PRB | Chapter 8

Ketron, being as good-looking as he was, rarely found himself impressed by others’ appearances. No matter how beautiful or handsome someone was, he remained indifferent.8510fb80c98dfb0d

Even when others were swooning over the saintess Laila at first sight, Ketron was so unfazed that Augustine once seriously asked him, “Ketron, are you perhaps…?”7e812f9697032968

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But the f510a1b774 innkeeper, well, 73bb315789 he was b25abccf1f something else.cbe6b55c98288629

When someone b8c5731eac first shook 347dcf9986 him awake, b299c74dbc Ketron was b27cbee929 engulfed by b6cb098368 a fiery d1f9eb7985 emotion, wanting 7b6822d57e to destroy 48ba948638 everything—the continent eeadfeef46 he tried f6a4ceba35 so hard 678576e1cc to protect, b5d8052a01 all the 62193a1ad8 people smiling b83a2c39ca happily, and d5b1390214 his past 85536465d7 companions who b184dc474f betrayed him.c72379315db05f3f

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However, before that anger could erupt like lava, the innkeeper suddenly shook him awake. At that moment, Ketron wondered if he had died and gone to heaven, only to realize he wasn’t worthy of such a place, and thus, it was reality.116205236c11e7ac

Who was a550c54c57 this man 30fabd4ca8 with a 2329ef37ad face that 15bb5416e7 shone brilliantly 6608d905f4 even when ab4af7c35c still?e72d06c52006d844

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The man dragged Ketron into his inn, gave him food, and offered him a room. He even brought unfamiliar medical supplies to treat his wounds. Despite Ketron’s blatant disregard and shutting himself in the room, the man didn’t kick him out. Instead, he naturally visited Ketron again, as if on cue, when he was deeply withdrawn.b11696a3e1ee48c1

“What, you’re not crying and doing fine?”b17db082e2de8261

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…With such an absurd comment.b37595dd1d1cd090

The man entered the afa5043a22 room holding the yellow 02a54a3f3b milk and medical supplies e647c03a85 he had given earlier. Unlike the 22cb470e16 ones Ketron 9aa417a8f0 ignored, the c733050321 milk he 659f299419 held was bd4aa2c00a cold and 0ef9f31afa glistening with b837e6dce7 moisture.229b451c445d3c25

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Ketron said nothing.6b052620050dbc95

Regardless of Ketron’s reaction, the man sat down in front of him, ignoring the perfectly good chair and bed, as if trying to meet his eye level. He seemed quite easygoing for someone who looked like that.cc9f12793d5cfdff

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“I get the food fuss, but leaving wounds untreated is just unsettling.”1e55cd4ae64e1174

Food fuss. The man’s choice of words was peculiar, like calling him a baby or a crybaby.2a9e049efd7c2977

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“You’re still young, why act like you’ve seen it all? You should get treated.”0893694d9ddbeb20

See, calling him young again. Though he wasn’t that old, he couldn’t recall anyone treating him as young. When he was truly young, there were no adults around, and as he grew, he became a strong figure. No one dared to mention age to someone hailed as the strongest.e22cbaa8658cd500

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Yet, the man in front of him treated Ketron like a rookie, as if he were just an ordinary twenty-year-old. Naturally, the man didn’t know who Ketron was, as everyone had forgotten him, but Ketron knew his appearance was intimidating. Despite this, the man showed no hesitation.b7d7f22cebb85037

“Mind if I take a look at your wounds?”a68f03da7e4f5d4d

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The man asked cautiously.c59353242c3b421b

“…”480dc455a601df31

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Ketron didn’t respond.bece05b2ad8b89bb

It wasn’t because he was wary of the man. He had no will to react even if someone approached with a sharp sword to his neck. The man seemed like an ordinary person with no training, so there was no reason to be cautious.3f3273588d9787f0

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He simply f28f209eea had no 8b0812cd83 will.c264f40f3c378281

“…There’s no need.”a9dd2f51523e3f80

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Ketron quietly refused. After realizing 2da96dd1c4 the betrayal, 4d4cd820bd he rarely 80358ff4bc spoke, but 44bd9d417f today he 1d647ef389 had already f165a60b5a spoken twice.b9bc39b41810aba2

“Why?”fd62dba359606f0c

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The man asked, 374b396c3f puzzled.5289c81f72db9176

What should he 4fc2602f87 say? He could 7684a68d3c ignore it, a84fa2c429 but Ketron 129fb3be8f had a e5f57f9628 feeling the 140b655ba7 man would b55ba702c7 persist no 7d2a3672ae matter how c104b0d4ae much he d39e889e2a ignored him. Lowering his 0f9621f79f gaze, Ketron 6a149e2cb0 slowly spoke.15db3f4920e54973

