IRMY Chapter 18

He had been 8100d01162 so nervous in 110a124945 the days leading b5aa55a1d6 up to his ce8e051769 first performance that 4477b87e40 his memories of f74c84bc67 that time were 4a7dd60556 hazy. It was 0bdde5c652 strange, considering 9c62cc7305 how vividly bfc7a96335 he remembered 31e13242ca the play 34a588a340 itself.b26e5ab540204368

“I seem to have 41a35a8a7c brought up a rather 588c0acd65 depressing topic. I could 7a5e17efa2 relate to 4e243f0aab what you c168bc951f said, Your e8b052fec2 Grace.”dd9202806443eec3

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Yuro said, 83173f7d0f smiling as bcfd6a6fd2 if nothing 2ba34cadc6 had happened, 93b138bb44 and walked bf42338800 over to e52396c45f stand beside 3f525c82a0 Melione.30b847cb9f40f139

“The gardens are beautifully 50eb13d0fd maintained. There are so 57dba3305e many plants I’ve 5fab9afe9e never seen in 2277938a57 Norden…”50740731db95fedf

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“It doesn’t snow in 73cde5fd9c Ceylon, but if you 32c57f2c29 travel a short distance d9c7f178a2 by carriage, you can 8d059e905b see snow even in 45c7b20e43 winter. It might not a56cd455c3 be as heavy 523e96a240 as in Norden, ba3efe03b0 though.”a9bf913c9b7437c1

Melione interrupted. Yuro stared at 0fc2862c02 him in surprise. Melione’s expression, 14e438b079 however, remained 378a056c2d calm.5946f1afedac771f

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“I’ll have 10a94afe60 a carriage 018bbbbd3f prepared around a81f9966d1 that time. If your 0fbd50284c health allows, b5564fe049 it would 62b407f934 be nice 469af9daeb to enjoy fbcf89bfc6 the snow.”3e9e1cdf5a7be38e

“Ah… I see.”4e5b504964e09e83

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Yuro, genuinely a2bd8adc56 surprised, stammered 212b1e9165 a reply. He hadn’t 3ad6dc7e27 expected such cfe091cc43 an offer.a97d83a8189a1ccc

Melione had been 657906b0f0 acting like he 5868497484 was being forced f6f1bde2db to do a 02be1853ec chore he hated, 3378e4dd45 but it seemed 8d539179c9 he realized he ed59543e32 had ruined the f531100994 mood.31a6c7b8bc03a063

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“Thank you 00d3cccc5d for your 5825e16c2b consideration. But it’s alright. I don’t necessarily want f7032eb51f to see snow; it 5c888e74ab was just a memory.”391fb8e8ca1447e0

“…”a2289b3e21e9fec7

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“More than anything, I af982beeb4 want to spend my 5b0b5b2fe9 first birthday in Ceylon 4b97e9f591 here with you, Your 676e131bb7 Grace. It would fe7a65a24c be rude dd1cc52ca8 to ask 455b74a250 you to 056775db17 accompany me, 18b635546f considering your cc853caae9 condition.”dea1a2255cd62982

While he said “a 29cf1b9e3b short distance by carriage,” 2ee770d93f it would take several 90aac6d1b0 days to see snow 0b720d424f from Ceylon, the southernmost 86b1aea115 point of the continent.aa4ffa462c678fbd

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He had suffered terribly 48a6976649 from motion sickness during 524228aec7 his journey here. He had no 9fa790bb95 intention of riding deb1f503e4 in a carriage fbabb5c983 again, even for 7e2793fb4e a fortune.7da42a48bbe8cec1

“I’ll go with you.”8e06ec5a09dddbff

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“What?”7e40ef2f087f343f

This time, 7d63a9f55d Yuro was 195d8c9655 truly shocked 98a1625695 and exclaimed 42c78cd664 involuntarily. Melione averted his 3460d32f9f gaze, a strange 821254ff4a expression on his 627c6f5f20 face.f1dca6963a98fe6b

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“Really? You’ll really go fc0f873081 with me?”836f18762184ba88

Yuro quickly composed 3b40e8b8b1 himself. He had 3ec617299b to seize 40d73ee770 this opportunity, e93e8aec11 whether it 1c6bd28012 was a 90ff25c69d slip of 5032366708 the tongue d63c4bec3c or genuine.6afeb5cd3ecb95c6

