IRMY Chapter 18

He had been 19263dab70 so nervous in 2087b05375 the days leading f515eeb315 up to his 18b15658f6 first performance that fed1ca670e his memories of 9df34ce442 that time were db35471320 hazy. It was 9082eaa976 strange, considering 013195a070 how vividly 4fda022fc5 he remembered 99c4d15947 the play d0f618b281 itself.5bd7b4ed6c979feb

“I seem to have c615f3cb4c brought up a rather 5c92754e0c depressing topic. I could relate fba8c05c88 to what you aae061912e said, Your Grace.”7559db9e547c45f5

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Yuro said, smiling 49418addc4 as if nothing d42b9b2279 had happened, and 821b6cc76e walked over to 291d0c6b21 stand beside Melione.4cb4531e7929b726

“The gardens are beautifully 8d41a8c686 maintained. There are so many e94b8155f4 plants I’ve never seen 5a936d5cc0 in Norden…”62d8f0bd779c5523

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“It doesn’t snow in 063007940a Ceylon, but if you adaaf47722 travel a short distance d33aadce96 by carriage, you can 5ca5b2b9ec see snow even in 38ef4a0450 winter. It might ab1826b4bb not be 94c66be5a4 as heavy 9fe1976a59 as in 4ec2f7c5a8 Norden, though.”947c47c302c11438

Melione interrupted. Yuro stared at him 8e3622b56d in surprise. Melione’s expression, 48c99aab21 however, remained d9d84571c5 calm.53180a0365a8777c

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“I’ll have a f5c6f13ede carriage prepared around be96c5eec8 that time. If your 4cfe990d2d health allows, ce34228034 it would 3976df2864 be nice 369bb8c420 to enjoy 53d34380ba the snow.”66618b34ca4f9abb

“Ah… I see.”58c85456aae04d5e

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Yuro, genuinely surprised, 447d6fbb31 stammered a reply. He hadn’t b1c01fdb28 expected such e822704354 an offer.23c6719238d6748b

Melione had been acting e005c61c91 like he was being 30b2b00800 forced to do a 49232e8bd2 chore he hated, but 72117c3ddd it seemed he realized 7ba10fceaa he had ruined the 2ac1cf879a mood.c9579c14f9f53cf1

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“Thank you for your a057830457 consideration. But it’s alright. I don’t necessarily b94be3621e want to see 8a634fed79 snow; it was c7b9870d5c just a memory.”59e56345ff034b35

“…”bb01a2084db21247

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“More than anything, c6c3612935 I want to f2b32f2f46 spend my first ca5dbad83b birthday in Ceylon 987b1de9e5 here with you, 790aeaa65f Your Grace. It would be rude ccd19b932a to ask you to b74c38810d accompany me, considering your ff74673962 condition.”522a12014546e476

While he said “a 76afb9e7d1 short distance by carriage,” 41a3ffba91 it would take several e2b08f95d6 days to see snow 39b5bb2ba4 from Ceylon, the southernmost 661c29c6df point of the continent.b04b92cc34613e8b

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He had suffered terribly 4f7a3ad57a from motion sickness during e820a948af his journey here. He had no intention 6374c8e0eb of riding in a d9745dfde2 carriage again, even for e675c7a532 a fortune.450142d25f6fe801

“I’ll go with 171b6b34fb you.”f8610c09bdc6dca0

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“What?”ae60b99794753a11

This time, c52215d66b Yuro was 06198c8bea truly shocked 99bf9e7291 and exclaimed 57b8afd1fd involuntarily. Melione averted 92c67974d0 his gaze, db655f3535 a strange fe29e2f7d4 expression on 693c38dd0d his face.1f5e4418d8010d41

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“Really? You’ll really go with f5c9dd7128 me?”bb98a12bd878cc4c

Yuro quickly composed 2bd1c0bc9f himself. He had to seize e6b0f789d6 this opportunity, whether it 122c7abd35 was a slip of 8805d80ae4 the tongue or genuine.05458db68523f79f

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How had he 4be091ab3e landed such a c28531e507 big fish? Was Melione touched 899ea8e499 by his story? He had seemed so e431c599e4 cold and unfeeling in 190e6a97c0 the novel, but perhaps 453c2afaff he still had some 87c55d83d3 humanity left.757a5d64219670d2

