MTFBMP Chapter 12

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“No, it’s okay, I didn’t misunderstand.”ac2993c47ad80b3a

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Just quickly, 8f4213146a I let ca5734ab6a him know 689cfd3fd7 what I df1f70f9df thought.5ed827fc80fb7f79

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I hadn’t written the story featuring Dion, but I knew who he was.0d9949d60da8580a

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Dion was known d538b79697 as the adopted 9693acb2e2 son of the 463989497b Lord of Pirate 979826b28f Island, and he c02a38fbf6 would obsess over cb3870713e being recognized as ea30bab70d the rightful heir d863f1ee52 to the island. That meant he had d3786026e7 no interest in romance.14dbe49249ec0e61

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Although the sailors here are a bit free-spirited, Dion was someone who didn’t belong there.98b56660a06a56e6

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‘The more important the NPCs are, then the more miserable their lives become.’91a0317774d7332f

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I have to c36067a5d3 admit, I was 43e2ef8c78 feeling quite sympathetic beec5aa7e6 to Dion.b335a5a445c2d7d7

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‘In the original story, I had to die for Dion to appear.’b45133e70be34a53

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After me, Dion a2f4f3a9df was the next 9fdc116b28 person to fall 4c6601cf04 victim to a 95a89312e7 terrible fate. There was no way 8638de888f I was going to de73365d78 give such an important b0bb2280ad character a scandalous beginning.6fc85ef078bac16a

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‘I would never plan something like that.’b8464eac8aa2684d

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Besides, I e7ff4232b0 was on d17396f64f the ship 08c34e47ce pretending to a48ff927d9 be a a27214e643 man, so 59bb2c9dd6 I felt 6bce6b723e relatively safe ae43576c24 in that d0c2ded777 regard.5dfb924db37fc13c

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Instead, I squeezed my 5b9c97787b legs in my baggy c4eeab029a pants. It was a 0fa1404c40 comfort to know c73c9f5fc4 that I could a0e4c9c9dd avoid suspicion simply fc385c1ca6 because I was 05d1af02d2 wearing different clothes.16bdd65ced5bb694

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Taking a step away from me, I glared at Dion’s face as he averted his gaze and searched for excuses in his head. A flush crept up his cheeks.36e1a7ad919aecd4

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At this rate, 49f8ece552 he could stand a84fefc5cd there for a 9073e2001c long time.ed34e10ad7bc5219

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“You said you’d treat me.”e55ead0193082c94

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I stepped cc6e7f2ad6 forward and 26f3727ce6 held out 24cf547356 my injured 9af91791ba arm. It was ec865c4a45 a minor baf5eb3630 scratch, and 256f24125c the blood 22d7d7657a had already 67d077e508 stopped bleeding.a460457cfab2a779

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“…I did.”433aa8d602aec537

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Regaining his composure, Dion coughed once and pulled a chair over to sit in front of me, his touch overly polite for a boy who worked at an inn. I could tell he’d been taught strict manners.c31e7f9ce063757b

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“Hmph.”bdc263d9349e51c4

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As soon 4719a47114 as the aa024318e4 antiseptic touched 21e9c56e63 the wound, 357aafecc1 even if 47120fd7c8 it was 1b91e2398f only a bfed5ce072 small one, 30dc5038e8 she winced. Dion reflexively c0bae4ce97 gripped it f3bdb46c80 firmly.ffa40195850a8261

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If not for Dion’s reflexive grip, I might have pulled my hand away.92efaa6d65144ee6

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“Does it hurt?”b12fd4ffc685df0b

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“No, no. Not really. I’m just surprised.”3013288b55437350

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I frowned 7c96c18948 a little 35b057d62d at myself 4799a69aac for showing 79748e8083 weakness. If I was 1818737a38 going to stay 6600fb45f4 on this ship, eeef66ede0 I needed to 42e3fa1cc9 show no signs e0741cf75d of vulnerability.6ea252e9ab67b77e

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It’s always more nerve-wracking when it’s visible. I deliberately turned my head away to avoid watching the process.d2439ddafeda7ae0

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The pole holding 6b79edab29 the canopy was 4028d1be2e shiny without a b5b9a64c1d scratch, and my a486335099 face was clearly b788a446b2 visible.3d6829c248ebc049

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‘Ah, my hat. I guess I left without it.’ed29e474c850d370

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That made me realize that I wasn’t wearing a hat. As I had thought earlier, when something was visible, it becomes noticeable.745cf721b2349548

