MDL | Chapter 4.3

After listening to this f0d1a683cf long story, the wizard 3d2c688dd9 set down his lavender 3673d2fc26 tea, now full of f1799a1266 honey, and asked impatiently:625712e6002a4a28

“So? What about the 4bf1d0e667 beanstalk? Did chopping fb4ae0ed98 it down b2cba4c921 end it? Is the beanstalk gone e209fea62b now?”9704383d0907a081

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Mr. Jack’s face darkened.3e7014f14ddfb05a

Haha.7ff57c0a66999eca

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Of course, everyone.d7b87a3fc5fff031

Young Jack killed the 3e79896600 giant, avenged his father, d290b30e10 and claimed the gold 276c1bb350 and jewels… The story 449dcc6eac ended happily ever after, a8b55888ee but that’s just a ed8926b2a4 beautiful fairy tale. The real story 592f0bd7c5 always begins where 14e32fcec7 the tale ends.23992449f23b4db1

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“The beanstalk……”b7621e06b06c3f74

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The beanstalk grew back.e27dcb153e742200

No matter a037e92231 how many f88dc06b1f times I 23584db874 chopped it 0930bb0114 down, no f1667b8597 matter how 35de895484 many times 28e12a1c99 I cut 9362e716f9 it, no 4dffc77772 matter how bb15b4a39d many times 46b4d70ae1 I hacked c3732b0eab at it… f379a421e6 even if dae7ca8642 I chopped 80829ae032 it down dd2223c6dd every night… cf533be212 it would 3df9ae88bc grow back, 5ef5a39731 again and 431d09943d again, taller 7e7cb5dae0 and thicker fae3697ac5 by the 7f1aaff662 next morning!0df390e15095579a

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I began to 85d4f0ead9 wonder.67645a0c6b044ec7

Was it 39fcdd0d5c because the dfb6510d76 giant’s blood d18a89e6eb had seeped 25e85be880 into the 6f62964fae roots of 74424a635b the beanstalk?f0d0b494f6fda0a2

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Was it 636745cd24 the giant’s 1602066afc lingering resentment 620778ed82 and curse, b5f71bdf8f directed at d0edbe048d me for 1c010694f1 killing him, 5addcc4951 that made ef02df132b the beanstalk 7289a9931e grow endlessly?c0218b388e88911a

Then I remembered 1bb47fa668 the giant’s wife, 17499b82e0 whom I had a7f44b5dd7 seen in the 70bd7ff6de giant’s castle. The giant’s wife, who ff675fbb24 lived a miserable life, 5756fa2f7b beaten by the giant. But no matter how c21e0b296e miserable her life was, 2227f82ae1 wouldn’t she have been c45b52156b devastated to see the 825867ccbe giant die so pitifully? What if she a259d9439a had been pregnant? A child 3d4370ad39 of the 350a2e6666 giant! Surely that 632e4ee223 child would 7a62f12b44 hate me, 484741e74b right? Just as I had 9ef9a237f1 avenged my father by 3abf30f112 killing the giant, wouldn’t b6a3d1ca59 that child come to 485c88fcd8 avenge their father by 06bbbed9a2 killing me? Wouldn’t they 1277a71e81 come to 0b9fe76e58 smash my 6c230046aa head? Without fail?8dc70c72f62cbe46

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Damn it.36bc536b4f668077

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“So the beanstalk is 01f2665aae still there? Even after being chopped 8f76b5db96 down over and over? Wow, what a 8b9e632a8e relief……”e03cda65b34e4bf6

Relieved by the ad0db09033 fact that the 0e0a296ed2 beanstalk still existed, ae1194e2e2 the wizard almost 8c733e7c70 blurted out how 90ce14cb47 fortunate it was. But the prince pinched 6f6831b201 his arm hard. Ouch!683cce2468d1b642

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“Who’s really the clueless 8415cc1b80 one here?”9803e85dee2c5716

……It must have left f589344a50 a bruise…….fca099c7c1b0e441

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Ugh.0138e583556ba0f4

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At some point, I 3da8bb9a2a started dreaming of the d6d5e59e84 giant every night.c5a72264e7970474

