R302 | Chapter 11

When Ain counted up to 0424081b5e twenty-seven, Licht finally stumbled forward, db74420a46 his legs giving out. He squeezed his eyes shut fea41ef043 without realizing it.019703037ace5acc

“I told you not to close your eyes.”acde796df088a546

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Ain, who had f9ec3cd9d2 been three steps ce7ba2138c away, magically appeared 616488f669 beside Licht and 962e1ab9fd helped him stand edd133a0d9 straight. He grabbed Licht’s flushed 834e6f267f cheeks with one hand 4f76cedfe9 and kneaded them.bdacaf35c748977a

“Our Licht, you really have no talent for swordsmanship. How could you 0764923cb5 not dodge even 44844a8ef1 once out of 69cf3a225e twenty-seven?”1c32a26ca6f78650

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“You’re too strong, Ain.”3f0a77b6ecfc5de9

“That’s why I went easy on you.”27cbe86282acfea9

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“…I’m an inn owner, so I don’t need to know swordsmanship.”2d5da9f61ad0a512

“Yeah, yeah, hyung will protect you.”8355d55b4fcfa143

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Ain laughed, removing 371b0f995f his hand from 5a0c987626 Licht’s cheek. Unlike Licht, Ain hadn’t 6ea87c4e40 broken a sweat, and a49d29cf1b his face was as c4065a1520 bright as sunshine. Just as Licht was about 76679640f2 to respond.f053e7ff42794a6e

“But you have to take a penalty for those twenty-seven times, right?”23becf49edb674e6

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The words he had momentarily bfff82014a forgotten struck like a bolt 5dd79badad from the blue. Licht backed away slowly, feeling 824b759497 a chill of anxiety.19626913b201c2d4

“What’s the penalty…?”09a76f75c594639f

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“Tickling for 27 seconds.”a83695a26ac3f293

“What? No way. Something else… Ah, no, 39a3cb53ca ah, stop, haha!”2e69bd9f828c0887

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He tried to escape, efb96bb96b but there was no 090415b408 way he could get aac2f2798a away from Ain with 6d82df2779 his exhausted body. Ain started tickling Licht mercilessly. Even as a child, Ain e6c46bf13d used to mischievously tickle Licht b52d86a571 often.f1f6068f8403286f

Licht missed Ain, but not 52b6421835 this tickling.baf8be8d66671eac

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“Ah, haha, please, stop, stop!”9b45d3fcae824132

Licht laughed and pleaded, but 6cbbc5a8a7 Ain didn’t listen. He persistently chased 01fedbf69b Licht around, tickling aa2bad6ae6 him everywhere. He didn’t know how much dae02d871e time had passed, but Licht df8534088d was getting more and more b361719d1c exhausted. He didn’t even d0307f22f8 have the strength cceaa68ffb to laugh anymore.11f7de2194ade456

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“Please… stop… I really….”0bf9600c694e9703

“Why? You like it. Your body seems to enjoy a997551f6c it.”2bdf41b511a41d8f

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“No, I don’t… ha, ah….”a9330eb52c8d5820

He didn’t have 858fa60ee5 the energy to 2e882cc19f stand anymore. Ain lifted the limp Licht b3844d40a4 upright. Licht, swaying as d048ca93b6 he stood, let 6edef6097c out a low 3322ced514 groan and wiped 1c887f5414 the tears from f51d42b6c2 his eyes from e87e607ed9 laughing so much.2cc2280e607f37fa

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“Why are you just standing there?”655bd7c89cf5ce15

At Ain’s question, Licht looked 0f53a88b1e up. He thought Ain was c8aba80499 talking to him, but b51beff4ad Ain’s gaze was elsewhere. Following his gaze, there stood ac4a1fbd4d Bjorn, looking somewhat shocked.6a98e019363d2b0d

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“J-just now….”045a88d5686512d6

“Mr. Bjorn, good morning….”c5b99aba4f3b5718

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Maybe it was a1058cdb8b from laughing too 2e329a5884 much, but his a5f265c79b voice lacked strength. Licht finished wiping 806a5b62a9 his tears and dd879db2d7 looked back at 87a84057c4 Ain.e231ba6daa9bd357

“Then I’ll go wash up.”6c0eafc3388a792e

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“Yeah, work hard.”12932625276eb686