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With my free hand, 70727ca757 I smoothed down my cb498afd1b hair, which I had 32a634d540 tied back into a cc33caf9c1 ponytail. I turned 8b833e6086 my head 47e0ae10f0 away, wishing a4fcdede36 I could 72cb11754d look away. Just then, a 36145f5365 pair of seagulls 2d218cfa50 flew by the 251063cd1c window and returned.ba985632ee08a7b2

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It was Dion’s voice that brought me back to reality.b03ddefbe0b5777f

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“You don’t have much muscle in your arms, for a man who worked at an inn.”89ae85042ecfa8be

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“I don’t think that’s the same for you, Captain.”f19d7403b132b11f

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Dion stopped disinfecting my arm at the word ‘captain’, but only for a moment. He glanced up to look at me, then resumed his silent treatment.4c2657940d27fb85

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“You haven’t seen me well enough to say that.”1159109943fdd9d2

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“You also don’t know me well enough, Captain, and this whole inn thing isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.”560e3025dadb4376

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I was taking it pretty well, considering last night in front of Adelaine, when I hadn’t been able to make a proper conversation.971b39d9bfbe5a8a

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‘I know. I should have tried to talk to Adelaine, too.’c763573470ded4c5

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It was a hindsight regret. My first chance had already been blown, and I’d already broken the rules and gotten myself in trouble. Even now, he was lurking at my feet.52aed7b7718d5b92

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“That’s it.”1000e30dfa1ea083

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While I was thinking about Adelaine, Dion’s treatment was finished, which didn’t take long since it wasn’t a deep wound, but then.1d3e4d0c198e57c7

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“You didn’t have to bandage it.”7bbad4d8b9a41821

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It was overkill for b9310ae4fd the wound. It was also sloppy.1398ec938e7a257a

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“That could have been a risk of infection…”7e92c5610e34a933

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“Be honest with me. You’ve never treated anyone else before, have you?”4e80d68d9221bd44

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The silence 8acc89ba93 was taken 696b7c6efb as an ca034767c5 affirmation.ec9c2d8ab8ae7f28

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“Besides, if I walk out with it wrapped this thick, everyone will think I’m getting special treatment.”55a35305b614112d

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It looked like 3626220498 there was a 3be297cdbe cast in the 2efe38b9e1 bandage.0a50de71067be78c

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I grumbled 1437d24562 and quickly 615698f14e rearranged the e59a3011da sloppy bandage. I cut off almost 2383bed2c3 half of it, rolled eecedebdbb it up stuffed it e8cb67233f in my pocket, and 473f700d5f wrapped the remaining portion 1e61a6fada around my arm. Likewise, I ended b53e27a365 up with a 7b179dcced slightly raggedy pirate fd2ba53210 look.149e57e984207ff4

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“What do 1eb96e01fd you think? Pretty good, right?”14c094e0c7410dd1

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“Did you learn 5c6a63debb about medication?”9176cb73d802c8df

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“Not really, I just have a small inn and my grandfather’s the head of the guard, so…”60a9a60e69fdb72a

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Healing small wounds was easy enough. I was also the one who tended to Iris’s burns.d51988be68a2bb64

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As soon as my thoughts drifted to Iris, my gaze reflexively landed on Dion’s hair. The slightly curly orange hair reminded me of someone.dadf56ff5887f45e

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“I’m learning to sew, but I like the material.”7028ed7d1e302ca5

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“You have 5e9a1adbd3 good dexterity 170ad045cf for a c8111a9310 young man.”fe5b6b3f4f861dd5

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“I guess you 01de31276d could say that.”fa3d564e03aea141

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“And yet you 7d54273779 never belittle me.”7ef7b41afaf38769

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I had 9f5d961273 no answer fd250306c7 for that 36c09f8b88 one.dee268cecc93c77e

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“I can tell by the way you call me captain. You’re a pretty smart guy.”272d221cb4544ab2

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After organizing the medical 74116a7891 tools and placing them cc028a90b5 in the box, closing 95bcc2e74b it with a click, a2ea8a99af Dion stood up and 04311f87d7 looked down at me. His slightly narrowed 8b3770a0be eyes looked at d36c9e54ef me suspiciously.e8c007957738c2a8

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“Let’s get right to the point.”331924c2984d3145

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Somehow, his response was 1d2699e806 sharper than before.be9c3a9ba9516772

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‘I called the captain a captain, what the hell was that supposed to mean?’bfc9478b3a6c7a37

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Dion seems f23eb89a36 more delicate aac868fbd6 than I cd7b93ae7e thought.c6e6a9fe1b8e2f44

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“What can I do d22ecdd5a9 for you to get c8bcf3aa23 us to our destination?”5f36c7822e8da58c

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He looked like he was going to throw me to the whales if I didn’t tell him right away.8703453b56a4d05e

