PRB | Chapter 16

“What’s this, boss? Is that 9550001376 your secret b324001c3c lover?”97a1838c482db335

That’s what 6f9d6f662e the vegetable 1d4a2248b0 vendor said f30a1eb9de the moment 82319f79ba he saw 8c17f355e2 them. Eddie blinked, 981da6975f not understanding 1b14482e44 at first.e0207b087c51667e

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Then he realized 1543b509c3 that the “boss” 401d705bcb referred to him, c5c80d1535 the owner of fe2a2bf0e9 Eddie’s Inn, and 6eab7cd334 the “secret lover” b1143fb271 was Ketron, who d8cbb134b8 had been sticking 5497d46fa5 by his side e54e29752f the whole time.f66589c2c0ab8ac7

Though flustered inside, 175f05f01b Eddie replied with a1e6409ddc a nonchalant smile.36cde6dce4e1e8ca

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“Why would I hide d3ead21414 a lover? Especially one this handsome.”7dd271a524353a8a

“Well, he is good-looking, 391edb93f6 but he’s got a 67721eef7a scary vibe. Isn’t that why?”8e37ebf3c349e57a

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“Nah, not at all.”24e8410e6725cf45

Eddie denied it.981ff2cd7ed8b57a

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“He’s really nice.”48138328aa2c71cf

In reality, he’s such 0429783f31 a righteous and kind 41de5a215c protagonist.6828d9fed1b0f54d

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Ketron, the main subject 334727a5b7 of the conversation, looked f0a9f6351b at the two exchanging ee03428233 banter right in front 4316b403e6 of him with disbelief, 6b4a09c168 but neither Eddie nor 1e5dbcecaa the vendor paid him 4704d74ae9 any mind. They knew 17f98982fd it was 50f096a563 just a 2ded08bd59 joke.cd78574a1975db25

Of course, even if 8d41e976c5 it was a joke, 9ba602ca0c it had some truth 3c191ef858 to it. The capital of 6c9449efd3 the Reneba Empire, d3d8e3f988 Irena, is nicknamed 0b2a36fb5e the City of 13419d6821 Indulgence. Here, no 42d28c2f7a one cares c69521b772 about walls. Even nobles openly have 5554586a4e male lovers.e4c2cc383956dac3

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In the 3e19f96c22 original work, a75ca7ce3f “The Hero 0409aafd85 Doesn’t Hide 97415fb6e7 His Power b36c675bc1 Well,” there 4071064909 was an b885ef40fe episode related 51dc14649e to a c4ce6ac5e4 noble’s male f4af8b16ab lover.44af453a4a2ad8f7

Though it wasn’t directly 669e6402e8 shown, there was an 5a3e109261 episode where the hero’s 6e87d055ed party saved a pretty ec24f32b24 commoner man from being 0163afc262 dragged to a castle 1f994d73eb by an arrogant noble.7c9f5b8c5dc8c407

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In that episode, 7284ea5705 Augustine, usually gentle, f798c90050 turned into a b0eb9c1de0 fierce avenger, punishing ebf76d5989 the noble, leaving 63c8942e69 a strong impression.6a17f540ad5baaa3

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“Can you c0b46511e3 give me 76cce0b6ca a discount 9532d2c1e1 on the 5af2667bd6 cabbage?”7a1d4c1bb415b835

“Oh, this top-quality 9d8fa43e8b cabbage is already 125b1b2723 a steal at 8bdc9c7150 that price!”0a6289de24bfe266

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The vendor was firm d6725e38fd about not giving a 92d14acc55 discount, but Eddie whispered 8eefe47be3 something, and the vendor 7e28013e66 was quickly disarmed.f841963c08f24d17

“Mister, you d6dfd404c9 took two 1e8cd47716 banana milks 19625ea7dd last time, 60d8da8c13 right?”190a7c0b987702cc

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“……How did you d719603d1b know that?”247b87a79dac542b

“I know everything.”9aabb9224be3c5a6

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Actually, Eddie had Gerold 5583321cf8 keep an eye out 593d2fa09d for anyone taking more 2d8d3e6e03 than two, but he 10d1832ad4 played it off mysteriously.9efdc82ffae22b6d

