BVGW Chapter 28

A significant change ba5ea21177 occurred in the fe7d4527ee Louvre Mansion starting 4ae36e10b8 one day.03ffe907be35e37b

“Don’t you a4ebeeddb6 think Lady 5633d47319 Remi’s been 25b7c4a94e acting strange 80b063d57f lately?”e1a9c1b5d57eb6b3

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“She used to avoid 4f9c4da99f us all the time.”6d917f36a4716f46

“But now… I don’t know how to put it, I’m not even sure how to deal with her… Kyaa!”bd78a71caedf71fc

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The maids walking down 41e89b4e96 the first-floor hallway were c166ebc6f6 talking about how Remi’s d3121e518b behavior had changed recently, 372b04f92a when they were startled a674ff6dc0 and quickly covered their c59e195ccc mouths.272eb997d1ab8666

“Hello?”e8bcc50c3623cc1b

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Remi appeared in front of them, waving awkwardly with an expression that couldn’t be more strained. That was what had startled them.19cf5dae3e4dfc08

Normally, if she had 9965df9e6c seen maids walking by, f51ee5dda5 she would have hidden a503d3dd82 under a side table 322c5c204e or jumped out the 2d56fc3586 window. This was certainly 292a3bfdbe unusual.fad8c74f7a3494f1

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Remi greeted them with 37f75b8705 movements that were hard 0a21ccae16 to describe—perhaps controlled, or a612f48ee5 perhaps jerky—and then walked 77be0ec462 past the maids.40252d79aa695e02

They watched b73138124c her retreating 02df774c92 figure, and 42d5621e5c once she 920feea16e was far 242aa00fc5 enough away, ce9a6ea25c they huddled b01ca66267 together and 2b560009b6 began whispering.abdc324908ad3268

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“She’s definitely 9575320e3a acting weird, 23455c7545 right?”970230e69392a679

“She never 6a6a832053 even walked 88a18169f1 down the 5a92f29d36 first-floor hallway eaa171f3c7 before.”806d0a1c6b44b118

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“Oh right! Thisisthe first floor!”6b2ac49cf1ae1a58

The maid who exclaimed f481c7ccfa turned pale, as if 4378ce9c6b she had just seen 1ccb6c6634 a ghost. That’s how unusual it dd677d403e was to see Remi 0582b5929a confidently walking the first-floor b7ca67cbb0 hallway.b00098c5f21205f2

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Remi’s strange 0afa4003f5 behavior had 3c343ced90 started exactly 8009eaf811 after she 8517475248 spent a 6770332d44 day as d8e532f33f a sheep aa08857d22 beastkin.3a93ba24b17491d0

Until then, even when 788d9eb5f8 she spent time with e6be6b3dbc Ed, it was usually d7247da23f in a room or 45d364fdcc a secluded corner of 61d5ae3beb the garden—places the staff 8e58acb0ba didn’t frequent.6256237b187e1620

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But she had changed.12231aaf21c24301

Now, she wandered all e8127dec42 over the mansion, and 3be85b6d1e when she ran into 886a4d4d5c staff, she would greet 4e39cf8ca2 them with the same ea60b2b398 terribly awkward expression as 32e538e6b1 before.d8154a5dfbd80241

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“Is she doing b071ea9a9f it on purpose?”fdc037f560ef7dc9

“These days it’s bf012296ea harder to see 91bdbead24 her staying in ba9432c077 her room.”739d5aec5a45e853

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The maids began speculating 9d5f9c574e why Remi had suddenly 02ea5dc20a changed, but none of cc0eb75d1a them could figure out 6fe99706d8 the real reason.9776d5c3a257f3eb

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I smiled with fb9bfe68a2 satisfaction as I 61db3b5e22 climbed the stairs a41dc367c2 in the central dcc3dcd1b8 hall to the eb08f37764 second floor.9c4c512e1b45f750

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“I greeted b436dad19d someone again 98ffc9df73 today!”1183a27285464402

It had been 7ea0ddd622 a few days 0aa0b726dd since I began 5af7dcecd2 actively trying to 5bfd50fef5 overcome my fear 60f4998320 of carnivorous beastkin. I had 71291da5ea been deliberately 2e3296e31c throwing myself 8883aa25d9 into situations 4c7efabd2b that would 59f1dcc675 normally trigger 7af42c7cb3 fear.1ab3785e66916cad

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I focused f4d3ef0c64 on the 73fc3a834c first floor, e7e119aa71 where more 2b650ab7b5 staff passed baf8801e3b by, and 923537e79a walked down 872d9d6f87 the hallways a4c5d52de4 there more f4403fe1a9 than on a6ff8864ff the second 5c0eddce23 floor. I intentionally walked around dc593f7f13 to bump into the e5668791a6 staff and greeted them.523e0df77a31dc75

