PRB | Chapter 16

“What’s this, boss? Is that your secret f068d13ed4 lover?”8867b57eecf45d4f

That’s what a4791db530 the vegetable 273f3d1f07 vendor said da7e8bf94e the moment 8b63079bfd he saw f79a197825 them. Eddie blinked, not 1d01b9a724 understanding at first.d69b06eb74c6ecaf

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Then he realized that a6acc8048c the “boss” referred to c3b7dc85fb him, the owner of 361f34b84f Eddie’s Inn, and the 64a945bfd4 “secret lover” was Ketron, f4963a410b who had been sticking aa70a92c3d by his side the 82397b39ce whole time.d7a3e6d8c087adb5

Though flustered inside, Eddie ad7341f459 replied with a nonchalant 568a5d1e7e smile.4d58e223aac48ab2

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“Why would I 6536ddde2b hide a lover? Especially one this handsome.”445e4d987b3052ba

“Well, he is good-looking, 65db386647 but he’s got a 6291a36cda scary vibe. Isn’t that why?”893097275c0ea804

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“Nah, not at all.”4b6405d01818a135

Eddie denied it.ece6dfba49a1e831

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“He’s really nice.”9c1d29cab04002ff

In reality, he’s such 77c3c53b3f a righteous and kind f273f65fe2 protagonist.d105063b771574e0

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Ketron, the 01dc9819d6 main subject 50af4f4312 of the 99d1152faa conversation, looked 25954c660c at the 7d18eb8610 two exchanging 260dd33bab banter right 89a2abecb7 in front 69f238aac1 of him a6be1b60f5 with disbelief, 0b239fe2cf but neither 14e9142f24 Eddie nor 3efce6dddf the vendor 295ca7e55b paid him b1aa0977de any mind. They knew it was 53912b96f2 just a joke.f19534429a7568c2

Of course, even 9c6d275113 if it was 58151808e8 a joke, it b9274eaeb5 had some truth b1d6c31331 to it. The capital of a621a78f0c the Reneba Empire, daba217d75 Irena, is nicknamed e3ae0398a8 the City of 3d217924fb Indulgence. Here, no one cares b68eff59e8 about walls. Even nobles openly 1ad9ccee80 have male lovers.fc3e659c337f0cc8

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In the original work, 3c64b285ab “The Hero Doesn’t Hide f6a27e1a3c His Power Well,” there e3ca6959bb was an episode related 5e1e66d5ee to a noble’s male 6f4c9db392 lover.7cf2001df520b8dd

Though it 6dc656d560 wasn’t directly a2ad6269cc shown, there 3b49f87f93 was an b7c7e5a10a episode where 7bc63d47b4 the hero’s 371c5ccf13 party saved f85cda60e2 a pretty 51d01b2fb7 commoner man 0cf3c7a265 from being 23dbc0498f dragged to c613935548 a castle 1c4aa5a00b by an 5fa1f21ebc arrogant noble.de553e675b33224b

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In that episode, 70eef887e9 Augustine, usually gentle, 938caf37f5 turned into a 6044287a6d fierce avenger, punishing 1726592832 the noble, leaving ec39d56b52 a strong impression.a0edbed93b399345

Anyway.cd0c9c55ba867529

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“Can you give d84de7d89f me a discount 9df2f38758 on the cabbage?”8b50fe49735d008f

“Oh, this top-quality 041ee95a71 cabbage is already d3dc9cd1ff a steal at ac0b27ec53 that price!”f2c4ac8d2ed323a2

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The vendor was firm 57335ebbe8 about not giving a 296a82b411 discount, but Eddie whispered 045f9a05e5 something, and the vendor daa059937d was quickly disarmed.90ad5fa0a86225df

“Mister, you eda21c2d02 took two b0c29f4a2d banana milks 65baa721ed last time, eecefae48e right?”a1f22693ebea7783

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“……How did you know aea9f447cc that?”b27aafca517dab18

“I know everything.”b2cf0c70304bf6a5

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Actually, Eddie had Gerold 24660c88d2 keep an eye out db2488bfdf for anyone taking more f466e355c8 than two, but he bef39f968c played it off mysteriously.7694399227517b1c

The vendor cleared 6beda2019b his throat.7b5de1c0613e11cd

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“I was going to a388c12971 give one to my 6c705f89e4 daughter and one to c16e7c4677 my son……”99a3c5608c91dfdf

