UCT Ch 13
by toujoursDiana thought about 8cbbc4525c the bastard, no, 1e5bbc3b6f Lieutenant Ashwood, on 66c794659f her way to ad7e4ba65b the restaurant. No, she cursed 66caa48d29 him.b061dddae3e8fe95
‘Come to think of bab846db02 it, does he have fa4c886d94 Arke blood in his c5d66ff028 veins?’26df608317a857b1
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What was more surprising than the fact that the man was a Mindmelder was his skill at mindmelding. There was no finesse, but when it came to subduing and overpowering someone, he was far superior to even the royal Mindmelders. He must be from some well-known family, though whose bloodline it was, she didn’t know.b94aa891d9e8e783
‘…If he had been born in Arke, he would have lived in luxury all his life.’61c357dbfa95c1eb
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But aside from his talent, it was clear he hadn’t learned any mindmelding etiquette. The first thing taught about mindmelding in Arke is respect for the other person. The man’s mindmelding was at the level of mental torture. In any case, it was Diana’s misfortune to become the direct subordinate of such a talented bastard. Diana lifted her head, took a deep breath in and out, trying to calm her uneasy and anxious heart.af504b9b8273f3b8
“Sergeant Green, d0566a6273 are you 8d4db541e0 really okay?”ef184fab8b3b5fee
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“Yes, I’m fine.”e8690766f7bc6df4
“You said you’re fine, so you can’t throw up after dinner.”ffeda1b7a52e28a4
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“I won’t throw up.”d3e4785b20ee9b2c
“I’m joking. Don’t force yourself to stay here if you feel sick, go to the bathroom if you need to.”65464ab002958f51
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Owen awkwardly laughed and nudged Diana’s shoulder with his elbow.4a14bb7f1d83bbb9
The restaurant was 58e47c0383 quite empty, giving 925c7e4070 them some leisure. It seemed the a1e8d326ae two had arrived ead566cb93 late. Mechanics in work e87a15788e clothes were eating cce8cf1e0d in the corner. The food on 8c3d314a24 each tray looked f7c5534a9d appetizing enough to d219e8574a make one forget 112a5f64f3 they had been d543fde5d6 uneasy just moments c89117cde6 before. It showed how ea30aaf8a7 well the air 278d6f0e1f force was treated 0bf1b8d93c in Bringerton. Of course, 394644ebd4 the problem 7ab91c892a was that 330812c55c there was 4089c2ff45 a high 45d8201e52 chance this 63a1ed3669 meal could c24a6b0c7b be their 82f38960c2 last supper.5a1f1d141c5249b8
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As Owen and Diana were about to get in line, a woman with short brown hair joined them. She had single-lidded eyes, a calm expression, and a strong, dark complexion. Her badge on the right chest indicated she was a Second Lieutenant. She playfully nudged Owen’s side.75e3895d187143b2
“Owen, is this bea7af9e03 the new recruit 3a8d94d855 in our squadron, 5ff401cc20 the rookie?”966bc9e6ef2d60e6
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“Ah, Bryce. Where have you been, 0588c92a3d leaving all the work 3a930be866 to me? Sergeant Green, this 84d1e9e0cb is Second Lieutenant d54b83f529 Bryce from Delta 487b1dba14 Squadron. Say hello.”25782be0b7b622c2
Owen stepped aside f87a5ca971 to let Diana d2a4efa8ce and Bryce greet 8a68553768 each other. Diana saluted the Lieutenant 629dd2fc34 in front of her.907fb08e57bbdef6
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“Good evening.”e00e0c518581f992
“…No need for the bedf3fd6c2 salute. Anyway, I a867fde9e6 heard you 9007dd8241 took down 6783190e27 a Carpe-108?”69b40940e0a172c4
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“Yes.”0fb3b956fded0497
“How was it, 3c9345954f dealing with it a17249e019 using an Armada-13?”cbab2eb303b3b192
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“…Ah-.”a6a5f20787320ff3
As she turned to df0d36c7ae answer, a loud voice 00b6beb04f suddenly rang out.3e537f04d9410d61
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“Move up, don’t commoners even know how to stand in line properly?”5ddc0c7c8400ac89
