I'm not sure if I should change the rating of the story because a foul word that would pop up in this chapter.
Disclaimer: Bleach belongs to Tite Kubo while RWBY belongs to Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth
Chapter 26: Vytal Arrivals
"Gah! Damn it!" Renji exclaimed. Uryū lowered his history book to look at the dog Faunus.
"Something wrong?" he asked.
Renji tosses his copy of the history text to the side. "Can't read this."
"I take it that you weren't able to find your other history book that was especially made for you?" The condescending tone in his voice didn't go unnoticed.
"Nah," Renji drawled. He mutters some profanity about his 'dyslexia'.
"If you want, I could order you a new one," Uryū proposed. Renji shook his head.
"It was my responsibility. If I can't find it by the end of this semester, I'll order myself one," Renji said. Both he and Uryū absently wondered if it was just some student who was a Faunus discriminator, but they have no way of knowing.
Rukia comes into the common room where Renji and Uryū are at. "Hey, have either of you seen Ichigo today?"
"No, haven't seen him since class after the exams," Renji said. He turns thoughtful. "What's going on with him and his disappearing act?"
Rukia looks fidgety. "Do…do you guys think that it has anything to do with…?"
"The Bount Case?" Renji finished. The air grew silent among the three at the mention of such a horrific mission. They could feel each other's anxious Aura, knowing full well of one another's feelings about it. And just as the anxious heaviness in the air started to feel suffocating…
SLAM
Rukia jumped when Uryū closed the book too roughly and got up to his feet. "Uryū?" Rukia asked.
"I'm going to town square to speak with the band we hired in," he said before he was gone, all without looking at his fellow teammates.
"Y-Yeah. I'm gonna go to see if they need any help," Renji said as he got up and left.
Rukia is left to herself, with her own thoughts and emotions. She clasps her hands over her chest as she fought back the tears in her eyes.
"How can we move forward?"
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Ruby is currently sprawled over the desk, mentally exhausted. "I'm so glad that was over." She groaned.
"How well do you guys think you did on your tests?" Blake asked.
"Nothing less than an A+," Weiss said with utmost confidence.
"Aren't you reaching for the stars," Yang remarked. Weiss merely hmphed before she had an idea.
"Let's go to the docks!"
"Uh, why?"
"Because today is the day students would start arriving here for the festival. Now, let's get going!"
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Vale was buzzing with preparations for the Vytal Festival as team RWBY came to the city square on their way to the docks, where a stage is being set up. Weiss sighed in content. "The festival is almost here! Soon, there will be parades, dances, concerts, and so much more!"
"I've never seen you this excited before, Weiss," Ruby commented. "It's kinda creepy."
"Oh, quiet you!"
"Isn't that Renji?" Yang pointed out. They see the Faunus man carrying some large planks of wood. Accompanying him is Keigo. "What's he doing?" They walk over to him. "Yo, Renji!"
"Huh?" Renji turns around. Yang ducks to avoid getting hit by the plank. Keigo, on the other hand, wasn't so lucky and was knocked backwards. "Oh, hey. What are you four up to?" Renji asked.
"We're on our way to the docks to see the arriving students from the other schools," Yang answered.
"And as a class representative, I feel it was my duty to greet them with a Beacon welcome," Weiss said.
"…She wanted to see the competition, so she'll have the upper hand in the tournament," Blake exposed with a coy smile.
"Oh, hush!"
"Where's the rest of your team?" Ruby asked.
Renji turns, again hitting Keigo in the back of his head with the planks. "Rukia's talking with some of the band members, and Uryū's over there." Renji answered, pointing at where his teammates are.
RWBY glances over to where Uryū is, seeing him talking a tanned, curvaceous, well-endowed, and green-eyed blonde woman with a porcelain mask over her nose and mouth. Two strands of her blonde hair are held together by blue beads. She wore a dark blue leather bolero jacket, a blue tube top showing off her midriff, some cleavage and a tattoo on the left side of her right breast, black hot pants with a blue belt, and black thigh high heels. Ruby recognized her immediately.
"Is that Tier Halibel?!"
"As in Meg2umi's Tier Halibel?" Yang added. With a squeal, Ruby, in a flurry of rose petals, and Yang dashes away.
