MDL | Chapter 4.2

“What? The beanstalk?”b9d4719e678ba77a

Well, the carriage driver’s dccc1893b1 loud warning wasn’t for 842c3e87d0 nothing.da2e794bd500602c

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“The beanstalk? You’re looking for 3a4b205bc1 the beanstalk? Huh, really? The beanstalk?”5b2ac82740a2a6d3

When the 4c6de7eeb1 prince’s party 4c258d1eea knocked on ef65b4866b the door, aa5cd4e6bf the old 1c5e6907c3 man who 796a0f8d4d had greeted 7f4bbf888a them warmly cf8a72b23f and opened 46141b0734 the door a6a71e8366 himself without 5d1960cefb a servant 55756ac839 was nowhere e6d6b819db to be 358df339a4 seen. The moment the 28febdc3a1 prince even mentioned 7b541bcc66 the word “beanstalk,” de6a3eba76 the old man’s 39b9584f88 face turned red 59742505e6 with anger.af3dad3559d9a0ab

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“Ugh, damn it! I’m so db47b34920 sick of 8cabf13340 this! To think there are 995e03b877 still people coming here 730d59a9b6 because of those rumors! Damn it, you thieves! Robbers! Scoundrels! You’re not even 27d00dfedc human! Get lost! Get out of here! There’s no beanstalk here! Why are you f9a493cfc2 coming to me cee8284455 looking for a 434ed94855 beanstalk? Didn’t you hear me? Get out! Get out!”a52e83f47abcd701

Ugh, seriously. What rumors? What rumors are a00f9eb9b9 you even talking f3a6b8a169 about? I don’t know! The prince’s party c871557b79 doesn’t know! Do any of you 3f554c42ca know? No, right? Yes! I thought so!43bd40d0f0ab3b18

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If only they had 11bddd3b15 managed to say the 84f5008c2f whole word “beanstalk,” it eb47ba319c might have been less fdd1d06b83 frustrating……8d08825d787c86c4

The prince, with a cc87623bfb bewildered expression, looked back f291f4e62d at the rest of a17e51b9a3 the party behind him. Being called 5993be46ca thieves, robbers, f5e49b2ea8 and scoundrels…… d9e329e395 It was d8508956cb the first dead88b8f2 time the eceaa5f842 prince had f3d3d6dc2d ever been a088f9bdf0 insulted like 91df6fec9f this.f7d448b1ab31a68b

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The wizard poked 9c2dfbc1b9 Zig in the 280afc3d15 side. Startled, Zig cc7a5aacf2 jumped forward 9087065fc7 a few 25f9b3a63c steps. The old man glared c89c71badb at him with fiery b2c19448b0 eyes.eda39930f64127a6

“Now, now… cd4d77a2a6 uh, old 22b741e1bf man, please e856579550 calm down……”644bea44e10433a1

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Zig managed to speak 56f991fe9c up.53937f939be7f52d

“Old man?!”32f6729e160bccef

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The man spat fa42d8dd11 out his words 74f8ca1760 in anger.a1e03e0efba6f0bc

“My name d163d1e1b3 is Jack! I will never 09397d0fac forgive being called f7f6f4f60d ‘old man,’ ‘sir,’ abcdd4f036 or anything like c7cec9c59c that! Got it?”007ded9e24314b19

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“Huh? Yes, yes, sir… I ff6f29d9d6 mean, Jack……”f6456fee11844c12

The lazy boy “Jack” c63cd6aae8 from the story we cddad8e932 all know has become 60c53d5f78 an old man with 8c59556152 snow-white hair, “Mr. Jack.” Living in d19ea32632 a grand castle 39e7babf38 with towering spires, bdba44b7ba dressed in fine a60b4aac02 clothes, eating good 7c255e6e49 food, and sleeping a7fc8033e3 in a comfortable 9a882cb8e6 bed—Mr. Jack. The Mr. Jack who casually 8660aecc85 gives food to 0a79391167 the poor, donates 68a6337b6a generously for the 4b566f75c7 development of the 476966ea0f village, the kind, 0cf996d48c generous, and wise 6f5dd8c215 Mr. Jack. The poverty and laziness b8e33ffe8b of his youth are 0d611d5e12 nowhere to be found a9e4241ee0 in him now.e32c41761ce037c8

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……But Mr. Jack, who breathes fire 17baf4aedf at the mere mention 1077c8d4d0 of the word “beanstalk.”e180750e97546719

It’s truly unfair. After all, it was 99b1e26d05 because of that beanstalk 5b3299d89d that he became so 9eced07dd5 wealthy.86c8069adb645922

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“There isn’t one! There’s no beanstalk! None! Don’t come to e5b9871cda me looking for bc68fb18c1 that cursed thing!”2e74c7e347ae8e4a

