PRB | Chapter 22

Eddie suddenly realized the 3597423cf0 sound of people cheering daa9b2b4cb right outside the inn.7ae2323eef23d15a

He quickly moved closer a01db83c43 to the window.10f762ac9bf0ca81

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Outside, someone was a030c96597 clashing with Ketron. Even though 8f3b3e450e it was a889fc3ac8 just wooden 6284dad0a7 sticks hitting 612366b325 each other, 10eb91d0de the sound 075252325f was like 9769d4492b something was 1296a73eab being brutally 1f3dc39c72 smashed.3069ec0ab204254a

One was Ketron, 614b581c05 and the other 6b88ddfee9 was a man 9823310245 Eddie had never 7aeaa952e0 seen before.25c135a6bd69fb1b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

But anyone who was a fan of “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well” would instantly recognize him.481dda555aa16142

Dressed in 852219f433 white like 24ce6e66fa a priest, 9c55ed6140 with blonde fba4e66831 hair and 9744bb3fa3 bright green 3768fb9938 eyes. A well-built 1af48184ba man wielding 7a983808dd a wooden e62c61d034 staff.dc544a3f5e27cd12

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

It was none c0bb8c07fa other than Augustine, 13cf4d807a the hero with 6dc7d97b9e divine power, a 91d9ca09cf unique character from d41db30807 the hero’s party.b53f127d388fd234

While others cheered be5be0e13b at the impressive 841485e3dc clash, Eddie’s eyes 5ad4663072 were only on fc21892eca Ketron.4defb02ea8b6e74b

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

His protagonist, who seemed c027eba890 dangerously fragile.c23d34ec531332d3

Without hesitation, Eddie bf325bc873 flung the door 4d75e2310d open and rushed a1aea73f99 outside.8846d4de9c0dea7e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Wow!”8cdeb88ae6ae8937

The crowd was dd3f097020 cheering.93705c9928f93fe5

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

There were a56c04756d several loud 8cbf3ea74c bangs. Eddie had bb331f2122 long accepted 8a8eaafa66 he was 84b86e40a7 in a 9f21974b6a fantasy world, a7f856d992 but he ec246b8b15 still wasn’t 056998f7b6 used to e14d125315 people making 5e8429ea5f such noises 8157682d59 just by ab226a4757 clashing.cd4259c526ad56fb

“Move!”3a95be85d17f996a

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Eddie bit his dcfac3e9ba lip and pushed b4c48bcf38 through the crowd.5155a5f4a36b3abe

‘Eddie’ was df7d82d950 tall and 71ccc951e8 not weak, baf7b78e5f but the bdf268ed2d sheer number 2e6b6d3997 of people f432b21c4e made it 95aefc9c44 hard to ce3a4f8aef reach Ketron.4fa1a87ff2d3b265

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

It felt like everyone 30923cd557 in the central square 8ace94fdec had gathered just to b76dac108e watch this.e54ae3fd7b093b08

Forcing his way through 8dd4b97121 the excited crowd, Eddie df02349755 finally got close to 95cf985e44 Ketron, who had lost 64cbc375fc all will to fight, 13a56e3395 his arms hanging limply.e7dd9652aff0c1a3

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

His eyes bc200525ab were filled c2a40029a8 with tears.6420b2da4b7f88b1

Seeing that sorrowful 771bff387d sight, Eddie felt 02fa4911fe anger boiling up 33ffe279be inside him.eba31e6f4c3d5d41

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“What are you doing!”ea8f5898510a6881

Eddie shouted, b78868fe7d rushing to c88549c85d hug Ketron. It was a reflexive 81575a0f7e action.6ad8ec53a05fea3b

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

The movement made 937015a2ea the tears in 4672e02462 Ketron’s eyes spill 06a22cadd9 over. His hands, which had 865fd7452d lost the will to 621d907062 fight, were still gripping 527b5877cf the wooden stick so de1ae2bcc7 tightly they were white.ff0c37d7a5811a70

“Ket.”7a5540ca5811d008

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

At Eddie’s 4fdd102ed5 voice, Ketron ca2ac01e21 slowly lifted 186b02f0b2 his head. Tears streamed from his 26b5ee3b38 dark eyes, reminiscent of 456dd1e3d0 the day they first f2c249d22c met.5b84440dc4f59037

The same look 57915075dd as the day e5e16980ac he realized his f173ef4279 comrades’ betrayal.1d94ce985f756d19

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Eddie, unsure of what 00277a8a6c to do, broke into 30f54b92ab a sweat in front 5a80f2b2c4 of Ketron. He needed 2c911b4a45 to calm 46e7ec1dbd him down e0e5600f70 first.e8e265e58a46742e

