BVGW Chapter 14

The village we 44c26a6de7 passed on the b875709dcc way to the f116dec3a7 wolf territory was 8fa3be3224 an utterly peaceful 4093dfa3f8 sight.8e77cd97bd3e2366

Unlike the sheep 2c815c292a territory, where the 900bcf7515 streets were clean ba5b9aeaea and in harmony fe6f9cdbf9 with nature, this 35d38a1972 place was well-designed ac17d8db26 with a square a5000d0601 at its center.5bbacd1dde4af5da

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The roads were neatly b7cf37b4de maintained, and the colorful ce2379f439 houses were harmoniously arranged, c521abd785 resembling a piece of d391ce755c art.ee92d6619839c9e1

So far, so good.49785e45dfcbfc17

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For someone like me, d5a98b1665 who had never left 6690272f15 the sheep territory, it f96bd889d5 was a refreshing view.b5527eea532417d1

“Welcome!”e4b6a17a63451083

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As we opened 43df9b83a0 the door to 94805fb615 a noticeable inn, 4b9a8e284e the owner greeted 3cd5edae4f us warmly with 96c3e495ce a friendly smile.ae51f11c5536f90b

Yes, everything was 298b989d32 fine up to d3e33e95c0 this point. A large and clean a715ebe0d9 inn was certainly better f6478d7ea6 than an old, shabby ea51d0391e one.f2ad5ac104cb7351

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The problem was…1aeae4a3f1af5a16

“Oh my, it’s been b7f5abf07e a while since we’ve ac65f41bff had a family as 0c6adf4f34 guests. Is the child b03ffb82c1 on your back 917c5cb295 your son?”9c3c6719eb8bc354

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The innkeeper’s sharp 3993436597 fangs, visible every cee74a4e8a time she spoke, 4414b95ffa naturally made a a4d7b1c622 herbivore like me e668b89c97 shrink back. Her dazzling, predatory 6d2c24b439 face only added e5e80634bf to the effect. She had the typical 6ef4b965ce appearance of a carnivorous 7f7356d712 beastman.8a0be1e9f2391c1b

The innkeeper had b4d786c4ae orange hair and e15a8a860e eyes, a beauty 7fa07a1ad9 mark under her dfb77b781c eye, and an 672b4bdd9d enchanting smile that 27787847ee seemed capable of f6877abb71 seducing any beastman.f7d39a35f0d8cd69

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That’s right. This was the fox b143e09423 territory, situated between the 4aca343507 sheep and wolf territories.d315feeba6f7d9bd

‘Yes, let’s 8b3a3eedd7 think of 10e34a89bf this as 143c16e9c5 a rehearsal. Foxes are less 6fc6c28296 intimidating than wolves, df7f684bd3 after all.’4c4ae6c83b0e68e2

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The innkeeper’s ed6a7cdd1d sparkling orange 7f4ee524e7 eyes turned 786f354593 to me. She alternated e02a120f35 her gaze 3693d9bb19 between me, 323ee8b3e0 Billy, and b46ef04f7a Ed, before 69fadc64e5 widening her 2b58f0666e eyes as 26b6edce15 if realizing 3f10688fc9 something incredible.d72a7d47facf57d8

“My goodness, I’ve only cfe88246e3 heard of love that d90f333427 transcends species! A sheep 15c2875b5b and a d28dec0047 wolf together—how 4e8eda03c6 romantic!”c9791747bd5c6136

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It’s not 251ae7d788 romantic; it’s f93cca2ba7 terrifying!96fe9fadb934b9e9

The innkeeper, who seemed ab1b1cafb0 to have already created 3c4cf4e033 a romantic movie plot 1f7e7b3107 in her head, naturally 735ec062e2 led us to the 9e77a027ee largest room upstairs.2473fc93bf18959e

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“There’s one a1665d3873 big bed, 88f63a14ef so it’ll 41020b27df be fine 52a5881b70 for you 56fb39d203 to sleep 89327bc470 with the 46b13cca22 child.”a06d874aab8dac4f