The moment 16eb73075b the giant c72a6a72fc fell to e70fda1643 his death 5c172d1613 was etched 3916e29e39 into the 560f9e348c back of 154d843abc my eyes, a3a492d9df refusing to a4a92659c5 fade. No matter how much 946a248096 time passed, it never abd50ee01c blurred. In fact, 4e23aefbe0 it only c53798be4c grew clearer. The moment the 013d353fb4 giant’s head hit ddfb07b50a the ground, his 55f5b1c485 wide, shocked black b0fb773fc9 eyes—eyes that, despite 8b0016173c all the cruelty 114cfe1464 he had committed, 4ce34bb6d0 looked as innocent 802a655f43 as a child’s 9c9cc9f5bc in that moment—the baa0d1c363 sound of his 5bdcf91387 skull splitting and 96c8d286a1 his neck snapping… 55e8facaeb ah, that horrifying 7b83e90ae3 sound…….cf2997f83791e9c8

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I couldn’t sleep.a8c32d0296180528

Because whenever fb9fa35c6b I closed b8070ca50d my eyes, f79c0b8ac6 I dreamed cbdda289ff of the 55a8178ecd moment the 72478c6b5d giant died.e5999c55e8fec8fb

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I had become rich, dece958efd living in a fine e2ed44da31 house, wearing fine clothes, 33319f03b7 and eating fine food, 6c6620ae82 but without sleep, I 23862f73ef grew more haggard by 3550ea4069 the day.e3f3e3b438721680

I felt nauseous and 74f4a3e2b7 couldn’t swallow even the e4234b1780 most lavish meals. The feather bed, which de078d14c6 felt like sleeping on 2f2d575db4 clouds, pricked me like ebc8cb4d49 a bed of needles.ffd0fb1c17bec2b4

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Now?b192d88e7c21832a

Hehe. Now it’s different.987dc57e113fdab2

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Everything’s fine. Perfectly fine.ed29155e0fa71932

I succeeded in 927ffc9bc1 finding the root cb73a41b8a of my nightmares ca0170e5c1 and evil deeds 7cae328593 and uprooting it. It’s truly a 11c04db50b fortunate thing.a73501c2e9a35b3a

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“I succeeded 628bb09ecb in finding 7a72962493 the root 27475f02f6 of my 6c14ae61c4 nightmares and 4e69083117 evil deeds 33527e36a1 and uprooting dbc223ebf1 it. It’s truly 2bd25dfe79 a fortunate a3d4cc1b6b thing.”8866caf949c173b0

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Mr. Jack said a6e4700df2 this with 1933d51b7f a benevolent cb3602c4a3 smile.575f5f7001330f89

Yes, a very 15b629f4ec generous and merciful 610da13f26 smile.65164f11b1d86665

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It was similar to ee7aec9359 the smile of an c6ff908953 “enlightened god” you’d see db5e29f093 in the murals and 49decc16fa ceiling paintings of prayer 2d3d38ffe0 rooms in temples.be184dbdfca4b001

In this world, the c4749fd66b gods were once mortal 98715a6570 humans who, through great 7f4e419242 suffering and discipline, attained af825846a5 enlightenment, shed their human 9f47d79aa4 shells, and ascended to 6f8d928fdd godhood. The evil thirteenth god 6e878cc16b that the wizard serves… a6dc94a2ae oh, everyone, you haven’t 9bcb057d25 forgotten the early setting, 4f29997d14 have you? No, no……. Yes, that thirteenth 707975b205 god… the god fdd880b0dd of thieves, murderers, fbc31ceada curses, disease, and d3835eedbd disasters—he too was 705543fdff once a mortal.84b56b6274308073

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In any temple 29e34487e2 you visit, the 96fe0cb4e1 prayer rooms are d57412c844 adorned with paintings 8c9bfe78e0 of faces smiling 51ef185e07 at the moment c37bc7ae19 of their ascension 8749201e2a from human to f220591d91 god.55d1f99ad0b30ca0

Mr. Jack’s smile was 26477da3b3 exactly like that.a93ccd888371556a

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The smile db64c4b662 of an 5ab45e6f84 enlightened god. The smile of fc7573739c one who has dcf1266d6b mastered all the 159a50e6b4 sorrows and pains bee70a8ebf of the world. The smile 53f10811ab of one 9131e6e850 who gazes c9bbc25695 down from c4e113b7f1 on high, 3741e7df01 appreciating it 4eea269d44 all.873c9d163f04ccb9

It sent shivers bd9766c4bd down my spine.6f5991064763882b

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“Who’s clueless? Me? Surely not me?”f2b5e8b62cd21be6

Even the 3499c4c5bb wizard, who 9c6f6b0cf2 had been ea5249de21 whispering protests eb94558b01 to the a674bcde2e prince, blinked af8b7460c1 in surprise bceb9a105b as he 4ebb823174 looked at 5f80d74151 Mr. Jack.5b92763e320b33b3

