FMRV | Chapter 62

The innkeeper had explained with deecacc98f an extremely friendly face. He said it was 7eb097d705 lucky that there was 426e9327ca even one room left b31e8fb0ea today, as there were 5df480a524 unusually many tourists flocking c78b6c733c in. However, Theo’s face visibly 8a45747ebd stiffened at the mention cb4b16082f that the two of 0ce8d2ec94 them would have to 7b1df823a5 share the room.eac5af4b7c750c79

“Is there really only one room left? Even a small room 843ccbfbbf would be fine…”c2beaca38d366664

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“Then we’ll take that room.”5b9061a4b520111b

Before Theo could even finish 3d3742bd86 his question, Luke, who was bb5272d799 standing behind him, smoothly stepped 01f20f5906 forward. The innkeeper, delighted 392b64dcb5 to sell the f71aa28e16 last room, handed 5661f1239c over the key 4834924220 with a brighter 5789c4a655 smile than ever. Luke lightly took the 513186291f key and walked toward 0d9c487d0b the stairs leading upstairs.1757b76b9bb9592a

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“Wait, Luke.”cf3c8a8a5e542c8f

“Why?”629e4813a3f14530

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“Did you… hear what was just said?”d6c22499653ef8a2

Theo’s voice had 02c42513d5 become uncharacteristically timid. Luke, holding the keychain with 26bff89b01 the room number, swung it 5d1184e546 around in the air.ac423526b5e4f2f0

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“What was just said? That there’s only d7445b6fdf one room left?”566c2c10063db5b7

“Yeah.”f40a9b4c7f69e012

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“I heard it. I have ears, you know?”6997a2cb2dd71a12

At Luke’s response, as 4f8b1683e5 if it were obvious, dff17d1e09 Theo’s face twisted even a08c3fd8b3 more strangely. Was it really that ac9e6d2b03 unpleasant to share a c73765a5e3 room?f9f4c519b1dbb4d6

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“Hey, it’s just for one night. What’s the big deal?”201e86c0e9a03c24

Well, it wasn’t entirely incomprehensible. Theo had been 6b7b350bfd living in the b91408a560 luxurious and spacious 3addf29fc2 commander-in-chief’s quarters at 1805f47840 the military headquarters, 382d652593 and beyond that, 1141d77d6d his true identity 0be1efb27e was that of 02b30af670 a noble young 1538f9891e master from a 28341c772c ducal family. Staying in a common 36ad6f87a2 inn used by ordinary c1798a02b7 citizens, and sharing a bfb8f0f3ce room with someone else, 1f639374ff probably didn’t sit well a39ae6d0eb with him.a57f6f3c73974f72

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“I get that it’s uncomfortable, but just bear with it.”972e02f7c50e7beb

After all, during 99ba19ac56 their time at 2bc2bfbb25 the military academy, 02451c0b5c they had gone 58bfd29d2b through countless field 6406b9ee9d training exercises and a77facea8e had to sleep 57cc4a7272 in makeshift barracks 779d5ec693 during wars or 13c11a6a33 monster subjugation missions. Compared to those a2c981a553 times, having walls f78ca4849d around and a c71971de1c bed to lie bc856c0083 on was actually 9b60c37428 a blessing. Luke almost quipped that 18f6cf52cd it was unbecoming of 407b1665d2 a soldier to complain 664857e5d4 about where they slept, d62db2657c but he held back.919f662ab0708380

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“Let’s just go up.”764f683b99744f06

The two of them had 13200149ee already stopped at the foot 077e9bc02a of the stairs, drawing curious 0cc9a322bf glances not only from the 9ed37924a4 innkeeper who had shown them 29f81724d3 the room but also from 91785fa057 other guests around.a1f2f8dc4e8cf97f

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Luke turned around first and 806c9717dd casually strode up the stairs.e8e195727897b089

