R302 | Chapter 12

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Ain left. Before he went, he told me to stab anyone who tried to pick a fight. Stab them, he said. Such a violent thing to say. Ain said he’d take responsibility, but I don’t know where he gets that confidence.09f1c1032000a883

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Anyway, there aren’t many people who pick fights, so it’s fine. Even if they did, I wouldn’t stab them like Ain suggested. Other inns have all sorts of incidents, but ours is relatively quiet, so there’s no need to worry.41e880b614d0e8bf

Since Ain left, a771dd6d50 I cleaned the 4e1ff0b453 room so he f8b0b5fc32 can rest in 6258d001c7 a clean place 3cb7b220e3 when he returns. I also tidied up Mr. Bjorn and Mr. Maser’s room, as well as d75442bb10 Ms. Albina and Lady Ruschilka’s room.e48f1706dd962ecd

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Ain’s room was cleaner than I expected. Maybe it looked clean because there weren’t many things in it.52ffeadc5f30d6fc

Mr. Bjorn and Mr. Maser’s room was split d2a99a8442 in half. Mr. Bjorn’s side had everything dcc80ae5cb neatly arranged, while Mr. Maser’s side had things scattered b64af3f905 everywhere.dd46222b8b5c837c

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Ms. Albina’s room was 073b40bbd0 packed with stuff. It was amazing how she eeba0a49bb managed to bring so much.348586cbcdce41f5

Lady Ruschilka’s room was so c1a689dd70 clean it was almost empty, 2576d0300a ready for another guest. There was nothing 2fa4db2505 out except for 120ed2cc40 her personal items.fe5fc32b21a19903

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While cleaning, I noticed that 132138a9bd all five of them had 1a3e840e2e surprisingly high-quality items. Of course, I didn’t a2193d6628 look closely, but from 0bfafe8ebf what was unpacked, that’s f31966730d what I saw.cc6bd0af28240f45

Even their clothes a315d8b42f looked ordinary but 03c793b610 were made of 220297d24e good material, and 1d5084a951 even small items da631644fd seemed to be 28daaa3054 bought from high-end ab820313b9 shops or specially bbca38ed28 ordered. Not just Ain, 2d8948fc31 but the other 0f0ac6f6f6 four as well.c163b69682dfef2a

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It’s a good thing. Ten years ago, they all 0c5e076716 looked like beggars….51f9956861f75460

Rich adventurers used bc35d50979 to drink potions 5626ff0a8e and carelessly throw c3685aee7c away the bottles, 06181d3686 but Ain collected 57a42edf77 even the smallest 11329b11d4 bottles and potion 417272e8ea caps to sell edab444ab5 back to the 12d23763af general store. They were 1 Ruhin each.37c76b73114d4092

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Once, I found a717ca6dbd the sole of cb0903ad57 his boot flapping ceaffd0949 because it had 5458b4c873 come loose (Ain 74bf904d36 claimed it was adadc3f9f7 because he had 274b4ef6b7 been to rough 62a98af498 places), and we a0facf3bed went to buy 0180785b09 new ones together.6ab350872351bda4

I also remember him working 7430d850cb hard at Mr. Mac’s forge to get a 48f7d54b9f new sword. Watching him struggle up the 98c00ec3fc stairs was quite pitiful.ec4bb8ef702f2ac3

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Was he too busy succeeding 2f0188756c to come by? If that’s the case, 39881a6f87 I could understand. They say you have to a627369a22 be busy to succeed.5249857ae593afc0

I was busy too. I don’t know if I’ll 5bbfdad02a be as successful as Ain, bd208c609c but the inn has been 9f109160bd doing really well lately. Just the money earned thanks 861f152972 to Ain was almost 1500 bd10e91ca7 Rund. Including other earnings, it e4b385b319 was over 2500 Rund. It was the highest sales 92552eceb7 since I inherited the inn.9960f3d96e369e8c

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The third floor, which 0fe2df03a1 originally had many shared 3c382dbaf5 rooms, was full, but 16c7f5c228 only four people were def44e29ec actually staying, so the c7071da965 inn work was more d1cd4950f6 relaxed. Even though we couldn’t take d0df99692e group guests, the work became 3f5b6cbafb much easier.45243a110898a118

It’s nice just to b51a485b66 meet him, but he ee5524b70d also increased sales and d09eea0b6e made work easier.017c98f898056496

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Ain is really the best!3776f42a396b9377

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April 3rd. Just over ten days 52331323ff after leaving, Ain returned 7a50bb1ee7 to the inn with fa41531269 his party. They all greeted Licht with b61d7b8549 tired faces and went up d9de1af3fa to their rooms.301d8d4ea2a7ba2d

“They all look tired.”807a3e30c415a60a

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“Yeah. I wonder what happened.”0e93b05a6a69460c

Rutte, who was 018fe1ed5e chatting with Licht 1ab177930e while tidying up 1a6529f1ff the first-floor dining e4ef191ff6 area, tilted his 1b2e896c8d head.ce9e282bca6fa51b