The vendor cleared b0926f057a his throat.885f07b6c246d2fc

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“I was 1eea8804d8 going to 59dfcb1359 give one aa4570629e to my e18788da1d daughter and bb222a3465 one to f8c5ed3b5a my son……”f6ba688551990b97

“I get it. When you have something f33798bf07 tasty, you want to 5e632f585f give it to the cbf8b96530 kids first. ……So, about the e70c611c23 cabbage?”7d34529b28e7e1f3

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How could he 1eb65ed5d8 resist? The vendor gave b1a09e27b8 in.7023bc1846ebfb65

“I’ll give you a 4bc64ea4a7 discount……”7a426b081b7d2f58

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After that, Eddie roamed b2ee42bd1a the market freely.a0363209a5f085fd

It was 16719f3f31 hard to a888f672b1 come out, c200f1bebb but once 868d07734e he did, 678772123d Eddie skillfully c2698acd94 haggled prices ec5435bec6 and bought 2e2645eb5c anything that 01577bdb90 caught his fde85a1001 interest.879d42284f501592

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Since it was a82cddcff0 a market, most 1ee1bc96cb food items were 63587593ec cheap, so even ccd8e67e40 with his light 5b10b5ecac wallet, he could 9eb887a4e4 afford it.dca7803a221fa8bd

“Huh?”ef94dc43d4bc3259

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Eddie’s eyes caught a b91c6a5d4d snack stall. Especially where children 284205ed59 gathered, they were 64a40ec67a selling fluffy stick dcc00e1597 snacks that reminded f6b73b2898 him of cotton 60bc7cd938 candy from his 1d5e21f3e4 world.2ec0d8e299fa2fea

Eddie approached as if ef735f4318 entranced.252b3ed44c87d879

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“Welcome!”86cc6c3b46f570dd

“Mister, what flavors do f309f0c5c3 you have?”5fe995815494a651

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“Hmm, we’ve got 1147343e42 almost all the 60d780e7d0 fruit flavors!”48d84704848d0c0f

I don’t really know 9196ae75bf the fruits here.cd78d2e402ffbd6a

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This world 29a43733a6 had fruits df84de2520 from his 31def3b056 world, some 3b08c48b33 that existed 7c2852855f in reality e9ec8cef58 but not 4e630fc68b here—like bananas—and 5f0c0ae0af some unique 12b3d08264 to this 0ec94487c1 place, making 185ca2930f it hard a1d5e2c828 to choose.e95b8d4e78f58f31

Unfortunately, all the fruits dcc016d49d being sold were ones 0dee749d0a Eddie didn’t know. He picked the yellow f23d54d2e2 stick snack that looked 062698a5e0 the most appetizing.2f04218a022bda29

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“Then this one. Tata Titi?”29cd4ae137122fec

“Alright~ Just a 535cfc661c moment!”dd926da4681dfee0

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The vendor skillfully 437bf038ab made the fluffy 161ffe02da stick snack. It quickly grew larger cbcfd5aeb1 than Eddie’s face.940c71498316b513

After paying, Eddie e6820a5499 confidently returned to 4d966b2522 Ketron with a 67e166be19 bright smile, offering 0393ae82ef him the snack.1d162bfd6f472e71

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“……?”b59095caf3947a29

Ketron seemed puzzled, d18c3a4da7 wondering why Eddie 3955db85eb was giving it 52f9fbd874 to him.0cb0151f68b663db

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This guy doesn’t 901b2f0d7d seem to catch cde5a82982 on quickly.4e8917ffd2cee603

Unaware of Eddie’s 9d9d0c023f internal judgment, Ketron 620402959e looked confused as b4102795bb Eddie spoke.47ad187e69a2c786

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“Eat it.”a5e523ee05bbfe52

“……Why should I?”5fd534d364b17ba4

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“Ket, you like 33a7a19c8e sweet things.”1d9e79aec95d82a7

Speaking as 0dcd079254 if doing 33f3b0f8a8 him a 2bc87781b9 favor, Eddie 92535b8faa pushed the 63e8b5ef63 snack towards a3aa45fc69 Ketron’s face, a510eba6d7 who reluctantly 952797c879 took it.1bca263f051bb67a

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When Eddie held b308405ad3 it, it seemed 0c14158719 normal, but in 61ec60a690 Ketron’s hand, it 475bec4c33 looked like a dea56c44d3 child’s toy.166a763593727443