"Ruby, Yang, get back here! We're supposed to go to the docks!" Weiss called out, going after them.
"Where's Ichigo?" Blake asked.
"He's…over there too," Renji said. He sounded defeated. Why?
"Later," Blake said to Renji before following the heiress. Renji waved before turning around to leave with a sigh. Keigo, this time, ducked. He chuckled in triumph before he slips and falls backwards again.
"Ow…"
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Ichigo is up on the lighting truss, arranging the spotlight with the help one of the roadies, Yukio. "…More to the right… Left… Left… Right… Left… Right…"
Getting annoyed, Ichigo shouts, "Make up your mind, damn it!" at the blonde boy. Yukio looks up from his Scroll, which he was using to play a game.
"What are you yelling about?" He asked, not really caring.
"Get off your damn Scroll! You're supposed to help, Yukio!"
A young woman with long magenta hair in two ponytails stomped over. Her eyes are magenta too and she wore a black dress with white cuffs and collar and black thigh high boots. On her head is a white, fluffy hat with two extensions that resemble bunny ears. "Ichigo, you're not done yet?!"
"Can it!"
From where he is, Uryū couldn't help but look at Ichigo with a concerned look. This wasn't the Classic Ichigo. To anyone else, he is, but not to those who are close. Classic Ichigo is just simply short-tempered. This Ichigo however…is more pessimistic. He angrier than usual, more depressed than usual.
And it worried Uryū. The Quincy would rather get hurt by another Grimm than to admit it, but he's worried for his partner. Halibel noticed it.
"Everything alright?" She asked, her voice slightly muffled because of the mask.
"In all honesty, I don't know" Uryū said. He then felt a familiar Aura Pressure speeding towards where he is. He looks over to see a red streak trailing red petals. Halibel turns her head too, the beads in her hair clicking together.
The red streak skid to a stop, revealing to be Ruby. "It's so cool to actually see you person, Ms. Halibel!" Uryū waves away any stray petals. Yang finally caught up.
"No fair, Ruby! Using your Speed was cheating!" Yang complained. "Holy crap, I LOVE your music! I've downloaded practically all of them!" She then quickly added, "Legally, of course."
Halibel smiled, though it's hidden in her mask. "That's good to hear."
"Where's Ms. Riruka?" Ruby asked.
"She's over there, bossing Kurosaki around," Uryū answered, pointing in the direction where Ichigo and Riruka having a shouting match. Ruby noticed the strained tone his voice while Yang noticed the familiarity.
"Wait, do you guys know each other?" She asked.
Uryū and Halibel exchanges glances. "You could say that" Uryū answered with a push of his glasses.
"We've met some time last year, while team IURR was on a mission," Halibel said.
"So cool…" Ruby said. It was at that moment Weiss and Blake finally arrived, the former exhausted.
"Ruby…you are…you are…" Weiss wheezed. At this point, Halibel has left to help with the stage and Ichigo has returned.
"Weiss, what took you so long?" Ruby asked.
"Salutations!" a new redhead with bright green eyes greeted with a salute, appearing from behind Weiss and startling the others.
"Who are you?" Yang questioned.
"My name is Penny. It's a pleasure to meet you!" The girl introduced herself.
"Oh, hello, Penny. My name is Ruby," Ruby said. Penny takes her extended out hand and gives it several, fast shakes.
"Hello, Ruby. It's a pleasure to meet you!" The strange girl said. Strange indeed. A Scroll dings and Penny pulls out of the pocket of her overall dress. "Oh, it looks like I need to go. I hope to see you again." She bows and walks away.
"Ah, yeah. Take care, friend!" Ruby said. Penny froze in place.
"She's weird, huh?" Yang whispered.
"What did you call me?" Penny asked, suddenly in front of them.
"Oh! S-sorry. I didn't mean what I said!"
"No, not you," Bright green eyes meet silver ones. "You. You called me 'friend'. Am I really your friend?"
"Uh, yeah?" Ruby said. She then finds herself in a squeezing hug.
"Oh, sensational! My first friend!"
"Sooo, how did you two meet her?" Uryū asked Weiss and Blake.
"Weiss accidentally ran into her," Blake said.