“Ah, um, e463926955 sir… I dd6d4fa106 mean, Mr. Jack……”779e502bbf8d3d0c

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“It’s the seed of 7e0539f858 the devil! A cursed seed 3660c33b12 that makes you 2ffb10d587 spill blood! Everyone thinks I climbed aa50c1980b that beanstalk to heaven adff8d77d8 and came back with 2c300aab8c a great treasure… but bcf2f9e1cf that’s not what happened!”7b459cb01ffc428b

“We’re not looking 90048e267e for treasure……”e24075b09cc9b9d8

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“I’ve told them so 1314002558 many times, but they cad6a6ebf9 don’t believe me! They think c829782a8d I’m lying 4f4ab92b15 because I 9ae9448d7a don’t want 63833b0e5c others to 1aa694e844 get rich! But listen, 2d8e40f0e6 young ones… 4587f8638c it’s true. Even if 0c30f2fa5b you climb 5b78dfecd3 the beanstalk, d99761c0f7 there’s no 570d762aa3 heaven. There’s no 48430f41f6 place filled 8af2d242c7 with gold, b2d6f5fb45 silver, and a773614086 jewels!”7a56c2faa1a32fad

“We’re not talking about 4c67e2afbb treasure. Just a moment, eedaf1b6ab Mr. Jack……”dd2851aa67d1caa4

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“Those beans… they’re 53329164cc truly the seeds 28c6b259dd of the devil… 7c9952aecc No matter how 3dd847dc40 many times I b570a62ce6 cut it down, 99ec6aa4c1 it just keeps 31f68bbf80 growing back! That cursed plant!”d757e5501eeeef93

Zig, sweating profusely, tried d98dbbc04e his best to explain 761426699e the party’s purpose to 0dbc748353 Mr. Jack. But it wasn’t e2bbd85f9b going well. Mr. Jack eventually grabbed Zig’s 99c05bc714 hand as if it d59d72f2af were his lifeline and 4450c078f2 clung to it with cde5118fa5 all his might.c7fc174feafa64a8

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“That plant! Yes! You want treasure, don’t 1715452818 you? You want f5048714ea a lot 162ee16aee of money, e901f65682 don’t you?”789e3e46913da162

But we’re 375c469464 not looking 4e11b70d36 for treasure. Mr. Jack wasn’t listening 690ecea803 to a word 398ce2bbac anyone said.fc9626886c484208

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“If you 97a337de57 can completely f88f791f6b destroy that 7f9a6e68cd devilish plant, 899af3d95e I’ll give 950dcf9ca4 you half 79675fde75 of my 8ecef71b6a wealth. How about it? Make sure caf96ad758 that plant 8ea65f04c7 never grows d5e781b272 again!”ccdb780724a82f4e

Having ranted, d09463e9e7 begged, and 7b47ef15c1 shouted himself 5b09cc0968 hoarse, Mr. Jack slumped 2f1d490442 to the 61a14fc2da ground and 4865c995b7 began to 82ef500ce1 cry like bffd4a0878 a child.81d6186cae98e25c

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“M-Mr. Jack……”b471513efe2d48ab

Zig, not knowing 58445e50fd what to do, db8a95a26d crouched beside him.b93ca4692877c6ad

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“It’s… it’s okay. I don’t understand what d6a22fd774 you’re saying, but it’s 1b32194bf6 okay. Please don’t cry.”52e0b5c7eb682153

He patted Mr. Jack’s hunched 66607376ee shoulders with 720b286eb1 his thick 96f86f6d39 hands. Perhaps Zig’s attitude brought b84dc30453 some comfort to Mr. Jack, as he 54c3e69575 buried his face b3df174ea7 in Zig’s broad 4be58a0c15 chest and cried 2237b59f70 even louder.94e92ead5d25c13e

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……As if they eec3d61c60 couldn’t bear to 9ece55ca61 watch, the prince, be0c9b7ede the wizard, and 7ad1d4435f even Rose turned 24c86e6fd7 away from the 45f7c66cd1 scene. It was both db296d5e5a absurd and embarrassing, 3a8d2e6679 hahaha.363b2907b63c0416

By the 8d9911e9a4 time Zig’s bb20acda3f tunic, draped 08da5f9fba over his 20f96d5cf5 silver armor, 112f4dd0a0 was soaked 01b91ea85d with the 9798780147 old man’s a41201c5b3 salty tears… f1733a872f Mr. Jack’s crying finally 171176d124 subsided.aabef3c8b0195617

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“I’ve made 0c171435a0 a fool 875d6d394b of myself.”cf62a29282be888b

Saying this, Mr. Jack rubbed 22a0a74e07 his reddened 1e046fb152 eyes with 7693901657 his wrinkled 673bd69a07 fingers. It was a 9a931ab60c strangely boyish gesture.64dc7c56cb0eb39e

