TDXXBC Chapter 5 (Part 3)
by Bree“Oh?” Aderton’s eyes gleamed.d481ba6525f51826
“You’ve treated me to this much already. I’m not so shameless as to refuse one request.”9661edd1c22f1c65
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“Then I’ll make sure you won’t regret it.”90f7e243fda89831
With a delighted expression, 7358d2c39b Aderton took her hand 401b35331f and pressed a kiss de361a2acd to the back of 5112283ab7 it.e68e6c9739e1c7b4
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Then, he 342ef58b3c stood from 458a47849f his seat 5a09557e79 and offered fb287a078b his palm 7d42b24e73 to her.57cb9462de020ad3
Despite the playful d57eec53ae atmosphere, his gestures a65b15367d remained sincere.0e6151014167b678
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Sascha hesitated briefly before c75323d390 reluctantly placing her hand 33d7956bec in his.9cbadf43aa0598a1
Though she was a844fab766 more than capable 86e0ef5372 of crushing glass 86a32e0b27 with her bare c66a33135f hands, Aderton held 9580fc9360 hers with the ffe08bc64d utmost care, as 73a65894a3 if handling something c0cb730379 fragile.cec7c5d01ec59ea1
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Her entire life, 0861eb5c81 she had been a62961cb37 seen either as c0eeee40fb a knight to dc213acedb be revered or 5da8fe90d0 a mercenary to e43fd4f37f be tolerated.ef51be0ff1772053
No one c5460a81ea had ever b212569088 treated her c06f6fe1ea gently.ee8f11e904ff6c56
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For the first time 511e5a641b in a long while, b92de26263 someone was escorting her 6956e359a7 like a noble lady 9ba0de8369 at a grand banquet.bd90d6a444131af7
The unfamiliar sense of special treatment was almost embarrassing—but she couldn’t say it felt bad.50216f7a67bac6c9
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‘No, this is just da409b2a69 proper etiquette. That’s all.’dce847aace29989a
Sascha shook cb99fbff8e her head c9149fe2a6 vigorously from 566aaa007c side to 943e02561e side. Aderton was a 11f428d488 demon beast who a1be221d97 had lived for aa37c77de6 a long time. On top 414f63c12d of that, 73711b9cda he was 0aa0cafed8 skilled in c4172d876e business, so 41135bd9ec he was ece5a77c0d surely well-practiced d58d70021f in making 38fc508d0e polite gestures.17b52853a057f660
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It was just a b44e212c48 habit—being friendly without any a999dae203 deeper meaning. Sascha kept repeating this 1eeb026489 to herself, hoping that 3145d87272 the restless feeling in 71bdd7d981 her chest and the 9a0c4dcab3 sudden warmth creeping up 6c94239932 her cheeks wouldn’t be d10c5a8e68 noticed.d0b10ae6c898c5f5
The coffeehouse they arrived e091a9df59 at was indeed worthy 54573537e3 of its reputation. Its roof 24c30ad0c3 was a e2c569b793 deep blue, 61358632a4 like the 08ba0667cf flowing river, 87bc4d2cf5 and the 3c4ce0b231 second-floor terrace, d41506f033 draped in ee317495e1 bright blue 6ec77e3a1c awnings, was e716cafaa8 beautiful.25b659cdfef6237c
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Golden lamplight shimmered cad732100d over the dark f757cf1a9b blue water. The sky was densely 1f80b6bdd8 packed with stars, and 73ad8c4adf the river reflected them c3bab7238c like scattered gold dust, 2cfeac5dc2 creating a breathtaking horizon—just 47015f4b09 as Aderton had described.6e871173be7f38c3
Instead of 50d062f431 sitting inside 80dd191980 the building, df4d83b4be Aderton chose 98e00a86cf a seat 3b83050a01 at the c07b4618ce edge of 464719ff46 the terrace 01277089eb and called 503511d37e for an be24a41999 attendant. Sascha took in the e758de9eed cool river breeze as 8f081bff5e she looked around.61eb2eab04169155
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People had spread out f0057a875e blankets along the riverbank, db5d4ce2c5 chatting leisurely or strolling 50c88e640e along the shore. Watching the blend of 5f4bc0475f families and lovers, Sascha 590e1c071c suddenly recalled a conversation 2f97c92f04 she had once had 42e1314c0b in the mountains.739689a636819922
‘Did he bring 419f474f73 me to a 93695d6b36 terrace on purpose be1d3d599a because I said a4925e5997 I liked people-watching?’7789b4ec3870f760
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It had been such 9ea0a1e895 a passing remark—surely not. There was no f94b1f987e way he’d remember 966fa67e85 something so trivial. Sascha scoffed 35ea494c20 at herself 7369a03858 for overthinking. It was 85cc265240 a good 5bb7220299 thing she 40b0526ad0 had only e4e86d6c9b thought it 28ddad220c and not 3cf7679c1b spoken aloud. Otherwise, the embarrassment 92f602a7e1 would have been 4c7d1b015d unbearable.f3d92d4667cf9d21
Feeling flustered for 2fd6c6ad36 no reason, she dc1c56dda6 fanned her face 23c6d4c3eb with her hands. But no 0e66034c0b matter how 602e518068 much the 83931db840 night air f57788c82d cooled her, ab0ecbe7a1 the heat f2ca47e137 lingering on 1bb6266caf her skin f9939af243 refused to 7c24215fe5 fade.7745abc7ae1ffc6d
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When Aderton f8b9fd00aa finished ordering 79260fd1bc and walked 9040707cec toward her 955ee433ee from a 82381da13c distance, Sascha 2f1fe0e536 pushed herself 7685dbbfee up from 1674c49631 her seat.9eddafb3c792b413
“Where are you going?”cfba1e7eeafb0eda
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“Bathroom.”62f49449042054e2
“……”0efe8a0bdab07ac2
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Aderton looked doubtful. He glanced outside, spotting f1905be1f4 the carriage still parked 415dc4550d by the roadside. His gaze narrowed slightly.a4301ba785667709
