Sapphire09: After I fight with tears and blood, I finally managed to write a chapter for this beloved story of mine. I hope you shall enjoy this to your heart's content... *faint*

DISCLAIMER: Still do not own KHR! Only the kind ol' Ito-san and Fuyu-chan (and another...)!

WARNING: GRAMMAR and OOC-ness, that's all I can think of.

~|Due Cieli|~
(Two Skies)
by Sapphire09

"Everything lives by blending interconnecting and mutually influencing one another.
Even a merely trivial meeting bring about changes of heart and body"

XXXHolic

TARGET I
The Darkest Sky of Night
Code 03 – Il Canto di un Usignuolo

After the door closed down behind him, Ito turned to face his daughter, bending down to his knee as he did so. He smiled a sad, but understanding smile as he patted the young girl's brown hair softly.

"Fuyu?" he asked softly, not more than a whisper. The child in front of him, however, still had her eyes staring down the closed door, never moving. Again, Ito could only offer a sad smile for his daughter as he enveloped her in a hug. Fuyu didn't respond at first, but then Ito could feel Fuyu's arms moving upward, clutching the white shirt he had loved to wear.

"Chichi… Was that… a-a mother?" she asked softly, heard only by his ears. Again, Ito patted her head gently, running his calloused hand through the soft locks that was colored not unlike his.

"Yes, Fuyu," he answered gently. Fuyu's eyes still frozen on the closed door, blank yet calculating, contemplating.

"S-Sawada-kun… he cried. S-She didn't get m-mad…? She w-won't hit h-him for that?" Fuyu whispered again, again only for Ito's ears. Again, he hugged her.

"No, of course not, Fuyu. Of course not…"

Ito could only hug his child as he himself felt something tore his insides apart when he heard the question that was spoken with a child's innocence, a question that weighed so much on his shoulder.

"Of course not…"

For a long while, Tsuna just lay there, burying his head in the warm embrace of his beloved mother, the only thing he had left now. His mother, she was so warm it was unbelievable she just woken up from her sleep. He had shifted his weight aside, making sure his mother wouldn't be crushed under his weight, and to make sure she wouldn't notice the irregularity of his lack of leg. No, he couldn't tell her just yet, not now, when she just woken up.

He could hear his mother hummed a lullaby he often heard as a child, its name was long forgotten, as he inhaled the scent that was his mother. Tears kept pouring out of him, for reasons no longer known to him. Was it because of his mother's warmth? Was it because he was glad his mother was alright? Or… was it because he couldn't bear the guilt for almost letting his mother stand in harm's way because of him?

"Soushite bouya wa nemuri ni tsuita…
(And then the little boy falls asleep…)

"Ikizuku hai no naka no honoo…
(Among the ashes in the flames shining…)

"Hitotsu… futatsu to…"
(First one, then two…)

His mother's soft voice sang the lyric of that lullaby, bringing peace to his once chaotic heart. Her gentle hand was running through his unruly locks softly, comfortingly. He didn't want to think of anything more, but just to enjoy this warmth, the warmth that he had taken for granted in his once peaceful life, and was forgotten when he felt he was too old for her affections.

"Ukabu fukurami itoshii yokogao
(Surfaces numerous of your faces)

"Daichi ni taruru ikusen no yume…
(A thousand dreams trickle back to the earth)

His good eye slowly drooped with every word she sang, slowly bringing him back to the peaceful oblivion. His tears stopped gradually as the lullaby did its job in caressing him to the serenity and warmth.

"yume…"

And he let his eye to close and giving himself up to the oblivion.

When Ito came in for the second time, he found the young Sawada to be asleep by his mother's side. A lullaby was sung by brunette woman even when the listener was long out, a soft and comforting lullaby it was.

"Watashi wa inori tsuzukeru
(I will still continue to pray)

"Dou ka kono ko ni ai wo…
(Please show this child what love is)

"Tsunaida te ni kisu wo…"
(Hands sealed with a kiss)

She shifted the young Sawada's head a bit and kissed the top of his head lovingly, carefully as not to wake the young brunet. Ito couldn't bring himself to stop smiling from such scene. Before long, the brunette woman soon fell into a deep slumber of her own. She had been quite weak, after all. It was out of sheer will that enabled her to finish the lullaby.