“One more…”874cedff3f37cff5

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Two wolves and c0cbefa53d one fox.8b5d3e813d23585f

Caught between them, 512184bf2d the powerless sheep’s a8cf8039f2 brain malfunctioned again. Unable to finish my 8f333181f4 sentence, I raised a 209af22768 finger, but the innkeeper 38f71d2298 tilted her head, confused.b227d0a9ae647f9f

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“We’re not d3599dc800 family, so 8326262d91 we need a009829eca another room.”52cc27e2f8094061

Billy naturally stepped bbdf0914bc in to clarify 8e6901de3e what I was e47a039673 trying to say.c8bbdcb7ff0571ac

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“Oh, I see.”ab76189e98e86876

Why does she c5e7a042ac look so visibly 22967386b0 disappointed?60da4fd42132d493

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Her eyes, 0f6a248844 which had ec3a16e0d8 been sparkling d6908d2b41 as if 2358ae958c hearts might 32537f7a19 pop out, 2b5334ffcc suddenly dimmed. The innkeeper searched 1aa3cb374d through her key fd3c42f671 bundle, picked out a86abc55fd a silver key, e04a85b578 and led us 44aa3d3702 to the end 0a2da7f5bf of the hallway.4eeb8340d76474dd

“Then two small rooms 93e59f2efa will do, right? Luckily, there f5657acf05 are exactly e919b996bc two left. Please stay here.”1f69fc2a9e66597a

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The rooms c68077197d the innkeeper 7f832e4a1d showed us aa443e242f were at 3aca6c01a7 the end 692895587a of the 231f5201a0 hallway, two 26c0377f8c small ones b6e512b911 side by 3ca661e536 side.8bd9eb0fe46c315d

As soon as a104f278de she opened the 88d1da3989 doors and went 1fdf304fb7 downstairs, I tried 68b764ec08 to enter the 2dac7a05af room assigned to 32e39a629e me.38ef300d960adab8

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“Will you 1003f11027 be alright?”bd9d2507470e46a7

“Huh?”0a44ce994da6037b

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Billy suddenly asked 0ca3416aaf if I’d be 66c5b80dc8 okay. Confused, I looked 3658a1364d at him, and eed8970f27 he pointed to 2be2b04823 the unlit, dark 2b04863f80 room.02380b17435e9c10

“The dark.”ee45be4fb0d8a05d

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“Huh?”4a8d7fe493417b1a

“Looks like 902d8c5a29 you’re fine.”dfcc12ce4882eed8

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What was baf44c8265 he talking d2068c1e02 about? While I was 154e39a53f holding the doorknob ea1bf50556 and staring at 6f1105f18d him in confusion, 18393b41e4 he stepped closer.ad997533d3409b54

Standing just a step 1ffa383544 away from me, his 894cfce8e6 cool scent wafted over, d3799e9826 making my fur stand 1e8a08ba94 on end.ad6d77659da7dbf9

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My body instinctively leaned c2178b73c3 back from the tension 00006c814c of having a predator 310be9c772 so close, and my 460acc6b31 heart pounded loudly in 3c511e3008 my chest.2cdb48c45d142111

Snap.47dbd102df939f9f

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Billy snapped 198d8e5f3d his fingers d68a3695d0 after briefly 09bff171b3 glancing around 985a44661b the room. The unlit magic 199979d13f lamp flickered on, 409e1764a5 filling the room cb85fadf31 with a soft a1719100b2 orange glow.4884ee99e935185f

“Goodnight.”a69c6bab6caa8e56

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He greeted me softly ce353cecff and entered his room, c93db743cc leaving me leaning against 644ebd5aae the door, trying to f5b06affe6 calm my racing heart.c31224c31dfb2462

‘What… what 7d7be0c26d was that?’cf428bccf114bcec

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Did he really have 05a61dbe17 to get that close d323d29362 to turn on the 50561ab553 lamp?df7aca1f7236998c

The moment our eyes 4c99cf98f1 met at such a 53fed1b29b close distance kept replaying 12bbef45e9 in my mind like 76aa7ac4ca a lingering image.215c9e19510075a7