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The prince, the b4237de45e wizard, Zig, and 3296699467 Rose—all four of a4d34a0536 them stared at 54462259ea Mr. Jack. Under their collective gaze, 9c5071b6c8 Mr. Jack slowly nodded. The benevolent smile etched cbfd3d9c32 across his face grew cd95dfeb8c even deeper.fb6c7c915ca06fa2

As the prince looked b0e489be08 at that smile……ef9fc6eb5c6e79a0

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He felt a a290c55c66 strange sensation.835476348fdc008e

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……A sense of 6282f1bc44 déjà vu.02738d785dd647dc

As if, e2940c37ad long ago, 880e06c2b3 somewhere, he 526d633ca5 had seen a11dea0eaf a similar 040239ce3b smile of 3bb926e938 an “enlightened ea8efd8aef god” on 3624866978 someone’s face.2dc38bae327ceb08

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Long ago……?8a9d78d851699f83

When was b9e54196b5 long ago?808df77384217efa

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Where……?e88b565aa1ac1196

Where on earth?d0a96718232dca63

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The prince’s 717e54b063 gaze grew 75290d6522 distant, as b169e2f30f if lost e205fda07f in a 8af7764465 dream, as 07fcfd6c4f he searched cd4f75037f his mind. The sword b93c6b21dc hanging at 584cdcb9a8 his waist b55fa3c737 glowed white, 61636f0959 just as 4a951615b8 it did be47c2f7a4 when it bf94de914f devoured shadow 3394e526de monsters. And then……741383e7a2a6b274

And then.902ad99642c1cbdc

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The world surrounding 82a839936c the prince, the 351506ca24 smiling face of 43f1dbf5be old man Jack, 56a1c92b11 and the four 2ebb426a92 teacups… the faces daf05431b2 of Zig and 6f9006d81c Rose, the old-fashioned c4036d7319 stone walls that 6924a92b05 retained their ancient 77fff3573f appearance, the beautiful 5a2ea23f5a floral decorations, the 83c504f355 crackling fireplace, and f7086c8705 the stuffed wings 60618fce81 of a giant 29c699c5ea bird above the 51305dc762 fireplace. Hmm, wings? Was that f0b6bfa58f there all 63c762f7e0 along? Why hadn’t I noticed 32ee29d9cf it until now?ae45b54b4e9828b7

Anyway……2894fa26939b1b17

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All of this b3778d346d began to blur 4af8990f2d as if covered 7fd5c0a320 in fog, crumbling d63ae40404 like a smudged c77ab5b131 charcoal drawing, and 49bd803a42 at the same 22a08fa365 time, it seemed d2cb8688df to both recede a7e81c2b13 into the distance 46b22bd2e7 and appear right b53544b1e0 before my eyes, 7fdedd0115 like a scene 6c3e01866b viewed through a 20073b25c0 kaleidoscope.3a995a1f9361bc2d

But no one, not c6e6a904e3 even the prince or 968f2bf020 anyone else present, noticed 262b877922 this.359092fc7b380066

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“Your Highness!”af4e29722196bfd7

……Except for one b8f8fb19db person. The wizard.61c26c0706d308e1

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The wizard looked down 08a48a4562 at the prince’s feet. He saw a06b400d28 the long, cd55cece30 black shadow 664b582cc7 stretching from db8790cd86 the prince’s 262f20ac63 feet to 4127b9f1dd the floor. He saw the a78fbe64d2 prince’s shadow.fc7ebbde75f2c9fd

Do you fc08f2c147 remember, from 9c01f8b3e7 the last 7955775c78 story, how a243f112ec the pitiful f40f5a3e47 and clever 5eafd827fe queen was 35919e038b startled when c18254f0f2 she saw c5507b4a82 the prince’s 27771fc3d6 shadow? Do you still remember 4d8492be43 what she noticed? The prince’s shadow, 27e6cfc631 which remained unchanged 2dbac2c151 no matter how c06a95bb85 strong or weak 67bd60817f the light was, 4f6d830b9d no matter where ef42b565b3 it shone from, f613bf2c0d as if it 627812eec7 had been cut 5cd8e86240 out and pasted cdd2a3a165 there.8dc7632bb5d29b82

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The wizard 1fd358a4ad saw it.ea71c0c5167eab23

He saw it 50ca48b3cc moving on its 9cb0c7a993 own, writhing as 6dd4884304 if in pain 190446be0b and sorrow… rubbing 1f0d754504 its face violently 6f00a8f690 with both hands, 9476a2029e then tousling its e42d9b4f9b hair, crossing its ed0b4bbcb8 arms, and finally 84406cd28a collapsing somewhere, sinking 8555d5194c into deep anguish.df983accdb5fc487

