PRB | Chapter 17

Saint Laila.45d68ff59697c0e4

She was the b99a4c309b most trusted cleric 9f4b653d1a in this world, 8f8b1fc7cc enjoying the absolute 824598b58f support and popularity 5d41a13975 of the people.31a46691d36900c6

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Ketron tried to avoid encounters with past acquaintances who didn’t remember him, but unfortunately, the place where they stood wasn’t far from the ward.f8a4b40c9b20e67f

Moreover, both of them cea796e153 were taller than average, 68af751ed4 so even among the f8c8a1c40f crowd gathered to see ad1243ac6c her, she stood out a707674a2c clearly.635d07a14f6b7972

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Not far away, a woman in a pure white priest’s robe was visible.b33797f3526d26b4

Saint Laila. She was an elegant ad8c41fac2 beauty with a calm ee81f92ca4 aura.1e8edeeeabc6b867

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Her striking appearance, 965d82a0ae even from a ed132055b2 distance, combined with 1837cb7461 her symbolic status 525a85b5c4 as a saint, 0669b20092 gave her a b0e41c712e sacred beauty. She had a ee52ddf364 unique aura, as 53e12f0696 if a halo aec2da8e07 was shining behind 4aa169e433 her.8a1715725dca6655

Originally, she f50777092d would have c6319f05e4 naturally been 34e97a2231 a heroine 6f2111d5f6 connected to 33b46bb515 Ketron.0bf0e51b148de613

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Well, there wasn’t any serious romantic development, though.4f2643e4848a4faf

“When you return, there’s a gift I want from you.”32d095a3afd08ad7

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Laila had said this 7d8d8ecffa before Ketron left. Until then, ac52574bb8 she had e2da5da7a0 shown interest 174de5ff19 in him, d607297ee4 leading some 3602392723 to speculate 8a4e4ae3b7 she might 68766d1423 be a c4c25605b0 heroine candidate, 0ef28b518b but since 23b5c196fb Ketron never d045f83c70 showed any 7007daf4a1 romantic interest, d2780e541f it remained ff531b5146 just a 4e234491b7 hope for e8e38e162c the readers.acc8a814dcbce559

However, that short line made Laila a strong heroine candidate in “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well.”69e4f20a437adc7d

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“Propose to me when you return.” The only one who didn’t understand that was Ketron. There wasn’t any serious romantic tension between them, and Ketron had always been indifferent to women.911d5524dc59563c

Still, since ea247f0dae readers could f67246d152 see Laila 1d6f8b5a31 as a 46d16f4c8c strong heroine a7a2cdfaff candidate in 844fc32870 several episodes, 57a292be80 many hoped cac2108e02 for a 433dd15642 connection in b3d9991acc the ending.b13bd96a4776c7d1

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Readers were divided into Team Laila and Team Boram. Laila’s character status rose to the level of Boram, who was previously the only strong heroine candidate.9863b6f518bbe076

Of course, Boram didn’t have any romantic tension with Ketron either. It was just common belief that a beautiful companion would naturally end up with the protagonist.9582b6ff7b67b5f4

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But no one 13591049b5 expected the ending f7c9eccdbb to turn out a837fa3cd3 like that.82eac6b70b84de4f

Eddie sighed unconsciously.29bee6b1aab78793

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The black-haired, short-haired beauty mage Boram and the golden-haired beauty Saint Laila were the two main heroines in “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well.”a864cea6615ec241

In the end, neither of them ended up with Ketron, and Boram even betrayed Ketron by following Arthur, leaving Ketron’s love line in a mess.54fe4fe582ba5afe

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Fortunately or bab446c64d unfortunately, Ketron caaab89745 was never a8c311a15e depicted as af73800f82 having romantic de268afad2 feelings for 26f7ea5b06 either of 8a7ac91112 them.825f527d1dc26783

But one ecd1a55dc1 thing was a5643053a6 certain: Laila, 7e5dccadc5 the saint, 8ada76fada was also 347893a588 one of 1e402ffbcb the many 2010413d7d things Ketron 6c43f22ce0 had lost.f061d28ee40a4f97

