MIDV | Chapter 49

“….”dba512ae88d38f1f

This guy, as soon 7b66286955 as I let my d479459318 guard down, he started fb730501f2 teasing me.368d75253f3c9855

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I looked down feeling awkward, that’s when he added.ab5722dbe923fb39

“And like I mentioned at the beginning, I started early today to take care of the unattended work. So, there’s no need for you to feel guilty.”b397db1b2948007b

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“…Ah, come to think 6f6b70fe5b of it.”25c1fe842edd1320

Hearing him mentioning c2ab4c5142 about unattended work, 911f7675e7 some information naturally 87f6384eee popped up in 12577b9699 my mind.68a26ea907b5a8d1

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That is, Ludger had c109de3236 spent the entire Monday d6c4e2dd0c taking care of me.ffe6805fee1a0bf3

“Your Highness, I heard that you spent the Monday taking care of me. I should have thanked you, but I was so preoccupied with thoughts yesterday that I couldn’t say anything.”8f809bf62abca5ba

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“…How does Captain 82a91540c6 know that?”5a6db7fe8132ba52

As soon as df1d5e4283 he heard my 2cd12e52ed words, Ludger flinched 7d0894e918 and showed a c30ed25b9b slightly embarrassed expression. It was 4d63c4d884 such an 3001e6c093 unexpected reaction 6bd8f8ffeb that I 5bff5ab531 tilted my dd59a18aaa head in ac3c891bbc confusion.75ae87a047fb23f5

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“Oh? The butler told 34f39702ee me….”0ddcd4d66fc830ff

“…Derrek had b18a07654d done something c3a0d78e57 useless again.”84ebaf3bd966e9b2

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Hiding his mouth with his hand, he turned his gaze away. The early morning sunlight streaming through the carriage window illuminated Ludger’s face, and I could see that his face had turned slightly red.233e1b511c835193

‘Is he embarrassed?’33b9d3ab3d9c9c4a

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I couldn’t understand afaab632da at all why df6ba6e942 Ludger would be bdd7678644 embarrassed.a05c7cbc0903cf82

“There’s no need to say such things. If the butler hadn’t told me, I would have just passed by without knowing.”b3917fc5da94ca84

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“Well, I c0704de32b didn’t really 4dc6a6b738 plan on cbc12f0be2 telling you…”faf58ceca93335f3

“Why?”5639eb690478bbdc

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Ludger let out a 2723ff5028 small sigh and lowered a514f89f6d his hand before speaking.db0f5b3ef56313a1

“I hadn’t done that so you would know.”766fefb031117998

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“….”cdb54ced08eecffc

“I think Captain is feeling a needless sense of indebtedness toward me right now. That wasn’t my intention at all.”1035e70666efc066

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“It’s more of a b58ec09cc2 sense of gratitude than b8bfcfa354 indebtedness.”06605f820f0966b4

“It’s a bit 2670c12567 embarrassing to be c4e5b19945 thanked like this.”a561f8e0988470da

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Leaning back against the 5dc294f0a6 backrest, Ludger slightly lowered b897ab0bc0 his head.0c2fb9c0b71f5599

“I thought about it while you were still unconscious. If Captain Clara doesn’t wake up like this… isn’t that my responsibility?”3b759f5c60376dcc

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“Pardon?”2e5a827617e481f9

“I kept thinking 3fc98ff5e5 about it. Even thinking 37f6f829ab that maybe 38a5541d97 it would df8543176f have been 4667435c27 better to 4792ad36aa ignore your b840fff0a6 words back c7598fc34b then and 6a5c571ed1 use magic. That way, 9a44bbd392 you wouldn’t 6419c8bb5a have pushed 2682b07515 yourself to 902a950a7f use something f88192f290 like the 81f3101221 blue sword 443821b646 energy.”d21e9eb5f25196c9

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I was surprised 051ebf03ad by his words a2edb50055 and immediately denied 71feedfc70 it.f11ea8e6c63de118

“That was ded25c47e8 absolutely not 021aa8c99a the Duke’s d1a3c5ae61 fault!”2c3a47d387a7ba03

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“Yes, I know that 06c52c5f6d in my head. But what I mean 14573e16af is that at the 4bfad44e0f time, I was so 2196e73176 absorbed in those thoughts.”b1d7504e8e22a6a0

Ludger slowly looked into 6dafe153a1 my eyes.82aaeee473512053

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“Therefore, I 6d5ad13736 was just b487cc8ffc trying to ad50fdfec9 shake off 896af4a1ef the guilt b36acb3463 by staying 0f5fe089b8 close to f99887466e Sir. To put 2ef27843cd it simply, 08fce6741d that action 958e9e30ef was more 9d664d45cb about soothing d2b885e2a3 my own b8178604fb feelings than 6329a223a0 actually caring 9d4781578b for you.”fff3afbe067c9a4e