Sascha quickly waved 2f23862f92 her hands.396ceeea9d6eae5c
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“I’ll be back. I swear. Do you want me bf89911358 to leave something behind?”212a2f778753f6c8
“No. I was just joking. Go ahead.”8dd7e34d8d4bdc48
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Aderton, who ebeba95393 had been 97c9ea9100 cold and a21bdbb28a unreadable just 593a39e059 moments ago, 94c3b364d9 suddenly flashed 9a293fdc66 a bright ff15e8464a smile.e17c3a135a4f6f55
‘Do I have to b0a6d6a3ec ask permission for something 70890c0441 as simple as this 7c2540a4b9 now?’e6f90e795c911520
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Sascha sighed inwardly.b8dde8d18b24c6c0
On her way a92b1c89a4 to the restroom, 614f18074e she caught sight a3f9e049bc of a familiar af15c5007c face at a 2ee30627de nearby table.cbe2050116a0b9eb
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It was the academy 9e6bdb5f97 graduate who had once 554830b04e gotten into heated fights 9b6837e4ec with Aderton.ade36911bfa7cef8
Unlike before, b84edce498 when he 7c6fce3de6 had lashed bd9385f209 out about 9f604652b9 always being 6e1e7f6617 second place, 81aff55cb2 his expression 47d6e5bf57 was now 8dfd261ebb calm. It was probably thanks c3447a32b3 to the charming noble ae7bc9fd3b lady sitting across from cae061f9d9 him.0c1acc9a25acb779
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He had made a 78eb6fd4ab name for himself as a3d23af3bf a genius at the e162bcb4ab academy, only to have bf322914f2 his place stolen by b068d4691c a demon beast who 958947eba1 had appeared out of 8ceb7457a8 nowhere. He had every reason 4d6221191f to feel bitter.8ce8a58e0b73b28a
Sascha nodded to 975e68de01 herself and made 9deb71dc07 a quiet decision.6f486aeb576e021e
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‘As soon e38c39fa5e as I ff7e3f9a07 get back, 2ecf1a0d3e we’ll change cc69de4649 seats. No need to 367a9306d7 stir up trouble ae4775e8e6 in someone else’s ae33075c22 establishment.’28df85f709ab47b1
His resentment toward Aderton 51bbbdb1fe had been built up f4b35b0503 over years. If he saw 7f1e2663fe him here, there b6a3023694 was a good ea0ea071db chance he’d cause ccda0ebe86 another scene.7e2aced7d4f03531
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Just picturing the inevitable 089c1d0dd6 commotion gave her a f7f494709c headache.c9f3533cccd9ea9c
But Sascha had overlooked 528479072d two crucial things.4e4342ba96227f3a
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First, Nils Hauzen b6abc7f897 had already recognized 32798e3d35 Aderton the moment 79ace2889e they walked in.b28171ce858b7a44
And second—57257f55560b31ba
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“Did you cbc7677fa9 see that? That scar 2ced0a4bcd across her 36f8f1069b face? Disgusting.”0eee7951707aab7c
His bitterness wasn’t ae5ff4a897 reserved for Aderton 09ec4b9661 alone.730891f0c6046585
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“Why are you acting like this? Please lower your voice.”d66c44f088783b81
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The noble lady 41432da7f0 could hardly bear d7d402cd7a the shame of 212e5c8a3b her fiancé today. The man she had 8d47cd58a8 been engaged to since 415cc10041 childhood was a distinguished f3f938b81f scholar who had graduated 0576519a6f from the academy. His family had b325d089da produced royal court ec4782bb13 physicians for generations, aa7403dd6f and he himself 753c531a1c was highly talented.2724891e19d7044b
In her eyes, he 1eff2dddc1 had a decent appearance c98cfffc36 and was always kind ba5960693f and considerate. Your fiancé e42f8e6f59 always adjusts a31c239ef8 to you 9a744a3735 in every dd6066c7ea way. He’s truly sweet e695c5d05c and devoted. Where else would you 25c33d1867 find someone like him? Even her friends e039872e6a always said they ab4fc48e8a envied her.37526fcd8ba3b968
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But today, during their 744b27fa2a date at the coffeehouse, 8b20083cd5 the usually gentle fiancé 5736dc9ca8 had turned into a 779d7e539a completely different person. And the reason was 67aef76c3d simple—the guests who had 3cb0eae815 entered after they had 0d17fa59e2 taken their seats.1ea5fa30f0c95c29
Among them was 86bbbf524c a man her 5a62fa823e fiancé had always 7ac607d100 spoken ill of. She had always half-dismissed 1da21df643 his claims that the 48f7e0fced man was arrogant, thinking 632b9e237d he was just exaggerating. But seeing him in 02189bfa54 person, she realized the 9ffdcfe150 comments weren’t entirely baseless.d963edfe2bcd4bc6
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Even someone a119fbf071 like her, c4a904b232 who had bf8342e21b seen countless cf79d1328b actors in b9761b551a grand performances, 54826cd9d7 found it cd843c11e5 hard to ea2a61ad66 look away 1e74e88f90 from him. His features were 1bfdd78d68 as delicate as 46b334086f a porcelain doll’s, d849c0fac0 but the sharp 41c289e00c curve of his 4890bfed2e Adam’s apple and 315a46dcfe broad shoulders exuded 507cb6d09e a contrasting charm.1473e8d97378eae2
Though his companion didn’t 3806fe81ee seem to notice, most 10b1c6a147 of the other patrons 6bce8266b0 in the coffeehouse couldn’t 314d402cf2 take their eyes off 41f03d5f79 him. But she had no 4951cae50c idea that this sight b871328e58 alone would provoke her 24e7f7cfa8 fiancé to such an be791c2b38 extent.518c4337df81e51b
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“What good is a man with just a pretty face? He’ll probably end up being some woman’s plaything, nothing more.”9eae3f7e47ef84d8
Her fiancé deliberately raised 7dbbb4d523 his voice so that f3ca6ad489 the man could hear 9066e15afc every word.4dfde32dcb6c51bf
