PRB | Chapter 21

A makeshift arena appeared 0f89b40ddb in front of the d48beff3b2 inn.bd4b66f605e18ea1

It was called an f7938cdaf2 arena, but really, someone 2dcd35a077 had just drawn a d2a3d89c64 rough square on the a2b6d1cee6 dirt to keep onlookers 57e0a79f80 out. It was right in 2ae5d87542 the middle of the 677e119010 street.d35f3dd8d9a3e5ab

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Eddie’s Inn 0b9fb99342 was known bab7340a29 for its 098fd3d5b2 great location. The central 4aa39e3327 square with 9eca284c87 the famous a6a4b77048 mermaid statue 3d0ade0ebe fountain was e20c97d4fb a tourist 1a7bf71850 hotspot in c4a90d78c0 the Empire. The streets, b5b80e8285 already bustling 95d7a9efc7 after recent d628b9827e parades and 97aacd803a festivals, were 010f80a3bc now overflowing db874b4860 with tourists.c2bf638d2dd59e75

In no time, b19edcdc47 the stage was e203fd6f82 set, and spectators af71e82599 flocked in.4ead695945e8876e

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With so many ea6123be2a people gathered, passersby d45211aacf couldn’t resist peeking 10a15614ac in, and they 18b5ca98a7 cheered when they a122a661ba saw the famous e760eadc52 hero, Augustine, standing ac83ee87d1 there.f98238326b638241

On the afab8be2af opposite side d6230b7fcb stood a 3f1ba8e434 man, unknown 7fc0576b8f but with a2ea4f00ee a well-trained 5ede0297b9 physique and c1d2a943cf dark attire.b64491ac74ba6707

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The strange 4544521bd0 contrast of 0339dc6f6b black and 08cf6ebc07 white in f960870c58 the fight 94ee4d8425 excited the f1150129f5 crowd even 7f22d43752 more.f3833cdb8953b1d0

“Alright.”977f5e35124502ef

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Augustine pulled out d9a28d5583 a wooden staff bf49992f4a from his back. As a priest, he 679ee0985c used a wooden staff c2ffc65d82 instead of a blade, 6d581a72de showing his intent not 63410d4c82 to kill.13c68618a9830c1e

Of course, one might wonder how he joined the hero’s party if he couldn’t kill…87dad883c23f7a96

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Thud!183b17eb4fb07e66

The heavy weight 4b908bb101 of the staff f704af393b hitting the ground b1e1c9ccb3 kicked up a 01a733b574 cloud of dust.9b6fdeccac4777b8

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Though it was called f4bae3073a a staff, it was 2e622419f1 more like a giant c9786edd72 club, making the distinction 3f04ba3f27 between blade and non-blade 0af382ddbe meaningless.236b4eede4be26fd

Besides, their usual enemies 75cd08479e were demons, so he 852db448dc had no qualms about 3c7d001a86 wielding his weapon.b7605f9378ee7ffa

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Augustine asked 291d9d7ff2 with a ce2444e4d4 smile.16fa10a55249ec30

“By the way, how old are you?”ede3ce0721d69393

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He was ec8a5ae7c0 speaking informally bca499ac48 now. But Augustine’s informal d8e1e974b3 speech felt more 8d121523ce natural and comfortable, 8045f702a6 so Ketron, standing b566110ef7 opposite, replied after 61a802a90e a brief silence.2629072446fc310f

“…Twenty.”501fce3f846a35a0

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“Hmm.”1136d4418db5a1f9

Augustine scrutinized Ketron’s face. Sure, hearing it, 7fa0e82f6d he did have 4624c566bc the youthful softness 8e446bc76e of a young 7fea0aaf64 man. But he 987e1c58ef was younger da2b1b0728 than expected.407393ecf3d194f9

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He thought b03ac8d235 Ketron would 18203dd143 be older. Not because he 5f531fa8e4 looked older, but 39f88e50c7 because his eyes, 72da3808d2 those deeply sunken 4c5c5e0c47 eyes, seemed too 6c4e135a8a mature for a 037ff530e1 twenty-year-old.2845beb087be0f72

Augustine didn’t hide his f982c3e6b8 pity, clicking his tongue.99d30fb3593971a1

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“Seems like you’ve had a tough life? Your eyes don’t match your age.”c83765af4781165b

“…”a662915396e07684

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“Well, it’s none of my business.”45463ef4bd11fed3

