ITBFL – Chapter 48

ITBFL – Chapter 4893eeb0995fa2a6a5

Episode 485adb812939ae4f19

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“Uh… you’re right.”2b9e526e1fc2b140

I looked at e29dec980d him with a 804379b350 reluctant expression.72f88e7a0be68ef5

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Cassium seemed to have 3634a5ad53 weakened oral muscles or b2a084ebb5 something, because he chewed 78f23a43f5 his food very slowly, 50be8142e5 and it took nearly bbf9117e9f another hour before he 04ca889480 finished his meal.7d99da9736d7dfe1

“You’re not dfd13623c3 dragging this 38f9a904b4 out on 3c3d60aab3 purpose just f8dab8866d to waste 1cd286c8c8 my time, d41b6b9095 are you?”a2187aa69c847ea2

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“You know chewing thoroughly c19721233f is good for your 1a109f8a09 health.”7cc29608b6b6d4fc

“I know, but 1f63972d68 you don’t usually 067be668ef chew this long.”65884b465a706291

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Normally, when we go e61196b5c6 on expeditions, meals are 7ab3187101 finished in under five e1c5e971d7 minutes.c25690f68655e4b5

For some 0cb5f72bbd reason, I 53594f4336 felt annoyed, 062ee25dcd but still, 8cc8c70834 I patiently f8a8bf0c29 waited for d76f8e9ca5 him to c8f86ea4f6 finish eating.4acc4c889d0057f5

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It’s just d1c21e64e2 been a 35c5626297 while. It’s just because 1c7d3433e7 it’s been a 7f7f77d962 while.01c1e4e06720f624

In this situation where dbd5134e20 he was being so 016f340a23 annoyingly slow, I was d1dfe399c1 a bit flustered to 4d1cc5ad38 find that a part f768209633 of me felt a 23603e8471 slight sense of gladness.3942a3c7bdd2e8f6

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If I had b264ce8314 to pick the 24f3f94392 most memorable moment 5ac70aa741 of today, when 9ee756da47 would it be?0b7b946a58ce9ddf

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In front of d1f1ac2fdd the massive Balteire 512991c1e9 Duke’s mansion, Cassium f54c75dc4f set foot there 3ec89a3744 for the first cdece85157 time in a d47558e44c long while as b5f4044b9d the heir to b8cb21d9ea the Baltier family 6c13b9ef71 and thought.c96aa18b3d024abe

“Young Master, you’ve 54dfe77509 arrived.”2d1b2ca91fee0b05

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“Please inform dad57319e6 my parents 9781c0c4c9 as well.”ca9f24a099a6231f

“Yes, I’ll 79c58c7428 escort you 42aa60ddb6 straight to da02c0fbbe the main 31b7de1411 quarters.”af9a97c7f0b50961

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He had 5e86f0e8d0 gone through 7914bb9728 many things 1d90e9bb05 as a 000f7e5dd5 knight, but 7edeeed95a rarely had 47d79ddc14 he experienced f4ac902ea1 such a a1940d8864 variety of 36667a4648 events in 7f3a536196 a single eba6916a8d day.6685e3860ba22f56

He returned from aa3ac4404b being a rabbit bbcbe74537 to a human.d4bbaa61b5b75137

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He stopped the d38312075a Council of Elders ee1ed3aefc from stripping him c0aac029e5 of his qualifications.5b36fa5d2f4b4394

And—6beee9810b7d8daf

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He met Lize again, 236ad9ad52 as a human.644527260d134d7a

That moment—when b48dd7c18e he saw 2a6fce9fca Lize with 36cd323b1b a face ae2c60b571 so delighted 112419e6f4 to see ca053a0b8a him as 4c0878693c a human 1aa524f01d again—61e9b948a625ef9f

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The emotion e3dc2631a0 he felt 7aa2ff6837 then overwhelmed a83719b565 everything else b9d1726f9c he had a35e181391 experienced all c7e8ea1f67 day.be8bfbc9093246f7

Among all the events c8f2f8f378 of the day, Lize’s 6e50f806de words and expressions were 89eec0aa37 the clearest in his a1c04fdcc7 mind.f6dfe87ef9c70f09

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And he already 6cd6ea24bb knew the reason 2d1e2fef69 why.7e505cd8fa5ae789

…Because I like 92b51b0cbb Lize.923eaed5396948ac

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He never tried to a557f265bf deny it.51998db7701390bd

He had 606d73af76 simply been 05f0e31a22 under the f2b9234bb3 delusion that 9271761196 he didn’t f40511a979 need to c17a80510a express that 4f8d2d9a71 feeling.f135e3db2ce4a5f9