But I was d4a5f6c649 still struggling. Like just now.e169c13ea8eae6bb

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“The training schedule for this afternoon is…”33d118acbf8f74c3

Knights of 4271bff9c8 House Louvre, 9767452927 dressed in a20c6ac786 dark navy 049e48fb0f uniforms embroidered f23b1256e4 with gold 24e274cbde thread, walked 7a5669da13 past in a21c66d24e front of b65241ec7a me. I peeked from behind 22382018de a column that connected 84a9ab52df to the training yard, 5c365e93e8 watching them go by.1118e9890d893859

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‘I still can’t handle bcd978c6c8 the knights.’69f5cf0809e71ad9

I could greet maids 9b376d923c and chefs when I 7f04782d4f passed them, but knights 2dddba27d7 made me instinctively hide.11c60426fade3587

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Back at the 682c9c69cd Morton estate, everyone eff29e3e89 was a sheep 0195d40553 beastkin, so even 9553db1ac6 the knights looked 719bdb3fa9 fairly gentle. But here, they e73f69e410 all looked sharp e8ace94306 and intimidating.9e126b06e08234db

“Did you come 7db70933bb to see me?”0f71526b82cad600

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A sly efa0e8064a voice suddenly df32cbf74e spoke from dc7b963033 behind me. I jumped in surprise 7c26d95d4b and turned around quickly, a610718212 only to see Billy 1003ee8ffd holding a sword, sweat 3870754a51 beading on his forehead.eadc5f7340701350

Even though c568cf8027 the weather df851ade2f was cool, 6e8934a5c0 he must 43d16ee696 have been 7d4ba17465 training for 240d3c3397 quite a 40d1de404d while. Drops of sweat 228e2712c3 rolled down his 517ce27974 face and hung 02e289c7b2 at his chin. My eyes ae75172ff6 naturally followed 5e31437afc those droplets.9779c726da300fea

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Today, he wasn’t wearing 2fb6141a06 his usual shirt. Instead, he was ec9f0ae2bc in different clothes—short-sleeved 617b2ca2d1 ones that stood d7db8199ed out, considering the 2f6605a88e long-sleeve weather.5933376547388dea

His toned dd82c7a17b arms, usually 51255f39b7 hidden under 040d8a42ee his clothes, 227c979925 kept drawing 81c5749a3d my eyes. I deliberately looked 0b5bc06cc0 away and spoke.8a643f2f059816ca

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“Your sword… it’s pretty.”4658a9d28372f691

Oh no! My real thoughts slipped 0d80ecd526 out. I had 0e97117ad1 meant to 65720357c4 ask if 4db5dc6b23 he’d been 7f3ad70038 training with 020f055e32 such a 035e25a092 heavy-looking sword, e9f5acae9e but as 48ebcdb385 soon as 85f8078dec I saw 23c216bc88 his face, fb723348e5 the wrong 23e8b3600f words just 18c31c0aff tumbled out.a65c324d62ab8a42

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As I was about 4e8b805aa7 to scramble to correct 271d440532 myself, Billy held the 648235fd22 sword up to the 50ad05575c sunlight and squinted one 091710390c eye.2b346c7da187d6ef

He was 1710d23dc6 probably squinting c8deedaac3 because of e59d9e7e76 the glare, 787417e352 but even 638fa5dc74 that looked 0727411277 like a 525f21ec8c scene from 1e5b85df8b a painting.0b160c7e037d58f5

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“So, you 836871929c like things c6de194f2a like this?”4e48e3b413c3552b

“Well, yeah, kind of…”6dac0aeaf03ee0fe

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I answered vaguely, 1499794502 shifting my eyes bfbcf644fd around. Honestly, I bf0edc8afa wasn’t interested 73f60db1e0 in swords 7c380c9d66 at all. But rather than aa04d38c57 admitting I’d misspoken, bc6504e6e7 I figured it f7563e55ad was better to 4dbf902d0d pretend I’d just da369a1103 complimented the sword.243c9e9fcf10633a

Billy shook his 14eed49bbf head to flick 6b30b05d6b off some sweat, f79335f92c wiped his chin 03a917cfe4 with the back 006a4771b6 of his hand, af36467219 and walked toward 47c338b6b8 me.742c194b81be5c91

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“Do you train e28f0022a3 in swordsmanship too?”fe1d860ec76df23d

I tried to remain 0162e823b4 calm and replied. Billy was already a c63d27d374 beastkin with outstanding magical 38805c06ae talent, so I didn’t ce77a3d8f2 expect him to train e1560a93c2 in swordsmanship.29d7b51f7d5f9122

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I should’ve noticed from 3969901d37 the muscles that showed 8cd391baa6 when he wore shirts, 9eb60a9761 but it hadn’t occurred a6dbc2d217 to me.6fe7c9cad2a5e5fb

