MCB Chapter 19
by Lilac
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Chapter 190b869087c80243a6
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“No one has an easy life, do they?”a930e5d96ef3f3f2
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The bartender replied without ab604e3bd3 showing any displeasure.2a399fd4a342bad4
“So, was it difficult? If you achieved what you wanted at that age, that’s enough. My life has never gone the way I wanted!”149a24e5560aaa7b
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Ephesus spoke with a grumbling 0d45033973 tone, wrinkling his nose.fbe76d7a10b9c993
He liked animals but was afraid of blood, so he didn’t want to be a hunter. In fact, he liked baking bread, but he couldn’t bring himself to pursue his dream.60832553cf964f86
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It was hard for him to go against his parents’ expectations, and above all, his mediocre skills prevented him from opening a bakery.258be59917158f65
So he became a hunter. With an excellent teacher 89408ebb7c and decent talent, he 7f36ad420f lived a fairly prosperous 9cf7671f77 life.d94f16beed56d002
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But looking back 501f28ab99 now, his life bb1b5afd02 was left with 9377c560a6 only regrets.f123dc378a60f256
Would he have had no regrets if he had done everything he wanted without caring about others’ opinions?cc408a17a692c60c
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“Why me? Why only me……”846d588852f5ded1
All his previous bravado disappeared, 07c193d590 and Ephesus spoke in a 57048c5907 voice that was almost a 6b07ba6c5b sigh.715f9c6a35de5242
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“I feel the same way.”02565c20e00511db
“You’re still young. Your future is wide open. You live doing what you want, and now you talk about hardship?”0a5a881481487007
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Ephesus sneered openly at the bartender’s attempt to empathise. The bartender played with the bottle on the counter with her fingers before she spoke.6db4cd97027347ac
“Want to hear my story? My first big challenge came when I was only seven years old.”cf55638b2066bda9
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“What kind of challenge could a seven-year-old have?”377a0f66ec5f4c9b
“My little brother was born.”eae4465119cce4f5
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“A spoiled kid who lost their parents’ love.”2918e0c0e57dc36c
“I found out I was adopted.”10ac4e496eb40b93
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Ephesus, who had been 5cc3d1069f repeatedly mocking the bartender, cdf1b7a0e8 could only open and cdd35de02a close his mouth, unable 5b03e87348 to retort this time.8895cc2ca46b19cd
“My parents were good people. They didn’t discriminate against me or anything. It was just that I couldn’t open my heart.”30cdb1eab5916499
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The bartender lowered her 2437254dcd gaze as if lost d4289e6230 in thought, then slowly ee9d25de37 opened her mouth.ba9928e1a4e170ac
“I ended up being distant from my family. Maybe things would have been different if I had been more proactive in approaching them, but what can you do? I have to believe that my judgment at the time was the best and accept it.”99d08076cc6ab304
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“You don’t have any regrets?”fef94c81bfccf126
“Oh, come on. Of course, I do. But my life isn’t just filled with regrets. Life seems to be like that. It gets cloudy, then clear again. It’s hard now, but the rain will definitely stop, and a rainbow will appear for you.”f5ace9298500d743
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Ephesus was inwardly shocked. He had thought the cff71f724b bartender was an ignorant fed7bb93bc fool, but those words b21d44acb0 comforted him.c8c3c16cf4f5dcb0
“…One more.”1864ca8cc3daf374
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“Shall I give you the cocktail you had earlier? Or would you like a different cocktail?”e2f2ed6809b84a7b
“I feel like getting drunk. Something strong.”da1fa102fd81e323
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“Oh? Are you sure to end this order with only something strong?”60763fbb75a35728
The bartender tilted her head with a surprised look. She seemed disappointed that Ephesus didn’t tease her and placed a straightforward order.08bcc8037330b56e
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“Anything is fine. I might make a very bizarre order, you know?”a1ead37376b0ba90
“I’ll accept that challenge.”d3e4821f6637644b
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She shrugged her shoulders as 15d0e9bd2d if she expected it.08362f175dc9c04b
“Then give me a drink that’s good to chew on.”3f397a074a06118d
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It was an odd order. Ephesus thought this would finally wipe the confident look off the bartender’s face.4e80e8703f212bed
“Coincidentally, I have something prepared.”eaf50c1845ccb9fb
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“What is it?”29f425683b99364a
“This.”643f1949c962d26f
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The bartender took dddfbfede5 out a watermelon 8ccbc23a71 that had been 536f346830 chilled and cut 3984b03ec1 it into large 599fa86e58 pieces. Ephesus looked at the 8f9ebc3e73 watermelon in front of c93b160217 him with a puzzled 87e3289e37 expression.4b79a243d0c496cb
