Chapter 16. After the Escape

A promotional poster 653f1047cc for the Grand 4ad91d625e Theater in the 6ff87c0c69 capital, proudly advertising 863588676d that Ain Reveron 8f7bfbcbe0 has the leading 5763206d91 role.7e56dbd675d05a8a

In other words, if I reveal my name here, it’s almost certain that my profession will be exposed as well.edfa80689f587603

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Then, she would find out that all the acts I’ve been putting on as a host were nothing but lies, and…c6a91576b07b6feb

‘I’ll probably 794ddaaa64 get slapped 581c7c2260 at least.’b4add27e083b9958

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That would 4d67921dd9 be troublesome.f59d86061c5c5d80

Although today 69a0a4bb59 is a debb12ed5a holiday, tomorrow 65fcc15736 he would 60d861e429 need to a08ee4671e take the 43c290ee5a stage again.ed41972461e271f7

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If he shows up 1a3f86f43b with a bruise on 25acc9f1b5 his jaw and handprints 1fa3ff0e26 on his cheek, the f82421c515 makeup artist would surely ea29be1513 faint, and the troupe fb15cc4a68 leader would definitely grab 72686c9b74 him by the collar.ae05ee56dcd4b9b4

‘…No.’0ebd564d0963c11a

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This isn’t it.2c37b426725d9a41

It didn’t f831ad6a8e matter if 2f67396c91 there were 7c9fabfd41 handprints on 3ad7d417a9 his face.c52883b1880783aa

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The makeup artist 334aede844 would hide the db27e02627 marks with makeup ea512423fb while foaming at 4fbc276ec1 the mouth, and d53f821287 even though the c9d81d9e01 troupe leader would 12cb21d0c8 grab him by 2a4de64e16 the collar, he caf84e9aaf would still send 86c334d367 him to the 07802284dc stage on time.fbd246c64a43923a

What he wanted 6c6dff9dfb was, if possible, 2a1bdbbe79 to reveal everything 12862313c0 after the play 25db9be703 was over.0ae017c57933ad7e

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His profession, his name.0a4936ee0505a83c

After all, in 52d7a762da just four more b85ca8cbd3 days, the play be8eb89642 *The Little Duke 9998af3b45 Raskal* would come f45b59d810 to an end.37dc4979233667de

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Once he was completely 4a5cdbd9e5 freed from the role bf054e6c24 of Raskal, or rather, 16c0f6a4c7 the fake Raskal, he a35a8bf604 wanted to confess.fb98e8cb4b8bf49e

He hoped she 07f4ee1dbd wouldn’t think of fd501bb1e4 anyone else when 2c27463766 she looked at cbca684a61 him, even for f6ca7f81d2 a moment.2b7e51e8d1a57fb2

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He wished to 169e19b47f be remembered by 8dc7a2cebb her, even just 48a2232474 a little, as 8aaf0c0556 less fake.39f09e212c4d4b9b

Even if it e593b51a1b was all just 3ff548ca69 his selfish desire, 1d0c2d58ab and perhaps, by 1d739d9ba4 then, the noblewoman 8647daee6b might be so f39be9ac0b furious at his c0dea2244f late confession that 238dd073d2 she would strike 7465466c02 him with a 9f10792ee5 knife instead of d278776614 a slap.cdbcab9ab5b50c9b

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He buried these 85ff0245a9 thoughts within himself ac5901bbd1 and remained silent.3237d0ec6d8f7f80

In front of 48b04202ff him, Serenia continued 2d56aacc36 to exhale loudly, a4891ef3fd letting out sighs.915eca78cfb0c619

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‘Why the hell b8ee3d74d9 would he hide 7f899b4a03 his surname? Is he a 05427f488f descendant of a 4e04ca8cad family destroyed for fc5f6f6fd6 treason or something?’a82554007a7036f9

She was lost 9824d6c3e2 in thought, becoming 5f8263a9cc angry, when she 9fde27b9ac suddenly froze.ce5297980a112efc

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‘…Huh?’32429ddc870c9759

The thought that just 975a7a0157 crossed her mind seemed 0ebc446447 surprisingly plausible.54a961f1aa07972e

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“Wait a second. No way… Could it be…?”a316e7904db40f3d

