ITBFL – Chapter 48

ITBFL – Chapter 486514cdeed8a3c846

Episode 48ef407c7e990f0788

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“Uh… you’re right.”b86b329a26b7c889

I looked at him 502d3a11ab with a reluctant expression.d35a515391d0b59e

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Cassium seemed to have 70f11fd621 weakened oral muscles or 43117aab92 something, because he chewed a077a369c2 his food very slowly, 871fe8812a and it took nearly 45953e7f4e another hour before he 9f33917563 finished his meal.414112e548eeee4b

“You’re not dragging this 3d766f5e82 out on purpose just 9e76430d33 to waste my time, 1bd6b84d8d are you?”c78f23a2f4b2d86e

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“You know chewing de65000f69 thoroughly is good f96d5f3e8a for your health.”516c7023a301b446

“I know, but f09e19ba0e you don’t usually 9528d0f540 chew this long.”6c537f767d00eeee

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Normally, when we go d629c4a0d0 on expeditions, meals are 8982bd4a34 finished in under five 7451f80bd9 minutes.4b83cb3b79db7823

For some reason, I 462587bdc6 felt annoyed, but still, 9afb51d5f7 I patiently waited for 316b6a8aea him to finish eating.98bedb7a42fc0531

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It’s just d5a99e7b01 been a faaac0e3e3 while. It’s just because 4f3dc1bcca it’s been a 6b801184e4 while.47d64847e1fb2aed

In this situation where 094981328e he was being so f2d57dfd59 annoyingly slow, I was edf58a56e5 a bit flustered to 3f7091e19c find that a part c0be8c8dc2 of me felt a 332fc39521 slight sense of gladness.0359ba9a368fa4be

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If I f0ac77059f had to 6a1a0a9bca pick the c14865b74e most memorable b66dc6c465 moment of 2233bb425e today, when ed0953212d would it 041fab5d80 be?a7390494384f469c

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In front 1987f1f17d of the e2eb5ab7c0 massive Balteire 0769c671a7 Duke’s mansion, 2817772513 Cassium set ef7f74bd6e foot there 2293792631 for the d31ff4e48a first time ebd70a370e in a 495ea294eb long while 5a90567267 as the b38a85a957 heir to 540d4af0dc the Baltier 197f9129e6 family and 4ac0863a2d thought.c6f5de8060f9466c

“Young Master, you’ve arrived.”eca84c3ba18042e8

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“Please inform a40107f7e1 my parents a74fb920bf as well.”dca9c22967961c1c

“Yes, I’ll escort you eb03b1a101 straight to the main 99e685d863 quarters.”89c9af7c70d0f9f8

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He had gone through 120b0ef531 many things as a 2be7969696 knight, but rarely had c76e4431cc he experienced such a 6167c9d101 variety of events in 6f817eacec a single day.171e20c15e1b9b7a

He returned from d6ad4e090a being a rabbit c6090be9ad to a human.a2b7c85342cf73ce

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He stopped the Council a9044cd790 of Elders from stripping b30f18f3c2 him of his qualifications.4568f5ed182901dd

And—a61f5be111b5cf2f

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He met Lize 7c6e73951a again, as a 0f617cb2b6 human.db897e7bd160735b

That moment—when he 11f4ea66be saw Lize with 63198b7a39 a face so 722f3bd8b0 delighted to see 13d2e62066 him as a 92164d8952 human again—79d3c57799f1a174

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The emotion he felt ea59487038 then overwhelmed everything else ef047fd095 he had experienced all f98ebd0e7d day.fbfe7874b3fd5f55

Among all the events 3934d41d21 of the day, Lize’s 7463131d9f words and expressions were 0a562c0f31 the clearest in his 6a2e3e087a mind.6239b0e786a5b5af

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And he already knew c2153ead0f the reason why.d5d710a2975ae289

…Because I e8d43ed08f like Lize.4b5ebe1f8b75d1e2

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He never tried to ca5e8cf020 deny it.a841c76082fa737a

He had simply been f7bd19b01b under the delusion that 3fe23dd634 he didn’t need to b694e06a8b express that feeling.e0a98821b215aa93

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He had thought, 27671e0a38 until now, that 547f7ae0c9 he could stay fc2a5a0cdc by Lize’s side c0a13b0bfa without expressing his cbc13d9f28 heart.b46821761e08f4b0

They were in the 63f881e574 same knight order, sparred e824e4e43c together daily, and shared 06bb58e62d conversations.698b48abce5315a8