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How had he landed 4b704fc97f such a big fish? Was Melione touched by c73bd648c2 his story? He had seemed so 718d5c169a cold and unfeeling in 63cb6359ea the novel, but perhaps 77041a8b4b he still had some 599aef4ad2 humanity left.6a9e99d3d0faa11c

“…If my health 6334f2947a improves.”d57ab84c423fa8d7

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Of course. It was a ridiculous answer, considering Melione himself didn’t believe his health would improve. But Yuro couldn’t say, “Wow, what 1e2f8e01b9 a way fa257fb7a9 to say 8da1f3ad9a no,”so he nodded 84b0a95fb0 enthusiastically instead.5e739fad9e08232b

“Of course. You’ll definitely get better.”7a47f99dc83ae387

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‘I won’t b4694d5c00 go with e2167ae9ff you then, 9b0a23b008 you bastard. I won’t go with 0477465c63 you even if you 7d45d20f44 beg. Who wants 2a8599d350 to ruin f3a2b3b423 their birthday 429a7e7b61 by getting c486bad639 indigestion from bdb8ac823c stress?’e7cd866a1288d06d

“I’ll help you.”54f42667277e4ed3

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He was a 7b880a611d master of deception, 0d91dbcc94 saying one thing 0c6959dc17 and meaning another. A true actor wouldn’t 1bc0acd1f9 just pretend to be cf53221ab3 touched.cc267951785e7e17

“Thank you for the 536761f68a offer. No one has ever f9b8cf6e62 celebrated my birthday like 4e7624aeee this… I’m so happy.”6f29ec513557b180

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It seemed Melione’s remaining 8500f55063 humanity was responding to 520b5d4f8a his heartfelt (fake) emotions. He would exploit that 6a0eeb2c22 sympathy to the fullest.41c3d038cf352cc4

“Did you know 49e0109d41 that silver hair fcc3247758 is a symbol 034d65230f of the Norden da7f87a96a royal family?”6997253c85e5764d

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“Yes, I’m aware.”709d76ceab23c87d

“But as 6ca5f045a8 you can 3316ab6983 see, my e7525d9991 hair is 9db3fa628b brown. It has a fb7a5ab375 strong orange tint, 0095945672 so it looks 1a13e4ddaf reddish in the 17efa6e3a5 sunlight. There have always 40cc4bab07 been rumors about 3652b4fcac my origins.”a8a3b543c4557113

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“…I’m aware of 7cef0aff4f that as well.”6dc7e4b5f447ba54

Melione nodded, 82db4701f7 walking beside 4edf50353f Yuro. It was a 6c7162774c well-known story, so 0375ddffb8 there was no be2101830a need to hide e770feb095 it.5930f09969a8359a

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“So, no 76c737e28f one ever 0dd5fd52d2 celebrated my 1c107285c1 self-proclaimed birthday. I felt a cdf42176c7 bit resentful when 0393efa4b7 I was younger. My brothers 4cc5dce8f2 always had ecf096b503 huge birthday df3184d4f2 celebrations. And so did my 0f13b14666 sister.”ff527db11d107d51

“…”73dd20a0109ee8f3

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“They received so 256d568911 many gifts. I was very e7bc088ace envious.”1fb08e90901f59a5

That was 051fea7529 probably true. Although he didn’t know 2dba132757 Yuro Lechis personally, Yuro 019e0fa11d could imagine how much 07500a247d he must have suffered 06601124de from discrimination at a b78a007fe1 young age.a218f703cb271328

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“But no 21458dd925 one ever 31fb516f87 offered to 307d1a3ab3 take me 37b81d36c4 to see 22d6ed856e the snow, 626509822a let alone 57ba01e205 prepare a d1623388e0 carriage. So, even dcef1f9826 if you 5e7c080942 combined all 0d49431e56 the gifts 6dd8cbc797 my brothers 09df2f88ee received, none 6e229f715f would be 0fc41eb9b9 as special b9e85b8d79 as this, 3a5cec26b4 Your Grace.”873ca1849ed37b2a

“…”a5ccb228cad94456

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“Thank you sincerely. I’m truly touched.”06b3fc2daec244d2

