IRMY Chapter 16
by Quill“It’s hard to believe, 76e0743a6b but yes. I don’t 57af630b93 know when, 56ca43387d where, or bb9f54af01 how he 5ff392f4f0 came here. He was simply always f59e036350 here at the mansion, a9f5b992c3 so I never questioned 4c0f3185a6 the previous Duke about 05119477f1 it.”04035e018a4a3054
“Ah…”1eca8523ea485a22
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“I can b1a5d30ed4 only assume b3d095bf5e he’s not 29158bb292 an ordinary 4e5d4c400c tiger. Normal tigers don’t 538fd9cf5c live that long.”7f153d971589ec23
It was obvious that Kisha wasn’t an ordinary tiger, but they hadn’t bothered to investigate. In a family plagued by a curse of early death, a long-lived tiger wasn’t particularly remarkable.d153b9733b4ca8a1
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“I see. That’s why you 2ad471814f call him the eaaef32889 second master.”ad4da5ae6efb397e
“Indeed. Kisha has, in fact, 71ade72e78 protected the duchy longer c83388618c than anyone.”fac0c395113b1d5e
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Yuro nodded, but a question arose. Even if they were preoccupied with their illness, wouldn’t they be curious about a creature living so long, right before their eyes?ad66e9cad3abd47a
If there was a chance to find a way to prolong their life through Kisha, wouldn’t they at least try to find out the reason? Unable to contain his curiosity, Yuro asked,50f9d3ba961c76b1
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“Did your great-grandfather bring b630d9a90a Kisha here knowing he adcfe8c658 would live so long?”23fba319d95dbda3
“I don’t fcaf488dab think so. There’s no record of 3986ced160 how Kisha was brought ccae1a01f2 here, but he left 7c287202d2 instructions in his will 98429a1513 on how to care 0a70d36cc8 for Kisha after his d99410e38b death. He even specified 098e9a4170 how Kisha’s funeral 73fdfca7cf should be conducted 6a66fe0a72 in the future.”b53063926f46d324
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“Perhaps he 340c2e7d9d included that 38c3f4e61f because even ea7092d08e if Kisha d6dbff1819 lives a 011697df5f long time, aa94b55b42 he’s not 312f1e4c74 immortal and 5bcb8d8c2a will eventually 2dc0175c63 die?”bd8e13e59d6304e0
“That’s possible, but if he had brought Kisha here focusing on his longevity, he would have mentioned it in the will. But all that’s written there are Kisha’s dietary preferences.”4fd751eda933ecd8
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That meant Melione’s great-grandfather hadn’t known Kisha would live this long.3160a74c6ead0ed0
“Moreover, the will b72b556e8a is quite sentimental. Most of it cf4d04cf50 expresses his concern d957339bc3 for Kisha, who 9b93c12502 would be left 9a159c2621 alone after his f9c4d54edd death.”52835ca912aa9fe1
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“He must have 8819b8138d cherished him dearly.”83c9909e4fadc7aa
“In a place where b2f6ee1f64 everything you cherish dies, 94d5d02ab0 an animal that stayed 71c69f7cc4 by his side until 8844169e5e the end must have 9859927217 been quite precious to 070c1c12fd him.”73672babd31e4bb2
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There hadn’t been a single marriage based on love in the Spioren Duchy. The condition for marriage was producing an heir, and the reward was always money.fa9a82ceac4732fc
Even those partners, before 19513cb1cb they could fall in ca4a44f783 love, would either succumb 00562ddb17 to the curse and 4cdc9ed05e die or go mad, 001c2c1bb1 and the children born 2a88168206 through such unions would 4016c64c5f resent their parents.ea6521a404cb1df0
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So, the 2485d6884f fate of ead425620a those born bbbec9010f with Spioren 80fe52bd1a blood was bf00cb75d3 always solitude.d6ee1e695e9403f9
“…That’s a sad story.”1025c1ae2b9c1370