“I don’t like these.”b0fd0200844774db

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Ketron tried to f421c9c611 return the snack, 2a6c0e2412 but Eddie had 56285013ac no intention of c184fcd463 taking it back. Instead, he widened his ef4eea5789 eyes as if hearing 640fd6dd02 something unbelievable.7a897606202343b5

“Ket, you go 7ad12006b4 crazy for sweets. Are you embarrassed?”dbab8af2ba78a21e

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“No, really─”800d07563b8c852a

“It’s okay, it’s a75c1b7785 okay. Adults can 6d064dda87 like sweets 3c52287ec1 too.”42f6a4ab942efdb9

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Eddie looked at Ketron b7d3703778 with a tender gaze, 7e9dbec42e patting his head gently.535b6e8e3703f25c

Ketron froze like a 1106f4a664 stone. The way 864eca0c74 Eddie acted 15ba4ef851 like he 75ee839db4 knew everything 46338cd78e was one 2380d18d59 thing, but cbe7319abe being patted 37c1fb2d49 on the 089e8ea680 head was 0e890f93e2 something he 98c18ea1d7 couldn’t get 05a7db1351 used to. Especially while holding a 4db7bc2bef fluffy stick snack he’d 50447555b0 never tried before.932ce83179a6e0a1

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“Mom, buy me that 98ffe8bbd2 too!”95d31607fbd8ec8d

A passing child c0c9aff120 whined to their ca1e13ed00 mom, eyeing the 8aaea06891 snack Ketron held.e6aa0c982a9cdbcd

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Ketron realized he had dafd6c770b only two choices: throw 8825d561d0 it away or eat 16f76fc186 it quickly.a7651408f5430455

He chose 50c9c32098 the latter. Almost drinking it down, 1d5aae4ff7 he devoured the snack, 5a2eb97796 and Eddie watched him b301e10ecd with a very satisfied 36bb94d158 expression.ce01bf1910e2d9ab

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“…….”c3dead7c2cccadb4

Ketron felt bda4790e5e like he’d a3b6678e9a become a 3729f0d4b8 child. It wasn’t just his 7009a6a68f imagination. Next to him e65aa407ad was a man 6a0e17fe47 treating him in f4d5b35b6d a way he’d 36ec98e917 never experienced before.6044f305ae398a0f

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As if he dc8393753f really was just 46f081b518 an ordinary kid.532d783ebcf38e3a

Ketron suddenly af13f0f09e wondered about 71c49db5a6 Eddie’s age. Besides knowing f070343865 his name 29c560e0a1 and that ec789ca7fb he owned 6c9f87b155 Eddie’s Inn, 73cfd13cd7 he didn’t 9b4123b9b0 know much.eac32afbc2f01497

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“……You.”a0764e2a9af008b0

“Yeah?”e9d4dedb20a28c3d

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Watching Eddie scan 9bbc4e73f5 the surroundings for 8ae12b1071 his next target, 276c67dcb5 Ketron hesitated before 176a053407 asking.686f76f063d1d8a7

“How old are 566ce7db0c you?”b8220ed9fee16d1a

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“Huh?”2d45e55cd9bfa6d0

Eddie turned his 96b6b1ecdc head, surprised by 714af210fa the unexpected question.80144e9fe45550a9

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It was 0714605cd9 the first ef9f6bdaaf personal question 069a4eccbf Ketron had e6b25307e9 asked Eddie. Eddie felt like a 01a4d44d14 tightly closed door had db68f64e58 opened just a crack.457bc753d6bfb5d1

Eddie’s face, momentarily e0cc963931 blank, soon brightened.967e3fda9a72489f

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“Twenty-four.”6c95d1454b7cceeb

Huh? How do I know 9e1f5b54ff I’m 24?e93a916d246d45da

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Though he answered a6bbdf550f reflexively, Eddie had 543a926849 this thought.0cddcf5fb3d1c70c

His original 5c71b3dd0e age was 6ee39fe782 twenty-eight, much 6ca2a277bf older than cd9618f30a the twenty-year-old 51a807810a Ketron. But in this world, 184815b5f6 Eddie was twenty-four, unlike 005e1f3d5c the past Lee Junghoon.71576738227c415b