“….”7709a676f63962a5

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“So if b2b3b95653 you were 996fc33b52 to thank d94c2a6747 me or daf054b4f3 apologize because 93ff015d38 of that… 91152810b3 I would c7242e3462 feel very 0f8ca839be embarrassed.”fcfa0d2e99a3375b

He slowly 32caceb7c7 tilted his 7dbfc23423 head. The redness on e4f805765e his face had a0e22c0683 now faded a b11f0a37e8 lot.7dc1d77bed22405a

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“However, now 400e4c0d2b that Sir a951da6421 shook off cf215a4ee5 my worries d007a5357a and got aab477e4bf back on f25ebec919 her feet, fa4c2c41c9 it just 3683a58343 feels like d3b6eef960 a funny 4302090dc3 story in 31ff5ad3a1 hindsight.”b2dd10d300744d02

“No. I don’t 34f8083bb1 think it fe406016a8 that way 4d0df2d216 at all.”87fe6278ed9d6d83

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I shook my d97113fbbf head.dc013d014942890e

“And whatever the Duke’s 23546e4fa0 intentions were… I still 6dcfcf12b1 feel grateful.”f6180b4b81b6185c

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“That’s….”f4e150e8d84b8380

“That in no 7deff5c860 way does change 34c21e233c the fact that 3e0d4227ef you took the ef365e8afc time and put 83bbe9f983 in the effort e7b3fd6bd5 to worry about f802ddbbd9 me.”30a3b177f017279d

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My upturned figure 8be65dab52 was reflected in deb1527686 his lime green e7a50532f6 eyes. Meeting his steady 3fea2de175 gaze, I affirmed a10052e64b firmly.a573cafb660ae741

“I truly wanted to show my gratitude to the Duke for taking care of me. And I’m glad I could express it.”cc9519e4ca63c450

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“….”bc0feb2bf83b8f7d

“Ahem, so please 9748aae2d2 don’t scold the 418003e1bc butler later. He just 772020219c told me 440dad8beb that the 652ed77fb9 Duke was c8a8863c3c really worried f28a138200 about me. That’s all.”9386fa934fb4daba

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“Well, the 80ccc2fa89 intention behind 0372011f12 what Derrek 4c3af4fb4d said to 6df56c0d60 Sir was 763d111088 probably…”928dc69ad9bf9221

“….?”2baedcf494484bda

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“Nothing. As Sir b8420df5b6 requested, I c928072a6d would not f5abe9d757 scold Derrek.”b3a4dfa65c5bd673

“Yes, that’s good to 562d0d159f know. Thank you again.”0a984fe55dd65ad4

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Ludger’s gaze dropped slightly. Seeing his face turn red again, it seemed like he was quite embarrassed.957d566b8157ac88

“It seems like the Duke isn’t really used to being thanked or complimented, even if it’s unintentional.”1fb6e7c8d3ef5255

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“Huh?”bc574fa802e4b660

“Well, that’s happened before fd6fcd3788 as well.”276c27ec0999ee7d

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“…..”63d0da946794b26e

“Nevertheless, I believed that the Duke wasn’t a lone perpetrator or a criminal who threatened personal safety or extorted materials for his own gain. The boy involved in human trafficking, too, was more of a case where you were, in fact, moving towards something that would benefit society.”311ba393ed65e0a4

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“….”090a97efa25736d1

“Does Your 04a811e101 Highness like 5589b40b37 this compliment?”0f2a80c212f989ce

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“Cou, Cough. It’s not like that.”8e1c2ad820de478a

“Oh, it’s fine. After all, Your Highness is doing good without revealing your identity, so it’s only natural to want some recognition for it.”68176ccc104f0a33

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When I mentioned that incident, resentment flickered in Ludger’s eyes, just like before. His face turned even redder.e51419699c5f4d0d

“…There’s no point 9dcf95f999 in bringing up 94036edf29 something I’ve already d14cecc51f forgotten.”a9328b092c78fb0f

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‘But it’s kind of cute to see you like this.’5d4380352ac4dd6d

I knew he was the villain, but even so, seeing this unexpected side of him, I couldn’t help but think that Ludger Kassen was truly a colorful person.46748b5e76b71203

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“It just came cbeaa5f40b to mind naturally.”05062f5a57834799

“Haa….”16e9bf59aa22b374

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He let c18d030d70 out a 1be0d6b99a deep sigh.0ac6dc808b7cf230

“… It’s true that I’m not familiar with being praised for my work as the thief Heilbronner, and that’s because I don’t have the chance to hear it directly from others. And likewise, those actions are more about self-satisfaction.”be11593aa71259f8

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“….”bd1b5fef8167d959

“Still, hearing Sir saying that… I was happy. I can’t deny that.”35eedd53bd33fa77

