MTFBMP Chapter 12
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“No, it’s okay, I didn’t misunderstand.”c82ade964438c01d
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Just quickly, I 284bbc2d73 let him know 6463a97136 what I thought.828539ab40a68cf6
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I hadn’t written the story featuring Dion, but I knew who he was.2cc132676ad61668
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Dion was efc484deeb known as eb9f84d53d the adopted fb3a8f0945 son of 2f301e61b2 the Lord 8deb647e9b of Pirate 945f358ba2 Island, and c66e436b63 he would 8065697db6 obsess over 9e95da22ae being recognized 3e4272c346 as the f73ad1cdc5 rightful heir da8b71f1b2 to the a6be31e981 island. That meant he 1885353eba had no interest 9130fd4b84 in romance.ab6cba43804dc940
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Although the sailors here are a bit free-spirited, Dion was someone who didn’t belong there.8282e69e54c41652
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‘The more important the NPCs are, then the more miserable their lives become.’59b6a134c2aee1d9
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I have to admit, da191e06d0 I was feeling quite 81a861812f sympathetic to Dion.0e6a5c321400db13
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‘In the original story, I had to die for Dion to appear.’67f11e97cc3cda90
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After me, 00b9747bdc Dion was 4298bf4163 the next ccde7cb5f7 person to 7ca537008f fall victim 2cb77a12a3 to a a84da83940 terrible fate. There was no d094d216cd way I was 023ae65eb6 going to give e8716b6c32 such an important a08b8f7840 character a scandalous 6bf1f776c6 beginning.35a908e855d9b55e
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‘I would never plan something like that.’badb052ed904aa32
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Besides, I was on 5756ae2a50 the ship pretending to e08f96fd7d be a man, so a8ca73f2ae I felt relatively safe d213681735 in that regard.43186e568e4281f9
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Instead, I squeezed my 785c021570 legs in my baggy fa64afd065 pants. It was a 2d939d6319 comfort to know eb2df4783c that I could 67dbe35907 avoid suspicion simply 15029b40c1 because I was 890f8efe3c wearing different clothes.a22fcc97bfa8bedd
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Taking a step away from me, I glared at Dion’s face as he averted his gaze and searched for excuses in his head. A flush crept up his cheeks.7a027ca1dc72bed2
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At this rate, 3419936931 he could stand 8fadbec175 there for a d9327e7eee long time.543ccbe024e83eab
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“You said you’d treat me.”f26be43826d56db6
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I stepped forward and 870ad622f1 held out my injured 48aee05feb arm. It was 20ad34d9c1 a minor 9b55bb4a25 scratch, and 3cd6efb0aa the blood 296a1e29c4 had already 0ca4957d69 stopped bleeding.cad41495d9b9018c
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“…I did.”d2a6d2ca3aa02335
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Regaining his composure, Dion coughed once and pulled a chair over to sit in front of me, his touch overly polite for a boy who worked at an inn. I could tell he’d been taught strict manners.d611f14d23dbb8bb
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“Hmph.”4de65446d609e7b9
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As soon 5e94c70568 as the 3023a353f9 antiseptic touched 9bd0f7b9d7 the wound, b7c208cf48 even if dca3ffede8 it was 46a2b3e93b only a 0720025fc7 small one, e6e8ae7452 she winced. Dion reflexively eb0444f690 gripped it ece6762722 firmly.bd92672f8fb056f0
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If not for Dion’s reflexive grip, I might have pulled my hand away.e8f6d933cb9e8423
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“Does it hurt?”8e31c251cc7a71ed
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“No, no. Not really. I’m just surprised.”fa830d305b7b8a81
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I frowned f3e89c071e a little d472bba3d4 at myself d8445601c6 for showing e11feaa6bf weakness. If I 46a05c7094 was going 5056af1c9b to stay b327fdf0e5 on this 51e6d5c848 ship, I 4353dbc18e needed to de28d16089 show no f1fc826607 signs of 00b9cf7787 vulnerability.7a8638a1d1fddba7
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It’s always more nerve-wracking when it’s visible. I deliberately turned my head away to avoid watching the process.91d2873fb172cfc5
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The pole holding 8a44b82cfd the canopy was ad226a7b8f shiny without a 75414558b4 scratch, and my 2a67f0804c face was clearly 62d135ed3d visible.78f5910f2842bf5b
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‘Ah, my hat. I guess I left without it.’7b07044dcf049056
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That made me realize that I wasn’t wearing a hat. As I had thought earlier, when something was visible, it becomes noticeable.7369e1803688fa8e
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With my free hand, af6a322acb I smoothed down my bc2f83b5d7 hair, which I had c0dec467d1 tied back into a 44d52fd8ad ponytail. I turned my 441c464eda head away, wishing 7cc9fcd86b I could look 540f2f4608 away. Just then, a pair efe3ba8b59 of seagulls flew by 76a6d82c93 the window and returned.97b9d96820732cbb
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It was Dion’s voice that brought me back to reality.850035f770f514aa