"Do you have to tell everyone everything?!" Weiss exclaimed.
"Itsygo!" a teal-haired woman shouted as she tackled Ichigo after he climbed back down from the tuss. She wore a white, tight-fitting long-sleeved shirt with shoulder pads and puffy cuffs and the sleeves are a fern green color. The shirt had a black line starting at the collar and going down to the left side of her chest, the right side being a dark fern green color, and to the side and a puffy three lay bottom too. Printed on the back of her shirt is a sideways heart with the curved part resembling a '3'. She has two thin black sashes and she wore black gloves and white pants that are open at the end and black mid-heeled shoes. Strapped to her back is a double-sided lance and protruding from her head is a pair of curled horns indicative of a ram. She gives Ichigo a squeezing hug. "Nel is so happy to see you again!"
"…I can see that…" Ichigo wheezed. The horned woman notices team RWBY and let's go of Ichigo, who collapsed to the ground.
Her hazel eyes beamed as she clasps her hands together. "You four must be team RWBY!"
Ruby blushed sheepishly. "Ah, heh-heh, yeah. Uh, I am—"
"Nonono, don't tell Nel! Nel wants to see if she can get this right. You're Ruby," The ram Faunus turns to the Schnee heiress. "You're Weiss," She turns Blake, "You're Blake," Lastly, she turns to Yang, "And you're Yang. Is Nel right?"
"Yeah, you are," Yang said. "I'm surprised that you already know who we are."
"Oh, Rukia has told Nel about you four during a call and Nel remember thinking 'Nel can't wait to see to them in person!"
"…Sooo, is Nel your name or…" Ruby asked.
"Oh, Nel's sorry! She forgot to introduce herself! Hi, Nel's full name is Nelliel Tu Odelschwank. She is a 4th year student at Shade Academy and leader of her team, NGUS (Negus)." She accidentally spittle at the last 's'. She blushed. "And an occasional lisper."
Penny appeared before Nel. "Hello, Ms. Odelschwank. My name is Penny. It's a pleasure to meet you!"
"And Nel is pleased to meet you too!"
Uryū cleared his throat. "So, Ms. Odelschwank, where is the rest of your team?"
"Oh, they're right…over…" Nel looks around for her teammates, only to notice that they are nowhere to be seen. "Oops. Nel was so excited to see Itsygo again that she ran really, really fast to find him. Nel can't wait to be with Itsygo and his friends later. Bye-bye!" Ichigo lowered his head at the word 'friend' as his chest tighten.
"Hope to see you again too, Ms. Wodel…Hodel…uh…Wadel…" Ruby struggled to pronounce Nel's last name, becoming crossed eye.
Uryū smile softly in amusement. "She prefers to be called 'Nel'."
"Do you have a thing for Faunus women, Itsygo?" Yang asked playfully at Ichigo.
"Very funny…" he said with a slight growl. He notices Uryū giving him a look and avoids eye contact.
Weiss let out a snort. "Well, you certainly have bad taste." Blake's bow twitched and she eyed the heiress pointedly.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"I'm just saying that Ichigo could do better than Faunus."
"H-Hey now…" Ichigo said.
"Ichigo has the freedom to choose who he wants to associate himself," Blake argued. "Besides, have forgotten that Renji and Prof. O'Hare are Faunus?"
"Somebody called my name?" the crimson-haired Faunus asked, appearing next to Ichigo and Uryū.
"I remember. That doesn't mean that he could join up with the Faunus of the White Fang," Weiss said. "And for all you know, O'Hare is probably a White Fang spy!"
"Huh?"
"And what makes you say that? What are you trying to imply?" Blake questioned.
"Imply? I thought I was being clear. The Faunus of the White Fang are a bunch of scum!" Weiss exclaimed.
"The White Fang are just very misguided."
"Misguided? Misguided?! Do you realize all the damages they caused? All the people they hurt? All the Dust shops they robbed?!"
"I highly doubt the White Fang would steal your precious Dust in the middle of downtown Vale."
"That doesn't change the fact the White Fang are pure evil!"
"There is no such thing as pure evil!"
"Hey, stop that Faunus!" Everyone looks to see a pair of Vale police officers chasing after a grinning young man with bright blonde hair and a monkey that is equally as blonde. They run past the group.