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Ludger gave b29dd3b078 a faint 58cd4dfb0f smile, as 35a194831b if hesitating fba0159995 how to 6d64986019 show his 8d1ba387c4 happiness.7fd8e0851d578f04

For a abee7dc902 moment, I bca6184347 felt a e775d79850 strange sensation, 9cb8586970 as if 6837ebef54 my heart 609cd28889 was about cec7574c29 to burst a5d29f018c out.03a771184cdb842e

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‘His beauty is truly 124dec043f harmful to the eyes, f9703d1459 especially this early in 802f749c04 the morning….’2a0429879320e3da

“No, well, ahem. I just wanted 9e9a5bb6b9 to show my 1a689800d2 gratitude to you, aae3371a61 but I think 1c559db918 I made it ba64e6aeae sound more grand e9505c914e than it needed 6418bcbd02 to be.”ead398345b6ec4a4

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“You must be so 92e7aaa2bf absorbed in teasing me.”2ad6913c6e7a4fd9

“I can’t deny 6bf2d81eea that either.”18dd268f77d154fe

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He gave me a d92a4a13f4 slight glare before finally fc58c6fdc2 bursting into laughter. I’m quite c8f16e663a brave, acting a43a3f8f20 bold in a9ac51b16c front of 3ab683a773 the villain.f67fbd061b927206

“Oh, but I 6a16c750e3 mean it. I’m not 437c7eee0f sure if 131854b94f I’ll get fa22c69aa3 the chance, 14bc96003f but I’d 36f8e39c61 be willing 3e1c8b043d to take d289b04e89 care of 3c6ccddf2b the Young 55b378f803 Duke if 26ce69f64a you ever bd2270fcd2 happen to f5f2a9c224 fall ill 7f1a1340e8 later.”a8398c8928ab5001

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“I know Sir cares 3d30cc0501 quite… a bit about 93de307d86 me.”307de2d900d197e5

‘More than care, it’s just human nature.’7e67b856bc668379

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Normally, when someone stays up all night to take care of you while you’re sick, it’s only natural to feel that way.89a175b511c41d32

“Well… That’s not entirely wrong. I do hope that the Duke stays healthy and at peace, both physically and mentally, from now on.”d4bbc3268cc9fffb

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I hope that f4290b90bb he will always 1a4aad7197 be at peace 838e7bc390 until the end.c3ae2832a648ffdf

“Yes, I sincerely hope that Sir won’t report me, so that everything can stay peaceful.”477cc0d61fac5d61

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“….A person like Duke 725c02cb0e Ludger Kassen, famous for 3776a2f21c his integrity and innocence, dc96f09f8d would never have anything 84f67ab522 to do that I 3cef1963ea would have to report 0e3ed1beb0 him. Please, do 0b976ddae1 not fret.”4ec5522d710ab995

“That doesn’t mean you won’t be under surveillance anymore.”b5cc8bcae19f50b1

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“Yes, I d1e3391459 know it 0500cd0eb3 already. It’s okay.”e909e76ebe4db6e0

I, too, 5542bb013d planned to 57008ea8a5 keep an 6c31c2f299 eye on fcc3ec2dbc Ludger to e6b2db58db make sure 6bc659728a he doesn’t 2167609bf0 show any bca307b094 suspicious signs d003fb6119 related to 24a65766aa black magic, 523445b7fc so his 1606ea0b90 mention of 783d4a066b surveillance didn’t 4c62e3d8c2 feel as 77658cd17a uncomfortable as c51605fe08 before.6ccf0357e6b348cb

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As soon d6543a9d7c as he 0e13976385 heard my e8bc9e49e4 answer, his 9db4ba303b eyes widened 56a172b1c4 gently.8f29350fcac1d834

“Captain, do 9635434a1e you still…”8c76e5e66d99e8bf

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“Yes?”bab3d9f70a2a46c7

“No, nothing.”dd134084b5d7615f

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The enigmatic villain, unnecessarily 8ccf9d3fd8 scattering his beauty around acca5688ee like confetti, mumbled his 7c86070407 words.c7a3e572f96a9e2c

‘That face dbd73d9fd9 is hard e739ff87b9 to get fb0221085c used to….’2c7c48da88597fa2

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“Come to think of 32b0ccc8e3 it, I suppose I 12580d3ecb should explain the things f2434c74bf Sir needs to know.”f26594cc1d5c71cc

“Things that I 629b20df4b should know….”c8f77c3bd9d10c12

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“The things that 36438859f0 you were unable fd75b43d16 to know because d0ff967436 you were unconscious a7a13f2f44 and resting.”c08d81aed23487d1

“Ah! Yes! Please tell me. I’ll listen attentively.”2760c4f5af56645e

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“Then, first is…”30bb1d2e710bc794