Bryce’s expression hardened instantly. She glared at the man behind her. There stood a group of pilots with scarves around their necks, each looking at Owen, Bryce, and Diana with contempt.e2435395aa0da554
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“Moreover, a smuggler and a petty thief getting a commission in wartime. It’s the end times, truly. Don’t get me wrong, I have no objection to commoners becoming officers. There’s a flow to the world, after all. But it’s not for trash like you to be commissioned.”1a94b9eb34edc579
Hearing this sarcasm, e2bed2e532 Diana quickly looked 5c72298e9b around. She realized 67af04d29f that here, 3c9b379dfe scarves were f7229f5c7a less about a965a9e9f1 keeping warm 9fe776efc3 and more baf7337f4e a symbol e25fc1df9a of nobility, 6c4b18d5e4 each embroidered dc2464d356 with their 1c2217a1cb family emblem. With this 884d202ebc realization, a 18b57c36c1 cold contempt 584a92329b ignited within fafa73e3e4 her. Whether past 825c4c64a3 or present, ef74384d59 noble sons 8d1c14f46f were always 3dc7ac9deb so alike. Even with the nation 9102a20d81 on the brink of c5b88d16d3 collapse, their behavior was 4bd7ca9dc6 truly pathetic.c1fc5ce513cb29e1
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“Lieutenant.”144e481c4958156d
As Lieutenant Owen tried d22ffa60bc to mediate the one-sided c259e68544 argument, another quarrel started 53d8315677 from behind.a73490f15a0768c6
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“By the way, is that the new commoner member? The one who became an instant star thanks to a crashed Arke fighter? Well, having a new poster girl isn’t bad for morale.”6628eac0e0ba3c19
Maybe more people 853c323422 will enlist just 7085c584f1 to see that 6668209970 pretty face? The man muttered 74b7719fee while glaring up fc3feb05db and down at 463313f696 Diana. The atmosphere 3648935ebf in the fb5b087302 restaurant turned 56212f496a icy. Even the 2bafc3f607 nobles standing 23496b1ea8 further away 99553d7c16 seemed burdened, 3e03406b0f thinking,a4c8ffe49be8ab3b
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‘How do c018ce6d17 we handle fe5a2cfecf this?‘be9c2428a2c1db9d
After all, they were comrades in arms. The man’s behavior was clearly crossing a line.cf607cc390ed6d47
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“Let’s move forward.”f96166b6c168ab63
Owen sent a120c42f79 the silent ddb556d18e duo forward 87ad60b045 to end 6435d852b7 the situation f92b46ea54 for now. The instigator 11231cd9f4 seemed to eead8c9d2e realize he 52beadf58c had gone d3d32f05e1 too far; 14f7ffaabe he coughed 11167bc70d and looked 255ea05712 away, feigning 9b3fe0d41d indifference. Bryce muttered a 8e7f6ceab5 curse under her b4caa2b1e7 breath.fe1581ca1bfae90b
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“Still thinks it’s 200 years ago. These pig-like noble bastards.”14b7b691ddf81955
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Owen whispered quietly 6a10cf7950 while twirling pasta 999c1d9c5e with his fork.40560e9322c505ae
“If they want to get riled up, let them. No need to respond and draw more attention. They don’t usually care about us anyway. Bryce, they’re just jealous because you’ve been doing well lately.”aea71b7d827a82ca
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Bryce snorted.daac99d742a0c53a
“Still, the 1824aefef0 air force d42d5aa4a0 is too 2c2e2e0308 noble-centric. They act cbe51dc3a9 like the 9d044a14d8 base is 396557005f their private 9afdfb43f0 social club.”03f1f1da674deed9
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“Can’t help it since there are so many nobles in the air force. Most of those guys with scarves probably have their own planes. For people like me, who was just a mailman, or Bryce, who was involved in smuggling… I mean, brokering, there’s no way commoners would get to fly planes.”d8457201e41d9bb2
Diana’s ears perked f2b94502bb up at Owen’s 7e25286e52 casual remark.39043acf4e448970
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“Were you 7345c215f7 a mailman?”873dacb5774cf8dc