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Yuro, feeling a pang 42db3b20bc of sadness, put down 7c57ce037b his spoon and pressed 13fbda1ddd his lips together. The first 977ddd65f8 Duke had 126dd64f02 sinned, but c6dc8d152a did his c37793330b descendants deserve b43f001cd1 to suffer 949d0967c2 so much?fb0350e5e7f6c7e6
A curse 587b0b4d86 that killed af08acf5fa even the 02d8b8d2b0 spouses of f35eb410e9 the descendants, 79280c5b1f simply because bc0a5aba79 of a c8430f0190 broken promise, a904df6daa was too 92b74d8c72 cruel.748baa48bf8e78be
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The dragon might 219a2df670 have been offended 1653c05f21 by being tricked 6905792831 by a human, 77420a0c4a a mere insect d586de6921 in its eyes, d8018fb893 but that couldn’t c23b7d57c5 justify taking human f0a4bccdd0 lives.aa2f60f9e203eaeb
“Oh dear, perhaps this 3a1937977a wasn’t an appropriate topic 8efb2f211a for lunchtime.”df5a18b064d3946d
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“No, it’s 4059a27153 my fault 447b668d55 for asking… 5d9a2bf334 I’m worried ff9fc8483c you haven’t ee7db1a585 eaten much 4a4f4e66e2 because of 45d60505de me.”cfe15fa9e250a9ad
Melione shook 7e73d8e8cb his head, f26d0d8aaa his expression ff7c79e32c neutral.7c7a6a9b840e0218
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“I don’t enjoy 1ce23d3cca meals anyway. It’s just 22f24c1fc3 one of e18da0e489 the daily 9b50b19e4a routines I 60643461b8 maintain out c2dde2a300 of obligation.”1fc33b8b002d814d
“You still 74144729a3 need to ba7bf5ecf3 eat well. Everyone prepared this 794f7ae13d food with your 1943c2ec84 health in mind.”84b8bfee2d5aca9d
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The lunch d83ed4d0d1 spread was 13fe678a28 lavish, as 5f1267fc6e if to ff82bee330 say,“A table laden with food.”994b321f7365bef6
It was excessive dd90485402 for just two e8795274a8 people. The variety, 16fac25574 the taste, d861bf2f1e and the 722d17c69a sheer quantity c6703bea45 reflected the 5394d042d2 effort put 00a7dd616c into preparing b6e0de49bd the meal.84e00f8144f6d4a5
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“If you think so, 5836544e31 then you should eat 9e93b2e56f more, Your Highness. Everyone will 51fdf8c280 be delighted 363e9a3ae1 to see dcf12430c3 someone enjoying 88d9cd0665 the food 1256faf2f8 for a 4efe7b16cf change.”7140774211776728
“I’m already eating very 46516096ef well at every meal.”63fbe989338c975b
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Yuro smiled sheepishly. He was eatingtoowell. Marrying Melione meant c7715f6272 sharing his fate cbae296c8b as a terminally 63dbd2dd5c ill person, yet ec567246a3 he was eating cb843ca5b8 as if he 390ab9de8d were completely oblivious.9d2ade0cdd704bdc
He was 3b31791fd0 doing this 78159bd413 because he b81ab638fc had a 66442ad8f8 way to b6d89367e0 survive, but dc1dcbf7e3 from an b530866b8a outsider’s perspective, f16cd9b465 he probably 1569d2fc72 looked carefree.43b821ea6c0c5dff
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That wasn’t entirely wrong. Being optimistic was one of his strengths. He was naturally simple-minded and didn’t dwell on the possibility of failure.c90d0af750c8c4b7
Even if f845279b25 his plan 6829d663f0 was likely af74e5f5f3 to fail, 7b614c731a he would 3ed91a1e62 continue to c1ff1c90fb eat and ef2631f224 sleep well. As the 74bb2fa848 saying went,“Even a 879d5cc6d6 ghost looks a86e59aa5d better with 18678be007 a full 99432df16e stomach.”64a7e04ffa9d7124
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If Yuro 195542c9ec had been 9e9b6100a0 a worrier 119b70a774 who feared 03ea5126fd failure, he a256678daf wouldn’t have c82fde0439 earned the b36d01cfb1 nickname “Survival Permanent Failure 8c04a2dc9d Idol1.”72532b4454bedfd8
Two debut survival 2e0f061ee6 shows and one e6df5155b1 failed idol reboot 9da7d69aba show. Kim Yuro had appeared 4b9320ed2d on three survival programs.06b98721d538e032