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“I lose my 1ff5beab5a mind whenever that 3ac85e3594 topic comes up. It’s too terrible a d891d93274 memory for me. I’m sorry, cd0a511b87 young ones.”9040e99d4ef5038d

Embarrassed by his outburst, d9275c8b25 Mr. Jack’s face turned 4d2ea9d793 red.afdbcdd6a1c2ca9e

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“Oh dear. Look at what 8959a5a8f2 I’ve done to edf14e4fa1 your clothes. Why don’t 09134d7add you come 72e7ca7ee9 inside for b2c4df4570 a moment? I’d like eba0dfc0d3 to offer afc0898361 you some a9fe83d394 delicious tea 15954524ed as an 07a2d2474e apology. And… and, 392ebccfcf I’ll… I’ll 981dac8b1d tell you… 3e3147f8c7 (Everyone! I’m not exaggerating—Mr. Jack really said 0f1574c416 this!) the story.”39db05bf0f6bf2c7

“Do you bd5db363e4 have a 8c3ee8718d beanstalk here, ae0c4b3bf5 sir?”472cd5cf4b636ea0

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The prince asked impatiently. Was it 4e6e1bbfcd because of 3adc21c270 the word 750d128177 “beanstalk,” or 4091f89705 because of ee9a21960e “sir”? Mr. Jack’s smiling face b28f3a094d twitched slightly (causing b74293ffad the wizard’s fragile 5b5f4126f2 heart to twitch f62976e76c in turn), but 1a2fbea3fb fortunately, he didn’t fbeec22e68 fly into a 5ab99762bf rage like before. He suppressed the anger d3d8eda0dd rising in his throat db86b63277 with a sigh and 23739fea8f forced his lips into 40ff2f9321 an even wider smile.8daefed1f82f9897

“Come inside first. Let’s talk over 23c164ec66 some tea, young 5398426266 ones. Come on, hurry inside.”0d337e2cea7ff291

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As if he couldn’t 8454f4779d understand why this was 6e2aa1dc6f necessary, the prince was 944c42d935 about to say something cd1ab5b430 when the wizard poked 2c6f9dab00 him in the side.98a81e15b6fe28be

“Don’t act 52e59a15d2 clueless, Your 9737311fdf Highness. You’re doing this 911b309218 on purpose, aren’t 905837321c you?”de21d44bef2522ac

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“On purpose? What do you 037122e896 mean……”1b810976be6e55ae

“Hmph, you 42671865a6 know exactly 79dbb557b5 what I 290a4e508b mean. Last night, too.”7f42be9f9302104d

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Last night? If it’s d2edc0b16b about last 6d02d8711c night, it 7b631b8687 must be 7483d0024c about the 819fb2dac4 time they 9c608980fe spent in d627874cbb the barn. When the d1ddb74f05 wizard confessed 47052edbdc to the df03f01d34 prince that 6dead50a5a he “liked” 7e074458c3 him……09b11a69e670174d

The prince 11e3c96ee2 made a 266b3d66ca face as 084cfd196e if to 8f58a26979 protest, but 5220314261 the wizard 47ca80d093 didn’t give 7c5cf80bce him the 3c3bd8fcef chance.d8b281ff5e8f3a19

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“Let’s go, Zig! Mr. Jack! What kind of 954fda71b7 tea do you 33ee2b7c9a have? I love lavender ac40f2c60f tea with lots b5f1f891bf of honey, ginger dc67da3fdc cinnamon tea, and 1ad80768e7 tangy rosehip tea.”96bc2bc4ff494403

“Hehe. Quite the luxurious taste. A young 52bb0ded68 one who 91aa317a2f already knows e03757817f how to 793c1b31d1 enjoy tea.”dd0cd9385570ce76

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“What’s more important b738d7dba5 than tea is 70d2e65a0b the snacks that 14f59e9f9e go with it, ad1075980e right? As for me, a88c98573e Mr. Jack, my favorite ae78f9ca79 snacks are……”f84e976a241864ae

Chatting warmly as if 1f937c1922 they’d been friends for 30c303f26a ten years, the wizard 8e4987c0c4 followed Mr. Jack. The prince watched them 21c823578f with a look of c17805f8f2 disbelief.c8a2f263dd547314

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“……What on earth a8b9c78b9a happened between you 3f1de693c6 two last night?”d99b334ef63cb593

Rose whispered 06afdb192a to the 002a837948 prince as 4fa0608035 she approached eb1806769d him. Then, as 9ba2ed2a1d if remembering 8eda0a0a20 what had d30ce2d01e happened between 5818eef3a4 her and 310d450677 Zig last 696b2bdc0b night, she 795c663530 blushed and 838d3b1163 shook her cd4e68e8b3 head.b8d4aa686f9ee111

