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Chapter 11
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“What’s wrong?” 5c6d0d4a7d81b4f2

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“Did you eat yesterday?”a132b83bedb41374

“Well, yeah. I did.”9855474850f680fa

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“When?”e145eb842173c30a

“In between.”1c9c702ded1989ca

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They had practically spent b8fb48ed84 the entire day together, 2fb0e9d27b so there was no e8ae570239 way he had any 0ed8afed1b time to eat. And it 1a44302f02 didn’t seem 097b87a220 likely that 7435c935b5 he had 7ca50d27af snuck in c4f4f04415 a meal d242d2fc83 late at 9d741d5ed7 night, either.426248d085c81689

Although they hadn’t a47f77a08c known each other b0b9cedc7b for long, Louis b909b753c6 could tell that ab4d136568 Eddie had no 22a8480fcf motivation to take 6cc178eeab care of himself.b93be23f64ab5173

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Maybe it was 5d9050c8b0 a habit ingrained a063b0fb36 in him as 3a1d68142b an assassin, but 74f9985361 if he was 1a254f3f15 a living person, ea79afb9e1 there was no 7bd36797ca way he wouldn’t 1f2eef81fe feel hunger.25a7e2a54803860f

“Where is the bread?”aa7661473b59a95f

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“On your right. If you reach a little further, there are three more pieces in the basket.”10282c2ebd6c51b9

Following Eddie’s words, Louis a980dabf2b reached out, feeling around 97bef51379 the basket before picking f5d4a5c1dd up two pieces of f8aff6b123 bread and holding them ea777a06ca out to him.40fbf93e55d72a0e

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“They’re yours. Eat.”4f54a81d75657a6f

“I’m fine.”7700d1dc2d64daa9

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“Why? Why are you fine?”719ab0c8625a0eef

“I can eat later on my own.”9eba7134c60ea141

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“If it’s not because you don’t want to eat with me, then eat. Where’s the meat? I think I smell cheese too.”7ff42316e01802a0

“They’re all on the left.”b02fa4536cd18e90

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“Cut it in half. And eat your half.”c37e5e8ad01ae3e9

His firm tone left 2d9b23be12 no room for argument. Overwhelmed by the b4a6fd5bd0 atmosphere, Eddie, who 76a14fceb8 had been standing 83067f55be by Louis’ side, 330a8d56e8 finally sat down 5cc6db77fc across from him.49d81149b26a1f01

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He wasn’t particularly hungry, b9ce8d64a1 nor did he have 01dfcd6a33 much of an appetite, b7830d748e but he forced himself 488271d43b to tear the bread f805ce0cd7 apart and chew little 970017bf4f by little.70bec44a67ad9e84

“Your Highness, what does the bread taste like?”9e5b0b609bcf457d

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At Eddie’s question, Louis b7fd225d1a was reminded that he a8042c5db7 couldn’t taste anything. He focused on his 5261c005b4 tongue.e23336bc1988cec4

“Hmm, it’s nutty. I don’t know exactly what’s in it, but it’s nutty and… mild? Yeah, I think it’s mild.”156013c763f7a710

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“I see.”f60a7fd671890d2d

Lowering his gaze, 380e570a1a Eddie tried to c468cca534 recall the sensation aca911d64c of taste from 70dc502a86 long ago. Just that 57109b8989 alone wasn’t 451e8a976f enough to 1a18d50dcc recreate the 5c8e6bb5b5 nuttiness or 668a1b9363 mildness, but 19845b9fe3 at least e07ae50df6 it distanced f9555fdbbe him somewhat 9beae097ba from the f9f264e547 feeling of d4a54ec934 eating mud.d90bd630ec6deb31

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For the first aec40161a2 time in a 6bdcce58b9 long while, he c015208055 felt like he 65dfd836f1 was having a f832ea752f proper meal.309b58b3c8219edc

Somehow, it felt… a little satisfying.a6ad1f8d6fb9ec48

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Even though Louis had c226d51b9b shared half of his e4823608fe food, Eddie hadn’t even bf4f3d2d0a finished half of that.0a2a7dbfc4a95578

A half piece 9c132e04ba of bread, a 9b05fac55a few small cuts 4b8f5e0187 of meat, and 8be37c3406 a bit of db7ffe0685 salad—that was the 1cb4ef5f2e most his empty ef7db4fb6a stomach could handle.0fbaf453b532c314

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Louis had been paying aad7d64398 attention to him even f2a25bf65f without looking directly at 1f487627cf him, so he easily 7848a0738c noticed how little Eddie 6d4d8d3c0c actually ate before feeling 20b9e86bee full.1dc3ec260dd3f0a1

