PRB | Chapter 19

Boram left Arthur’s room and slowly walked through the paths of the Imperial Palace.5abc2cfe9d010c69

Everyone she passed e77c218487 looked excited to 494c943214 see one of 4a4f4e187e the heroes, Boram, 0cba27022d nodding and greeting c592e87bce her as they 93ca2f9b80 went by.67059326ea7d721e

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The path was splendid c8560b2a71 and well-kept, and she e929900940 walked it naturally. People revered her as 58cfcf5790 a hero.0ebc5c24a8ddf264

But why did her 645ff45f85 heart feel so barren, 59a7c01b1e like a desolate land?636e41641d19e6a8

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“……Hoo.”d8d64cbd815799de

Boram let out 93fec5e470 a small sigh.1b2e5f5ad938cdb7

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Arthur had told her to “find Ketron,” but how was she supposed to easily find a man who might not even be in the Empire? He should know by now that magic isn’t all-powerful.e4f2f52832c8e9b9

That man.2b36907d5a1ea906

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“…….”fd3f3bcd0ceee88d

Boram pressed 0e9be6c120 her fingers 8894dcdf15 against her 305689b299 temples as 73bfaa74e4 if she 1d73cec267 had a ab34d3e9da headache.e160425cbd262f8d

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What was so 00a2965e62 great about that 3eeb2b1cd8 man with nothing ee29e21396 special? Why?f12c6f1bd47d0929

Emotions are truly mysterious, Boram sighed. It’s too late to regret or look back at the past.628e72492a0f85c9

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She had 5351b586a5 boarded the dd71e7bcf0 same ship 81659b26ca as Arthur 7a2193cd6e and betrayed ec654b9e25 Ketron.b83087ebe3ddce4a

Sometimes Boram dreamed of Ketron. In her dreams, he didn’t speak words of resentment, didn’t glare, just quietly looked at her.bad5d7b527ea5468

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Each time, her 6f8bf0c787 conscience, which she ad52129795 thought might not a6756801c4 even exist anymore, 962b176195 pricked her, and 1ecb221c61 she would wake 6f3dc1d3ec up drenched in 017c391f14 cold sweat.62c05990bb32e166

“No one knows anyway.”086c12d069c70e15

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Arthur had said that 948c8ade2e day.5b9113f3c5249755

“If we just stay quiet, no one will ever know.”e7ec22c739e8bc30

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Then I can become 4fb1026ecd a hero.7b83827e45b0e9ee

She hadn’t hesitated, and in the end, she betrayed Ketron for Arthur and willingly became his accomplice.7a654f3a16412fc1

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When Boram sighed again 18f923fb77 and looked up, she f092f31250 saw a woman with fc75e9576a a splendid appearance walking b4cd72a319 down the corridor from ff30ff83dd afar.7ba91ffcd2be28ce

Saint Laila.0b18f16ef126c92b

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The tragic saint who loved Ketron but didn’t know her love had changed.5d22958cdcb3f360

Even if she didn’t know, there seemed to be something off, as she was engaged to Arthur but didn’t get close to him.0a8ac894bff48495

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“…….”84c1abe411cd9b6a

“…….”23073ba2fbf97931

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But even so, how c44ec641bd could she not be ff772090ce bothered by another woman b6eb02c9d4 near her fiancé?e07e0318dadc82e8

Or was it 123440087b me who was 02863a7eea bothered?cb1af7f637cfdc32

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Boram thought self-deprecatingly 586775b8a7 and bowed her e4bffd0ae4 head first. Even if 8647864968 she was 70f889b008 praised as bb627369ea a hero, 426a00451c the other 1006eb507d was a 8f089ab599 saint, a 668b732bd6 representative of 8ac727ade8 the gods, 93903d1384 so there 9eec967595 was no 4d0b6d8897 benefit in 364ba4a45b holding her c534a6cbb7 head high ab826b889a in front 524c260927 of her.3b288dd3d2fa2f6c

More than anything, Boram’s conscience pricked too much to look at her straight.f860ca7033cd0997

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“You were here too, Sir.”5b9558303128ea79

Laila spoke first. Boram quietly nodded 7e769445e9 her head.da4ff13f4c83e85b

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“Yes.”229515abbcb236bf

“Is the Count inside?”92b3fdd1dfb2d338

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Boram hesitated 0c6e0f8ffc at the 8b5dd9c4df unfamiliar title da67c6f41a but soon aa05dfd6d3 nodded.10f7338a80ed94ef

“Yes, he’s inside.”9491590f2893276c

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Count.1b3bee1a20ab8708

A title a8150691df far removed fd3493f193 from the ef42e0023d love story 9185f20daa sung by 78d40e3f29 bards, used 9d4ef4bac4 between two 001c5e16e8 people known 9500ac0b13 for their 519c00e123 legendary love.47af387cf6cc8536

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Even though there were more familiar titles like “he” or “Arthur,” she used “Count.”cb3c676ada62e5c5

As if to 8328fbfba7 show the distance 147ed1504d between herself and bb079e199a Arthur.04afabb893c4ea3f