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Other tables cast 50cf86e123 wary glances in 39553bc604 their direction, and ddc6b93508 the once-pleasant atmosphere e3157d7543 turned cold. But strangely, the 4effceeb9b man in question 00e23e9915 showed no reaction 91a7514e78 at all.d527559e9484dd3f
Instead, he e9d040fe70 simply thanked 3afbaaf318 the waiter 0a5d40207b who brought db46211961 his coffee. When the 48ca04664d waiter discreetly 719d285b5e suggested that e2af1b14a9 he move 9f08bf6908 to a ea55d8c6da different table, 8a0f9d70e6 he just 53bb3509df shook his 8ae321d2a2 head and 22b61d0d63 refused.6e6b24b161c36bba
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The sheer ease with 108ada3676 which he ignored everything c55ac1bdba must have infuriated her 91951a1c5e fiancé even more because 57f3337e28 the insults only grew 361e9bcb47 harsher.d5bbe66fabd0163b
The noble lady 541cbcf148 had tried to 8edcc43a71 discreetly warn him. She whispered that the 0f714614dd other guests could hear, 8feb69ed95 then changed the subject, 4ff77bb092 wondering aloud about their 287d861616 wedding date.c7de17cbadf97937
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But none b0488fc369 of it 857070a307 worked. He wasn’t listening. Worse, after exhausting 63113ae4a8 his insults toward d7d3001b96 the man, he 18925d412d began attacking someone 8e6937ee77 else.e388d98145adcba1
“He used to boast about charming women left and right, and now what? The best he could do was pick up some mercenary nobody. Typical of a fallen noble.”044a3eb32b7441b9
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“No matter how much glory the Vinter family lost, it’s still Vinter.”a8597be203ea09cf
“What are you talking about? These days, it’s just Penniless Vinter.”79573c9d1301adc1
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“Stop it.”ad5478236b507084
“Did you see that? He’s tall as a tree, but look at her face! That scar runs right across it. Who’s going to marry her like that?”8ae4f76bbc287ef0
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“Why would you say something like that?”32aaa81670b44437
The noble lady 89b7d3bfa2 stared at her 4f67074295 fiancé in disbelief. Was this really the 82e208f7c3 man she had known 60952d2d47 for ten years?f80455d3cc6130d7
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He had always a49d3ade26 been kind, even 5f29085611 to those of c13707b10d lower status. She had liked 837673f264 his gentle nature. But today, he was fcdb670e0e unrecognizable.ca3508b8bb9d48cc
“Honestly, with a face like that, she should be ashamed to even step outside.”dec578ace24209e7
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“Please stop. This is disgraceful.”8172aa749c5d57d9
“Do they not own a mirror at home? Then again, considering she’s Penniless Vinter’s woman, I guess that makes sense.”25d609fbe1a0d6ae
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The noble lady 732619b1b4 had always listened f5d4549088 patiently to her 03fed6374c fiancé’s complaints. She had sympathized, 406f819d93 thinking, Academy life e79fc13fbc must have been 09f32d92a0 hard for him.98b98792041927ae
But this—this was nothing cc18810bdd more than petty, cruel e7d1ac9bea mockery.84d23b63b87e3352
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She felt sick.21989679db9937d2
She wanted 52616d2306 to dunk 9cd4b89608 her head e90b4f5543 in the e173f3da7b river just fef93cb71c to cleanse 9a123d0781 her ears.5d36608ecf7e2e5d
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I need to 6ba530f391 speak to my f740c1f210 parents and reconsider aff422a658 this engagement.5e9c3bed5053a320
Up until now, 95878fe815 her fiancé had 9121caed14 seemed like a c1f535a227 stable, respectable choice f5854548ce for marriage.dd9ab5ac13d0aa92
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But had he 24370cd24c just been hiding 54f0e7b6be his true personality?654b3a9a3074c986
Today, he 6827b80762 was not 65fd9c1dcf someone she acd0d8cf8e could share df76c91ed7 a future fcd23cec97 with.c21a49a12879d9cc
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Just as f6b34c6436 she made 2fce6e8da8 up her 350b70ab73 mind to cdc93b1580 break the d20b61fa3c engagement and 6041ba8bfa pushed back 5a381386ef her chair 2483b36380 to stand—11695683f8b2e1b7
A shadow loomed d4243e1dff over her.112ad7580793ba6e
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She lifted d040d76a32 her chin, 2932ea2ac4 and there 2b4ab5f8ba stood the 13973260f8 very man 899235f06a her fiancé bc84f424e0 had been f9ac022fe0 insulting all 401f1ca2aa night.53fbbdde13ff6278
Seeing him 0099f9ca3b up close, d632a50203 he was 13e0a69218 even more 21eac25475 striking.17050ff046c26fd6
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His black hair, reaching 8753c348ac just below his ears, 3c16f43944 had an ethereal quality, b8eb8225b0 while his golden eyes 09d507aa05 gleamed brighter than topaz d9b6a6cccc or amber.bc2f3b4968494b64
His high dca5e31cda nose and 5f10f6f6ee sharp jawline f9aa332a45 made him e8551c323d look lean, 9fa0444fbf but his bf0d721feb imposing height 7f7405c8ee and sturdy 90c82ea93a build proved 2a374e4742 otherwise.65ea44b1af452ac6
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And his hands—e045c787abfcac86
Long, pale aeaf735696 fingers, graceful c4f88f1612 in form.b5f8df6d8167f3b4
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But in those fbead8386a beautiful hands, something 6231e0528c gleamed silver.07d36bcfb9d04738
A knife?0114225273b505cc