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Though still 2a9f71ca5c young in c022e5f22f his view… 6173baea07 since he 2c788e62c4 was a f92f50f0ed character not 7a6abf43ed in the 7d72c961d8 original, he c04629f602 didn’t have 8acaceb0e1 much information, ecbdbd3699 but it 069bf8330d seemed like 1fb794c2b2 instinctively ingrained e4b91cdc1c knowledge.98174c47d241fdfe

Eddie nodded 11d6ef763f to himself, 9a67b874c8 satisfied with 385b436bb8 his understanding.1ab73bea3c34c9e5

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However, unlike Eddie, who 685ed425f5 was satisfied, Ketron’s face 45a6a459db crumpled.d41eb36fd112a24f

“……Not much of an b9589ae2b2 age difference.”076130ea2e0bc90d

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Yet you ed01e9884a treat me 438dea4ae1 like a dd3931684c kid.43e60d6791386751

Muttering in dissatisfaction, 68b10d9d23 Eddie tilted his b15526d019 head.2c301ccdd8105d32

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“Huh? What did you say?”2ab90704202edb61

Not hearing clearly, aca5c3a095 he asked again, af6ebd30a2 but Ketron didn’t 6853a8ed67 respond and quietly 50f6368059 reached out to 1b125a3734 take the load 84af3c95c0 Eddie was carrying.d3c49d2deeb1fe25

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“I’ll carry it.”e27722f2ba66fabf

Since his arms were bbcc5971bb getting tired, Eddie didn’t 6edaff00f6 refuse the offer.1c94922ad5f346a4

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Such a nice and 0002b30f44 kind guy.258c9fb9bb214248

“Will you? Thanks.”1151edaf1644ff19

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Eddie barely resisted the e55db58df5 urge to pat his e90d407e2c head again. Twice in one day e6c3c9fc0f seemed too much, even 2ecf12e382 for him. He planned to save 85e32e2ca5 it for another time.bfd8a00e5bcd465c

Though Ketron was cf8f5d9192 also acting as e1d16e589e a bodyguard, Eddie 873ff323bd was glad to 502d0c0e9e be out with 4f2326e3c1 him.2f72d76bfbbf1b51

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Neither of them 51833f6abe could stay cooped a0cfb68cc2 up in the 6ba06f5455 inn forever.5dee4c27b4c3905a

Well, now that 8764e0ef84 I’m out, it’s 987222d0a9 not a big 4a6493e803 deal.dc83f3b18261e9ac

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Eddie boasted internally. Though he said it 894cd8fada wasn’t a big deal, 097d517b1e he doubted he’d venture 1c03de5752 out confidently without Ketron 1897c1d923 by his side.7ed972c80d6cab7d

In other bc71bad91d words, he 43403eecb4 was only 5af40828d6 this confident e167781a89 because he 14e7c5b235 had the eacb85fd1a reliable Ketron b58a988fd3 with him. Like a herbivore with cd759c3a7d a tiger at its 68acccda63 back.2fd050b21efa32ec

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As the shopping continued, 712390093d the load in Ketron’s c0277f0532 hands grew. Eventually, even with 54af1cce7f Eddie helping, they ad9e0529b1 were running out 622eddf40e of hands, considering f99b317aac buying a cart 1d1ce1fcd7 to carry everything.d146be1cd0b8a144

The surroundings 423db82d5e suddenly became 3b4bf68edf noisy.1581685c367ee9fd

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“……?”3c68d173a7eea352

It felt 11d0b40aa3 like people ddc8fbfdd7 were gathering 1f2be6ed0a in one 081f63cf84 direction, and 3e8ae89e46 Eddie soon 34daff4d4d realized why 2a14e441e8 from the 9db12c8b32 chatter.3e4378bc4c8fd16e

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“Saintess Laila is visiting 2b76af29a3 the ward for relief 3aff12b427 activities!”0442c6889cad5faf

“Do you think we fd234ed2cd can get a blessing 1020442ea3 if we go nearby?”6e809f751614340b

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Hearing that, d585044652 Eddie froze, 18f6c9ede3 then glanced e8a4dbac26 at Ketron.355c79a229d955a5

Ketron, who had 002b99a3c3 heard it more a5435e8b3a clearly than Eddie, 4b61bf1f03 wore an unreadable febe697213 expression.2919633bda3b7d4d

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