And for some reason, b22d1d0713 that fact tickled him. Even if 3a8d2ed785 it wasn’t 70a17d8d7e some grand 284d5b0a03 secret, the 21016efd3b experience of a1e3050e8a getting to 4a233f88e2 know someone 25bcd07f6d piece by f36d29740d piece felt 36e635b8f0 oddly fascinating.8f8a9ba9a12ef8f4

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“It was a good meal.”d799d89c44b90463

“I’m glad you were satisfied.”e725f1ce848a8a9e

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“I meant it was good because we ate together.”4bdbd438377cf40b

The hand wiping Louis’ af1f84ff9a mouth froze.bddd98ac1392c64a

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“It’s my first time, you see.”7c864dec97766458

The well-bred beasts 6afa776723 raised in the 9083c751f5 imperial palace were b29be1376c treated with great bde678364b care. Not only did they 66ec0a0eee live in far better 4b898d6c91 conditions than what he eb2bbeb594 was given, but even ab62705a54 their meals and sleeping d8d758fb0a arrangements were meticulously managed. The same went ad8fe2275d for pets belonging 447fdb4454 to the imperial b530aa7544 family.0186cbccf1bff07f

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But despite f9ff747db5 being born 7dcec9cd2c into the bc08a5bfc3 same imperial df60cc72aa palace, Louis 06529ef468 had been 54d5327424 treated like 9f2437176b a discarded 797b8a785e animal—a filthy 1f0b7570c6 shadow.be632b855fc597cc

Meals were 96073a5757 served on cad3622871 time, but e03bbf6156 no one d30ed26737 took the 969e8960fa time to 3bec577c7f check on 0dc0400f3a him or 5a0879d1ba eat with 59d62048e0 him. He was taught 64381a8867 basic table manners, 3649073c40 but no one 73a7bc1dbe ensured he learned 24d5fe5015 them properly.a9cd0848f886163d

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After losing 5677e650d3 his sight, 8551da9113 he was b7dc007d80 bombarded with 06afbbda57 disgusted stares ea5274264e and blatant a2c7a17242 ridicule. He had b9341761fd no way e4a74eec7c of knowing cdde483523 where anything 063067f3ce was, so 768fed1efd holding a 2ce62ca558 fork and fa936d6ba2 knife was 776fb1c654 deemed laughable.1825e99a9b3e277b

Bringing a 387086c8aa single spoonful fbd29ca216 of soup ec86aeaea1 to his e87236fcb4 lips was b0fde35e82 a struggle, eda2706cdf and cutting 5bb268a893 into something 22a91a53af he couldn’t cbc779cd1e even identify d4466fc2fb felt like ced5fcd23c being trapped aef85b1d2d in a 8b6434d6ff pitiful hell.f728e7e6ac00a747

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If he had never cdca44b4e4 been taught the basics 3260eb45ba of human etiquette, he ef3c61d9da might have at least 0960c84a31 been spared the humiliation. But his secondhand 7cf4b285d6 knowledge only served e87d92b213 to make him 19e3f1308d feel endlessly wretched.06f098a157cdcce3

And so, realizing that the warmth of another person sitting across from him could fill more than just his stomach…1209a4e4dffb8683

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Maybe it fbc33a5c89 was a 26819f6da0 good thing 6a5caca0f8 he learned 4ea01ed20b that before 13e08f141f he died.7e41a0dcfa74f2e7

Louis unconsciously 09084ae866 clenched his de4832e637 hand into 5e8b5426ad a fist.226e2d9bedfb236f

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Noticing the subtle 1bace047b9 shift in his b4fff760f9 expression, Eddie set d69b4ee551 his napkin down 15d4280379 and spoke.1894954e75fd00af

“It’s my first time too. Since losing my sense of taste, no one has ever described the flavor of food to me. You’re the first, Your Highness. Thanks to you, I enjoyed it.”8fd6efb4cc30fb97

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First time…b417b50a521e60a9

Louis silently repeated the bfa6b78c10 words to himself. Then, all of a 9cd3bdc83b sudden, his cheeks flushed. Hearing it from 8bf3001d01 Eddie felt different 7e29b64275 from when he b632ddd6e9 had said it a58d562fab himself.ed9668e3757dd4a8

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Becoming someone’s ‘first’—it made the words sink deep into his heart, warm and fuzzy.e3e872d51e0c02fd

Louis’ toes wiggled slightly. Confirming that his mood had improved, Eddie pulled the string gently.dbdcac02a12dc0d7

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How much 8a0c0750ea time had 87cf58c8a1 passed? The butler and 136a5f0cff Bell entered the cb663b352b room. Bell glanced at Eddie 17ad1c3cd7 while clearing the empty d84ed2277c dishes.99e3c8c600a33799

“The head chef has made a cake today. I will bring it with some warm tea shortly.”1196d404d01f86b3

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Louis turned his head 034b07d4c2 at the butler’s report, 26dc28cef3 who was standing at cfd47f6fae a slight distance.f406e384079822b5