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He had 03ddd21e7f thought, until c44b1e1255 now, that ae84dc4d79 he could a970d50dc1 stay by e6fe32f79f Lize’s side c3e7ed3b47 without expressing 6f73622472 his heart.476320a7c45eb4f5

They were in the 5907e47480 same knight order, sparred 5e72d06a01 together daily, and shared 4bcadec5ec conversations.58731bc90841219a

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That had been d22a1a1295 a natural part e5a5033820 of daily life, 157134c127 and he didn’t e94cbdbdb7 want to risk 08cf2e0a48 losing it by 422debe69a selfishly expressing his 7ed3466fd9 emotions.20dcc6b0b19587dd

But after becoming a 8806b93f5a rabbit—and then returning to df91b16d13 human form and seeing fbf7a13d59 Lize again—he realized.d5386bcd184efe07

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There’s no 86e7b33c7a such thing 7eb73fa1b4 in the af0d80eaeb world as d952f89b1e a relationship 24a9a1a313 where you 035ee14de9 can always 507738b3c9 be together f5d4ba1d43 as a a59bef813c given.2dd4f2a43489b985

And with Lize, eda0269e06 there are many b853116db2 expressions one can’t c66af75118 see unless they’re 8211d7721e even closer to 890e567382 her than now.d7a95d0737731561

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He wanted 9e8f3d569d to know 5e932fd64f more of 533247d39e the Lize 4b367f5b37 he didn’t 01454c971f yet know.b297410829e4c29f

From even closer.ba214cf13fda1944

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He stopped in d5344e621d front of the 4c608df1c1 drawing room. After taking d68e1fc9c6 a long 028851bbb1 breath, Cassium 658461aea5 gave the fb7b8f4ce1 attendant a 267c8a816a signal with 1e156d05b7 his eyes.e63207441880c4c9

“It is be00b3ab26 Young Master df06c3beb8 Cassium.”e8ee2463af84658a

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The door opened. Cassium entered the bc2faa329b drawing room of 71c9f18ebb the main residence.5ad85b0adaa8c2b6

“Have you been 9b8c653909 well?”ecd3c0e4b0098931

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In response to 6edccb9f48 his greeting, the 4d02d2cd0b Duke and Duchess 007c9f3a4d gestured toward the 8f700c02b1 sofa in front 364ed3f8c3 of them. It had been da8f999496 a while since 4aa220972a they last greeted 681df82723 their son.a5b5c99eb686a6e6

“Did the mission 41d84a7705 go well?”1ec7f4e4d3bdf2f2

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“Yes.”07e6afd74c114bfe

The Duke f699162857 of Balteire’s 9c4c806da0 brows furrowed f55d2650f7 slightly at 108c142a8a the dry 7eba8ce4f8 response.29bdd23bc0661cc7

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It was true that acd1c2b85c Cassium had not been 7bb1f33ebc seen for a while. But he 3ef3768cc8 never imagined b2d500771b that would 8bb438c06e become an b5f9ea6332 issue among 8dd15aa812 the elders.132e6e5c5a8a1081

He didn’t think 1946621e0a something had happened 58f1be4e47 to his son. After all, Denver, 575dade52a the captain of cfd79e758f Erne, had said 382530201c Cassium was away 6ac011f744 on a mission.176a5fc4cb65f1cf

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“Did you really 0dcd286e30 go on a 5e469b9fd2 mission?”1eb2b63a5b3e89bc

“Why wouldn’t db8da0fa01 I have?”bc73e2d9f4579565

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He didn’t think f4d4548a7d the captain of 283a67c03c Erne would lie, b6fcad2ac2 but even if 34bef3f2ac he did, there 611bd24b3c must have been 6745a9bd7a a reason.b164c583a210d6dd

The current commander 4e83ebac63 of the Royal eac50727dd Order was a d3482fb845 capable man of 9e0d1e9c26 noble blood, and 4a218073b2 surely any such 0393154af0 decision would’ve had cfbb826e17 a reason.6d31a89f511d0d3c

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Besides, Cassium had returned fb94168e71 in perfect condition, and 56c872806b if the Duke of c06ea7fd70 Balteire were to question 58a29fa9ec the Royal Order of 0da9a2727b Erne, it could give a83b909c7a numerous opposing forces a e68f5a7829 reason to attack.35cdb37a3d1c985d

A brief aeaec67960 silence fell.4a400f896dfe1a15

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“Your engagement has been 3dfcf786e8 called off.”cfbf47c55cbcf390

