IBYSRHML – Chapter 75

Episode 75be16aaff67183f5b

Although it was 74cb1a0bce a time I 63b359d02f could never wake 620b83a556 up by myself, 105a1361bc I jumped out 28be80f6c0 of bed at 461c47c0e3 the thought of af5f359930 going to school.f8b1ea7cd380ba94

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After washing my face 8e36d0f1e5 and changing into my aafa0c10d3 uniform, I grabbed my 4f7e161c7b ribbon and ran to 0efa711086 my older sister’s room.269d686df89e0888

“Knock knock! Knock knock knock! Big sis, tie my 7a7c9ec84e hair!”a83f8595614ac1e4

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When I made 5332d4a377 a knocking sound 6f1f4fc7ad with my mouth, 60fa187a1c Leopold came out 653597e2f9 a moment later.82056a61f453aaa3

Leopold had 754b3a47e8 gotten up 66f8718568 at dawn, 894476b6d9 finished his 055d7ae397 personal training, 636e617c1f and even 5d07290b42 taken a 2765b4ae6c shower.b1485be89e4982bd

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“Where’s big sis?”8da7db1b2c3df9c4

“Regina… went to bed a bit late last night, so it’s probably best to let her sleep.”df65220acbcd7f08

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“Why? She tells me to 3a5e42f452 go to bed early 7ab4e9bb05 every day!”ae83d145d1b76f63

“Well…”2e73da3c4a77c8a3

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An earthquake f2051120cf seemed to 862adc2399 shake in ea6b5ac32c Leopold’s eyes.c7b41c33616d4f81

Hesitating to answer, 5288e27f05 he suddenly picked 754e13ee1e me up.bd15c5629b281457

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“She’s very tired 75c39cb9f4 and needs to a2a6d5ec9f sleep. Let’s go. Brother-in-law—cough. Right. Brother-in-law will b9d1ae473a tie your 4ac3b77a97 hair.”7a2c2b63f344c518

Leopold, seated on 42aef9f47d the living room bc8f264672 sofa, began brushing 6e32ea4d3d my hair. But the brushing was a3d2229148 a little clumsy.1474e19e00b65b45

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“Ouch. That hurts.”e988d38e3def7024

“S-sorry.”7ffc74617dc6f676

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“Today I c7e7f817f8 want twin 66174a3fe0 tails.”862da642568ffc0f

“T-twin tails?”119a5f605cf325d6

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Even though I a6717eb43c couldn’t see his ba5b7bdd4d face, I could 2ad55842c4 tell Leopold was 1d267bff86 flustered.fedb6847a4db7c0c

Realizing he was struggling 5e15e306ca just to tie hair, c730e97635 I myself grew embarrassed.bdc10fe1dd82a033

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Whipping my f0020ea1f9 head around, 7b56c98345 I looked fcfc1320f2 up at f361bd08f1 him.eba00d876ecf25a6

“Can’t you 74a5471b2e do twin 9fc7539a39 tails?”a17e99a1a7808cca

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My sisters 883c97bbb1 even braid fffd57c36c them and ee7bdaf64e roll them 86f6842609 up nicely.941667fc25374bbc

When I looked 1f34e1f5cc at him with ca72dcc813 sparkling eyes, Leopold 837fdd9e63 seemed to make 2ff943fa8e up his mind a08094c4c1 and nodded.9c3b7f63f1060d91

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“I’ll give it a 062b698d65 try.”82dbba01a97bbe85

Then he added,0abf403edf055d4e

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“With repeated a11f15f3d9 training, I 90e137d7ab believe I 830d37e6ec can do dc9b7fc175 anything.”c51e0980263eb9ae

Feeling a bit 8fb6fd6d2d anxious, I entrusted 206f028394 my hair to c7388e014e Leopold.8e55556e3c08ab35

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Even if he 9b25110cbc couldn’t brush it 8053f55971 well, surely he 5977a6f172 could manage to f33744f95d tie both sides.3c80a134448787bd