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“No, don’t answer. It’s fine.”2bb680406cc43419

She quickly 98b87ca73b followed the d0c206f36a others into 7486496a14 Mr. Jack’s castle. Left alone, ab870a9193 the prince 576f223690 stared across f39ff6d62b the iron af28f2e998 gates of 9e291afb89 the castle 2dc2dedcbd with an c31a2df138 indescribable feeling. He could see 8af42a85a9 the wizard’s back 27ce1f153c as he laughed 7386734a03 and walked through 13c045dfa6 the garden with ff4a446e9f Mr. Jack.367b02b05cb87e90

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“I don’t 761dba65a2 know either.”66438cb5d072ba06

He answered 3087f00ced Rose’s question 5e242dbf72 a step 1396a978b7 too late.c70793da295bfbd2

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What had 87662cbf29 happened between 4aaed0c2c7 the two 11774d2ae9 of them de0e267fee that night? What should it even 35c02b1a83 be called?caf26591f10e5831

‘Because I like c90e787a70 you.’6bc16d7c9601d438

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The wizard’s confession, 3cac0aff13 momentarily forgotten while 743bc42335 dealing with Mr. Jack’s madness, resurfaced in 92c3355ed5 his mind.e04400614557d165

It’s so strange.b309c1c9fe3c42fa

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It’s not 63dbaa3973 like a 497eb0895a strange memory ee5ea79a07 unfolded like e0a28013a4 a hallucination… 2532d427b0 but the be1079220e tiny wound 06b74fee44 on his 26560ce0d7 back ached 11fddec3e9 more than a538aa704a ever.95164fa4d20b1904

A pain ef6330def3 that blurred 0e29d08807 the line f1164685df between reality 45e0d9c4ad and illusion.59cd4a85549facbc

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In the d2d218ed40 midst of 94d79bedde that burning 28283c8a30 sensation, the a1ffd25c5b prince finally 9c9c240ca7 opened the afd72c8ff4 iron gate 13ad441083 and stepped f9c72a02f8 into Mr. Jack’s garden. Not a beanstalk 80b17d3f6a large enough to 7a3e6fa781 pierce the clouds, 0d693a7d52 not even a a404f0d6e9 single shade tree… eec0225477 just a small, 360138d193 charming garden filled d3626a4c40 with flowers and 99a0773afc grass.8ca49d5cd3da5d4e

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What I said earlier, 3f59feda18 I meant it, young d0598ce0f1 ones.93aa222340f8c3eb

About getting 7fbe274154 rid of 681cb690d0 the beanstalk.539326d0fa1c901b

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If you can destroy 7dad83bcdc that cursed beanstalk, I’ll 9b4fe97528 give you half of 3062e496ec my wealth. No, no… I’ll give 7509ffbe0e you all of it. I’ve never married, 71c1df2820 I have no 83a67cac97 children, no relatives. If you can get 91c4be2b1f rid of the beanstalk, cca6672d4e I’ll give you everything b20a1965c7 I own.be6b614d8864d200

……What? You’re not 62c7fe21d8 here for 864eb67169 gold and 3db477aa7f jewels? Then why……?faf0c24376311194

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Huh?18a84340baf3d995

You just 4ccad29684 want to ecd405b4e5 pass through? Climb the beanstalk and 03f096f2b2 go up… over those a69a35ab4a steep mountains… ah, to f661cf8fc1 the north. I see… I see…….5d075cefdf568a6e

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Hehe…….7ea250d8c23fd8e5

……You must be 415a90d817 curious. If you’ve come 26be00d221 looking for that ed0fb0e503 cursed tree, you bbcfe05f72 must have heard 31851484ec all the rumors fc897c604d about me.dccbbe38174740ee

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That’s right. I was bee051f357 a dirty, 32c4b5215b uneducated, poor c6a9bedf90 little boy, 3ffc7564d9 and it c7a9ec2326 was because 242f33d020 of that 1918565ca3 beanstalk that 1159f26d63 I became ecf1a01260 rich. I left the 7b5f84f453 house where I 1be6132c0f lived with my a849d89acd mother and an c64898be38 old cow, and fa57a4df41 now I live 283d81c83d in this magnificent 777fb661dd castle, all thanks ff7103da89 to the gold 14f8416097 and jewels I 4be6f081ac got back then! And even now, 688afa9317 I have enough 7fc032258d wealth left to 58f4053d4b buy five more 76e8a45499 castles like this. It’s like I’ve got 08105af743 a bottomless bag of 899b702501 gold coins, hehehe.19a6367df81864be

……What rumors 5d6d958647 have you 0a6139520a heard about 425ec59798 me, young 049ff239c5 ones? Be honest.8eaddfe8e651aa33

