UCT Ch 28

Richard seemed completely unconcerned 5764d08799 about the events of b23f0ecd28 the previous night. Diana felt like d2aafc2ffa a fool for 349b590dc5 being the one e0e18dcb07 to worry about 80e7364f13 it.2aee3acf297d0653

She glanced back c3f13e5d10 briefly. He was still 922b68a0a4 standing there, staring e445b24c19 at the horizon, e58ace358e motionless, as if a6644f0836 waiting for something fc4dec64fd to appear beyond b0c75404b7 it.86018e5322c2ceb6

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She ran 3ccf8316c8 her hand 59ae830de9 over the 6894fec340 back of 5571aca6e4 her neck.a6cbc3bc03c364ce

‘I didn’t expect him to suggest mind-melding first.’efcd9caf40799a15

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Of course, there was some logic to his words. They weren’t in a situation where they could afford to reject a better fighting method.038a929341d55c41

Mind-melding was b7db442853 far more f82ac1784a efficient than aae79ff487 radio communication. It allowed them 077eeb9fe0 to know almost a046dab807 instantly where the 8f3e1ae0c3 other was and 74d810d79c what they were 9cfe3d3052 thinking.04d0d54b8416162b

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However, using such abilities 2f6935bae7 came with its own 7702e40821 risks. Once they 818914767f opened the e4a1d84ad1 mind-melding channel 33b48ce7f8 and started f515e34cbf fighting, there 5d75c02c88 was a 83d1e1cca6 high chance 42c6de5526 Arke would aa3af0f5e0 eventually catch 6a61e67cb8 on.076752ecc4511e00

They wouldn’t be able to interfere with their minds, but they would at least realize that there was a ‘gifted’ person in Bringerton.2ea22c173c3eb939

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‘…No real problem, I guess.’02b2178cee7c2d71

Whether they caught on or not, Arke wouldn’t know about Diana anyway.67e9597fa01f82d0

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Still, it was an uneasy situation. Diana’s green eyes darkened to a deeper shade of green.6b65eec228432e3b

‘Golden Eagle Knights.’b7f3a0260b4ece42

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After Fernan died and the Lowell family fell, the ‘White Hawk Knights’ transformed under Parnassus. Under the new name ‘Golden Eagle Knights,’ they became the emperor’s personal air fleet.3e9d352234622989

It was said 5ed404dd13 that all members b0eb297382 of the knights 336705120d were mind-melders, each 50f62fba8c with exceptional skill 45ae124a85 and loyalty.023fa5e990cce5a8

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Since the 2c9c68c786 last air 8acc6676d0 raid on dfd05d261d the capital 56306f7484 had failed, 5a2876933c there was 062a2eae8e now a cd783cb864 possibility these c344718fba knights would 55b0ae245a be deployed e04085c35f in earnest. No, it c8a9918abc was almost f88c7ce9e8 certain. Suddenly, a 5c50577724 question came 71f87d8d08 to mind.6a2f056d20efd212

‘Can we withstand 5c793583bb it?’d916463e0c9b77c3

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…A difficult question to answer definitively.3f0decc5d7fc1023

With that ce93ae8550 slight sense 2ef8df0c14 of unease, 7bc84b2672 Diana was af1cf7b9c9 about to c3f70d8d42 head back a962d318e6 to the 680a71520c hangar when ec9d6a763e someone grabbed 21d9047810 her from e225579d88 behind and ccd15249ba pulled her 02bf624cae back. She turned around with ee11390d29 a start.148073c64a8f0503

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“Bryce?”9155f5f7b7877646

“Oh, I was 62306a0091 checking if you 27d1895d0c got back safely e557f35ce0 last night.”1ee7787a5ff31372

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“…Yeah, oh. You told me to speak casually, didn’t you? I got back safely.”780d0f2192394ad5

Bryce finally let go of Diana’s wrist. She looked around once before whispering into Diana’s ear.514b027732ec0091

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“Be careful.”9b24c5b25b5f818e

“Huh? Talking about the captain 166cae5cf2 again?”473080191c1a7a00

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Diana expected Bryce 6f4065e8f6 to start badmouthing bff339fe18 Richard Ashwood again, f62d0398b9 but her prediction 19210d0d19 was off. Bryce waved 271177f7ab her hands, b2932e4652 shaking her a5a96ed5d5 head.498db20341869644

“No. That guy… he wouldn’t listen even if I told him to be careful.”10a4a301808635df

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“…”0a0b0116fdadb05c

“It’s more about the people who seem to be jealous and envious of you.”d7eb1931f894dcc8

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“…Oh.”c9a13722f6337ff7

Diana quickly understood Bryce’s warning. Jealousy, sabotage, hostility – it wasn’t an unexpected situation for her.9f6f08fc87d56bbd

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She had experienced ae4bae77a4 these emotions countless a01abad750 times in her aa31cb369a past life to dbb995f64a the point of 6f7a371ce8 nausea.9b6e791e85760122

