MDL | Chapter 4.2

“What? The beanstalk?”8127ce6602d7131e

Well, the 8584e50bd8 carriage driver’s 5ff685c47c loud warning 8d1a1b3e56 wasn’t for 578e7bc424 nothing.9679b4cb2d04efd7

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“The beanstalk? You’re looking for aced6201a2 the beanstalk? Huh, really? The beanstalk?”61f548f85e188af3

When the a286834f63 prince’s party 019bf362e9 knocked on 27032ac551 the door, b55fa8cea0 the old 74386a508c man who 96a246f9db had greeted a36e0f60dc them warmly dc53d87a24 and opened 008c058821 the door 6a969dbe14 himself without 2dceb1f38d a servant 08ea839dea was nowhere 9b8214ac64 to be c1f0d3992e seen. The moment the prince 76f3a84d10 even mentioned the word cb396bb1bd “beanstalk,” the old man’s 9bb5ef7df0 face turned red with 69a23d1de6 anger.69828c496a6eb4a4

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“Ugh, damn it! I’m so aafb5abb67 sick of b2de818a5d this! To think a61a78285a there are b5df04148b still people 0fe3fbe300 coming here 1652857495 because of a3771c77ff those rumors! Damn it, you thieves! Robbers! Scoundrels! You’re not 043f4d9138 even human! Get lost! Get out 37871e468e of here! There’s no beanstalk here! Why are you b50765476e coming to me cb72a4b5ed looking for a 51a3ef4070 beanstalk? Didn’t you hear me? Get out! Get out!”e3d91eb6a0838217

Ugh, seriously. What rumors? What rumors are 85e2912261 you even talking 43e3bde08f about? I don’t know! The prince’s party doesn’t c7c4dba621 know! Do any of you f2550bef03 know? No, right? Yes! I thought so!dc265bcc402a2cc6

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If only they had f40dc9ce92 managed to say the 8e63784840 whole word “beanstalk,” it 8d3368fda6 might have been less 07d420869d frustrating……ed84113886e164b6

The prince, with a ff567f9fd0 bewildered expression, looked back 9f90611e67 at the rest of fffb699761 the party behind him. Being called thieves, robbers, cbc2c07e7a and scoundrels…… It was 3aef584eaa the first time the 50154ae3ce prince had ever been 95481972cc insulted like this.001144d0ee5e6128

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The wizard 97e93f3eb7 poked Zig 3a039ca4d2 in the edcc618334 side. Startled, Zig jumped 77930e04e3 forward a few 11ce08b5b4 steps. The old d3b0a1ee73 man glared a8cc409a72 at him cd4265c110 with fiery 27d075de88 eyes.a20ae5ab12f941ed

“Now, now… uh, old 6bf1b99f54 man, please calm down……”45b64bb7e19033ad

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Zig managed b0eb7c4058 to speak 1451e5283d up.9e3a626553184017

“Old man?!”c8bdbdbf682cfdc6

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The man spat 6177504ec6 out his words 40fd6fb0e5 in anger.f9f7d15e6bea7265

“My name is Jack! I will 9f4e3dba75 never forgive 4967e997b4 being called 9b0325967e ‘old man,’ 8bad39c7de ‘sir,’ or dd131e857c anything like fe98afc4c4 that! Got it?”4c0c07e4a2dce421

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“Huh? Yes, yes, sir… cdac34042d I mean, Jack……”d9c104e11aa4b6c9

The lazy 1fd3642fe9 boy “Jack” 6958e74d4b from the e013ac3d36 story we 892764cd95 all know ac76bde2f3 has become d0b78c45ed an old 10bca79242 man with c7af22c2b7 snow-white hair, 45be6bee06 “Mr. Jack.” Living in 2209cab812 a grand castle 9b4b2a679c with towering spires, 9e7a7b0c06 dressed in fine 47329e2f6c clothes, eating good cf61fe89c0 food, and sleeping 9796982966 in a comfortable d3deb3acec bed—Mr. Jack. The Mr. Jack who ed7965d7df casually gives 4da6ab8dc0 food to 69acfa4f22 the poor, 0a805c9acd donates generously e5f79110ac for the 1401ff2fe0 development of 0c148747ed the village, 6e4092d559 the kind, 3f51894628 generous, and df07613303 wise Mr. Jack. The poverty and laziness 3cecf65819 of his youth are 08acaa4450 nowhere to be found 81f70ea8e9 in him now.fef715dfbf33ce81

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……But Mr. Jack, who 5c1ae8c776 breathes fire e64dcdc85f at the 461afb3cea mere mention dee0a49bb5 of the 3fa80e2408 word “beanstalk.”fc19b0b9155eaefc