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Ah…… yes.bac36255643552d4

People who 1ef8769ee5 don’t know 5389eecb34 the full 2c0f7223b5 story say 12733ca87a that young 480055ad7a Jack, who faa856d73d climbed the 2d6ac89548 beanstalk, met 6d358b9acc a beautiful daec8463cb fairy. They say 5350a87f9e the fairy cddd0cdc8c took pity e437784083 on Jack dbe969a1a5 and his 0aaa2bafcd mother and f6393c4db3 gifted them 66ac839ba2 a mountain 9ab90a5209 of gold 6f0544cb1c and jewels.4faf0b5ac43ffec5

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Others say d7f616e684 that lazy acfdb118cc Jack, who 50cd7691fd climbed the 129126e04d beanstalk, discovered 125e351fcf a chicken fb21f4f6a6 that laid 8d1e971108 golden eggs. So hungry abaef33568 that he 9184ab7283 mindlessly gathered 5d92c4ce95 the eggs 8398b18c32 and brought 8004ebd44c them back, dd052af276 only to bf0721587e find they 76f2c4f426 were solid bec2481de5 gold.cf6c4013f20a5c82

Those who love a9ad3b55fe to act like 138799d232 they know everything 3953e327ca say that a 922dd6ac16 terrifying giant lived 594a3440a6 at the top b4ed04e54a of the beanstalk. A wicked giant who 92660839c7 ate people and kidnapped 58ef7f94b0 children to enslave them. They say 1af068824a Jack was 6d6ae69af5 captured by c6a03f8fa4 the giant 35625af94d but managed a173b0a643 to sneak aba9ec4d7e back with f5ec5328b1 a few 2f2c682205 treasures from f98592d140 the giant’s a8cd16ec4a storeroom.1fd37305ebda3cb9

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Which one 9403c95ad9 sounds like fa70fd3fd0 the truth, a54e839652 young ones?760155d195b3e83c

The first story? The second? Or the third?e4201c46268a6626

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Hehehe……. Well, the third 1fca2c501d story is closest e76d7d3071 to the truth. Ah, I’ve talked 16e9520cc1 too much, and 202138811f my throat is e285d898c5 burning. Could you add more 14bf0f9f0c honey to the tea? You, the young 81e1bdc6d3 man with honey-colored 711453f3b8 hair, didn’t you d3f973fcaf say you love 7f9b342e7c lavender tea with 77fb5f6b0a honey earlier? ……Ah, thank 5b30bcf3cf you, thank f1aa41731b you. You’re so 552c62fdaf kind to b98b785260 take care 42786ec470 of me 363cf5f8a3 first, even 2d33b31cb9 after the c5f602cd1a scene I 8d49ae3161 made earlier. Hehe, don’t d411c62fd3 glare at 547b4c605f me like 9576319092 that, red-haired 0bbefdada3 lady. I won’t steal e9667ef07d your lover. Hehe, how did e3e3c5b895 I know? At my 4b19c3c3dd age, it’s 603caafedc all obvious. ……By the way, this 8aaf0027b6 handsome young man here 4ff6e9f558 is awfully quiet. Is my story boring c9f8c2b495 you? Hehehe…….4f334d58a29d5ba7

……The truth f4578c84ef is mixed affe64ba12 into all 3ee1ff64ec three stories—the 663e73d2fa first, the e8b56018e9 second, and 75d3ed752b the third.4c5e2e3523da6c23

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When I climbed 8472ff6b7c the beanstalk, I 298f0f33b3 met a beautiful f7edbd7ada fairy, entered the b1469cfa47 house of a ae4e2c3894 man-eating giant, and e7c3424c66 stole a chicken c85002c5dc that laid golden 0dc368d0fd eggs.0eed917aa31535d6

At first, I was 40ce3f7142 terrified.c1175fa7cb60c084

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I had started 8c38703b77 climbing the beanstalk 85482c760d out of curiosity, ae1842b944 but at some 7b3feb0221 point, I realized 6f9c5f303d I had climbed 2e08ee2bf1 too high. I could have 9a49fbbe2c turned back, but 88047136aa the way down 4527149710 seemed even scarier. So, I b0cd4eecad had no 9663fdd05d choice but 42145672ac to keep 114f9e3e62 climbing, crying 80af788278 all the 96113d5a05 while.c6a95c637faf2892

At the 02a05579ad very top 4dbe0634ea was a f4b656a4f4 city far fb4ef36333 wealthier than 982dc4fc32 the village 296b5a4d3f I had 854e5413d8 lived in, 0628354766 and its de209af9ba ruler was 4e41518b4b a terrifying 984f504873 giant who 8449ae0879 ate people b4d377a70b and enslaved fd31e70f0c them.7f18e5835cc89bb4