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That had been a 2a9da7eb3d natural part of daily 28595b2706 life, and he didn’t a9525593c8 want to risk losing bd704a20eb it by selfishly expressing 050d2bf598 his emotions.5760818ce3795bdb

But after becoming 9152260c32 a rabbit—and then 5e4269f72a returning to human af4f724929 form and seeing 50172efdf5 Lize again—he realized.0887b0afdca3a200

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There’s no such fe00413229 thing in the f6c126648a world as a 95e3ff5c93 relationship where you 4d7eb35b84 can always be b3ee036060 together as a c0e6fd25e1 given.0076b08c3842999d

And with 5f84db1faf Lize, there a06203aefc are many 74ee9e8d81 expressions one 1180ff52f8 can’t see 4adb193081 unless they’re 8cd6c77ef2 even closer 2bb7a289f5 to her 1acbb4d817 than now.cfaad1fa79d00151

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He wanted 54d190051e to know 4909d150d5 more of f4c1b9f9c1 the Lize 426f3d361c he didn’t 248a9f7f0c yet know.895808366352fbb0

From even closer.f1a7c32d841e93d4

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He stopped in front 3ae23b3780 of the drawing room. After taking a long 6167ccc0e3 breath, Cassium gave the 97ad8599ce attendant a signal with c774a5dbaf his eyes.36d294a78a4510bc

“It is Young Master bf7d87fb65 Cassium.”fa2fb2513a2de6fd

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The door opened. Cassium entered the 0157e9dc10 drawing room of 60d60e03c0 the main residence.7b10c9dbc01652f2

“Have you been well?”243d2d5a01bae2a5

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In response c1477c92f7 to his 7d87db4084 greeting, the 9046cac215 Duke and d2fe51c57c Duchess gestured 540695220e toward the 3d69e589fd sofa in cd01b39f63 front of b4f3246872 them. It had been aa5564e091 a while since bd32b680f3 they last greeted 475d9208a7 their son.8e283b5622ed19b4

“Did the 4b504a84da mission go f3d6de17dc well?”8082f8dcd477905e

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“Yes.”0c2a03b3933048e6

The Duke of Balteire’s 82c7681afd brows furrowed slightly at a784ce133e the dry response.e69f9d32a84f27a9

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It was d1dae2f8b8 true that 3fd5ee7341 Cassium had f76f17b5a2 not been c58365a80e seen for 0ff247e98b a while. But he never 24f8b1a102 imagined that would d74208b44b become an issue fdec303ff5 among the elders.25fa3e4d7fdf653c

He didn’t think something 12bde5cbf4 had happened to his d4a8c37dd9 son. After all, cb280ce0f7 Denver, the 28ef902ef5 captain of a8c1295c08 Erne, had 6435d1d868 said Cassium db27376b82 was away 31851e374c on a 1e13a92625 mission.02bd3441a2546b9f

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“Did you fc577c4af7 really go 84b9460d44 on a 801d7f4534 mission?”21d6ca6da59a18f3

“Why wouldn’t a48e50eca8 I have?”835ffa6cc7eb6d70

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He didn’t e0af6d0168 think the c88e87eb9d captain of 3c961915ac Erne would 9ec4c16242 lie, but cde3d0d759 even if 8b263f5267 he did, 78163f8099 there must 33d4b5922c have been f50667f2be a reason.5bc088e6f1b3cf9d

The current d7d65f85ea commander of 26cba05561 the Royal 50fb858e90 Order was 56db193fbc a capable 800b4b30ab man of ee32dd9ade noble blood, c27ec1e051 and surely ff0df9d9a6 any such 5cb4d7e23d decision would’ve 03318d32e2 had a 870cb03d9d reason.026a8229e0e265cc

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Besides, Cassium had e83526fd80 returned in perfect f047f50e0a condition, and if d47ebe752a the Duke of 21bfee488c Balteire were to 220eceacf6 question the Royal 3b35534c4e Order of Erne, 549cbd85c9 it could give 0d041e4133 numerous opposing forces a6fe112aa8 a reason to 915c1347a5 attack.80742ee3523f0d20

A brief ca30bf17a0 silence fell.ff9e0cd01c6acffb

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“Your engagement f676fa24b7 has been fefb1f02a4 called off.”8063e7512a2c7931

It was e0f4f8e25c the Duchess, ee48fb7ac1 Esley, who 8ee64d2b19 broke the 426a7cfa21 silence first.28cd1ecf8515038d