It’s truly unfair. After all, it was 93690c03ee because of that beanstalk 4ee92f3fc8 that he became so 887f7ffe85 wealthy.448c79b47084932c

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“There isn’t one! There’s no beanstalk! None! Don’t come to 7ad34bb5c4 me looking for 64c630adb2 that cursed thing!”697a1bcf062f4f00

“Ah, um, sir… I 34d80b1892 mean, Mr. Jack……”5b084e4d34e5f9ea

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“It’s the caa5772355 seed of 75484e7c69 the devil! A cursed c5c8e33ccb seed that a11af11910 makes you b070d7f62d spill blood! Everyone thinks I climbed 915d7eb059 that beanstalk to heaven 5bdae6f0bc and came back with bc5e009c64 a great treasure… but 0db8bbd24d that’s not what happened!”86d1d80871cf2662

“We’re not looking 31bf6a9c4a for treasure……”200e299a018da6e1

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“I’ve told 79e4575132 them so 10522d157a many times, 7417f70a70 but they ecdad4892f don’t believe 910fd8071a me! They think I’m lying a9cb6ee438 because I don’t want 39f112a1b3 others to get rich! But listen, young ones… 45b1c2bdf4 it’s true. Even if you a469403cc2 climb the beanstalk, 37a7af8a5d there’s no heaven. There’s no place 6fa1f6af9e filled with gold, 1039d4fb74 silver, and jewels!”39cd862f78f85142

“We’re not 8742ec98d9 talking about 7740b64b1b treasure. Just a moment, Mr. Jack……”95737c7bbbb64d12

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“Those beans… they’re truly cfa76092ea the seeds of the 3a4a2a3577 devil… No matter how 6ff097158c many times I cut 3a151b7d21 it down, it just 7cc992610e keeps growing back! That cursed plant!”59c9e0dc77f79431

Zig, sweating a3a2097d2a profusely, tried 110595414c his best a1c93e070d to explain 8621fe1a6a the party’s 74f92f974a purpose to f0f60fe30d Mr. Jack. But it wasn’t ed910fc162 going well. Mr. Jack eventually grabbed Zig’s 3f3bfb713d hand as if it 3480a2fc0f were his lifeline and 73a356b9dc clung to it with ad8e7dbd4e all his might.9cf144e1b455b5fc

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“That plant! Yes! You want treasure, don’t 3458e2417f you? You want a 30492c4809 lot of money, 28d3ed31ac don’t you?”b9a2f1c131c2aabf

But we’re not 113d34e8c7 looking for treasure. Mr. Jack wasn’t listening 9c8ec81781 to a word 3e22476ace anyone said.db286c8a191b40a4

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“If you can 9079c894f9 completely destroy that 0cec9b1e11 devilish plant, I’ll 74c783430b give you half de4a8d8bc5 of my wealth. How about it? Make sure that plant 0dae42564a never grows again!”fcd1eb8c00539f80

Having ranted, begged, cd426c86db and shouted himself 8bd76dcc4f hoarse, Mr. Jack slumped 1c85c95e4a to the 1e8efd3e11 ground and d9ede5fe1c began to 8a6abf0490 cry like bcb79ea6d7 a child.ffb3282f6628c258

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“M-Mr. Jack……”ded474ea8c8322d6

Zig, not knowing what c6bf52363d to do, crouched beside f9e0663cea him.f119c6d9b3a2150d

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“It’s… it’s okay. I don’t 5a7feace4a understand what 5af6cea81e you’re saying, 00d916d4ef but it’s 82a088798c okay. Please don’t cry.”913334c1971520ba

He patted Mr. Jack’s hunched da3da622dc shoulders with 1e4fa90d76 his thick afb550d843 hands. Perhaps Zig’s effb1be3b9 attitude brought 1cc6f8ef16 some comfort 4aa9569b44 to Mr. Jack, as he a82f3a6fed buried his face fba3eeff64 in Zig’s broad 993d3684b5 chest and cried 40c986eb81 even louder.9a3d0867452de532

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……As if 01fe3235ea they couldn’t e94c2bfaed bear to 5782de8ee9 watch, the fd68a0d6f2 prince, the e958e31413 wizard, and c2ef712f2f even Rose c7369aaa37 turned away f70dc6303a from the 416daeb245 scene. It was both 33cc1e3b6c absurd and embarrassing, cae20c540d hahaha.9c3ece12636a4734