After waiting for a while, making sure that both of the Sawada was already in too deep of a sleep, Ito moved. He carefully walked around, silently, carefully as to not make any sound. He reached to the side of the futon where the younger Sawada was sleeping, carefully setting aside the hand that loosely bind him in an embrace. Diligently, he carried the young Sawada to the wheelchair that was still in the room and cast the blankets by the sleeping boy's lap and torso. He soon wheeled the boy back to the room he had been staying in and laid him by the futon before leaving the brunet child to sleep.

Tsuna found himself waking up to the familiar feeling of numbness, the feeling of touching nothing, also to the sight of the vast crystal blueness surrounding his vision.

"…You shouldn't be here," he heard the familiar voice said. Tsuna, however, felt too peaceful to be able to make out a retort. He felt so… calm, so at peace. He didn't know why, but it felt as if he didn't care too much about the voice right now.

"Who… are you?" he asked the question that he had been asking almost every time since he knew the existence of the voice, but this time it was without much vigor. He felt too at peace to berate the voice right now, too much at peace.

Silence was stretched for what almost seemed to be forever, and Tsuna almost sure the other wouldn't answer. But then, the voice reverberated again, echoing through the vast blue surroundings.

"…I'm nothing but a mere consciousness," it said finally. "My existence… is a paradox, and should never come to be known. Not even by you."

Explanations were told, but Tsuna couldn't seem to bring himself to care. This peace was enveloping him, wrapping him inside its tranquility. He only listened, but everything that was said seemed to be… unimportant for him now. Why? This feeling, what is happening? What—?

And that voice, what was it talking about? He shouldn't know its existence? Then why did it felt like he already knew the voice?

As if he had known the voice for his entire life? So familiar… yet also confusing since he couldn't recognize whose it was, when the familiarity was clearly there, no mistake about it, intuition or not.

He would've screamed all those thoughts, if only he didn't feel the serenity drowned his wants and feelings away, rendering him to feel nothing but peace.

"I'm—," the next couple of the sentences were incoherent to his ears, as he could feel his hearing began to fail on him. Was it because of this tranquility? Or was it something else entirely? He couldn't find out as he drifted back to the sea of darkness again. Before he was enveloped by the void though, he could hear the last words of the voice that were reverberated around him.

"—don't return here… Tsu—"

The last words were drowned out by the void; muffling them before they could reach his ears. Heard only as incoherent words to his ears, curiosity finally reached him second before the void enveloped him completely.

'…What…does that…mean…?'

And then, there was darkness.

Ito was about to go to his own room, but then he felt a want to go to the terrace instead. He didn't know the reason of that sudden feeling, but who was he to refuse his own feeling of want?

Going over the halls of his house, he headed for the terrace that faced the moon, a perfect spot to observe the moon, a favorite pastime of both him and—

Ito noticed a shadow by the terrace where he headed, cast by the moonlight of tonight's moon to the broad, thin surface of his traditional paper door. He frowned before he hastened to his destination and slid the door open.

There, bathed under the silver moonlight, was a man who couldn't be older than twenty or so. Ito noticed him as one of the townspeople that brought his young patient, Sawada Tsunayoshi, to his house. His dark gray-colored eyes widened in surprise upon the sound of the sudden banging of the sliding door. It seemed that he wasn't expecting for anyone to found him there. Under the light, his hair shone in the color of dark brown, which seemed to turn black under the shade. Ito racked his brain to find a name to identify the trespasser. His name, what was—ah, right.

"Utakata Kagami-san?" Ito asked with a surprised tone. Meanwhile, the one that was addressed only gulped in nervousness of getting caught, not answering the call of confirmation, though it wasn't needed as Ito was quite sure of the identity of the man. What made him unsure though was the fact that he was by his terrace, skulking like a thief. Not wanting to accuse, Ito showed his curiosity through his next question.

"What are you doing here late at night?"

The man gulped.

Tsuna woke up to the sound of the chirping birds and slight warmth of sunlight that cast on to his figure through the transparent surface of the window's glass. His good eye squinted against the brightness of the sunlight and he lifted his arm up to shade his hurting eye. The curtain was opened, making him wonder who opened it for him.

His aches seemed to have healed a little bit, as when he tried to sit up, it didn't hurt as much as before. He let the blanket fell to his stomach as he struggled to keep his back straight. He lifted his left hand to cover his eyes from the sunlight. It was after his eye was adjusted to the light, he could see the bright sky outside his window, signing the beginning of another day.

