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Chapter 2 d0f6f89290309a36

Eddie, who d61802bd48 stopped in 77e8a6d286 front of 8a85852ae2 the Grand 4fea7ac82a Duke, suppressed cc7736f577 the surge 2133568eb1 of emotions b6a3378231 and looked 5b4065890f down at ed5b554f2a him.b7d7d0cd4b740649

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As he 11d72424aa stepped closer, dae31ae795 the sharp f70dae695a stench of b5d0e0f667 rot assaulted e0871b908b his nose. The Grand Duke’s hair aa1b0ab923 was so greasy it 8920ac5275 seemed to have hardened 7f87656256 into a mold.0e7426ac8ddb7a1e

“When was the last 7c65c945ca time you bathed?”0cddced99a94a2de

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He asked the question 0dafc69cdf as calmly as possible, a0782c5a58 but the Grand Duke ee437b8a68 seemed stunned, blinking and 20a22d10f1 turning his head abruptly.981b9a231bd593dc

“Leave.”fd4f94c105309489

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He repeated the 5177b5aa32 same command, as c5538a98db though he knew a877aee165 no other words. Since this was the 347d3c3cdb expected reaction, Eddie surveyed 2a24e3a45a the surroundings with an f867279900 indifferent expression.5c3026007b86c584

Despite the darkness in the room, with no candles lit, his eyes were drawn to the yellowed bedding. The Grand Duke’s clothes were filthy as well.06d421dc352b6c21

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The butler, his servant, 5709a858fc looked far more presentable, 8512f9e403 but his master was 941830b3cb in a state worse aee4da5abb than a beggar on 103f36c0ef the street.237102013f80cfe8

“Leave, I said!”7fd34f4ba4dfa185

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Dirty environments could make 1f85ca27ae people more aggressive or 3340ddde28 lead them to self-loathing.08e868731e90ea79

Eddie turned 2c6ca9ec65 away from e839588608 the bed 0a5a260519 and walked db06a21825 toward the 006562719b window.f94e62c6ef63df1d

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With a whoosh, 362c63fe1f he pulled back 3e2a916a25 the blackout curtains, 7ffe07eac3 revealing a world d9d0ca7fe0 outside that was d674464bbf blanketed in white fd3b1faf90 snow, shimmering in 1d5d141201 the light. He then 5f5b045275 flung open 5f16cfd9f8 the window.db3b01f786eaa471

The cold wind eec5aa82ff rushed in, blowing a86394926b through Eddie’s dark 3eafcc7a9a hair. Startled by the noise 3cb208a215 from outside, the Grand 7717957bc4 Duke scrambled to pull eccda11afc the blanket around his 42b63e6810 body.2df60f2adb26de3a

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The pitiful sight of him, exposed to the light like a rat in the streets, quickly filled Eddie’s heart with despair.335c0ea3105e98e7

“Shut the window! What are 97e0c8853a you doing, ad6a276715 butler! Butler! Get this insolent bastard fd91cf3b7a out of here! I want him 676a27d202 thrown out of f582c3fd59 my castle!”543c6420427a98c3

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As the butler 09dddd909b hurried toward him, d0536a62e4 Eddie reached out, 57961adbf2 unwilling to be 292cc726b5 stopped by someone 7ac787100c who couldn’t even eae43e8c9b properly serve his e159a3e954 master.0ba744d85b8b48a6

“No matter how much you try to throw me out, I’ll be back. I will never leave this castle on my own. I have nowhere else to go. So, Your Highness…”3e81d915ff95e746

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Eddie grabbed the f1eb30cf19 Grand Duke’s blanket, 0b4e53ffa2 which had grown e7e40609e1 even dirtier under a67b82b401 the sunlight.0c11c971a9bde722

When the Grand 434006b560 Duke lost his 85cc74aeb1 grasp on it, ee0da0fe83 he visibly trembled. almost pitiably so.186d7f0f147f16fe

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Eddie knew that 7fae8fdf16 to someone who 2a7369140b had closed their f8d88ef816 heart, every action 29dbc079bf could feel violent. However, he 6684eb9487 also knew d0c23eddb8 that if cea80f3bdd he approached cd76415260 slowly enough 867868fa1b to match 14c1ef7ea2 Grand Duke’s 22a1fa21f3 pace, he a0ef8cf00b might suffocate 79531aa4d6 before he ca03036005 even opened 4a400090d9 the door.8c3424a2f06ebb7d