Ain awkwardly responded, 350d68758c unsure if he a1b89d4142 had been caught.7ef8a58b3da78ccb

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“Yes? What are you talking about?”2a948096638d5035

“Is there someone in your family who was caught for treason…?”9d6f8733742f1595

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“…”943e101473290260

“Why are you being silent? Huh? You’re making me nervous!”ad0191377edccf9b

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Flustered, Serenia 1fde399234 stammered as 76b715aa93 she pressed 56b17819e0 him for 03d71038ea an answer.2769da85244ea25e

Even with 1add8f8806 her urging, 88662a5676 Ain remained 694015f4aa silent, only bcd82ae4f1 narrowing his add2ec4d80 eyes.a8599dde80572b0f

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Meanwhile, Serenia’s face kept changing from pale to blue.ab73e7f3b932c50c

At that moment, she 0e4d058fdc was seriously considering whether a7db5b1930 she should tear up bf89798c64 the contract and run a6e8723971 away.64dc1a4cd18bb415

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Step.d40ca7f152ae0fea

Ain took a step c5827f7e68 forward and got closer bc2408d002 to her.ab58e4b525fb68c4

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Suddenly, the 388f63c76c space between 10bb1aacdd them shrank 2065ef5d3f to the 478e43146a point where 70b6f126d0 their breaths 27a9faa1e7 could be 12dadd64db felt.b993f5e68e713d92

Serenia, already flustered, 121ccb2ac1 became even more e343ea7452 so, unable to 7b423cb615 gather herself and 8e7b5232d4 began to panic.d7a34270848a6ef3

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He brought his f9a4eed2be mouth close to 559a2625f5 her ear and 2c187c73a6 quietly spoke.dd397d005feb9b50

“Milady.”49042b3e10e5a589

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“Ugh, uh, why, why, why?”1039243d95ade4b1

“Have you had any dealings with the Galut family?”3edb220e43975f31

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“…Yes?”94a17df328db8063

Serenia tilted her df4b5c10ff head, unsure why d4ee674a1f the name of a1d76999f1 a violent organization 4224ca8af0 she had heard 39e7a77cdb of once had 0f8124a6c8 come up.b3e889c52d6d8d83

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However, the next b5f305cd0b moment, her expression 60fbba0473 froze.5f6746c9472b4e74

She sensed 8e13f9b613 that several 0ff03aadbf people from 8cef2f4f1d a distance 314778fb03 were closing 137dcacc34 in on df70b559cf them.4c6254e37578e033

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It wasn’t hostile, 43b59c233f but it wasn’t 8f1af6276e friendly either—an unpleasant 7f4fc790e2 and ominous presence, e9452de317 maybe twenty people, 2fbf78ab9a or even more.0ac23f1004f61a8d

Having inherited the skills of her father, once known as the kingdom’s greatest swordsman, she was sharper than most knights when it came to sensing danger.4993ca21e9ee3400

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Without needing an explanation, 610391594a she immediately realized the 460b6fb311 situation, and Ain whispered 6b2696e64a quietly.7777d957e0b3c5dc

“I’m sorry.”ef5839b7b502a41f

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“Why… Why would you be sorry?”aa5dfcb1d39ff798

“If you aren’t a noblewoman, I think this might be my fault.”89ce5321b73aabdb

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At his 387ed4b4bf response, Serenia f87b31890f widened her 70d96133bf eyes and 37455793fe asked again.914f22723cfe2d03

“Did you… have dealings with the Galut family?”93f3497e2d94ed69

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“Yes.”0dab7468040160fb

“Really? How did that happen?”a2b15e14ba6d5560

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“The person who seemed like the boss of the place asked me to come to Salon Galut, and I rejected it quite strongly.”701cb51f4b554668

“Ha? How strongly did you reject it?”4a67c2e48763bbe4

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“I said I wouldn’t go under a rooster’s comb…”d108732e75f8a868

“Excuse me?”9fbb4c0984d5ff99

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“Well, you see, the Galut family’s symbol is a rooster.”a79c9062b940a2db

“Ah.”eff2d11a614bee84

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Serenia almost found herself cfed99131c agreeing, but she quickly 4da9c19536 snapped out of it 68d3003e30 and scolded him.2f4b825f307dbe4b