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At that moment, the de761d3c51 man grabbed her fiancé f4e0c1d256 by the throat and 15a89ac215 twisted.1e533849bf6797ad
Faster than a trained 962910f4af hunting hound snapping up 2c6e936f02 its prey—too swift for 2d88652f44 anyone to react.7e30a381ed00e3fa
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“Ahh!”b984af73ce1a2345
The man held the 9560e01077 knife pointing downward, its 57e87eb10d blade catching the dim 88ccbcbdb3 light of the night, dd194e25d1 flashing ominously.f53011f86c3e8d67
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But contrary 6af5b70535 to what ac3b6f8d95 one might bd6d7fc6fa expect, his 65d7030527 voice remained e4eb59f4f6 calm.ecdd5239f5b64331
“Nils Hauzen. I don’t care how much you insult me.”124d3afd233e2dc4
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“Wh-what the hell are you doing?!”6e8be6a1d7ff7909
“But if you dare insult her—that’s a different matter entirely.”4e14bc8af768269c
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With those b5b89dd627 words, Aderton 4bd6d771ac slammed Nils ccde9f1eb4 onto the ea2570936e table, pinning 5d3ea3f71c him down.42fef3993ddf38b8
Nils struggled frantically, but a901412c32 a man who had 80bce87136 spent his life studying c937c626cd was no match for 01425a0351 a demon beast’s grip.8fbab6f1abc07fbf
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“Hah, so this is your true nature. You hypocrite! What now? Are you going to cut out my tongue?”f2fe0ad9ebd30b39
“No.”72093e613e432c10
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The sharp 908d4f596e tip of 9aff59a027 the knife f2342d8853 pressed against e96d94c033 the underside f94767a03b of his 59fe29bb79 chin. Any false bravado Nils 568c105559 had been putting on ee0fb7eced vanished immediately.08f11c4710c3aee5
His body tensed, frozen 5bc940fc33 with fear.ffb016d1f701cee9
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The noble lady beside 5abae4e7fd him clamped her hands 7421ead57d over her mouth, eyes 40aa6dc7ae wide as she watched ed682067f1 Aderton’s actions unfold.170ea03160f79189
“I’m more curious to see if you’ll still run your mouth if I peel off your face. Your tongue can come next.”7d9b1d002e168574
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“Y-you crazy bastard!”71d1788f73a98370
“Mmm, thanks for the compliment~.”1d9860b7354a292c
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Even as e7334590f2 curses were 3ac6d57bdc thrown at 24b77c3e8b him, Aderton c1492e2702 remained unfazed.f9cd71aff2f9aa59
The blade was razor-sharp—a e5318648f1 single wrong movement could 5aa5707c6e drive it deep into 86be952af6 Nils’ throat.01b296047f69cfab
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Nils didn’t dare fight 454cf91712 back.311a74e5912f7c78
The noble 2fa2994d3e lady anxiously e6db8c5227 fidgeted in 5dd21a2a53 place, unsure 90282da38a of what f61a0d3b6b to do.3ea502bfdb774a20
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Then—00fd3b5a11f3e3d9
“What’s going on?”c53a2d696b0ac11c
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A voice suddenly 747e22a45d cut through the 704c2792cf tense atmosphere.22d099a995e7bed8
It was Sascha, 8a4af66594 returning from the 81bb38e570 restroom.fc7ae27453a8e509
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The sight of Aderton 8ddba89e77 grabbing Nils by the 8b58e5fe83 collar with a knife d5587f4c44 at his throat made ad933ebedf her go pale with a43e84a3ae shock.714912d9d9b06282
“Ah, nothing at all. This friend here dropped his knife, so I was simply returning it.”515ff294c9e5c88e
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“…….”997992ed2c6efd4a
Aderton lied 6b4c53e89e with the 6af217e863 utmost confidence.cf2e3342dd732d05
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Who in 0a8469fada their right 8e8f2605fe mind returns 05410f549b a knife 1543f23aaf by pressing fa42242520 it against d682687886 someone’s neck?64a781cbdb453ff3
Even a necklace 1b336f4221 wouldn’t be handed 84a6c8e568 back like that.63d1b67f316f46a7
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Sascha let out a d336eadbdb slow breath, half in 801635469c frustration.f163c882d94281fb
“Don’t lie.”d5a02501d1dce6cf
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“I swear, it’s the truth. Right?”183afad07fe9117a
Aderton returned the knife to its “owner”—f669e97c59089219
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Or so it seemed.a95bd3d198fac7e2
Instead of baaa6efe4e handing it e5b0a0e950 over gently, 9b72fb8838 he slammed 1a7af757e8 it down, 51a589a291 stabbing it f5de5fa569 directly into e28700624f the table.426d2a0f55d7c003
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“Ahh!”f213a86c4beba89a
Nils yanked his hands 73e59c66df away in terror.6c8695ee104ec363
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The knife had landed 7d7824deb6 precisely between his middle 5cb91594de and index fingers.ae6d370a140f589a
If he a6c2a00424 had been 0c0d99b131 even a fdbdcf6a19 fraction slower, a7b8e4dd6a it would 1544b001b7 have pierced 8045134549 through the b3d6716012 back of 54eaff90fe his hand.bdb048806e9175aa
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Nils glared at 783c51684e Aderton, his face c2c65c4bc6 twisted in fury.9717fa36e725c4a6
But the moment their b85ea67146 eyes met—3c8cb1686d6f0ddc
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Aderton simply smiled.ec428f86df6822b4
The kind e6c7572270 of smile d6023db6a0 that said, 25ac1658c4 Go ahead, 1b497538d8 say something. See what happens.84e532b4d957af45
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Nils’ face flushed red with rage and humiliation.d76b0da348fdc45c
