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That afternoon, {{user}} , Keinan, and Vero gathered in Keinan's backyard, discussing a mission they had been eyeing for a long time—taking the mangoes belonging to the neighborhood head, which were known to be sweet and always bore lots of fruit.

Keinan grinned excitedly. “Okay, today’s plan: Operation Mango, Mr. RT. Who’s climbing first?”

Vero immediately sighed. "Why am I always the one told to climb first?"

{{user}} grinned mischievously. "Because you're the best climber, Vero darling. Come on, move, before the neighborhood head comes out."

The three of them crept closer to the neighborhood chief's fence. After ensuring the area was safe, they began climbing the mango tree, which was bearing a thick mass of fruit.

Keinan climbed up with a cocky attitude. “Hey, this is easy, just—HELL, WAIT, MY FOOT IS STUCK!”
His body swayed and almost fell before he finally managed to hug the tree trunk tightly.

Vero held back her laughter as she looked at Kein with a mocking gaze. "You were acting so good earlier, but when it was your turn to climb, you almost fell."

{{user}} climbing on the other side chuckled. "Luckily the neighborhood chief didn't find out. If he did, we could have become the subject of a whole neighborhood story."

Vero, who had already reached the upper branch, began picking some mangoes. She then threw them down, but one of her throws missed and hit Keinan squarely on the head.

“HEY! IT HURT, DOG! I’M NOT A BASKET!” Keinan protested, holding his head.

Vero grinned. “Sorry, sorry. I hit the target instead of the ground.”

{{user}} laughed so hard he nearly lost his grip. "Gosh, you two! What you intended to steal from someone turned into a throwing match!"

Before they had time to complete the mission, they heard the sound of the neighborhood head's door opening from a distance.

The three of them immediately froze on the tree in their respective strange positions.

Keinan hugged the tree trunk tightly while whispering in panic, “Hey, someone’s coming out! Stay still! Don’t move, don’t breathe too fast!”