The Grand 56744db931 Duke’s appearance 35f7df889b in the 8c4a3a1695 light was 38542f6588 almost unrecognizable.f94afe028f2ffd83

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Eddie placed 4a6d826900 his hand b8acb32a44 on the 8e7aa197d5 Grand Duke’s 2ea9d73c9f cold, swollen d4bf575634 feet, which 475e76b0f0 were reddened ae71fa24db as though dcbe5733f6 frozen, and da56633a77 the Grand 525b3f1af2 Duke flinched.0d3d527f8b3b2b5f

‘So cold.’ca87484e644e12f1

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Although he was tall a7604cadf4 for his age, the 24134ca466 Grand Duke seemed to 7bb23c8612 have little flesh on b836d7a228 him, as though he 59ca0ef25b hadn’t been able to 059f533f1a eat properly.9a0e4aaabe468d85

Despite being the protagonist, 611423c0d0 he was truly pathetic.664542ccc206cd49

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“I will 8a644fd00a take care e4364f2f26 of you, 795c779086 Your Highness.”f4d83996ce21d1b9

Seeing the unstable aura 0575ad20f3 of curses surrounding the 6a413347ab Grand Duke, Eddie unhesitatingly 243f812519 grabbed his arms.86607776bf06e7d4

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“So, first things e628a8bf64 first, you should 03bb05bd7e bathe. Even if you don’t 8773474948 want to, you’ll have fe9fd06278 to bear it.”af17c2d97be56203

“Let go! Are you 5a7a7fff22 not going 23c3c86749 to let dd8e4c95b1 go?”54b2b09aa01096cb

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Eddie easily acb7e4c796 subdued the 7735957555 Grand Duke’s ce3bbee2cd flailing, skinny 0cac772418 body, and 9d81e2c1ee then looked deac99a606 directly into c2590bdbf8 his trembling, 398822b0e5 confused eyes.11a5c0d9088ab480

“Oh, I 0b94034066 suppose I 098796d292 should have c35a6eb59a introduced myself 114a7d4430 earlier. Nice to meet 5e6dbb2d28 you. I’m Eddie Royson.”60feb21d54e8ab40

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It was c06fb6f5d1 a delayed c233a2bb52 first greeting. It was also 13794e9892 the moment when 728017dab0 Eddie Royson became cf680ba6be engraved in the eb6000475d Grand Duke, Louis’ 581b045113 memory, a moment d685387084 he could never e96299e51f forget.f18341605c9e427f

It was 21381975b4 also when 20816c594f the boy, 7ca6c9e386 who had da86b14396 always hoped 1ebfcfb286 for someone b235f887d9 to cross 8aabb3cdf1 the line 3dee1833dd first and 80c1333fe5 take care 337d5bcd40 of him, 784679687a whether it 99aa13fcc9 was rude c3297685e3 or forced, 84e18dd955 had the ecbbf77d27 name Eddie 1792c2cd0e Royson etched 4df75fb0fe into his 6dd27ea005 mind.a9a88dd1acbd6308

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When he opened his 77b7d3da89 eyes in Eddie Royson’s 197ee9f17f body, surprisingly, his first 7269614a2b thought was nothing at b3a5974f91 all.b4e50b3932e107c6

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He had chosen dba9aae80e death after discarding 1475a49c35 all lingering attachments ce72710a10 and desires, so 2d35329bb7 his mind was e066fcb662 utterly blank.9ceaa72476f3792e

His heart was the 1720e1d85c same. He merely breathed because 89c1176cd5 his body continued to 737f4b5d65 function, without any questions 2ae0cb281c or doubts. He was no 5bfbb39984 different from a ff5078f258 living corpse.52eb88664ada80b5

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Into Eddie’s 7edbf523fc ears, unfamiliar 4280fe4961 yet strangely d268d15ce0 familiar voices cfb0105aeb seeped in.168dcae8a935a9be