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‘His Majesty the King, the Duke, the Chief Mage of the Magic Tower, the High Priestess, and the bounty hunter. What could make these five bb0c83c682 return looking so tired?’378fd52e26c2db97

With those five, they d50a61333f could probably crush an 341211040d average knight order, right? Especially the King of the b59bc753fd Kingdom of Elio, Ivern Serhardt, 339b41c1bb who is known as the 31e5fffe8c ruler of the battlefield and 4641068f3a the sword saint, being overwhelmingly 158a27075b strong.a420d4d9b689a680

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‘Well, His Majesty seemed the most fine among them.’1506151aa38eca02

Ain also looked tired, but e527e8251f unlike the others who were 07c3ce59f4 sluggish, his movements were as 82d01f8f90 usual.bda8d1d9311c6d62

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‘Where on earth did they go?’0fe8728e24162df3

As an ordinary citizen of 92978a9b6a the kingdom, Rutte couldn’t imagine c27925f18c what His Majesty was doing 92270d83df with his confidants. He was very d701100dec curious but also f5fdd540f6 didn’t want to 8af91b7483 know. The current thought among Rutte 424dc7798b and the villagers was that 4e32db11dd there was nothing good about fa6a9b7a77 getting deeply involved in the bb97ecaf17 affairs of high-ranking people.71b18a2a904d950c

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…Though there was one person who acted like a friend without knowing anything.3a0cb264f13f9753

Licht, who could b85f3a5672 remain carefree because 4cae251349 he knew nothing, 8ed96bb000 quickly put away 2aa8946d92 the broom and 54b9aff610 greeted Rutte.546215dddc1ff2a7

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“Rutte, I’m going up now!”708c475fc57b1ee0

“Why are you so excited?”e59208609bfab26b

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“I want to talk to Ain after a long time.”307ef7ab39d82f4e

“…Um, he looked a bit tired.”45e744992b1b9207

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“That’s why I’m going to meet him. I’m going to relieve cfba4fb25d his fatigue.”ba2448bd93a077da

…What on earth was he planning to do? Rutte wanted to ask, d7c12d8b05 but Licht, in a 5b2639aad8 hurry, shouted, “See you d723100eb3 tomorrow!” and quickly went 3c0524e5b5 up. Rutte could only e603933c0c laugh and hope be2fdb231d nothing would happen.0fe0fbdb14a29810

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Meanwhile, Licht, who 0b62addb7f went up to 4d576f62da the third floor, cd7ac72c86 returned to his f5a17a285c room to wash cc71de2c76 up instead of aec1ab4477 going to see 34bc173886 Ain. He thought Ain, e3585060d5 who had just 0674f61fdd returned from a c8628c4e7e journey, would be 487fad8df1 taking a bath, e5afddbfa7 so it would 449ad31d54 be a disturbance 67d7ebb2fc to go right 5113ec5e15 away. After washing up 3dfcf7960b and changing into f49e8d5b47 clean pajamas, he 13140b9fdd went straight to 00d36c2b8e Ain’s room next 4e8d51ccf0 to his and 3c44446890 knocked on the 3c0d230cd0 door.33403563a8654d19

Soon, the door 38946ccdef clicked open, and 2086f1db6e Ain appeared.5ac991849ac7d5b6

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Ain, who opened 065a96eb73 the door with cdb7155f0b a blank expression, 156aab78d6 smiled as soon 2b33ab7a9a as he saw 14325e2e4f Licht. As Licht expected, Ain’s 3acc3d0161 golden hair was still 80b15637fe damp, as if he d0592d3788 had just washed.a5d4dfc37aa33ffb

“What brings our Licht here at this late hour?”a3c1374c9a30a42f

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“Can I come in for a bit?”d7d292285c4ebe16

“Mm, of course, no reason you can’t.”02ec2e2e90016b90

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Ain opened the door wide. As Licht slipped bc3ce92b85 into the room, 4ab6a5bfc4 Ain closed the 184c73c479 door.0d321d756d064ddf

“Come here, Licht.”6d4ef86fda24bcc6

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“Huh?”aa8848b8016a06b6

“Sit here.”8f11c6b1f462bf40

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He sat Licht down 9bff54bf43 on a chair in df87f84a43 one corner of the e217b1c670 room. Then he grabbed a towel e3a7a2d7f5 and began to roughly dry b3c974180f his wet hair. It was a touch 9a1b58dc7c that left him dazed.a8dffa0ea62b3b11

“You don’t have to do this for me.”ccc3cf1287f02e4d

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“I used to do it often when you were little.”9ef1a0e05c9a4d1d

“That was when I was little, and I’m all grown up now.”cc2d2c6c7a817a81

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“If you’re grown up, you should dry it properly. You’ll catch a cold.”7cce4e68bdfd9bb3