He said, lightly 087b7af1ef swinging the giant 0bf41ddd70 wooden staff onto 7c3efe7ffb his shoulder, and 68ccea491f beckoned with his 845d7b9fc7 fingers.18dcc2a40bced4d3

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“Then, as your elder, I’ll say this. Come at me.”6690bf9697a9cabd

It was a 3b6e3acd1b clear provocation.ea021597e46cb5e6

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Amusingly, both the intent ca7ac54a31 and the action were dfcda49c19 all too familiar to 966a31fd2e Ketron. He had seen that be6a0c0ea2 move countless times.bf0df5853b213e90

Whether from the opposite 41b14b7a4c side or standing behind d4f1f75ae3 him.00e7d2c2bfca6402

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Watching the 416779d068 provocation, Ketron 7237c7a76f picked up 462bc3b1b4 a stick 9424ee9e0f of similar 3861f81f92 length.fe95056de6e9df1d

Of course, it a14538386a was nothing like 91fc0bb468 Augustine’s thick, giant 6b3bb53d38 staff. It was 3ecfca7d75 something you’d 2a0df05e6b find on 50e0e2d441 the street, 88e1f73e7d the kind a2f7bb9524 of stick 88f9d1aafa young boys bf0478ad91 would pick 66bcac9140 up and ba30519c19 play with.8ec3678efa09fcae

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A stick?9b5007234881adb7

For a c49996ca35 moment, Augustine 96294da096 thought he 25269f281d was being 3ba3c82363 mocked, but 404d7cdbf6 then he 9d380356f3 saw his dc5124a248 opponent charging c2f98e58bb at him 95e9034422 with incredible 577b15b42d speed and 72be569634 quickly raised 6dc1d9a5fb his staff.5b72413095424e46

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Bang!512dbf3392c5e6e1

Wow, the 5922c77f1e crowd gasped bd81442ddf in admiration.6ffe8486b97bb5e1

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Augustine took a few be4e8e6ae6 steps back. It happened so be60f59180 quickly it was 49b54d1eb7 almost a surprise ccc10b7878 attack, but since a4ba1dd245 Augustine had invited 667ce0c9b0 the challenge, and 75372b81bd they weren’t knights 27352031cb bound by honor, 4a7deef831 there was no ed44b857f0 reason to blame ae4b39ba0e Ketron.f88195f053dab036

Still, he 8d169c3133 didn’t expect b4de7b38a3 him to ce13d11c27 charge so b38f78601a directly. And with 700b1ec534 a stick 8664f3917b picked up 7a915edfc6 from the 7edf7fd669 street, what 7eeb62a2b9 kind of 1f1d7e001f power was d4ddcaf12f he wielding?981a8933438938c4

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“…This is beyond expectations.”6120c66acaff4d5a

Feeling the sting 777d6eb21a in his palm, f977e93b94 Augustine shook his 46cce528e9 hand with a d54eba50e3 grin.2be9a5741efdf65d

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He had some 0303b3b5d9 expectations, but the d8afe7a7c3 power and speed c50011db19 exceeded them.0309073f289757d7

No, it 2c48be30cb overwhelmed them.871f666447277186

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It had bbb155eb19 been a 77eca6c163 while since e3c55274a6 he felt c0f4f47ecc this way.d86c20507412f831

Unknowingly, Augustine didn’t realize f905c17c0b he couldn’t recall the ec70422f2d opponent who once made 57dd28f76d him feel this way.556784422488a3c9

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This time, Augustine e1828835fd charged. The staff came from f0e87fd3db below, an unexpected direction, 51609eb85f but Ketron skillfully deflected c10a071411 it. Bang! The sound echoed, c4b3865dd0 and they both fef97f7dd0 retreated from each c598a15cbf other.51ab4bec84481cb9

“Oh?”7360484b0918ef11

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Augustine widened his d401330a94 eyes in genuine c973764f18 surprise and burst fbab534b2f into laughter.8a68cdff135a62be

“This is the first time someone’s blocked that in one go. It was supposed to be an unexpected attack.”bbf31ca7b5c03ec1

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Of course, no 4691e024c2 matter how good ef3ba4e879 Ketron’s combat sense 153276aac3 was, perfectly blocking 5995d825a5 a surprise attack af842de1e6 from an unexpected da670f8e11 direction was impossible.452a1f33b39ad2f4

He was e0eafa345d just familiar ac6f11375d with it. He had seen Augustine bd967b93c6 test people like this 82e618d529 many times.f9382cf21e00a592