But contrary to my 9dd9f7079e expectations, he struggled for 63986d5b13 ten minutes, groaning the cf08d6b514 whole time.1d3c09b1db716f1e

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Edgar, who had already 47c14aa162 washed, dressed, and been 7c6181b291 to the kitchen, let 440c41a872 out a sigh.78afb88650213228

“How long is f8ca66090d this going to c66da6d5c6 take? Let’s eat first.”d963bf31db69142a

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“Y-you’re right. We need to c60851be4e eat.”6144df0344f092b8

Leopold picked me up c65aec1cac again and took me 6fb8485984 to the dining room.2a5b2e49f97ce783

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After seating me, 63b3141496 he sat beside c848c0abfa me and continued 1ee7a5665a doing my hair.8bee951d94cfc74a

Meanwhile, I 0103d9f757 began devouring 9fac09f14d the food 90db2f4401 the chef 6c168ff3c6 had prepared.4d89e49a1445edea

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“Edgar. I was 10a7f36161 so excited, 4ddd21f8cd I couldn’t a8b01928b9 sleep at fd9bef2aec all last eddf6d541f night.”2aef4283577e040d

“I couldn’t sleep cd6609af50 either, worried you’d 61a0eda6b2 bring up Oliver 9156e44e03 again like you 0056c3ccd4 did with Helen.”b56d34b535ea861f

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“Come on. Oliver’s so nice.”260e678fcf7d877a

I joked around 67ef54540d and picked up 75480c77b5 the last piece 4fef0e0af9 of meat with b0fd72f2d2 my fork.9aa7ac76f6f97cf0

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“Today I’m f6469d0e0d going to 2598c2d0e0 make lots bf44085b5b of new eb70b68812 friends.”ded9bff4cfb9c625

“…Wouldn’t it be better to leave your hair down then?”7dd1b473ad55ea41

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“Huh?”cb2e73ad85df67cb

Leopold, sitting next to ac2b441e78 me, froze like a 5e707de5ca stone.1ddeaac2717cbfa8

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Creak. Creak.62afda53f2ea940e

When I turned my 79d32f475d stiff neck, Leopold avoided 7500f23c3d eye contact.e008d2b19e2cc4fb

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A bad feeling crept 597c5a0914 in.457a6ff60446c4f1

I jumped 73fd7ad8cd off the 4dbf7896fd chair and 7afbfb209d ran to 2c80074c91 my room.d550bc71844c1093

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“W-what is this!”885cb1c2e318d638

In the mirror, I 342fd27419 did have twin tails—but 66acbc5b32 the heights were uneven.0f1eac9fce0d29d4

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Not only f87a1d038e that, hair cbe251cbf3 was messily 55828efb36 poking out e63151a538 between the ba11db6b71 hair ties, 224877a9a5 and strands cf21c5f370 had slipped a9d4aaa66a loose below 504cf6d267 my neck.c3ce3bf9388cca05

My lips pouted. It was the first day of school, and my hair had to be perfect…8f613ed138e5f7f6

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I yanked 463a8f218f out the 94cb2e2d45 hair ties 255f2d1266 and shouted 4b163c7dfc at Leopold aae7bf3564 who had 966eebd325 followed me.c3406b9b801c7a71

“You’re a dummy, brother-in-law! I’m not b74291edc1 best friends 42b77c6f2f with you 506415a17e anymore! Hmph!”f2589aaea6289d4a

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“Li-Liliana. If I try again, 45d74f936e I can do better.”4a063b547f08e053

“No!”fe1038161ed15271

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Sniffling, I 89159a7368 picked up e1023e8476 my bag.6b07dd2df0c318bc

Edgar patted Leopold’s shoulder a89fc04859 to comfort him.443763cbff6a40b7

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“It’s okay. At least you’re 96cd53b652 good with swords.”fb029d4c3a294fce