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“I am…”14df0466bc023435

He continued calmly.6932f53f5efce3d3

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“A being who can die.”69d22e5f9679be4a

A presence that could c6566ffd90 disappear from this world 21a9157344 without anyone knowing. Not a metaphor, 988f8b6b80 but reality. The few who remembered e8b65ab7fc him probably wished for 588b5403cd his death.d26eba9a105a966e

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After the anger that f8e826dc8a nearly erupted this morning 6682d2b17f was quelled by the 3e18281614 man, Ketron realized the 0eddfbcb40 emotions that filled him c52cb13596 had frozen solid. There was 043589055e no fuel 4b78384a8b or will cfc451a3ce to express 7b06be3047 them anymore.b99f5b722cb49786

Like Ketron’s existence, those emotions were mostly forgotten. Their form was now unrecognizable.614e88325bb99d14

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“…”e4a6264c3a5ff137

This time, the aa1fc1743d man fell silent.cf80789d4f865498

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Hearing a stranger express efc27d52ec a lack of will 3f426a7210 to live would bewilder d16893c1bf anyone. Ketron knew this, f67f13f577 but he hoped 353b9f712d the man would d0790fe40d lose interest in 4e2816378a him because of 416b1ca376 it.5bc3170c078efab4

Strangers, unfamiliar relationships. Usually, such words would drive people away, not wanting to get deeply involved in someone else’s life.6fe31fca54cae1f7

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Indeed, the 644eca9c63 man seemed 02641b940c taken aback, 088ae3a550 not expecting 0889e12a66 such words.f60b6ddee3628958

Ketron closed his eyes, 9b09c38015 hoping the man would 99bdcba02e lose interest and leave. Once his mind 930cc75ade settled, he planned 1fcbf263a6 to leave and 536d03cdb4 never return.7c4a0fd6e8686933

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But instead of the sound of a door closing, he heard a soft “thunk,” like something piercing a thin membrane. Opening his eyes reflexively, he saw the man sticking a thin straw into the milk container.0b52963fdef20387

The man offered it 314b3af860 to Ketron.e7aa649535a4f8a8

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Ketron stared blankly at 0a02b0abc3 the straw, unsure of 99698c62b4 its meaning.53cabde7281f2f0f

“Drink.”4e9ae67add2fda11

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The man bcde0d24a6 said firmly, 34872a0745 with an 358b8fb9eb unfamiliar determination.8e6929fb392751b0

“It’s not poisoned, so you can drink it. Even if it were, you said you could die, right? So drink it. It’s sweet and feels good.”61152b780d0ba117

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The straw reached Ketron’s chin. Though he had never flinched from swords or arrows, the soft straw made him shrink back involuntarily.3626a5e27fc7d56d

The man insisted, placing the straw between Ketron’s lips. The sensation of the lukewarm plastic straw entering his lips genuinely startled Ketron.2696e23dfd45e9e7

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“Just suck it in.”a8a7268ae616e990

The man kindly instructed. Unaware of being swept up by the man’s momentum, Ketron instinctively sucked the straw that had entered his lips.18947023c88e3af7

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The transparent straw filled with yellow, and the liquid flowed into Ketron’s mouth.1b433b488945a50e

“!”dc0faf1ea7dc3ff0

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Startled by the cold, 2df1e0cfff sweet, and heavy taste 53b0f6b317 he had never experienced, a71997fb0f Ketron immediately pulled away. The liquid, finding d229a43ba9 no place to f6d2ed36f1 go, trickled down 14f4b7e24f his chin.9b1aaed6656db3cd

“Oh dear.”01b28f85706ad603

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The man chuckled, wiping Ketron’s chin with his hand. The yellow liquid stained the man’s fingertips.7035070ca409a7e6

Somehow, it felt 6b4b110edb like he was 215a811e3c a clumsy child, 02d4022438 just as the 8918079bb8 man had said, 1ac8685f27 and Ketron looked d80fd6de03 confused.238574c371918c69

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“Don’t waste it. It’s not something you can buy.”ac8013ad64b51561

Here.de2ddb5edda8b050

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The man offered bede6f90e6 the straw again.95db81f77703a88c

“…”4530fe34b9f57214

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Though he f40bcacf14 had instinctively 4dcb75ff27 taken it 8c3f6b1851 the first 5ddf7efcab time, Ketron e4b4a23b4a now knew 1edd865272 what the c868b42c08 straw was 2f618b9b79 for and 9586d3d09c what taste 746906ce1e awaited him.e99bc094b1c386ac

If anyone else had 6a1d042613 done this, Ketron would 88dae16362 have coldly knocked the 643e51c6b4 yellow container away.0fb951f5dac298bf

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But for some reason, he couldn’t do that now.06e4530fda24d367