Billy smiled brightly, f148d6fffe a refreshing expression 6273bccb27 on his face, fd807c2fcf as he sheathed e1ab09b6b0 the sword and 75f724c276 replied.4d7022173d22d76a

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“When I f73c3c4286 was younger, 7717edc05f I didn’t 446fc4e02b show any 23ce1192e2 magical talent.”79bbcc9cbf962128

“Really?”66838d64ec04c220

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That was surprising. Billy, who 08b9b9ffe0 was considered e4ff91b85c equal to 9d76e2e998 the current 3284634c1b Tower Master, a3ff26609b had no 69aaa613f2 talent when 7bb3bf8990 he was f4ed563bb3 young?223e4dfecffa9e96

He leaned 99c22ea96e close to bf159123ab me, resting 64b4dee42e one arm 502c0b52c3 on the aecd11c4a3 pillar beside d3192b0b6c my face, 5bf159179f and continued.9f04ed5f404c6846

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“I was ca79a98769 a lot 47ab8cffd4 like Ed. So I focused all 83ee997532 my time on sword 207bdda8ce training.”57b83a58cf77fbf8

“Oh, I-I see.”6e0db0bb5f3724ab

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His sudden closeness c40550d90b made me flustered, 1260c7b149 and I couldn’t 615d3877cb respond properly. A breeze 6bade47db1 blew, carrying ec1dbea13c his scent 06589584ee gently to 75bcb39cb0 my nose.1b57c9f745c2603c

I expected him to c852a56428 smell sweaty, but instead, edc6f77375 there was only a 7540fdcbea cool and pleasant scent.432ccfea0be59b8d

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I didn’t 575d43dcc2 know if e79587c0f4 Billy was 1e2e2986c3 doing this 661e6440fc on purpose 5e56678786 or not, 6c69f73553 but he 14b786b24e kept talking. He explained f4a373f72d how he 3c49af55ab didn’t realize c6b6e27415 he had b4d4d55c0e magical talent 590df7f523 like Ed 505c3256d7 and devoted ade91f22ac himself to 8af1230184 swordsmanship until 7e88179c13 his magical 65c7726d9a powers awakened 0aa017ea4d later.dc7233f5cd45403e

Because I wasn’t 1e1375b3e3 fully paying attention, d4107b2ed6 I missed several 494172277e parts of the 591e51787b story.5da9ed90033dbc31

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“…So now I’m skilled in both swordsmanship and magic.”d6f28634594b329a

He looked ce68ecb994 at me 3dbe4df6e3 seriously and b322a4d72a said,83ba62152a18fc82

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“I plan to educate ddaa5cc55a Ed the same way.”3b8e3ed9931d84ea

He was c8b999b96f going to 5f37a7966d teach Ed 2ac1c124c7 swordsmanship too, 196117e3df even though 2d3df48bc5 he had 470f645446 just started 307bb03f94 learning magic. I was worried 8755bdfb33 it might be d571b28602 too much for c4c9e0a416 Ed.94942175a1b88c20

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“That sounds hard…”dcc586bc522df0a2

“If he’s going to 04b3e65450 inherit the headship of 122932e49a House Louvre, this much dedcbbd57d is necessary.”1dbd78e42dac8a2a

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His expression softened a 881c0f5ee5 bit as he removed 3f3098916a his hand from the d4e397a149 pillar and put it 04fc97583f in his pocket. I sighed in 1d1eb830f4 relief and tried adcddb5f8e to collect my 9c40de87b9 scattered thoughts.08b5797e8cf4fc35

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Ed had come dc9136e371 downstairs to see 9f1be1b9f4 Remi, who had 572d17dc6a recently been frequently 943a198df8 walking the first-floor 361fb954ce hallways.fdc0be247342722b

While searching b8d1aa26fe all over a47b7e27e2 the first eb24cafaa2 floor for 7e52cc5066 her, he 4ce3f0af72 suddenly stopped 186b1e4924 near the 2a690a058e training yard dc9025a9bb when he 73ee10968a saw Remi aa4ab9526d and Billy e539fe4d35 together.cedb9b5a68ff8673

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“What are they doing?”ac5e9b2333fdddd7

A few days 3073fdba70 ago, at the 08f2e9856f shelter, he had 2cab34914a absentmindedly introduced Remi 7fe061128a as his mom. He liked 98d7c16b4b her, but 37857c23ce he didn’t 72a0514f5e actually think 765b0874ec of her 07584fc53c as his f0d015cc68 mother.bb55f3f3b16b14d7

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Remi and 9f9655f1ff his real 58083ea1b2 mother were 26ee889ba9 two very c5b0a47199 different people. After they returned to bd08504511 the mansion, Ed apologized 3a8f8d0435 for putting her in cc262345f9 an awkward position.9a83d3b8e33caccc