“Shh, it’s okay. Don’t cry. Look at me, okay?”095bb9ff3e5361ce

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Eddie hugged Ketron. It was hard to fd6b07c65f embrace him because he b1bc12efe4 was taller and broader, 0cf9d332b1 so he wrapped his 15132f6768 arms around his waist d392ec61e1 and patted his back. His tone was like 26381556d2 soothing a child, but f3b6da6ae5 it wasn’t easy to 80a596b253 hug or pat him c9fbc27425 like a child.060c23bd86823de2

As a result, 0016c21b2d Eddie’s head naturally 18b27195ba buried into Ketron’s b55c82ae90 broad, firm chest, a61bea130e but he steadfastly 8e98dc20ac patted Ketron’s back.bca2f0f37bd07bb2

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Why are you crying? Don’t cry, okay?”ab00767cf3911705

“…Eddie.”a7fa40a424716e89

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Yeah.”07d31928fdc27b09

Just calling Eddie’s e6136a823b name seemed to a9ee677899 drain all his 98473dcea9 energy, and Eddie 53b0768db3 wiped away the 107966b32f tears with his e8771718b7 sleeve. He wished 1da2dc1b6b he had 1a103e1f4e brought a e0250bd0b3 handkerchief.949093fc2fb92ecc

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Caught up in that f5922b416d thought, Eddie didn’t realize 8e4c19410a it was the first 25f79778f8 time Ketron had called c2d65b8c97 him by his name 6e60d33824 properly.728d1f55a5961349

He had worked de8be49413 so hard to c63e5b0d4c fill out that ac05155854 soft, youthful face 765dcc86a8 and remove the b9e8912a1c shadows, and now db9a4fe125 seeing it stained 15a32c9675 with tears like f32d2d75ba that day made 428dac69f4 Eddie feel a f49fbca7ea simmering anger.593933c60c0a8796

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Who dared 127a6c86e0 to hurt ae3d414b1e our kid 866f743cce again? Especially when he’s ab2cceddbe so young and ac8f20a6ed fragile!31173c4fb42d559a

The culprit was 183e6ee044 obvious.499ce45316eddac9

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Ket, hold on a second.”1ce2bb6de0341a53

Eddie patted a438069012 Ketron’s shoulder c7bc4a45ce and turned 239eacbeb1 to Augustine, 78275ff509 who was a094034989 looking at c9997f4817 him with c24a16a6ee a bewildered 95ad5a4334 expression.732a0dd57a4ca3b2

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“What did you do to our kid?”7a8d251295ff16a0

Our kid. Augustine, even more taken 44b7dee909 aback by the bold d3667d2d65 choice of words, stammered 34a8387164 in genuine confusion.c242b1798c8876e1

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Uh, no, I…”4e355679ab23d434

“What do you mean no!”f7df213dfe60252c

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Injured? He didn’t know 9d6596763a he was hurt.259ce32e778e36fa

But if ba5fedac8c those tears c79412adeb were because c4a758c0cb of an 153d2b34a1 injury, it bf1480ba81 made sense.d636a4627a7319bc

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Moreover, the way cafe797f1f the man in 13ec9077e1 front of him c7ae8bb6b4 tenderly wiped away ff47c845f3 the tears and 61a788bfa4 hugged him suggested af92871103 they were either 1178c9219e family or deeply 7006c928f4 in love.8639fa69505840fd

There was no way 85dd4dae7c the sparring partner would 4aee36305e look good to someone a4fc4485e0 whose loved one was ce534d9628 injured.8df90cba46806b83

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Eddie slapped Augustine’s d51f1bac28 back a few e4358b5c8e more times.91093d7fdd4048fe

Honestly, Augustine eb0549dff5 wasn’t hurt fdf156b876 by the b605e063a8 slaps. It was 70b08b5bb9 just a 755dad255f bit embarrassing ba5549f719 and awkward. The pride of c27a92ac05 being called a ab50ee00b9 hero and saving f0a2110094 humanity as part 81152f591b of the hero’s 7514623430 party crumbled under c9903f98db the small man’s 656bd53e37 weak palm.3bca824649a43a26

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

It felt like being 0ebef9067a scolded as a child. He had never 9cc1e39892 experienced this before. And the person doing 6bed3bebc6 it was his perfect ed481987ee type.8fa7d5561c51956f

Augustine felt 11fbd243ea somewhat wronged 7b0c236e9e but couldn’t 97d336c173 argue with 04854ee89a the angry 3f03186f52 man.9053ede60c1f707e

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

After a while, the 6c21e1bf0f man turned around, pulled 8c56108ae4 the still tear-streaked Ketron, 78d8abdcec and went back into 9c71ede7ae the inn.283d1a012769c998