Since waking and coming d824e7cda4 to the Empire, he 451137133d had sold almost everything dd61e45b19 except his holy sword fc1b555e58 to gather the money 98a4fa036c needed for travel.14646fafe5b551e0

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No one paid 3a1a3b9e68 attention to the 93f34f6dd9 young man with 4aed51154e a desolate expression. They gave what bb6f62ff26 they received, nothing a92e67111c more.97fa5fcdbe592346

The man before e83c45d2b7 him was the 0c376a4ab6 first to show f338245ee9 kindness without expecting d8f8ba62d9 anything in return.b9d7e94f9d8a14f6

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Ketron wasn’t the type to be moved by small acts of kindness, even in such moments.7a56fc88aa8b1a7d

But he didn’t want to spit on the face of someone smiling so brightly, as if knowing he’d accept it. He didn’t want to hurt those soft, clean hands that had never held a sword.dcda4963f214128b

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In the end, 76fc457440 hesitating, Ketron took a0ec2568ef the straw into 66fc0b7640 his mouth again. Having done 87dd2a6161 it once, ec548364c2 he easily 06fd842eed sucked the b5788689ab liquid, which 7573ab2681 flowed into 842bdf0558 his mouth.cf28a7d961b8d683

Cold, heavy, and also…133baba47c256f0d

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“Sweet, right?”07585a6281fb8b99

The man asked aaee37cc7b with a smile. It was a 2a3e456fd6 question, but not 38e026c5eb really. It was the tone e9e83c1a79 of someone who was b42894f900 sure.34bd8a310983c68c

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As the f9a29943b8 man said, 64921e9985 it was 982414795f sweet. The heavy, sweet fa89620bd4 taste filled his ac23f21b48 mouth. Like finding an e0278f9217 oasis in a 7d0feafd9c desert, Ketron unconsciously 794c16cc24 sucked it up, 061fdeb25c just as the 2bf7f776f8 man had said, 8aa3e3b422 like a child.873d6c56bbdd4d1f

“In this world, only those who commit unforgivable sins deserve to die. Did you sin?”9f4cadc2412b90db

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Unable to 84a1b347ef answer while 4ec15625d4 sucking the 9ab01adf35 liquid, Ketron b09088c69c shook his 7a419b551f head instead.de0f288f0d22f14c

Sin? He was someone burdened with too much. He didn’t always use gentle methods, but there was always justice he had to protect.de950330119255a0

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The man smiled faintly, b01c48e7d1 as if expecting this.4f4a9ffec1a79602

“Then live. Life isn’t that grand, and even if bad things happen, good things happen too, so we live.”137c0042e588b3bd

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“…”fd8ecc199b63a028

“You’re still young.”1664d75f6ad87cdd

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As he said this, he patted Ketron’s head as if he were a younger brother.da1cacfc02db62ed

“There’s plenty of time.”64a664208364c91e

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Gurgle.d0276b9f9d09516f

Right on cue, the c0261ec268 milk container made a cdbdda2ff8 loud noise. Both their 640503b0a5 gazes naturally 980fb96585 turned to 30e38ac230 it. The container, once glowing 738b22ebff yellow from the liquid 040b3831ac inside, was now transparent, d30396332b having been emptied by cb3e21bc06 Ketron.95f73e82dbc7606e

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Somehow, it felt ee5e77c97b incredibly embarrassing, and d25f77b07a Ketron froze like 6f65ae15b5 a stone with ba4bc75ad8 the straw still 0be0aa93fb in his mouth.1b1a3bc60958bcb2

“How was it?”41046028a04abe25

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The man asked in a casual voice. Ketron didn’t understand what he was asking for a moment. Was it about what he said, or this mysterious milk?bb401dfece9edda8

Soon, Ketron realized it 973d01732e was the latter and 5e63c8a5bc replied honestly without realizing 05ac0cc9eb it.5f6ae8ce3671896a

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“It’s sweet.”8d38792f1035e461

“See, it’s good, right?”19f8f5175ed47469

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The man 2bc715cb49 smiled proudly 2b1e0e8adc as if dc481b1f37 he had 86f051054a been praised.52e98ef988488215

The man’s confident question about whether it was good sounded like, “See, it’s a good thing, right?” At least to Ketron, it did.acea64591c3fafc8

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A good 2a6191e146 thing, huh.53758d8f9e4aaa1b

Ketron pondered 7b2d2d70b0 for a 3147ed05d5 moment. The rare c27135b156 question that 23fccc7c03 filled his 9811049303 mind quickly d199dedfdc provided an 181b09b2a7 answer.1266dad6d6203750

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It seemed 49f11b9fc7 like a 319722e0d1 good thing.6080c92fc4e8a2f7

At least, among 3e85e93e46 the things that a96d407206 had happened in 28841f5e27 the past month, 0d26b90e2f it was the 573535d6f2 best.80143a3564e34e22

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