How long it has been, he wondered. It has been around three days since he woke up, since he regained his consciousness. But, the time before that, how long was it? Has it been days, or weeks?

His friends… were they worried about him and his mother?

Of course they were, Tsuna thought bitterly. But, he already decided he would think about coming back later, when his mother became healthier.

He never liked making his friends to worry, but this is something he must decide for himself. Going back means becoming a burden, especially in his state. Added to that, who said whoever that tried to kill him wouldn't try again when the fact that he was still alive was known? If that happens, not only his mother would be harmed, but also his friends. And he doubted he could protect them if that ever happened, when he could barely save his mother.

It hurts him, but perhaps it was better than to have them dying because of him.

"Good morning," he heard someone said gently after he heard the sound of the door being opened. He turned to see a man he had never seen before with a tray of food, standing by the door, wearing a yukata colored in brown. Tsuna raised his visible eyebrow in curiosity and confusion upon seeing gray-eyed man standing by his door. Who is he?

The man gulped visibly as his smile faltered a bit. He stiffly walked into the room and set the breakfast by the side of the futon.

"Excuse me," Tsuna started, a little bit hesitant, "I don't mean to be rude, but… who are you?"

The man beamed another smile before answering. "I'm Utakata Kagami. My tenant and myself were the ones who found you and your mother lying by the shore of our sea. It was quite a fright, as it seemed everything turned red!" he exclaimed.

Tsuna's visible eye widened in surprise, before he felt gratefulness filled his heart.

"It was you? Thank you so much for your help!" Tsuna exclaimed in appreciation. His face sparkled in happiness since he finally able to than his and his mother's savior. "If you weren't there, we wouldn't be here by now!"

After hearing the words of gratitude, the man stayed silent as the smile on his face started to look like it was forced as time ticked on. Tsuna then furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, before suddenly the door was opened again, although silently and carefully without sound, to reveal an annoyed Ito.

"Utakata-san…," Ito said silently, almost in reprimanding way. The man broke in cold sweat before he suddenly slammed his head to the floor, in a way that reminded Tsuna of his self-proclaimed right-hand man. The sudden and unexpected gesture surprised Tsuna, so much that all he could do was to widen his eyes and gaped.

"I'M SO SORRY!" the man exclaimed loudly, making the shocked Tsuna to be surprised even more. He just met the man, yet he was apologizing? What—?

"F—For what?" Tsuna squeaked out when the shock passed him. The man slowly raised his head averted his eyes from him. When his eyes landed on Ito, his eyes strayed back to Tsuna and looked at him apologetically.

"Mizusawa-san told me about me about your reaction on the ring. I never thought that it was so important for you! I thought it was a mere ring with unique design, thrown away by someone, nothing more! I swear! If I had known, I wouldn't—," the man blabbed on, and Tsuna caught the word 'ring' which made him even more confused.

"Wait… What do you mean?" Tsuna asked as his eyes showed a mix of hopefulness, but also fear and confusion. This man, this 'Utakata Kagami', knew of his ring?

If it was possible, the look on the man's face looked even more crestfallen. He squeezed his eyes shut before opened them again and let out a deep breath.

"I and a friend of mine… After we got back from taking you to here, h-he showed me a ring and told me he founded it lying by the shore, near where we had founded you. The design was unique and intricate, and it quickly got our attention. I thought someone had thrown it away and my friend found it. I didn't know that it was yours," he explained.

Tsuna was in a mix of relieved and annoyed upon hearing that. Still, he couldn't stop the smile to appear on his face, especially since now he knew the ring was with this man in front of him. But, somehow, he felt something was off.

"Ah, that's alright. You didn't know," Tsuna said forgivingly, since he felt quite bad about the man, and he was truly sorry. Added to that, he couldn't bring himself to be mad at him, even if only because he was an older man and practically saved the life of both him and his mother. "That ring, can you give it back to me?"

The man didn't answer soon, as silence reigned over the room for a few seconds, which made Tsuna felt even more scared of his bad feeling.

"I don't have it anymore."

Tsuna felt as if his brain was turned off.