"See? What did I tell you? Give him time and he'll join with the other filthy Faunus of the White Fang." Weiss spat.
Blake growls in frustration. "You ignorant little brat!" She storms off.
Weiss goes after her. "How dare you talk to me like that! I am your teammate!"
"What you are is a judgmental little girl!"
"…Did I come in a bad time?" Renji asked. Neither Ichigo nor Uryū were keen to answer.
Ichigo's eye twitched a little as a headache started to set in. All the while, he could hear malicious laughter. And the urge to kill.
"Maybe we should go, Ruby…Ruby? Ruby, where are you?" Yang asked, looking around for her missing sister.
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Ruby's eyes shined in awe at the Shade Academy students arriving. Or, to be more precise, their weapons. "Ooh! Look! There's a crossbow-sword! And look over there! There's jet-propelled shoes!"
"Oh my, you sure do love weapons, Ruby," Penny commented, her tone carries a sense of awe.
Ruby giggled. "Yeah. I get that a lot. I hope that one day, I get to meet Oetsu Nimaiya!"
"Nimaiya? Oh! I know him!" Penny said.
"What do you mean?"
"…Uh…he works with my father every now again. He even designed my swords."
"Wow! Really?"
"Oh, yes. He's a very nice man."
"…Wait, you're fighting in the tournament."
Penny nodded. "Hm-mm. I am combat ready!"
"…Huh…" Then, Ruby notices a peculiar weapon. Strapped to a tall lanky man is a giant axe-like weapon bearing two crescent moon-shaped blades fused together at the backs, with a large looped chain connected to the shaft at the end of the handle. The chain is connected to the owner's waist. Amazed at the complexity, Ruby dashes to the owner. "Holy cats! Your weapon looks so cool! They look like two scythes put together! How do you wield it? Why are the blades in the inside instead of outside?"
Penny smiled, amused by Ruby's antics. She then noticed something. With great urgency, she shouted, "RUBY!"
"Huh?" Ruby looks at Penny confusingly before turning back to the tall man…in time to be backhanded in the cheek, hard and with a lot of force that it made the girl fall. Holding her stinging cheek, she looks at the lanky man. He was intimidatingly tall, being 7'0" feet tall, with black hair hangs past his shoulders, concealing the left side of his face and a large white eyepatch with one exposed dark gray eye. By his side a blonde young man with green eyes and a circlet around his head. His pointed ears show his Quincy lineage.
"Fuckin' brat," The tall man spat before turning away to leave.
"Ruby, are you okay?" Penny asked, now at the girl's side.
"Y-yeah, I'm fine," Ruby said. "Owwww, I didn't see that coming." Penny noticed the tiny tears of pain emerging from the corners of Ruby's silver eyes. Her bright green eyes narrowed before standing back up and confronted the lanky male. "Penny, wait! What are you doing?"
"Excuse me, Mr. Eyepatch!" Penny exclaimed, garnering the attention of not only the attention of the tall man, but also people around them, including Nel and her team.
"Heeeh?" the man drawled. "What do ya want?"
"You were really rude to my friend. You should apologize right now!" Penny demanded, almost sound like a scolding mother.
A crowd started to gather around, watching. "Why the fuck would I do that? The fucking brat was in the way."
At this point, Ichigo, Yang, Uryū, and Renji arrived. "That doesn't mean that you should hit someone. And you should do something about that language of yours, mister. There are children present." Ichigo, while notorious for his inability to recognize people, knew who this is. Anger and rage started to boil in his blood at an alarming rate. A surge of emotions that didn't go unnoticed by Uryū…and Zakuro, who just so happens to be there.
"Fuck the children."
Penny gasped. "You need to have your mouth washed out with soap!"
Irritated, the man reached for his weapon. "Wanna die first, bitch?"
With a curl of his lip, Ichigo shouted, "Hey!" The shout echoed. The tall man sneered over to Ichigo's direction. His scowl quickly turned into a smirk. Ichigo walks over and stood between the tall man and Penny. The man laughed.
"Kurosaki."
Ichigo glowered. "Gilga."
"Who is that?" Zakuro asked appearing beside Uryū.
