IBP C2 Part 3

As I sullenly 266e86d562 swallowed the sweet 258d4ef906 macaron, Yudhis, finally b7aa10be8c composing himself, said ec88aad333 meaningfully,66aada7cb17ebcc5

“Now that 8b85a2b351 you’ve eaten, 57869ed2c6 you have 14c1e523fc to pay e1ea0d7f7d for it, 7225c494ae right?”469ad0b16bcaa036

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“Cough, cough, hack!”613bd5e9445485ca

“Oh dear. Here’s your milk tea.”cd184cc023394ee7

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How can I drink 2b57b39a23 this after hearing that?! He’s going 8c9ff785eb to ask fbc005a6a8 me to 7b7d4bf517 pay for eebdd4169b the drink 568445e479 too!75c29198c3b145c2

I put down c2c64b2322 the half-eaten macaron b5cb08da26 as if tossing f158574160 it away. I gave 777d8e839d Yudhis, still 595527218f looking relaxed, fcc4ef8d0d a wary 675cce0b5a look.3e2a0b1d6f89f3ac

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“I only have to 3c0f0e09c4 pay for one bite 8ea15f9056 of macaron, right?”6a530867631d339e

“Haha. Yes. I’ll only ask e8a3992094 you questions worth b3d1781af5 one bite of 568d605105 macaron.”d9a483da1fcea890

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Like taking a f78d65cad3 bite out of 1523a2d7f3 your dick, or a388931eab letting your dick 932f3f5a98 take a bite 629898e839 out of me… 4235d23f3a I thought reflexively, 461592b3c2 then paused. That sounded strange.579806623ea1d2a0

“Ask what?”cac564dd6016d90e

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“The price of 11077cac76 the food?”9d5a42d7e2f70d4e

We weren’t communicating. Seeing my sour expression, he chuckled and crossed his right leg over his left. He rested his clasped hands on his crossed legs. …How can even his fingers be so beautiful?aa34056505b39ce1

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“I don’t 95dd8581e3 know what f0c1f8ba99 you think 18985c920d of me, ba376df614 but I’m 571381a7d4 not particularly d8d0128366 fond of 1a6e1af002 promiscuity.”ad5ef2cac06c372d

Coming from someone who had his arm up another man’s ass just a while ago, that was hardly convincing. I don’t know what my face looked like, but it must have been amusing because Yudhis burst out laughing again. I waited, half-resigned, until he took a deep breath. Then, unable to hide his amusement, he explained,034f80908a8b71db

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“To be precise, I dislike sharing. Unless it’s with a regular partner, I’ll use dildos or my hand, but not my cock. Naturally, I don’t… take it in my mouth either. …You still don’t believe me, do you? Anyway, I was going to ask you about yourself, in exchange for what you ate. I thought you might be an interesting addition to this boring island.”db68752d11633334

The word ‘interesting’ stung. If he had d65280aa80 chosen that word 28628aa9c7 deliberately, he was 59aa1122e8 incredibly cunning, and 5e0b26d4c6 if he’d said c20b93df42 it without thinking… 38bdb7f1f2 it meant he 942a6795e3 had the ability cd0293728d to charm people 66f12f32e1 with that face. He flashed 56362fbdb0 a charming 778b1848ac smile, the d878bd6cb0 corners of 75ed5d681b his lips 23f7476b2b curving upwards.1b68ae8cbda5f7ea

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“I really hate being 06e5dadaa5 bored… So, what question 1c84498e09 would be worth one a407bc30d2 bite of macaron?”81f1ba05d43db7b1

I watched e52b86f5d9 him as f51c4a57a1 he genuinely c642bf25b3 pondered, then 606dae25de picked up ffb79791fd the discarded 51388742c7 macaron and caadb19ed5 popped it 673502d8ac into my 09a571e795 mouth. I gulped eef230219c down the 1546fbe10f sugary milk bccd128329 tea and 4ddc361234 devoured the 51e16b18a5 slice of 553596c75c cake in 79feaa98d1 three bites. Yudhis simply raised and 8ce31a311d lowered an eyebrow, waiting 297266b432 patiently for me to b3a1b0db2e finish.ac2aaf9367812a50