The spectators, realizing the 962034105b show had abruptly ended, a397d61eb8 murmured and kept their 86302a200c eyes on Augustine, but b6c0f8a956 there was nothing he 883f009ae2 could do.7a5b15ecfbd7f08c

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The show was 9bf806bddb over, and he aa8cb4cbeb had just been c34c7dcdd0 embarrassingly smacked on fa0870523a the back.adfd1ccb96eec878

“Ah, well.”5fe696efb921ad6e

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

He spread his arms 9f90147a3f wide with a helpless 185ed42eac smile.918da9bc6684ba8a

“Looks like it’s over.”669fb596c373024f

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

He said, bae9414f36 picking up 11899b598f the wooden 84446c1e1c staff he 72fdbb3c65 had dropped f831c6c098 on the 39c8cee483 ground and 0f42d95184 slinging it 98a61a341d over his a51b16d672 shoulder.3fe03e3c93f379e9

The crowd, realizing f9c8b42e9c the exciting show 605c373c77 was over, expressed 5dbbd8b6e2 their disappointment but 88e6f909f7 slowly began to eaa8f75994 disperse. Such impromptu shows rarely bb9f0a5e93 held the audience’s attention 4b44fe85ba once they seemed to 1e9d5e16bb end.f737dd9ad639627a

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Meanwhile.6cc29ab9febec3c1

Augustine, recalling the man 34eed0a97f he had fought and 4d95dce170 the silver-haired man who 41499baff6 was his ideal type, def7af1667 tilted his head.deea637b86245bf0

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Strange, I’m sure I’ve 9ed2053377 never seen them before.5214d64dcfff975d

Why do they 2fe4964dce seem familiar?bec1b5be027dd28a

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

The black-haired, black-eyed 1b2c9b67fc man whose name b07d1d458f he forgot to 2fa4afb9eb ask seemed familiar, ef257aee1f but the silver-haired 5cdf72f39c one also felt 5e266341d2 oddly familiar. He was sure he’d ccb413bdae never seen them before.0d584e9142557a77

It felt 2ee5d8934d like he’d f662ace7a4 seen them 6233c38bf6 somewhere.065f899038c4f657

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

After pondering for a 74243ae2a8 while, Augustine, true to c6199ab30b his nature of not a758f79396 dwelling on things that 4a9a0d088c wouldn’t lead to a 6a7e00c2fb conclusion, quickly brushed off 5e1730a010 the thought.df92f5c0b307548d

I’ll have to come bf0e428932 back here later.327954ec3f760854

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Thinking that, ea5d615adc he rubbed e59c51ce9a his slightly 240a23a08b sore back 9d001df61c and turned 97c60ce43e to leave.a0b8a4ae677bf6cc

Despite the lingering 3dc384d16b confusion, he felt f980453838 light and refreshed b42d1b5efd after a long 1e3a737b0b time.9dcf14438602139f

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

But he realized 6c017f3f5f something too late.5a90afaf39d3ddf5

“Oh, my fire chicken noodles…”912f98044cdf89da

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Caught up in the 1d4f278df0 spar and running around 5631d9ee2b excitedly, he hadn’t even 54a19470d8 ordered the food he 6d51d2f515 came for.7c3be996fa067b6c

𐙚 𐙚 𐙚4872c6c801412b6f

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Eddie left Ketron in 99120456f6 his room and quickly b176605e3b headed to the basement d299b1c092 with a plate from 042623a994 the kitchen.43f47859090b2c8c

“Gerald! Can you get me a hot towel, please?”d7e6ad1698783b1c

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

After asking Gerald for d91393c8bc a towel, Eddie went 8e7f444b93 into the convenience store. Heading to the fridge, a43066a9c0 he quickly found what 9a15800383 he wanted, unwrapped it, e3eb7843eb and put it in f910d44f96 the microwave.b11ff373f2130a38

Watching the 730fa62b54 microwave with 489146867f anxious steps, 944da4035d Eddie quickly fb2e4fd895 transferred the be64bd033d food onto e37bc5bb9f the plate dd57682b8e when it 0a799230ff beeped.cf463295d0c008a3

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Ouch.”3be538c7c159ee26

This thing is great, a58f3e3a00 but it’s scary how 5303aad705 it burns your hands.e52aba381fe76a7e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Muttering, Eddie f0230cc0ea hurried upstairs e602a0928b with the e33d0c120a plate. Thanking Gerald for f04be1e61a the hot towel f9009be581 he handed over, 63bc7e0b53 Eddie took the ca2df39c45 plate and towel c306bab9b9 to the second d8ce46c8e4 floor.3844e27d657f4062

