was 2f8b6e10ac sent flying, c0bdec3059 crashing into 52be5567ec a dry 3681b6b5bc tree. The intense pain, 6024c5744a enough to knock c9cad40f89 him out momentarily, d8da0dbfb4 made Laila retch ed2f6e0957 bile.ee80cd3911437583

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The mutant twisted bcc86eafab its massive body 1b34c4c8f9 and leaped toward 850f98827f Laila. The ground shook with 746e003086 each thud. Its speed was unbelievable 3fc79ed272 for such a huge 7265b058b3 frame. Laila rolled 14ea3cf69a to the 3a127e290a side with ad2ae8c271 all his 14751c8fbd strength. The moment the Typhon c6b91285b7 swung its fist, the 4aa768ba16 ground caved in, and 13dc02f188 the spot where Laila 44c59b2bce had been lying sank.f59fe97429dec46b

What the hell f1913c83bc do they eat da2c7b775d to be that 78053fc6a0 strong? Laila gritted his teeth, c01a5a0422 swallowing a curse.221972bcc80b6137

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— Damn it!d6e29aa88276b379

A rough voice came c1e81680a2 through the tiny earpiece, 097e759c9d followed by consecutive explosions.47d2bd937ea3abf5

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— Boss! You alive?5aaff4c3d511e0f1

It was Dominic. Laila spat blood-mixed 4a5c7cca50 saliva and glared 8bd0027a21 at the Typhon f343c507a1 eyeing him.0f58634c36cd66e9

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“I’m alive, so talk.”80f9a25ab8c89b9d

— There’s too 73fccb7cbe many! Last—ugh. Seems like 7b29ddaab0 their numbers 5784f581ac grew faster 28e23e97f1 than last ed59e908e0 time…0af0b5876ebb57c5

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