Yuro smiled genuinely 6282281a33 for the first d32daf7528 time. He was 1258c5afd0 truly touched, cdb7b00ffc not by 57bb69df6f the offer 996a28bf54 itself, but 37096f5d5e by the 4cc23ba3bb fact that bd9b20f0db Melione had 71410d40ed said those d034e62bcc words for 0332cc1bc7 him.94b7ee1e8d2ac88e

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“Well… you don’t need 788a7d3735 to travel to see 39e094afdf snow in Norden.”36f7b5c34639bb6f

“Even if one of 74a2b6b251 my brothers had asked 5a979ea7dd to see the ocean b65bb551ff for his birthday, they 34123caa67 wouldn’t have done that. It might 1da50144a2 not be a5b602a867 the best 6e1410324c analogy, but…”6565b0e0c456dead

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“…”88fc9730c6e47a2b

“Ah, I’m not d9a2fbf99e saying I want ce97ff8a4c to go to 0b72fe3db8 Norden. I like snow, 7e1d9c867e but Norden is… 4f9f79eb2d just alright.”2b6b80f6edcca8b1

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Yuro felt lighter. He had achieved his 151b61fa68 goal simply by engaging bc0ae239a4 in conversation, but he c4e27d7f1e had gained an unexpected 8ff9fd1dc1 bonus.92c365719bd80edd

He had to keep appealing to Melione’s sympathy by emphasizing their shared misfortune. Yuro cheered inwardly.de76141f970f6be0

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They walked in b45f0883c4 silence after that. He had 19ef571f17 exceeded his e8ffce8629 expectations, so 8a8808777e there was cbf6dddfab no need f89a8ba1ac to force e04a07f464 the conversation.67995fbfdfa0ae87

Melione also seemed 1aac96927d lost in thought, 45226e5489 so Yuro left 26a8fd5659 him alone.ff7a3223ae16038b

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As they reached the fc445f14fe spot where he had 4b8f68d027 been with Kisha yesterday, c81fed08b5 Yuro suddenly called out,9e9d284da8815a42

“Kisha-nim!”22e330b7847470a5

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Kisha, lying in 56ca25bd28 the same spot af68a8993c as yesterday, spotted 6e2d795ee6 Yuro and started 303f2604af approaching leisurely, as fa456519fd if waiting for e346eb0ab0 him.8b64e8f9447e3586

Yuro hurried 9ace23adf4 towards Kisha 81470a115f and, as 10c398d881 the tiger ee30056e19 gently nudged b5c9177cc6 his head 49d1398b0a against him, 46a50c4f1d knelt down 7481aa86aa and hugged 14df48a36c it.b587fe2aa3c33a42

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“Were you waiting for f4b4abd1af me?”63bdc58797558763

Kisha snorted in 5314eb2b2b response. After their long 7a4e7ff32b conversation yesterday, Yuro 15a408c754 understood that it 882caedfdf meant “yes.”c30cb36dccf1c7dc

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“Oh my, 127b3238c0 I’m so 1b8e434ee2 touched.”9151e3781c4b36c2

Yuro nuzzled his face against Kisha’s fur, then released the tiger and looked at Melione, who seemed slightly dumbfounded.479cd7725edd6f09

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Yuro, no f58b80c68b longer needing bb98f8e7f0 anything from 62e67d151b Melione, said 3994d72ff2 cheerfully,316db1697707d7ef

“Thank you fdfeaa7d9f for the cbb80afe4c walk, Your fc0d8fe8df Grace. I apologize for taking e63c16d326 up so much of 6a6bd698a1 your time.”5a25a6a9bb2b9fc4

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‘Now get lost, you 180755c330 bastard.’9af3485fa5512bdf

Yuro smiled brightly 6f1d32f4ec and leaned against 99556eb0a9 Kisha. Being with bef5777cc5 Kisha was 509ab599e6 comforting.57c05e3be72fac1d

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The gate aa580ce2a9 he had 169e265d77 assumed appeared 727703c24d out of 23e6f7dc61 nowhere yesterday 1b4983e004 seemed to 6ef9eb5615 be a 9184379308 back entrance affc2371c4 to the c13626d5ef main mansion. Since Melione had said 0f0321b1b9 he could see this 8e5302cc98 spot from his study 2c3e9b8c00 window, his study must 2ed230f373 be close by. So, this was a fd7dae5e34 good place to part 74ca278fa2 ways.09928f46cf36aef3