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He was a cb12f34a2c man who truly 384f59975f put a strain 1a5ad41250 on my heart.cdd8a9df2ed5d290

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Chirp, chirp.5d3b84e1343b21a9

The sound 8d16f6eb9c of birds a78ceba1d5 outside a 6f8ecd676f large window e5cc7be85e announced the 566586cc6b lazy autumn 6839f4a3c0 morning.1a074c59473001ff

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“Ugh…”e09c2749bba8300c

The sunlight streaming 5dbfd818df onto the bed f84e1d43ab hurt my eyes. I pulled the pillow e4c0e38fad over my face and 266e04bda0 tried to go back b8e9cb83c5 to sleep when—3190ad97e68f18bc

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Knock, knock.895c9a27c1b534f2

Someone tapped on 5cfd83ee2e the door from 64b12af9c9 outside.fbe1d38330df1fa1

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“If you e471c5739d don’t come aaa6403f44 out now, bca799bb45 you’ll miss 8a125ee3e9 breakfast.”f667882429d0bd85

It was Billy. Silently applauding 45dc9a08d8 his early 942d7e173b rising, I 052587048d pushed the 0e02670074 pillow slightly 8f19f6dee8 aside from 7b95a2cc78 my face.79704978e35e7727

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“I don’t need it.”84ab998bb4b1863e

I’ll just sleep 8b78bb9093 more. Pulling the blanket over 3e153c9963 my head, I sought 5a12e4b106 the sweetness of sleep 7dda9481af once more.7d06175408b064eb

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Tap, tap. Billy’s footsteps echoed 79c78bb27d as he walked 98b1b95a6a downstairs.7c6f2b108ffbeb82

Knock, knock.288d2bf6dd8f37ad

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But someone 13229bdc29 knocked on 52af7a9507 the door a9f8ae9f9e again.cf50ffeec70eb934

“Lady Remi, breakfast dcf33829f7 is the only 9854dc5b5c meal today. We’ll be 8ee6972a51 traveling straight 13e33f933d to Ruevarg 532b2a2eb4 by evening…”0c7d07a3ad840de3

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Crash! Bang!b432e04c938be035

Before Ed could finish c27f292447 his sentence, I rolled 6320bb53fa off the bed and 9b39c97017 sprang up. I threw open the 80dd52166e door and rushed downstairs.1bf12e7014656ba0

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“You said you didn’t 64ca3f4cea want it?”44d23e1faafe8560

Is he mocking me? That wolf!7e4078799c29d151

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When I 59ccc26df4 got downstairs, fb69210163 Billy was e63454816b already seated, 67fb33ea50 cutting into ee6263047d a delicious-looking 415ac57e21 steak. Having steak for 56cdcedba1 breakfast—what a carnivore 6e98e00022 thing to do.1c20bf3f3e4e8163

“You didn’t mention breakfast 35361cde25 was the only meal e2cc28c147 of the day!”3ed4680f35fcd71f

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Naturally, I sat at 5a6c02cba2 a different table and 7abada5645 ordered breakfast from the d9cf68ee01 innkeeper.1b4c59f7880885dd

“Oh dear, I’m afraid 2fb6a164c5 we don’t have any ee29297d13 salad for herbivores.”f580fc68849b7f35

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The innkeeper, who had 07bbd86422 assumed I’d eat greens, 6efd8271ec rested her chin on 6cb93e69ff her hand with a 76153ea4f1 troubled expression.f5eeeafc18b7caed

“That’s fine. Just bring me 55eb3e70dd whatever’s prepared.”dd50e2328f36552a

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This was actually good 1d3c8125a9 news for me.087c77a4eb80bc5d

Before I was e4f1940bd4 reincarnated, I was 2464ef17bd a carnivore, so da2d9c75b0 the countless salads f38e9f21a3 and plant-based dishes 21f0cd8af3 I had eaten 1123e85927 in the sheep 3e321810c7 territory were nothing 116daf7069 short of torture.39da51610e0bf131

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‘Finally, I get to 269481c675 eat meat!’86037ffcebfc72cb