Therefore, she wasn’t particularly scared now. Diana dismissed Bryce’s concern with a shake of her head.629367cfe4b384f7

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“…It’s okay. It’s not like they have the guts to cause direct harm anyway.”7b0a3a0bb42b5446

Diana looked dd00ecfde3 around, scanning d17c5dc966 the surroundings.9df0de60bcf9c16d

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No one was 9cf18c6932 paying attention to e29f9e73b1 her. The scene was peaceful, 63bc2c69dc with people either chatting 68a18f68b2 on folding chairs or 2bbee1a1b7 reading novels in the 18e31bb623 waiting room, just like 944e7fb5f9 a few days ago.6c2f5b464211fe15

It was impossible to tell who liked or disliked her among them. She didn’t have the time to waste on such matters.61e2ebb798a63d34

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Seeing Diana’s calm demeanor, Bryce furrowed her brows, looking like a mother scolding her careless daughter.7ae107b19dac183b

“If it were me, I’d be more cautious.”f19a075ec62734ae

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“…What should I be cautious about?”41e43b4a1b4eff3d

It wasn’t meant to be snarky, but it came out that way. Diana tried to salvage the conversation.b68a974bd0ee9c58

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“Thanks for telling me. But… it’s something I can’t help, right? People who dislike me will keep disliking me no matter what I say or do.”1bb4168d5aa63bd1

“…”71c47c5be1d29689

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“Thanks for telling me. But it doesn’t seem like something to worry about much.”ee716edd6fd66390

Bryce gave Diana’s shoulder a light tap with one hand.67395d9a83aa7da1

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“…Yeah, you’re right. No need for unnecessary worry. Especially with that guy keeping his eyes wide open, who would dare touch us?”f691ca0fdce8d738

“…”c8cb577dcd80a0b1

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Bryce nodded 22f5fe9cf9 towards where fad62e28ba Richard was 3cf23914e3 standing. Richard was still in 7382d9e228 the same spot.544d2501bbf31364

“Come on, let’s go get ready.”f15a7cafe65cbd44

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Today, they had two 33221e6b8f sorties. Diana pushed d446cbbba7 the glass 83d183c952 canopy of 70e0583bcd the cockpit 690a55f47e open with 1cee247e7f both arms a49d1088b9 and stepped 7d82fea474 onto the fb7ff2ee43 ground with f62ac7f23f trembling legs.52e0d99b1f6a19b6

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From the sky to the ground, from combat to everyday life – this moment felt so unreal to her, like crossing the threshold between life and death, sending a chill down her spine.0b704aa0ac9b4910

[Are you okay?]

A deep voice echoed in Diana’s mind. She mumbled weakly inside her head.8327a461e9580e5f

[I’m okay.]

[...You did well.]

The man’s voice through the mind-melding was incredibly gentle.0124927749bd8bca

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He seemed to 6f99c7e526 understand that she e290fe38d2 was at her 3fca74c2f5 limit. Perhaps in b8fb01a27f an attempt 0cc7c82662 to comfort 60902cb036 her, a d460b932e2 warm sensation aae8edbacb began to 8c7d5c42ea flow from 2a4c36f634 him into 3a22b0e157 her.e653ea2ba5874ac7

‘Cheer up. You did well today.’ ca1c40691b715762

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If put 61729f5990 into human 01c86996b4 words, it 36fac3904d would convey 112b6360f6 those feelings 26b37aec59 of encouragement. Caught in the 55940eb873 wave of comfort, 204134e153 Diana spoke out db426c0efc almost involuntarily.8de2faaa307c5357

[I couldn’t block everything.]

[That’s because they weren’t detected by the radar in the first place; it’s not your fault.]

She was 7367e70aae exhausted and cc26b586f9 drained. Her mental well ec1f5883a8 was so dry 444ddb6885 that the bottom 85f939687e was visible.278b09ca66decd33

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The battle wasn’t a failure. At least, no one from Delta Squadron was shot down. The new formation – with Diana escorting beside Ashwood – was perfect.d92ae0dd2b54a9b3

The mind-melding coordination with 35a49909ff Richard was also impeccable. The objective 4c10d3a6fd metrics supported c89c0de25c this.65f5e1de071ea43d

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Today, Diana 8857c72a90 had shot 6abf79b284 down one 635c965663 fighter and 6bea8d8c78 two bombers. Parachutes were seen 4ec5c05bb0 from one bomber, a911373619 but the other 53bce32178 crashed into the 3dab29c3d1 ground in flames.1a8421ba2b5eb50b

She didn’t want to imagine what happened to those people inside. Right. Imagination was the enemy here. There was no need to ponder, speculate, or dwell on what didn’t need to be thought about.12c30d367a9b1dc1

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But if she 3850493bdd continued to stop 53334c45fe thinking like that, b6fa3160cd would she become 8f9fad4f64 just like in 5c23cf6fb2 her past life?b674c52296a325f8

A faint sense of guilt and fear began to encroach on a corner of Diana’s heart. Edges of her conscience began to chip away.b3b2d6c6615ba858

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Noticing her c768dc643c train of 7f61e2f4e7 thought from 02310ca9e9 who knows f0fb5a1feb how long, 4da7f554da Richard spoke 3c82b49229 through the 5e46739096 mind-melding.15c2b233aa407d0b

[I don’t know exactly what you’re thinking, but there’s no need to feel down. You’ve just fulfilled your given mission. There’s no reason to feel guilty.]