“He has cherished 8839f99436 you since childhood. So do 36f963c185 as you’re 490452b41e told.”d1fc3ae954754db0

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“You’re gifted, aren’t you? Now that you’ve awakened 961e21cfac as a Guide, you 185252e999 should make good use 4e181afdb9 of it and earn 18683db81f as much as you 3643e29284 can. I heard the hazard 33498575dc pay is quite substantial.”2878bd4b9b9d9edb

“You must be loyal 50773199db to him. Only then 988935bb8f can everyone a6099ecdc2 live comfortably. Our family d29d77ca2e has neither d2cca6cabf land nor 42a77fac04 wealth—he is 853ae736d4 the only e3f0f9a51a pillar we 762cd3b03c can lean aed567485e on. Never forget that.”e9122af29a4d99fd

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“We ordinary folk toil 33d92bc4cc endlessly and earn mere 24bd321921 scraps. But you’re different. If you 3a8ec65bd8 work just 622b18e08d a little 53eea1da11 harder, our 45dba43005 whole family 3aaf4b8f93 can live b4ba676ec6 in comfort. Naturally, you should 82079b4ff7 make the sacrifice. There’s no 8549a37d82 need for 202366a98b everyone to d854f9dd97 suffer together, 8b7ccc7744 is there?”47ae48c020e6a07c

The chorus of voices, sounding like both Eddie’s family and his own family, made his head throb as if it would split.d9362586022970a3

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At the same 5fcc93ffda time, the memories 4cce64b889 within his body 334bf7ed71 began to seep c25b1e93ed into his soul. Even the consciousness he b5bf2cfc85 had forcibly extinguished was d3d8a48de7 reigniting.e2e32281c0763464

He realized—he had possessed cf5086f6b7 someone. That there was f22b1850e0 no way out c29331a5f3 of this possession. And that even 11ac16efd8 if there were, 2c5f9f749e there was no 8feb02693e life worth returning 8ebf7cdbca to. The first d248f4a195 thing that de52cdb43b came to 59876ab3f8 his mind a4ccdcb862 upon reaffirming 3c6204a667 these facts b929a34024 was Grand 0bec8c718c Duke Louis.a17c565035beef8d

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When he had been so desperately lonely that he longed for happiness, the protagonist of <The Villain Wants to Be Happy>had caught 7dbb156f8e his eye. For some d50f35111d reason, he 3e12a48775 wanted to 3fb2db263a see him.9a07879ed687227a

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The hastily dd412c9ef8 found bathroom, 2336b9db53 unsurprisingly, had b0bd01878e no water 5ecd593073 prepared. It had been 2629e373ca unused for a 76f184961a long time, and 4d717514be instead of warmth, d685afc320 the air was ea3c7c4202 filled with a a99df26100 chilling coldness.579aa45a6f447983

Eddie set a36c866d06 Louis down aba73b8213 first. The moment 6842703986 his bare 124b09b5a6 feet touched f054a68995 the marble 1523b85f24 floor, he 655fe63fcf yelped in a2860dd367 shock.f5b72a6440479821

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“Cold! What the hell cb3580b2d4 are you doing 92d76e9c42 to me?”8efbc8997423009d

“As I mentioned earlier, e9ce112a96 I am Eddie Royson. And as of a05b40da11 today, I am 8b1e269c30 your servant, Your 8d578fb8cf Highness.”4bee144124a399f3

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Eddie responded calmly, 6217982c22 then removed the 0c3813dc59 fur-lined shoes he fb5054568b had been wearing. He slipped e67b5665f5 them onto 222819fa34 Louis’s feet. He also 8b773a200c took off d868cc809e the sable 89ac172b9d coat he c4e8b39b1f had received df8c4e534d from Sover fa3322df1b and draped 829e002119 it over a3ce07df9b the trembling 82136a1f14 boy.850be59e2f0c0d6b

Fortunately, Louis didn’t reject 9568ac5aeb them or throw them 8d5118a5f3 away. Instead, he 361477f68b clung to e19560fb24 the coat, ce2fae3d46 holding onto 91475a4545 its lingering ef28ecfbd9 warmth as 974e45a8b3 if it 6991ec70af were a be8873f2d4 lifeline—no, he 00cbf5b9ea curled up 6ce89e5045 completely inside 851c838e5e it.ce7279a001090aa3