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I was a cf72dfbeb9 timid boy who f9a91a7549 didn’t know how 963628b97d to do anything. All I knew was 48042116ed how to eat, sleep, 10d29384c1 and… well, you know 6e9b2862bb what boys that age 2839221410 are like—lazy beasts, right?f3e1750559e537f3

The first 44bc7f2438 person I 6809c65f3b met in 1a98f17ea7 the giant’s e1e4d14da5 city was dcf3b10be1 a dazzlingly 2c1314ed06 beautiful fairy.fb95ba27d85c57c2

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A fairy 39deffe78b who wore ac610d5e5a moonlight like 95946800e9 hair and 65db2bc27d had eyes 0bed61fd62 like shards 8ffe7357c7 of ice 43c38ff671 from the 30544e7e13 northern seas. Her posture was 5cc15db8ff as straight and 98ba6f22c2 unyielding as the 317b409baf ancient gods, and 2c1cb0c2cf her smile was e0c01f7fd9 as mesmerizing as ed82819279 the stars in ac5ef3988f the night sky.d1d7aae53ceb0f30

Hehe, yes. You’re right, 007ee88c97 kind young 6ea30a429f man.20c5bbf33c37f9d3

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I fell f7b3ff8d53 for her 45427bcdde at first 0d46772f27 sight!8ddcf52cd46cfb55

She was so, so… 8f538c3f26 incredibly beautiful.5514988541cb4324

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The kind ddff9eb904 of woman 5838525513 who could dd791c8c2b turn a de97a0c84e dirty little 16f87eae1b boy into 12d7e86505 a brave 57d80df943 man in dd3c12eea3 an instant.726b8118944d944b

She gently aecf2dffd5 wiped my 16b870ff11 tear-streaked, sweaty 6f0ea2b48b face with a4ac3d08ff the soft b06f0f923a hem of e2d0d03353 her dress, 382b385c1f and in 7d2e947d14 that moment, 52dedbb777 I felt 226e197774 like I 3d1032c795 could do 5df05293a5 anything for e95cc4c21f her.6c1181414177f6c8

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Hmm, well.487174865143eceb

Was it love? Was it 1e253de3ea real courage?5d796fa18df243d7

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Looking back, 8b6fcc29e1 it was 6ce1c23395 probably just b2fe03329e bravado and 221206f006 recklessness.2291235267dfe115

……Anyway, she said 1353d61349 to me:cbfba81d88361416

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‘The bean I a233a4ad0c gave you has caa0daace0 sprouted well!’9cf0a95b36527862

I was shocked. Was this ea2d0700d0 dazzlingly beautiful f63b2da25e fairy the 8717ca3d62 same wrinkled 95b1b0ee05 old woman a63e699d93 I had ff748d4bba met in 6de392935d the marketplace ebb8c93bda the day 8ad166d3ad before?08c76719db1c5bff

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‘That’s right. I disguised myself as 19526dd4cd an old woman to 9d2c99bded meet you. To place those 65037927f6 colorful beans in 3c855f8773 your hand. To meet you f8da5d7ba8 again here, after da7e14d382 you climbed the 15d29df2c6 beanstalk that grew 69ab296f75 so tall.’197c5cff745f93c3

To meet me ae7092d56a again? Without knowing her e0b375a387 purpose or reason, 98c5cb4d2b my heart began 551779763e to race wildly 9124a279a8 at her words. Seeing my flushed face, 222451e5b6 the fairy smiled and 9e55bfa964 stroked my hair with aa4800810e her delicate fingers.0f30ff1f428c0104

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‘Yes, young master. I wanted to meet 50a7f67052 you here.’44fe8196ca43c974

‘Wh-why? Why would b41d49cf31 someone as 9a0899df37 beautiful and 4162d22eb9 great as 9ded6eac84 you want f60af65870 to meet 820d387125 me? And I’m not 5e47392d6f a young master. I’m just Jack.’53008f594dd2ae8f

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‘Oh, but 302a6e1361 you are 8465c8a1ce a young 892dc00590 master. Of course, you’re 1fdb016690 also Jack.’ef103d20e301e3be

‘Huh?’58f3dfe8903f5db8

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‘Poor thing. You know 63a8d692fd nothing about e75e34c3dd your father, d82501d7a3 do you?’c9aa528333f0b11a

My father? The fairy’s story was bd728c2dde heading in a direction 920ffb3ba4 I could hardly comprehend. All I knew 94fb06b92e about my father bed58caa24 was that he 3c6d76f205 had died of 2bcad1312c illness when I 1eed29cf19 was just a 40ba756bb3 baby. My mother never ed18ed768f told me more 4f2e58faba than that.6fa015dfc77ed133