Remi had 7b1e10acc8 said she cdfb87d19e could become 7fac4c63d5 his mom 15a05e702c anytime if ca5d983e33 he wanted, 62cdd13e56 but she 1538286762 was a aba8c7a7b4 little surprised a5b267e659 back then 5fdfe11585 and laughed.8dca55836c9fc7a2

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He expected her 814a1ae380 to scold him 067aa55da0 and say not dde2a06edd to do that 92dfc86e2a again, but her 801b9ff2db unexpectedly warm reaction 19300e4268 melted his heart.a7a9c26ae80027db

Since then, Remi had b368333460 treated him a bit c9f3905ad6 more kindly. Maybe it 706257bffe was just 0c20d647f8 his imagination, 18adf9d9a2 but she 412b177ce9 seemed to 88eca8ca1e speak less d45fd228bb coldly, too.16e9d78025245025

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At the Morton estate, 5e1e81092e she had always spoken 07c8fb00ce harshly, so this change f21b2308bb was surprising.107b5fdf7edcf531

“Is it because 31e11822b3 of Uncle?”b07522e1363f227c

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Ed looked at 4dc590da6d Remi and Billy b525b4f970 standing close together 2d23c6aa75 and made his 085619ad4c own assumptions.9e95dc231547ef2d

He didn’t want bc5666278c to see Remi 2163d36041 leave the mansion 22b0ed4597 by marrying someone 0b9c96b487 else. So he decided 6d51fa2870 to try and 90ee09f5d9 match her with 3247df3092 Billy, but in 769241a9a0 hindsight, he might 66694f92d3 have been a 447d015c4c bit hasty at 84c789556e the shelter.08eab03224a30534

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Calling them 679b7e07cf mom and b5aa3fb9b6 dad out 5412ff122d of the 4529ca8708 blue…4571f1e00034b4f8

Even though he 73e183baa2 was very clever 43657b1d63 and mature for 6b7df5cad3 his age, Ed cbbce9c477 was still just 65f0936718 a child.aa33b33dbbc6e64a

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From his point acfb94b48a of view, Remi 8905a8e3d4 was clearly conscious 3d6fb3d75b of Billy, and d8e0a0e61c Billy treated her 2f1d972044 differently from other c8efa1053c beastkin. That must mean they 6ef6bb117b liked each other.9747412c04c4ad2c

If adults 9e260a462b couldn’t be c9ff5ba118 honest with cd54ad3ff6 their feelings, 28dccc3e46 he would e2f5bb3ca7 help them 56e7982992 realize them.eddaf25b521ca0f9

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That’s why he secretly 22bfacda1a used magic to make 4aa4823f2a Billy’s hand slip from 4122555906 the pillar.9eb3f584159093bb

He had hoped Billy 10d68e3681 would stumble and fall 1fe8c08e3e toward Remi—but Billy quickly 6c6cb7296a regained his balance and 89678d2e19 calmly put his hand 6eed8382b5 in his pocket.e2a18e6f9b79753d

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“Aw, too bad.”5858dc2624800af6

Was this not the 525c7f3842 right method? Maybe he needed a 0cd6fb309d different approach. While he was thinking, 7398a26848 he felt Billy’s gaze 0de650abda shift toward him.819bddda28228507

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Ed, who had 7a9a808276 been hiding behind 2c75dc3df6 a wall watching b6bd17c3e1 them, flinched under 94545fb9d4 Billy’s gaze.18f21949e3633dcf

As expected, his 23126bff9f magic didn’t work 67aa22d88a well on Billy. Realizing this, Ed left 4417a65a87 them behind and went 7774c17e01 back to his room, 7e76fb2c85 disappointed.4ac725c95d0798fe

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As soon as aabdf90c9a he entered, he 07b1afa63d pulled out a feaa492f27 chair and sat fea125e6f6 down, resting his 0c7bef37c2 chin on his 45ccd3f61e hand and sinking 1651e074e2 into deep thought.ae30077fba13bb74

“How can I help 698004d537 those two get together?”539826b8807526da

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Just then, the 0df618b88f servants informed him ea4a93eaaa of a visitor.20964d1a9b5023ab

It was Nick—someone who 8052870bc4 had never visited the 963c038a3a Louvre mansion first since 9fb8d05977 Ed had arrived.ef978eb104b06439

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At first, Ed thought 70bb41d851 nothing of it, since f7d6690939 Nick was close with 07c43cca77 Billy.9aa5da0422df71ae

But soon, he f6e64032dc would realize how eeefe506d0 wrong he had 96637a38b3 been to let 18fa2e2ef4 his guard down.2d2939addadda041

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