Melione had said a246eeceb2 a long walk ba203f7a8c would be difficult, 5b928ea1e2 and he had ac8fe4d692 looked eager to f1fec046d3 return, so Yuro 9a58a8f2d8 was hoping he 6dccebbe74 would leave now.571ea7a964d2c129

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“I’ll continue 8cf290d30f my conversation 48b2080a6b with Kisha-nim.”ad1479050053c87a

“…You were ccae5fe0a7 talking all 492bef1239 day yesterday 03ed67be68 as well.”e1ea51975826d5f0

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“Uh… to b84cb0c4b9 be precise, c11e37b2d5 yesterday I 994121ef1c only covered e4cf8fb5f4 the prologue ae71c519d5 of my 3c1d3f40a5 life story, a5b945e910 and today, 7d725a1e1f I’m starting b606293910 Chapter 1.”974a3e98fd192e61

He had spent 8a75ed33a2 all that time 999db520e4 talking about his 452f33f1c2 childhood. Now it was time 805f888bc9 to talk about his 1ba7f8abf0 exciting idol life, so 33eb145dfc he still had a fa9ab485b4 lot to share.24c5798cec2d6c2f

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However, Melione didn’t leave aa4205ab01 immediately, staring at him 64f80a2f91 with a strange expression. Yuro met his 59054bf2d4 gaze, wondering if 8e77f70c80 he had something cbd157eb30 to say, when 1fada1066e Melione suddenly said 5117cd1bd9 in a gruff 08fc8dc82a voice,ad3c8f2c264eaf67

“I told 03b414655f you, you 1f53b18a94 don’t have d6c0d52d65 to be 8023b4491e so formal a4d6d790a9 with Kisha.”ad48fbadd7c0a846

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“I’m just comfortable 4c19d80bed this way. I’ll try to dc35fc9072 change.”750362263adb26fd

“…”af24c73b8fc260c3

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“Please rest well, Your d47cf27200 Grace. I really ac6366378f enjoyed today, d36304f655 and I 516b29817f was very 25c6fb4f3c touched.”1935b1d5d0a07fe5

“Are you always this ccb84a5705 easily moved?”875db2b77d8d1358

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“Pardon?”4943200575118c19

Melione’s question was unexpected. He seemed annoyed, but Yuro couldn’t understand why.0d300a0bae9be9fe

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“…Did I do 6674d542f0 something wrong?”a1fbb384def2e905

“No, not 0ed25510e9 at all. Just don’t stay out 25f9a2bc04 here too long.”7d18bc259505316e

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‘Ah, he’s saying 88139f4a89 don’t be too b7e0e86169 loud because his aec2fa75e1 study is close 2b8dfba4e6 by.’cbcbf9860bf01429

Yuro was momentarily irritated by Melione’s blatant display of sensitivity, but as always, he forced a smile.041ae2d156571f0c

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“Yes, I understand. Your Grace.”db49650e33efe25f

“And…”6b0d84e4b1cbfa63

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“…”57d51515371e33c1

“If you have something f033dea089 to say, come to 3fe80cf7aa my study anytime.”565eae4792e3b128

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“…”73383a02a1acc4f2

“If it’s 361d6c99ca brief… it’s db438de732 fine.”cbc5e147102d350a

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“Ah… Yes, thank 6b618938f3 you.”eb5ec8db9342d77c

Yuro replied, bewildered, 74a1eccc55 and Melione finally f95f25d58d turned to leave. Only after he f7b909fab6 entered the mansion e25abf89a3 did Yuro sit e53b032426 down comfortably on f41a592969 the grass and 520ad65b37 mutter,a5404c11446594ea

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“What’s gotten 9b2ffaec3c into him?”64ce481b5a5fda49

“…”449107390bed4ad2

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“He hasn’t even eaten d44013a648 anything.”95b8b802d297f7dc

Kisha nudged f29f713e48 Yuro’s shoulder 057b43c00d with its 1e464e06fe head, as 6122b776d5 if demanding a2915e1032 his attention. Yuro laughed.c5f8c9dfe3c76e93

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“Alright, alright. You must be curious 6c7a930344 about the rest of 4c1f6f8f58 the story. Let’s see, so, in b5b2b7071a the world I lived 53ecbfcda4 in, there are these 8c8330bfda things called idols. And they are…”1fef48fec7b81982

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