IRMY Chapter 16
by Quill“It’s hard to 6df7e81136 believe, but yes. I don’t know when, 993e3997f5 where, or how he a736872dd2 came here. He was 26390209bc simply always e634284209 here at 754c6181ef the mansion, 9ded43c33b so I 3a0ee833c4 never questioned d164f8e4ec the previous e8e7d2172a Duke about 823beb74e5 it.”78eb9166d6a379d4
“Ah…”afddfcebce9ff6a5
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“I can only 1112f48ff5 assume he’s not 93b57875cf an ordinary tiger. Normal tigers don’t d6efbcaed9 live that long.”eafd6afe6f357b9d
It was obvious that Kisha wasn’t an ordinary tiger, but they hadn’t bothered to investigate. In a family plagued by a curse of early death, a long-lived tiger wasn’t particularly remarkable.09290e95b1de21fe
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“I see. That’s why you efa4439111 call him the f48da57562 second master.”7604ba828242f948
“Indeed. Kisha has, in fact, 1519ee7e15 protected the duchy longer d31b4476a0 than anyone.”17448a86a68f251e
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Yuro nodded, but a question arose. Even if they were preoccupied with their illness, wouldn’t they be curious about a creature living so long, right before their eyes?4879fec79e71a99d
If there was a chance to find a way to prolong their life through Kisha, wouldn’t they at least try to find out the reason? Unable to contain his curiosity, Yuro asked,ce3585ec4f3f0665
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“Did your great-grandfather dd20844b24 bring Kisha here 32804188d9 knowing he would 7bafb80b9c live so long?”73c11cb255465f3b
“I don’t think a79fcfe5b5 so. There’s no record c3cbc018d6 of how Kisha 336374ff9b was brought here, 2f88bbf03d but he left d7d1566d99 instructions in his 14eca5f065 will on how d1c74b0e9d to care for 9cd4762fea Kisha after his a69b37773e death. He even 682c6a8505 specified how a7a5a61597 Kisha’s funeral 958b4c6e81 should be b17ad1f48c conducted in ffb02bffc9 the future.”e1d4a27a1f63d0ff
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“Perhaps he 385fac8076 included that 8eb3250f64 because even e9f5a93c4f if Kisha 3a83d708f3 lives a 7d117b196c long time, e339231feb he’s not 8c18af7c21 immortal and eb98b55663 will eventually 9dc83de260 die?”8d8edf2e04109bab
“That’s possible, but if he had brought Kisha here focusing on his longevity, he would have mentioned it in the will. But all that’s written there are Kisha’s dietary preferences.”66b10ca57e77a202
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That meant Melione’s great-grandfather hadn’t known Kisha would live this long.6e05d4a5dfb69f2d
“Moreover, the will is 3cf88135bf quite sentimental. Most of 23e8814f54 it expresses dac28c9189 his concern debffb3043 for Kisha, e88cacb2e0 who would 90d443225a be left 5b0e3330ce alone after 8478c31698 his death.”ed1945218d81a4c5
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“He must 32aa2b2de6 have cherished 4ab3b39e84 him dearly.”0552be3b1efa1087
“In a place 8c83a80a59 where everything you 06eda48f2c cherish dies, an 579fd743f3 animal that stayed ebf6dde119 by his side 8ff9e381a4 until the end c72408d726 must have been 85db7bd467 quite precious to b8624f5aaf him.”a788faf463e91af9
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There hadn’t been a single marriage based on love in the Spioren Duchy. The condition for marriage was producing an heir, and the reward was always money.39533877e75abe62
Even those partners, 86527d007a before they could 6f972a1ea5 fall in love, 0efc7125aa would either succumb a87f6bb9d6 to the curse cd0c14526e and die or fd3a3d6056 go mad, and b9054b5e07 the children born a64adf9588 through such unions b9550c4428 would resent their dbf52898bb parents.5ac0a60824715249