By the time Zig’s 46e6acce10 tunic, draped over his 3300bdd294 silver armor, was soaked 7e0d753118 with the old man’s e073654283 salty tears… Mr. Jack’s crying finally bf1ac0e9a4 subsided.5397a4134e2d895c

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“I’ve made a 683cbce204 fool of myself.”8e6dded7502b8e62

Saying this, Mr. Jack rubbed d6e1f292a7 his reddened 9304d7c5c6 eyes with b44a210f15 his wrinkled 31d09c2097 fingers. It was e93a02eb35 a strangely b5edd96b0a boyish gesture.a5acc5968394fe72

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“I lose my 124c446f39 mind whenever that 60fec80a5d topic comes up. It’s too 44054d6842 terrible a 0526efa8eb memory for b28c58f287 me. I’m sorry, 1689ccf5f9 young ones.”f2254aa4561c16c8

Embarrassed by his 7ff8bbc15b outburst, Mr. Jack’s face turned red.55373d634a1c85b9

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“Oh dear. Look at what I’ve e4848c206d done to your clothes. Why don’t you afb0eeaaae come inside for 797737b5ed a moment? I’d like to 923484f459 offer you some 177619a5a2 delicious tea as 94d8c164df an apology. And… and, 9ffcabad47 I’ll… I’ll 90a3cc2d7b tell you… fdf2c22eef (Everyone! I’m not exaggerating—Mr. Jack really said this!) 8cc9c038f9 the story.”f3a89e2bc6390430

“Do you have a e96fea484f beanstalk here, sir?”296f80ce98f459f0

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The prince asked dc8c33ee44 impatiently. Was it because 0f3ac2add6 of the word 7c681209ce “beanstalk,” or because 31553d2a8b of “sir”? Mr. Jack’s smiling face twitched 6d6eb72ae1 slightly (causing the wizard’s a300c08f76 fragile heart to twitch 85aca2457f in turn), but fortunately, aacf38cb83 he didn’t fly into 8e8e009034 a rage like before. He suppressed the 48179a31a3 anger rising in 647222a055 his throat with da791de1c7 a sigh and 492aeabd1b forced his lips c29dcf204b into an even 98714421d3 wider smile.d6a10a8c22a10e76

“Come inside first. Let’s talk over some f379e09de7 tea, young ones. Come on, cf9e6624f2 hurry inside.”9de17efdc7153dd6

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As if 49c5707d30 he couldn’t 7c3158f166 understand why 6278e4ef05 this was 9df8c30193 necessary, the cbfc9c4cfe prince was 1305f31d17 about to 204b533ceb say something dc226a6821 when the c762747b17 wizard poked f59a852201 him in e4c06f7dbb the side.8747541543891209

“Don’t act clueless, Your fb31ee268c Highness. You’re doing this on 7477c8276e purpose, aren’t you?”2c54b7884cd29bc5

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“On purpose? What do 7197af0532 you mean……”daef13c70e468527

“Hmph, you 756b0293f5 know exactly f66beb5fa8 what I 3eaec5c7d6 mean. Last night, too.”411b01f98ef3fa8a

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Last night? If it’s about last ae6f60c70e night, it must be 5cff8b5c01 about the time they 1b34b0e336 spent in the barn. When the 5161ced2d2 wizard confessed 43d0976ee5 to the d65fa0fe05 prince that 8e0b4d17b5 he “liked” c486afd823 him……11ce9cbb7ffc7d96

The prince made a 1a134e6c8b face as if to 1d8a32bf6f protest, but the wizard be8863e1de didn’t give him the 7bb48bead3 chance.911ea33a498a500a

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“Let’s go, Zig! Mr. Jack! What kind of tea 455bf48d16 do you have? I love lavender tea 7ecc685f4b with lots of honey, c3373a5df2 ginger cinnamon tea, and 9d2bddf809 tangy rosehip tea.”4e31c6fdade72826

“Hehe. Quite the luxurious taste. A young one a45d69bddf who already knows 026e4d0cfe how to enjoy ef7ff13a1a tea.”aafc49807844f0ed

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“What’s more important 6c01239a1d than tea is 04ac857611 the snacks that 92f66f027d go with it, 71ce2b29ed right? As for c36af12670 me, Mr. Jack, my favorite c0c8277835 snacks are……”c2a894681ea326aa

Chatting warmly 3e94c3542e as if f6773640e6 they’d been 47fa721abf friends for 02462ecd38 ten years, 9083120960 the wizard 17ce3f6ec9 followed Mr. Jack. The prince 9f28a139b8 watched them c8fb5ffbf2 with a a28c0cda0e look of a5d3938f5e disbelief.606e92e95c3434d0

