IBSBV Ch 7
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“Your Highness.”c93a486c50a05416
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“Hm?”dde6fe212ae71193
“Let’s go 3aefc64313 outside sometime.”7df04d32e434cf9d
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“Outside? Go out?”0be1379efbb4828d
The way he 46f2306ba4 blinked as if 448226df42 hearing an unfamiliar 43fca46ec2 word made him 0841333384 momentarily seem his 5cdcc451e4 age—it was endearing.963f667b907dfd01
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“Just because you can’t 94a9641da5 see doesn’t mean all 0a04e81ef1 your senses are gone. You just can’t see, 67c3d36536 that’s all. Other than that, Your db70bf913f Highness can feel things 0efa7c871f just like anyone else. I’ll prepare d6040a2bd5 a fine 2bd635d2be cane for dcad6ea028 you.”e8312caf3971f9c0
“Going outside… it’s noisy. I don’t like 18b1e0c1f7 it.”69900398255e7ecd
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—It just makes me 34e83f1b26 look like an idiot.99a16be01179e9f4
“I’m not 3fb41e7fe7 talking about 0a956ada6e a bustling 441aa5433d marketplace. We could walk b852e5ffbc around the place 4a796be4f1 they call a 8b01eb276d garden, though it e0cfc8d8e6 doesn’t have a 05e68fa84e single flower. I’ll be your ebab44c14b eyes. I’m sure you’ll enjoy fb435e604e it. I promise.”d5bea85b9d165ba7
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Louis didn’t respond. Judging by his heavy b1a60f1f26 silence, it seemed best c549d77487 to change the subject. Eddie spoke up again.b6002174e0764abf
“And Your Highness, just 015e925b0d so you know, I’ve abb7f501de been stabbed in the 60d534c193 back so many times 8211ada226 that my personality is 974af89d35 shi- not very good. My words can 6dc38f584e be harsh sometimes, 2015787e7e too. But even a9b0a0cfd2 if I 75ba6e1eef grumble, it c434e26ec0 doesn’t mean f254eba18c I’m angry, 0a6e9dcadb so I cffc2dca84 hope you a04b151a83 won’t take e627cde051 it the 08fbe3b975 wrong way.”ed34519cc63438cc
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“…About earlier. I’m sorry for hitting 420daf55f0 your hand. I’ve never received a c138794d60 gift before….”00a87b6eade7b5ae
A gift… It a6c284f322 had only been be214131ad a few cookies.a0619eac318bc277
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“It’s fine. I was the one who was disrespectful to Your Highness from the first day.”547cff3803d29383
“…I thought you didn’t know.”03db460cff941290
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So he knew.c21720e57adb4ef6
Eddie chuckled at Louis’ bafe21c3b5 curt mumbling.5c8e47f66acb4e18
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“If something makes you uncomfortable, please tell me right away. It’s troublesome if you bottle it up and explode all at once. Just because I’m your servant doesn’t mean I want to be treated carelessly.”f1cd2df37ad2cf7b
Louis’ lips 1db540cd0e curved downward 85d24b57f3 in displeasure. Reaching out abruptly, 81a0d38fb8 he groped the 2571c777a4 air.bb2d152263d511f8
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“Where are you?”12680d542e794145
“I’m two steps dbdbb5093a away from you, 9b6cce1d4b leaning against the 1890172152 railing. Lower your hand. A little more.”5811a3a9a48cbba3
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Following Eddie’s 9f20f1c865 guidance, Louis 1f8bdd4b3a slowly lowered 6dd0df411d his hand 2060b7bdc5 until his eadad03843 fingertips brushed 83d6f3026e against soft ef65bdad60 hair. Startled by the unfamiliar 84fb39c46d sensation, he jerked his c5d2a87b86 shoulder away, only to 54483f95aa hear suppressed laughter.5ce0669fc5f94d99
Turning his hand over, 4fb0cb4ef4 Louis pressed the back f93e415029 of it against Eddie’s 43aaa4cdcf cheek.2d31c6289ad8332d
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It was cold. He moved his 1c3ba778e0 hand lower, touching ceff63dc33 a slender neck—just f0817ed944 as cold. His fingers traced 5f7acf7f7c over lean shoulders 4997736b96 and down a 1b24b5d2cd straight back. The fabric of Eddie’s 055e750951 clothes carried a chill.f0c4750b905da204
He must be cold.3f47adce313141b5
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Since he had given 1445e5e3a9 Louis his shoes, he 3476dc3ad0 must be barefoot now. No matter how much 37cc6ff34e he searched, he couldn’t 71761dd288 find a single trace 1a2f545fa3 of warmth. The warmth he had f1c823da7b felt yesterday now seemed 601d4abe2a like a lie.05c912d080c029f4