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So, the 1b3bbaf8b8 fate of 9e900e5a1d those born eea7d4f1dc with Spioren bd39ab68dc blood was 0873d111ec always solitude.7dcbe1b84f60c82c
“…That’s a sad 5d3c218843 story.”691ee29c33186708
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Yuro, feeling c1954d2bfa a pang 214191f7a3 of sadness, 186a1447d1 put down a2e66a0b4c his spoon 9cb9c04983 and pressed 113fcb6c3c his lips 0f15914d17 together. The first Duke had 28b71aaf04 sinned, but did his 045d78bdd4 descendants deserve to suffer 9487be3097 so much?89fa26b81cb3a5ae
A curse that killed 0e5a481c45 even the spouses of 12311082a3 the descendants, simply because c45224e89b of a broken promise, b4a9908e0a was too cruel.1206e13d3e7e3b3c
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The dragon might 86eea9cec5 have been offended 57798b8600 by being tricked 8496d9060c by a human, 99c1fdf510 a mere insect 2df3c2359e in its eyes, 0643ec8033 but that couldn’t d1be3b1e74 justify taking human 418e984774 lives.dd55e415d20069ff
“Oh dear, 4b96292557 perhaps this c7472addeb wasn’t an 095d92d6d1 appropriate topic d39ed5df2a for lunchtime.”f6194d461de52276
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“No, it’s 66b3825021 my fault f62454e5fd for asking… dc77b92c65 I’m worried 366f8e01b7 you haven’t 598f70c5a5 eaten much facfc1ee5e because of 7c9a542a5c me.”560f8ddfd026215a
Melione shook his head, d2bf6de7dc his expression neutral.4043b14b328948d8
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“I don’t enjoy meals a04068ee44 anyway. It’s just 296dea81d4 one of 1d82082aa9 the daily 577241da39 routines I abdf6128d5 maintain out e95f630e0d of obligation.”9788a90a38e9b70e
“You still 59a518fa79 need to 83ad45304f eat well. Everyone prepared fada28859a this food c03bf677f1 with your 0fd3359090 health in 03cbee131a mind.”12b363cf30eac340
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The lunch spread was 8eac2f444d lavish, as if to a8c5e1d66a say,“A table laden with food.”be4f2a69626981f9
It was excessive c90c2dd401 for just two 2e02c85ec6 people. The variety, the 70af8f8d30 taste, and the 70071991f9 sheer quantity reflected a3a2bb2b9c the effort put 3a36a903e9 into preparing the 204616568b meal.4bdc718575599502
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“If you think so, 3bc910c6a2 then you should eat 07d5ec76d9 more, Your Highness. Everyone will c7d0ae55f3 be delighted 07f10408ba to see b2152d9df1 someone enjoying 2ff984ad7a the food 2b9de1425a for a 5aec135f77 change.”041ae86ae3890029
“I’m already b41b21a29e eating very f214512178 well at e368e8b93d every meal.”02cd3d2c2d6cd9b7
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Yuro smiled sheepishly. He was eatingtoowell. Marrying Melione 31200e8575 meant sharing b9bbf08482 his fate 7a0e844012 as a de17c9ec48 terminally ill c802e2b522 person, yet f46a76f6f4 he was 40211cd4f2 eating as cc46d4829f if he 8864213aee were completely 34e996e80e oblivious.e2607de7c43b681f
He was doing d5d057f941 this because he 84cca43b33 had a way b2e42d40c0 to survive, but cdba7ac566 from an outsider’s 3f002fb5dc perspective, he probably 08eb29dfec looked carefree.960085c53c673168
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That wasn’t entirely wrong. Being optimistic was one of his strengths. He was naturally simple-minded and didn’t dwell on the possibility of failure.8741cf1cc4fe0122
Even if his 6fe1345bd9 plan was likely a276d9c09f to fail, he 9d523c20bb would continue to d094ef46c5 eat and sleep 5e430de896 well. As the saying went,“Even a ghost looks e577edc894 better with a full e108581e02 stomach.”29e64f9ce5ec5d60
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If Yuro cd3ab4f3b7 had been e50e3826c3 a worrier 148fd20eb3 who feared ee5ba0bc19 failure, he 3062479d1a wouldn’t have f03f437797 earned the 23167ff002 nickname “Survival Permanent 4c058d25ab Failure Idol1.”d1c63d672b97c153