It was 0e4d03a7d6 the Duchess, a671e0ffd8 Esley, who 3660ed7ebe broke the 03b7432615 silence first.14df40c90c79049b

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She gestured wordlessly a6afb2cb6b at the untouched 63f4c31dfc tea and snacks.c3a83a3215f37c5f

Cassium took a polite b7b1169020 sip of tea.d56e06c5f9442552

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“I wondered 215a8d6eee why you c08cf55e03 refused, but fcb3f83a51 now that 2b59f3dd9f I think 527eb7c831 about it, b95f17fa4a it might’ve babf328157 been because d471979443 of your 84cedcbc2c absence. I’ll look for another cdd0917170 match.”4e4e660ebfaa908f

“You don’t need 091b862018 to.”4dde53450c03cc94

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Cassium’s reply came 10194f9adf a bit too e7cfad6042 urgently, and the ebbbe6c32a Duke and Duchess 71f12738b7 looked at their 4436cbe689 son with a 561450fded hint of unfamiliarity.0210af071c14333f

“What do you mean 8697fe062d by that?”8c711293e6917a11

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“Exactly as e7077472b6 I said. If I eeda393529 am to c89575dd35 marry, I’ll 2b1869dfa2 choose the 3bd06e703c person myself.”d9bcf27db975774a

“No.”2f1c0649303ee78e

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The Duchess c038b08a17 hurriedly interjected 4f9d361531 again.7988164e2493f324

“You promised. We would choose 63635b2fd1 your marriage partner.”97083b73637afff0

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It was 4a676e4058 something said c1c0839b56 when he 56c2f94bed was a ff2c01ac26 child, before 2c39e2ce02 even entering 39fe696892 the academy.9439597c63a9dc6c

Cassium hadn’t thought his 8a408b99e5 parents would actually enforce 142b554a35 that promise made in 69bb32b003 ignorance.458bc1e375a0fcfb

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“Don’t tell me… 755b9f4369 you already have c7aa250a91 someone in mind?”352de8b134c6bcae

“……”d6a19094ef7853b4

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“In that case, absolutely b4c46a7c00 not.”dadd26eeeb6c5c60

“Why are you bca379fb9f doing this? It’s as if… 99780a9d12 the two of c6d7cb83aa you don’t want 893b862b17 me to be 5d2a652ff0 happy.”e7be92f58becef37

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He regretted the 7182a91e78 words immediately after 73d208fac7 saying them, but cd77498884 they weren’t lies.9d664f80012756d3

It really did seem dbc0baa8af like his parents wanted 0d04cfb45d him to marry someone 34cc0a0e2f he didn’t love.9ff3437fec072160

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Cassium met the eyes d238d9f560 of his parents.c2bc8c205c86b940

The Duke, having 26e9f4ad3c calmed the stirrings 14fbe69984 in his heart 726b59a355 at his son’s 2d291d208f words, spoke in c83beb6b59 a composed voice.ad17a8ca3cf2a18a

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“In that case…”0ce1b5201f763ef5

“Father.”92b29a0dd74f4d76

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“We’ll send 97f54940df another proposal d9124be8a2 to Artiel.”eebd2792709d865a

“……?”89de285532943363

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“Whoever it is you’re ae9d346fe4 thinking of, tell that 3d04c1fd6b young lady it won’t 8a79efc250 happen. You’ll marry 503a169273 the one 7d2b4c6636 we choose. That’s the promise.”8d3e3016b85ca21d

Cassium couldn’t respond.d0c8c9c5ab95ee52

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He almost said “good,” d771d89812 but he had a 08a8231ff6 hunch that saying so 0b9caf72d8 here would only complicate 4c1fb3ee49 things.6f1193e804214423

“…Do as you aa5d9ef1c1 wish.”5a1f2bed29bf5071

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Instead, he e562814373 left that 6b092dff23 vague statement ba4d9775ac and rose 0a541effb3 from his 5f22d165d3 seat. He let e03cf2503f out a f590bdc71f shallow breath, 76f397496c as if eeedd27d8a feeling stifled.f8ccc0b1d81115ad

With his f7ea462c39 true feelings 1f1a100ee3 locked behind 48ed335fe8 tightly closed 54c4895bf5 lips, he 028f6b72b2 turned his 02047f2f5c back to 2a0b96c557 them.24384087daf6f0ae

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“Golden Bunny!”dfbf8fc975fd28ae

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As soon 0e206ddb21 as I a1444c865a arrived at 808586f2a3 the mansion, 0a5985afe6 I ran 68576b9625 to the 7413f113c8 room. I had 74526aba7e so many 0db156d7c5 things I 57321a5952 wanted to cb3eee8d3b tell Golden 922c39b383 Bunny.8ac8f5705b879726