“This drink is called ‘Watermelon Vodka.'”d58389e39490b1c2
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“That’s not a drink!”e1a2450dc3685daf
“This watermelon rind is the glass.”2f292a56b17a7f06
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“This is… This is, how do I drink it?”f8ffc7943d8a36c6
“Just take a big bite. Like this.”c84371575af849bc
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The bartender took a piece 29c0d0860c of watermelon and bit into 6d61f41ffa it.eab6f3bada07d58b
Crunch—30c2f7cf063f968c
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The sound of the crisp watermelon bite made Ephesus’s mouth water. Deciding to give it a try, he bit into the watermelon. At that moment, his hazel eyes widened.c010f116614943d8
“This, this taste!”a39a95f78cc3045e
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The bartender straightened her shoulders 1ad272b47d and smiled contentedly.cacd296c84376522
“Heheh. It’s my masterpiece.”fa4911ce1fab5f70
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“But how can this taste come from a watermelon?”a36ecbc410166f4c
“It’s not just a regular watermelon. It’s a ‘Watermelon Vodka’ where I inserted an entire bottle of vodka and let it marinate all day long.”f7679ca5e9668fd4
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The crisp watermelon fc477a2482 flesh was perfectly dc85b28d13 infused with the 7620f8e63b taste of alcohol.6ceac61c34ec0c43
As if entranced, Ephesus hugged efb6e30171 the half watermelon and devoured cdcefd8368 it greedily.d5883b36ac8a45bf
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He ate it so deliciously that the customers who had just walked in glanced over and all shouted, “Me too!” causing the Watermelon Vodka to be wiped out instantly.52151d8f59301a08
“Ah, my late-night snack…..”fba532c758f0d12e
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The bartender muttered to 6dc1440a3e herself in disappointment.45b9f558affc2edb
Ephesus, who had 01f9966674 finished off half c213e61ce1 a watermelon in 949910611d an instant, saw b860c63177 people following his 78e7f959bc lead and eating f6d7c17924 the watermelon as ca4ff3713f well.6e0d3c98c272e123
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Although they were 1e96128756 eating the same d1ac492b0d Watermelon Vodka at 4ee0eac09b the same place, f584ed8493 their situations were 8e620b2be3 different from his.996a466de9ec925c
The anxiety that he had momentarily forgotten began to creep back into Ephesus’s mind.380660a8a66d7c08
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Would there be a tomorrow for him, who was backed into a dead end? Maybe the Queen’s henchmen were waiting for him outside the bar.ec5f2ce7917da09b
‘I may not even get to see the rain stop, let alone a rainbow.’820d7580a25b5524
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Just as his churning feelings wouldn’t subside, and he clenched his fist, the bartender spoke up.f992bccaf5448cd8
“Excuse me, sir.”8a0b68968b5ee3f1
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“…What is it?”048a8ff0a38710d1
“You’re really enjoying the drink. Thanks to you, we ran out of two whole watermelons in no time.”224cfb78f8622fd8
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The bartender’s violet eyes sparkled as she spoke.3d5604e29c5845f5
“So I’d like to offer you one more drink on the house. But you seem a bit intoxicated, so…”d556486aaa63e408
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“I’m drunk?”75713569b971f6ca
“Yes. Next time you come, I’ll buy you a drink. Please visit us again.”a7cf07f5ed297eb4
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“I may not be able to come back. I’m a fugitive, you see.”e7986d11cc773441
“Huh?”fa4e5695f4f803d7
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Perhaps it was the alcohol, but he didn’t think about minding his words, and they just flowed out.5a3fd4aad8a6708d
“I’m a hunter. A very cruel one. I’ve never failed to catch my target prey.”53b13941eef0a074
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“Ah, so that’s why you’re carrying a bow and arrow.”8904c8e98f5f0eb8
“Exactly! That’s why the Queen ordered me to kill the princess. I lured her into the forest. Killing a terrified princess would have been so easy for me.”0c0238c3ea1bd53f
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Despite the gruesome words, the ecbe8931ec bartender remained calm.de16f2399691e4b2
“So, did you kill her?”79194956889eb187
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“…If I had, I wouldn’t be here drinking right now. I couldn’t bring myself to kill the princess begging for her life…”486dba73b9e79cbb
Ephesus continued, burying his face 1ad3fe9125 in his hands.d139f2090fd4f50c
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“Hah, the truth is, I never wanted to be a hunter. I can’t stand getting blood on my hands. I hate killing animals, let alone people.”30afde4b7b24af8c
“The fault lies with the person who gave such an order in the first place. Who would want to hurt others?”b81f99efbc90709b
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“So I just let her go. Told her to run away.”3bcd09944aea94bf
“You did the right thing.”4aba88cf91edf568
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Yes. That was the right action. But…286a0cf7c26301c6
“In exchange, my life’s been thrown into the mud. The Queen wants to kill me for defying her order. Damn it, if only I had just killed the princess…”206cb1839ad17d6e