"I sold it to a foreign peddler, who already left this town; presumably back to his home country. It was a sweet bargain, and I couldn't help but accept it. But, my friend had run away with the money, not too long after the ring was sold. He would be overseas by now, if he really intended to use all of the money. But, before leaving for good, he told me that the ring I had sold was the ring that fell from you when we picked you up and he took it with him. He had lied to me when he said he found it lying by the shore. If I knew he stole it, I wouldn't even think of selling it! I would've given it back to you!"

Tsuna couldn't think anymore. His ring… was sold? And, whoever bought it already left? It was a peddler who bought it, so his ring was bound to be sold again. Added to that, if that person was really a foreign peddler, then wasn't that mean his ring wouldn't even be in Japan anymore?

Does that mean… that his ring was lost forever now? Is there still any chance left for his ring to return to him? Not only the ring, but also…

Nuts… His box animal, his partner, his—

Tsuna felt downcast once again, and his tears threatened to spill out. But, in front of this man, he would be so ashamed if he let his tears out.

"I'm so sorry," the man apologized again, sounding really sorry in Tsuna's ears. He wished he could bring himself to be mad at this man, but he also knew it wasn't the man's fault.

"I-I'll… I'll do anything to make it up to you. If you ever need my help, just tell me and I'll be on it," the man said again, but Tsuna didn't really hear him. He was still in a trance.

Sensing that the boy wouldn't react to anything now, the grey-eyed man excused himself and left, before giving another apologetic look to the young brunet. Ito merely sighed as he already expected the boy to react like that.

Ito took Kagami to the front door and bid him goodbye, and the man promised to come again tomorrow as he was still on a guilt trip. After that, Ito returned to the young brunet's room to see him still on his previous position, seemingly never moving or even breathing. Even the ruffles on his blanket didn't change, not like he noticed. Seeing the boy gotten sad again, he tried to explain.

"He wanted to apologize last night, that Kagami," he said as he sat down by the boy's side, his legs crossed. "He felt so guilty; he wanted to apologize to you as soon as he could. He even came here last night, creeping around like a thief. He was ashamed and tried to avoid me. He tried to look for your room by himself. When I told him you were already resting, he asked if he could stay the night, even if only to be able to apologize in the morning. He was the one who made that breakfast for you. He's a really nice man."

Tsuna seemed to be numb all over, so Ito tried to talk about his mother.

"I had checked your mother earlier this morning," he began, "She seemed to be an early riser, as she already woken up before I did," he said with a smile. It seemed the talk about his mother worked, since the boy's expression changed. He decided to continue.

"She's still weak, and I recommend her to rest some more. But, she seemed to have trouble with staying still, so I had to let her help around, even if it was merely cleaning her own room. She asked me if I could let her use the kitchen, but I wasn't sure if her condition actually allowed her to do any cooking at all," Ito said again. This time, at the end of his sentence, Ito heard the young brunet chuckled.

"That's just her," Tsuna said, "That's just how mom is…"

Ito also smiled, but then his smile faltered as he remembered another problem that needed attention soon.

"And… Sawada-kun," Ito said, "How do you plan to tell her about your condition? Would you like me to tell her or—"

"Please wait until mom is a bit healthier," Tsuna answered quickly, his eyes pleading.

Ito frowned at that. The boy should know that prolonging it won't change anything, and telling his mother about this sooner or later shouldn't change anything. And, from the short time he had spent with the older Sawada, he could see that he was a strong woman. Yet, he complied to the younger Sawada's request, even if it's only to make the young brunet feels better.

"Very well," he answered, accepting the wish of the young Sawada.

"You know, Sawada kun…," Ito said again, "Your survival could be considered a miracle."

Tsuna raised his visible eyebrow, not understanding. "Miracle?"

Ito smiled again before he explained. "As you see, this place is scarce of proper medical equipment, and everything could only be done by traditional way. Considering that this is a small, rundown town, it was to be expected," he said good-naturedly. "I had little faith that I actually could heal you back, especially since you had massive blood loss and injuries. I tried my best, but I'll say that I had almost lost you. Whatever brought you back to the realm of the living had my gratitude," he said again.

Tsuna could only listen without making any comments. True, compared to Namimori Hospital, this place didn't look like it could be called as a hospital, moreover a clinic. He did say that this was his house, but even Tsuna himself knew his wounds were severe and must've needed more than bandages and antiseptics.