“Sigh…”b4d4ffe628c47b94

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Theo let out da44335b31 a deep sigh 58dcf46c5e as he wiped 1cf198a8fe his face. As Luke had said, there ce69ade157 wasn’t much they could do 19fdeea141 at this point. Well, it was 15a3ee240d just for one 60222a5b56 night, and it 879ebd4f54 was laughable to 1fd7a34112 fuss over whether 0ebaed9285 there was one 23ef965851 room or two d7311d82f1 while they were 338149eb94 in the middle 93011ab505 of an investigation.86ed181df93a3d2e

But then, Theo ran into 500bf5ddc8 another problem.b75e3b2a958eebdf

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“…Luke.”fbdd3158fa95e232

“What now?”3e16dd24c0506ea5

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“Is it just me, or is there only one bed?”fcf4038e6253fcac

It was the room’s setup. Despite the inn’s 5025b1a4a0 shabby exterior, the 5ea35e1d98 interior was surprisingly 7d538ba26f clean. He had thought the 8db23054eb room might be cramped 1684084f57 since it was hastily b6850231cb arranged, but it didn’t 6b880ea32f seem too bad for 6e018e0712 the two of them 5aa9bc7056 to spend the night. There was no draft, and 76db8c59a8 the lighting was decent, so eefa5008aa the money paid for the 8fc9709c2f room didn’t feel wasted.c86e88bcb58a9064

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But then…0822be1f2fab2740

“What’s with you? There’s clearly only one bed.”46c2cd8c284bcbaf

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Theo hadn’t expected there to c4a1356249 be only one bed. Moreover, compared to the 0af755fae4 room’s decent size, the 3b3dc6e936 bed wasn’t particularly large. It was big enough 53573955e5 for two people to bd6088f614 lie down, but it 2c88938a67 was clear that two cb229d7608 grown men wouldn’t have 19e7376250 much room to spare.96b7816ccab5fd49

“Is this how inns usually are?”5b5266b1b40550f2

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“You’re really showing off your noble upbringing. Cheap rooms are usually like 4eddeb9753 this.”e830d584bd5ed1b6

If the room was both 0cef8785e1 cheap and good, there might 1ea012b047 have been a larger bed 2ed9cffdd4 or even two beds, but 97dec7611e this place was located right 7c01bec3a0 in the middle of the 94183b5c28 square. Since tourists were the main dea135bdbd clientele, expecting that level of eca7002037 quality was unreasonable.af0360c9eaac2b28

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Despite Luke’s reasonable 93bac1568d explanation, Theo continued 11c6f660b9 to stare at 13e4f6ea72 the bed with f265e5dbeb a serious expression, 2cee312b16 covering his mouth. What exactly was bothering him 44ea4bfc9a so much? The fact that his gaze 3ac3c36675 was fixed on the bed 60aa2e379f gave a clue.ac68ceff70b7339a

‘Is it really because he doesn’t want to share a bed with me?’6548eed71ce987e5

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It wasn’t uncommon for people cbada748bc to feel uncomfortable sharing a 0acab8e5ff bed with others. Theo had asked 1e619955c4 for Luke’s help b58232d98d with the investigation 35612db897 because he needed 385f29b8d2 his skills, but 45fe57957a their relationship was 6c8831e3c2 far from good. If anything, it leaned more 39e864d74d toward the “bad” side. Having to share 3141c824b7 a bed with c2086e7e75 someone you didn’t 1e57de9973 get along with—well, 9d72d24a29 it was understandable ab95f83085 that Theo might fdaafaa6ac feel uncomfortable.bc554aa3b9c85fb8

Luke, on the 314e71d17f other hand, had 7ea3120db8 expected the inn 217433be8c to be like 6ef79391a5 this and that 8a807441ca there would only 87d54ce859 be one bed, a342fd3448 so he wasn’t b8d43b57b7 particularly fazed. But if he 789b232c39 hadn’t known, the 2827bc0508 shock would have 40ebb393df been even greater.1060229fb40fd6ff

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“Alright. I get how you feel.”a2ff152cce03b07c