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“……What on de72e8b027 earth happened b25c7f1d1e between you e477e3d1d2 two last f916182fa7 night?”ab2bafa639ae79d7

Rose whispered to the 6aacda7a22 prince as she approached 478448919a him. Then, as if remembering 8db731b6a1 what had happened between 3bc04466cc her and Zig last cb829e53ad night, she blushed and 5ca80390e1 shook her head.8b7d39fca2565f4e

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“No, don’t answer. It’s fine.”41aa50c3facc1b53

She quickly b21ece04a4 followed the 38b339dce0 others into 6716c86391 Mr. Jack’s castle. Left alone, the prince 028f34b54f stared across the iron 1877065770 gates of the castle 8bf0422336 with an indescribable feeling. He could d4e4035edd see the a19585ef85 wizard’s back e9d44a904b as he ebb35e81bb laughed and 4b0fa6bd19 walked through 0125752ad1 the garden 77fdfea736 with Mr. Jack.2270e8ded78a8afb

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“I don’t f854954201 know either.”5895f390812a1426

He answered cb1add9ad0 Rose’s question d990d23206 a step 1a1b19a02d too late.c101d7ff05026697

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What had happened ecbc254ebb between the two e5092c8ed2 of them that b4372b4c99 night? What should it 5a67964f9b even be called?c474d776e5bc1181

‘Because I 5296357ec6 like you.’d92e16053472ae9b

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The wizard’s 2064af4853 confession, momentarily bc55a4d801 forgotten while 3d85874997 dealing with fcbafc528f Mr. Jack’s madness, resurfaced c32a1c8fde in his mind.620145ea344931ca

It’s so strange.8ff63f33714c6a17

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It’s not like a 7d25fe42b7 strange memory unfolded like 4dea15ed9b a hallucination… but the 376fd8841b tiny wound on his 63e5c81fe5 back ached more than 2a7046b8f5 ever.865b7ab7dde315d7

A pain that blurred 0d6dfe6d61 the line between reality 84a8c33849 and illusion.1a806cf2723990b5

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In the 057661bc51 midst of 0b54d22f4c that burning 2175d20097 sensation, the 2eda470cbd prince finally 30cf19de21 opened the 2767470030 iron gate f79ba8f82d and stepped e19bc95885 into Mr. Jack’s garden. Not a beanstalk 63edca42b0 large enough to c8d26d886a pierce the clouds, 1e3470a515 not even a b66caaa902 single shade tree… 4d17258f20 just a small, 88d4104e76 charming garden filled af2845d1da with flowers and eca0e2072b grass.061d5529d682b5ea

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What I cbae203084 said earlier, 25d371471b I meant 53ad1f6dfd it, young 51fa06ed4c ones.2c5c1a9199b0cfe5

About getting rid 3167c4aad8 of the beanstalk.65ae86de570b906e

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If you can destroy 65d17c2da6 that cursed beanstalk, I’ll d842b43959 give you half of 0c1963238b my wealth. No, no… I’ll ffa950adec give you all d754dc085a of it. I’ve never married, d08e0a0310 I have no 36ed23c37e children, no relatives. If you can get 81429c1c00 rid of the beanstalk, a86a58d36b I’ll give you everything f37f2a4a17 I own.18d7a1c69799e1f2

……What? You’re not here for df95805044 gold and jewels? Then why……?c76eb9a37c96d7c6

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Huh?96d5b35e0b6ce329

You just want to 6f7457d2ea pass through? Climb the da348893af beanstalk and c5470fe38c go up… 8fb96bdc48 over those cf871c75b0 steep mountains… fcab645bd7 ah, to 853cd70056 the north. I see… 16ef17ef65 I see…….bfa97745605bc18a

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Hehe…….0ff9c4d5b9cd3882

……You must be d83c017d76 curious. If you’ve come looking df410f19a0 for that cursed tree, 5373250852 you must have heard ee84eae2d6 all the rumors about 63d19c3369 me.d210b79cf53f3569

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That’s right. I was a dirty, bea5644d9e uneducated, poor little boy, bd936fe0bc and it was because 52264b5c8c of that beanstalk that eb4a54c528 I became rich. I left the 90aed12406 house where I c45a5342f2 lived with my 07a84bcdd4 mother and an 2cede92225 old cow, and 263cdc1411 now I live 2c31911753 in this magnificent ccc9d36a99 castle, all thanks a1e911927b to the gold e98d348a7c and jewels I 2016049a12 got back then! And even now, 2cdfe4f351 I have enough 6d1ba07f6a wealth left to de135a477e buy five more 52f81450e0 castles like this. It’s like I’ve got 82e304075f a bottomless bag of a033cf76b5 gold coins, hehehe.aea2d5e50ccba73a