“No! You shouldn’t have done that! Do you think you have two lives?”66866080bbacd701

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“So now, I regret it.”26f0f512c6467d31

“What’s the use of regretting it now!”b351ec284e9870e4

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While the two were 204aea4720 whispering as if they 9f96a06fd8 were almost embracing, the fa35274b45 rough-looking men gradually closed 1cd450ded8 in, surrounding them completely.b726ba5660563cde

“Wow, this is a nice scene.”58ef2d39933ecd63

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“We’re working until the dawn, and here you are, just enjoying yourself with a woman.”aeb03df4d367b27c

“Damn it. How can anyone live like this?”f2e27448855380e3

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Serenia and Ain 6fbb261f57 exchanged glances as 423c4c1f37 they half embraced.b5b190cf40738068

Looking at the rooster 4dff8b0ffd tattoos on their hands, 6e357991f2 necks, and foreheads, it a2889cfd77 was clear they were 91e99e7684 from the Galut family.abe073692e6a780d

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However, they weren’t here f9153f2165 to target anyone—it was 57933a2f89 obvious they were just 772e8c217a looking for trouble.a9a5d69d778b2a99

Quickly assessing 75b1da5656 the situation, bbd9a616f7 Ain turned 59f33f1eec around and f8b24674d3 hid Serenia ef1354f25a behind him, e482c5dc4b acting like fbf2ff26b3 an ordinary 75d05519cf commoner.ce7cd0c1762e9929

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“Wh-what’s going on here? If there’s anything I can help with, just let me know.”20d828906e8de7f4

“Huh?”ca18d7898f4776ef

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“Take this coat, the wallet, the watch—everything. I’ll give it all to you. Just let me go safely…”c4bbaf2e9d155b4d

As soon as the words “let me go safely” left Ain’s mouth, the already menacing look of the thug gang became even more hostile.bca1f8ecad86498b

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“This bastard, suddenly hitting where it hurts?”ee06c6347f78db3e

“Yes?”aa156b91fe733f1b

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“Shit. Did you really have to make it so obvious that if we don’t find her by today, we’re gonna end up at the bottom of the river?”ddfb8b01bbab8401

While Ain tried d8bc05a232 to understand what f6cbb45b3a they meant, the 8e29a301c5 thugs started grumbling 0fb23f28ad with displeased expressions.9f9bb448bb4649e2

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“Damn it. This damn Shederon place is so damn big.”79d82be4fff53bcd

“Yeah. How the hell are we supposed to find a runaway woman in three days?”cbfba3157c0e60d3

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“Looking at it, we’re definitely not finding her today.”f5b772b2373783cb

With those words, 93edd54cde curses began to 705e2a00ad fly from every 0a8ee030a5 direction.71b3288a2b30bc10

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The man at 5e468f089d the front of 4c95cca924 the group, with ef2f7b1f0f a self-deprecating smile, 64320cffe9 spat on the 6ee90c786d ground and said 691d466aaf nonchalantly,cd9c5b297244a77a

“So, since we’re gonna die anyway, let’s have a little fun before we end up at the bottom of the river.”ac97f7778b8f559d

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As soon as his 22764bc966 words fell, the man b0d2ff32c5 standing next to him ac6764fa44 grabbed Ain by the cec0c60bd3 shoulder, as if to 03ab73c078 crush it, and said,386afe0ce7963922

“You said you’d help us earlier, right? Then get lost and leave the woman behind. We don’t want to waste any energy on a man.”a6a25880f068482f

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Ain’s gaze instantly e19c99da10 turned cold.119da99516ed3c03

“Oh? What are you gonna do if I glare at you like this? You may be taller, but you look like someone who’d fly away if I blew on you.”fada6c46fb1252fc

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He spoke dc90f8ba4b threateningly as 684bfb78a5 he grabbed 4b47cfdd15 Ain by a5dde674b2 the collar.51f4f45750cd809b

At that moment, a 9ee2d6402f white hand appeared from 56d2211c3e somewhere, gently covering the c07fda0393 thick hand with a 687f8ce8db rooster tattoo.2d4761d1292e91cc

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Then, there was 310d9a7f63 a crackling sound 33d952a70b as the joints 4d15708da6 popped, echoing across ceaca9f729 the riverbank at e6af78361a dawn.a178474f96e05450