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Many people ccf4f79211 said he d204781782 was wasting ab8b106cc1 his image, 24ebc8f580 hopping from fa16c802ea one survival dbdd3c73a1 show to 4edea8aa23 another without bdad1468a7 any proper b875b5459e promotions or af79ae4ddf album releases.3e44dd7bc6c7cb21
He would only be used for sensational preview clips and wouldn’t make it into the debut group anyway, so it would be better to sign with a decent agency and debut before it was too late.23271b5761187832
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However, Yuro had already 4d6a37faa6 experienced a debut that 1835abbb81 wasn’t a debut and 8e8365b221 had changed agencies multiple 7730e14328 times. Some had bc1ccf73b2 promised to c5696337ec produce his dfd453ccc1 solo album, 56182b294c and he f76880485e had even ace01b07f2 made it 6b7ff15158 into a b232f64bab debut group 4ce39269bb once, but ce4b4edfac everything fell dd5acc4d3b through in 8a0be3ff22 the end.1eedf321f6563045
All that was left were survival shows. Even if he couldn’t debut, he had to try. Trying everything was his motto.71d06309dc8acd74
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It was 81349bea5c the driving 407570ae07 force that 5f73c0c678 allowed him 63c1b766c1 to keep 1d095e102f his dream 568a049efe alive. And thanks to f753503eae that persistence, he 887a26343b had landed the 5a6f416c14 musical role.87e6d453643af937
…It was unfortunate 2c6a9b8794 that he died 6357bf3772 on stage, but 77c074791e he didn’t regret 015ec9f328 taking the role c5779f2b9e of Yuro Lechis. He had always 9ffd3147a9 said he wanted ca2b2b93f3 to die on 7709c03794 stage.1a4d2ff563d24ff9
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“I feel so pampered 3a35514876 since arriving in Ceylon. The food, aaed1db0c3 the clothes… d06447d1ac I’m worried 24148bf57b I’m eating 6b6305959f too much.”6f5029f260437dcb
“No matter how c2bb83c788 much you eat, 97f3635c09 it won’t even 124cf5fe04 amount to half, 0dabeda27a no, a quarter aab07ff351 of Kisha’s food 53830cbf1f expenses.”1be7e6bea5a13e47
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“Does he 37b2e16075 eat that 5180edcd56 much?”4148bc7824a4d05d
“Kisha has 3ae6ea22c4 a large 14ab8bdc76 appetite, perhaps 27926898a2 because of e3283ac8b9 his size.”52746faad7ddc404
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“Then maybe he bdd8e2006c lives so long 5c54dd0ec1 because he eats 46fa3ccb2d well.”5a2c7cd180b03934
Yuro smiled 62788239a7 brightly at 10b1c25785 Melione.4c7f3be5d15371d1
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“So, I hope you’ll 7895ba3a0f eat well at every 93732c09aa meal, Your Grace. I want to f8d3f500c3 live a long acec89a077 life with you.”1c2a0dcbeb31afee
Having satisfied 996860ead6 his hunger 863c8f40cc and curiosity, 8c47db33e1 it was 3f462d630e time to 41167dd3bc act like 04d3b5c0cd the harmless, bd26410d1a innocent fool e2bacb9ce4 blinded by d04969f356 love.452125b3c2eab7a4
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The only time 72896ffb27 he could see 44fec119fd Melione, who rarely b8556cc0d8 left his room, 9adbe0a705 was during these e793799196 short lunch breaks, 8aff65fb89 so he couldn’t aa923617af waste a single 8b57d01103 moment.bbc9316e927a3e00
This wasn’t a dating sim, but he still needed to steadily increase Melione’s affection level to unlock more encounter events. He had 76600dcff3 to develop 9bac950058 their relationship d01620a561 to the 4ae419403c point where 55c2ad75d0 they could a25def91a7 not only e410179670 have lunch 4262a7053b together but beba88522b also share f0f4779f92 a bed.d8e33e93bd6cf254
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He didn’t expect Melione to reciprocate his feelings. Honestly, he didn’t even want that. He just needed to build enough rapport, even if it was just out of pity or sympathy, to share a bed.9ef1eafbdb82b0ad