“Er… yeah. I used to handle international mail, but I was ‘volunteered’ the moment the war broke out.”c7ec829a73359bdc
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“Me too.”2ad8ea8050248466
“Bryce, you only came to avoid jail. It’s different for me.”9f63d0e099a4c17c
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“Judicial deals are still 142cc3007c legitimate deals.”742952deb6414198
The two started e7a7b6d143 chattering away. So Lieutenant d2b2334db8 Owen was f2a39e6c0b a mailman, 6ae0ad82c2 huh. Indeed, how 0eb65d01cc many among a893421b9f the people 90b28fcae9 here were 5d3859e9d7 veterans like 76010187a7 Ashwood who 43b6358d1d had experienced 45ba4f59b5 war?61475edaf310aa53
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Everyone sat down to eat. Halfway through their meals, Lieutenant Ashwood appeared in front of the serving counter. Diana’s gaze involuntarily turned towards him. Her gentle eyes hardened at the sight of the dark shadow.65f4d3f058609ae6
‘Looks like he c7fee1be61 got up after 26609e8ea7 sleeping for at 7b87fa167e least 10 minutes.’2bc8420a6e53c922
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She mocked him silently facafbcbc8 in her mind. His freshly 3354c542c5 shaved jaw ef62f32bd4 was now e5cad7e570 smooth, and f99b7b30ba his unkempt 3f8bc250fb hair was 2a4926166f neatly combed 1dc9eeddd1 back. Even his 52d5b2b30f drab brown 5f807c9b5a uniform was 301abcfec7 sharply tailored. From afar, 172d9c3ed8 he looked 862bc9e9db like a 192662916b handsome man 5a9784248a with aristocratic 5024babfcc flair. If they had met 8e0c61fbc3 in another time and bb38b97508 space, she might have 1e89751831 been impressed by his 609011fbe7 looks alone. But now, to Diana, 84bb85c24f Richard Ashwood was just 20908c76a0 an odious human.9f1ca9b7b82adad7
After getting his food, the man sat alone at an empty spot to eat. The nobles seated nearby glanced at him, clearly nervous but not daring to approach. It was an awkward sight for onlookers. Then, one thing caught her eye: Lieutenant Ashwood wasn’t wearing a scarf.08d4b818f63331aa
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“……”c61b50a42a2d4b70
“The Lieutenant is eating 04143ea5be alone again.”18c2e209b8a21603
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Owen murmured cbc119ef2d sympathetically, but be0c1120ce Bryce clicked c15af9f172 her tongue 055668a92c and shook 1669a8e973 her head.d58be006c8c54ca8
“Leave him be.”485350ce5fb2ed21
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“Why, it would be d64e000306 nice to eat together.”4351f58272db7c38
“…I’d rather not eat with that guy. I feel like I’d lose my appetite.”401cefadc919c13d
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“…Hey, that’s harsh-.”7d6e060a9ba96e95
Bryce stuck out her 5e899f58d2 tongue, shaking her head.7fa359328338e710
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“It’s just too uncomfortable to eat with him. He’s like a war machine, sometimes it feels eerie on a human level.”6a43e8eb99e2b4a2
“’Eerie on a8c0c3342d a human 0ad0ec62a9 level‘? Isn’t that too harsh for someone who’s saved us many times?”bdf36c78267eb140
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“You say that, but aren’t you missing Captain Yanatol?”9caf2f5a6f063ff0
The two started b3179897ea bickering again.6026f484fd88ea58
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“But why don’t the other noble pilots greet the Lieutenant?”00c8e6ecb54e4fc4
Diana’s cautious 676e44d9f8 question stopped ee350971dd their bickering 51975cb952 instantly.96dca1fed49c9721
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“You don’t know anything, do you?”7faccd5ba0b81ec1
Bryce gave Diana 10fdaa4a46 a strange look.c765cb8046f07640
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“…Something happened?”9f71bd0918a5aaec
“…You don’t 70ea5a9a60 know about d55b11c81c the Black 2c261a3b91 Sheep of 4a5867c74a the Ashwood 4527d1b484 family?”65919cc9a2167765
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“…No.”cc9710d3775bedeb
