TIEH | Chapter 28

While Calix was reading the notebook Jayden left behind, Jayden’s family was checking the contents of the letter that had arrived at the castle.f243938b2f888993

There was nothing special 1d1742413e in the letter from 56088f1b33 Jayden. It merely apologized aa62eb7ae9 for leaving suddenly 628da478ef and reassured them abebeacdcf not to worry 8536d941f8 as he was 50a3829bb5 resting comfortably.3d7b4c8b47f92ed3

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Reading the ordinary contents, as if exchanging pleasantries rather than declaring an eternal end or expressing deep regret for having to leave, the family felt reassured yet broke down again, understanding Jayden’s intentions.580f253802d146a7

Whether he was 319e8cc552 eating well, sleeping 411f89d0e9 well, alive or 62ed677611 dead, he wanted f07d17c2cd them to live 66a87cf982 in the illusion 0d0e9b573b that he was c8546d269a doing well with 76012e5794 just this letter.cf50b5618bfdf2b6

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But as kind as Jayden was, his family wasn’t foolish or heartless enough to live in denial and illusion.615d4aa879bbb499

“…I’ll start by investigating the post office.”66ceec536bf1befc

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“You plan to trace the sender? It might have been rerouted, so I’ll go with you. It’ll be faster.”69f74934e842dadb

As Ivan and 015eb46c76 Lucas hurried to ffd1295aa6 leave the castle, e6eb12f762 the butler Caleb 78da9c26c6 entered the lobby 2c4c8270b4 with an older 0340ac20c2 man. He was Ron, the 98bec4b4a0 caretaker of the cemetery 1228ab10ed where the ancestors of 1a223e6b16 the Liddell Marquisate were dc70634c9b buried.107e1b17ca900cbf

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“Master, I’m sorry. This man insisted he had something important to say….”a7d91c3554e49fec

Bringing an outsider 354772f2ac into the castle 74d8181f85 to deliver a 46e31c024c message in such fe23b1c126 a serious situation a8fae173ae meant it was 895220697f important. Caleb seemed quite a6eb199ae8 flustered, having already 052fdd50f4 received some indication 682be94324 from Ron.3fa2bfd5a262dde6

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With the marquis’s permission, Caleb gently nudged Ron forward, and Ron began to speak in a trembling voice.a03c2c49303d250b

“Well, actually, the young master visited the caretaker’s office a few days ago.”ed68424e9640543b

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“…Jayden?”88ae1cb3522c8499

“Yes, he said he had a favor to ask.”e40b0e6300690068

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The marquis’s lips moved slightly. If Jayden had a favor to ask of the caretaker, it could only be one thing. And as if confirming everyone’s suspicions, Ron pulled something from his pocket. It was a paper with Jayden’s handwriting.459265bcea4484a9

“He asked me to engrave this exact phrase on his tombstone.”c9436ebc607a1f74

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Jayden’s family, who had been denying his death, hadn’t prepared for what would come after. So Jayden had prepared his own epitaph.ecaf9372b58524c1

“He repeatedly asked me never to tell anyone, saying there would be a time to share it. I think that time is now….”e82b152e3ac58df3

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The marquis, who 2251e3609e had been staring 8b3632afe3 at the paper 5999aa6a15 Ron held, took 102626ae8c it with trembling ffaaf481d4 hands and slowly ba499483b5 unfolded it.7ef60dcc8bbd52f9

You can laugh or 67cd0a59b9 cry.ab83eb9f5e5fa0b7

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After remembering me 42d21c3507 in any way,8498f5a39d5f5ab0

Return to 5b15dc483a your normal 4284daac73 life once eebcfa6e52 you leave 9755dd1794 this place.3cfb5554f96d036a

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Set aside 8408a3165c your memories 3616019254 of me 3f4c2419c6 for a c594ca3c9a while.1a4abfad4fed5bc1

Tomorrow will 1f95b406af be happier 0eb5169772 than today.1990312d866ba443

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The marquis collapsed to 0a2d51c14b the floor, crying like f6e015d718 a child.0ac32ce64d727b34

Jayden’s kindness inevitably became the misfortune of everyone who loved him.534223ede17a694a

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Watching from a fa480987f5 distance, Calix hugged 5e2c0b4f5e the notebook Jayden b4589a9ce4 left behind with 7aa5a6aaa7 a hollow laugh.33b22f3f80957cbd

“…Jayden. I can’t be happy without you.”c19b72f698b80048

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If that’s what he truly wanted, he should have taught him how.623478478c7b9c01