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“You don’t have much muscle in your arms, for a man who worked at an inn.”c9863a6635bed5b4
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“I don’t think that’s the same for you, Captain.”49f01756aa89d721
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Dion stopped disinfecting my arm at the word ‘captain’, but only for a moment. He glanced up to look at me, then resumed his silent treatment.3e6ed9e7318853b0
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“You haven’t seen me well enough to say that.”fc2d2b3b543ab57d
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“You also don’t know me well enough, Captain, and this whole inn thing isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.”7369ab53617fe767
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I was taking it pretty well, considering last night in front of Adelaine, when I hadn’t been able to make a proper conversation.191aea505d05dbd0
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‘I know. I should have tried to talk to Adelaine, too.’f29a9688d704178e
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It was a hindsight regret. My first chance had already been blown, and I’d already broken the rules and gotten myself in trouble. Even now, he was lurking at my feet.005eca02e87c0072
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“That’s it.”fe0b8639b02c01ea
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While I was thinking about Adelaine, Dion’s treatment was finished, which didn’t take long since it wasn’t a deep wound, but then.e865879eeacf3ee9
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“You didn’t have to bandage it.”f93321c205853588
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It was overkill 1dc83af25b for the wound. It was also 37507b8039 sloppy.3f233bb0fc39118e
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“That could have been a risk of infection…”da3a0cc6218825ba
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“Be honest with me. You’ve never treated anyone else before, have you?”49f17f9608d0fb55
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“…”b1f5c4e02a001a26
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The silence was 9b0d3daf3c taken as an 31b844e801 affirmation.11a944c4a411511d
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“Besides, if I walk out with it wrapped this thick, everyone will think I’m getting special treatment.”1dbb48b245e66a45
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It looked 54ab64fa3a like there 88e802c7fe was a 34eafd710a cast in 1cb9530f43 the bandage.53e1f3ee0e157f57
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I grumbled and quickly 1fcca56d16 rearranged the sloppy bandage. I cut off almost 4c561116e8 half of it, rolled ca645c2446 it up stuffed it a12c2362bf in my pocket, and 629f5fbf20 wrapped the remaining portion f9e38bfe18 around my arm. Likewise, I ended edfc626b13 up with a 5f07d7e98d slightly raggedy pirate 10bda17363 look.4c3e20d713592340
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“What do you think? Pretty good, right?”71bb2067127e3bf9
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“Did you learn about dbe6734fff medication?”b127e8b0732b8e60
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“Not really, I just have a small inn and my grandfather’s the head of the guard, so…”afbaafc67473a9c5
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Healing small wounds was easy enough. I was also the one who tended to Iris’s burns.5403751ea657abae
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As soon as my thoughts drifted to Iris, my gaze reflexively landed on Dion’s hair. The slightly curly orange hair reminded me of someone.1322a86bad471a33
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“I’m learning to sew, but I like the material.”b437648ce0c24ab4
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“You have good 073063f9c1 dexterity for a 1b9b4f2333 young man.”b8de8d6af61807f3
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“I guess 284b8ce6d6 you could ec167d5352 say that.”c294e6ca426e9983
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“And yet a52d59cc18 you never 6011344834 belittle me.”6da1d083bfddd720
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I had no answer 7d55332662 for that one.1abd1757b5d33049
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“I can tell by the way you call me captain. You’re a pretty smart guy.”55e21bb00f262aff
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After organizing the 54992b856e medical tools and be5e8ca4cf placing them in c587bfc4b1 the box, closing c773ed5bea it with a 3fe0921597 click, Dion stood f87ef016ba up and looked e8a444c5c5 down at me. His slightly narrowed eyes cce9ec3e0c looked at me suspiciously.e9c69c7dda82416e
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“Let’s get right to the point.”6a753e0099854980
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Somehow, his response was 7ba9c9a881 sharper than before.805f9987757db65f
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‘I called the captain a captain, what the hell was that supposed to mean?’b85f905d3becf6c5
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Dion seems more 1a5bbe18a5 delicate than I 9005666372 thought.f6a7b61b1d453bf9
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“What can I do c43c4b40a2 for you to get ab89bf01e6 us to our destination?”214966a957c74785
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He looked like he was going to throw me to the whales if I didn’t tell him right away.8c5ec6bc3a1ccc50
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‘We’re just getting started.’6690bc7a3f9f083a