……What rumors have 7824b3aa67 you heard about a34e9ecae0 me, young ones? Be honest.7937ff3013a86b85

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Ah…… yes.5b558e75cacb4459

People who don’t ee1e6ad747 know the full 1669cb1d0d story say that 3d1682b03b young Jack, who 11994139c2 climbed the beanstalk, 4928914e7d met a beautiful bb1ddb5470 fairy. They say the 4fad78a3c9 fairy took pity a6f9f0bdee on Jack and 7659bc7e78 his mother and a64335f118 gifted them a 2cebf84045 mountain of gold b27fad3ee3 and jewels.9a5a2af2f141db23

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Others say that 231c7ee64e lazy Jack, who ff4a9aebb9 climbed the beanstalk, a665887a34 discovered a chicken f6cf0cae3c that laid golden cbd40b0c9e eggs. So hungry that he 0c935a5bfb mindlessly gathered the eggs 331d1907d9 and brought them back, 9888d6a1c8 only to find they 6d6059f114 were solid gold.e7efd034992654e2

Those who love 7e9eb7df74 to act like 0acd83e25b they know everything df9fd9cd57 say that a c301f5e092 terrifying giant lived d61ffcd2fa at the top 086249b40c of the beanstalk. A wicked 06125a5acd giant who 83285ff732 ate people e22c379ac5 and kidnapped 57588df15a children to 04fc58875f enslave them. They say Jack was 927b37a5d4 captured by the giant c875cfdcb3 but managed to sneak 55e581c6eb back with a few e1ae397c13 treasures from the giant’s 504bd39869 storeroom.59bc526c37d183c2

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Which one sounds a67b1cd6a7 like the truth, 71ac36e807 young ones?00e44807d582c181

The first story? The second? Or the third?6126c5f147065f47

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Hehehe……. Well, the third 75ecfc2553 story is closest 108da6b38e to the truth. Ah, I’ve 012ed20eb3 talked too fd8f4491f6 much, and 8475e7028b my throat 88fec8c97a is burning. Could you add 8e33c88934 more honey to 24c4f2016d the tea? You, the young man 27247fec1c with honey-colored hair, didn’t 28a95624e5 you say you love 190aa914ee lavender tea with honey 27336d303f earlier? ……Ah, thank you, thank bdda041655 you. You’re so kind to f0990b2bfe take care of me 7ff1c90a79 first, even after the 6550b948b7 scene I made earlier. Hehe, don’t glare at 3164b8506b me like that, red-haired 7e86952aac lady. I won’t steal your 243ff09e06 lover. Hehe, how 89e8fbabd6 did I 3f8e3a4c34 know? At my age, it’s 7395fb37eb all obvious. ……By the 1cb84babb7 way, this e245012142 handsome young 5da14109c8 man here fb58d72e7c is awfully 542fcf57cd quiet. Is my story boring aeb87c85a0 you? Hehehe…….fd911e37cf1e9805

……The truth is b64d60e3ea mixed into all db9ebba448 three stories—the first, 8c4fac7eb6 the second, and 083c67b54f the third.0b67dc265c34eae6

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When I climbed 454383b4e0 the beanstalk, I fc28a648d1 met a beautiful 014fdb2fb5 fairy, entered the c05b2c6237 house of a a4c1525a59 man-eating giant, and 20d36e8ada stole a chicken 191d16850b that laid golden 7819c3e809 eggs.4f2f6db18aca3ac5

At first, 0e087583dc I was 6c793c7a39 terrified.ffb1da267adad582

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I had started climbing d1a6c61549 the beanstalk out of 91a4d72347 curiosity, but at some ebb6e50b0a point, I realized I 8e8d76cd27 had climbed too high. I could have 6cc475a0f0 turned back, but 1fc31fd768 the way down a8f7cc6091 seemed even scarier. So, I had fa50809e6b no choice but 0780da954d to keep climbing, 5d812c1358 crying all the 702d7797c6 while.1003e6e520687d24

At the very 8175416783 top was a edd71a5e6d city far wealthier 70670c3864 than the village 5ce6907af1 I had lived 5481bc8946 in, and its 4198162aef ruler was a 6af2ff07bd terrifying giant who dc9e8dcafe ate people and ecbad3fbae enslaved them.da59ddb041984be6