As I waited with 319ef2fac7 sparkling eyes for the ecd0d2a56c meal to arrive, Ed 9ee4347aa0 came downstairs late and 706a061250 naturally sat next to 8a00efcb24 me.608e2318a0566af3

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“Ed, did you sleep 0a1c8d64f5 well?”ab64677c313385c6

Oh my, oh my!342599dccfd0e41c

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For the ca0e03e340 first time, c89eaa4ee4 I asked 326f74d902 Ed if 33e5245547 he had 5bb330d1a0 slept well. Such a 68e8b4266d mundane morning 1e2ec1ecc7 greeting!507e253687a92add

Usually, I would either eb365b0a4b scold him for waking eb97ed66a9 up late or scold e87aef9010 him for waking up ec4ad57a1e early.ab4f108a8dc20ad3

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But Ed’s expression 381a456d20 wasn’t good upon 0114c53bec hearing my morning 327e2a9e33 greeting.3017e03a5991d11f

He looked 170481a8eb as though 1ea77892f3 he’d just e8ac97e70e witnessed something 3706b97731 he shouldn’t 036336ae9d have, as 88b6f00f88 if wondering be9622fbe5 what ulterior b64276d149 motive this 11ea149b6a sheep had.47129e8177409605

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Well, I 1b7fc0868b suppose I 7a41950f83 did have 9d26aa7dfc a certain a443edb374 image to 011f92cd27 maintain. Feeling slightly c0c67b6209 awkward, I 260af26185 saw Ed’s 3e48c7e082 gaze shift 5e2a54d77e behind me 489bb03715 toward Billy.423ccb25de95cedf

After a moment, d2979c8a7d he nodded to db4f434db8 himself and then fbaaca61a7 brightened up.2428e4748ea6c5d7

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“Yes, I c775391ac1 slept well! Did you sleep well 721578da18 too, Miss Remi?”063b160e0bebb855

With a big 383bfd0761 smile, I nodded, e005e85c89 just as our fb98b59e8b breakfast arrived, filling b5fa8058bd the air with b6b305bdae a delicious aroma.261b1eba64c0d36c

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‘Steak!’b646d2c47de48bdb

How long had it f8e5467ff0 been since I’d last 4dacd5e76c eaten meat? And such 29e66a46b5 perfectly grilled d38f80e34d steak, no 487fe905f1 less.202a34e02f0dffa9

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Excitedly, I c6ca883b92 cut into 3ea6d638b1 the steak b0c9c2a7a0 and placed 716201d526 a piece e580235e35 in my 77ef7a30da mouth. It felt 307436b0f3 like it 55517f8370 melted away 862978c628 before I e76cb308e0 even chewed e2663fc99b it.9f85dd2b91e6b603

This inn be4c8809a8 was a 9cc2b02aae hidden gem 7616f273a9 for steak 76fd2dd8ee lovers.865b4ea801482cdf

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“This is so delicious! This is the best steak I’ve ever had.”3ea4fc366aee1ce6

Pouring all my 46a61d4dcb sincerity into the adcf1da925 compliment, I gave a7fb8e5033 the innkeeper a cf8c0008f5 thumbs-up, to which acb3ff3241 they responded with 6719d7ba31 a curious expression.e1d2f6215ddc923c

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“Haha, you must have had your share of steak. A sheep who likes meat—that’s a first for me!”f1b1849ac1fa77b2

Ah. I suddenly remembered that 793f5d1cac the sheep domain rarely 7d1c4edffb had meat-specialized restaurants, mostly d01eba3d6c boasting salad streets and aa1130a44e the like.7ae2b526f15902ef

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“Ahaha, is that so.”f5a17dbc024af8a1

At that d6b202150a moment, a 6b08520c65 half-eaten steak 5ecd57eccb plate was 7dc7c8d0a8 placed on d9a7139598 our table.bfa148b31e78e232

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“Looks like you’re enjoying it. Ed, eat well.”2bf6a142284ef749

Billy flashed a 243b93fb93 charming smile as 83996d22e7 he sat across 4db97b4fa0 from me, continuing ffb9523a1b his meal leisurely.362125ff65bb16f2