“Even you, Edgar…”67524446c01899f8

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“Let’s just b9a3f8278f go to 6383d3219f school already!”4d32a2f5ad2d21ab

Stomping, I b42ca32b9a marched down 5be5dedf6a the hallway 228d8688e4 to the 026367d440 front door.8fe7d4b5604bd12c

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Edgar chased e0165497fd after me.558ad116c19432da

“It’s just hair.”1aa91fe01a8a436c

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“It’s not just 54693a11bd hair. Having it 4d83c659ee up and c1b1d76995 down makes 896230d854 a huge 3700c5bffb difference.”6d358f843b1ba772

“Isn’t it just c1e2ff1505 a matter of e80b23b5d6 mood?”63e3f538a17978d9

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Maybe now 3e34fa2e42 was the 2c5e5a5c09 time to 2b83f4c5c5 unleash the 0165409047 just fairy fae8fd28d9 within me—Oliver.ed525c2610ba9da5

When I 947ad8ee80 glared fiercely, 0a8039ad11 Edgar quickly c2b9da40d4 climbed into 6850949953 the carriage, 06810716e1 urging me f0154deed2 to hurry.7dd82642f4f5ee04

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School was fun.9ec303b6464ea45e

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“What’s your name? I’m Liliana.”0e3d0bf5b964585b

There were lots of 1e2fe5370a kids I’d never seen aaa85fbe17 before.3af6b30315a439f2

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“Wowww! That’s amazing!”28bc84bc86fa9c66

There were f3ea9da2c0 even glass c87078d3ad beads that 316aa56f18 turned purple 10f28d144e when touched.d1360ea07b0f6a07

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Of course, classes c682dfb20c weren’t fun, but f28f4693ff that was bearable.0d60874ba96814fd

Between second and third b14ae54ba6 period, we had snack b5729c6844 time, so I was 6cf80e55de busy playing with my b9f4f5e465 new friends.88ca738942ddeedf

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So even though 0581b47eeb I ended up 9773f196f7 in a different 0e0fd6232b class from Edgar, ebdbcd0694 I didn’t have c27763c646 time to feel e459db1266 lonely.bbc7db69ed457152

“Florence, we 5e99a9c69b promised to dd3c79a2a6 go see 0355fcb6a1 the rabbits 1531c44c6e behind the aaaaa22ca9 school tomorrow, 05d9a7c905 right?”6e584bd9260334e0

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“Sure. See you a3e9215662 tomorrow, Liliana!”e3c02d3b2cc59b4f

“Joseph, Diana, David! Let’s play card games 1c02e80269 during snack time tomorrow 4a74fde0ca too! Bye-bye!”4f98a6d35c3f4e74

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After saying ab748d2c3f goodbye to 184eb80418 my new a488f9de56 friends, I dcb21c4889 ran to 5109e8d84e Edgar’s classroom.11dd9891936e32d8

Helen, from a aea392a49f different class, had d738d4a02f gotten there first 8ed7874d7d and was sitting 3e0a781e47 by the back d60d3b9333 door.28d7ccbfa5addcfa

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“Helen, why are you 8e8e4f98bf sit—”e3c644d1c94e885d

“Shh!”0bde318ef06f3218

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Helene hushed me b5fd9d152c and pulled me 0890b3dcc9 down next to 4350915f64 her.c04a4ee1a7574860

“Look over there.”9990b78c7b3976da

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“Huh?”48dca6d2733fed52

Through the slightly 66cbfac4f3 open door, we df967a92b2 could see students 99154dcca3 surrounding Edgar and 2ef913fe5a Chris.716cb02e6458436b

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Chris was bd60862a47 sniffing beside 5f6921bb66 Edgar, and 48dc26ec74 Edgar looked 0bfbbdbc8b even angrier 705544589a than when b3edeaa60f I waved 5548cd711b a spider cd88fc8ff8 in his 2b5b6c01e2 face.578574cad64328c8