"You're a nice boy, as far as I could see. I guess God was by your side," he said with calmness that reminded Tsuna of a pond without ripples, and Ito left, a calm smile hanging on his lips as he passed the sliding door. Before he closed the door, Tsuna heard him talking again.

"But, was it really God, I wonder?" and he left.

Tsuna frowned in confusion. That last words, what did he mean by that?

"Ugh…," he groaned as he ruffled his spiky brown locks in agitation. "I'm really no-good at this 'thinking' thing!" he said, frustrated. He felt like he should understand what the doctor was trying to say, but the more he tried the headache he got only got more intense.

He then remembered the breakfast that the man, Utakata Kagami, had brought and decided to eat as he felt his stomach grumbling, begging to be filled. He ate slowly, savoring the taste of the simple dish. Remembering that Ito had said Utakata Kagami was the one who made the breakfast, he knew he should forgive the man. He was really sorry, and Tsuna never had it in him to hold grudge.

Utakata Kagami slowly stepped out of Mizusawa's house, walking aimlessly around the street before he found himself staring the great, big, blue ocean below the cliff just by the side of the road. He let out a groan of frustration as he gripped his head and bend down.

"I'm such a stupid man," he muttered out in frustration. The look on that boy's face, he just knew he had made a very big mistake. It was all because of that stupid friend of his! He knew he shouldn't hear everything that he said! What the hell he was thinking about, selling such possession? Now even that guy's whereabouts became unknown. He felt like a really, really bad and evil guy…

"And talking to yourself makes you an even stupider man," a voice said from behind him, a familiar voice that he knew, though not really well. Kagami's eyes twitched with annoyance before he looked back through his shoulder, noticing a young man, much younger than him and a bit older than Sawada-kun standing there, smiling like an imp. He wore what most men wore in this town, including himself, a casual man's yukata and a pair of geta. The yukata that the newcomer wore was colored in dark blue. In his hand, there was a big-sized bag made of plastic containing the boy's favorite food in the shape of fluffy, white cylinder, if the way he ate them wasn't enough indication of his likeness.

"Ugh, shut up," Kagami said in annoyance before he turned away and continuing his walk. The boy still stood behind him, letting out an amused laugh before he ran to catch up. His white-colored and gravity-defying hair was swayed by the wind as he ran to the older man's side, the bag still in hand.

"You didn't return home last night. Was it really that hard to apologize? It's almost midday now," the white-haired one asked, but somehow in Kagami's ears, the innocent question seemed to be mocking, especially with that impish smile still plastered on the white-haired urchin. It made his right eyebrow twitched, but still he answered.

"You suggested a really bad timing. That boy was resting last night, especially the time being so late at night, which is supposed to be a common knowledge," he spat the last part towards the younger man accusingly, while the other man widened his smile and countered.

"Ah, but it was a suggestion, which you can accept or not," he said with his smile never leaving his face, which only make the older man even more annoyed, more at his own foolishness and by the fact how easy he was to be manipulated by a teen much younger than him.

"Anyway," Kagami let out a sigh, "I didn't return back because I wanted to apologize as soon as possible. I just apologized this morning, but I don't think he'll forgive me," his tone was heavier by the end of the sentence, making the younger one raised one elegant eyebrow in pity.

His smile never disappeared, though.

"Poor you. Marshmallow?" the white-haired teen asked as he gave out one of the cylinder-shaped and white-colored fluffy snack towards the older man, who just stared at him incredulously. Before Kagami could accept or decline, the food already went into the younger one's mouth and disappeared.

"Just kidding," the young man said, still with that playful smile. Again, Kagami only twitched an eyebrow, this time twice at the younger man's act. Chuckling, the young man took another bite at his snack.

"I really don't understand you," Kagami grumbled as he stepped even further away from the younger boy and hastened his speed, but after a few meters, he slowed down before stopping and looked back to the younger boy, who was walking leisurely not far behind him.

"Hurry it up!" Kagami called out, "I haven't eaten anything since last night. I'm hungry," he said again. Slanted violet eyes opened in response, before closing again and the playful smile returned. When the younger boy was by his side then he continued their stride along the street.

"I really hope that those marshmallows aren't the only thing you ate. Did you make dinner last night? I'm pretty sure I left you some leftover curry. There should be plenty to last for today's lunch," Kagami asked.