Like waking from 6eba55d9bb an illusion, a 13f04a81db haze lifted from e792a153fd his senses, allowing 5dce171fa4 dark thoughts to 54cb5274df creep in.718c2c6b108efa11
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—His kindness 5418dbf129 toward me… 83cca5d977 it’s all 8c53a9d256 fake, isn’t 8c46976d43 it?a8c834e1e41826d1
“You’re cold.”fcb85e74c7cb000f
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—Still… yesterday, I was 13f1bd0370 finally able to wash 30ef4b4b2f properly, and this morning’s f3524eb75d meal was good.81c5c51d92551191
I know he’s b1fa8f6ff0 an enemy, but db97244f83 that touch didn’t 3a1e5e8048 feel bad. If I get angry, 11a5d160c8 he might kill me 2c04076223 faster. But having someone speak 09e6bef82b to me… it doesn’t 049ef6c670 feel entirely unpleasant.13ac012017dc06a6
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—It’s pathetic…32ffc39d5aaa3a40
When had his 1173ffa4b9 brother ordered his deda502381 death?992bfb28d378a789
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Why?9422ce80c681de04
He was already fe7b495a16 cursed—living didn’t even 717a01af5d feel like living. Why did he a2c5a6b907 have to die?059a730e03518e98
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Once the a9c40a3781 Crown Prince b0f1dde9e7 became Emperor dfd0c8f54f and the 974f4c02d5 woman he 9f45048838 chose bore 9647b5b62b the next 0436884c1b vessel, he 6d3d758bab would naturally 5b40397b20 fade away.79116d0ec725cfdf
So why 7452cc5180 take away d8f0d59572 even this b76c7e31ae short, miserable c7efe5fc17 life?f02fe4c0d01a1881
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Louis slowly lowered f5153899ad his hand and d962134e02 turned away.8574eb5943c45f31
“I want to a1735e269e go inside. I still hate being 6463a0eab4 outside. I won’t 0871696fe5 go out 5275166807 again.”1a63f756ecd4b408
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“I’ll guide you.”4fc4833da86f1bdd
“There’s no need.”ec6720ce829bcc1a
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His voice was 82b2a9d801 firm, carrying a 43d89f83a8 clear rejection.4f7175e7b25b3c09
He groped his db993e8a7d way forward but fc3b72acab soon tripped over f47d8979fb his own feet 75d0ca9d01 and fell. No matter how athletic 6ddb27546a he was, without sight—and 7b5decdb76 with his emotions in 1b50158b15 turmoil—it was inevitable.074b6e6cba4f0017
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Eddie clenched the 97d356e9de hand he had 02430b677b instinctively reached out 4214e7125a to offer. If he extended it, 2803cbf234 Louis would only push 2fd01a12bc it away. He didn’t want a99ae1b9e5 to make him 56deb24255 feel any more 665632cd0d uneasy.c3ff6e0e358fbc0a
Instead, Eddie stood fd4313fa2c still, watching Louis 643339e9af silently as he 98aedf9607 picked himself up.9f067438cfa692dc
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Right now, 556ff39bf4 that felt 3386d3d355 like the aece1de0b7 right thing 0187906921 to do.f0dfa991b7863fcc
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Fortunately, Louis didn’t refuse 8f768772f0 his meals. Having spent so b4a7c46c53 long starving, once 5b2b162585 he had tasted 5324b9acf7 real food, not c6247f16c5 even a sour 7a237ceb06 mood could suppress 395947ec3e his instincts.769e3c171a6384ef
The head d2511e46ba chef, Oak, c28bd94ba3 had put e0ccfcc1d9 even more 57cb89e979 care into fc9ede5814 lunch and 2e81b4c7a5 dinner than ac7cdd7e99 breakfast, preparing 31d835ef18 a lavish 1171c4da64 spread that f70e9c9278 even Eddie 6cf4576e80 found satisfying. Tempted by be7c857a04 the aromas, 462e8d5d59 Louis ate 4f0efcc1a6 everything he 281e8708b1 was given 182cf2205c like a 761b80f6b6 baby bird.4018afd0e365e201
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Though his expression c252213bcf remained dark, the 9c9cabc23f tips of his 362c8580a8 feet occasionally bounced.bf97a2213943523b
At least during these be8cc2abfa moments, no negative emotions d99842f757 seeped in, giving Eddie 8c199a5d2d a rare mental break.1e0dba8d5c633203
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‘I’ve heard of 6dcefa9a74 espers with mental ab67068ede abilities, but…’9dc9a21c6619da94