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“If you had done that.”69eb92f12f6a7850
A refreshing voice cut through 28e2224741 his rising regrets and sighs.efad5deec2879b5c
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“Would the current you be here?”3656af70e54645b5
“What do you mean?”9a11ea935824c697
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“Between the current you, whose life is threatened and has to run away but didn’t kill anyone, and the you who lived a comfortable life by killing someone—to me, you seem like completely different people.”dfbae148fed3d67a
That’s right. They were definitely different. If he had killed the princess as the Queen ordered, his current self would have died as well.612cceee217d4ba6
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Realizing that, his lukewarm 3bbbf9792c heart suddenly started boiling f87cde403f again.4c38123864e98ae8
“…Something got in my eye.”aedc71f9b9d672e3
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Ephesus wiped his reddened 979c61739e eyes, pretending nothing was f114c1647c wrong.2cd063771ed9d410
“Was the princess, by any chance, Snow White?”e9648cf97dc36e04
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“Obviously. What other princess could it be?”e8cacef50660cd54
“There are many others.”b8adaec72cd3f6b6
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“What do you mean?”f7af5634d334ce42
Ephesus opened his a60abd1a1a eyes wide at 409bd6b3cb the absurd statement.3bfdd8769a60b37f
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“You came from another dimension, didn’t you?”9261539c28292f5b
“What are you talking about?”1356c75f5f146e2c
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“Didn’t you notice anything strange when you came here?”52f1831e6b147e21
Now that he thought about 0f50050735 it, that door did appear 44106e3c27 out of nowhere.76b0401899a98688
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But he was so desperate 8404677561 from being chased that he f5c7d461bf entered without thinking, his mind 189df58e29 half gone.1e3a86332d8ae4d5
An entirely different dimension?71ff8901c7bfd5d2
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“Hard to believe, but our bar is connected to other dimensions, you see.”859e6d4430f82197
“Other dimensions…”38a11b034bd5c828
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Disbelieving, Ephesus mumbled the bartender’s words with a dumbfounded expression.14225ef4fa0375bb
“In my opinion, why don’t you just cross over to another dimension since it has come to this?”9acb13a03b07125f
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“Check, please.”6570f4a87664b443
Then a hand 30c44165fd reached out next 779d739a5c to Ephesus and 3e8ac3db7b placed two silver 3ffd80ea44 coins on the 83a6df8865 bar counter.0151c3c63f7b282c
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“Thank you. How was your experience today?”da9d6cb34fe77e61
“That watermelon drink was amazing. Can other fruits be mixed into alcohol too?”4babb9d8f741a1ac
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“How about a peach wine marinade? It’s delicious if you let it soak in sugar and tea leaves.”778d3d969f67ea1c
“Oh! Sounds good!”c304abd0740fe004
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“But that’s when the peach season comes around.”6a40f49e83e760a2
“Aw shucks. I’ll come back another time then.”084508cdb3be41ce
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“It’s a promise.”cd63504a2020bcea
The bartender smiled and 7fc58322b5 saw the customer off. Ephesus glanced back to check 82bb2bcd91 beyond the door.02fc358e848c3a3a
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“It really is… an unfamiliar street out there.”f515613ec449318c
“See? Why don’t you take this opportunity to get a fresh start?”33ce78a3c3e462b2
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“…?”cdd3c1282d4d4c9c
“It will be scary and difficult to start over in a strange place, but if you’re okay with it.”ecc7a4a6329fbcbb
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Ephesus didn’t answer and took out two silver coins from his pocket. They looked different from the ones the man had put down earlier.dc56947c6f14f061
“If you open the door yourself, you’ll go back to your original dimension. But if you leave when another customer exits, a different dimension will open up.”3e95b81795e2e303
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“I see…”20247568f0aae89c
Ephesus stood up and 6b5c8c15ce pushed in the chair 2a33dcf266 he had been sitting eaf60cecab on. Slowly, he took ff178ae70c a step forward.8837ecac8c2290d9
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Thump.203afa46566dfff4
“Welcome!”cd45fe1f92e14985
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Then a customer came in, and an unfamiliar street appeared in Ephesus’s view.cbf33c4cedac891a
Would he have had no regrets if he had done everything he wanted without caring about others’ opinions?bb635297b3813dbe
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He had no choice but 98bca0a40b to take the plunge to 7bc7f54b6f answer that question.25e61e590dc1634b
“At least once in your life.”16e450b56d37d26e
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It wouldn’t hurt to try taking on the challenge.a7dd1c56a5b0778f
Before the door 1e7133f8b2 closed, Ephesus quickly 5dfae1d3c2 stepped outside.bc2be7e7a6b4c716
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