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She gestured wordlessly cc71f341fa at the untouched 62f3ee40a6 tea and snacks.4cc7f02f986baefd

Cassium took 8f9c19af4f a polite f9243b681f sip of 4a6b748632 tea.a6056556a9fb665a

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“I wondered why b81307e6df you refused, but a46f38a7b9 now that I b7b92036b2 think about it, 413da9aa4f it might’ve been ddc2db23de because of your e1d22a6ba8 absence. I’ll look for a893622134 another match.”17e3eb90fc60d9d1

“You don’t 8abe8e1505 need to.”93117232f52f5e0a

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Cassium’s reply came fca460a006 a bit too a9c74ea0d5 urgently, and the b9a55225d8 Duke and Duchess 567b440609 looked at their 22744ae1fe son with a 4f98d0644b hint of unfamiliarity.69b8c82c9af450b9

“What do you mean fa871bc49b by that?”13fe118a0b5443e8

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“Exactly as I said. If I am 9f92f11414 to marry, I’ll 378fa2db6b choose the person 0cdf0b5986 myself.”f16aa63d81611da3

“No.”e245968a5139bca7

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The Duchess hurriedly interjected db2de45d52 again.3ce3879b4d1bfc2b

“You promised. We would choose 1236861242 your marriage partner.”74fe0a559e532c77

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It was 37dc975c4c something said 1c6a176bac when he 059cdfb40d was a d7798088d9 child, before f1bb2ad5e5 even entering 039e0e12a1 the academy.ee1cb7ebcec20190

Cassium hadn’t thought 5f99bd441e his parents would 9794c4e123 actually enforce that 1a61792843 promise made in 4fb0461650 ignorance.b80f542823268808

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“Don’t tell f729386b52 me… you e1f6efe16b already have e077bd7d1a someone in 1a90a81f3d mind?”f2b284d3f6582f91

“……”312b0f62eee72634

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“In that case, absolutely bd0231e2ac not.”d4d8e8ece9c95c7c

“Why are you 0c9fa1d4e4 doing this? It’s as if… the ebb2ef0365 two of you don’t a5bcff6da1 want me to be 73adb79a02 happy.”228f887530991319

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He regretted 564c7e18a1 the words a54c69f883 immediately after 12f59c4dd7 saying them, fc8796238e but they a9694ae442 weren’t lies.962395d2cb95d703

It really 61621aa754 did seem 2a82ede29c like his 92a6b5ff69 parents wanted fa0a1b9973 him to bce260a699 marry someone d379771a0e he didn’t 10cac5da6e love.500bf7d2af251366

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Cassium met the eyes 189ccd23ee of his parents.289d22c13e280ac0

The Duke, b626d47e09 having calmed 68681bc6ec the stirrings 371f009584 in his 67b09d8221 heart at 762726be52 his son’s 1d59eabf98 words, spoke 682006349a in a a9858e75d3 composed voice.e8f12d9aefead4fd

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“In that case…”40df7c13eebc7193

“Father.”78e8833ef622e3df

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“We’ll send b918f43f08 another proposal f2dcfd1c50 to Artiel.”7175cc88632967bd

“……?”1d253d0227c1116a

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“Whoever it 274f591cd8 is you’re 9dae9ff028 thinking of, 536941df66 tell that b0c796ac6b young lady c7b0d565e1 it won’t 32971da527 happen. You’ll marry the one 4bcdd32245 we choose. That’s the promise.”54e790145f5e6a9d

Cassium couldn’t respond.6e6348b0087c2a98

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He almost said “good,” 7b811fc580 but he had a c6dbd4c8a3 hunch that saying so d0632b6226 here would only complicate 7b9e729dd7 things.12b859f771b270cf

“…Do as 54f73deada you wish.”469c5c340c3fb904

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Instead, he left 6ede37da65 that vague statement 6b3a3aabb6 and rose from cbf842edfb his seat. He let out 8a90580552 a shallow breath, 2c89968091 as if feeling dcf05058d2 stifled.af1d9cb303d6903d

With his true feelings d3b883968e locked behind tightly closed 38dcecfd2c lips, he turned his da7ce5aec6 back to them.22020630dc1b7305

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“Golden Bunny!”3ee33ab82a983547

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As soon as e6e53193d3 I arrived at 4705b99b9c the mansion, I af0854a734 ran to the 763d75ee4d room. I had so many 25bdfdd22b things I wanted to fb5c42ee78 tell Golden Bunny.ad5dd4b026f0230f