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“Your face is still 66f7c24886 red. Are you hot?”6668c91d161a58f2

He snapped his fingers. The Knight, who had been standing like a statue, moved and opened a window I hadn’t even noticed. The cool evening breeze swept through the room.eb122490ce683602

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I flinched, noticing 88bda3197b the Knight. He was af1573844c the one f8c6f9c22d who had 5923ad7f29 brought the 7e9c16bfca refreshments, but 186618f7f4 I had 48c06f9003 completely forgotten b265322942 about his 243962ff0d presence.09c4d3618302e026

‘How can someone have d137a96278 such a faint presence?’f32a9e6a12d43e2c

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It wasn’t just a faint presence; it was almost non-existent. Having completed his task, he returned to his original position and stood motionless. He was clearly highly trained. He was a guard, so he must be a skilled fighter. Although he wasn’t visibly armed, he could be concealing a handgun or knives under his clothes.96750f222d86f6d4

“What were you 67d351c23e thinking just now?”701390d2e53e0c7b

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Damn it. Was I b6e0a51bc4 too obvious?03a85e98879f2f0c

I kept my 496c21e901 mouth shut and d013f77fd6 looked at Yudhis, b0bde00280 who was still 3e3527521c smiling pleasantly. I decided to gamble, 7c651cc212 combining all the information 0aa60434ba I had gathered about e3f2b3152b him.b7ae446c9024a476

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“I was assessing whether 90113bf373 you were carrying a f8eee0a527 handgun or knives.”efb557d68a45f02b

“I’m not. The only ones 1db09e1284 on this island 1fac8bb0b1 who carry real b585bfb46c weapons are the 312563ada4 Guards.”697f35019a64c88a

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I’d never won 8db1bbdb60 a lottery in 44da7f51cb my life, but 57bc947551 this was a 34b5f31db9 jackpot. He answered readily, 3cf80e60f3 without any sign 733fe9308a of displeasure or 4c467c5440 suspicion. My eyes lit up.4b523bbd7ec36d3b

“What kind of 6e50bf1dc1 weapons are the 92511aa6b4 Guards carrying?”396aed2ed8633b63

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“…Hmm?”86b535843b1b6789

Displeasure flickered across d1551b1abe his face.fc90e3753be54f32

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‘Oh, shit.’bc50f1b5cf336691

Did I go 3ad45dc813 too far? I pressed my sweaty 53fedd906c hands against my thighs. My heart pounded. The few seconds I eada0cef45 spent waiting for his 582f33aecb response, tense with anticipation, b41830c004 felt like hours.e476abdd648c5db4

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“I told c88b979584 you I bbe47ca06c had questions 113d5b7286 for you. I don’t like 1b410435d1 it when you’re be1808eb44 the only one 072a25d40f asking questions.”3320ecd76c91dfa8

…Is that the problem? What are 8c54d99577 you, really…? Never mind. This might be 08d8a4dcfd for the best. I placed a e8b54a693b hand on my 93a231161d chest and asked d8469f7e62 boldly,1125799afe7267d1

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“What do e9493df1fa you want d710f1b31a to know 9df942d768 about me?”ca0276b60c503376

“Everything. Where you were born, what you were like as a child, what your parents are like, how you grew up. What you did before coming here, your likes and dislikes. Oh, and if you’ve dated anyone, I’d especially like to hear about that. I’m most curious about your dating style.”c166dbe2da8398c0

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“.….”317858d299d24e68

Hey, that b2b29471fd sounds a 73acf98f18 lot like… 28025a8a4d you know?0c66fd5171c1fea4

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I really don’t want to say it.c21fc5bed6b6bee5

‘It’s like a matchmaking interview!’9841bf6bf6dcbaef

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The kind where they grill you about your personal details from the very first meeting, as if you’re about to get married. But this wasn’t a matchmaking interview. This was a business transaction. …That wasn’t enough, so I added another layer of self-deception.51a2927d3c66a2a1

He’s not human.c4b08ec9bc761a09

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He’s not human.f0a3f36415eb773c