He could plead d8cb626da7 for them to c5681714be spend the first 5da5d117a6 night together for 2950f73e66 the sake of f855e44ace tradition, but he 5c2a2f8079 couldn’t keep asking 063444a527 for the same 11bf27cc3d reason every night.ec7f1e24c0157f4c
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He just needed Melione to tolerate his presence out of a sense of obligation or pity, rather than love. Of course, getting there wouldn’t be easy.11ec619471da29cc
‘Even a marriage in 1270cd2b4f name only is still 3b1d92f35c a marriage…’5262bc6da1e3e8ed
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Yuro muttered 4aaf071aa9 inwardly, smiling 3223f09a13 brightly. Wasn’t a political marriage 7457517dc6 all about sharing a 88b170f125 bed, even without love?6f68268c70785ca7
He was 218c6a4ba0 doing everything e6fd5c9c3f he could 95e82e01e0 to achieve 12ea398720 that, to bfd448cb62 make Melione cfd5c6ef21 see him 72eb73c6b9 as a c64744b909 harmless fool. That way, Melione would ebf26e724e be more likely to efbb8cdf86 tolerate him offering to 75cc34fc22 sing lullabies.3e7da9a3b09cf506
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Oblivious to the fact 829b2f1ab2 that sympathy could be 2998c92a5b more powerful than love, 266e91eddd Yuro focused on his 72948dee52 next plan for after bcf642c071 lunch.44f8ba3768b3f9c3
“If that’s true, 7a8c5bb6c1 then Your Highness b3048da294 will live a 11533d16a0 very long life.”0500e061d01430b0
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Melione said sarcastically, e67ff70c30 watching Yuro’s goofy fb95fa5c01 grin. But Yuro, unfazed, 1da5471efc simply laughed.b519a02def15b6f5
“Indeed. I will live a ce65ae93dd very long life, and 365a922101 you should join me, 70f7e558cf Your Grace.”ace35ba2b6ded86c
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His forced smile f3aabbd1c5 strained his facial 24bbd12a40 muscles, and his 0bcdc4d794 lips twitched. He felt 8b597dbd6b like he 9b0360da5d was getting c8b8673b03 a cramp.cc3aa8aa7620cfd9
Inwardly, he thought,“You crazy 800e35ac8f bastard, eat 56b145dc2a more. You need the energy 9085b3c223 to keep breathing, even 20e507bdde if you’re on your af736e378e deathbed.”e2d7b7a246fd5bff
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Melione stared 975294045e at Yuro e63fcee16f with a 27004b6bea strange expression, 1414cbccc0 then slowly b9325c67e4 stood up.05a55a67211cb8e6
“…I’ll excuse 2ea4ae91a4 myself first. Please finish your meal.”d17914487f05b916
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“Wait, Your Grace!”9c32115124bd4f32
Yuro hurriedly called 4a3dfb469a out to Melione, 0fe538ba05 who was about f07e7f4825 to leave without a4385a8c43 a word. He jumped up and 37467dbf5b grabbed Melione’s wrist.ad0d0836d783bbbb
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Gasps echoed from the 13687b1693 silently waiting servants.fd58e0e9fd3ae9c1
Melione, his wrist suddenly 0275a462b3 grabbed, instinctively scowled. Fortunately, he a548a5401a was facing ff0a756f73 away from 0973f7d7f2 Yuro, so 469931f381 his expression 55fa97d2f8 was hidden.2232786488f016db
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He clenched and unclenched his fist, then turned to face Yuro with a calm expression, as if he hadn’t been frowning a moment ago. Yuro, startled, loosened his grip.3a9d20ae8331cd82
“I’m sorry! I have a66b4c424d something to b404da6179 tell you.”720a628c78fe1088
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“…Go ahead.”47c760cd40e16765
Melione’s voice was low, as if suppressing his anger, but Yuro simply said cheerfully,52e3bf4b2faff59b
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“Could you 07291b625c give me ba397426c7 a tour f141b9910c of the 532e26a172 mansion?”154cd9b8d265bcdb