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‘No, why did 2ece030b24 I bother to a30e9e2f03 sit here….’7d40670ac1ad261c

Rumble-rumble.5df43d54b7c3541a

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“Uh? Why is the table shaking like this?”ac98d2b656f2f692

The innkeeper looked 29d893c2f7 puzzled and went 55358245f1 inside, presumably to 52cf2e159e check the cause d267c0cce2 of the vibrations.7c77adb13554fec3

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Meanwhile, Billy, completely 9d8a1dac5c indifferent to the dca839c878 shaky table, kept 411bb307e5 eating without pause.9e7ac5b8601b3dc8

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After a b9cc6d4696 hearty meal, aa181a1fca we left 6be9e14e4a the inn. And then, 7399a73af7 we ran 30a1e06894 non-stop the fd5962aa6d entire day, 73a63e201b only to 7a69449d88 arrive at 4e30ece15c our destination 00e96a5fb7 earlier than 81dd61164f expected by 7a687c760b evening.1742ffde926a80d5

Although I bdf8cf9a59 thought I 6f416be5cb had lived a5bbf62764 a luxurious b2b5f21da2 life in c4dadc8864 the sheep 3a5de3231a domain’s ruling 4f1db1a333 family, that e66e59bc08 notion evaporated ce5eaa51c9 the moment 0e88f83caf I saw 59c407a388 the grandeur af2b046c65 of Ruvaga.3703717c2025835a

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“Welcome back, Lord.”909f1e4afee07059

A massive garden—at least fb631ca9f5 four times the size e47a74d1d3 of the Morton estate—and 2f58d2cd5c the grand mansion at a22ccc2b57 its end loomed before 6a4e963294 us.3432363af2bddac6

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Lining the 03736a96a5 path to e63e1cf417 the mansion’s 0f7368e519 entrance were 87f3157021 countless household 8f703063ec staff members, 7349d95cd7 awaiting our 1f1d4660c5 arrival.150e79e444aea817

“This is Mr. Benon’s….”5bc9d0a67ca2ab86

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The butler 17772c7f12 choked on 796e899a40 his words da0f968fa8 mid-sentence as 93e16a3fb5 he turned 96dffff6a5 to look f1ce1f46b9 at Ed. Then, his gaze 650987f837 shifted to me.c87a04a4162689a8

“And who might this be…?”425130540a873e52

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“She is Ed’s guardian and a guest here. She’ll be staying with us, so treat her well.”827adac6a48689ff

At Billy’s f2e90dff40 explanation, the 7677d95724 butler and 737fce9ed8 the other b13ab56fa6 servants cast d145d0a231 wide-eyed stares e890b273a9 at me.7032a93382d0701b

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‘Well, I 0728766c09 suppose it 5d0cb2baf4 is unusual 8c683604ce for a e4f9ee251f sheep to 3e88c96d9d act as ca20f78a3a a guardian 905db1de76 for a 532e23a1d1 wolf.’18d261a24fdb869a

Even without hearing d95af457e2 their thoughts, their 634dcd3fba expressions told me 80b806be08 enough.36ce21277fc52706

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“We will treat her with the utmost care,” the old butler said respectfully, bowing his head as he led us into the mansion.06c44743acbdc24a

‘So this b70e45c41f is what 931b9fa9b8 it feels 8ce6fb8252 like to b2f15211b8 enter the b065d17ad7 wolves’ den….’f3b9fd7b91a34b82

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Reflecting my reluctance, my 5f30c76ae4 feet seemed glued to 744221f27c the ground, unwilling to 276de41c85 take another step.b1db3a5c88ff2633

At that moment, a c7f1242879 small hand gripped mine 288fd4b102 tightly—it was Ed.d5d02a4d81a828ae

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Though he had carried 87c24da3b1 himself maturely at the 94099d46a5 Morton household, a grand f0fe7b3f46 noble family like this ea4efaffb6 must have felt incredibly bd201cf3e8 intimidating.0d106f8f50a4d857