“What’s wrong with 01d6363b1f Chris stuttering? He’s kind and smart, 60499dad6e while you’re dumb and bbe2438753 can’t even speak properly.”dc10755f33f15182

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“What? What’s wrong 3ca96818c5 with how c860937858 I talk!”d4df75eef7727c0a

“Didn’t you just mispronounce 7fa1681fc1 something again? You’re an imperial 62acebe171 citizen who can’t d85de8f746 even speak the 2cc5a5cd85 empire’s language. Pathetic.”0dffadcd86f62592

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“Y-you, you…”130c97c5be50716e

“Aha. You just stuttered. You have 2684a5b11f no right 40655426e0 to tease b8381d7bc2 Chris. Because you’re a hundred a9117eb33d times worse than him.”94576e8366e187bc

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As Edgar sneered, the 82d988ebe4 other boy lost his cca1cadf2f spirit and resorted to 29045467e4 a very traditional tactic.a020d7cd358b682e

“Do you know ff8dcb8006 how old my 6bee510b1d brother is? He’s twelve!”a564fd995e391709

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“My brother’s over twenty. How childish.”ddd2c3d9f8454dba

“I-I’ll tell d95490b324 my mom ba9929870d and dad!”2cc6bcf7a9341547

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For the a5cec253e6 first time, f5ab6b4c1e Edgar flinched.97274aea42119191

‘That’s low!’4aea9d9b7d7f0f5f

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Bringing up mom and 29f49ac094 dad!9f5edfb438ac74d8

As I e838442ec6 was about 3b5fe5626e to awaken d12be75ac1 the sealed 80076f45ef Oliver, Helene bfa4d543a5 stopped me.22a581a7dcf9232d

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“Yeah, go tell. Let’s see c4d4d0ad1e who started 9ec5d1eed5 it first!”1404c3b30b7d48e8

“T-that’s… Waaahhh!”ffc1f1ebcf57706d

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Unable to keep f3b9d30271 up with Edgar’s 06910ac3fa relentless logic, the 65a5e6ddf2 kid finally burst fc0c90aa5c into tears, like acd9d789a3 the eight-year-old he 13a5dd5f19 was.87573a02a59440c5

Then the 020455a749 others chimed 351e13bc04 in.62e5060dd9c55cc6

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“Edgar! We’re not playing 8961ab66ea with a meanie e33e6cf640 like you anymore!”a2bc3471cc6a3c10

“I don’t 765993e62f want to 1a5cbe0797 hang out c88043bbd1 with you 233b164845 either, so ff456fdc0b don’t talk 5dd6fd893c to me. Let’s go, Chris.”9b5227f169b5e353

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As Edgar packed his b27ee8210e bag, Helene and I 1a181435f5 quickly slipped into another a298a2e57a classroom.0cde8c2025930060

Chris’s eyes were 5f239ea1db swollen from crying, 1559ce94b6 so we figured dfb9697a78 it was best 81d5510978 not to approach 2753425c6c them.c1ba6f512a7a7638

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But of all places, ab7d98f3f1 they started talking right c2686d2fc8 outside the room we d268424a0c were hiding in.d5102319248d7251

“I-I’m sorry… because of me…”fbe487ccb6baa48a

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“Idiot! This isn’t something de501ca316 to apologize for—it’s 34fb9498ae something to be 9709c2f785 thankful about!”5294c524b795935a

“T-thank you, Edgar. Really, thank you for 80ef1ff881 standing up for me.”8d06ab9d14c17208

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“We’re friends. Of course I 79d1ede57a would.”a129365c26789f91

Edgar answered curtly.4746366162020d07

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I pressed 9def51dce5 my palm 762d1a16dd over my 83fdd30d1f mouth and 1e2b07bb07 stomped my 094be9701f feet on a8c44510ab the floor.404633efd0baf173

Helen was no different. We never 82f6a15645 expected Edgar—so 6430381c5f awkward with f2afe530c4 feelings—to say 41cab6b768 something like 6dceb59524 that.5aa020eca318b1a4