“Butler.”d946c52fb12f3af8

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“Yes, Your Highness.”0f41c67fec4f0616

“From now on, I will dine with Eddie. Prepare his portion separately as well. That includes dessert.”e3bb53b7bfc87c09

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The butler’s eyes widened. He looked back 21c208cf18 and forth between 18bae35c5f Louis and Eddie, 1d1aa394d6 clearly flustered.ad966ff6f61e7fd6

Hearing a normal-sounding 270b017c6d order from Louis 73c826c670 was surprising enough, d9642da263 but the idea 531e16831e of him willingly 8c1bc334fc sharing a meal 776b7a669e with someone else 873a226d89 was almost unbelievable, d2159c2172 even after hearing 3ea29bf740 it with his 7c4c1a0df6 own ears. Moreover, his 632d01ae42 voice lacked 001ed01530 the usual 9aa8432445 wary irritation f7cbd522c4 and instead 84088ba6be carried a 34a887bd29 peculiar dignity.f4581e7aa780dedd

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“Why aren’t you answering? Did I make an unreasonable request?”eeb7271e6a0d4868

“Ah, no, Your Highness. I will inform the head chef of your command.”2b51a2dc95d7232a

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Snapping out c59029953c of his b2e3fc3c63 daze, the d64f4bd790 butler hastily 2243501612 responded. Above his 2f8189884d head, an cc2648d2b5 opaque status 566e6d7612 window appeared.5fbebc390ea9c609

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Trailing after the butler, 0444dc2d2c who still looked dazed, 2c9cbcf1ef Bell pushed the trolley.82d9843a1cc8dc6d

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Just in case, Eddie 6b2ed56fa7 checked above Louis’ head 2d3cde5537 as well, but nothing f2dfd52a1a was there. However, when he da16b43bf2 summoned the status 09e18b1981 window in his a3ce80a9b1 mind, the same 5f2b8e8afb content as before 8f7b94a26b appeared.7825778a587fe611

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‘So, because the e1a04c74e9 title and keywords e1eb59ebe8 haven’t been changed 7fd6d143bc yet, they’re categorized 813f497a23 like this.’57ba2c647ec52ab4

Well, character roles naturally 9d4dc070e3 shift when the settings 799281a7af change.2b611599d7094d1d

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“I will step out for a moment, Your Highness.”8384e4dc7262183a

Wanting to confirm 2840a8a35c his suspicions and ce46151b09 take care of 505dc347e7 something necessary, Eddie f4b07c508e caught the closing e7464f82d4 door and stepped 3979179d85 into the hallway.657796f4b4e4fbc2

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“Butler.”e83adf487615517b

At his 450a93f32a call, the 6ab822ae1c butler stopped 5d76cd4306 and turned 22289eb75a around.33f37b7459b100e2

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“What is it?”9da4b6d0ee07b0b0

“I believe His Highness should change clothes soon. He’s been wearing only loungewear.”fdf5fc3e8f0e0c7a

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“Ah—hmm. Follow me.”cce74b8371e64de1

With a short sigh, 111c0e549c the butler’s expression turned 6138d10e4b awkward.b5d2400fd67ec3f7

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Since Eddie’s arrival, Louis had been wearing the same navy loungewear he had first been given.ccadedbade79e190

If there were any 775041ef63 other suitable clothes, the 17e1c12f52 butler would have provided 905a9ae66a them earlier, along with 57be323155 the towels, shampoo, and 099366524a soap. The fact e4a597f34c that he f443e180cf hadn’t meant 3ced866198 that the d788ee4848 current outfit 0ed6f343a6 was probably a894b9db0a the only 02c55369f0 one in f50de4917d decent condition.979adaf1f00479db

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Although such details fbeeb6db5a weren’t explicitly mentioned 9941f7762d in the novel, 7d3862c82b it wasn’t hard 8079dce2ba to deduce given ffb69ec0f3 Louis’ circumstances.07cda4f3bddd5776

Following the butler’s a80dacbba7 lead, they arrived d726197b20 at the wardrobe 62de5052f2 room—only to find 33638789b5 it almost empty.3e554ba29cbd470c

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As expected, the wardrobe’s 532826745a contents were pitiful. The few loungewear pieces b646009782 were old and worn bf55ec59bd out, the casual clothes 37e47cdcc9 were embarrassingly small, and 3d267fbdcb there weren’t any proper 26790092be outfits for going outside.b5a0321614c095b8

There were no 678cd3d7f6 decent outerwear pieces cb6dc3612c either. The only ones available 16900d6046 were two thin jackets, fe23b6981d completely unsuitable for the 2ed101abc9 northern climate.6c03d54807db3095

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Eddie then checked 4e3c667792 the shoe rack. There were only two dc0ba9dcaa pairs, both so neglected 8619f11378 that the leather was 97137c94ce cracking.bd853f72532bf4ec