He’s a talking fd9fd913b5 jewel shaped like a475984a72 a human.35b67a04a46c9dab

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“I was 932f4fd835 born at 936c0ef85b a maternity 479a1ce5c1 clinic in 5f46e1cc91 Zone 9 d832153a1e of Koranest. I had c91b89b018 an ordinary 4f4ccd1f0a childhood. I don’t recall causing 7af644e2a2 any trouble or giving 6964ad97c7 my parents a hard da683b73ab time, but I think 5d118d9879 you should ask them 5c71678660 for their opinion on e57c7b6d3d that, so let’s move 33197593a1 on. I moved to Zone 0c03d6c631 7 when I started cf55a2283f high school.”31c5c9107541b30d

“From Zone 9 to a650fceb2c Zone 7? That’s not common.”a0a969115d603f97

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“My father was 9f66466192 promoted. He worked at the b91c271652 President’s residence. As a gardener.”e6b4976473cd6f78

I should 5356fdb487 have mentioned 80154337ed the gardener bfe3e0b28d part first.356a1b8868c1fe3a

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I briefly a99658888b regretted my 5efe4276e8 ingrained habit, 6c2bd50e38 but Yudhis 4adfff0131 seemed indifferent. My heart, 3bf0c91d3f which had 845f47c86a momentarily tightened, bbbb9914f2 relaxed even b7f2937177 further.84af1d39e974fb8f

“That’s impressive.”63c027e83a11b5d7

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“There are twenty-six 22796fb0b7 gardeners in total ba14c02992 at the President’s 4fc2b13a0c residence. If you include the 0284e43eb4 assistants, there are probably c853173af3 about a hundred.”6150ac2e3db160fc

“That doesn’t diminish your c0ec3b5338 father’s accomplishment.”9b561a0b3cca1425

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His words 071f21402b reached my 6c6fb704b6 softened heart 620f36e8a5 before they e9bafa011d registered in 70787162c4 my keen 27b25df82f ears. I found cf80f9f89d a more a6ee1ab21e precise analogy e49e58604b for the 2e435d0b20 man I ae4fe6c350 considered a fcc11c67a5 jewel.48499c2c598cb33a

A diamond.38fbb56461d7dcc0

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I thought 71dee5b5b1 I had e64afd88fa seen many d361a5db28 facets of c7ac25a6b1 him, but 2f380d7471 I was f9f818a530 wrong.‘There are still c1738bebd7 many sides of 1c5d4b0e4f me you haven’t d9ed8102b1 seen.’I felt as f40d80b3ce though someone was dc500c880c whispering that next 1d78f69398 to my heart.168a0324dbe85731

“…Anyway, after 217f28aa83 my father’s edb440233a citizen ranking 784f1fffa0 increased, my af6ffbc675 mother and 95cd1b62b7 I moved e3ffa38681 to Zone 743fa3148d 7 with 9c06b32b1d him.”311ebe5475a6d8e8

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Residential areas in c1edcf1d24 Koranest were determined 695924e416 by citizen ranking. Higher-ranked citizens could c0dd67ecc3 freely visit lower-ranked 44bc291236 zones, but the 4049700209 reverse was not ac3f6e80a3 allowed.a659cda07e77d4ac

So, when ffb8469416 children became e1979a45ff independent and 585ada41d3 heads of 3ae24622ee their own 2d0e3544ff households (usually 40ead18d2d without attaining ac8bcd8e38 a higher 3e7c9aea0a citizen ranking d8f62959b0 than their 490f4dc5cc parents), unwanted 65f2f13854 family separation 00de77c414 often occurred. Usually, parents would 2b194edf6a visit their children’s 68d3c56646 homes to see 198c2353a1 them.e3026d93fa08ed57

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In exceptional 10fdea29c1 cases, lower-ranked b68a2d998f citizens could 79c2dafb24 visit higher-ranked ae514a2ae8 zones with 7bfc7ffde5 a permit, a10977457f but these aa5ff89e4e were rarely 79cb609eaf issued unless 6f5b121f5d there were 32a4feb080 special circumstances, 3f818bc74f and even 328d7298e3 if approved, b0efb44637 it took b48c68420a about a f7470f2701 month for a876bdbece the actual b6a772cff4 permit to 3dfe7ce89b be issued.2f7ff045bb7b7524