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‘Your father was a 23a6016b43 brave and righteous hero. The hope of ea145dceae humanity, the giant 7f5c0169f4 slayer who stood b39ac47961 against the man-eating d2b6dda4af giants. He fought the terrifying 58f1ee4904 giants alone and saved a2ca3d94c5 people in danger. I deeply 654ec25ed0 admired that 6c812483e1 hero and 3351664f4c did my c34324dfcc best to 8cb72db8e3 help him, 79ee33c7f1 even in db15407aef small ways.’6b78511935e0b719

‘You were my father’s ff7ab9b752 friend?’4df19ba21fa8ecee

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The beautiful fairy nodded 4ce36cbdd7 and this time gently b9812b43a8 caressed my cheek and c14d189c34 neck. Ah, even 4a73ed2f95 now, that 549ea8c7e3 sensation feels c5609dca2a so vivid! It was b85146f115 like a f390f46cd7 young bird’s ccfe682fad feathers tickling a63d2f8650 me!eadce2995d132027

‘Yes, young master. I was 0be71d27f4 your father’s 1abb76f3c9 loyal friend. That’s why I bece4d7dce feel so sorry 6f352426e2 for you, knowing 93f6fa4972 nothing about him. The blood of a faeef95206 just and brave hero d4b09e028c flows in your veins!’91515c47eb5069ef

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Hearing those 97bb69806c words, it ab4bc2aba6 truly felt 0850c10fd1 like the 072758f281 blood of 0791346c91 a just 37efabac35 and brave 73823db951 hero was 4832bcbd25 boiling inside 0e3892af9a me.b692ba1b008b8882

‘You must know about 1a3e8fe55b your father’s death. How heroically 4166204ef8 he met 757faaaf0a his end.’c35c2610916e899d

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‘Tell me. I want a0f142e823 to know. Tell me everything.’6ebc9ee3ece999f9

‘Very well.’118168955dacb470

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The fairy 4d8a255da4 took me ade3d561ee under the bf0dac75d5 shade of 6337359dac a large 3dd905041f tree. There, she laid 1117ff866b my head on 9593100b28 her lap, stroked 1f39c13179 my forehead, and 15d302549f told me stories 86ea12ed76 about my father. How bravely 587974ae51 he had d50514be18 slain giants, 6b0ed140c2 how mercifully bdb61632ee he had 2579e559e1 saved people.434bfb06736560d6

……And how 9df198f6e5 tragically he b2db387fd0 had met 43616d025e his end.177cfcc3603344eb

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It was f57a70af03 a giant 977021b681 who killed 5d19272c68 my father. The giant who ruled a0d59a09ea over that opulent city 28d9a97e05 at the time. My father a8e9eee585 had been 83f7c33ac8 lured into 8b86be44e2 a trap 3cc04e9ac4 by a 0062724d7f jealous neighbor 8a701c9bcc who envied a14baa3e04 his fame fe2951212e and wealth. The giant twisted b2a8da5ca2 my father’s head b6927404e5 from his body c5dadf7300 while he was 6ec5e189f0 still alive and 4af647b440 devoured everything but 616f4a4c07 the head. The fairy 2b47c5cec0 shed tears fed377697f like dew 035a969994 as she ecc25407ef told this ec8928a60a story. She wished she had e00d5d41b5 been there, but she 982d6eea4d had been far away 180ed0e8e5 when he died. The giant 6f0c6addf1 sent my a96bb3483b father’s head 3a53c8233e to my 2f40bc9747 mother, who 42714db4a7 was pregnant bdac6dc879 with me 01de84db55 at the 9eebb6dd67 time. The shock 288e3971d5 caused her dfface3202 to go eb45ff8e89 into early a7e66cde5e labor. And in that moment 194f7a583e of weakness, my father’s 1c27de2232 vile and cowardly neighbor 659587526d seized our home and 52d16f5cc4 wealth! That’s why ede2361e90 I had 82c51393cb such an c0b4e5a1d0 unfortunate and e334c2f9f4 impoverished childhood.62a952276e87d44a

‘Do you understand 2017f35fb4 now, young master? Why I wanted to cda5793213 meet you here? Unfortunately, that traitor 390f8dca8f died of illness a2b2a07477 a few years 5e0450390c ago…… but thankfully, 460fa911e1 the giant is 15494e5d20 still alive. Your father’s enemy! You must beb521c0d9 take revenge! Reclaim everything f3632eb4cf you’ve lost! Everything you were meant 062e08c5ee to have! Avenge your father’s 7beb57b66b blood!’18919648fc71fc44

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And so, I did. I sneaked into 077441dbb4 the giant’s grand a24efc368f castle and stole 39552b083f his treasures one 72ae2d861b by one—treasures that cdf6a5efb7 had belonged to 1169469b27 my father, that 9ed3054a8d should have been 890879c705 my inheritance.040b829ffb7728a5