Even I was overwhelmed 3a19e0f34f by the mansion’s grandeur, e1c9ea68c9 so how much more 2539949904 daunting must it feel 65d4d5bc3e to Ed?6829edebfcf1152b

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Gulp. The sound 318422f1dc of nervous a435b87026 swallowing echoed 5fb7ae150d as I e740a27b4b held Ed’s 9282210b46 hand firmly, 234b0178c1 summoning the d88a840c08 courage to 7cd5f5f2ae move forward.8a2b9a7e7f68b389

‘Ed, don’t worry. I’ll stay by 07631370ec your side, so 72a039571c let’s do our 397fab9cf2 best to adapt 01d070fd94 here!’3df9d0cf2cee11ae

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That’s what I c462c9d9e3 had intended to 3cafc595ac say.7893aef81a2e36db

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「1. How can c2cb920d11 you be 579dd2c6cc scared? This is your cf8530186b home. Don’t be e7f85c904e such a ba1aa89020 coward.e8764ba5927c6d4c

2. Keep five steps away 80691a6d2c from me! Didn’t I tell 083b5a6816 you not to 8431d2dbf6 cling to me 696e0dbf80 last time?f8e380b4f4696892

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3. It seems we’re a33591dcbd both uncomfortable here. Let’s try to c58496c9e6 survive as unwanted 8c9505e51e guests together.」2b84de39cd24adc6

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‘…….’983740254b3af63f

Blink-blink. My eyes fluttered in 920ab0eea7 disbelief as I stared 9156bc0152 at the options, trying 4cb3bcf491 to deny reality.75994cbb90c777c5

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Ever since receiving the e3997bc8f8 penalty for reducing choice 7f939ae6f9 appearance frequency by 10%, 7f777aafdb I’d rarely encountered options, 8481c7b552 and I’d let my f7a4b13814 guard down.bde46d88d7d97c58

But for the selection f24de504e2 screen to appear now, 879ce089da of all times!a42dd8b593bc450d

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‘W-what? You want me 3f3c73d0c0 to say that? Here, of all fa14a95fb9 places?’27a387280063e8b8

With Billy, the 2124a00053 butler, and the 3089b413f1 servants present….f4050a533c37cfce

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Ed’s short stride a5d470a5ea matched mine as 40d6afe720 we walked in 96b5930cf6 silence, the options bc9d1f6fa0 stubbornly refusing to f400c24b2c leave my vision. A cold sweat bed148647b trickled down my 1f74c47dd4 back.0f12deb6cc7bdc61

‘I’ll make ba55d07f52 my choice 2499cf6b7d once we’re a562d9a905 inside. I’ll pick 5800c5f599 something when 7ca30fa5ef it’s just f286cd6e9d me and 78861c461a Ed.’f56e037201bb2c30

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My strides 9293b8a78d naturally grew 22b0702cc8 a little e6eefcbb4f longer. Though I felt a 2d547a19de bit guilty about staying 01f359dbbf silent, survival took precedence 6487739aa1 over everything else.814194e80d97266b

‘Why couldn’t they b79cb85a7e park the carriage 39e586e36b closer to the 2689630e8c mansion!’134265dc35b2a1c4

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Though the distance e0bba72a02 was manageable, it 340b8633fc felt unbearably long.f3494e8257af19ca

Billy, walking d29ea4ae15 leisurely ahead, 3eebd90db4 began to 4f8a7702c1 seem irritating. You’re supposed 94164be026 to take d89a6ef513 care of bf9b9b1f3f your nephew!e7d0b1e364bee39a

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Finally, as we reached f846646688 the mansion’s entrance, Billy 6759cdaf0f paused to wait for b1d589df15 us. Ed and I arrived, 06a435ef11 and just as the 8910fbd869 servant opened the door—7e4ef795353e6d4f

「The selection timer abd958a239 has expired. If no 99eb41d8c0 choice is bafea5e5f5 made within ed1a03496b 5 seconds, 75304fa142 a selection c4d626a504 will be 52ee1ec767 made automatically.」d9a35142542af5ad