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The two clashed several 7f0788323e more times.3a7c71a8c2ca8c77

Suddenly, the central square dbc17f8ad1 echoed with the sound 1684a31524 of heavy, large objects ad901e889f colliding.4db05017da46e282

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Despite the seemingly light 3a3556f5be movements, Ketron felt his a5b9a271d9 strength waning.7868e6084a3dbc54

The longer the spar went on, the more they clashed… it was exhausting.ad092bbeb5a349d3

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Was it 2f14119960 because of 8bbb1a33b3 the injury?3e753545b0eb6ae2

Had his d9b4b76504 stamina dropped 1fa2a7d180 in a d3b1b20939 month?64c8dc7a0652d8f3

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No, his body wasn’t a44bce3802 that weak.941b181546a1a827

It was his f74e024a6a mind being worn 15553248ab down.7ac8d7a688204350

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“Amazing!”f5e2add17fede4aa

The opponent, who seemed 917a89d98e genuinely impressed, clashed with 75c805e646 him.d764a59d17811b49

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His comrade, who 94a543a4f0 had crossed the a725cf86f5 line of life 92f3f1e0f2 and death with 232cc444d2 him many times.575f22e34d1dd41c

Had forgotten him.6606840d6ff6bf5b

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Completely forgotten, treating him 5ae9c95147 like a stranger.f00ad3d264cf44ac

He hadn’t accepted 0e48041688 Augustine’s sparring request 1d5f6d4324 because he thought 82c653aef6 it would be 5dcd73003b okay. He simply da0ffb0e73 couldn’t refuse.27f0b9ff5216547a

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Ketron knew well 35e2f80eb1 that his mind 1188170516 was weaker than 3c664b9a2f ever.5d82aae079ae153e

Was it a mistake ec5d2078e5 to accept this spar 29b0f9ac06 in that state?e7441d05cc1c9699

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“Haha, it’s been a while since I felt like this! A while? No, is it the first time?”d4f4b831c2e66de3

Each clash felt 73658d506b like his heart 4ff8fe3234 was breaking.1bd41e733212a998

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His closest friend, bf4cc4a0bc who was always a053dad66c reliable in times 6a57a36572 of crisis, who 8317626458 he trusted without c8b2025905 hesitation, and who 079223c8c1 he believed would 7484e3b11e take care of b3219d6f8c Albatross if anything a71432c6e7 happened to him.c4b36bf709ccc045

Had forgotten him.4f5a0b6785da80f7

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So perfectly.e9ee0a76d5038ab7

The fact he 08f60d4789 knew only in d151287161 his head was 2fc7bd7592 now a sensation 8ccc2934e8 on his skin, ba5d00c39e making it harder c2797f5581 to breathe.d8e63984175339ea

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You knew it.a1f752f7f2008f52

That everyone forgot.0a23fbbf1c626197

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So why…ce5001d161003261

Ketron, against his 3e81207d02 will, was gasping 695f78cbad for air like f683a87bfd a fish out 73427c652e of water.da96ca542628862e

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“…? Hey?”0d3ad515e9f78e3b

Augustine, who 15d36aec49 almost found 68c7629752 an opening ebe53caaec to attack, b1cf62838c flinched and 11ce476e97 froze. His opponent’s demeanor was afe46548e9 unusual.8c1d28c9119dfdd1

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The opponent, who ca982de347 had completely sunk 6a345086c8 into darkness and 630649f7e7 let his arms 9c86e12601 hang limp, seemed 6e3299bf9c to have lost f209e3c6e6 the will to 727f5f3088 fight.7ef3176cc290acc8

“What’s wrong?”3ba854ae4ffe633d

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Augustine looked at Ketron 5f2c6c183c with a bewildered face, 0f5c784688 as if he had 1a8e47ebe4 no idea why his 496f07b59f opponent was acting this 6bdce248db way.72f23b3ad3980917

That made Ketron feel b4516d7f5f even more sorrowful.7d22ed25bd872c96

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Augustine, you’re not supposed 5ca79637c5 to be like this.5a6adc31add9145c

Even if everyone else bbf048d7df forgets, you’re not supposed 87650ae827 to.dbc1b24d05e6b675

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Not you.4ed15e61bd7a44f6

Ketron felt 365a0a90c0 his vision ae3f5707a1 blur. Even gritting his teeth, d566cbcebb it was hard to 470cf6cee4 hold back the sorrow 284973e2c7 that had piled up f234964ec0 in his heart.d0efc77457cb84e6