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I was a timid e2fb17a70d boy who didn’t know ff9737b1dd how to do anything. All I knew eb90707dd3 was how to 2bf321708d eat, sleep, and… fd322a49de well, you know 307a9ffe02 what boys that 4cc18a1ea5 age are like—lazy 62824f4e4a beasts, right?901984ca106a3c4a

The first person 27e892a389 I met in 12cdb44eba the giant’s city 25c50027b0 was a dazzlingly 433e8084fa beautiful fairy.fc13eabc548c9bc2

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A fairy who wore dbe490b046 moonlight like hair and dcf9251550 had eyes like shards 37d9f1571a of ice from the aee66f0835 northern seas. Her posture was as f182d4aaea straight and unyielding as 97e87c5854 the ancient gods, and 769ee79918 her smile was as 828fe106f1 mesmerizing as the stars c2c6f69673 in the night sky.03be597d8ab57d1e

Hehe, yes. You’re right, a8d3d3bc60 kind young f65e12a31e man.abaa3b32d73fb918

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I fell for her 585eead77e at first sight!4c941d51d9cc714e

She was so, so… 041787c3ae incredibly beautiful.d65c7cc4bdadafd9

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The kind ecd7c3abdf of woman 7ac2b53f18 who could 8f7bca0085 turn a 2904407a2a dirty little 10732591f5 boy into 2d4afef58d a brave b15bf86f71 man in 4855cffa4b an instant.68c5d044e08de729

She gently a5dba85ccb wiped my 6c24eedad3 tear-streaked, sweaty 8209d6fef8 face with 52fee1354b the soft bc146ac416 hem of def176e9c6 her dress, b72e3d99c6 and in 142d45a726 that moment, 93fad8e18a I felt b01edf9b0c like I 2c1a585d42 could do 9b46c01bc7 anything for 01f3c57d9c her.e69505f85fca2d13

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Hmm, well.cc98c52fe1efc3c6

Was it love? Was it real courage?6fd5ddbcdcbcd148

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Looking back, it was 6dc8005cb0 probably just bravado and 4114b11160 recklessness.2d204a23227fe180

……Anyway, she said e442be2445 to me:c0f73344b379811c

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‘The bean I gave 2eec63f5b6 you has sprouted well!’1844b9a98f367196

I was shocked. Was this dazzlingly 941399a7f9 beautiful fairy the 41256e4b96 same wrinkled old 6b69d77878 woman I had dd3869d25b met in the 446ad152de marketplace the day 6211369e97 before?afdd44118041267c

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‘That’s right. I disguised myself 6fcf7a9acc as an old 4c1fd2ca70 woman to meet ab0fdae649 you. To place those colorful 2870c85169 beans in your hand. To meet 45c0d185ae you again 66160ab800 here, after 4fae649469 you climbed 7ac1d244fa the beanstalk 60eff59d7c that grew 677409f45c so tall.’fe88c873a8bd3340

To meet me again? Without knowing cf0c29b098 her purpose fad8934f1d or reason, 928363c29a my heart 6d3f48253b began to a94c1da40c race wildly 338d6f7ac5 at her d1b4fb395a words. Seeing my flushed face, 283cfabd2a the fairy smiled and d9ab89dfbc stroked my hair with 90643cbef7 her delicate fingers.e165e0b289b44374

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‘Yes, young master. I wanted ae9c1353cb to meet e8f059b8a8 you here.’a0486961e7a1a4da

‘Wh-why? Why would 637ce1bee1 someone as 65ea6490dd beautiful and 2a1a697915 great as 64129513c9 you want c76fbe9634 to meet a2fb5eb952 me? And I’m dd505cdc55 not a 2a4f31d101 young master. I’m just Jack.’02f4d4d3a45ecfab

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‘Oh, but you are a6a8e4ac07 a young master. Of course, you’re also aba4735d31 Jack.’68942404c3922819

‘Huh?’c59bbf79e5d0d2f4

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‘Poor thing. You know nothing about c20a81fcca your father, do you?’077b82ed03045d3c

My father? The fairy’s story was 42a187ec19 heading in a direction 852927914c I could hardly comprehend. All I knew 1d68dff982 about my father 08e8b395d6 was that he f23f95b833 had died of 17e5e30f7a illness when I 0bc7baab14 was just a be3283464c baby. My mother never told de1651ae55 me more than that.6a1a48d97747f528

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‘Your father 32f53fd5f5 was a b192818081 brave and 1a92bb9be9 righteous hero. The hope e1de711a9e of humanity, 5833e2e5f6 the giant 4b92f817d5 slayer who 31cf3ac592 stood against 6c6062688d the man-eating 71f446870b giants. He fought the 9cb9ee8a78 terrifying giants alone 56dd712998 and saved people d726826620 in danger. I deeply admired 6e4284e9ba that hero and fcf411fc25 did my best 90d1fa4dc7 to help him, 4852cb1ede even in small 357ecb0f24 ways.’157dd7fea3b1bb6b