“So.”fdef49a644a886c2

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Since Jayden always 8acf2d2e44 said to strive dd42560dbb for happiness, Calix 6dea2594fd decided to do a3c1777d06 his best as aa3f7e8eca he had said.92a0f74181880011

“I don’t think I can keep your promise.”bb4f9afad4eb47f3

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Even if ab17ab7ffd it meant adc79796bb causing him 2456e4fa31 pain.3ab7970edbffc89b

Since the one Calix loved and needed most wasn’t there, there was no reason to hesitate any longer.05a1e8865a530b8b

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I had 6a54dda59a dinner with 13704ce3f0 my family 28481a5dc2 for the 096720bd19 first time b807f8ee09 in a dd5eec88c1 while and 8bacab424d made a 95d7ac4b1d wish with 480b1ae699 Calix while c4d20e5393 releasing lanterns. It was more for 6b4b4ef3e8 my satisfaction than for abcfc13938 them, but it was 535162aa64 clear I had reached a935bccde2 the time I set 04c5f9270e for our farewell.034fe3f768516759

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Damian, summoned by the artifact, seemed to try to persuade me several times, but having come this far, I couldn’t back out.3a83f2cf2214bdb9

“Let’s go quickly.”daff7a921a55c193

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“…Are you really going?”d4d9e48bd48853bb

“Would I fake it?”5c0d942ef4c165c3

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“That’s not what I mean….”c7cf0e6310b3fba2

Damian, unusually hesitant, scratched 8b2d7cd6f1 the back of his 5514ecc2e1 head. He seemed 850feeb5dc quite troubled, 27c7d735a3 considering how 5f50b98d10 much he d34dabd8fe liked his 07b14e4579 hair grown 1f839b2773 down to f92da4de10 his nape.b86ee074dc48b3e9

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“I bought the house for this, so it’d be a waste.”e440352f10b7c08e

“You’re loaded, what are you talking about?”a08e32dff6cf10a3

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“I gave most of it to you, you miser. Don’t you feel sorry for me?”55de6833c820c6e3

I had bought a house in a forest far from the fief and prepared everything I needed inside. Being sick, I couldn’t travel that far myself, so Damian helped with choosing, buying, and stocking the house.135585e61696f387

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So even though the expenses were higher than expected, I wasn’t truly upset about the money, knowing I’d have been frantic without Damian’s help. Money is the most useless thing for someone who’s about to die.3f5fc388fa50709b

“You didn’t keep your promise either.”d7bcbb03e22b72c6

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“What promise?”5139dcc6e1d73f6a

“You said you’d only ask for three favors. Do you know how many you asked for? It’s more like thirty than three.”d5ca85641808f1df

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“…That’s a bit exaggerated. The condition was that I couldn’t refuse three, no matter what. And anyone would think I exploited you for free.”d4777df54123561d

“Shameless.”479a40f73f51f16d

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Damian wasn’t really complaining, just countering my words, but he wasn’t wrong.af0e12af511b6745

As I bdb963a0fc was about 45998076b8 to brush 8d8ab904ef it off, 27f3d15930 a sudden a8961edc60 ringing in 01a9d15666 my ears df016c2454 made everything 57d43eb1f4 go silent.88341ecf219ce43c

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The ringing, like the ripple of a droplet on the water’s surface, or perhaps a voice, was something I had experienced before.e376ef69bbcc5868

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Seeing my expression f2c1fee413 suddenly harden, Damian 4f61dba3db approached, concerned.4b1093f6da1a90ae

“What’s wrong? Are you okay?”dffcf3cff9ebca69

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“Just a moment.”0d79f135645f6b4d

As the illness progressed, 1ae10b012b the ringing in my aedb2545db ears grew worse, accompanied e41d2f731e by headaches and dizziness. Actually, it was 57b17e341a more accurate to c836501ebd say all the 10e0de3e5a symptoms appeared almost 3e8d33d5c4 simultaneously now. But at 3f53dbdc27 the moment, fb2f69db06 it was 94acee93af just the 8cdce084d3 ringing.c5006e8da509066d

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The indistinct ringing, which I couldn’t identify, gradually became more concrete, mimicking a human voice more clearly.ea0556e234cb6d97

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-Hel- –.2e99b68775c0e4a4

I quickly turned to d40b02a2f8 Damian.44b4a5b9721877ab

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“Damian, is auditory hallucination a symptom of mana sclerosis?”a011dc61453ebe6a