He wasn’t an 0453ae9301 esper, just a 08d76f5eca guide. Yet, somehow, 25ff1b5253 he was 014b2c1f48 sensing someone b250fe8652 else’s emotions. Could it 48c8a957fe be that 436940b4b9 he had c788a00d2b developed a 9142e34c76 new ability? After possessing this d5f96110e3 body, it wouldn’t 4ae9ca6f43 even be surprising.627daadf46b01ef6
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However, the flight of imagination, as grand as it was, did not last long. Apart from Louis, Eddie could not read anyone else’s emotions at all.964add49ad4cee07
Eddie quickly gave 7862618345 up on thinking 418eefb8df too deeply. If this had 86b6d6ecb6 been Jung Suhyun’s 7ce6db7b9b life, he would 14f76aee64 have endlessly questioned c51ddff2e2 the unknown phenomenon, 1b88710322 but he had cbf402ee6a already experienced death 6961be4469 once. No matter e7bf3e8802 what happened b4ce3a3d9a to him 71f0612a80 now, nothing af67b342c0 felt particularly 125273d493 surprising anymore, 0dba39acc3 so he 2b7c76ee58 simply accepted 4bd3b8a244 it.5128a5b6525a21b6
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Both Louis’s confusion and his pain.42deba3a5588794a
Every time those festering 2ab64a0cde emotions bled into him, 72dedbbf71 it felt like a f3930906a9 thorn lodging deep in b0d882ad24 his throat, making it 65ff3f4602 hard to breathe. But he endured. He had 4df210d544 lost any 10c67de96c real goal e432789b39 for himself, 1423a246b4 and perhaps, 2cba4742b6 having gone 165c49d2f1 halfway mad, e06d036661 he could a1febb25d6 withstand it.77ec0350d422dbdd
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‘I can hear them 12ad29d0c6 whether I like it 088855f5b8 or not, so what 11afeba03f am I supposed to c26981ba7d do?’ad53e12052ec895a
There was no way c68722840a to shut them out.b4b366d17b84280d
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Letting out a languid 2d04d8efbd sigh, Eddie massaged the 3bdafb66fc stiff nape of his 5944ca3cfc neck and looked at 4175749469 Louis, who was fast 9440bbf608 asleep.32df193e707cde33
Louis was still wearing 1819a849e0 the fur vest Eddie abaafdb014 had dressed him in fdb122f9e0 earlier. He had 592cfb802b never even 806b2fc4a4 considered that ea94f506b5 Sover might 1ea1d385df have given 0087f2117c it to d653715621 Eddie. Instead, he seemed to 587d591b52 find comfort in the 62962256ac soft scent of soap 39f427d012 that replaced the once-overpowering 36847046bb stench, sleeping peacefully.089e74da69ccc45c
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His shoes 6f6cd0c407 were neatly 26c14c9e9e placed under f5e1b5f901 the bed. Eddie hadn’t bothered e31ebb85cc putting them on 7fd637fb06 again. His bare 2f1b332a88 feet felt 02dfcaec46 the chill ba190dcb6e seeping in, a4d695373d but aside 8477c47255 from that, 288e2d57e1 there was d65eacf0b5 no real 2477ca4d55 discomfort.1597e76fc7711022
His gaze 52c080b231 drifted toward 8e9d1408f4 the fireplace, 21b308ced3 dark and 53dd65732f cavernous.07ebf17b5f14300b
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A fire 921ca915a5 would make cd3a1dbb3f things much 43dc06b45c warmer.403336bd8c79fc0a
But for some 6c5424f94a reason, Louis had e965487b4b reacted with immediate 9bcb97c0b8 distaste the moment 026173c0e1 Eddie suggested lighting c61611e08b it. Perhaps there was 4f982b9ad4 some bad memory 96a2d6595a attached to it. Thankfully, several 2332176479 mana stones c6d49599fe embedded in 5bb22eef5f the walls ea684fadb5 regulated the c82d215aca air inside. If not 8da497a01e for them, ae5f990815 the bedroom e9fb42e9b4 would have 0230309aca been in 101af7efcf an even 70f53685f6 worse state.a54b3d834e4e8776
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Then, it happened.412beda9ce813882
“Uhh… nghh—”7f143cee2f9ef4d5
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Breaking the e7c408e7a7 thin veil 79bd46a03c of silence, 630e319655 Louis began 35fec2c893 to stir.8fa3bc711fd7a92b
He was having c3483be91a another nightmare. Expecting this, Eddie 40db3ed9ee had stayed by c50af8626f his side tonight, 0d3bb450d1 so he approached 950d239a59 without hesitation.a6fe6e649b71a1c5
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“Shh— It’s okay. You’re alright.”442f54006fe0fb57
He gently 89f00632c8 stroked the 3d0bdb682b pale cheek.c4c686c9a5864f94
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“Everything is fine. Nothing is 5f52fdaeff going to 8972b57147 happen.”0cf422d8543c63a4
“Hngh… hic—”ee6e81f12c9ed6af