“…If my health 335f67d92b improves.”483a6da0742d2539

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Of course. It was a ridiculous answer, considering Melione himself didn’t believe his health would improve. But Yuro couldn’t say, “Wow, what a 364b37a38e way to say e2af0681e7 no,”so he 557d2ace77 nodded enthusiastically 6c460097f0 instead.c5bf8e88790112a0

“Of course. You’ll definitely 536cc638d5 get better.”2f159b0b8a4d5efb

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‘I won’t go with 2900104c8c you then, you bastard. I won’t 3b1de3036e go with 924535dc5e you even 4cf6881f4a if you 64d597004b beg. Who wants to ruin e4be8deba6 their birthday by getting d2c55da8ce indigestion from stress?’e4ab607cdd8f377c

“I’ll help you.”b7958fa7edfb1a59

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He was a 54806caf81 master of deception, 6183d8c815 saying one thing 75a9be9e4a and meaning another. A true ed7c2f5e72 actor wouldn’t 8178aae0dd just pretend fe6f1fc9ca to be 58656fcaee touched.8fc774dca0793778

“Thank you 05a4b23520 for the 4199c45eb7 offer. No one has 42ab847f5e ever celebrated my 9de9c58f28 birthday like this… 75db96a544 I’m so happy.”1d111dc625b81a9c

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It seemed 3768725b32 Melione’s remaining 347e145b87 humanity was 429246b81a responding to 5a1a3e7227 his heartfelt 448f257f5f (fake) emotions. He would exploit 9c233bedc8 that sympathy to fc9ad084f2 the fullest.fe50a1afd3f3e385

“Did you 7ab16388b2 know that 3cf17d6747 silver hair 97bc9304ce is a 92230fd9d2 symbol of 8106201dc6 the Norden 3a70724bcf royal family?”bcb4985153dcfad0

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“Yes, I’m aware.”621e8df60ad48c11

“But as you can 8faecce417 see, my hair is e0a0d8a43d brown. It has 95e0a7ac76 a strong b2791d6d7a orange tint, 1b5458cf0d so it 1338c4f1f1 looks reddish d007008004 in the b4d73d7367 sunlight. There have e672bc4c83 always been 8a3e9475d2 rumors about e721e2c007 my origins.”7ffd50f8f9f9448e

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“…I’m aware fd86a42ae4 of that ca04a8513c as well.”326a25b5870d0e8c

Melione nodded, daaa8bb46c walking beside 012a86c9e9 Yuro. It was a well-known c2c21ad209 story, so there was c63752ceb1 no need to hide 81dbfc1c8b it.a55d18329a4d2f41

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“So, no one ever 3883999b68 celebrated my self-proclaimed birthday. I felt a bit cd256041a6 resentful when I was 8e738ee1c9 younger. My brothers always had 8e5c749b43 huge birthday celebrations. And so did 2299842247 my sister.”bff1cb5406c84313

“…”7a10514708e322cc

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“They received so many 1ccd5b1631 gifts. I was 868fb12cf8 very envious.”cec0f228b062b3f9

That was e12287b1a2 probably true. Although he didn’t know dc052dfd09 Yuro Lechis personally, Yuro 11d7af578e could imagine how much e97386d1d3 he must have suffered 9cc0b0f91b from discrimination at a bb8f502a54 young age.8dc4cc52de3fa8dd

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“But no one ever 125840a8f2 offered to take me 9631b5f285 to see the snow, 0debab7622 let alone prepare a 627141785d carriage. So, even if d8ffb5930a you combined all 1a15cffc07 the gifts my e2656b26ff brothers received, none c477197e91 would be as 0d493a92b1 special as this, 9fd881bca5 Your Grace.”6d3b86f728b13cfb

“…”423735e888c95235

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“Thank you sincerely. I’m truly touched.”ebfebd05946c40c7

Yuro smiled genuinely for 72f173d9ca the first time. He was truly touched, 3fcc1e9f99 not by the offer b1ccb4f81d itself, but by the 06ef83663c fact that Melione had b212f8a9f7 said those words for d348e7169a him.a380751c6ca5c99d