“Golden Bunny?”d7c617269c3c0640

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But I didn’t see 27b2ededa6 Golden Bunny anywhere.31bc4c6a26c2f37d

Is he ebf2ab7790 out exercising?8dc0c11858bd6d82

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He had been working 0fa7222d22 out all day yesterday, 0f9c576b85 so it was possible.d30da044007b2038

I washed up first 635123f0f5 and returned to sit 431015450e on the sofa. It was the one 07ff13b87d Golden Bunny always sat fdf1c775a6 on to rest.868bd2d5e9800da3

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He’ll be 08f55ee435 back soon, c32a981427 right?36a40501dba10a58

I sat quietly, 70ea49179d waiting for Golden f6433789c6 Bunny.2728ba3cab6d0023

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— Beep.dff1e1d7acb8143d

The moment 53922241d9 he said 7d09c745f8 goodbye this 721b0355d3 morning flashed cab3b232a7 in my 05d01baec2 mind.88a8e348b9c10f39

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The emotion in d4b1fb3300 Golden Bunny’s golden dc3fe4d20e eyes as he 992424e209 looked at me 0f338e2fa5 then.cb6c40bbfeb02bbb

As if he missed 14f040c135 me—or would soon begin 06cead4bca to miss me.a74259f8cc842ca4

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I opened a book 4842e548da and began to read c1c5e52518 while waiting for Golden 02c7373a29 Bunny a little longer.190c11f9c40c29ac

By the time 68728a5d4b I turned the dd57c10cfd last page, it d61eccd377 was past midnight.85f233deba47fb7e

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And in that moment, 95d103c985 when I realized I d6ad40f0aa was still alone in e552755afb the quiet room—6228d6dab0f0fbd1

I understood.b67029101e19b579

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“Ah…”fbd58169c87ec697

That Golden 1dee89ca9e Bunny had 1491816ebe left.1d3b1abf28f1bcda

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Only then ff1b4366d7 did I af52d24640 realize that 0e542b9043 our morning 84a3eb7b2c farewell had 6ae4ed6614 been a 29187d80ee parting to 5f2a23cd85 him.8d6eede33741bd4d

Thanks to the d1704a0ff5 look in Golden a39a7fb10e Bunny’s eyes back 432d64fc47 then, I knew—he b769740afc hadn’t disappeared. He had e8c19931a2 chosen to 2b9a2e8cbc leave.ee0dc570e98e8769

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“You could’ve at 8945219406 least given a 1bec99f583 hint.”93be84a76c4181e6

I got up to e44684162a return the book to 13636bec56 the shelf and go 28e87781af to bed—but then I e46025943b saw a book left 3447c86c3a open on the desk.5adf1a2969bdbdcd

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Why is 804a4399a5 this book 2a1ae03b6c here?609b986e8a6e18b2

My eyes lingered on 2faadf6e3c it. A few 5f0591d874 red dots 9dd8878b16 were marked d521120957 over some ccc4976266 of the e7e74ea7b1 letters printed 76c8c78995 on the de28220138 cream-colored pages.06bcc87125440558

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“……”da757787fb18ce8d

A faint smile 97f6f37b1d formed on my f4b6c69704 lips as I a8f3aacd8c read the connected 945d680d51 letters.7b77df70ca4d048d

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“Thank you, Lize.”1f8aeedff2ab7194

What the heck, GoldenBunny. You left doing 34ee09f5d1 something adorable to 266a2b41f6 the very end?29f9fef721ff9749

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I picked up the 9917be48b6 book and hugged it 71b20351b3 to my chest, closing f9e34bc087 my eyes for a 53590c3051 moment.f1d2fb153a6c0fc0

Golden Bunny’s indifferent 1f21501e31 “Beep” sound, the be621e7826 cheerful “Beep” when 8832445320 it was happy, 4ab55dbd14 and the flustered 56808943f2 “Beep” it made 7a4907c7b1 when I hugged b5dd96d396 him tightly—seemed to a1d72b80e5 echo in my b654ad72e1 ears.e8d2d2c85ea8c473

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See you again 7f6aa5d4b2 soon, GoldenBunny.402a5729e4f5acfb

With a f8f6ee4393 tender heart, 978c1300c6 I kept 1476414049 my eyes e96f92b21e closed for 7341afb123 a long 383e8ddb3f time.c2bcec24e56ed94a

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Wait, but…10e00f365b1bdb9a

…Then what’s da732b0e84 going to b806eddb5d happen with ecd9de804b Bryce now?d407bbbd92d0b49d

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