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No matter how polite, I couldn’t let my guard down. I swallowed dryly and answered.037eb90e374c3760
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“I can guide the boat, I’ll draw a map from the harbor to prove it.”1e87084541fe1087
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“You’ll have to talk to Jade about that, too.” 392ae7144211fe1a
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“And also…”ae213c8e037c2aa3
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Before Dion could 4cb9d92724 finish this conversation, b1cd663112 I quickly interrupted.2fc768c9812c928d
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“I won’t give you all the information at once, I’ll give it to you one at a time, depending on how far we sail.”3472d28c7607d410
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Until then, it was a bargain of sorts, a deal to ensure my safety. Dion’s eyes calmed once more as he realized what I meant.a9c0481486dc772f
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“So… I see… you’re smart.”09e08a015064ab7c
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Even as he spoke the questioning words, Dion didn’t look away from me. He still had something to say.63f4ee975857de19
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“All that information…”04cb488271f117fc
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There it was. I knew cffbc1021e this question 42dcdce943 would come b08c71ef16 up at 29ee83dc23 some point.c0e10208c08891a6
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“Where the hell did you get that, I’d like to ask.”03c800ecd8b11008
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It wasn’t just any hunting ground or information about the entrance to a mine. The hidden trading markets of the Empire are, after all, places where illegal things are tacitly practiced.01cdc4a83c2ab6ab
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To have such secrets 3a28e7fd86 in the possession of 4b604180a0 an innkeeper in a beeda5368e small, rural harbor town?dc75ff71cf12d4a5
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It’s highly doubtful.4d89694b6aa1cb9b
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“You do know who my grandfather was, don’t you?”c9629edb57aed87a
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Simon was the first person I pointed to. He wasn’t called ‘the warrior’ for nothing. It was Simon who conquered the beasts of the land and sea to map the current empire.4edff8fa5ef4f3a5
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“I’ve been sneaking into my grandfather’s journals.”245bf6737608a096
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Despite his fame, the reason for Simon’s exile remains a mystery, but rumors abound that it was the journals he kept during his travels across the continents.0394dc4375463775
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When the imperial 0ec1232db9 court came across 08b9653461 them, they burned 39ec7ebfee them all and 5c6342a6b0 banished him.ccae79df664b0319
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In other words, he 856de1f278 knew too much, and 8841a11114 they wanted to get 3b31111993 rid of him, but 3009f2c8d1 he was too famous, f7e1e6746a so instead of killing 93d1c3dd01 him, they sent him 3ddac3e329 into exile.f8e81c6a277c2170
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The implication was that 35c682bd30 he was old enough 458301504d to live and die 501ec1ecb7 quietly.fd80b8950c2b87fb
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“So the journal didn’t disappear, it was kept.”1df575f98c77abf0
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“Yes. I’ve been reading it since I was a kid.” a6f9efdc814ce44e
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On the contrary. ‘Simon’s Journal’ was written by 690c11e1d0 me in a b01950f4ae previous life. It was an 03d3244d96 explanation of the 855577d283 world of the b50175a409 upcoming game in 8528b849e6 the words of 0298507323 a character named 247f960998 Simon.2d11f4611c86df1a
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The real 6f1906ffc6 journal had b0341a742d long since 45975243cd been burned e9507fdd3b to the f52881b8c2 ground, as c2ad2c35bb rumored, but 64f3bb7fea it was b1e2ce1d2f still as 6defca8d9f clear as 9d9a534b62 I wrote bab3aa0b8d it.16d750653f54f32d
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“Besides, information usually comes 2aa5957aca asking for information.” 8da3aed25241f487
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Finally, I just ed1da90107 mumbled something about 6e73ec5374 how I was 59623220ff selling information to d61fb520b1 get information.3ed344a44367b7f5
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I thought that 22fb4ab6cb would be enough e860d26514 to convince him.9cc887b5c41e398e
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After all, Simon 75efb1e44c had pledged his 9a4d13b567 honor to his adcc514811 sword before boarding 43d7e78597 the ship, so 5619fb1b72 Dion had no 8afcce7f90 reason not to 4923b3b8d5 trust it.db2545fb7ff95aa4
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“…Anthele. It’s more important to me than anything else that we complete this voyage successfully.”d72cb491a811e8ab
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The young 93b5be3883 man, who f83c2c0b2c had not fb26df621e yet been 27fab93d96 recognized as 29f368b8f7 a captain, ef8c7b6514 spoke in b4f616e442 a way b3d0383e96 that the b45b324235 more seasoned 51a8e19f7b sailors did d8f244d525 not.2171c7cb5d4ea1aa