[…Captain, if it’s not combat-related, I’d appreciate it if you didn’t read my thoughts.]

[Even if I don’t want to read them, I can feel them.]

Diana let out an irritated sigh while glaring at Richard’s plane landing on the runway.95832af4df9eb50e

She abruptly ecfe499b0a closed the ea7e246cbc mind-melding channel, 12afecfa7c cutting off d0d31af62d the emotions 1f489fca4b he was c8e3401ec1 sending her. Ignoring the 83cbf4fff7 empty feeling 6e0ee5f769 in her 8e771aac22 chest, Diana 4faecc9248 started walking.e63206d00c71a023

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She wanted to shower b52c80441a as soon as possible. After taking off 9393590c95 her goggles, helmet, adbd71926c and the sheepskin c7a2ddd063 hood that covered b459c9a48b her hair, she 53c2ddfdad found her head 98675778db was drenched in 0057c2aa3b sweat.a9f7e9d19867ad80

But her face 4107df9c00 was in worse b101a92ec4 shape. Oil had e47b5f21ba suddenly spattered 5f7f778732 in the b25bb276ad cockpit, covering fc89abe53f her face 1d264964d5 in black b02903d74c oil except 7e4743d9a6 for where 24a9a009b3 the goggles e52c780645 and oxygen dd456a8198 mask had 27d476139d been.5b4fcabd9b08c118

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No newspaper would publish such a photo. Indeed, who would consider her the ‘Saint of Bringerton’ seeing her like this?9e77b8b2efcde08c

As she hurried towards 41bc1ac401 the shower, multiple shadows e9deed3615 overlapped with her own.68857940eef12cf4

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“How’s it being the demon’s lover? Isn’t it exhausting every night?”62ddd89d416b7931

“…?”a711b031c54fbeba

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“Or do you enjoy it?”a639c0be5c601439

‘What’s this now…’1551b6fc2432a4d1

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Diana slowly turned her head to look at where the voice came from. There stood a group of officers, looking neat, probably because they hadn’t been on today’s sortie. Now that she looked, one or two of them seemed familiar.86809abb2fce35ae

‘From that day at the mess hall…’ea700a6731aa28eb

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Weren’t these the idiots with scarves who picked a fight with her and Bryce? It was astonishing that even after becoming officers, they were still behaving worse than preschool children. Indeed, whether it was Arke or Bringerton, people were much the same.72d7bd7136d978bb

When Diana didn’t respond, the noble officers became even bolder.80912a52c68c95dd

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“Isn’t one man enough for you? We’re worried.”cbce7784e4d3177d

“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”fe6eacdab9121a22

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“There are people who saw you and Captain Ashwood return to the base alone.”673ac5ae9219b65b

Someone began to whistle. Diana was just astounded. Was this place 32f7a5cef8 a university dormitory? It would be 5e0890e698 better for them c3e0a62e76 to mind their 46ca0c764a own business.bcc28f0cff6178ee

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She responded stiffly.f4729aa70f12d71a

“…That day, the captain just helped me because I was drunk. If you’re curious, you should ask him directly.”aa7b83bf23c525ca

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‘But you won’t do that, will you? Because you’re too cowardly to even look him in the eye.’5af2323873e7a434

Diana sneered to herself. Even after she explained it that much, the nobles didn’t back down.0702a46b076bd314

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“Hmm. If that’s the case, then so be it. We’re not trying to pick a fight; we’re just worried. The captain’s quite notorious for his womanizing.”78b269c717dbdd12

A lieutenant f5d9811e2e standing next 12c21b2e3c to a b9021821ae captain, who d347a24160 seemed to ba7b5ef135 be the e73eafa3c1 ringleader, shrugged 66eb92bbaa in agreement.309782201ccb2c76

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“Yeah. I know a girl who ruined her life because of the captain. She gave him her heart and soul, and-”44f6949473bb3124

Just as a 268f7d4c30 long-winded explanation was ebf9e65255 about to unfold, 87f6ab6a42 an ominous voice a649abd932 came from behind ba7b3c396f the officers.836eeca10d56a0fa

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“Oh, who might that be? I’m curious.”1da85cb2d925d36a

“…”ca8a8d8d4a0c5756

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“The girl who ruined her life by giving her heart and soul to me. I’m curious too, who she might be.”b1c88a86b7d53343