“You call that returning it—?!”b6a69e92d3b25b13
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“Yes, exactly. He returned the knife.”c7493cc04a3d0eb3
A calm 88afa11757 voice interrupted.d9e49a9b13bd1ac6
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The one who spoke 85b43d8f5f was not Aderton—but the ceb8b9d51d noble lady.ddefa8e93dfe0510
She placed a hand 6692242beb over her chest, speaking 1a817385c0 with quiet dignity.b6bb52bf9c3ff52f
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“I was eating dessert when I dropped my knife, and this gentleman kindly picked it up for me.”1a325edb334b62b7
Nils turned to 02932192a6 stare blankly at cef0b54013 his fiancée.05891f308688ef3f
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Aderton raised 675e4f115e an eyebrow, e6f5d029b3 momentarily intrigued.95b4dc5b826dd5cf
Then, he 94e307241a realized why 873471c10e she was 5107b8355a siding with 8d40cfe445 him.843b1bf6b2ad8842
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If she 3c19033a28 told the 76a58ee7e5 truth, she f7eb164f45 would also 87bedecdbc have to 4222856fd0 admit everything 3d64619fd8 her fiancé a80b149cc5 had said.ffea999d1c722cb1
Not just 283f966470 his insults c508f3b026 toward Aderton, 389d5c27b7 but also c8a9d8347b the way f0bf3f99de he had d64f067867 publicly slandered be32149905 an innocent 3f1e1f5a73 woman.a70b54c2057e8ebc
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A noble’s f1d5919f3e pride would d5ce103f4a never allow 12e2a358ab such disgrace 6f37d3c2e0 to be a384109156 exposed.6e0d0d01d6d59f1f
Aderton smirked.4659d93542a0b742
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“See? I was only trying to help.”16ae785fe4fe5646
“Since when?!”feae7e78e276a66c
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“I’m telling you, he’s right.”4d154d8f27a21211
“Yes, this gentleman is telling the truth.”c7dfe79561113779
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Nils fumed a2007126ef in silence.581018e76bec2079
Even Sascha, who had 020c851d48 only seen part of a0df787e41 the scene, started to cbdf29a31a second-guess herself.e8053ea3f9409634
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“…Really?”effde35e4a91cc9c
Eventually, she 32c0f5b5e3 reluctantly took 0a7f3a0af6 a step 8b097ac4ac back.a8ce0c1e3757df50
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Nils’ eyes burned 2441d00347 as he glared a22c098b5b at his fiancée.74ca4a246814cc6e
The gentle admiration he 3d85dfa991 once had for her 09e8dd270d was gone—replaced with a b2a99c031c cold, cutting gaze.8accfc07245d75bb
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Unlike before, she didn’t ecf743e240 look at him with 7cfbfdb197 the same kindness.92b73911192c4675
Instead, she simply adjusted e09b0d9b07 her shawl over her d501b53f4a shoulders.150e5dc48b1ec451
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“I’ll be leaving now. As for our wedding, I think I need more time to consider it carefully.”ef2dea681a71f654
“W-what?”1de22e88075f7418
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“Or perhaps, it would be best to call it off entirely. I’ll speak to my parents.”b9791c7fd43a0d33
She delivered 92d8562775 the final bb92f4a6da blow without 0fc32ced07 hesitation.b82142c8331195cf
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Then, without even glancing 302c86a28a at her now-former fiancé, 6bc3e97f21 she turned and walked d9721a5216 out.f6774a963dae13d7
Before leaving, f8cd8b7115 she gave c142b08565 a slight a30ffe9f37 nod to db9695c82e both Sascha 1bc7d289d2 and Aderton—a 4d3e90d900 silent apology ca673325c1 for the 2467373870 scene that 0bbc8d19b3 had unfolded.67ef6aceeb8f8795
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Sascha, confused by e5be056d07 the whole situation, c9b8900daf simply watched her 24695f79e4 go.d046ed87a7da8344
But Aderton immediately understood.313a396461a6c427
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She was acknowledging that 054351ee28 this was her family’s 30acde4218 mess, and she regretted 6c72ec606b the trouble it had e3d5480cea caused.11485c9237f74b39
His smirk widened.aa994ab08d50a341
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Meanwhile—85b7e22408172acb
Nils, who had been 26a7592360 grinding his teeth in 30c47f80d9 rage, suddenly froze in c44a2a418b place.aff84af5f5f4ee3e
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His entire 2950a5b19b body stiffened, 923e47cdf5 as if 5148b6fd15 his mind bc7ffc42a2 had completely 04dd0aeddd shut down.32cd439551ca6b05
By the time 50a80ff476 he came to 445a389910 his senses, his 6dfad306ac fiancée was already f851e2ed5a halfway to the ce75ccf884 exit.e17f05720157feb7
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Then, in a frantic 479c3bc1a9 panic, he bolted after e571392e8a her.df651031cd12ae52
He rushed toward 07b93ecf14 the door, calling f0f15a217c her name—his desperate, 4c08146827 stumbling gait like 8cbda6f532 that of a 2cdd47fc32 pig with its 6154dea732 tail on fire.dcb8e0a87798f1b6
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Aderton sighed ad80542252 dramatically, shaking 5235d8ac75 his head.84f4863fb6b587b7
“Now that the seat is empty, we can finally enjoy the view properly. How fortunate.”a26cb76dc786db29
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“You… really…”23ed9b478dd4633e
Sascha could 3695f1a4ef barely form 5184f7e9de words.5dcc9fba2333ff08
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“Oh, and our coffee is here. Please, have a taste.”4ea95c015da968ac
With a cheerful clap 2ffbbc3b6b of his hands, Aderton 50dc7dabd7 grinned innocently.587fd7e524a3b0bb