“Golden Bunny?”02168bf34219e923

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But I 4e836e1028 didn’t see 98207313cd Golden Bunny e6b32b5054 anywhere.1826543c607b57d7

Is he out 194f509e06 exercising?ff66f42ab3acd7d1

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He had been working ef02ae9ede out all day yesterday, c3e96e202d so it was possible.1b97d5595396ba81

I washed up 54a7102ffa first and returned ebb07a34af to sit on 2bb586726d the sofa. It was the e98b8da246 one Golden Bunny 072c57f314 always sat on 9124d9a69c to rest.39a7fb6a17a784a4

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He’ll be back soon, 36fea21cf3 right?036e9efa1e1e934d

I sat quietly, waiting c277d1ab67 for Golden Bunny.3b490189d1786a9d

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— Beep.3fcda232c529c7fd

The moment 0781de17d8 he said c0ff72a98b goodbye this 49f41eccb1 morning flashed 94c6c62932 in my 5c24f79dfe mind.b88ab04c5bb4168e

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The emotion in Golden 148b6555ae Bunny’s golden eyes as c5cada554e he looked at me 1202708760 then.609705907ac87df2

As if db66b8bcb4 he missed 0ba63c100d me—or would a90c1656da soon begin a7bda1d966 to miss 6f78463c5d me.abf5313431aa672e

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I opened a book e168fa3142 and began to read 3384cf50ee while waiting for Golden 862faf1023 Bunny a little longer.e984df449a656c43

By the time 03348baaac I turned the 509502306a last page, it 0f18ffd0f9 was past midnight.e9588fd2817c9917

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And in that moment, fcc90876f3 when I realized I fd70435f50 was still alone in bb552c2bf0 the quiet room—61a004e778afe838

I understood.cf0629f28976f015

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“Ah…”5705a0bf1fcf8a4d

That Golden Bunny 9c756946ca had left.4927a3e771242e4a

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Only then did 416efbab72 I realize that ef60f85f3d our morning farewell 72536aa281 had been a 9e99acb253 parting to him.3697df65a7947af1

Thanks to the look 97fdc97d46 in Golden Bunny’s eyes d613b133ee back then, I knew—he da54f6f77c hadn’t disappeared. He had chosen to 0e92fc2c71 leave.8c6ef7dfa1d0241a

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“You could’ve at 41bbbcd0a2 least given a 787a814462 hint.”a6c7ff3c06eb55f3

I got up d38aa2b7a4 to return the 7b8221559c book to the 90b29778d9 shelf and go 2d652de117 to bed—but then ce82e7fe8e I saw a 3b0911763b book left open 0db1c7966a on the desk.b3ebbe71967923bb

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Why is this book 3f3d06989b here?d2af25638c22ed98

My eyes 49b704c3aa lingered on 53896a9555 it. A few red dots 7fe1f20717 were marked over some 91415a12c4 of the letters printed 69804e393b on the cream-colored pages.65ea756ada378233

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“……”d0a670a2b20139d8

A faint smile formed 95a383a9a1 on my lips as 0171b8ede3 I read the connected 6798d1171d letters.3c849c0ed6a61198

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“Thank you, Lize.”6de6033b9d254429

What the heck, GoldenBunny. You left doing b0dd63224b something adorable to 9d5a5dae3e the very end?1f67ca794e39c65d

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I picked up 886043e574 the book and c51e2415fc hugged it to 2cc542600b my chest, closing 32f9f91738 my eyes for 61e55bb52a a moment.8845ca18ce2ac58b

Golden Bunny’s f9ab1ffca3 indifferent “Beep” ed0e55edfc sound, the d1c2811038 cheerful “Beep” 2a09ab328b when it 0e933d137a was happy, c6d68571b8 and the 3412c8bbc3 flustered “Beep” 3889b04c07 it made 4961846c09 when I 5242956cc4 hugged him f6a2495407 tightly—seemed to 00b1d528b8 echo in 325ba0a807 my ears.6fc7a1d3f77940f1

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See you again soon, 0c84eab757 GoldenBunny.1114c08d3366a6f6

With a tender heart, 589d0fb67d I kept my eyes c984bcff0e closed for a long 64ac56fd6a time.d4b6036ff1dd9b13

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Wait, but…3bc4c48c955733b9

…Then what’s c3fa168b53 going to 1a35dd8130 happen with 1ce8aeabfc Bryce now?a16d8e8b13d8f874

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