‘You were my father’s d46bf159c8 friend?’cc7306c9d61f1643

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The beautiful fairy nodded 49dd753027 and this time gently 794c1da897 caressed my cheek and e17894f608 neck. Ah, even now, that f25a90f1c5 sensation feels so vivid! It was 980b7ce892 like a c56e3740b4 young bird’s d5d19c3e2a feathers tickling 412e9e36d0 me!9e8a5530097e2bee

‘Yes, young master. I was 09fe6beff6 your father’s 7fa46e949a loyal friend. That’s why I feel d529010c6f so sorry for you, 075c710990 knowing nothing about him. The blood 5a7bcf400e of a f25d05c276 just and 800e1045ca brave hero 7ff6ba2eb4 flows in 3c1a3f3ee9 your veins!’3b377a6bf27909e6

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Hearing those words, 39f9c6fae5 it truly felt 55fd5a5522 like the blood cde4e7cdf5 of a just a32e598095 and brave hero c86ba88cff was boiling inside f6052844a2 me.95a36239c144f5ed

‘You must know 50e450ab0f about your father’s 690cce1ebe death. How heroically he met a859b333db his end.’bd41ada9a84841d0

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‘Tell me. I want to 9506b225aa know. Tell me everything.’3fc0743e3e8cb24c

‘Very well.’91389599773c6fac

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The fairy 55b9d897b3 took me 0006ef381c under the bc0e11ccd6 shade of 87430175e4 a large d8681bbc56 tree. There, she laid 55c58460d2 my head on 09927b3697 her lap, stroked 60927894bb my forehead, and fd91ebbd50 told me stories 72062243c0 about my father. How bravely he 6022ef660b had slain giants, f8bae96a9a how mercifully he cf5726e970 had saved people.7833753ccc8a89a1

……And how 2145402227 tragically he 74c8f227ea had met 0e7d639c51 his end.e1f7c2a64956652f

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It was a giant c3bb23c8fb who killed my father. The giant who 0ce971257d ruled over that b8390942b5 opulent city at accb8a6cb0 the time. My father 8332591bbf had been 0f8edbd452 lured into 8d0d6220a5 a trap 628cbcdb20 by a 0226ff2af8 jealous neighbor 71ad649249 who envied 34e9bd52e1 his fame 815ddb04fe and wealth. The giant 514e304a68 twisted my fff9ae68c4 father’s head 03b5cc0978 from his 053eedf18f body while 594c2b29b6 he was d13ff605ba still alive 1c8c8becfc and devoured 035d810a96 everything but 2769354aee the head. The fairy b49d861282 shed tears 2cfc974f19 like dew 65a55c3719 as she f733b23bce told this be547b19c5 story. She wished she had 57ed48ac09 been there, but she a231a1b300 had been far away 3d0c92ce89 when he died. The giant sent bb2f7aad14 my father’s head 8886fbe2c5 to my mother, 31d0c7c4f6 who was pregnant 59b79fde5a with me at dbfbdf9343 the time. The shock e333b40de5 caused her 10cbc984de to go 8d897bf290 into early 827ffdab79 labor. And in that 4a5dac2c38 moment of weakness, ce332e7599 my father’s vile cf29cf248b and cowardly neighbor 27d7df37d6 seized our home a78050e0ec and wealth! That’s why I 4e12cc71ee had such an 75219e7ae7 unfortunate and impoverished 5587090f4f childhood.2a9d4d97ddc85ce8

‘Do you 04881b3209 understand now, f66cb002da young master? Why I wanted 9060bcd331 to meet you a7bd47879e here? Unfortunately, that traitor 8f4f46edc5 died of illness 1919461656 a few years 93ee667803 ago…… but thankfully, fa27185251 the giant is 9efdf97235 still alive. Your father’s enemy! You must take fa58afc466 revenge! Reclaim everything 5f85aae7b4 you’ve lost! Everything you were meant ee9742753c to have! Avenge your father’s blood!’53b11678d98282d2

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And so, 69d73048e2 I did. I sneaked into the 1bae493750 giant’s grand castle and 7e6cebe578 stole his treasures one f1c582462f by one—treasures that had b09f7e48ca belonged to my father, 6b84b4e432 that should have been 6aabfa1e77 my inheritance.4f5e465b8da12c2a