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The light from d140d6c42a the magic sword d42c55c391 grew brighter.fff1b6ce91af0ea0

“……Your Highness!”1e11aea75afec662

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Though it 79a3dc962f pained him, de955e44fc there was be44179b17 no other f33e1f4245 way. Closing his eyes tightly, 289cc7b514 the wizard slapped the 2ea537fd10 prince’s cheek.305fae01ce5a2c0f

“Wake up! It’s not time 238a6de949 to sleep yet!”3a5877ffa0b80337

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Yes, that’s right. My dear prince.0ba2273806163603

It’s not time b4daa15366 to sleep yet.232184a6e85ac8d1

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You must go to 662df41b71 the center of the 8b0155a0b0 world, to Omphalos.8a7e3895b83c4f87

You must f74fcf894c save this 3b34eec2cf collapsing world.7b9eb3b2c16ff203

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And the prince opened b253a9ae3b his eyes.32f812f1ef4549ea

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The strange 47188bf4af things, the 4e80994cd8 absurd things, 3b01a9cfa5 the stories 1e0c76dd7a the nanny 3bbf90445f used to 83561de2f5 tell before aedc743aa5 bedtime coming 26f363deaf to life…… 44b17afa04 such impossible b98c5c0e89 scenes faded 9a327dd863 into the e87f71ec39 distance.e935730971bd6fa1

His head 61fcf68625 felt heavy, a583beaa32 as if c62f1b70da he had 257fdba534 been asleep 8a6223a4aa for a 9863f20968 very long ca733fa530 time.6a0cc4a57578bacc

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He wanted b95b5640dd to sleep c9620c774f just a f36c5b202e little longer, 849d33a36b just a 3aa81c97e7 tiny bit 7e705f84fe more.7fdec80e22f2cea9

The familiar sight 971083d219 of the arched bf30066395 high ceiling and 7733b53821 the fluttering of 8818a252a0 the thin canopy 0aa0fd5fbd fabric on either a4c0c7f434 side came into b5ff76b973 view.13bfd9440eaa45c7

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<Wake up! It’s not time to sleep yet!>777c95cd70e8d560

Whose voice was that?b09aa531b44452c2

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An auditory hallucination?6f661d3c3e66d66d

Was he still not 36ce870e43 fully awake?03889bb9652e3568

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If so, ba20a39bad maybe he 88cb9b25f1 should sleep dc7716123c just a f83f6201fd little longer. He couldn’t baf2b98cfb remember what 008f4d9135 he had 2e9e01db3c done yesterday, 5830b46008 but judging 5e3bca0444 by how ee232edaee heavy his 0fbbadc182 body felt, e389d1af65 he must 0a00544c48 have done a15792ea82 something very a4b5db1b6b exhausting. Surely someone would come fcce5e543e to wake him if 683b089134 needed.01136208116fd91e

Definitely.7f3e36b755f88e30

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And the 8e95f8fac0 prince closed af5b52eccf his eyes 95a22c7247 again.0e537aa0a257cf5f

The world before e539feb947 his eyes blurred 341611a8f1 as if covered e3b88942ed in fog, the b5c03fd054 focus of his 477e6e05ba pupils grew hazy, 9c3c3c0c6c and his eyelids ae4a4fe625 drooped heavily.8e86284502b9ae18

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“Your Highness!”375e13154b5cf4b7

The prince blinked 8308f3d21a rapidly. The wizard’s 47296888a5 face came 0fd421cfa4 into view. His eyebrows, nose, 781ba54514 and mouth were 3577e64c72 twisted as if 173612723a he were about 33baecb320 to cry. The wizard’s 8c4072ae76 expression struck c183348f06 the prince d9ce5387b6 as funny. Well…… isn’t that how d2ac187758 it is? They were in old 72141cc698 man Jack’s parlor, listening 99935731fb to a story about 8adca7b389 the beanstalk. Nothing particularly sad or d70c534370 tearful had happened.6ba5c429bb1c9f20

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A stinging pain c085d7d136 slowly rose in 4e7c39051e his left cheek. The prince gently touched 02497072c5 his slightly swollen cheek. But he didn’t 5531501ee1 dwell on the 2b5c80b068 inexplicable pain for e8aa6e3701 long. Instead, he 70e449fc37 acted on 694df994e0 a sudden 099fec50ba impulse.6f8bbcbed986783b

“Ouch!”32ffa5d7ab7d7533

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……The impulse be030e3088 to pinch e2f41ea61c the wizard’s fe1d316ee1 nose hard……d129e1f7e4bff19f