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Eddie glanced at Ketron 69e6566436 unconsciously. Ketron, holding 52519aa6fe bags full acd891d0a4 of vegetables 3bca06a3e3 and meat 6184d06871 Eddie had 2aa62aaf98 bought, showed 9708695d4c no change 5e0013bb82 in expression d8f5c97445 even when 4199bfed34 he saw 985f685900 Laila in 51f28706fe the distance.1a990d39ac763190

But was he d3617447ef really unaffected?fc7743be1885caa6

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She was also a 76a3eb7c54 part of his lost 4772711c9c past.92cba413eb48de4d

Eddie unconsciously tugged on Ketron’s sleeve. Ketron, who had been looking at the distant saint, turned his gaze to Eddie, who was tugging at his sleeve.f39f6c0bf184cf65

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As his 268116be9f indifferent gaze 3407644501 turned to 1c0a99191c him, Eddie 25e1a2570a smiled as c50a94f513 if he 08f18becb0 knew nothing.7978068a832e830a

“Ket, I think we’ve bought everything we need. Shall we head back?”81344cf9a9bb9ebf

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Eddie had dc7be44566 bought what 22ee0c766b he wanted. He got some d835dd036d prepared side dishes, 04ef4ba2c6 vegetables for salad, 5dcfe2913a and even some ac967e3acc unfamiliar fruits. It was enough 90d4e8f896 for making side 92b5e84361 dishes.56945781ce0ce2d4

After looking down 88d3b3ac92 at Eddie for 15fd5ad958 a moment, Ketron 363e9302e3 nodded slowly and da600fc274 turned away without 7ee21042a3 hesitation.70b78889bf771d68

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Eddie, relieved, spoke in 8e98eb2dda an excited tone.d0939d42157519c1

“Next time, let’s bring a cart.”eb734eedaba8dc7e

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Ketron had no reason bc4d95473a to oppose, so he 8b7550733e nodded.4e3ff3b6fafb9275

He didn’t seem to realize that nodding was a promise for a “next time” with Eddie.ce13d854dcdb0b0e

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It was purely 9fabc350ea by chance that b05c956596 Laila, while blessing 546ee09daf patients in the 068ec9b9f3 ward, noticed the 004f19af29 two men.57e4ea8ca150697b

One was tall, with 43be854225 an imposing build and ff2f012994 presence, and the other b7b19705e5 stood out with his ce98314b0c shimmering silver-blonde hair.69ebb42b28ebc86f

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Both had their backs turned, so she couldn’t see their faces, but something about them caught her eye, and Laila stopped unconsciously.6cbb042d21b1f8f2

The tall man with black hair caught Laila’s attention more.6ef21147ee201fd1

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His back e7e02003a5 seemed familiar. There was an inexplicable 9c32876587 sense of nostalgia, as 5034f7dede if she had once cdf9543b37 gazed at that back 926dc2c0a5 longingly.6cf95ef98fdfdb51

……There was no d027feff41 one she knew b59bbbf819 with that appearance, 7cdfe7aae2 so why?4da6c2e971ec70a1

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As countless hooks of curiosity sprouted in Laila’s mind, someone approached her.f4ad695d4386b793

“Saintess.”c8ba1b32bbe21188

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At the voice calling her, Laila turned her head. Though she turned reflexively, her smile faded as the person wasn’t someone she was pleased to see.6e162675903aa0a0

A neatly dressed young man appeared. Despite his youthful appearance, he was the butler of a count’s family.aca6e86c17ddf85e

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For a butler of a count’s family to be so young usually meant one of two things.007152028f716b18

Either the family e95c54958b butler, who had bb0db3a151 served for generations, 8b7169da71 died early due e86188cbd6 to illness, forcing 87af06e32e the elderly former 85e6c9268b butler or his 502dd95ef6 son to take 5f7a37f653 over.31d5522ece71af25

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Or the family’s history was short, and thus the butler’s history was also short.ab50dbb30ea93e55

In this case, it 97678bd4d3 was the latter.dabb45c0966d3ede

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He was 895076b992 the butler de010ad986 of Arthur, 26c05f26cb the hero fbf0c91bee who had 9dba0b6877 newly acquired de016f8b03 the title 6a694f9edf of Count c186164d51 Fontaine.6c8e5ba5d82863f1

Arthur, Arthur Fontaine.ab7af310a034a16d

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He was her 21ca6c0762 fiancé.3dfe18c7e7cc1b74