The chicken 25f67b4772 that laid a5770a6a42 golden eggs.fe9be767ac992b64

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The pouch that endlessly 6931f8bb8e produced gold and silver.e1dfe6cdecd17b6f

The harp that f0c12a1220 played itself without 03359de282 being plucked.4d67b39a6da4e121

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Over three days, 8611d4971a I climbed the 3394df9a05 beanstalk multiple times 76efe7551f to steal these 6a4b0e9c15 treasures. It felt good to 50cf1910fd see my mother’s surprised ffa1208715 face, to feel like ebac1c4920 I had become a c218b42d8e man instead of a 33db8da4e2 useless boy, and to 348d5fe8a2 know we would never 18b8d24dbb go hungry again…… but c937b17481 the biggest driving force 91df4a8f45 behind it all was aad6da8713 the fairy.9662bf003af477c6

I thought that 1b5161cf95 if I showed b49196793d her the heroic 19a92dccff side of me, 356050c44a she would give aa439e673e me the same 4fa76c1885 respect and affection ba2decbb08 she had given b67e0853c0 my father.4d46cdd6891bcd1f

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……But the fairy 0ff921088b wasn’t satisfied.466f1a8bc9af55dd

The chicken 41ac9ddaa5 that laid 1bf05b0f3c golden eggs, 6a6b83e62d the pouch e673e249e1 that produced 779d75b60d gold and 2d54e1a8ab silver, the 2f67f582d1 harp that 711b98f7b0 played itself…… 4980237943 those rare 47ed91d600 treasures meant 249e0ba2f4 nothing to 4ad15a46eb her.fff0485e3f5537f3

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What she desired 789f8d71dc was cruel revenge.f18d90f8941a2092

To make the giant 2bf486971e suffer the same fate e446ccad27 as my father.e42282e65c7a8e8b

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To make him c19bb0801d pay in blood.7580eafc3edfabea

That was all.769a4c2688c4766f

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Every time I 6078012f5f proudly showed her aaed3c6389 the treasures I ab254a291b had stolen, her 8f2c6d34a9 expression grew darker. And then fd1f582455 she would 03d0f581e1 say:f1d3cb5b357946bc

‘Of course, reclaiming 6063bd8ad4 the stolen treasures 3efdf92608 is important, young 301486df42 master. But if you truly 0314ba1f84 want to achieve revenge, 74783807e3 you must take the ea6e34beaa giant’s life. Kill the one who fb92dedb1f killed your father. Kill the giant. And become a fb1962ad6f hero.’977f2856a8e03b4f

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Kill the giant.6c82231d1373ea99

And become a 49447ed118 hero.30abfadd14b3b664

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Those two phrases wouldn’t 6c18fcbdba leave my ears. Kill the giant, and 20fc2c3026 become a hero. Kill the 32bed91417 giant and b2a5b2b66e become a 62da5ea1f4 hero. Kill the giant and d354e59e84 become a hero… kill 9dc99bf413 the giant… kill, kill, da47eadef5 kill, kill, kill, kill, 5ee316193b kill, kill, kill, kill, 1c0a7118c2 kill, kill, kill, kill!368128d0ab121c9b

……So, what 9a7ef04ed9 happened next?d28aac3b5bfa59c1

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Hehehe. Isn’t it obvious, young d72b726c22 ones? Just look 67eecdb592 at me, ab0d43d652 sitting in 4b2f5f343d this grand 8d36fac2fb castle with f3dedf6c47 white hair, 5647fed4f5 welcoming you.b91fb10aec9f9704

I killed the giant. I succeeded in 4a05ef75a0 my revenge. I avenged my 5deacebdc8 father’s death.d7c057db85f42abf

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I lured 328d8eba9e the giant daabe0b142 to the c686f58a62 beanstalk. Being small, I 67b754efa5 could scurry down a986254391 the tree like 4ac8808ad2 a mouse, but 8c4379a6f3 the giant, with f6de7404b2 his massive size, 466b5d5872 was too slow 2b393d1a5d to do the 1f34375dc0 same. Once I 3f685f751e reached the 79d1c59a62 ground, I aa9fdc037e chopped down 731cb88ea6 the beanstalk 15f6820e86 with an 29f1cbacb8 axe. The giant, who 5bef0e12fd hadn’t even made e4a66124e1 it halfway down, 6f96ae339a fell to the eaff0be667 ground when the c4b9b41365 tree collapsed, and 7f472a53cc his head was d1b87f3441 smashed to pieces. The blood b95a08b733 he shed 3850dcfbd9 that day b799335dc5 still stains 2017c8aa36 the ground b5f2aee560 red.7a778b2f43864328