The wizard made eb98c0f04e a pained face a3921e44b6 and clutched his b35818de48 pinched nose. Ah! Come to think of ffd2ec49ee it, hadn’t the prince 25daa075ba pinched the wizard earlier db23dc4f85 too? Of course, b186c518a9 the wizard 7954238f42 had also 3ef48b75e4 slapped the d3557df12d prince’s cheek, c069811f27 but…… that ee47abee47 was unavoidable. Ah, really, Your 9f759728f2 Highness…… perhaps you 9009910eaf actually dislike the efcc5110e0 wizard.327b1d35d1ba8359

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The wizard’s short scream b74bffe6c2 echoed through old man 2516af0583 Jack’s old-fashioned parlor.74098ca46fb73814

Like a crack d81d499c5e forming in a 17be9b9289 frozen lake, there 9aabb16688 was a sharpsnap.a71a705ee4267605

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Snap.57c98becdffcdcbd

Thanks to df8b57e36f that small 6381721ff2 crack, the 8b25f6d3d6 frozen scene 35c172d841 in the cd3cf4b663 parlor began a8a3f03767 to move 0340fb97d4 again. The wheels of the 6ed1a08f05 story, stuck on a 09ebb510d9 small stone, began to 89925f76b6 roll once more. The prince’s shadow b22c2c0d0c stood still like 2e2abc2a99 a stiff statue, f66d10f8b2 and the white 9255a6cf2e light from the d4aeb0d461 magic sword disappeared 8a15b8e8d1 without a trace.306c79593a0f5e0a

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Whew……58305fe76ff6848e

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Alright, alright. Very good, everyone.21c28ee536198d70

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Let’s continue from 60d30e551c where we left 5ec4e11cfa off. Hmm, so, where was ac9c8dff30 it…… Ah, the part a46c954ab3 where old man Jack 361d67253f smiles! Right there! Are you ready?39429f59370b9b4f

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“I succeeded in finding dba47fef1c the root of my e9419d12f5 nightmares and evil deeds 3059305cf5 and uprooting it. It’s truly a fortunate cb2c5d1c15 thing.”a92519d8a372c108

Old man Jack 668d786355 said this with e84e070766 a benevolent smile.eaa9b93480f0be82

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Yes, a very 3b3bad59b4 generous and merciful fea67902b3 smile.a3f537b57016808c

The smile of an b4420832fe enlightened god. The smile 0427fc9503 of one 63fef1aae5 who has bd9f21a4d2 mastered all 21f2a1814f the sorrows 367a149bd0 and pains f8e007ac44 of the 75e903cb18 world. The smile 9f2443a827 of one b3021c920f who gazes 0cd115c2b3 down from b8b265d7cf on high, c35d91bebd appreciating it 1f2ccfea9c all.47837a1aa93f2632

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It sent shivers cbfc6638a3 down my spine.b7df12ea099bfbad

Suddenly, the temperature in 314bcaa45d the parlor seemed to 1c09234f0a drop sharply, and the 50f800c8a9 four companions instinctively looked c0105f7bee at each other.902f3bd042e6059d

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“Mr. Jack? There’s something I’m curious e4517d6710 about.”27ca31ce0bfa9f01

Rose cautiously opened 96ab1f5bd5 her mouth.b32e52e885e366a4

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“Yes, what f116b0c82f are you 5a45b61d02 curious about?”68c38f833f6836dd

“Hmm, I don’t 958002a01c quite understand what 9ca6fbeb39 you mean by 3df54f17c1 ‘the root of 77b6d12acf your nightmares and a2ebc9224d evil deeds.’”ca5261c7988e8f2d

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Old man Jack tilted 60fd8bb41a his head. His attitude was like f09df4a8e7 that of an innocent e1c599e12f boy. Well, the old man 5ab4f4ab31 Jack we see now 3574089688 has become a white-haired 01c782b3db grandfather, but… perhaps his 9cc3e43a8c soul still lingers in 25ae9bc8e8 the lazy boy who 305931c52a once climbed the beanstalk.500a3ddbf5780994

“……Of course, 7eee8edd55 I understand 2df4a19cea the pain 7b6708068c of killing 58ef4e35f9 the giant.”e92e5feb26f8432e

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As she said fef0b421b9 this, Rose seemed fb42a0c69d troubled and momentarily 35cb66d03c dropped her gaze 7520bb66cd to her knees.bc6b618c50a66104