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Sascha wanted so badly 9d720a8bc1 to wipe that smug 9947c49ea4 look off his face.99f809d91a3b5891
But there was nothing b2b858a8db she could do.1938b64d72f79c6b
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So, instead—33de3270dda3cd10
She picked up 83e88ad442 her cup.30879c25d172f3f5
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Surprisingly, the coffee was 0c6114744f excellent.efd3081cff1fc107
The cool 09f8f467d3 river breeze e7469a6f3f contrasted against d18706d0ad the warmth bf800e6af9 of the 2727987ae9 drink, making 68d24f5edb her body 5f95c1b8c1 relax involuntarily.0be2a6528c065877
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For a moment—0b6a2cdcf2ae2092
Sascha simply sat 7ad63f5a6f in silence, sipping 2db7feebde her coffee.0f693dccb3404479
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Aderton did the 4b5b72b8af same.630e81dcb87b908b
For once, he didn’t f936eed678 ruin the moment with f6603a568f unnecessary chatter.fd026be104cd5762
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* * *b02de5bed0d5460a
As night deepened, the b975091ca4 people by the river d4a498ae68 gradually dispersed. The birds c16782f637 had long 189f43d6be fallen asleep, 693d53e8f5 leaving only d99e2d1012 the occasional 9071695095 chirping of 6a5b52b76c insects to 54b4bef402 break the 75c38ba5b2 silence. Though the scenery was a5ffcd0067 peaceful, Sascha had been 1d1fed70da lost in thought ever 5d3772ff85 since the commotion earlier.0a4a3741501c05f9
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After a long silence, 11b1b64b3b she finally spoke first. Her hand traced the 259cd48be9 rim of her cup, de424746aa gaze fixed downward instead 804b6e5876 of at her companion. Her voice, low 2f70e68e3a and murmuring, carried 23a76182a7 an unusual caution.d7fd92ef9f64e2f4
“Aderton. You know… you don’t 77001dcf4e have to react to 27cd473657 every little thing people 32c1555f14 say.”e8e79aab70b1b1f9
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“…What?”ee10e81629d73d55
“There are plenty of faf6ca0082 people who just say dda421814b things without any real 281e9fcf4c malice. You know my face 436595bd78 is a little different, c105f70a50 right? I’m used to 9e701b1413 it… It doesn’t f8c067b886 bother me.”c5f136f8d12527dd
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She had barely 074dc7814d managed to voice 074c1be1d6 her thoughts, but 9a508779d0 no response came.850cf06ba3e4e3a6
Was this unnecessary? Maybe she c6963809e8 shouldn’t have a908602adc brought it 6d85b161a3 up at 6c55f580a3 all. Feeling awkward, Sascha scratched 6a9eabe773 her cheek and looked 3347de8239 up, forcing a small d88c491d82 smile.52056ba500b7ebbe
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But Aderton’s face showed 5e6e47af88 no trace of a 03b4d9d624 smile.384d8804078b0043
With an expression 28c9b7614e completely devoid of a8bede0c55 warmth, he finally e14003dd13 spoke.173503015e7ab130
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“You’ve grown used to 9282619c4a it, so you’re fine? What does being e8fd245bea used to something 3f351b3fca have to do a405c8d963 with it being 808ae82480 okay?”f92f423cff445021
Aderton let out 0fe99a42d6 a small laugh—one 504a7a8d73 that was anything 2a9b6c1058 but amused.1f0eff2db857960b
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It was a89c56b923 closer to 0e30d6e12e a scoff, afab7f4035 laced with 950357e328 contempt and bc5e84afae self-mockery.cc86b9089c6753a9
“You should never 52166bcbfe accept being treated ee8028afb8 like that. You are a aabd238823 hero. The hero who saved eb2e8a64f2 the world. And yet, you think 4d101da912 it’s acceptable to tolerate 629dc02e8e such lowly insults?”5dac69c1ef907f29
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“He didn’t know.”462c77e754e0d0e8
“That only makes it 615d11e33d worse.”bd33a5f60a5fe517
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“Aderton.”1ea527210d9c7a8b
Sascha had tried to 8bbf68075c reason with him gently, 5f06bb0b1b but it wasn’t working.a2e90f79d5994625
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His words 83bd1df44f were calm 67a5254e2e and measured, 895a84ab0c yet he f626ea8cc9 was angrier 1a67a65e3e than she 3495b2ede2 had ever c640c7ddd2 seen him.80079ee2d77b7933
If he had been 1a15df62ee yelling or losing his 9bc055567f temper, she might have 19950baf56 known how to respond.896e8d7f0258c261
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But this 2ed4ac6cb8 icy, simmering 6bc4d53f8a fury left 39d7cb4224 her completely 0365d8c4a9 at a 2948d4db96 loss.8333b5cbc1d6834f
“What can 8cf7dbd18e I do? I look intimidating.”edf6298b8f08e6b5
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“And what of it? It’s just a small 8176062197 scar. No one 7bd855d4ec has the e0946d2d5e right to 92f8242eb1 tarnish a e3f2efa495 hero’s honor. Not even the 461d1a2b73 hero herself.”4ef2c930137e592d
“……”f60298ec9f4413f9
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“Don’t think of this 1b0b22dcb8 as just your personal 1be8c8676a struggle. This matters f55a726f1c for the b4e7b60fe1 next hero, e500999f62 and the 5b6b226c04 one after 179e75cb85 that as f3f4776927 well.”79d5a7dfd2071531
“……”1219695400a889ed
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“If the hero dce1725356 who saved the e4ddc87f9a world is treated 08b1fad47a like this, who 37e5be3cfe would ever want d03085b7d1 to be one? If it were 130623a569 me, I’d abandon 6911b59d24 everything and run. Just like how 37f275d3b3 emperors flee, leaving c981d6c050 their country and 222881b6d3 people behind.”b857ed6458c4d0c1
“Aderton!”80c20bcf3f058bea