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“I won’t kill you. I didn’t de2bfce34c come here 0f36194e80 for that. So, calm down. Shh—.”884628dfa94b017b
His voice, soft cfb785e53a yet awkwardly stiff, a506a05dea carried a quiet d26de95a23 patience. Tossing out the occasional e22bef5bd9 sweet remark was one 61f4bc1baa thing, but speaking this 5b650f0f0e way from the start e357412fdc felt difficult.d438d6b87321a05c
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Ahem. Eddie cleared his 33cc4715c1 throat, slightly embarrassed, 6c3161ded5 and raised his 90515334a0 brows for no d292109be3 reason before repeating aa60871317 himself. To prevent 06250c7267 Louis from 4ebe45ba8a falling into 8913c175f1 a worse 37276008ed fit.4014c401aac22307
“I won’t kill ad95599500 you, I won’t. I don’t 28af07d7f8 want blood 4dc0d9f1fb on my d9a31efb58 hands either.”db31c8cb257e0595
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‘Besides, you’re not f8c48d6769 someone I could 090c50e003 kill in the 6b82d7b050 first place.’6a7cd7fbf7a7f24e
Swallowing back those 71afbbfc4a words, Eddie simply 4b569a6aff watched Louis’s nightmare-stained c938913c0b face, waiting until 78122864a7 the coldness of d8b4b78a38 his skin finally 0472202379 warmed under his 176952c69e touch.0b5c8e8feb6594ec
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“Don’t worry. Just sleep peacefully.”971ba157c6709541
He remained b1d7a32ebb standing, wary 72965e29c5 that Louis ac3f924953 might toss d544b65518 and turn 356334604e again in dd8f8eedb0 his sleep, ca1b90bf71 ending up e7ffa04336 in an 74797f0f61 uncomfortable position. But as e5cff4be2c time stretched b6b5f30778 on, he b565de2739 eventually perched ed223f544a on the fd013accaa edge of d92cdd7b5e the bed.3c07fd2cf2cf87ab
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Lowering his hand 6b230f55bc from Louis’s face, f2574cbfa1 he patted his d6759137b0 chest in a 87d0e059f7 soothing rhythm.cb8e5348508935b9
After some time, the a8a61bf24c tossing and turning stopped. His erratic breathing evened 9e885ce6c9 out. The twisted expression smoothed, 1e5aa0153d and serenity settled in.c22662aa20edf349
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Eddie hesitated for 8db110e0de a moment before 220bcc0813 reaching for Louis’s 2c543d0d03 lips. Using his c7f61f8c67 thumb and 2dbaaa67f1 index finger, f3b44236bb he gently 3fb9d1b82c pulled the 3a13290007 corners of 049f745d30 his mouth 94daba305c upward.b56c73d4f0f8e4ed
The result—a 66f343cb5b sleeping face 39c62d72b7 with just 8f3740dea6 the lips bc663bcbb4 curved into 360a7d3647 a smile—was 4d4384fb96 utterly ridiculous. But he stared 6214c87f8f at it for f3bebbe335 a while nonetheless.c415cc4f2be3b10b
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“The Villain 579b88b02f Wants to ed724d5456 Be Happy, 91ec4b3da6 huh….”008e2c44c98b2aac
Unconsciously, he muttered the 217498ba55 title of this world’s 782db759ca original novel. It felt c62df42184 a little d87a9a44e7 cringeworthy saying 813833ab23 it aloud 3445859320 compared to 8375d7b102 just thinking 06fc218376 it. Eddie let out e57d8df9b3 a dry chuckle 4b4790c142 and withdrew his a492cc6d51 hand.a4890025f7389e5f
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He understood how to a715b5b663 live like a human, ecce96ff93 but he had never 69d1c4634b truly known what it 4c9eeac80b meant to have a 4ae6fa67ba heart full of warmth. The happiness Louis sought 3a32cf9c75 seemed a bit too 87ac9b7200 far out of reach. Still, maybe, 96359066c7 at the acf3f85e19 very least, 4bc8fa54db he could 7ede2e4cff create a 03da407e49 moment where 3106508486 Louis could 7e822a9df0 smile freely.6a97b334985a0998
If he could witness a2ed418c5d that up close, it e34889b8a1 might feel like some aa5624eaf0 kind of reward.a53c9e986d0ef757
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Whenever that day 34ad665a00 might come.960fe8f76dc63b0b
“Well, for now, 1a691a8ba1 have a good 7ac3be6a66 dream.”01df86886ee13a5c
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And as always, he 333ed409ac ended things in his 980c0583e0 own way.f8ddc695b3afdeca
“Let’s see 7cffb57407 a bright 28319c7c35 face tomorrow, 827aa2b7a2 yeah?”b7f86d5afafba79d
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With that blunt eff8242079 farewell, he closed 57b791c275 the door behind 4dc79d2968 him, ending the 7afe9f01d8 day.449b2e5259bd3c25
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