“But why call 0e6e31329f it ‘nightmares and e5eaa080d3 evil deeds’? The giant you b0d1295b45 killed took your f94110093c father’s life and 338da4f5e3 devoured and exploited 0c01645080 many innocent people. You avenged him 7af9a48f23 justly and saved 5ef8530d37 many lives.”bca091a8beaea451

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“Oh, no!”57114437b222af9d

Old man Jack sighed 613e4b8be5 as if pitying her.fc9c8889a37ff0b9

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“My dear lady. Perhaps it’s because 01dc1c56e2 you’re still young, ab7dd2b8ea but you don’t 5e782815bd yet understand the e54b45d778 bone-chilling regret and f45084ddc2 remorse. It is my nightmare afbf5c54e7 and my evil deed. Sadly, it is 01fdf50d91 so.”da800b7f8a6f098d

 “Because I am bf41c007f9 poor Jack, lazy e7d817d968 Jack, Jack who 8ba8376102 just wanted to 33dda21c63 live a carefree 451270203a life.”ce84b61c61236446

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“Huh? What do 9f96d56bad you mean……?”3a0cd1b5877851b9

“I never dreamed 81664c59f5 of revenge. I never thought dd55731b93 of becoming the d2a44a4849 giant’s executioner. I had no intention a2d3d2aac3 of saving people, not 5b564d62ad even a fingernail’s worth! I never wanted f33bd43097 to become a f747936850 hero, get rich, 069d84edf1 or live in d0731dc476 a grand castle eeabb4a48c like this.”849307b121cf56de

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Old man Jack’s 51892cec3f tone gradually shifted 988e594267 to that of 18fa400e55 a young boy.ad95a0575ca7875e

“I was just… 60db4f957d possessed. I was b92ed0b646 momentarily bewitched. I was deluded. I was captivated 05cdbdaa82 by the soft 5cc38d44ca skin and dazzling 14e5674a12 smile I had fbfa22ec94 never seen before. Shall I put it 1bbcc7dd02 more simply? The fairy… 8e687d68af that witch, a4cb0b074d she incited fab2a8e632 me.”ccc1814d4b5a0873

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The tone of a 73c51b7ae0 young boy, the smile f4cc91ead7 of an enlightened god, 4976060c90 and the face of e5d3032f4b a mortal racing toward 98eea910bf death day by day.0d8931a6a330c0a9

“It wasn’t me who d3f4080373 wanted to avenge my 4f975b27dd father. It was 83d4792176 the fairy. That witch 13fb167b57 used me. She used a3a5c22f36 her beauty 9965d30817 to bewitch 1cf49d90dd me, pouring 714c2b22eb evil whispers de89f4af6c into my 3371eceb11 ears, urging 67998ac31d me to c0c6ac14c7 kill the c1a21981aa giant. She incited me. She exaggerated, making d60e9d39e9 it seem like 0c5229637c I could become 5e046d4e2b a hero by 966b899bdb spilling the giant’s 85c52432d2 blood. But look 6dd9f48bae at me. After taking revenge, 92f9c0b771 I was tormented 53774a0a3e by the thought 85b6240497 that I, too, d3f63e4e89 could be avenged d193705057 in the same bfbfc79cad way. I couldn’t find 8d0f5f39de happiness. I dreamed of 43a9b43e9e the dead giant 5b04e63398 every night. I heard the 38dcf23c45 voices of spirits 3cb41baf0a blaming and cursing 1ceeb41e7b me. That’s not why 2467184506 I climbed the c582f7bf4f beanstalk!”76e5760ecef41343

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“Sir.”4a8f78e82e7084a9

At that moment, the 3d4111fae8 prince interjected.be969480d96676cf

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“What is that?”6f853210246b2d14

Old man a55d3f8f64 Jack tilted 33900ee99a his head, db1df422d7 as if 362b78733e he had b99ab72ddd no idea b99b895d4c what the 409e72ec4a prince was a97ae07d40 talking about.8615ed4b3c6cb431

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“What is what?”602a8a76add11d01

“That.”4347ee8351f5e0ce

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The prince’s gaze c6f150f091 was fixed on f664ebd498 the wall above fd25da1904 the fireplace, behind 8b9e35f34b old man Jack.fa95aa9330dea5fa