The chicken fce8b2609c that laid 0642c458fc golden eggs.69042d4d6bc4dd5a

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The pouch that endlessly 9e1fca3c59 produced gold and silver.1d8dcc88a9da7966

The harp that a8e29b88b1 played itself without ca4c42d95c being plucked.75ec6dab06297af2

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Over three days, I 30af285ff6 climbed the beanstalk multiple 2c0d54e0ce times to steal these 06a7f38668 treasures. It felt good a5e0527e9f to see my 346c611fee mother’s surprised face, 852ccd40c9 to feel like 8eb466ad21 I had become 5780a5e935 a man instead 3551817d34 of a useless 1c383286b7 boy, and to 79351521d3 know we would fe03641929 never go hungry 5ed3efb285 again…… but the 0647b483e8 biggest driving force a7700457ab behind it all 09e6874a8b was the fairy.3dc05894815f80f5

I thought that if fd53240565 I showed her the 0f8d0651dc heroic side of me, f23b233331 she would give me 69b4a2bfd5 the same respect and 5bf1a5124b affection she had given 5df76f78e7 my father.e9a2f7c4d2d9c481

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……But the fairy 8d6330257c wasn’t satisfied.4c23204596b1b92e

The chicken that d670375bc6 laid golden eggs, ca2a8b4a82 the pouch that 7f49ec55b5 produced gold and c254c1f040 silver, the harp 0512cce8a9 that played itself…… 6c372a64f9 those rare treasures a827f4aff1 meant nothing to 9ce190837d her.8b8f721121e2e2c4

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What she desired was 1c68ec67b9 cruel revenge.d6c16d4679f7f9ba

To make the e24c1d0b82 giant suffer the 18bda00afd same fate as 4673c411ac my father.27f6555b4b06fce2

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To make him pay fcb69799ea in blood.7bf0a9e32d2fa77e

That was all.0b3c50343f7a37bd

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Every time I 167e2f81d9 proudly showed her fff08da325 the treasures I 524127adf5 had stolen, her d13768fef6 expression grew darker. And then 3c65087381 she would 08b4205a7c say:fc716119bc842d32

‘Of course, 50b3fe92cc reclaiming the 8f8a7c630c stolen treasures 040f6bdca1 is important, c9b8a31fe1 young master. But if you truly ba5877375f want to achieve revenge, 1894334aaf you must take the 437e2d00ba giant’s life. Kill the one 7ff9fbff34 who killed your e8dd3bd913 father. Kill the giant. And become 52e7f6f09a a hero.’d7a2e8494350b12c

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Kill the giant.056633f2a21d756f

And become a 1d575e1d0d hero.8de6dd753f9ba15d

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Those two phrases wouldn’t aa5f1fbb2d leave my ears. Kill the giant, and 88c482e21e become a hero. Kill the giant f1961fee3d and become a 2118bdb98a hero. Kill the d7781a5c09 giant and f0e6415871 become a a77a4d1850 hero… kill 8426b4cb86 the giant… 0f7fb80657 kill, kill, f67755e708 kill, kill, da02ea2092 kill, kill, e740381778 kill, kill, 37f40a59e1 kill, kill, 29fc5948d9 kill, kill, f6807ff211 kill, kill!dfbc1d6ab2f760f7

……So, what c3d764d38e happened next?5bc1c134a352d47c

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Hehehe. Isn’t it 305e0d3e30 obvious, young a44df1d809 ones? Just look 16503d5aa0 at me, 8b78377032 sitting in a427be412f this grand c4c45fa593 castle with fef81cbe4e white hair, f63a2afd2c welcoming you.de8a63267eae17c2

I killed c214fe9869 the giant. I succeeded in my f89b1a1a73 revenge. I avenged 5d1cb230ea my father’s 65b18961b0 death.f0e4438a4a8071ee

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I lured the 84b749a81b giant to the 894e39ea71 beanstalk. Being small, 52620d0f85 I could 8ccad7dc15 scurry down d35c3c8cd1 the tree b909922c2c like a 3314ff2da1 mouse, but be18e4bd02 the giant, c0cbb42260 with his bb2e26566d massive size, 1dc7090514 was too c1857ff868 slow to ccff83d8e2 do the e85acc8026 same. Once I reached the 0be0f52477 ground, I chopped down b56a9300f8 the beanstalk with an 58d5809c48 axe. The giant, fdc7645b87 who hadn’t d74faf8f7c even made 9283c28422 it halfway 36572ffa0b down, fell 184263d925 to the 2b93581c8c ground when 840a54ee99 the tree 93cc8c50c0 collapsed, and 5dd408385e his head d395ff209a was smashed cef009f1b6 to pieces. The blood 64e85fb2ca he shed 3eda1b89e4 that day b1a71622e8 still stains cbf899237b the ground fa65843ad6 red.e54aa4ae83a2205c