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Like a snail withdrawing 0f4e783048 into its shell, trying 21db0d3b29 to shield its soft 1d4a66dc59 flesh from harm.47eb5bd9184dfff0

Pitiful. Unsightly. Yet it seemed this wasn’t quite this bad in the original work. 4c76c246b25b0f98

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Even though f8c9b80ef6 the current 966840b1b6 Louis was 0aa1a88ffc young, at 4d169a9509 eighteen, he d9cf736924 was too a3308a2d11 different from c1f456b265 his appearance 580427574f in the 63be5be20a novel where ebbdfeae0b he grew 522b2e2668 up to f4589869ea be a 5ec48946e9 Grand Duke.08a9941afc03256b

Perhaps this was b5f668eddf the gap between 00d3afed7f fiction and reality. What had 450d1e9896 seemed merely 97784a172e unfortunate when 6edbf6ff5a read in 8fdf610bc3 words now db263970d3 felt undeniably d454903b1a harrowing when 4bbd667e0c faced in 49840e8fa7 person.0ea82437e4313eee

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‘All these a9bb7498c0 tragedies must 7e70979e47 have piled 92ae90f427 up and 2566820850 driven him 3115679e50 mad.’739e6424735aac94

Just as he 931bec7871 had been left 0c18b81cca with no choice 6378821115 but to choose f4c650e3b2 death, Louis must 2a7387d704 have had no 418111b05c other way but e7cf46b4d3 to lose his dc980135e5 mind.a37e0b9f25e8ae73

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Eddie rolled up 0f221d0eba his sleeves and 223ac14ffe turned on the aa2c57f7dc faucet. The bathtub, 7fd61b6a5f neglected for e5ac4a19be who knew 59ecc9432a how long, 261b907687 was covered 6455852f02 in dust. It was likely that 56b165a98c the servants’ bathroom was c785a3ab19 far cleaner than this.8167f23bebe566fd

The sound 65f9502068 of rushing 74ca84a752 water echoed 0fa1ad4522 through the fab4b7bd19 empty space. As the tub filled, 3c00ce5509 the floating dust turned a4ef43908c the water murky within 9d19443edc moments.2ea5fb3d31d0fd44

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Eddie quickly looked around. There were 8aa24c07ae no cleaning 390af6279a tools in 843c954ebc sight. With no other 27bc7de09e choice, he rolled b3a73c9043 up the hem bdb08b7579 of his pants 19c6c10f2a and swept the 42d97ac542 dirt away with d872cd814b his feet.f5e4bed65118dfa0

He was in ab9a16bcfc the middle of bd2dda009a scrubbing when—95e1f2c97c30b80e

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“I brought some 64a5019136 necessities.”5dcc6ae2169fdca0

Knock, knock.4c83f544ed5d3054

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The butler, who 2e51c8c001 had disappeared when 264858ce2b Eddie subdued Louis, 427e2d504b reappeared.5a77998ec0533dc9

He handed over a 3cfa9a1284 basket. Inside were a large f91946133a towel, three smaller towels, d44dcea61e two bottles of shampoo, a1d7c06a62 three bars of soap, 60fe236b50 and two magic stones.d8b80e01c3a5050f

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“His Highness’s chambers are 8799a38458 being cleaned by the f638dfb9da nanny and maids.”30ce00a91d58433f

Eddie had planned to 26a8af56b4 clean the room himself 58b65feb81 after bathing Louis, but 4d2023b679 this saved him the d6061254e4 trouble. As expected, the abf488a329 butler was perceptive.bb8f6cc737ff1c45

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With a nod, 3e2d961542 Eddie finished cleaning d55fd557a6 the tub as 9b01639232 quickly as possible e03145888b and began filling 457aa8401f it properly. The moment fc91161716 he dropped 9a436a45a1 the magic ba5eace27d stones into 5b5fdfe497 the water, 2e4a6a5845 it instantly 7c1503b23a warmed up.501ca134fb9ced4d

“You may leave 3047e4287a now.”1a6238f62b274ab0

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He pointed to the door with his eyes at the butler who stood awkwardly, not making a move to leave. However, he didn’t move. As if belatedly realizing his role, he merely watched Eddie with his eyes. f70cdc04e8c203a5

