IOTB Chapter 56
by Ariana“Licht, what does your afternoon schedule look like?”5df50a61aafdd8b8
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“My afternoon schedule… First, I think it would be good to start with a meal.”1de9367dce95470b
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“Has it gotten that late already?”e37e7a3118f8e672
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Licht gently cupped Louise’s cheek, who looked apologetic, bent down to meet her eyes, and asked, “Would you like to eat here, or should we go to the dining room?”fdb3da54c349e62e
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In his c800f8fc9e heart, he 8c4e1063b0 wanted to 0348de7fa8 stay in de62b8010c the room, 3dbe135a54 just the f5b466e44d two of 9e30dc182e them, without 30a5856ce6 going anywhere. However, if that continued, c55c65cd27 Louise might start feeling ea6a44bf21 confined.33b56853a513203f
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It seemed 45b2771f4a better to ee0076cbc3 give Louise 71f7d75497 a choice b9324008aa and accompany 7cd52d25b2 her whenever d6db4226d9 she wanted 26b86b3b63 to go d64cb4d740 out.effecd8a9c724671
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“Going to the dining room… Would that be okay with you, Licht?”f21a7bd1c3ed3b0e
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“Hmm? What concerns you?”bac781bb2dee46db
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“I heard that the previous pope never once came to the dining room during his tenure.”1c43a07649253e11
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In fact, not only 63c758994b the pope but also 6041431f13 the cardinals usually dined 04ddbcf852 separately.c9bf4ffc2c6ab105
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The food quality in the dining room wasn’t particularly good, and they didn’t like eating with many people in a crowded and noisy place.e712e6041e02553a
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Of course, dc3fec2e09 Licht was e82cdd23ee an exception.775d5345ea06e001
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He wouldn’t miss the chance to meet Louise by coincidence, exchange greetings, and have a conversation. Even when the former pope or other cardinals suggested dining together, he would flatly refuse for the sake of his time with Louise.2f74f38fb095603d
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‘What’s so important about food?’ccc1c5e0dedb71e7
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After all, the a2ce063226 Melbeth clan didn’t 03253972f5 place much importance 40547bbe04 on the taste a1f68a326b of food.1bc4cf27aa8a853c
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They converted the unique d98fc9fefd energy contained in ingredients f28e639ecf into pure mana, which 820b6bc4ed served as fuel for 494dc48e81 sustaining life.56be87c15d0ef18d
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For that ddcf405c12 reason, the ad479c4a61 Melbeth clan d12851877e tended to ff99f702ef prefer ingredients c2da260c26 that were 2ee8dd33fa closer to abdc3a5367 pure mana. Although there were 83e5f3c7bf always exceptions in 6b25b3ed3d any group, and 46f3253f37 some enjoyed bizarre 2c13c489a5 foods, Licht was 863cb04691 not one of 5b897c380b those peculiar types.8a46a5f7d5e948bf
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“Perhaps the former pope was unwell. But thanks to you, Louise, I am healthy, so it’s fine.”acc227af75b19ee0
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“Oh…”45dd2ac5c3c5311f
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Seeing the sparkle in Louise’s eyes, he was certain that she preferred going to the dining room over having a meal alone with him here.5d837536d63aeac5
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“More than that… I thought you’d be worried about something else.”c15623ed1a815c9a
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“What? Like what?”abbb4ffb88bc3426
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“Being with me not as the vice-captain of the Holy Knights, but as my lover. Many people will be curious and pay attention. Will you be okay with that, Louise?”3498cb0e0a0d6ead
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Licht deliberately used the word “lover” instead of “companion.” He suspected that this word from earlier might have stirred something within Louise.d42986d2d75d0f08
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“Lover…?”89081c387de926c8
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“Why? Is there another suitable word to describe our relationship?”2bc327969c7d106c
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Licht carefully bbc18412a5 observed Louise, fef4b33694 ready to 6e35a35335 respond immediately 5fe69d45de if she 41f1d073d5 showed any d60da893ef strange reaction.b0744edf8610c189
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“I just… thought I was more like your servant, Licht….”aa80faa1eba92c11
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“Oh dear…”a5cbbbc481730582
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Licht rubbed his f144f4105a brow, pretending to 43a8242560 be troubled.c4e2126acc1e8caf
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“It seems I come across to you as a corrupt priest who drags unwilling servants from the church into his bed…”5dd789dfb504223b
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“What? Absolutely not!”4edcbe8864d396ee