Uryū pushed up his glasses and answered, "Nnoitora Gilga. A fourth year from Shade. He, along with his partner Tesla Lindocruz, are the only two in his team instead of a four-person team."
"Why is that?" Zakuro asked. Uryū notices a companion with Zakuro. A small goth girl with pigtails and green eyes.
"I'm not sure. There is talk about him being particularly violent to the other two members of his team in his first year. Sometimes I wonder how a man like him got into a Huntsman academy."
"Well, this is Shade Academy we're talking about," Renji pointed out. Uryū nodded in acknowledgement.
Yang runs over to Ruby. "Ruby, are you okay?"
"Yes, Yang. I'm fine, really," Ruby tried to reassure her sister. Yang pried the hand covering Ruby's bruised cheek.
"How can you say that when there's a cut?"
"What?" Ruby looks at her hand, seeing a red smeared stain on her palm. Nnoitora hit her that hard?
Ichigo noticed this and his anger at Nnoitora grew more heated. The lanky man chuckled at the sight. "I like that look on your face, Kurosaki. You should have it more often." Ichigo's fists tightened as Nnoitora laughed. "I heard over yonder how Ichigo Kurosaki, the Grimm Reaper of Beacon Academy, is now babysitting a bunch of cunts." Something sparked in Ichigo's eyes at the last word. Ichigo has been trying to keep whatever dark anomalies within him at bay, but that last word of Nnoitora's struck a dangerous chord.
"I dare you to say that again," He growled. Unconsciously, his yellow Aura emanated from him as he released his Aura Pressure. Seeing this as an enjoying challenge, Nnoitora released his own yellow-colored Aura Pressure. The Aura Pressures combined started to take toll on many spectators. Nnoitora's partner, Tesla, sweated profusely as he struggled to remain upright. Renji and Uryū were same, though the latter was teetering and would have feel to his knees if it weren't for Renji holding him up. Strangely, Zakuro didn't seem all that effected, but was amazed at Ichigo's power.
"…Is he…" He muttered.
As they were closer, Yang, Ruby, and Penny were affected the most. While she tried her best to keep standing, Penny was forced to kneel. Yang and Ruby wasn't fairing any better. As a person with higher than average Aura Sense, Ruby's effected a lot more than say her sister. Speaking of Yang, she manages to lift her head to look at Ichigo.
Holy hell, this is crazy!, Yang thought.
During this moment of power play, something black started to bleed into Ichigo's yellow Aura as his eyes started to turn golden color. The hellish chortle in his mind started to get louder and crazier and, for a moment, that same type of laughter threaten to escape from his throat.
Then, Nel stepped in front of Ichigo and Nnoitora, calm despite the Aura Pressures. "Stop this at once!" Her voice echoed throughout the area. Almost a split second later, the two men relinquished their Aura. Nel look at the mean with a serious expression, a drastic change from her normal bubbly personality. "We are in a public area. Shows of power like this would only harm the people around us. Save it for the tournament." Ichigo backed down, but Nnoitora glowered at the ram woman. He clicks his tongue and turns away.
"Whatever. Let's go, Tesla," He said.
"Of course." Tesla turns to the others. "I advise you all to stay out of Mr. Nnoitora's way." After saying that, he walks away.
"Okay, people! Show's over! Get a move on! Come on!" Renji ordered at the crowd.
Danger now averted, Nel sighs. "Itsygo, don't go picking fights like that. Itysgo knows better!" She scolded at Ichigo, back to be her bubbly self. Ichigo gasped a little, realizing how far he went. He scratched the back of his head.
"Yeah. Sorry."
"Ruby, are you okay?" Yang asked.
"Yes! You don't have to keep asking me that, Yang." Ruby said, though a little more pale now. Ichigo felt guilty, knowing that his and Nnoitora's Aura Pressures takes greater toll on exceptional Aura Sensers. He even saw Ishida: a little weak-kneed and more pallid, but alright.
"Ruby, I…" he wanted to apologize but it died in his throat. Instead, he walks off. Ruby stared sadly at the retreating figure. As did Renji and Uryū.
"Ruby, are you okay?" Penny asked.
"Oh. Yeah, don't sweat it. I'll be fine in a minute or two," Ruby said. "It's not like this the first. Yang releases her Aura Pressure every time she throws a hissy-fit."