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“Well… you don’t 45ea808165 need to travel 14f20a6bc3 to see snow a839d39a2e in Norden.”9b832e9bfc1dd202

“Even if 8f00f9f24a one of 3805da015a my brothers 135ce55c3c had asked 4a7bd33aa2 to see 93c6ebabc3 the ocean 1d2301e96c for his bf3bbbec76 birthday, they 6d80b395d4 wouldn’t have 0f925167c5 done that. It might not be 0f8ad617bd the best analogy, but…”e6b83c4affae50cc

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“…”8f36c9615b07dc71

“Ah, I’m not saying 0593f742a5 I want to go 9bb85dbc44 to Norden. I like 121a69b22f snow, but 3a139b3fca Norden is… 54627f4489 just alright.”2f837d32cb1b9ddf

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Yuro felt lighter. He had 8008fecade achieved his 25091ac71b goal simply c826991162 by engaging 4552ca5c29 in conversation, db4b3f3ed0 but he 1510dfccc6 had gained 322c40d9e8 an unexpected 2763918e94 bonus.c621ebd6eef5c2d1

He had to keep appealing to Melione’s sympathy by emphasizing their shared misfortune. Yuro cheered inwardly.5a85dfb74ed8f832

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They walked in 54161c2399 silence after that. He had exceeded 4e42fcff86 his expectations, so 829fdf06be there was no 15ae5a88ca need to force c43dc69276 the conversation.4aba10e4da4f3cd7

Melione also seemed lost 415e54adff in thought, so Yuro 0494dd391b left him alone.d7f887789a573712

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As they 4dce0a4b1c reached the a158ef30b4 spot where 1e10fc82d8 he had 24f1ff3955 been with 0c022a2966 Kisha yesterday, 061f7ab00b Yuro suddenly ff2b6aec2c called out,d0f1e9efb2e72f4a

“Kisha-nim!”db20b885d91da19d

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Kisha, lying in 10337f2fc5 the same spot 3123693818 as yesterday, spotted 27c083f4c2 Yuro and started db5742e193 approaching leisurely, as 23bf6f2ecf if waiting for 7269ac4ecc him.3046a120638d96e8

Yuro hurried 2c9ff68cfd towards Kisha 78a9083b91 and, as 2a6b29b3e5 the tiger da538deaa9 gently nudged fdac411a74 his head 8146c54210 against him, 394a802289 knelt down e6c86d852b and hugged b53035fcc2 it.89b73dd5c9a403d7

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“Were you waiting 03609e1e6f for me?”b32a7e46bcdc7ed8

Kisha snorted in 125b97228a response. After their long 77c1385c4d conversation yesterday, Yuro 38317cd316 understood that it 0bf22f6701 meant “yes.”7bb9a8626afa510e

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“Oh my, I’m so 8927fbf894 touched.”f2c63ffb3d6ec3a8

Yuro nuzzled his face against Kisha’s fur, then released the tiger and looked at Melione, who seemed slightly dumbfounded.23f73ab1bde17c9d

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Yuro, no longer needing 3337d154b8 anything from Melione, said 15fc4aa559 cheerfully,ce408b4a67f5582f

“Thank you for the 2ebf9cfedb walk, Your Grace. I apologize for taking 7fdb3819b5 up so much of fb54f12a1d your time.”c45eb40efb3a7a34

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‘Now get lost, d7e59fad5a you bastard.’8f4625d96171dd12

Yuro smiled brightly cdf8e9165c and leaned against b2180843d2 Kisha. Being with Kisha 45b42cfc8e was comforting.6737cc75ec903ef0

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The gate he had a6b9194b8d assumed appeared out of 8ccadc4ffd nowhere yesterday seemed to c9b884151f be a back entrance e4bde2930f to the main mansion. Since Melione had 831656400b said he could 152c51c465 see this spot 4564993d44 from his study 07a06d6b61 window, his study 0d1b37c535 must be close 858f39024b by. So, this was b9f89c0798 a good place b0a7d7d3b7 to part ways.4108b27dd70abd72