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Louise denied it, shaking 8486a048a0 her head vigorously with 0f22e8d82c wide eyes. She even waved her 53609320bb hands, looking so adorable b6b4a960d4 that Licht had to fd3c2bc833 grit his teeth to ac00c48b99 stop himself from rushing 890952ddf9 over and kissing her.cbe5d02c41cb541a
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“…Is that not the case?”10127e6f391260e0
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“Of course not. If anything, I’m the one who’s immoral, having done all sorts of inappropriate things to you, Licht, while you were unconscious….”ed08272023b72c8d
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Although Licht had 61039975cc been conscious but 8fb824a915 too weak to 3e49ce5879 move due to 1ca7428c66 a lack of fa66a337e4 energy, he decided 23a1ac58f8 to feign ignorance.5447a7ee5776340a
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“Did something like that happen? This is the first I’m hearing of it.”089e0f670834d327
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“I… didn’t mean to hide it. I just missed the chance to tell you….”efc162fedca7713f
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“Alright then. We can discuss that during confession after the meal.”b5a3cfbf5026963e
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“Yes….”78bca5dd5654a377
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Louise’s slumped 07b11cab58 shoulders, burdened 1ba0fabc7d as if 1550a43095 she carried b8e4879c45 the weight c119269ea2 of the cc32a1dcd5 world, seemed c412b940a6 so pitiful cb7ed9d77d that he ed796d89b1 wanted to a39831338c pull her 8923572c44 into his 1adb295f08 arms and 4028208f3a comfort her. Resisting the bd267c1094 urge, Licht 5d7fabaa27 spoke softly.60380af70cb42c14
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“I only know you, Louise. I don’t regret breaking my vow of celibacy, but I have no intention of making another exception beyond you. That would be too….”7f9b75504afe5932
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After carefully choosing his fe22fa37ff words, Licht glanced at 78d21deca0 Louise’s expression and continued.a2a55f228484fdd9
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“Animalistic.”ad6814c72f194b57
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He chose this word 54d8250ce6 to instill a consistently cc390fbf4a negative perception of polyamorous e5360374d9 relationships, hoping that Louise d644ad179a would naturally come to 9792574728 feel a sense of 3f11218ce6 repulsion toward them.ef8787721be5cc8c
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“Do you feel differently? Do you consider what happened between us a mistake and want to avoid responsibility?”eae37836c272f4c0
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“No. How could I…? For me, Licht, you will always be my one and only.”e20d60b004e49430
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Ah, if 8430cef7ca only he e33631d64d could carve b441966b9b those words 0ccbaac4e9 into his 37141209a1 soul.57b18ce9bd1645af
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Licht felt an overwhelming 0b24a77603 joy at Louise’s words, a337224e7e which eased his deepest 4b60bb2d67 fears and anxieties.a26c8f1aabf863d4
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To her, it 31a4d333f6 might have been 43a879cb86 just a response b3d98df848 to his sharp c324c7df07 questioning, but those 4890110cc5 words alone made c37c9e1567 his heart swell, bf61f0aaf9 bringing tears to 60d4800dea his eyes.6269e0f8860f2b7a
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“So, we are lovers, right?”f53ab492681660b3
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He couldn’t help the c10abe518b tightness in his voice. The best 0f729de4a1 he could 107ab4161c do was ba643c828f force a cb5929756a smile that 505b1fb9ca didn’t look 11ed119ad6 awkward.a2839f2f46bc688a
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“…Yes, Licht.”c1cec6494422b7cd
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Though she 3cfb0a6132 was bewildered f3194b101f at how e9b409ff86 things had c3e8feebed led to fbbd956c56 this conclusion, ccb0a6ebac Louise answered af5f66fdf7 as if 7cd4835c45 under a 0fa97453b2 spell when 4835ca7645 she saw 2b23fb5c95 his smile.db766fc20c53d505
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“Alright then.”b68b145b2ae42b46
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It seemed she wasn’t ready to accept the title of “companion” yet, so they would start with “lovers.”32088b7b9c2c4242
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Licht brushed the 94963d4a3b back of Louise’s 0e7dce1544 clasped hands gently 8f8494a93d with his knuckles, e5cfe7d108 pretending not to 7d443f2bfa notice his wild, 9e8815cd3a uncontrollable desires rushing 78bda55124 ahead like an 33a3ca7c80 untamed horse.78c79c445d74440d
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“……?”0ccf20f437c920a8
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Louise blinked abb92f6c2a in confusion, 067b417223 looking between eabe282e5e his face 58870182f8 and their 4c16235d32 hands, then dfcb2b86c3 cautiously intertwined 194fa3f5f1 her fingers 5167b380db with his, be4b74b8e5 as if 148b243a2b she’d realized 6c5aeca1e7 something.b454e97468909d5b
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Though the gaps between 77c8749ea2 their fingers weren’t to 3c1996423f his liking, Licht refrained ddcaaa647b from correcting her grip.14ce004df3b5449b