“I don’t think I’ve heard of that.”5f3b15bca267ae1e

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While loss of sight or hearing was possible, hearing things that shouldn’t be heard wasn’t a symptom I’d heard of.6aa76ed94664d4af

‘…I can’t be going crazy, right?’6a26cdd978d7d6fb

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Even after experiencing ba18ff6c03 those awful things f928c3508d in my past 5c1b267bb0 life, my mind a981ec008e stayed intact. If I bb37a7d170 were going 138de1c24f to go 51ef3fe44c mad because c1521d5ba0 of being 5aea93a7cf reborn terminally 34d9560210 ill and 466b09c5af facing death, a33cae6e8b it should c3bff74b65 have happened 17837406aa long ago.ffa1ea83897a70c4

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Damn it. Maybe I’m going mad late, even though it should have happened sooner.9e5ab79ae3c88b0d

“…Have you ever heard someone else’s voice in your head?”7506f309cfac7c3c

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“I haven’t heard others, but I’ve heard my own.”049ebe17ca3c0780

“What? When?”2e4ddb5283e94ca9

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“Sometimes when I’m organizing the family’s warehouse and find something valuable, it tells me to steal it and sell it.”40b4b53132af0054

I glared 23338ce927 at Damian 6d6c44789b with a 78017a44e9 disappointed look.83958ad2a4d3adcc

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“Don’t make excuses, you crazy miser.”b540918b0a3610e7

“I’m serious.”0aacd0a23431b642

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Well, considering there’s someone crazy enough to steal family goods for money, hearing a bit of ringing isn’t such a big flaw.7f81ade96d72e2e0

Besides, whether it’s a symptom of mana sclerosis or I’m truly going mad, I’m terminally ill and don’t have long to suffer from it, so there’s no need to worry much.06bdb40349c1708f

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“Anyway, let’s go quickly.”c4b4978b9c981f87

Damian pouted. He didn’t seem to like my firm attitude.d81a772d63c098f0

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“Are you that worried about your family?”4a40cfd1b4e0e091

“What are you talking about? I don’t even know them well. I’m just worried about you. You don’t know anyone there, and there’s no one to take care of you.”618d794d80452dd1

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The “Jung Ian” who used to handle everything alone had perfectly adapted to the life of “Jayden Liddell,” who became accustomed to being cared for within less than ten years of reincarnation. Especially after being diagnosed with mana sclerosis, everyone exaggeratedly wouldn’t let me lift a cup of water, so to Damian, it seemed like I was choosing a path of hardship.e6f125e8a686ae3b

“That’s why I stocked up on artifacts.”bdcde692e89169ed

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“You know using them often isn’t good for you, right?”472a45c0f7554d25

“I know. You’d be surprised how independent I am.”d26036444274703c

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To avoid further 4913521683 delay, I tightened e6cc90933f my grip on 960ecdeada my bag and f523ed4102 extended my free ecffffdaf9 hand to Damian.1bd0483a1d2ce9c7

“And you said you’d visit sometimes. If you’re worried, help with chores when you come.”b15ea9a9e98c8de3

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“…Be honest. You never intended to keep the three-favor contract, did you?”e9263acc752fd156

It’s best to keep it a secret that I originally planned for just one. Reluctantly, Damian took my hand, and we crossed the space.ad51b4051b8da0ae

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As expected, the moment c48a4e1d5b we arrived at the 63bae5b46a house I had prepared, 567846098a I was exposed to de72e18970 a large amount of 8173926781 mana, coughed up a f5aad4a0bf lot of blood, and 838217b182 lost consciousness.da18805fb8043707

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I had asked 99da4f34be Damian in advance 30569036e7 to handle the 109fb35bf4 aftermath, as losing bf87dc434e consciousness while full c3ecc07418 of blood could 673de19580 lead to choking 5b3e509e8a and dying earlier f078bcbfa0 than my natural c73c233a8e lifespan.01aae5fa28510d16

Of course, Damian wouldn’t take care of someone else, and he wouldn’t know how, so I asked him to use magic to clean up the blood and put me on the bed.b67b53296c52fd4c

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“…What?”e3faadcfe6406a31

Damian seemed to 3e5f82b2ad have followed my 81a8f4b0d4 request well, as 86dc9f917b I was clean e13ba3c2f2 and dry despite 907f057410 having coughed up 6418fc4566 a lot of 1d16c4469c blood before passing 698142c177 out. In contrast, Damian looked d8a67fc2da noticeably disheveled, sprawled asleep 3fc9e60f9c in a chair next f666cc8410 to the bed.3ff5f8311560b250

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