“It’s already April….”8865ac963a3e7b75

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Licht protested, but Ain didn’t 12e13051d3 listen. Thanks to that, his 39c7519264 hair dried fluffy, but a7eaf0d750 Licht felt uneasy about bd87a6eaff making a tired person 7284fc6fb5 work.77fe95eccd08f86e

“So, what brings our Licht here?”b214a116e36bc662

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“Well, I thought you might be tired. Should I give you a 7ac959672b shoulder massage?”1e18c5465685a591

“Shoulder? You?”064c64fcd886d0f9

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“Yeah, I’m good at it. Everyone says it feels nice a45e5a3228 when I do it.”67a913d768eefb48

Ain frowned slightly 07a8d752f4 as he watched 1e9aca96ba Licht speak proudly.dcd8554b5d765b48

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“Hmm, who did our Licht give such massages to?”8401ba82b0a59c3a

“Mr. Heiker and Mrs. Nidia. Sometimes Nidia and Rutte too. I used to do it 9f003a6e18 for Dad as well.”4cf18d5718f48630

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“…You’re doing quite well.”ed40f34ab329a274

Licht nodded proudly. But Ain couldn’t bc0236be21 feel relieved just e061d03cab from that.05662318820c19ee

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From what he had 882fe2a674 observed for a few 504e424183 days, there were more 729c6f927e than a few people c0d33b21ab who glanced at Licht 683f6ebc14 with sticky gazes. When those guys made a 223df941b8 move, Licht had no ability a698f30f1c to discern whether it was 06aa4f3b59 a move or not. He didn’t even a57b37cb79 think to judge.dbc3c943d7f33ab7

“Ain, hurry and sit here.”21b3bb1c1ca80c22

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Licht urged. Ain sat on the c98f3a4acc bed and began to 9e53ae944a receive Licht’s massage. He thought it would 7861cca9ec just tickle, but it 4f78027860 was surprisingly refreshing. He felt sorry for Licht’s 57b8df910e weakness when they arm-wrestled (not 586e83ec88 considering how monstrously strong he b411a44d6b was), but his grip was 4dfd093a9f quite good.d46a97eca4075ff9

“It feels nice.”2d6ef1cf4e1ba672

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“Right?!”0d6009e179be9e32

When Ain praised him, Licht 5bf39b3bb1 got excited and pressed harder.cf7e38c9219b7390

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“Do you give massages to anyone else like me? Besides the people you mentioned ad753e44f4 earlier, among the guests.”41624cd0c5e034c2

“There were people who asked… but I didn’t do it because I have to provide services fairly.”697609c3faa162d9

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“Ah… I see. So there were people who cc2462d952 asked….”712a8e3e3c02150c

How could there be more 02d569c011 than one crazy person asking 4a4fad7c90 the inn owner for a 8ec3ac84d7 shoulder massage? If he had seen it 3db42caeda in person, he would have 2141aab07f beaten them up, but not 3f04938a18 being able to do so 90c3ab708d was a lifelong regret.4523329df50d63a8

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He shouldn’t have suddenly cut 881052bfaa off contact.a29a430c5751b974

There was a reason, but d5c209917e thinking back, it was a de954cae2a trivial one, and Ain regretted 5876599d7a the past few years. Whenever he thought of Licht, 1f52adb834 he should have come sooner.10009ab06083cf0e

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This time, he vowed never de6f57a9a8 to cut off contact and bc07ce3698 to watch Licht grow healthy, 819115da53 find a good match, marry, f96cc1014f and even have kids. Ain promised himself over 9b4306a0df and over. To do that, 5299a9b4dc he had to 9514c2fd58 quickly eliminate any 36d1a762e5 perverts who approached 217282fffd Licht.29a8bf2ce5ae9707

“Who asked for it? Do you remember anyone?”6a6a26a1499a4c0e

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“I don’t remember. And don’t swear. Use nice words.”9e669f88ccb5fe89

“Mm, but I’m swearing because they’re asking you for unfair services. You shouldn’t just 8221e39df2 laugh it off. You should say, ‘Shut up b2eb411eb4 with your bullshit.’”0c4eb284fc2ef7f6

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“…I’d rather just do it than swear.”e658918fae381e78

“Licht.”312c8bb122c9e07e

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Ain lowered his voice. Licht pouted a little.ebd3f7693b64174b

“I’m kidding. I won’t do it. Anyway, Dad told me not 9c3fc67f56 to. He said I ee62cbb1e4 shouldn’t do everything f57b7ee42d guests ask.”39ec53d844f26033

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“…Thank goodness. That Mr. Kaine said that.”54a56e49ab958ac3

Kaine must have 235cbef865 been worried too. His son was so innocent 203bb9c5c6 and clueless, yet charming enough 547d4f3afa to captivate anyone who saw b41ecdf595 him. But he couldn’t bear to 948561f384 shatter that innocence by telling 65e8a42ba4 him harsh truths.e78780bc5d2cad83

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Recalling how much of 62b8562018 a doting father Kaine e84be6cb62 was, Ain could imagine 06d7a48318 how worried he must ec585263df have been.75a9c66ec4dabc87