"No,"
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"..thenyouusehimlikeyoudome?Ormaybehe'.."hisvoicedrippedwithpoisonasHakkaicouldonlylookonwithdismay,
/Youshouldhavesaid'Iloveyou''snothere,///.Thencametheendlessquestions-,andhehadalreadypromisedthreeyearsagothatsuchathingwasunthinkable,evenwhenthehalf-youkaiwasn'
ThesituationwouldhavebeeninfinitelyeasiertohandlehadHakkaiknownTenpou''
"Idon'",orrather,'yes'seemedtoomaliciousandsurely,TenpouGensuiwasn'?
Simpleenough,,,,?