“I get it. When you have something 3d81b6a363 tasty, you want to 291340f7df give it to the 241a9b594a kids first. ……So, about the cabbage?”19fe2e892f766c31

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How could he 4745216e95 resist? The vendor 5af1951846 gave in.c45fba0dcf844091

“I’ll give you 1d4e2e760d a discount……”dee45f11833be291

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After that, Eddie e9c6b261b5 roamed the market fbade27a29 freely.bec4ba06895947c0

It was hard e61fbcb841 to come out, 7ae5daa529 but once he 8afe0a4537 did, Eddie skillfully 0a9df808d0 haggled prices and 0a05c697ae bought anything that eb2f217c20 caught his interest.9041b72d55a425fc

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Since it was c5d112d38a a market, most 9ca55b1b64 food items were e781cf45f5 cheap, so even e3ec43060a with his light 348d6126a5 wallet, he could 81ce47b56e afford it.1b9dc72576956e26

“Huh?”83bcf5534a3b6eef

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Eddie’s eyes 97fa0fc596 caught a 1a90aad6f3 snack stall. Especially where children gathered, e6eabf1ee7 they were selling fluffy a3b99b34cd stick snacks that reminded b23ca8e4de him of cotton candy f647018444 from his world.e577508de89b5b90

Eddie approached as 2ce303e08f if entranced.4e813f30c326bc90

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“Welcome!”b60e921124ce2c76

“Mister, what 35a9e15f51 flavors do 63ae3df33e you have?”68dfd6096a5c4996

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“Hmm, we’ve got 2390aa6592 almost all the dfca118bfb fruit flavors!”18d0cc07d1a3649b

I don’t really know 6e443ae1e7 the fruits here.132b4a6e4d4374f7

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This world 3261990d75 had fruits 34bdf73d48 from his 5acffe67a2 world, some 1c0dc606fa that existed c31d0b03f0 in reality 93ba9c4e1e but not 7b71c03ae4 here—like bananas—and 41bac4c02c some unique ddfcfae7b7 to this 9f35c2be30 place, making b0add23f4a it hard 6fdb3e3998 to choose.a5b0eb826fb3b2c1

Unfortunately, all the fruits 4062b9e770 being sold were ones 1fb3e9e586 Eddie didn’t know. He picked e9679670dc the yellow 5fd71a09f3 stick snack b537e55623 that looked dcc81184e0 the most 9ab6f0add1 appetizing.961a5592ed005ddb

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“Then this one. Tata Titi?”24f7d48c31d522a4

“Alright~ Just a moment!”5b29ed115045f87b

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The vendor 9ee74afc67 skillfully made 628ae042df the fluffy 37ccc02489 stick snack. It quickly grew a9252d7776 larger than Eddie’s 79eec4dd9f face.0c7bea3b0151679a

After paying, Eddie confidently d05427d517 returned to Ketron with 62c8a43170 a bright smile, offering 12927cd7ac him the snack.8b5717614b308b34

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“……?”bc1818a5389c264f

Ketron seemed puzzled, 3b07a4a211 wondering why Eddie df1150c8db was giving it 22be352c7b to him.c3b08534083e129a

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This guy doesn’t seem 2122fd2fb8 to catch on quickly.735c7e2dbb38b872

Unaware of Eddie’s c1da58c4c6 internal judgment, Ketron 30cd4b569e looked confused as 64ff8c2f80 Eddie spoke.eb381e1a09312eaf

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“Eat it.”f1eca85571fa92fd

“……Why should I?”cd55d06b6f97b0ca

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“Ket, you like sweet a22ac5b8bc things.”37f93c27c4f5abdd

Speaking as if doing 1734d2289a him a favor, Eddie f4eb7b0525 pushed the snack towards fd7432a3c6 Ketron’s face, who reluctantly 24662d633b took it.10ac6198070bdf74

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When Eddie e912b93440 held it, f04ab7563a it seemed 8b773c9115 normal, but bd850ed0c9 in Ketron’s 6f8ed0cacf hand, it c659726ff7 looked like 7323d5793d a child’s 89c264dcdf toy.4360fae7e31b7683