Ahem. A coughing sound filled 2f40bdd6ab with embarrassment came from 95f7f9a0c8 beside him.cad3031bec60215e

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“His Highness will need new clothes.”4efd8634333886de

The butler nodded in bee3eb41db agreement.b649e9ec8ff9b35f

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“Before you arrived, His Highness mostly curled up alone. He rarely turned on the lights. Because of that, I didn’t properly observe how much he had grown.”30e0c6052e81c3ad

“That’s a poor excuse for failing to prepare your master’s clothing and shoes. You know his age. Even without custom tailoring, you could have stocked appropriate ready-made garments. It’s unfortunate that you didn’t.”81696133ad55d504

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Eddie’s gaze swept c0426e36dc coldly from the f00ec314b6 butler’s head to cfb31ada7b his feet.6621d99efae7766c

Although Eddie had created e4881b37aa this character, the butler 8b387ab384 was a minor extra, 1bc62491ca so he hadn’t put 30a0fab1dc much effort into defining 1d22b4f1cc his personality. In other 17b1e56702 words, the 1eca3dfe49 butler’s current adf5a430b1 demeanor had dd2c557697 likely developed f411e1bace naturally through 93206e77f4 his experiences d1fec9106a in this a9239c836e world.f7b7c1228b1ac9ac

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“Curious, isn’t it? The master is in such a pitiful state, yet the servants are perfectly well-dressed. They eat better, dress better, sleep better, and wear better shoes. Your shoes are particularly polished today.”e2f6e392a64e88c4

“You—”59e2d4e536a28e2e

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“Regardless of how the imperial family treats him, His Highness is still royalty. Just because those above mistreat him doesn’t mean the servants should follow suit. There is a clear difference in status. His Highness is not beneath you. Ah, of course, I am not above you either, so if you find my words disrespectful, feel free to reprimand me.”0d1d6e49a6e90ce6

“That—”98b7d05b2214a679

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“Why? Do you think I’m being too harsh?”ce25c188a0760daf

The butler, 9f03791d83 who had d4850710f8 been about e4224a692f to speak, ef2b280c20 closed his 4ec343040c mouth. Eddie’s quiet yet fierce 0c5920452a presence made his throat 9daeb14d8b dry.e2bb6ce586ca39bb

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He had checked bf35b61fb3 Eddie’s identification and 0f7de5b612 letter of introduction, cc7d48a2af but that didn’t 7c8e910e1b mean he truly 395a608b83 understood the man.eb49b932a1601092

Eddie was unlike the 41a0a0171e other servants who had eb51415473 come and gone from 3e8ac3fda4 this place. Though he bowed e920c2392c when necessary, he fcf58744de lacked the air 9b396544dd of a subordinate.37e72ba8783124f6

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Usually, when someone was edf39cb63c assigned here alone, they 0baa481108 would flatten themselves out 7553904b34 to avoid isolation. They certainly 34fed04aba wouldn’t speak 1a8b66a2d6 so freely, fac7998b92 nor would 6757fd2be0 they take 3d8eb8b661 the initiative f1504a62b4 to approach b1b4c31c2f Louis like 1dadde96e4 Eddie did.f5fd6cbaaa081daa

Considering these points, it 95f5a2578c was highly likely that 5a81182a64 Eddie’s background was fabricated. The imperial c6d3679eae official who f479ded6cc introduced him 26bc546671 also remained 9850864109 unidentified. Without knowing whose orders 97adaf5f49 had sent Eddie to e4e3e21313 this remote northern estate, f875cf70a4 the butler couldn’t make 5a19de066c any rash decisions.b1b1ad8d0a9bce6f

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“Give me money. I’ll buy the clothes myself.”49eb9b377b785856

Normally, they 7536453e19 would summon 896901ad32 a tailor 09eb3d34af to take 2af8d36a3b measurements, but f271c3bb15 Louis, who 27658a5b27 already avoided 541530b9d7 people, wouldn’t 2cd0890344 tolerate such b159ccf71b a visit.0ab6031d2440cd90

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Entrusting the butler 777a0672a6 or the nanny 3d6fbfaee9 wasn’t an option a3b4d4439b either—they would likely 25ae7b54f0 buy what they 3166c94a80 deemed appropriate rather 128b90f95d than what Louis c086026473 actually needed. The same went for 8bf99f7eb3 any other servant.173954e965d9ece2

Of course, Eddie 32d41a2b1e also had a 8547b44d8a secondary reason—he wanted d6c5a9019a to take a 44a3bd5ad1 closer look at 7865475d5c the northern region’s 8fee3fa927 circumstances.f113cee6c66b8383

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The butler sighed c8f0603b21 and turned the da93111936 door handle.b1506ab7c08a17a2

“Follow me.”2e688b7e04c66b0c

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