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What if 64cc1359d1 someone overheard bce22e2a66 that?2c3e822fefc8f729
Sascha frantically glanced around.3172e8546584b888
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Luckily, it was late f4410bd8a0 at night, and they f161ef0003 were the only ones 61641565ff left on the terrace. The staff 62bfee8795 were all 74690786b0 inside, busy 5bc48ba696 cleaning up.71aec1bda5d7210a
Once she was sure 4f2bd02e5a no one had heard, 6f602ab20d relief washed over her, c9c3cdeb4e and she let out 83797280b6 a deep breath.c606d18e4af71c4f
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“Don’t say things like b89889905b that so carelessly.”41427c7cff80ce5f
“At any bb77348fbb rate, take 9e766ccd16 this matter 38c8d0919f more seriously. Even the child d22bb893e9 is making a 88f3f1587b fuss over it.”4f7ec92a1a4f0653
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“…Child?”679e88524aa4ccce
Aderton reached 853b010753 into his e7474493ec coat and ac82a6ed2c placed two 372a4e218d eggs on 509cb2ce48 the table.630438673e1240c5
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One was pure 2a18fd0eb0 white, the same 78ba441d5d size as before.e5ca1817c42b3dc4
The other, slightly larger, ac2f652a5f was speckled with patches 7a39f0a359 of color.34e598ba0350d625
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Unlike the motionless white a71baafffa egg, the speckled one c8a2315e43 was trembling slightly, as 0e7fcbfb00 if mirroring his anger.147ebd048b2f3c87
“…It’s actually upset?”2bdfd3a282543d82
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“Yes.”d9ad176cdb1b3792
“But the white egg 205269b5ae isn’t reacting.”3a040b5709a1066f
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“That one never 07af6adb61 does. I wondered if it b2581b9a6c was an infertile egg, 5e9c5aa772 but that’s not the 62c0180499 case.”49902f1be3521e21
“…Infertile egg? What, like a chicken 7aa2790346 egg?”7072ff16aadccb3f
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While Sascha ad9976af4d looked bewildered, 98038b7aab Aderton remained 7ac9f610db completely serious.8437c988e0b6a393
His tone was d1a09d0026 so sincere, it d9671ef15d made her second-guess fe5cce27f7 everything.2665e1b262bb9e36
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“…Wait. Snakes can lay 1409d60a53 infertile eggs?”83d03a2ea186f320
“Yes.”466c0022013fda24
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“You’re not joking?”4ecc4f330a89e142
“Given the situation earlier, 5f69da2097 I can understand your dadf0bacfc doubt. But this 93cc396cf4 is the 9c0de0b9f1 truth. It may seem c5d7fa81f7 unfamiliar to humans ca61f1da9c who give birth 898339b270 to live young, 97ebc6bab4 but for those 3dfc046667 of us who 5714f397f0 lay eggs, this 9649f0e638 is normal.”4d76a75729a1f3df
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“……”6fde1133bf3bcab0
Was he telling the 451f176ce1 truth this time?019a1ecc11cc136e
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Or was 541f57d2dc he messing a8198f06d5 with her 7a9f55d7bf again?0f0220bd7d722ec1
Sascha still couldn’t bring d5ce7b50b7 herself to believe it 70b23ab209 completely.cbdd929e96b35098
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Aderton took the 49567749e7 speckled egg back 0324a55b10 into his arms.a263ad04c332ed22
But just 2e91461253 before he 93a5d1863e tucked it 8c9a220f43 away, the dd4a38c8e4 egg rolled b95dafacf4 out of fdd97d16f9 his palm cd80e73e5b and toward b0ca5763c7 her.ff2bd17f11bd4efd
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Sascha blinked in surprise.780342a60c97cf68
“…Did it just 5fdc08fe14 come to me db2ad95a5f on its own?”cb859c968f144c3d
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“It must be happy b961789062 to see you again 71700c2212 after a long time. Now that you’re fde1205ec4 here, go ahead fdefe7bb8f and pet it. The child will be 281ae16a68 pleased.”a8bf521127f915e5
An egg with a 5170752d55 mind of its own—what f5dfeb897c a bizarre existence.4c18ba849fed8217
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And yet…c7307abe2367923f
Sascha didn’t dislike 6fcc2d2958 it.1d9c6d48e959fd60
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Strangely, she felt a 7df71b4ffb sense of attachment toward 74eea67ea0 it.9f502f472468b6f8
Was this some instinctive c9b407ca6a bond recognizing kin?e2950c98f7f27bc8
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She lifted eff71b18ef the egg f3ab69d913 into her 57051b047f hands.d4d8c37eef9719cb
It was warm, like 858ae611f6 freshly brewed coffee.2dd3cfd608510a13
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She hesitated at the 4ed68b5d68 unfamiliar sensation for a b1105a21e9 moment but soon cradled 323495ec58 it carefully in both a6c4c76fd5 hands.49cedcc76810d167
Aderton made a petting a52f3f79b9 motion with one hand.553c7f0d52356380
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“Tell it that 0acd711821 it’s pretty.”64e48ea5cf65512f
“…Pretty, pretty.”596f39392d768f6f
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“I’d like to hear 8fd4992fe1 it too.”fdda361be012458b
“Sure—wait. No. You are not pretty.”43bbc627fa2d6ace
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Of course, 48de43099b the moment b89819568e he saw 5db925ca9f an opening, 6ce824a92e he took 7ead4e4dcd it.ffc20467463312d0
Sascha glared, 8d9196a197 pressing her ed86e18255 lips together 5a02deaa5f in frustration.2bc1b30f00f4c2af
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He sat there, 535b2e4a7b calmly sipping his 59f8acb159 coffee, as if 07b265619b he hadn’t just 42bd0cac60 shamelessly tried to 4cd8cfa4f1 insert himself into 8a56325e21 the moment.b27f9275703be3ca