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‘We’re just getting started.’da050a4d045b05d5

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No matter how polite, I couldn’t let my guard down. I swallowed dryly and answered.ca95e7bf2261abc6

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“I can guide the boat, I’ll draw a map from the harbor to prove it.”fc4cafce79967670

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“You’ll have to talk to Jade about that, too.” 3c7d72b392401c73

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“And also…”05339cf5b8e22ac1

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Before Dion 3cef2f8b2b could finish bc7720f2fe this conversation, df311b34fc I quickly 5690d6b378 interrupted.b7b59c835dd8a5e1

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“I won’t give you all the information at once, I’ll give it to you one at a time, depending on how far we sail.”de1f497d7fa21ceb

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Until then, it was a bargain of sorts, a deal to ensure my safety. Dion’s eyes calmed once more as he realized what I meant.ef3ad0bc71bcc1f0

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“So… I see… you’re smart.”550e984c4b4c1fbb

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Even as he spoke the questioning words, Dion didn’t look away from me. He still had something to say.5bcab854b06e58b5

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“All that information…”c36276966dbc99cf

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There it was. I knew this 0362e18ee3 question would come 7212ec041b up at some 3a1a050242 point.1e4deb01317eccc8

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“Where the hell did you get that, I’d like to ask.”ac16958cf402148e

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It wasn’t just any hunting ground or information about the entrance to a mine. The hidden trading markets of the Empire are, after all, places where illegal things are tacitly practiced.a1d31bb3e03d0b7c

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To have 407df81ef2 such secrets cb5d390d19 in the b7d40f16fd possession of 20a0d5e944 an innkeeper 0581e7f684 in a 52d4a38252 small, rural 998b9191c2 harbor town?32d73f97449bd819

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It’s highly doubtful.09e950c056317662

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“You do know who my grandfather was, don’t you?”992f4e700e0c8f95

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Simon was the first person I pointed to. He wasn’t called ‘the warrior’ for nothing. It was Simon who conquered the beasts of the land and sea to map the current empire.761de1608d32b4cb

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“I’ve been sneaking into my grandfather’s journals.”b670bc91d00cbfe6

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Despite his fame, the reason for Simon’s exile remains a mystery, but rumors abound that it was the journals he kept during his travels across the continents.d2d2749f413bd0bd

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When the imperial c67014856a court came across 0177604451 them, they burned 10c5161292 them all and e125d6454c banished him.cadbd7a2f6ddd7d4

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In other words, he 4c452420e8 knew too much, and a116785db1 they wanted to get c5c4c01e13 rid of him, but 734dadd11d he was too famous, aef2c239d2 so instead of killing 96490b05ee him, they sent him 24e0221e03 into exile.aba29d1d9b41f764

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The implication was that d641edbf70 he was old enough d3e3825d7d to live and die b8569dfbcf quietly.705195f7bfc8a80f

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“So the journal didn’t disappear, it was kept.”3c5d29a2b71b93a3

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“Yes. I’ve been reading it since I was a kid.” d496a2d42fc7bb30

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On the contrary. ‘Simon’s Journal’ was written 6df9f59234 by me c66a850afe in a 6f5149c43c previous life. It was an explanation 9849a2d080 of the world of 8ba23a8e5c the upcoming game in 94846c71fd the words of a e84e1bbe32 character named Simon.ffbb11c32eade295

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The real journal had 1db631761f long since been burned 2df75a5343 to the ground, as a90618c7c0 rumored, but it was 0c7c989783 still as clear as 3d55e32a1a I wrote it.e0f86655a5b3486b

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“Besides, information usually 01951a13fd comes asking for bc83e3000d information.” 6b90e16b9e09b742

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Finally, I d9a356026e just mumbled c0919a068c something about 40c2c03464 how I 88bcca7792 was selling da7a2f2ff2 information to a121a183cc get information.82ed0f7805956d39

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I thought that 059346d69b would be enough 60586238df to convince him.7838bd79fcf6471c

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After all, Simon 4ecf600f47 had pledged his 8c0cb4663a honor to his cf5e0ea148 sword before boarding aa72e9d0d6 the ship, so 108841e4bf Dion had no 25e75f9e59 reason not to 134c9342de trust it.63c3be5ca3320697

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“…Anthele. It’s more important to me than anything else that we complete this voyage successfully.”cbf2ab90518c8087

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The young man, e68a7de0cf who had not 663c79ea6d yet been recognized b9b267270a as a captain, d7d692f996 spoke in a 628f574606 way that the a351f739c5 more seasoned sailors 8441e89cc8 did not.eb4b79684fab0242