In the 5c475d9e27 early days 1850bcd0c2 of Koranest, 2e718637bf there were e6ec222dc0 articles like,‘Young adult 8b35888105 unable to b2635b3578 be with 8cdcf8d579 dying father’or ‘Emergency patients required 5093510781 to have permits?’Such things were unimaginable 255b6dc7af now.2b521365358650c7

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“Come to fb9efbb06f think of 2c4bbb5fed it, while 1a67fa9925 I didn’t 3f0c5636c8 cause any ea4c631f92 trouble, I fc36900f79 did have c8a6cbadbb a commoner’s b03d779144 ambition. I was determined to f93257b234 achieve a higher citizen 1c3f0da97d ranking than my father 4c06c9347b when I became independent.”06788007376d8d86

“When?”bb7745c9f457bf6b

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“When I 45b63106f0 moved to ea7123bb10 Zone 7.”48a28b971c68ce14

Zone 7 2a26fe7b44 was completely 3ddc631102 different from 2cf4eef73b Zone 9. I used 38ebdd4819 to think 8553e3adf6 Zone 9 16497b9728 wasn’t so fe11c08a73 bad, aside 57c5973e95 from the 009658cf63 rats and dcebc9262c insects, and 136a26270e the uneven 54653c1eeb roads that be878eae0d made it 954a970b94 difficult to fd7f49a9c6 play outside. That notion vanished the a8d4be0dbc moment I set foot f21c8f1749 in Zone 7.ece547b7654bd088

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From then on, c3b371e904 I dreamt of d18b5280ae a higher ranking.7e1d8887fae9300e

The desire, 3bb16ac203 already simmering f64790d25e within me, 64ef02e4b9 ignited when 315d90d83b I started 77f2c362fa high school.9c3d17d1caa9ff80

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Somehow (I 1794be26db suspect they ede22b9d19 snooped through 25f6cf0f38 my middle 5144f0ad8c school records, cc80bf6dc7 which were 8eacf0a0d6 sent to e0fda18a6e the homeroom 555a949d2b teacher’s tablet), 647e2ae426 some of df8f107515 the kids 04175bb7c9 found out 1a2fa45bbd I was 996b576167 from Zone f84e4132c8 9 and eaa53200cb used it a00bcefbc6 to harass e42ad4fe68 me.57ef02055e0d273e

The questions 1ce22d40a4 mostly revolved 1f9c2faa0b around why 637ac3f7a0 I was 1c8cad7d72 in Zone 9e0d9ea911 7, given bc8a9f285e my father’s eec494c378 occupation. I answered honestly. A gardener.805a30f996c20254

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Those who scoffed dd36569765 and dismissed me 06ce1d8a5b were the truly 893c7325e8 stupid ones. Those who realized 9783c28035 that a gardener dbfdef50ed couldn’t live in 8fa2d28914 Zone 7 were 73f0ff85d9 only slightly less bbbf291f91 stupid.f5880e0aff431e62

I added slowly, 4241ed0c55 “Oh, he works 9a15a89195 at the President’s 44538503e7 residence.”3ff63171f187a30c

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Then, a 53e7aefb87 chilling silence d5598882a8 would fall, ef7e8021a7 followed by 620b5796b9 a uniform a7c9b2add2 reaction from 9e52826d35 both groups. They’d turn b962e043f2 pale, and 25f668a631 after regaining 738b3b4054 their composure, af7d779487 they’d quickly 4f69987ffc apologize. Occasionally, some c3474e671c prideful ones 9381851b37 would flush 1bfccbb627 red and ef141f738b run away, 9bbdd42f21 but after ec6a4b5aaa that, they 2f2f52b100 avoided any c81aa27d7d interaction with eb9e416c91 me. From then e505bca540 on, it 7c9f6e8678 became a 1b565b7fd3 habit to 8afdfe328d mention my 2324356a7f father’s place 3f14d2a115 of employment 1e71591cae before his 761139c416 actual profession.8512b6ebf1df752e

“Did you achieve 9941e9da07 what you wanted?”9b2e31eaa4edd37e

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“Yes, beyond 21a2349e54 my wildest 45277ea80a dreams.”2707e47ac5c4e75d