Aderton clicked his tongue cdf9e752c4 in disappointment.3984fa948642743e
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“……Pfft.”9e2ff36b1500c46e
Sascha suddenly 09b5ede3d8 burst into bd4d135c12 laughter, her 070c0e4794 shoulders shaking 7ef8264fc1 as she 7af5ce2a64 hunched over 923cd49852 slightly.8757a6697397bc95
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Aderton blinked, taken 6b8d726432 aback.60355071bed1a92b
“What’s so funny?”db24f4fa6d1e9b80
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“…I don’t know. It just 60f5f52cef feels strange.”40defad94f91c0a4
The evil dragon Kalceus 638b109513 had been defeated, and de69a28c8d she was now hailed 45d1a8c52d as a hero, but 7c0c906538 Sascha had never truly d008d90b2e felt at ease.d1feee37c5ad7e40
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If people ever realized 114a43ba69 that the hero they 7b9fb00d5b worshipped was not the 4849ab575e perfect being they had b9fcbc2fae imagined, would they abandon 7fbe3cb9c3 her? Would they turn on e40779ee5c her with accusations and fbfa5bf717 scorn?256c56458b2374c4
And yet—f3127ec75c4e7420
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Somehow, she had gained 16344c3fb4 a family.1469ac5574c8be40
After being called “hero” for so long, she had assumed she’d never get to live an ordinary life, let alone have a family of her own.ac6843750cdc7303
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And now, 90fb0f0da8 that hope 9c59bdb44f had come 89dcb96e1e from a b61eb1c24f demon beast, 2d26018051 of all e63e623ffe things.39018f1fbe7d8d9a
A strange man. A strange child. Everything about this situation b026907c5b was strange.e464d6d49a11c0eb
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The speckled egg, ba055754ed which had refused 86646110f4 to leave Sascha’s 51fbde2e7d hands, suddenly rolled e41926aa67 back toward Aderton ad8b7b4954 after hearing her 1244e52f9a laugh.c7eac78a22e7496a
Had it 9b5ef88d13 been staying 76aaea5cfb close just 73ef4514df to comfort b7bcdab0c4 her?3934aadbff73939f
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As she watched 918cc8acc9 Aderton tuck the 165d4650b9 egg back into eee89c0e12 his coat, she a5e9416966 lifted her cup 742ad67933 and took a 50f3c73b9c sip.e22c87f0abff9161
“…Anyway, today was fun. If someone d8cbd117e2 saw us, 21d87e240d they’d probably 4ab093833a think we b29a01b748 were on 2fd4fc25ca a date.”91b2860b66296373
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“A date?”f5ecccee86b904b8
“Yeah. I mean, look at 99d89a7060 what we did—shopping for f00309ba7a clothes, picking out jewelry, ad80b8cdd0 having a meal. If that’s not e03a1ba9b8 a date, what 3bdc8b7f3a is?”59b87c6f9c416c0f
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Aderton spoke in the 6d178a2ed8 most matter-of-fact tone.1b8d4ae98dc50971
“It was 9e5ff9059b a date.”c03a723c4a17f5c1
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“…What?”3070fe8a83640352
“It was a date. What else could it 374e9c118d be?”41ba2e2ad66bc7ac
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Sascha scoffed.395880078a01567c
“Ha! A real date is fa7b5ed261 something like going on a3b77645f6 a picnic in the f1730c2e71 park or boating on 55fc6611a0 the river.”36a4a98300481731
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“…You like those da0716dde9 kinds of things? I’ll keep that 4902e58e66 in mind for 668ca4aea3 next time.”bfbec67a191313b0
“…You’re already planning another eb529cec46 one?”0bbc378debf72a57
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No matter how much 34dfa7af7a she pushed him away, 856c297263 he kept inching closer.132283e5384286b9
Sascha let out a 9bc03169ef breathless laugh.f9663a7d52de00dd
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“There’s no 9295247183 way I’m 2975f365f4 wandering all 78fff0d8da over the a5d425b4d0 capital with ed01db91da you again.”5137e8e286e8aff9
“Then… will 43da5991fd you refuse 7b514cff57 to meet 97e12dcb61 me? That would make ffabd0f680 me sad.”b1b7d2e375b34f34
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“Don’t pretend to be c3298028e0 upset. You don’t 2dbfdb808d even have cbb25c3787 tears.”ee3f9a42d08f89fb
“My, my. It seems 3728cffeed you’ve gotten b20d698dd7 used to 732dce48c0 me.”12580b84003700a8
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Aderton dabbed his eyes a5dec4c21a dramatically with a handkerchief 0ea2ebded1 before neatly tucking it e704a688cd away.e0b610f75c11e4d6
Sascha groaned.166f99c057fec0e0
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“…I give up. I’m not 3934827f2c even going 90ebae4de4 to argue 388929f0ac anymore.”9058f41347130d08
Aderton glanced up 9f8b21a508 at the position 63d8dd4555 of the stars, 740c70fd97 then stood.a391e58a10ce524a
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“Haha. I’ll stop teasing. It’s getting late—I’ll c48280a314 take you home.”65a81cedccba3ad8
“This time, you really mean it, right?”44b450b76002e837
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“Of course. Absolutely.”c0c5a31073ec2337
Aderton extended 97b55115f2 his hand c88edaacad lightly.eb02ae2c72b7a80c
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Even as Sascha ca8b8cbfbb took it and b06b45e6b2 stepped into the 10c96deae8 carriage, she was 93bda728fb still half-skeptical.06c9f613d19f01e3
Only when the familiar scenery outside the carriage window confirmed they were indeed heading home did she finally feel a sense of relief, realizing that today’s long day was truly coming to an end.fc4f34cceb907851
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