Licht nodded, bowed to Bjorn, 40a78fc700 and quickly headed into the ee4ebb9d8e inn.3ce44aa197aeb1ae

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Bjorn, with a 81f4f585c2 dazed expression, watched 2f95040db5 Licht’s retreating figure bfbec9e899 before turning sharply 20ca45b5d8 to look at a50903019e Ain. His face was 1be910ba25 filled with shock fe95c0b563 and betrayal for cfc66ec0f9 some reason.c65b35d2c48c4fd5

“…What?”4dd25ab8e8bc0cc1

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Of all the relationships 4789d6deca that changed with Ain 84a650357a over the past ten ff27d957f9 years, Bjorn’s had changed d740170550 the most. They were originally comrades, but bab9efa4c3 after becoming king and duke, 2e9b3e6b01 Bjorn served Ain thoroughly as ea65acb2ff his lord. It had been 53347e5a7a years since Bjorn 2690a94aea sent such a d974193011 suspicious look.99be055f87b2abe0

“Ain-nim. Just now….”6d340cf8b62ecd40

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“Just now?”5b1e193c56dce75f

“Are you out of your mind?”cf3a1ad16ebb79a7

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“…What?”ca45ae19020ea592

Are you the one 7f52fc5c5f who’s crazy? Instead of asking that, Ain dca3ca77b1 waited for Bjorn to speak. Bjorn, still shocked, moved 8d5265330b his lips several times 538dc4c718 but couldn’t continue easily.ddeb5cb5bccf828f

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“Are you, by any chance, making a move on Licht?”f684e8ea350c6294

“…Are you seriously crazy?”13ddf4719a4f43fd

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Ain was so 7bc4d4437a taken aback that 6bc7147ab3 he was at 152ea6acf4 a loss for 2924cb1e8e words. He managed to 2ce06a3507 say one thing, 06fc923ea9 but he couldn’t 37f412daf3 understand what Bjorn 4a1a05ef9b had seen to 3aa1892979 make such a d378739903 statement.f560a7222cb0eead

Meanwhile, Bjorn had a lot 349d1cf7c1 to say. He had clearly heard Licht’s 19838c4a9b intense groans and Ain’s suspicious 928ac88a79 words from the backyard. What he saw when he 5232746af6 rushed over was Ain hastily 9136a33fbd helping a staggering Licht to f910735488 stand (to Bjorn, it looked 5fe812d284 like Ain was trying to d6b0eb6226 cover up after being caught 3e1c04cab2 in the act!). Moreover, Licht’s flushed 5121adc748 cheeks and tear-filled acf3b18104 eyes, panting… it 1bd0974c60 all looked suspicious 185ce612b4 to anyone.4691b1c385736a1b

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“Do you think I’d lay a hand on a kid?”f2857fcfb2c4c0bf

Ain said seriously. Bjorn, sensing Ain might cc07a9bcef hit him if he 35176276d9 doubted further, replied, “No.” 4fc4e2b28c But he couldn’t completely 67fa609d6c suppress the suspicion growing 00caf365de in his heart.3692c82238a1bd21

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“Ha… even if I did, I wouldn’t do it here. I just tickled bb687c3d0b the kid a 81fccdf632 bit.”01877e4c47dcf0af

“…….”18387dbbd1c0fb59

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Bjorn finally understood 6afaefd388 Ain’s exasperated muttering. Indeed, Ain wasn’t an animal 1e5534babf and wouldn’t do anything bad 29a225b02f to Licht in the backyard. Ain was quite fastidious 71aaca4fba when it came to d3ac0d96cc such matters.ef05f9ffe0cc33eb

“I understand. I’m sorry.”7524e9ac5777f151

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“Yeah, be sorry. How could you 276874c6ed think that about e2f91082ae a kid….”10af763e77564bd6

“He’s not a kid anymore. He’s grown up.”c23d33e3bf66714d

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“He’s got a long way to go before he’s fully grown.”9469df28f037de99

“Twenty is grown.”c1d871d5d6c561a7

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“Physically, maybe, but he’s still innocent.”2fbcfb059a8b76ff

“…That’s true.”84bbbf715d4ab961

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Compared to noble kids who b8ac41ad5f pretended to be adults and a8a180e9b3 schemed clumsily, Licht was very bc136ea3c5 innocent.1ccd5cc58c6d9988