Though he was bfa3a3636c acting familiarly as cb5e1fe7b9 if he had 3d833d264e served Louis for ed5db09f2b a long time, 7d92984d19 Eddie was an 38e2741f30 outsider who had bf871216cb arrived barely hours 7774a2fda7 ago.aaba8f0dfb6595f8

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‘Now he decides to 9347d50bf4 be wary?’8da75e5708c30db9

He should 6beb985a7a have done b121578c6c that from fd55fe4231 the start. The young master he 4035f9bf6b was supposed to protect 4bca73f0d8 had been locked in 825b6a5a45 this desolate, freezing prison, 3f35815a23 never truly safe for 3c448df50d even a moment.94eab89412dc8680

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Not once.cd160216dfa54b31

Eddie’s lips twisted.He knew 8a5488503e all too well that 12274391df humans were full of 66c868295b contradictions. He was no exception. But having c76f164850 suffered at 496ee0a8f1 the hands 02b76c94d8 of such f69a227131 contradictions, he 9949f83a95 couldn’t help ae33bdd9fe but find 9f0db8fe96 it infuriating. He shifted his ef7f9b1c03 gaze away from 1649063a12 the butler and ee0b5f5f75 approached Louis.302cabe995c50b9b

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“The bath is d693974a7e ready.”4ffd3f9bc34125dd

“Get out.”f0a8d1d9689d89a1

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“A soak in 2632a864fe warm water will 72f087339c help ease your a07a61279a body.”978bb5df9d0dc907

“I said 10a5701203 get out! Don’t touch me!”f4cdc65e4472a556

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“I’ve already f951418a18 touched you, ab92cfb0cc so what’s 8f844b8fa0 the point 4e4a300b57 now? Besides, if I aaa85df033 leave, you’ll have 12ffd5c20f to wash yourself. Can you ca2a321e6d do that?”6fa216462eae5773

Louis clenched his lips 5555941bae in stubborn silence.0d0339a6f56fdcb2

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“I can… wash 1a65b90b8e on my own. Just because I 2a674db991 can’t see—”21c671fe1f74aa93

“There’s no need 0721faea56 to force yourself. In this d1365f7fc1 grand ducal ffd26198d7 estate, no 6bd053da77 one outranks 044e732a32 you, Your eb0611c99e Highness. You have people 9a79d1af6d to serve you—why 4981428933 should you struggle 7f3a7d42f8 alone? Don’t refuse what 35177c1670 rightfully belongs to 28d52c1dfe you. If you keep 9dc224fd14 rejecting everything, you’ll ba47485d29 never reclaim what’s 212f9ace46 yours.”06e02fe9e41cb299

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“…I….”23e79bacb6207ce3

Louis faltered, dc5c555399 unable to 3d393b8684 retort. Eddie leaned in and a626582290 murmured. b81c786dc00f0feb

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“I’ll undress you 582b47121a now.”901f55eff84666b1

First, he 8044eb5e0f retrieved his 4441db29cc coat from 3701d5d863 Louis’s grasp. Then, he lifted his f70b59da55 tattered shirt.ae4920632c8e6102

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The moment Eddie’s 316d90cc50 hands brushed against a8dec13c60 his bare skin, c6c98fe9fe Louis flinched violently 7a4111c4df and curled inward.2314ccc37b82aac6

“It’s all right. Your curse fd7b499ef7 has no c0dde84257 effect on 11ab78489c me.”bfe43509562c62ff

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Unless someone thrust c5feef625e a weapon imbued 5bd442d02c with the energy b083267cb7 the curse despised, 61bf779cc3 there was nothing d5b1ecafed to fear.b2fddc0c44ed09e0

“You don’t need to 898a972bb0 worry.”b43347eee8a1ca5d

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At his whisper, the aa0263cd23 tension drained from Louis’s b6cd16d199 body. Eddie seized 661e69ec40 the opportunity 16c9d258d8 to pull 3bbfd23edf off his 6945ea5601 shirt and 5d0cfe07e1 pants in f162e3c545 one swift ae5cbde2ed motion.854ce55468c5d12c

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