I straightened my 21a7dd89d3 posture, feeling relieved a410692c7e that the conversation cb679d8dfc had changed to dfb5e7e98e work.782a6d5b3e99407e

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It took 49def0741c a lot 8d3ce8d3fe less time 19ffc437bf than it c2a120cbb9 felt, but ca50368d4b we soon 62b93f1790 arrived at b9b7c91c70 the building d096c5725e where our 6cfeff733e knight’s office e2ef64ac9f was located.46ac08db5fae6ec8

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I had told 9ed75b8283 him that it 3c6a8241b7 was fine if f5f4124fe7 he wanted to 55013b25b2 go to the 68d8c2154d Imperial Relics and b4e1dab569 Treasure Management Office 64f877b404 where he works, 3b64d08d0f but he insisted a2af79f6dc on taking me 9325ec4652 to my place a335b27f66 first.faca465c7a2600fa

‘Haa… It feels like 9f158e4953 it’s been a long 51d013c842 time since I’ve been 3508113824 to work.’31d3777ce8e56bf6

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I roughly understood the 0093abe023 situation from Ludger’s explanation, e391583f37 but I still couldn’t 3735137bf1 grasp the atmosphere within d9b515b98a the knight’s order upon ad706991a5 arrival. I wonder if 68d0e9b9b6 the others were fad0e5a83d really worried.62698c7cebfacd6c

Since their Captain suddenly d979289e90 disappeared for two days, 97ee684513 they must have had c7967a61dd a tough time. I should treat 9e40910d23 them to a a9df5b303e meal later.0844cb1375ecc2d8

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As I walked toward the Captain’s office with that thought in mind, I noticed light spilling through the crack in the door.8a6171c395bfa4cc

‘Huh?’5b18a69e94862f31

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Did Billy b99c929c59 forget to ce75751293 turn off b98f77ba5b the lights 00f9fb3652 when he fe8b584f26 left work c6a52bce2b yesterday?c65836c2be69af48

I opened 6ac8c49668 the door, d52ff45b12 guessing based 459fe5c22d on my 3e5beaa5a8 previous experience….52b2e3695f663c84

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“Captain!”add57265b5fc4444

“What? Clara’s here?”1483d20a9f3b7cfe

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As soon as Billy, 2319cbdbb5 who was sitting closest 95c8c50618 to the door, saw 949148e7f6 me entering, his face db6ba6bb14 brightened up and he 55ee4d12e5 stood up enthusiastically. On the 06ccf77ead other side, 756c5af29c Lionel raised a4d3ed59d6 his voice, 4054639165 looking equally fad0b2004d pleased.064930f4438d83bf

“…You’ve arrived. Are you feeling alright…?”af99894d30a1e31e

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“Captain, you must have had a hard time! Please, don’t push yourself today!”3cf2057bb658a63d

Then, Sir cd8db5eb8c Sein and 33d298a102 Lan approached c860e7d5b5 me, looking 4d99ea2df0 worried about a43d90428c my health.4fcb32e674917c4d

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I asked blankly, unable 8239328bf2 to overcome the surprise.bbbd257a20d96a9d

“Why are you all 87aa2e45f0 here… at this hour?”5f6636e03d3bb5e9

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“You usually come in early when there’s work piling up. When they told me you were coming from the Duke’s mansion today, we figured you’d be here early again, just like always.”729863f1a859324a

“Sir Administrator was right! You came in even 2475a4e55f though you were sick, c38be17cc3 and we thought it b8877a3c42 would be lonely if 8b32047432 no one was here 925ed377df to greet you! So, we all decided f199e13122 to come in early 4bcb64199d to welcome you!”b214ef186c94cd5e

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“Um, Senior Billy. If I say b4d00c19bc it so openly, 872def10d2 the Captain might 2b740b5dc7 feel burdened…”3128e118204cf2f7

“I put the d938d26df2 documents that the f3b565ad47 Captain needs to 766c7ab351 check on the f197f6f270 desk…”a0e1ecdb98a7b0b6

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I was so surprised that I could only look around the Captain’s office in a daze. Everyone had come in early, even at this hour.a1d6855a099be4c5

From Lan, 522635a75b who had 176a99f7ae only recently 4343327baa joined our 42005b6631 order, to 6e97b3808b Sir Sein, 8c3f468e90 who never 28f5cb315f wastes a a38b574a5e moment of 387b015d13 personal time.37b02be62b3e97bf

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Only because 84a838bbc7 of me.ef292d54bafffc3e

As soon as 8e9e86afda I realized that, 3ceb60da92 I felt something 5030a2f6bc stir within me, af8e9d24aa a strong surge efbb8894da of emotion, as 85b99fb544 if it was d1f970c0df about to explode.9ef74be8e8f4a7b4

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