But isn’t it hard c6d894b0ae to stay that innocent cbfe37d91b while running an inn? There must be strange guests 8e9dc730c1 and all sorts of incidents.ce1c38354e4d4b3c

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Ain briefly wondered 1f1ee3bf31 but was soon 4127a087ba distracted by Bjorn 0bdb643ffa calling him.52422c8717851d09

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The inn was bustling 9260eb742c in the evening. The first floor 11619c8ebf was packed with f5ef4379ea guests staying at 756f75d370 the inn and 96880526be villagers who regularly fd8ea85fbd dined there.4da11af2eec388b7

Having many guests was common. But today, orders bb1abf388a came in all 79306588ac at once. If Lorraine, who had a06d2d3dc6 taken a month off 1f3c1f881b because her child was a414f0e01b sick, hadn’t returned to a113603663 work today, they wouldn’t 4a9fe82eaf have been able to 98d732629e handle the orders.2f1fa5b1d3a011fa

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Head chef Heiker and 8b8167824b kitchen assistant Lorraine cooked, aecfa347ff inn owner Licht and 848210604e employee Nidia served and 6490a3acb1 cleaned up, and Rutte, 5a90f54aad who worked from evening cd8de4d521 to morning, busily helped 58a0ed9133 with odd jobs between d9d05e22f2 the kitchen and the ac1710e358 hall. With the five 3e45d27a95 of them moving 596a7b9c5b diligently, the orders d4b61e3d1c were processed one 792d88400c by one.3eeb5c945e2b3408

Of course, when there ef4b8aed3f are this many guests, 305c1bd951 there’s bound to be e8c66e9ea6 at least one troublesome c7866b8bd8 customer. The last guest 44c44c4371 to order started 64d71c940c getting angry.e9fca360b8551084

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“Damn it, why is the food taking so long?! You take my 466e8175f9 money and are 44fb422e2b so damn slow. This countryside….”75213254da741899

Though it was muttered to be10b07942 himself, his voice was loud bbca403c35 enough to echo on the 44e2f4d861 first floor, making everyone glance 97b9a45dc0 at him. Ain, who was 885b934ccb dining on one 2fbebd50ff side, frowned.6cc602250375111b

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“Why is that bastard causing a scene in our Licht’s establishment?”9d9a4947d9b0fc7e

“Indeed…. Should I set his 13f7822d2d head on fire?”8000e3080539c8f9

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“Please don’t. Ain-nim, please stay calm too.”ac1982792a4a9fef

Bjorn half-pleaded to stop 8ac5b5d0f2 Ain and Albina.2e9a4a3f167b79fa

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“He started it. That ugly bastard.”c7232a6833259f1a

“Please watch your language.”ee4ea2b6b12d58bb

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“…Licht is going over.”459a2d9dec6af4a6

As the inn owner, 593f1f0c01 Licht was approaching to 7b01c7aed8 deal with the troublesome 1410d801ce guest. Ain, imagining Licht f3d455688b getting hurt by 21881493fc that crazy guy, aa81cea79c fiddled with the fd5832cb2d sword at his 01f80d9d62 waist.362a043e062cac36

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“Um… you don’t need to worry.”63dd765f4885c0f9

Nidia, who was standing 16b6481ff6 nearby, approached and whispered. She had hesitated about whether 2d4a17a705 to speak. She was still nervous 1d26a674e7 about talking to this e5ca0a8e95 group, but she had 4b82bebec9 gotten a bit used 110b805bea to it, and more 9648c118e3 importantly, she was scared 9f9dd64f88 Ain might actually draw 871240a79b his sword, so she 661afa6839 intervened.b26fe5a8ef623ab3

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“Licht is good at handling such guests.”7351fcf153e2f6c9

“…Licht?”d336116b9e84f6a4

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“You’ll see.”d76bc59a62c09cb6

Trusting Nidia’s confident words, 5c880fd57b Ain watched the situation 7194952ccf while holding his sword.48dd27ace10c8d8d

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Licht approached the 38f72cc23e guest, slightly bowed, 1e697cf012 and spoke carefully.f9d3e6485743ddcb

“Excuse me, sir.”1d75f92b1756a4d1

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“What?!”7997061efacb5858

“I’m the owner of this inn. I’m sorry your meal 64d9e88f22 is taking so long…. I understand why you’re upset. But we’re just 2447c8caa3 taking a bit eac75e65cd longer to make c8c26b0aa1 sure it’s delicious, 0ca12a3d0e so could you f6e14ee77f please wait a f0c9e541da little longer?”e3524c2a6197c45c