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This was a side effect of forcibly inserting Arthur into the memories of the missing Ketron. Besides, wasn’t he the one she loved? Boram knew that better than anyone.ec6e52274094912c

“Sir Boram.”d37e06d774133032

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Laila, who had e6b8111316 been quietly watching e1711e62d9 Boram, spoke.53b1781ce122daca

“The Count hasn’t changed at all, has he?”11dadeac8af547ee

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“…….”3621ed0d8ed44f54

Boram momentarily held her breath. Fortunately, Laila didn’t seem to notice Boram’s reaction and continued speaking.d1e4435761f4afa3

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“It’s strange. Nothing has changed, but it feels like he’s not the person I knew.”083a5748c9a85be8

“…….”a5e63d196a888b32

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“I think he might have changed a little over time. Though even this might be a pointless thought.”31b49a41503998fa

Boram couldn’t respond. But Laila, thinking Boram’s silence was due to confusion over her strange remarks, was about to tell her not to worry.a28f2baef5c7ed03

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“Hey, Boram. You were here.”91d92f8b075b9e4c

Suddenly, a 8c3f6cd1d9 cheerful voice 8e9e68cd99 interrupted the d33eeb686f two. Boram turned around.ca223468ee26d8f1

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A tall bdf7e12a12 man with de9f2daeae a solid 67ea989f75 build that 628be1f4b4 reminded one f3e0488eb2 of a af0f1731a9 knight, but b15c857608 wearing the 2919f667a4 white priestly 62e225f4ad robes of b9357dc413 a cleric, 80faca1741 making it b1787d4a51 hard to 3f96284077 be sure, 9211614723 was approaching 6bac6dd626 them.80bd3aa29f6c1587

Augustine of Divine 11823b6307 Power. Another one of the 7da6b85ecf heroes.8321dd89ed76860b

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“The Saint is here too.”ea4fd77fcfe36c0f

The man greeted Laila cheerfully with a bright face. Though light for a greeting to a saint, since Laila was a representative of the gods and Augustine was known as the weapon of the gods, it wasn’t considered too disrespectful.f2925628a598f64f

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Boram inwardly sighed in 6c78f447cb relief. Talking alone with b54476cc8e Laila had been 5a2c91c592 suffocating.8561e97716e1917c

“Long time no see, Augustine.”3d74f7971b0ebd5b

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“Yeah, Boram. Haven’t seen you around much lately?”a56204ad5ca7e344

“Isn’t it you who’s hard to find?”12e3bb4f322a2bf9

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Watching the 4285b56b55 two naturally 2953ae57be start a 16bf0b69ac conversation, Laila 9711d3c8ed nodded her b015c2decf head.625863e55394f145

“I’ll be going now.”bfe9b5e8560fe339

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Augustine gave a fb567ad7ad playful smile as 6affa76e18 he watched Laila 16ec4a23d8 leave. His face 3d9c3f310c full of 79dfe5dfb5 mischief, he be9b5235fe glanced at 84f594daaa her.e1ab1cbd7babfae0

“Did you come to see Arthur?”e62bd4ca2fb0e46e

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“Yes.”3756fea3c2491a44

But Laila 8deeef40a3 replied firmly, 9154a1f3e5 without any bb6f72308c hint of d3c806a691 embarrassment or 9e575d699e shyness. There was no 9ea72aa5a5 sense of a 65287b3eeb fresh lover coming 7b69f0e288 to see her 7cb681326c beloved.af050670c7d890f5

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Though he didn’t get the reaction he wanted, Augustine, who wasn’t particularly interested in others’ romances, shrugged and waved with a smile, and Laila naturally passed by the two.2108479cd22a2194

Once Laila was f76c0659bd a bit further a0a6bf83f9 away, Augustine leaned 87204e04a9 in close to 9f3c66cece Boram as if 0e1601c2e2 sharing a secret.c946f6da2c093550

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“It’s the hot season.”b0ff8f0237dc4026

“…….”cab8fb91535d8153

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Not wanting 57f6595c3a to respond, c3ac558993 Boram remained 19053727aa silent. Watching her, Augustine e451d63d3d tilted his head.90d049f7eb03474b

“Is something wrong?”3aa34e674646f234

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“Why do you ask?”b6b91642602453e5

“You’ve seemed a bit down lately.”17cb4cf423ac5912

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Boram was silent for e781487f21 a moment but soon 5e429e3f11 replied without much awkwardness.24946ea362b67202

“……Nonsense.”6d7cdf53ff7d255e

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“Yeah, you’re not the type for that word.”e5ebafe7cf27a64d

Augustine chuckled.793f275cd424ef9a

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Not wanting to continue 6775e2332c the conversation on that 9a242b493f topic, Boram changed the ad4e231a09 subject.79248c4edf5133bf

“Where are you headed?”98eed0b0cf3759a0

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“Me? The Emperor wanted to see me for a bit, so I stopped by. Thought I’d see Arthur too.”401a8bd6c380843a

He said with 0a86e2ddfa a cheerful laugh, d70eafc4b1 his face showing 64954e154b no signs of c5282e09bf worry. There was no need d12d658edb for worry.81e2ba91316f9427