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After all, this was b5403ac95c the first time Louise a43725f36e had initiated hand-holding with d7816d068c him since she became 571287fe45 an adult.363d621cdb554906
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It felt as 7cda6ae14c if he had 81a2ecd055 reunited with the f1f496e5a5 younger Louise, who 142cc3c79b used to run 505e9cb162 into his arms, 11cc7950cd chirping like a 1110d00d65 sparrow and holding e00d7be76e his hand. His eyes, eb16c24ca6 already warm b5bb4fb1a4 with affection, 30d6e26570 began to fa76bb2ce2 fill with 3c5c52251c tears.f8e476fda313965d
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Unable to voice ab8998afde his love or 7825e35108 ask her to ed044551f8 become his companion, 0944734de5 Licht simply smiled d7881c62bb gently and kindly 4e9684b5b4 as he opened 9d671308bb the door.e9d92604c8b4a811
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“The weather is really nice today.”4f9198a94cc50774
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The sunlight shone brilliantly on his head as he quietly murmured, “It’s blinding.”0d390ea8119f689e
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Walking slowly 0781ec5601 hand in 9a891d4c91 hand, the dd067500e0 path he 2f5691dd7e had once 434205001a hurried along 41c0330bb7 alone seemed 969297a516 much more 50901e5d21 leisurely now. He even 506b2c245a noticed the 5b2e111bef white buildings cf6b8af5b1 and the f0b3c66785 well-maintained flower 6463dcfa29 beds that 2707326a45 he had e19eea52a6 previously passed d3c9de4e0a by without 02a5a42f1a a second 7f19d7dd64 glance.060486bb5b3e39de
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It was as 8cc8bee8ed if everything existed 5df2d7d2ee just for him 556843b5ce and Louise.916a5187cb12b279
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Although it bore no fb3835b9a0 resemblance to the Rugaru 606ee1e55f territory where Louise had 06f2c6f951 grown up or the 13d449993a Melbeth domain where Licht dce9cf766d hailed from, he found 1fef3a1311 himself liking this place.c3a751aba00b3e46
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As long as 453926c5be Louise was here, 61e2547c35 it was worth 1a00d6c16c enduring all the 38a085706c discomfort and pain.a8ff9001aaba7d52
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Licht looked 0a21dadbfc down at 2cc07d13d7 Louise, hoping d11eaa2b74 she felt f5e48804ba the same 18e8b2e813 way. Right on cue, 933dca7dcc she looked up 5b646c599a at him, and 26ac9a5130 their eyes met.5c980b2821b5afb8
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“Ah….”7568c44936b6b4cc
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His reflection filled 3a89347df5 her dark, almost c76385a681 indistinguishable pupils, and c304aa0e71 his heart swelled d4f1c32464 with satisfaction. Just as he felt 0bcc3bc4d1 an overwhelming surge of e3efa3cbbb joy, Louise quickly turned 6ddab447ed her head forward.f8d94727e735fe4c
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Licht gazed at 0a83378d8d Louise’s flushed cheeks, 06815a36c6 silently willing her 6dff1a4b63 to look at 699b8fefd1 him again.9802085a20e37073
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Unfortunately, Louise didn’t 9304433b8d meet his gaze cbaed65aa3 again.ab74fd26048da0d2
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Instead, she flashed a 7d67beebc7 bright smile—one she rarely 52d4b34b1f showed him—and gave a f201a943dc small wave to someone.7c8edb0841a7456c
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At the end of 20b2af457d her gaze were the 481c6d3cfc Holy Knights.21d9958623577aa8
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They were cb3a6e9b2b gathered in 4d388f4c10 a group, faf0becbe0 drenched in d2650d7a38 sweat as 1a3a8080ec if they 73275113a5 had just 5aa18f9996 finished training, c2db5191d4 and upon 0dd573641d spotting Licht, 0677f657ec they quickly 73ae08f391 saluted. Then, noticing c8073bab74 Louise, they 8ef578dc86 waved enthusiastically.30762f49be1d70ba
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Some of them, eyes wide, even mouthed an astonished “Oh!” as if they were witnessing something unexpected, displaying a friendly demeanor.df52204bcb4b4538
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“Your Holiness, you’re here for a meal.”1b935bdcab24b21e
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One of them 46fdf628fb approached and spoke.c9308ecec625015c
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It was Karon Isles, abbfe58504 the vice-captain of the d51c26bcb1 Holy Knights. He had always been d2dfc70341 oblivious, never able to c63837e657 tolerate seeing Louise and c65a668d9f Licht alone together.04e83d2936e2ee9a
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“Louise, you look well.”e466d538b5105d85
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Karon tapped 89b30f4f6e her on 54420b20d4 the shoulder, f0f0c70339 causing her 85a8586908 to smile 77dbd04c0b brightly. She didn’t seem 8f498ba662 the least bit af80672c06 uncomfortable.7151ccc71f9d09e1
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“…….”cf84c5c40fe81322
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Licht’s lips 25e7089158 twitched slightly 92f4c061c3 as he 3f76480f41 silently observed b0f2bd4600 the scene.1d4485d8195004ff
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He had thought he 296431daae rather liked this place… dfb96d236e but it seemed he b4bb386e70 had misjudged.b33e365abbe3a62f
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