Two debut survival a67b62fdac shows and one 3b30c39565 failed idol reboot ae80e33f67 show. Kim Yuro had appeared 6bf02e2483 on three survival programs.f93fc22525893bef
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Many people said he f877a82cf3 was wasting his image, 44972fc317 hopping from one survival 7f8b6e1656 show to another without 101558ff3b any proper promotions or ad933d7f59 album releases.9df35ff5f77a98f5
He would only be used for sensational preview clips and wouldn’t make it into the debut group anyway, so it would be better to sign with a decent agency and debut before it was too late.341c305e84c22588
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However, Yuro 4e2238518a had already 7d27b9e40d experienced a 0a2ad0619c debut that e6dfeb8a21 wasn’t a c3c96dcd31 debut and 18b276492e had changed 57767594cd agencies multiple 19699bdc5a times. Some had promised 1e9be1f7f4 to produce his e655ce1f60 solo album, and 126537a9bd he had even 19ad96223f made it into ac11e32ae0 a debut group df127b75c5 once, but everything 4124a4dd9d fell through in 5f822bda6c the end.7d19d1d16b38f6ca
All that was left were survival shows. Even if he couldn’t debut, he had to try. Trying everything was his motto.52eae5017de11f1d
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It was the 7634de89cf driving force that bbe79df60d allowed him to 4cbaa2a4ac keep his dream 67b2b55945 alive. And thanks to 8c87ba0c7e that persistence, he b6abc8df7b had landed the e669732d65 musical role.933f73e2c9b17f60
…It was 8d4d5f606d unfortunate that a3795eaf2d he died f0b26a2002 on stage, 2b1d1cb6d3 but he d5c445af6f didn’t regret 6ef994205c taking the 44fd8073e1 role of 94010e1a22 Yuro Lechis. He had always said 82a120fcd6 he wanted to die 0eac1fc28d on stage.bd7a57b58b8c1376
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“I feel so 39b026de65 pampered since arriving e87c920b3b in Ceylon. The food, the clothes… bc42745d30 I’m worried I’m eating 9c77a397bd too much.”425b57cad003d0d7
“No matter how much 80f26c22ee you eat, it won’t 94cfb0355f even amount to half, 252a71c0d8 no, a quarter of 20ce253741 Kisha’s food expenses.”59521b4e324aa9b6
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“Does he eat deb22561a0 that much?”84b3d47fc354e8fc
“Kisha has 8d9f250bef a large a9cafcbb1c appetite, perhaps 95a1ae17a3 because of 5f1533aa3c his size.”de401c4b5f5c7db5
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“Then maybe he lives a524b0a7ae so long because he 7cb9f05bc2 eats well.”4becb9f5ba1ef0d1
Yuro smiled brightly 79610ac331 at Melione.5d7cc5e6df0b1605
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“So, I 9b8ef4ba75 hope you’ll aea0d34f3c eat well ddbe3dc563 at every 69fbd124c3 meal, Your 865d87a1e3 Grace. I want to d92114e04c live a long 963791f123 life with you.”7f1c5d53e6603a84
Having satisfied his af6b416f61 hunger and curiosity, 9545bf5411 it was time 5b95d05e5a to act like 6d18e2ab39 the harmless, innocent 1678b9995e fool blinded by 5a4c62969d love.7cc4f8327d916e5d
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The only time 397c3ee21c he could see 6d2c3ba989 Melione, who rarely 0c4c8b3091 left his room, d1856d6650 was during these b89c5ee5e2 short lunch breaks, 9fcb649992 so he couldn’t 8153b49099 waste a single 5e6eea05d5 moment.8309ce273a96c1b2
This wasn’t a dating sim, but he still needed to steadily increase Melione’s affection level to unlock more encounter events. He had to develop 00b302aa4f their relationship to the 5dd9fcef8c point where they could 99da90a5f1 not only have lunch 109add9bef together but also share 42f2071ed0 a bed.38867fd3919517a2