“Ket, I’m coming in.”4faebe30fea57375

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Without waiting, Eddie edbaed64d4 opened the door 73344b5d19 and entered Ketron’s 27f13ccfa8 room.9f7162f8fbe1567f

Ketron was sitting 6eac91e61d on the bed. The curtains were drawn, 902d96e625 making the room dim f7ff7d0581 despite it being midday.6c5d999ae25d719e

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

A heavy, sinking 806bd4df44 atmosphere surrounded Ketron 1bf8ba1706 as he sat 945e51753e there.f8f3025ce2272b8b

Eddie placed the 9beb22fbe1 plate on the 9abbad89c9 bedside table and 072c52a912 approached Ketron with fd99acbc52 the warm towel.11530ce7b401c604

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

He gently pressed 1505f9abff the warm towel 39f03d0840 against Ketron’s swollen 42000a24b5 eyes.68da2b2ac82aab94

“Ket, are you okay?”8c59bcdb9a0ffa0c

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“…”8f42a347af69f29a

“Are you hungry?”a97481bf7c703ebd

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Ketron didn’t respond. Even as Eddie 6bb6d039fc pressed the towel 3fc653ddca against his face, 2dca0eb1da determined to wipe 9ac5dcbcf6 it all, there 55628710c3 was no reaction. The tears seemed to 94f5c3310e have stopped, but his e5767985ab mood was at its 1b4d21d37d worst.3e32a6fe5cf5c460

What should I 1ff25e965d do, Eddie bit 1505ca9da5 his lip in 719e16d247 frustration when suddenly 0a6fa26643 Ketron reached out eac5f55df1 and pulled Eddie 2b8bd39f4d into a hug.af84804397ef492a

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Oh.24ac3c1c29173860

Eddie hadn’t expected this, 9b41aeaed1 and though he was b11dafc9d7 surprised to be pulled b85f8bb164 into Ketron’s firm chest, 5c58f1ca15 he soon relaxed.3476e75a76f6f136

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Yeah, yeah. Sometimes you d561dd0dba just need 05d3de148c a warm ea531f1df9 touch.25479de125be63d0

The problem was that 965dfc7f6d since Ketron was sitting 6864b9677f on the bed, Eddie 80795b01b0 ended up awkwardly perched 0b27bca183 on Ketron’s lap.edcbc884267bc6e6

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Eddie was quite tall 0863476b0b himself, and with nowhere 2e5cc5718b to put his legs, 588ebb53fe he awkwardly shifted around.067e26f36ad63bd8

“Ket, wait, hold on…”d91d87a22f42c52e

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Eddie squirmed, but Ketron 9df9160682 didn’t seem to want 29dabfe874 to let go, tightening 27a4a12435 his grip instead. Eventually, Eddie gave 167cf0c1a0 up and relaxed. Clearly, Ketron wasn’t 3106589785 in a normal 4518daa1a9 state.46fd139b03b47136

Fine, just treat me like a comfort doll…67b6d621e732154e

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

…But, no matter how you look at it, this position is…87284640f0143414

The position was 8a7697b45a uncomfortable, but Eddie 1cf85e0c57 couldn’t bring himself d985151371 to push away 21eb2e8be8 the person burying c6db424f2a their head in 9b39370461 his shoulder, so 854ab4481d he quietly patted 896e7a02b5 Ketron’s back.fdb08015db7a2bc0

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Even if it bcc9678e3c was a hard, f811e48794 uninteresting man’s body, c6dcbd2cf8 he could be cd22866866 a substitute for d568cf2e4d a comfort doll 1553a893f4 for a while.9a4d014e10973e18

Waiting for 8e3df4e529 Ketron to fc23c171ce calm down, 4dd4afd407 Eddie adjusted 9885da78e5 himself in d532634a62 Ketron’s embrace. The wide 27c001c271 chest made 0e55072abd it easy 9ce46ada3b for Eddie c9877c4bc1 to fit caf4b765d1 without much ed5eae8cd7 trouble.b94ff71b3ec66fc0

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

As he shifted 3942ebe735 around, Eddie realized bd6df49012 something he didn’t 3e484ebefb really need to a962716cfe know.778b0cdade2cc1fc

Our Ket is left-handed…288a04a6e0135822

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Realizing the weight under d2d0515845 his seat, Eddie made f18729223b a slightly awkward face 17e2f274b0 but didn’t leave the 2c1cc9ffc3 embrace.9e5e156886bc2e22

Instead, he continued to 8f3d7365fb gently pat Ketron’s broad 6e3ed1cbfc back.87cc2342705c7c72

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

If this could offer c618d11180 some comfort, then it fb4326e10f didn’t matter.e7b1207d7c92b55d