"Ah, those? I threw them away after our late lunch yesterday. I refuse to eat cold foods. I rather eat more marshmallows," the young teen answered in a carefree way, and his smile seemed to become wider than before.

"What!" Kagami yelled out, "Ugh—you threw them away? Then what did you eat last night?" Kagami asked exasperatedly. The younger's eyes then fluttered opened, revealing their vibrant violet color, and his wide smile reduced as his eyebrows rose in wonder.

"Aaa, I think it was a bowl of marshmallows," he answered. Hearing the nonchalant response, all Kagami could do was to speculate whether this white-haired teen in front of him is a marshmallow-eating machine or a human with big appetite for marshmallow.

"Breakfast?" Kagami asked, and the next answer made him decide the answer of his speculation.

"This, I guess?" the young teen answered as he lifted the plastic bag in his hands. Yes, a marshmallow eating machine.

Letting out a heavy breath, Kagami shook his head in vexation as he changed course to a market instead.

"Seriously, Byakuran. You need more nutrients," Kagami scolded lightly before he noticed a ramen stand just by the side of the road. "We'll eat there for now. But then we have to go to a market sometime before afternoon. Then, you have to help me cook and—Oi! Are you listening?"

Looking back towards Kagami who he had passed by in his haste towards the stand, he let another impish smile grace his lips as his violet eyes looking with amusement at the older man.

"I hear you, Kaga-chan."

~|To Be Continued|~

Words That You Might Not Know:

Il Canto di Unsignuolo : The Song of a Nightingale

Yukata : I don't really know how to describe this one, so I hope you don't mind google-ing, if you really don't know what a yukata is.

Geta : wooden sandals worn by men and women with yukata. One unique style is worn solely by geisha.

Ramen : a Japanese Noodle dish.

Sapphire09 : I'm baaack~ Do you guys miss me (or perhaps, at least, the story?), my dearest readers ? Lol~!

Anyway, Byakuran appeared! Weeee~! (I hope I won't destroy his character too much like I did Tsuna...)

And, another appearance of a new OC, one Utakata Kagami... I really hope you don't mind it much... I tried, seriously, to keep the OC count down to a minimum. I need them to make the characters appear one by one. I mean, Tsuna is in a place where none of his friends were there. New characters are just logical to appear. I could make Longchamp appear, though, if you want him. Still, maybe in TARGET II.

Just a warning, in hope you understand my reason, TARGET II will have even more OC in it, but they won't be anything more than, I don't know, passerby, I guess? One thing for sure, Tsuna will never ever replace the friends he has before, and no one can remove them from their spot in Tsuna's heart. That one you can count on. So, even though Tsuna going to meet some, or maybe many OCs and befriend them, their... bond won't be as deep and as close as Tsuna with his Guardians, as I'm planning them to never knew about mafia at all (unless you think otherwise. Still, it's a long way to go, so this can change. Just thought you should know...)

I hope you don't mad at me for making an OC having connection with Byakuran. And, to make things clearer, Byakuran don't have that purple tattoo under his left eye in here, since I don't see him having one at the end of Episode 203. Doesn't mean the tattoo will be gone forever though, as it is Byakuran's distinguishing characteristic. For other things, well, I guess it'll be told in the next Code, Code 4.

Now you know what happened to Tsuna's ring. A bit stupid, if I think it again. A peddler? I mean, what's a foreign peddler doing in a rundown town? Well, can't change it now. Let's just see what will happen, shall we?

And also, the friend Utakata Kagami mentioned in this chapter, who tricked him into thinking that the ring was owner-less wasn't Byakuran. It was another random person which I don't bother to find a name for, who won't ever appear in this story, ever. Let's say he got his karma and died somewhere, shall we? Hohohoho.

Oh! Right. The song Nana sang was titled Tsunaida Te ni Kisu wo, by Sanae Kobayashi. I guess it was nice and calming, and Tsuna really need something to calm him, ne?

By the way, I forgot to mention this in earlier chapters, but my knowledge in Italian is next to almost none. I used Google Translator for the title of the Codes. For you who might be displeased by that, I am sorry. But, I only used Italian for TARGET I's Code titles though. TARGET II will be different... Japanese maybe? Saa...

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Anyway, despite the fact I finally could post an update, my school is still evil as always... My days are still busy, but I hope I didn't let you down with this chapter.

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