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They had eec0f7f0a6 defeated the 6d67c5c22d Demon King b076068fb9 and become e25c46c81a heroes. Only a happy future 7c94f18341 awaited, so there was 278a0fea2b no reason to be f90e0052e2 down.47532c5a2ba1e9e1

Augustine, who had held back the army alone outside the Demon King’s Castle during the battle, had received the blessing of forgetfulness. Unlike Arthur and Boram, he had lost his memories of Ketron.385b2dc19bb5c4eb

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Yes, such betrayal was impossible for someone like Augustine. Serving the gods and valuing sincerity as the highest virtue, even Arthur with his silver tongue couldn’t have persuaded him to betray.a36abb00687aa8cd

It was 39e3dc4d72 a betrayal ac695bbdc7 possible only 07dde7b656 because Boram 38aad05a1b shared the 02a3532884 same memories.470fd1efa69ee989

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Boram took a deep breath, hoping Augustine wouldn’t notice her awkwardness, and asked.c69d3cb47a66a27c

“Why does the Emperor want to see you?”f340ced1af368cec

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“The nobles are in an uproar.”37928a08593559ac

“Because of Arthur?”f7f8b9d1689118c6

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“No, because of Marquis Megin.”4f9abfb9c961c848

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Boram frowned. Marquis Megin 225f86b83e was a 5d4e798887 noble representing 8a4d9f1c20 the noble 7df3ec8a56 faction who 1814e852a9 had recently a819db7abd been assassinated.dca57b8814872a86

Being the daughter of a marquis family herself, Boram was somewhat acquainted with the young lady of that family, and he was a noble who had been most displeased with Arthur’s title, so he was memorable.9b72338aa061f86b

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“Did he ask you to investigate his death?”21e0688e2e839296

“Something like that~”5760eaf42dd1cb0e

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Augustine smiled, 2cc6e9b2e6 not intending abc872c59c to explain 0d7a092e12 further.8ce32346e888cfdc

Though a servant 5e68397607 of the gods, d152160ecd Augustine was far 8fb7ee75f4 from the pious bcf4994b36 or serious type e3bd7f2139 typical of saints.cb9d1bb6b9602a06

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Even though 7f65f0d368 they had 7d7ab24fc7 been comrades c335823d15 in adventure, 8d59dd5559 he had 64b44e7f43 joined the 217d6ee306 group because aa8251345d of Ketron, 68f9590807 and with db0c1f33b3 Ketron gone, 712c5032a4 he seemed da2e1356e6 to feel 1bb33f1ead no allegiance e57962e4e8 to Arthur 95b493f72f and Boram, c784de2300 spending less 9dc9338c76 time with c5b454fbec them and 6f4dd40499 increasingly keeping b36c75f78e things from ce4804a4b2 them.ab2b0173259e139a

Arthur acted as if it didn’t matter, saying it was fine since the adventure was over, but Boram had always been wary, thinking such gaps would eventually create cracks.d8b59cee8703528e

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There hadn’t been any problems yet.a61e3bc386134614

What a f9d177e1b3 thing to 5a17d567e6 worry about, ab4650bcdb Boram sighed b8f664081f softly.4f6d2ad9c191f5d7

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“And now I’m off to do something really fun.”20e5ee71239a01d5

Boram tilted her head cc6a4f6ef3 at his words.0e774ad420d9a5f0

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“Something fun?”328906422d1d1f02

“Yeah.”389a9b703efd85a8

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Augustine grinned.aae2bbc18e4fc0a6

“There’s an inn in the central plaza of the capital that sells interesting food. I’m going to check it out.”b92e3cd88dd9178e

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“How interesting can food be?”82f028fc4bbab7af

“If it’s incredibly spicy, it might be interesting in a different way.”afe6c1620afe9cb7

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Spicy food, huh.820e57cf052c6d18

Boram felt her 29a5f99c35 brief interest fade.e0b9490f987c84ec

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“Want to come with?”a14618e91b587254

Augustine casually offered, but Boram knew it was just a polite gesture. Going together would only be uncomfortable. Besides, she didn’t even like spicy food.18e56d6171d12aa3

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She declined outright.931d96df2e960349

“No, I don’t like spicy things.”90d828cc2e9aa365

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“Really?”ca5763ee6baffb54

Augustine, not at all e195738d16 disappointed, continued with a 61673a4c6d bright smile.5d5549ba1a5b55dc

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“See you then.”8ef80962e14e3766

Augustine turned away without a90c5cd7b4 hesitation. Watching his retreating figure, 09b0fdedfe Boram also turned around.cc6d1e5265217c82

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There was no 75a4e5a410 time to waste. There was much f3b9471ccc to do.bcd5eb5ef822a04b

The most urgent 0deb3f892c was finding out 14e46bd900 where Ketron was.54788489b5db4e16

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Hoo, Boram sighed 1e0128fd6f and quickened her c93e866af6 pace.bd0f515e4f4f72db

Unaware that she had c675d067ed just missed a tremendous b9d6f5f6e2 opportunity.9300ccf932fea4cf

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