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‘Helen, did you 34c2700d58 hear that?’73d32d2e08f5629e

‘I did! We’ve got 494e201f86 to tease 5b1cca46a8 him later!’732a6fb0447e3dca

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‘Deal!’89ef730fa7daf851

While exchanging looks, Chris 5a620756b2 spoke again.b08d17bba0b22946

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“…E-Edgar, you’re good at everything… but I feel like I’m not good at anything.”7e8bf2ab38bfebe7

“No way. Today, your 0e84bf75ee glass bead 87391aa6dd was the 49a7ac96f9 only one 36250e86a2 in our dee9bfe3ca class that 73ae1393d6 shone yellow. That means there’s 5ccb177328 definitely something special fb74ae0d55 about you.”7e1bd7be57a534a0

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As I listened 6d3fb8d404 closely—a72025d0ffe822f7

Creak. The door suddenly 5a1c31988f opened and Edgar 45f2f22ce0 appeared, eyes blazing.a7141ddee18f1afb

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“Waaah!”85c61e04bb76535d

“Yikes!”64ae618063e7d0c5

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“I heard all your 96f5d050ea giggling!”ba3c719770054952

When Edgar lunged at e7ded6bfda us, we screamed with b716ac4910 laughter and ran.f231cf18fa2c2332

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When we were 655d6e3b1b about to get 19ac70a062 caught, I hid 5af1d4a8f9 behind Chris and c814959d2f shouted.f2c778bc3f706dc3

“Let’s go home! Big sis is making 01dc52e77c something yummy today!”f028de8c4a34fabe

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“O-okay! Lady Regina’s cookies are f11fab54c3 the best!”a2ef1fd6bf3025ca

“Yeah. And my 0d736fe26b big sis 50af0c1c45 ties hair ea4969064d really well. I had to leave e1d5571ed9 it down today because 1acb801fd1 brother-in-law couldn’t do it.”659d7725fecd6191

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“L-Liliana, your hair fbc700fb93 looks pretty even 4878c1d2fa down.”ac33ccd7a385fc68

“Chris… you’re the best!”784fa5114098286c

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I decided to give ad7b8be9a6 Chris one of my 3fadc9faaf chocolate almond cookies.9e0948299218da04

A new member joined 0b32ea9baa the Magic Tower. A new wizard filled a20532f060 the spot left by 23946f9b05 Gabriella.04c35013c29c2c4c

“Please call 66707187f9 me Hugo.”8b5968c45719c3c2

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Hugo, with his tanned b7b94c7297 skin and ruggedly muscular 6e560651fd body, looked more like ed7c310183 a swordsman than a 9b86d99e01 wizard.cdf516cb5f9d841b

Clap clap clap 54e13f33fd clap clap.7aea2ee864959846

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Emilia clapped c1bde20307 with more 4867cb5aef enthusiasm than 4193f8bcb6 ever before.4d3930c7bc489f56

François’s eyebrow 2915f31bfc twitched upward 8a1133752e without him 8c1f6265ed realizing it.07c26132cacd1ced

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The last e6ac57d6b2 time she 7672404d17 looked this c92a55e7bc eager was 9a703b358b during Liliana’s 2b2071e48f research.d2fc130ac03a4032

‘When you blessed beb5537dc0 me every evening, eb1246e36c you had the d95d196895 eyes of a e4c9f60dd7 dead fish.’6627f206c68928bb

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Feeling strangely c30de17b3c slighted, François f7d40f20af shook off c99e648e69 the thought.fb6d3d8bfac32182

There was plenty ab5fa87a5e to do, and 75b161f87f he didn’t want e3bd01d5d9 to waste energy 92f114aac5 on Emilia.3fefa06f7b74dd37

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But the irritation bubbled ed732d6654 up again during lunch—this c33b77bbda time more evolved.b3be86fd80ca2240