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‘What?’c605670b8d0326ee

What do 052009c191 you mean?f49623b09577e24c

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「5, 4, 3….」312609bcb9587ebd

‘No! Stop, stop!’52e612b8ae26db29

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There was no 81e138ee91 time to think.265979a2abe08d30

Still holding Ed’s c4109edfc6 hand, I turned 4fa8e772ca my head toward 50035be793 him and spoke 0958019ccc in a harsh 3e908e705b tone:9445c91f3d2ffbfc

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“How can you be scared? This is your home. Don’t be such a coward.”c4295c6b474f1460

The butler, the servants 68bb1a5c6c trailing us, Ed, and a0f7f9fe73 even Billy ahead of b9eddbcd69 us—all of their gazes 69b06b8f71 locked onto me.bf74460ea2b5b910

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Being the eb4b5e0b8b center of 0a04c106b8 attention from 717f3111b1 so many c43d2a1916 wolves, I eeaae63938 felt my 73685e5669 legs wobble, 5a6d87ebba threatening to d96a83f3ab give out ae31603dd6 beneath me.112d3f070b3a6665

Desperate to escape bd831ed070 this situation, I 4025440c57 acted impulsively.85c4db6556e98652

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‘Please, no 8905536e40 more choice 81a3387ac6 screens. Please!’e78919df51bba9f2

Shutting my eyes tightly, b15c1b84de I lifted Ed in f8123347fa my arms and exclaimed,d20920f755d749fb

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“N-no, you’re not as much of a coward as I am, Ed. Haha. There’s nothing to be scared of. Everyone here must be good people!”24a88222fcd14452

Drip. Sweat trickled down f4858484ef my forehead, betraying 783e4606ef my panic.1d3ed6e6b673acc1

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Ed, cradled in b9f584f5c7 my arms, looked 52c9113b84 up at me 69692a7c99 with a subtle, 0a68289ca0 unreadable expression—similar to 467a0785b9 the way Mimo e7ffc2f4bd sometimes regarded me.479f1065082675cf

‘You think I’m pathetic e74f94f49b too, don’t you….’51df938d278cffe4

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The butler bf9ea6c3a3 and the 895b606cb7 other servants 23298373f4 wore expressions ac9c3cb006 that left 145daa1c00 no room db42564240 for interpretation.b99c5c59cdb203f0

‘What’s with this 9818316bf9 beast?’f0cef75025d7e6a8

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I wanted to cry.54b408c68c1f2ee0

“Lady Morton.”bce831378a51fed0

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Hiccup.9431a996d5e16a89

Billy approached me with 553f4ad3a8 long strides, his expression d2ac6d2d0c unreadable.463344bf9c065606

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I wanted to run 696058ca53 away then and there.3bfbfc26f7e4eae8

I hurried to 4a73d92729 put Ed down, ba761f86f6 but at that ab80dfb264 moment—75d3b767c585253d

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Thud!3ca064ec362e1542

My trembling legs f762076997 finally gave out, a0828c1987 and I collapsed. I almost 59a4eea4a1 fell forward, 82019be5ae risking crushing a0f280b779 Ed, but cc930938c8 managed to 113b703381 shift my e3d9bcf951 weight backward 6f2badac0e at the f84bdec56c last moment.5bb8e54ab336f1c2

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“Ouch….”1cff42974466d8c1

The marble 43eb812c9e floor sent 5022d79354 a painful 45e33c729a shock through 0a94982c7e my tailbone. Ed, sitting b18eb30842 awkwardly on e3d2bae926 my lap, dfd6c393cd stared at 0405d7c7b2 me in e3b23fb959 bewilderment before 7485211096 carefully climbing 995ee3216c off.8e2eeec9b90e2331

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Above Ed’s 9bf5512d2e head, his 59b5f8eed9 affection meter 3e0a94bf5e glittered.777e05973697250e

「Affection: 24%」51e73d74cadf2d76

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‘Why did it 0fc9aff2ed go down?!’8ecb7decdbeea40a

This was shaping up f5256e0944 to be a terrible 0fefd93e7e start.d554a69ef0949bb3

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