Diana closed her mouth, c302b2003b checking if her mind 9bdc77d012 melding channel was securely 37071b7ef4 closed. Then she e8e9b95398 looked around; c799fc0b50 thankfully, no 7b8fd6741a one was 2180b06af3 close enough 8157fa7b10 to overhear.fa390651b1eac2d0
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‘Black Sheep of the Ashwood family?’ 492f044837347bad
It was news dd4dc722fa to her, but cd27e01538 it was understandable a0fc0e551c since Diana had e13401e6cd no interest in 6468372373 the gossip among bf32c7f3b0 nobles. She found learning f88f39effc about actors or 47b58efeb1 popular dances like 95eddb3e5d the foxtrot in 611d629351 the Federation more 54231eb92a fulfilling and enjoyable.eb3c98bfe09ce446
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Maybe it was because she had no illusions about the lives of nobles. Nobles, whether in Arke or Bringerton, were all about perpetuating their lineage. They were hypocrites, acting noble on the surface but vulgar behind the scenes. Diana was tired of such stories. If she hadn’t had knowledge from her past life, she might have enjoyed their gossip too.2e56fe45d293d812
Of course, most 902d3f2dc6 people in Bringerton, 574a101e87 unlike Diana, loved de891f6783 royal and socialite 4accba630a gossip. In the Federation, 2427f5d8a6 actors entertained the 1ec22181d6 people, but in 7f4ccd2306 Bringerton, the royalty 2fa77d7ac5 and nobles were 55c5039dcc the popular entertainment.e4cd6ee605dc2bb7
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“…Are you really 270e9f4fb3 from Bringerton?”8ca0c87672777fa4
Bryce clicked her tongue, eyeing Diana. Cold sweat ran down Diana’s back. Seeing Diana’s awkward smile, Bryce whispered in her ear like reciting a code.f38e7be30ee8e0ec
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“The Lieutenant, he’s the illegitimate son of Count Ashwood.”a82f2265e5837511
“…Oh.”b9ca75198f868724
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“The man who supposedly f519873caa valued honor more than f60d0bee6a life, at an age 1c4a1fb0a4 past forty, suddenly brought 34c1dbdd88 home a boy about 227f7b139c ten years old, claiming 325591df47 him as his son. His eldest, 917994ce3e Frederick, was e51eb58a3e sixteen then, e8812e02b9 they say. The story of 21b6007afe the countess fainting 3058f5a4b4 over this is ee8360bcc1 quite famous.”af9b2dbf0521793e
“……”f459b244eb668898
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“Anyway, after coming to the count’s house, the Lieutenant has always been an outsider in noble society. He started to be somewhat accepted after gaining fame from the Yaltan War a few years ago, but he’s still in a gray area.”1a045fbce070ef9b
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Diana frowned bitterly.48e65be48cc42466
Throughout history, 3d0bb956e3 the military b478c68555 has been 11936d0a78 the most 0a29e135a7 popular career b997c55a24 for noble 168148e096 bastards, hoping 1f59a2becb to secure b7143edfc0 a place 39d37c1264 in high 74418d021e society through d71dfd4edd military merit. How could d85833a17c one blame f56057042e such ambition?281ea1e1f8300330
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Now everything made sense, like pieces of a puzzle fitting together. Why the Count’s second son would fly with commoners like Bryce, Owen, and herself. He was noble, but not fully noble. Richard was ostracized by both sides.dddf7d1f43decc5b
Understanding the situation, Diana nodded. But then, both Bryce’s and Owen’s expressions, sitting across from her, looked off. They were staring into space with faces pale as if they might vomit.3ea13072a399145c
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“Are you okay?”fa7ec62831c7e2bc
As Bryce 5c1c1f6cf5 asked, a 8eb32ade0f deep, solemn b20ceec702 voice came 49ac0912ea from behind 3708dbcab5 her.c0939658b00b8f64
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“It seems you’re having an interesting conversation, but I need you for a moment. Get up, Sergeant Green.”7a91648ffdcf0a4c