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His mind, which had 1de800f8d3 never crumbled through any a2213d86e8 trial or pain, showed 1379aeadec its vulnerable side after c5fd5b93f7 losing everything and falling.a05a1f8e3012a17c

Everyone forgot.07e06261ee05f40f

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Even his closest d91781464d friend forgot him.bdfacd08c6273ee8

What meaning f07e104303 does this 37c4248719 life have e1dfeb11e6 anymore?c2a0b5f4e2cc1959

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The dark thoughts he 90e287e0c4 had tried so hard 52bc544750 not to think about f87e5ca97c since that day began 5d23181e5e to surface.e153280d54d58744

“What are you doing!”1336957dc4fde73f

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A voice, e6010d2420 familiar over f7465bca94 the past 109ac5c601 few days e544712b5d without him e1c68cd623 realizing, reached 9073fe5423 Ketron’s ears.0ede730d1d36e4a0

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“Alright, perfect. The meal is complete.”5d7c674cc792701e

Eddie sat in a 0b40b3e557 chair inside the convenience ce220c9854 store. He had finally completed 5d2d184f85 the perfect meal setup. Simplifying things and making 7b4b186fe2 a simple meal was d9214a8daa harder than expected.62a4694bb6a23e06

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“If only I could add kimchi, it’d be perfect.”f04328269c56650d

Being a fermented food, bec2e59f5f it seemed difficult to a6c813b4c8 introduce kimchi to the 75c4de8839 Reneba Empire with a 3d532f2a91 typical approach.0062865e2ed019d2

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I’ll have to figure f7c69f8d82 out a way.7638f238526ff35d

Even though he ca28a552da was now a 8e26040e93 Reneba Empire citizen, 0c103b4e0b Eddie, whose roots de820e4a35 were Korean, couldn’t dfd530c311 choose to give a4123b16b2 up kimchi.bc8a6b1fb730fac5

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After pondering for a f9b6dd98b3 moment, Eddie decided to 128cbb7b58 leave the kimchi issue 4fdcf6661d for later since it ba1ef3d0a0 wasn’t part of today’s d210ff5220 breakfast menu, and stretched 1a987c3fe8 his stiff shoulders.1fa95574232d9ef4

Habitually glancing around, Eddie e45c5999dc picked up a round-packaged 3441904fe0 chocolate from a display 76ebf6a283 near the convenience store e7ebe33e4b entrance.7d089d9ddd337d1c

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He hadn’t bought it 308d9f67e8 often in his previous fc430328ad life because it was f27faa05d1 expensive, but now it 4b5805d950 was endlessly replenished, so 0146b714d8 there was no burden. It was the perfect 07b1d38519 size to give a 9434d0f0fc taste to his sweet-loving 6a6a07b345 ‘kid’ at home.680377a03b21a558

If they like efea121ccf this, I’ll bring f553ef463f Dubai chocolate next 8c7a6fd636 time.d34e8d11b62ca4de

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Eddie, putting the chocolate 1d9053588d in his pocket, cheerfully 24dfa607ad left the basement.c835391e5f3e6532

And he widened 6ae1c2772c his eyes at bc4f3f410c the empty first ed90e89b94 floor.65245e45add1c20b

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There wasn’t a single 80bd3b8924 customer.9361ba59ef3087be

“Gasp.”b353d802d54812c0

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Even though ac9422dc4e the inn bf46af3c27 was failing d3d7577595 and the 9c240fd538 menu was 5a289f522d poor, having fa3c8e6a98 zero customers 85ead4b803 for breakfast a3bdc8c709 and lunch 4c1575fc72 was a 86494bc4f6 bit much.3f5b75b955668be5

Thinking that, Eddie c0e936dd05 was about to aa7dcd46da ask Gerald if 08c387be54 something had happened 73364dc889 when he noticed cc4fd470a5 Gerald standing by 1f5a694225 the window, looking 6d579388d6 outside.cee9fba4cfa084f3

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“Gerald, what’s going on?”c97497e052ad9b54

Gerald, arms crossed, turned a5ff07f5cd his gaze from the e581fbdbc6 window to Eddie and c73aed03a3 shrugged.cbbf2efa53bd0bce

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“An uninvited guest is fighting another uninvited guest.”45f95bae4b4e04fe

“…Huh?”35baa10d6dbecad6

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Eddie couldn’t understand 7885f54ebc what that meant.315f053239afaf89