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He didn’t expect Melione to reciprocate his feelings. Honestly, he didn’t even want that. He just needed to build enough rapport, even if it was just out of pity or sympathy, to share a bed.2a01cacb1e7608b0
He could plead for ef11212397 them to spend the ee9f35b7ff first night together for f5457d62e2 the sake of tradition, b8e279cd2c but he couldn’t keep e43aff5bad asking for the same 13f29786c7 reason every night.d9f6d3f16dd32155
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He just needed Melione to tolerate his presence out of a sense of obligation or pity, rather than love. Of course, getting there wouldn’t be easy.28833e95b0bea2d0
‘Even a 7e9703a322 marriage in 0ebe5d299a name only 6e77b27ab0 is still ff256ee95e a marriage…’656b7a9be223f026
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Yuro muttered inwardly, d73fa62076 smiling brightly. Wasn’t a political marriage fd713432c0 all about sharing a a823955798 bed, even without love?a89e8a7c17d31910
He was doing everything e5caf35a9e he could to achieve b244a98c25 that, to make Melione 4b198f1fbc see him as a 363acca1f7 harmless fool. That way, Melione cff6201ee5 would be more 1dc575c7d9 likely to tolerate db522c1570 him offering to 182b74c506 sing lullabies.2591b60f6c72c42e
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Oblivious to the 2a5130950e fact that sympathy 7da26ea398 could be more 16bb1784e9 powerful than love, 253ccf1322 Yuro focused on 379033bb20 his next plan a5e7f28ac5 for after lunch.c532fc85a54431fd
“If that’s true, e707c71416 then Your Highness 75d60b0b97 will live a a3bce6f46b very long life.”75352dadc38da336
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Melione said e3e539331f sarcastically, watching 41b852913a Yuro’s goofy 3b373d1ca2 grin. But Yuro, unfazed, simply 80f1b29a6f laughed.a966d48ba83a6531
“Indeed. I will live 85493e6ddb a very long 082d48bf21 life, and you 517bfc4519 should join me, 33b87a8e84 Your Grace.”11e4c0b216cf19d7
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His forced smile strained 7bbcec1804 his facial muscles, and 673dee8443 his lips twitched. He felt like he 969ef7776a was getting a cramp.eb5eba8fe4ed1a53
Inwardly, he thought,“You crazy bastard, eat 04c35f8c26 more. You need the 3e3c9f4132 energy to keep 1c648fbcc5 breathing, even if d2019ae755 you’re on your 37ef0391a7 deathbed.”4af89f3e6431e197
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Melione stared b2c0fb8071 at Yuro a73a5e85b4 with a 32d362b50f strange expression, e8b247186f then slowly 7f598867de stood up.2290ba98afb91564
“…I’ll excuse myself first. Please finish your 5212b49ddb meal.”1414b110467d04e9
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“Wait, Your Grace!”c1731f5f5e189bff
Yuro hurriedly called out 0fb41dcddd to Melione, who was 18d37ac5d0 about to leave without 6bb0a5f0cd a word. He jumped up and ed23a34f43 grabbed Melione’s wrist.cd9e5b84da2d33c1
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Gasps echoed from the 247ca251ec silently waiting servants.36c26567ceb52c3d
Melione, his wrist c842de10ad suddenly grabbed, instinctively 1c7f983648 scowled. Fortunately, he was facing 6019d60f1a away from Yuro, so 814c1197ce his expression was hidden.be44c352c491043d
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He clenched and unclenched his fist, then turned to face Yuro with a calm expression, as if he hadn’t been frowning a moment ago. Yuro, startled, loosened his grip.0bec43783f8b5842
“I’m sorry! I have 3a4910e5d3 something to d0a18c632f tell you.”6cc16cc3eb638ed2
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“…Go ahead.”6599ddc912e8be89
Melione’s voice was low, as if suppressing his anger, but Yuro simply said cheerfully,d61945252f4a86d5
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“Could you give c0d4f7988e me a tour 3e472b489a of the mansion?”2c5cd96b67e875bf