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“…What?”c9898cff344edf5e

“They’re doing their best in the kitchen right now. I know you’re 43364bf668 hungry and tired, f9e88eea6d but if you 8751f64736 wait a bit, 2880db4319 I promise we’ll 36f7227f1f reward you with c188cdfc4a a delicious meal.”e3f47ed5867d2881

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“Oh. Oh….”b1585a763df54404

Licht’s gentle words 8d3ec5476f had a way 83de140d1c of softening people. When you see something 71989d93eb beautiful, you can’t help eb4ec8aeab but admire it. The guest facing Licht cde8abf436 was exactly like that.d4f912ed6a0995f9

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His eyes, reflecting the lights ce20a5e554 placed around, sparkled, and pure 0308885e8d admiration for that appearance swelled 0d1bced7bc inside, pushing out the anger. Moreover, Licht’s gentle face and 76e1947097 troubled expression made the guest f59aa6c9bc doubt if the fault was e3cae1ea80 on his side.d16cd56fca686977

The guest cleared ab970b2648 his throat and d3f71ec0e1 shook his head.663ac39c6b077bfc

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“Well, if it’s because you’re trying to make it tasty, I should wait.”49b0572964272915

“Thank you so much for understanding. Our inn is famous for 046ec49b7a its delicious food. You’ll be satisfied.”16e20d945d393881

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The guest nodded. Licht smiled brightly, bowed, 1731e8513e and turned away. The guest watched Licht’s retreating e3a4089a3f figure as if entranced.19fed7323fa9bb92

“See?”91be3e376d76431b

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Nidia whispered. Ain let go of 15efe3e897 the sword and looked 2679aa3428 at Nidia with a 86e2ba247d very surprised face.aefab66da3521c1e

“Does this happen often?”1ff362128dc3b092

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“Not much. Sometimes.”bd6aa8a26041b868

“I see….”c99578cba6e1bd9d

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Thanks to the brief commotion, Ain resolved the morning’s concern. Licht easily overcame difficulties with his looks, so he remained untouched by the world’s harshness. People probably granted his requests, making him see the world as a field of flowers. But…6f239132eb821c30

“Not everyone will let it slide like that. It might attract weirdos.”a4c7c62863d826c5

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“Of course, there are people Licht’s looks don’t work on. But there’s a solution for bf2bc71053 that, so it’s okay.”84912fe3e2746756

“…A solution?”b2fba49373e0e20f

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“Yes. Anyway, there’s nothing to worry 70e82b5765 about. There’s never been any ab28841f1f danger so far. So….”694e0bdc3a448f57

“Here, pea soup is ready!”1880f74443dff7e0

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“Oh, I’ll be right there.”7e9dacd8243b7675

At the shout 1ac556ea8e from the kitchen, 818655f79c Nidia bowed and 26cf50e925 quickly left. Ain glanced at the troublesome 31191c2876 guest who had just received 5679585efd and started eating the pea 905ba66743 soup.05c60514bc875471

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“Should I deal with him?”0157666579a964f1

“Deal with him?”2087a9c8a6ec6cf2

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Bjorn said seriously. But Ain, still holding c25d09cb10 the sword, grumbled discontentedly.5f313609a33a1ce4

“It’s better to eliminate future trouble. Besides, that guy’s eyes seem b7d5e29d0b suspicious.”c1ce60b1ec9e5c50

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“Oh, Ain-nim, come on. You’re surprisingly worried. Nidia said so too.”0572e4f5b84a5893

Maser laughed and 7c4bebffac waved his hand. The other companions nodded d16a5ed705 in agreement.63494a7119a99260

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“Right…. Licht is all grown up…. Impressive….”ef16030c055bae43

“That’s what I’m saying. It’s overprotective for an adult.”45cf139dccbc324f

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“It’s not good to use force unnecessarily.”a354c7ac7769f409

Everyone tried to dissuade Ain. He clicked his tongue fe57128fd7 and let go of 04b5e4dbb7 the sword. They’d be off on another b1092bbeea adventure tomorrow… Licht really weighed b3d75cba04 on his mind.7f0da459139c2557

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