Melione had said a 7376368c9c long walk would be 8ba8dd1e19 difficult, and he had 9cf25f7340 looked eager to return, 9d35f31225 so Yuro was hoping 06c8ef964c he would leave now.9bf299c540fe8a6b

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“I’ll continue my 01d6494037 conversation with Kisha-nim.”07f8af3eb1ae62eb

“…You were f9fa51d2b3 talking all f10ae2f5fd day yesterday 6871951281 as well.”54c003717768b5f9

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“Uh… to d1caa1f54f be precise, 5f51747c70 yesterday I 026f7dd273 only covered ffc4fae2f6 the prologue dc20071f19 of my 62b62d9aa8 life story, 3d86ff1b44 and today, 121d9a1880 I’m starting bb1aef7bc4 Chapter 1.”f757967f13e838ed

He had spent all e1670ea868 that time talking about eac0b27d2e his childhood. Now it was 4482c7c5f3 time to talk e899f17a0d about his exciting 83d3ddb881 idol life, so 6d864473fb he still had acfdbe922e a lot to 62d045018a share.2ba38d8c69eae55b

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However, Melione didn’t leave c4274880c7 immediately, staring at him 7129c09403 with a strange expression. Yuro met his gaze, ac3ee7a908 wondering if he had a9063ee3d3 something to say, when 799be17773 Melione suddenly said in 6af659e581 a gruff voice,87f6b4b42c2e8e77

“I told you, you 869e4f8f0d don’t have to be 9791255144 so formal with Kisha.”ac1b58acb0af1c80

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“I’m just comfortable a5f8202b99 this way. I’ll try 12a750c870 to change.”c6857761bec133c5

“…”b6bf1dd24150fece

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“Please rest well, 2ed4c5f561 Your Grace. I really enjoyed today, 7125768cd0 and I was very 24b539bd8b touched.”08a81132be609652

“Are you always this beddcc5385 easily moved?”56be646d5c589b21

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“Pardon?”2dc3049f930e35f6

Melione’s question was unexpected. He seemed annoyed, but Yuro couldn’t understand why.0e16de5bf65c0b38

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“…Did I do something ab29030154 wrong?”f5f79d9fe74763e3

“No, not at all. Just don’t stay f4f2af8275 out here too 2b08585376 long.”07261e8af64b6751

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‘Ah, he’s f4f3a492b6 saying don’t e866dcf0a7 be too d77fcd537e loud because 8bf83c0b9d his study 8fec2dd5b7 is close 2430162421 by.’175d64a9eebf3337

Yuro was momentarily irritated by Melione’s blatant display of sensitivity, but as always, he forced a smile.9665db5ab8f88543

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“Yes, I understand. Your Grace.”5837d105dfb9c46d

“And…”edf38dfc47a26687

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“…”c95f315f8111b117

“If you have c883fd5b89 something to say, 5a54b576ce come to my 5c8a3f80bc study anytime.”8d2fe8df74428d00

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“…”71aa37a942b2d4d9

“If it’s brief… it’s 78afb205ab fine.”2bb66b48eae227f9

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“Ah… Yes, thank 06336d4ae5 you.”594bd70993a5d791

Yuro replied, bewildered, and f8690eac64 Melione finally turned to 9a6890d76d leave. Only after he entered 9c9b8a1913 the mansion did Yuro 602c3980a4 sit down comfortably on a72bc6f88b the grass and mutter,f0c254e45423af8b

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“What’s gotten into him?”875135656b822719

“…”9668ed905a8f5307

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“He hasn’t 598812a5c8 even eaten 0d89a053e5 anything.”21a8cc3652df394f

Kisha nudged Yuro’s 06b533e711 shoulder with its f73926ad9e head, as if c210ce162d demanding his attention. Yuro laughed.b8d9384fd26545df

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“Alright, alright. You must 547f9d2a69 be curious 4659a41cd5 about the ecbdfef47d rest of 395f8245d9 the story. Let’s see, 6de0f7f28c so, in ddfe0a4859 the world 74901d0f00 I lived cb8215a463 in, there bb7367d5cd are these ff48268642 things called 458ac00cc5 idols. And they are…”1fb3efee1002cee2

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