"I throw hissy-fits, huh? Come here, you." Yang said before grabbing her sister and gives her nuggies on her head. Ruby playfully complains as Penny giggled at the sight.
Nel notices the cut and bruise on Ruby's cheek. She gets to her knees in front of Ruby. "Oh no, Ruby's hurt! Did Nnoitora did this to her?"
Before Ruby could tell not to worry, Penny blurted, "Yes, he did!" Ruby facepalmed.
"Really, I'm fine." Nel didn't seem convinced.
"Don't worry. Let Nel take care of it." She dabs her thumb on her tongue before wiping it on Ruby's cheek, much to the latter's complaints. It reminded of Yang how Summer would do the same when she saw dirt on the blonde's face. "There! All done!"
A little irritated, Ruby rubbed her offended cheek, only to be surprised. There was no cut! Ruby looked at her to not seeing any blood smears. "My cut! It's gone!" Yang looks at her sister's cheek to see that the cut and bruise is indeed gone.
"Whoa, how did you do that?" Yang asked.
"You know how saliva is like a healing agent?" Nel asked. Yang nodded. "Well, that's Nel's Semblance! Nel's saliva work 100 times better than everybody else!"
"That's cool…I think." Yang wasn't sure if she should be amazed or grossed out.
"Of course, there are limits to Nel's Semblance," Nel said. She then heard a yip. She turns to see a wolf-like animal and her team waiting for her. "Oh, Nel needs to go. Have a good day!" Nel sprints off to meet up with her team.
Ruby noticed something missing. "Hey, Yang. Where's Weiss and Blake?"
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Sometime later, Yang and Ruby make their way back to their dorms. Upon entering the building, they were greeted by Jaune. "Hey, Vomit Boy! How's hangin'? Yang greeted.
Jaune's eye twitched at the nickname. "Hey…is something going on with Blake and Weiss?"
"What do you ask?" Ruby asked.
"Well, they've been having a shouting match in the last hour or so…"
It was at that moment Yang and Ruby heard their teammates muffled shouts from inside Blake's/Yang's closed dorm. "Oh…We'll take care of this." Yang said.
"You might want to hurry then. The other residences are getting antsy." Jaune said.
The sisters nodded and made their way to the dorm. Yang unlocks it and opens the door. The sisters flinched at the shouts before heading inside.
"That's not what I meant, and you know it!" Blake said.
"I don't understand why you're making such a big deal out of this!" Weiss said. "Don't you get it? Faunus and the White Fang are nothing but scum!"
"That's the reason!"
"You do understand that you're defending an organization that hates humanity, right?"
"And why do you think that? It's because of people like Cardin, people like you!"
"Like me?"
"You're discriminatory!"
"I'm a victim!" Silence followed Weiss' exclamation. "…Do you want to know why I don't trust the Faunus? It's because they have been at war with my family and my family's company for years. Robbery, sabotage, assassinations, executions… Before this school year started, Rukia was attacked by the White Fang. Not only that, Uryū nearly died because of them. Ten years ago, Uryū had to have surgery, a procedure that could mean life or death. The shipment that had what they needed was attacked by Faunus. Uryū almost died because of them! And that's not the end of it. Have any of you heard of Gin Ichimaru?" When no one dared to speak, Weiss continued, "He was the first Faunus to not only graduate from Atlas Academy, but also became the first Faunus captain in the Atlesian Special Ops. He was respected. Then, he betrayed that trust by killing an innocent man in cold blood. No one has seen him since. I have no doubt that he had joined up with the White Fang. After all, he is just like the rest of them. A liar…a thief…and a MURDERER!"
"NO, WE'RE NOT!" Blake shouted.
"…'We'?" Weiss echoed. When the haze of anger fade, Blake realized her blunder.
"…I…"
"Blake?" Ruby said. She reaches for the girl's shoulder, but the moment she touched it, 'Blake' disappeared. "?!" Ruby runs out of the room just in time to see the real Blake running out of the building. "Blake! Wait! Comeback!"
I got the idea of Halibel and Riruka being an idol duo from a Halloween event on Bleach: Brave Souls. And yes, I made Tesla a Quincy for my story.
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