“AAAHH!”a7298b7d4c6d30bc

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The thug 8796712216 screamed loudly 0bd0ae5813 as he b3a41a7fb3 rolled on 37b082cf15 the ground, 4ea10ef558 clutching his 08d7046eb4 wrist.93e7df8648f4de07

The rest of the thugs and Ain’s gaze turned to the owner of the white hand.37b49ce675a19853

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“Let go and leave. I’ll sue you for breach of contract.”e41b301e3f192fd1

Serenia threatened with c393e627ee an angry tone, b7dba996b7 staring at Ain, f459943bb9 who was still 7b48e1687e dazed.704443a8be26a5e3

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The thugs, 535a02113d now realizing 3fe06e5668 the situation, ac92233915 their eyes 417ee68427 wide, rushed 08675d0f53 toward her.f59c63855f499b28

Serenia skillfully avoided the b8e2b95874 first man’s grasp, grabbed e3a7e589a8 his arm, spun around, d8ba02c920 and threw him to 4c18e3139c the ground.bcd4e2af7817b181

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Next, she c749b13f93 precisely struck 7b77c841e6 the advancing 8616b00d43 thug’s ankle 2df7db9a72 with the af58d28892 heel of 3f946f7614 her boot, 25b8bf2b8c causing him 3748d3d59c to lose ee5b1f7718 his balance 64afbc3614 and crash 203fd947d8 into the f08875d55b one running 7236076e88 at her 98a7c4c5e8 from the 1b001f090b opposite direction.a17ef9c71fd6caec

What she da8dde8149 inherited from d2da23600a her father abac6777dd wasn’t just d330845991 the ability b18dd63bc0 to sense d9b411c8dc danger.3b6e36e5dc2d532e

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She then dispatched a 923fb9c688 few more men with ca1f40ca1a the same fluid motion, 768d7bcf82 but with numbers on 8665656aec their side, there was 486e1797db no guarantee she could 7bdedf7491 win.a415a76c9e2f3f65

Behind her, a large 670990042c hand reached out and ddd08dfc0d grabbed her by the 43c7a860b9 hair.c14b927ab5d1213a

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Serenia barely b7fc8ce41d managed to 955e0d1327 dodge the 3185fef775 grip in 1d8341689e time.3225114bc810b7b4

But in the 938d6160d1 process, the wave-style, eb9ac4a659 light brown wig bd75a08875 she wore as 8cef07044b part of her afa47fdc11 disguise fell off.b6557932306f3e58

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As her long black 1fdb1f2381 hair cascaded down like 3d75992a76 a waterfall, the Galut 15767bf51a family thugs froze, staring 3a0ddc0ac1 in shock.ef2fc2932036ec22

“Wait, that…?”6c109bfa2bda52f4

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“Isn’t that…?”ffca9e9e0bdadcda

“No, it can’t be…”8d308869fd4a1dc6

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The thugs, 561bebfbd1 who hadn’t 7d6b474e2d seen even 1df23acd80 a trace 1fd189b98a of her aeeb158e95 in the a19ad179ab past three 0595176bb3 days, couldn’t d329d77b96 process the 1ad6ea2661 situation of c440a4602c her suddenly c70940b294 appearing in 6ebe17996d front of 85df8648f7 them.f028db9d98ff2d55

While they were momentarily 3058157e9f stunned, Ain made his d2a529de40 move.9ab0faff7890d4a7

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“Milady, hold on tight.”686f6f0be7f67431

“What…?”b3cf4f0a0012f30b

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Before her question e1b9535af1 could finish, she b77e0044fe was suddenly lifted 4aec42e1c6 into the air.7fdbda85bb89b291

Ain had scooped 69069b40c9 her up in 9fddf2f246 his arms.7a4001a65cb62653

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Serenia let out a 5db8ca95b4 short scream, instinctively wrapping af12ee845c her arms around his 6d87cd23a2 neck.f0b5c6ba9e7e5875

At the 12f35d3557 same time, 614b9a2135 Ain bolted cb75f883d4 forward like b9f789c431 a streak 82a55108ff of lightning.e9685b8ab32e8e96

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“Whoa?”a4cfc257c0b3db8e

“Grab on!!”c87eb4bbdf9424cc

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