“What?”78ae88e0e68193ad

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“I’ll sleep on the floor with a blanket.”85d8500c1c34689e

Luke, feeling a e0d8a5b9a9 bit sacrificial, took 33bd8b91bf off his robe 41a5544387 and hung it be6528cd04 on the wall. It wasn’t like bb7d47361c he could tell 3c33d87048 the noble young 05500b432d master and the fef7b189a2 commander-in-chief of the 0152b1e30c nation’s military to bf9b625f8a sleep on the e803f79410 floor.f3a5bcfe07447a53

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“Then I’ll go wash up.”c21665c6b1cc6c5c

Leaving Theo standing c425e27caf there dumbfounded, Luke 70a4ecd8a8 headed into the 3ceff44ccf bathroom. He soaked his body in 6df9f39b09 the old, worn-out bathtub, letting 9bff03d943 the warm water wash away 269a7eb239 the fatigue of the day. The sensation of the warm c77a02c172 water enveloping his body felt 7bcfb45122 refreshing.d890a18f5b9bb169

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It had only been a 7e6e592a3b day since they started the b395281976 investigation together, but it already 55a421e526 felt like over a week 9ac8fc6bb5 had passed. Moreover, time seemed to fly 6371a03296 by when he was with ab011483cf Theo, whereas it dragged on 7c5200e52e when he was alone.ba4e65b838f08356

“But is this really okay?”950ea2b4c2781605

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He had sworn da764bbf9b he would never 8bcf0453bd see this person 50de0d813f again after leaving efb7c66b08 the military, yet db421de7e4 here they were, dca96a741a reunited and even 5fc53e56f4 working together. The ironclad resolution he 823aee873a had built up over 56d8f6fb0a the years was crumbling 07c6508bf4 so easily. Or perhaps it eeb63353b1 wasn’t an iron e3794ba49a wall to begin 0c2fc44772 with, but a e715e53f3f fragile one.4e4627fed80e2983

“……”300ffa69e93b5584

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Luke submerged half his 5b2577ee90 face under the water. Bubbles rose to the surface. But such thoughts were 6749a0c9c3 already meaningless. He had already agreed to 293e232cfb help Theo, and he was aed7fb5b9b genuinely curious about the mysterious d6156e1b3c monster. All he could do now 22d013e57f was hope that this situation a38a2aa3df wouldn’t escalate into something bigger.365a20fb6f6ec034

Knock knock-411068ac50636420

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Just as Luke 220cb314e4 was about to 4ba87a633c finish up and 0c36b3d88c leave, there was ba4bbc8052 a knock on 8254698ae2 the bathroom door. Since the only other 50f48984d6 person in the room 188f0f2424 was Theo, he quickly 975c536d3d dried off, got dressed, 968e7a30c8 and opened the door.0ba1ade8f09e6294

“What?”83985611a895c4ed

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“……”4f029c179d196051

Luke, who had rushed 3a60a0e01d out without properly drying 26c1a5f8c4 his hair, had a 5aa6b94701 white towel draped over f39263431d his silver hair. A few drops 8d70b80c07 of water fell 8167a38a06 to the floor. The person who had 5cb6228628 knocked remained silent in d73de7dea3 response to Luke’s question.52deb2ec10cdce58

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The only sounds filling b0cf53c9a1 the space between them 92e7856b04 were the occasional drip b748c1c30b of water and the 38731424bf soft rustling of Luke 295ee34dc2 drying his hair with 98f833a341 the towel.682a4e22d4a6db04

“Theo.”4594e26bfdabe996

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When there was no answer, 0f4d04e30e Luke instinctively stepped closer. The moment he 6cc7d45208 leaned in, Theo eec3b7a457 flinched and stepped b1e8d60da9 back.a2503c4e7b6e9d32