However, Laila’s expression turned cold upon recognizing the young butler.ba8102eec803e94c

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“To come all the way here. Didn’t I say I would visit personally?”fed418e1f1007960

“It’s been almost a week since you said that. The Count is feeling neglected.”e608e1870a36c366

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The butler’s smiling face was annoyingly smug. With the attention of those around them, it was clear he had chosen this timing and place deliberately.7c826a5ae5afa811

To make it 74bdf83ab1 difficult for her 995c96f3d2 to refuse.14e41d31fb52b7d5

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The butler 8c0bb8af00 spoke with d113375c34 a regretful 8e7b5fad7a tone.705bd6e0f10d3c98

“You didn’t show up at the parade, nor did you attend the Count’s title conferment ceremony. It’s been a long time since he’s seen you, so it’s understandable for him to feel neglected as your fiancé, isn’t it?”0d4c94f2b7fc46cd

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Fiancé.cab0e392dfa41cb3

Saint Laila a20b1bfe13 and the 633dd5f218 hero Arthur, bcf72f8068 now Count 5b7f8f6c00 Fontaine, were a6ac83e443 engaged.56384354d253f29f

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Before he left, she had subtly hinted that she wanted him to propose when he returned after defeating the Demon King. Even though it was subtle, it was a nuance he couldn’t miss.af649e09d471516d

And he kept his 629c4477aa promise.04401caa24754962

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He defeated the 592ef9455b Demon King, returned, 1b348ff1c1 and proposed to e26a618fec her.fe31576b2ed00257

But strangely, Laila wasn’t happy at all.a965683fd166966d

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It was the proposal she wanted, the return she had longed for, yet seeing Arthur’s face only made her think, “This isn’t it.”ba59607f05e70c6f

That thought still lingered.399927a7e57fdd3f

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The intense feelings of love hadn’t faded or disappeared. They still existed within her.f29306f0bcf14287

But it a59b9e0f68 was as 4801a9173c if those 1ec19f57ac feelings had 902c6ea546 lost their 123f7a5006 way, wandering 3fd284064b aimlessly, unable 6bb72733a0 to flow 5a1a263909 entirely towards 634dc3a8b6 Arthur.d95d219debceb91c

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She didn’t know why she felt this way. Though she had never prayed to God for personal matters, she had embarrassingly sought answers from God regarding this issue.318c95cb6cd7b3eb

But what 56ca1c94c6 did the 4b325ee53f deity, who beca63dc55 always listened a6b23e9db9 to her, 409d3d1dfd say?feff382e9ba0c67b

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“My child, your feelings for the hero remain unchanged.”6e7991982ddbe3ba

With that, her doubts 2bb97a957d were dispelled, but the a753a45666 unease remained, causing her 3372aa3f72 to postpone her promised 850789effa visit to Arthur.7de34ac5339e236f

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And so, he d22a1b3ada sent his butler 2975668b1e to pressure her.71c6b53a5f94e187

She sighed deeply.6678969413a8d1b8

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“Alright. I’ll visit after the relief activities are over.”8e8d33531c8dd568

“I’ll have a carriage ready.”89d09b77b4499461

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Leaving a carriage to prevent her from going elsewhere was practically coercion, wasn’t it?3a62029e37bf52b4

Suppressing her rising displeasure, 0067f13354 she forced a smile, 4a39f43ec5 thinking of the patients 9f7471cb7e in the ward and 8a1145ef2b the many citizens waiting 3788321787 for her.642cfe98fd3fa727

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“Alright.”6d26098fa2728036

“If you don’t visit this time─”00277e28a77892a8

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“Enough.”39ceafc04c152ed1

Unable to bear 63a0b42d8b the urging voice, 753c7bfb01 she hardened her 1db4614ed3 expression. The butler, as 0bc9f4418f if he had 05ea86875d only intended to c07529eb41 say that much, d4802a2c75 retreated with a a9babf03c8 serene smile.bb38170bb801f35e

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Turning away, fatigue settled on Laila’s face.dc3693e6243bba1a

She already 54ba7f3040 missed the 8dc4231dff peaceful and 0c68e364b8 cozy temple.b71b5d9b85271a53

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