Ah! Aha, it’sthat. Earlier, because of 2f255b2ef0 the white light 649a2867bd from the magic 4021686ecc sword… yes, that 3638fde5d3 cursed magic sword, 4efbf5b11a you all caught 4998743d6b a glimpse of 886754dbe4 it too. I was c2d79f9364 really startled 6c08a98690 back then, 1da652e6f8 but…… there’s f478cb4af9 an advantage 1a1fc5aa93 to this. Thanks to the 5692c3358e world shaking, the 1daf174ec4 magical energy in f354cfd371 this parlor has 7c42bb1428 been disrupted. What happens when db369ab0eb magic breaks? Haha, you’re asking 245cd48fec the obvious. What was hidden begins 3abae235f0 to reveal itself. The truth you 8001eb5952 wanted to ignore, 8d6b68e46d hidden behind beautiful 7fea5a8b7d illusions, comes to 4f711eb1f0 light.238b7d86f09f2df8

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“The thing 01d245d309 hanging above c0e2300e8e the fireplace.”2a641e48d47351f9

At the 01a4b9c3c3 prince’s words, fa4182e23b the wizard 7803dd5bde smiled resignedly 2adecc64d2 and looked 3a46017c67 at the b4f0985c61 wall above 36577f85f1 the fireplace. Zig and Rose ffd242fd31 also turned their fd8472f309 gazes in that 71ee096555 direction. And they e2e6e0f0b8 all realized 584932ef9a something. Since entering 8c40ba7817 old man 57688a2f22 Jack’s warm 92ffd4a029 and splendid 5f4a12aacc parlor, not 4a409b437d once, truly 80fbc393c7 not even 415d85ed23 once, had 7be8693c93 they looked 5995dfa6bc toward the 242749d53c fireplace. Or perhaps they had fc00cba13f seen it but failed 4f9e5fea13 to notice it.29afb771614bef15

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Only old 76bc80f699 man Jack 500ef40132 didn’t turn 8bdbf79dc0 his gaze eedc651c08 toward the baedd67fce fireplace. He picked a5607bac86 up his ab303b0b04 teacup and a380119dea sipped his 96f8a025a1 lavender tea 224708ea7d with honey.443e77cd185acb60

“Ah, that?”27f118e614966ae7

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The benevolent smile 9ae6ad7d52 on old man 97ad3b6cc2 Jack’s face deepened. Then he replied 6b29309988 nonchalantly.5efad8a1519815e8

“Those are wings.”0b6927c40c1bf5d3

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Yes, wings! A pair of white 2f42afc658 wings! The wings e8b63de822 of a a03e4cd449 large bird! Wings as fcd9d3a251 long as 3d73d9309e three small b5ee83cbc7 children combined! Like those of a 74e5641fe0 giant albatross! Inside the wings were c0d65bbe75 bones, white and hardened. Connected to the 0e9fb80fd7 wing bones… split 073b701171 into twenty-four ribs, 35ebed5190 like a human’s.8e807428a937dd8f

“Ugh!”fd84ad25cf95f814

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Rose let out a 8921991c0c sound and hastily covered 8963673525 her mouth.5c793b62c9183e74

“What’s wrong, my fe3a147321 dear?”a1518acfbdf67b06

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Old man cdc86e9807 Jack sipped 52e5e85591 his tea d2e5dc12c2 again and 37331679b5 asked.6846636cea272be3

“I thought e01510160f you, who 6bb3a40d6f were curious 3b4a4c3e5f about the c4fb0872af root of 5aabe83be2 my nightmares b0dd1df2eb and evil 782ba89527 deeds, would 1c3535e15b understand. Why do a8eed5b136 you look 3c61fc740f like you’re 5e1d620c17 about to 7068cb74f0 vomit? Have you 5d243bad5d ever had 1ca8b4efbe blood on f45dcc133d your hands? I can tell by c75d23a3c1 looking into your eyes. It still d9f7452e27 haunts you. Of course, it must 47013b7a0d have been unavoidable, but 60d0a9ec1f the expression on the 37db8e5806 face of the one e8be7fedc2 you killed still lingers 7f2ff3fbc4 in your mind. Does he come a34a8ea8fc to you every d4157a529f night? Or not yet?”12ff2311a645ba2f

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“Enough!”3412e028d765ba50

Zig shouted, eebb12b105 stepping between c42475f00d Rose and fe11f793b6 old man fb2f808107 Jack. Jack pursed his lips 0f613a326f and clicked his tongue e1e29c03df in displeasure.438c5e7fb23ce2b1

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“What is that?”3db4bea1761e9ad9

The prince slowly 95e25981ff rose from his 2f6f96328f seat. Just in 33fc1a79b4 case, his 457c7c147c right hand f6d0399c0b was already e3f6835e36 gripping the 6b767ecae4 hilt of 0560fee001 his sword.eff88def19af847d