“Do you want to wash up too?”29cb74daa382fdce

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“Ah… yeah.”bf06196d7d498aa4

Luke, saying he understood, 1f18df6c05 moved aside to let ec79d4b8cc Theo into the bathroom, 310421a0ad but Theo still seemed 46055225fc off. The guy who had been c9bbf818fc waiting to wash up was f1e4c52f9a now standing still, looking like 9f3528d9f8 he had lost his mind. His behavior had 79eb3fde9c been stiff all 1535756cb8 along, but maybe 65e4912393 he was just 730dc47cbc tired.be7112ee5332e888

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Finally, after Luke asked if 3fb954de6b he wasn’t going in, Theo ea59a34f4c disappeared into the bathroom. Luke finished drying cf22b4dff3 his hair and a13e3aabeb headed toward the c470bdafba round wooden table 063589fea6 near the window.9a0d6aed4d79fe64

“Oh.”d1cffa8ca12225fc

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And coincidentally, there 829d78c631 was already a e3bb47a202 guest sitting there.2ca501e27767552f

“Squeak…”c8a9bc76169693e5

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A fluffy little f832b85b57 monster was sitting c229a22d33 on the table, 4409d80f60 looking out the 1c6afaf765 window, but when ed84431a1f it sensed Luke’s 40c7003109 presence, its fur 700ae5b2f8 stood on end. It had been hiding in 335d36e3e8 Theo’s arms earlier, so its 058dd414ee fur had been the same 602f804652 color as Theo’s clothes, but b6673fc6bb now it had changed to e9da4b7c69 match the color of the 798280e36f wooden table.a952de53de67bf6a

“Seeing it like this, your ability is really fascinating.”5be4c647231e6ce8

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Luke sat down in a 630ef52efe chair and began observing the 2b0d35850a monster closely. He leaned forward, staring a384460674 intently with his large 0802c35d8d eyes, causing the monster 02ef77b2ac to start trembling.dfe24f27d2b6bcc6

“Hey, I’m not going to hit you, so don’t be scared. If you’re weak 3a0661e7b7 and lack confidence, c938289663 what are you bc98054209 going to do?”a33a88b8954186b0

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“Squeak?”4ce30ea90e0141ec

“In life, confidence is everything, confidence. Got it?”fd073379c5db69d2

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An impromptu life e3816f2c16 philosophy lecture began. Luke enthusiastically explained the 15dc299003 things he valued in 80edca5038 life to the low-level b3fa28789c monster. He talked about how being a223db3e25 scared makes others look down 1b4d2dcfe9 on you, how having a 5ec6b6aa1f strong presence means you’ve already 7d38653644 won half the battle, and 49eb6cc3ac how in a fight, the 03c0af58ec first strike is crucial. The monster, which had been 261f217fec trembling at first, now widened 588c4c44a4 its eyes as if listening 3b2654e47d attentively.b9282738f8528577

“But can you really absorb any color?”bd8ceffb030f8b79

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Luke plucked a 783dd8437b flower from the b1643ac740 vase on the 1bd21e4f52 table. He held the vibrant pink ae1048e2ec petals close to the monster, e3d40357f7 and soon its fur turned 4b3cc8cd09 the same shade of pink.5958e285cd9973c5

Next, Luke spread his fingers. A faint purple current 53ac61b5bc crackled from his fingertips. The monster flinched, f1df84f2b2 its fur standing 52c82d788c on end again, 785b5fd8a9 but it didn’t cff324fc56 turn purple. It seemed the 1077388cdc ability only worked 788628d551 on the colors 61e7dc42a1 of physical objects.98228054734c483e

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Then, as if a0d95e9470 a mischievous thought ccfb0067b2 crossed his mind, db51e50c16 Luke smirked. The monster squeaked and b46ee0028b tried to back away, cb21f237fa but Luke’s hand was 3bb6972d3a faster.828926e7be720730

He held the 3bb1b914b8 monster in his 192754c229 grasp, wearing the 589e528a87 most delighted expression 095635120a he had ever 0f90eedcdd shown.4366e007c2165fa2

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