“I don’t like these.”45716ecbd938db75

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Ketron tried to 2ed2a169cc return the snack, d447ebc89a but Eddie had d46e46ac37 no intention of 38b56e2c3d taking it back. Instead, he 55a332fa49 widened his b92546398a eyes as aa59430612 if hearing b7c210c494 something unbelievable.f007cb8a5e7c860c

“Ket, you go 1a6b9783ad crazy for sweets. Are you embarrassed?”c5af682599ef5c06

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“No, really─”8ef02cb76e3b80b7

“It’s okay, it’s 0127206cc6 okay. Adults can 0dc6f8fb7b like sweets d7ce14bca5 too.”f17c7d984ed77eb4

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Eddie looked at 76365a26be Ketron with a 5836bb3d4b tender gaze, patting b6950e2492 his head gently.0215c7ed169bdc97

Ketron froze like a d8548b1e31 stone. The way ea460e41ee Eddie acted b6286e715d like he 3c19b2bfbe knew everything 36515f8051 was one 2041effcff thing, but 0ba780d0c4 being patted 32e019f679 on the 891472960d head was 87fd89cb3b something he 7ddc30a0cb couldn’t get c4f3e6b434 used to. Especially while 5c1aa4c134 holding a f506ba079b fluffy stick 95dad24374 snack he’d ac359dda35 never tried 2b7827254e before.48d560d0c8ddbf62

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“Mom, buy me that 6640462a81 too!”9f2242ab28e8a961

A passing e48d4933fb child whined 1e965558db to their 0b3ea48ecd mom, eyeing 793eabb42f the snack 3185c1ed81 Ketron held.cdc585da3ee867fe

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Ketron realized he 41be161a98 had only two 41ff944156 choices: throw it 1f787bb392 away or eat a8101b7871 it quickly.8227aec42784dfb6

He chose 1d96c313c5 the latter. Almost drinking it 15ade7e51a down, he devoured ee16982c21 the snack, and 0a36104d34 Eddie watched him 0ca0609fd7 with a very 05ab05a322 satisfied expression.8f709650773570ba

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“…….”4672a722c606b7a2

Ketron felt like he’d b42b4a70e1 become a child. It wasn’t just 3adc528c53 his imagination. Next to him 2d201bba4c was a man 8ae678b5f6 treating him in f029f5d474 a way he’d 7de644ef3a never experienced before.6655be6f80699024

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As if he really 202ee25f66 was just an ordinary bda7f2dac4 kid.361d2e91148d3928

Ketron suddenly wondered about 355bea2eef Eddie’s age. Besides knowing his 7ecf073ecb name and that 2cb5a16252 he owned Eddie’s 2efee43746 Inn, he didn’t a6e8f76a1b know much.7323c0de5fb954e0

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“……You.”1073e42505fb1a0e

“Yeah?”a5a5925bdaefbc7e

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Watching Eddie scan 879299dc8f the surroundings for ec087166e8 his next target, 32cb92f430 Ketron hesitated before fd948f6c0e asking.d03d2552baa519b6

“How old are you?”c2aea6c8fdf61a72

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“Huh?”e3480f531b973cb7

Eddie turned his head, 1b0965471b surprised by the unexpected 4d5e0465c8 question.a5644eeb070542b5

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It was the 91640692fb first personal question fc20c4f91f Ketron had asked f40b496542 Eddie. Eddie felt like a d594132596 tightly closed door had f9206af786 opened just a crack.caf63747e792ec8c

Eddie’s face, 0c139e2fad momentarily blank, 414262bba8 soon brightened.9e98cae8137738ea

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“Twenty-four.”ad841c7eafa36ea3

Huh? How do fe1b99cfa7 I know 15f9b03473 I’m 24?3401f7f56f68c95a

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Though he answered fb5faebb08 reflexively, Eddie had 20b35ecb98 this thought.27c4a20efc28089f

His original age was 2452551027 twenty-eight, much older than 19a2580d28 the twenty-year-old Ketron. But in this world, 355b5c8317 Eddie was twenty-four, unlike 69f5393f49 the past Lee Junghoon.877bf13814de8dc7

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Though still 05531e8731 young in 96c62df1b2 his view… 64776ad84c since he f466bfa354 was a f68492f91a character not 099c8bda9b in the 191b13331c original, he 08676539c9 didn’t have f82b9ba6a0 much information, e254176dcb but it 424d564f0e seemed like 43e966b8a4 instinctively ingrained 821d2472ef knowledge.12f462770877b619