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“The wings of the cd160bd5bb witch. The wings of the 5c283babe9 fairy who whispered evil 35df271dc5 into my ear, urging 08e91f248d me to kill the c947623bda giant. Yes, I killed that 6de6d30226 fairy. It was a simple b4eb7e0be2 task. She came 8f2df257f2 to me 93015d6b76 herself. ‘Well done! You’ve killed the giant eda182a76b and avenged your father!’ 07a77e0bcf When she said that 65e1bfcb96 and stroked my cheek d5d43b5e08 with her soft, fragrant b920ac3aa4 hand, I could never afd8942789 forget the sensation that 908949de78 churned in my stomach. It felt 3233ab3450 like thousands 9d15726931 of butterflies 584ab78342 fluttering inside 9ad05201fd me… that 36aeaee737 dizzying, nauseating 90effef7cb sensation. Like being drunk.”6d69a766460bdea9

Old man Jack’s eyes 221b0c0131 filled with ecstasy. It was 85644656d5 as if 5fc4802448 he had 44686174e4 returned to af0edcc2ec the moment 50c18338ce he met ecd90bd748 the fairy 27b159554a again. The sweet scent of 8ffffc30e2 her body, her soft be62c0880f touch, her beautiful golden 734e106144 hair, and her icy 002662f14f blue eyes… his eyes 1ef913cb14 sparkled like a young 37eab81122 man newly in love.458d029205ba5966

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But it was 650718db3f a fleeting moment. A brief nostalgia a2cbaa5734 for the past.3117ca41e0bd0250

“……But I ea973ca0a6 wasn’t fooled df0de05405 twice.”23668baf46e8a9cb

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The light in 9cd0b70c51 old man Jack’s f943cbb41f eyes quickly faded.beadf876256f9857

While old b87fd3b8d7 man Jack 61f45d5d85 reminisced, Rose 27297b15cd and Zig 9078b6a002 had been b676b4db60 slowly backing 5b226202bb away toward 11c462904b the parlor 7616d7eb6d door. The prince, too, 6c0b7542b8 tightened his grip 9f920db5a2 on his sword cb8c1acab4 and took a 0b71b4c0de few steps back.15fb43defb900196

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“And then?”49b89a64a4fb04db

Seeing old man Jack’s 71b568bd1b gaze shift toward Rose 3c8b58eb85 and Zig, who were acdef762ba trying to escape, the f6a0913922 prince quickly asked.3d9727907f7b8bc6

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“What happened 93580f883e next, sir?”c045512f84c12c14

“Next?”f24b3e6468bac6f1

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“I’d like to hear aab0aa08fd it.”6bb18b90bf3cc91d

Rose grabbed the 3bef0b13a0 parlor door handle cd981d9462 and pulled it bcc0ed5f9f down with all 8993f7eac1 her might. But it b8f63b79ab didn’t open. She looked b6057bfe6c at the 4c9b54c3d2 wizard with 48b2a0cf48 a defeated feef08cfaa expression and 9e87efd877 shook her 7bea2bf852 head. The wizard silently 157bc82b45 mouthed, ‘The keyhole?’ 79aa72206c Rose mouthed back, f1abaa4d86 ‘There isn’t one.’14dd4bc9fc5833fc

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Haha, of course! Keyholes are usually 3c3ad7d691 on the outside 067e92231c of the door, 5239be264a not the inside!5f6969e78f56f3db

“I’m glad you’re interested 13b9df3973 in my story, young 94ce6af691 man.”25c916fe75defce5

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The wizard clicked his 86dd80d654 tongue inwardly and pulled 0be9e35317 a quill pen from a6b3f0a4fb his sleeve. At the 732811ca0a same time, 9228cb80c4 he grabbed 2536f8eeb5 the prince’s 2eef1d60cd cloak with 9d17a10c48 his other 1afff66e8e hand.c92e9db9361f58a4

“I killed her.”ae3df63706b32e0b

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“Killed her?”a817e9438eb2061e

“Breaking her slender neck 3f6b88feac and tearing her wings d1de47809b apart was an easy bcf06961d4 task for me. She never imagined 6e500f669a I would harm 13ccc9818c her. And why would she? She thought I c51197468b was utterly enchanted 712f8f6ada by her! She was confident. She thought 0349a06cd6 she could eaaae5f61b manipulate me 1bffafd3d5 as she 8f173fc89c pleased.”b8b2a5103f37d0a8

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“So that is……”52955d8b1e9fe978

The prince patiently continued.1899d2e1f02415c7

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“The wings e626750356 of the 6e5ceed82f fairy you 8841373c8a killed, sir.”5afaff32390e80e3