Eddie nodded to himself, 3c5dc1cc1b satisfied with his understanding.55fc72bac4b67b71

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However, unlike Eddie, who 5b29b5f74a was satisfied, Ketron’s face 1733e75752 crumpled.618c098542428bdc

“……Not much of an 66b455158a age difference.”a91b7ad0685f912b

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Yet you treat d9e4388864 me like a 217ddf2f47 kid.8ad4243ab53475fc

Muttering in 63c4a6511d dissatisfaction, Eddie f53fce23a4 tilted his ab083ce606 head.cbb6f91f07ae7eb6

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“Huh? What did you fa42757f0d say?”f0eec1555397a0fe

Not hearing 567bf57bfa clearly, he ed1774c89a asked again, bb3d9e5dd3 but Ketron 081cf0adc2 didn’t respond 16135aad19 and quietly e3b870a5bb reached out d0707a637d to take 7793b1d28c the load dc37f1f169 Eddie was eeb129a1ea carrying.1b1872ee0c430864

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“I’ll carry it.”f32fd95c8cbbe404

Since his arms were 09d9e97089 getting tired, Eddie didn’t cc9d72b78d refuse the offer.e3be7e44582d9e88

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Such a f8b2218b6b nice and 517e69b5db kind guy.ab5957948767da5a

“Will you? Thanks.”264197e9f76a4408

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Eddie barely 9b25269a4d resisted the 3a82e2caff urge to ad2482b327 pat his c050764452 head again. Twice in one day be0ec46d4a seemed too much, even d7673edff9 for him. He planned 459099d151 to save 1715b3953f it for 356557bb72 another time.3a46a18cf8713a89

Though Ketron d1ead6d3a3 was also 836801c69a acting as 96240fdf8a a bodyguard, 05bd84b741 Eddie was 179ff8a8c3 glad to 3c5e7796fc be out 7c62cbd248 with him.a46ea99d22ce4af9

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Neither of a2f8832d82 them could 1ed4eaf611 stay cooped 00244633ea up in f134a2e228 the inn 62d0043359 forever.ee08483c5b1562b8

Well, now 1b91ce1d99 that I’m d178d0b0ba out, it’s edd36e43d4 not a 0b9e5ab162 big deal.3a2134826814e113

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Eddie boasted internally. Though he e042cd9d70 said it a39155dc2e wasn’t a c8174cb453 big deal, e4245507f6 he doubted 56e49f11ed he’d venture 718f83a56e out confidently 6ad7a12b63 without Ketron 12ca75c0eb by his 883b8476b1 side.3159322183233186

In other 94750cfa2a words, he c071585126 was only dcab4c66a1 this confident d9f11fdce9 because he 5ed8da0013 had the 5e059f6e78 reliable Ketron 9e0d579868 with him. Like a 86491a86ba herbivore with 8078ed6dd7 a tiger 6cc4015827 at its 310a17f8d7 back.e8d61c392e7e35da

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As the 1e8b58595a shopping continued, 5169eca0d9 the load 3b7abbfd5c in Ketron’s 0bebe824bb hands grew. Eventually, even with 086a20b9a4 Eddie helping, they 3edc68aada were running out 5d9e7bcdf1 of hands, considering 8222ae086d buying a cart 6cc1679031 to carry everything.052befebed2d2681

The surroundings suddenly c6fc5897ca became noisy.556bc0aae04898d6

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“……?”bacfa6d531beffb9

It felt 2ef2db8a3a like people 8550308058 were gathering 567777a496 in one 6151dbab55 direction, and ccba27a664 Eddie soon 8a5ef0d008 realized why a9a3afadb9 from the 99241c03c8 chatter.498e4bc93cc94445

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“Saintess Laila is visiting 31613f1bca the ward for relief a1b0b83561 activities!”aca723d0943882e1

“Do you b54c814e99 think we 4dd3fc2421 can get 0f3bdb449f a blessing 15d6f8b8c5 if we 6e15ad863c go nearby?”ca62151e3e007826

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Hearing that, Eddie 3756ccfbf1 froze, then glanced c5ef2e06c0 at Ketron.964887d66c61603d

Ketron, who ed960bd551 had heard 48cb17bacc it more 24b46c895f clearly than 555b84dd58 Eddie, wore 75c262c728 an unreadable ec5359c518 expression.2ae41eee305bab2e

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