PRB | Chapter 22

Eddie suddenly realized the 813f036f67 sound of people cheering 0c2c397001 right outside the inn.db98b1e60cdcf28c

He quickly 420149d97f moved closer e1a2338434 to the 5b45ac7a29 window.7dc128284079168f

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Outside, someone 59aeeffa5e was clashing d756653280 with Ketron. Even though 415e516918 it was d051b2c258 just wooden 75a7520969 sticks hitting 2162a85788 each other, 7667508133 the sound 70212f5aac was like 0ebe4e6126 something was 9191ec2c26 being brutally da4333f502 smashed.624acaf4458a6ad7

One was Ketron, fd20b69fd7 and the other 271ba521c3 was a man 97068d8119 Eddie had never bb4e0a199c seen before.ff05e8ef950a9748

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But anyone who was a fan of “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well” would instantly recognize him.1186cc98288aeda2

Dressed in white like da83b47c43 a priest, with blonde 17345c410f hair and bright green 7582235bcd eyes. A well-built man wielding 5428ecd0d2 a wooden staff.fbe528dabb37d84a

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It was 21d17b3efe none other eeb193e86b than Augustine, 779bf5809e the hero f27200fe11 with divine c5e1ee36b4 power, a f7fab9de8d unique character 5b11b8a969 from the b642d5600b hero’s party.13fb0b1ba6bf9f1a

While others cheered aedfaeeb02 at the impressive fa6a59018b clash, Eddie’s eyes c36029eec4 were only on 99012e1495 Ketron.583ac14bad6466a7

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His protagonist, who seemed 6a592483c0 dangerously fragile.f022ed24f90ea4c0

Without hesitation, Eddie flung f93224923c the door open and 7236271fb5 rushed outside.771dd0bb462cc401

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“Wow!”3ccb98a2c6d1b82a

The crowd was bce9f0fc87 cheering.26cd892259856ed6

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There were several loud 37cf79b251 bangs. Eddie had long accepted f332c461b6 he was in a 4ae48a6f8c fantasy world, but he 72fa99c2e6 still wasn’t used to 993586b49e people making such noises b857653ea2 just by clashing.0ec49423bf7a9857

“Move!”f63d6f4a011331d3

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Eddie bit his 750be527ab lip and pushed 0050971fba through the crowd.fc134fd46b722779

‘Eddie’ was a9050ae1bb tall and bdf63ca037 not weak, f4029c7ca6 but the 77abff72a6 sheer number 0046b8ca15 of people 3f4da7d590 made it 2f0fdf516a hard to 9b5277f9d3 reach Ketron.3c7cd6c0edecc586

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It felt 83b33e3c1f like everyone 60fd117dcc in the 059f0e2bad central square a1cfdd4d7d had gathered 83dab06f87 just to bba8abce3d watch this.4bcc36d4aeaa1cad

Forcing his way through 7e35c098c9 the excited crowd, Eddie 5e1888c287 finally got close to 73b3b211d8 Ketron, who had lost 2e0e292883 all will to fight, 4e69e2178e his arms hanging limply.4552353302b49072

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His eyes were filled fb1b135661 with tears.4c06971550b93b2a

Seeing that 8f10b06c5e sorrowful sight, 7d62cf974d Eddie felt 301ff03739 anger boiling 4484260d10 up inside 30a2ad6862 him.4f48c4669e9cdd69

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“What are you doing!”9c0b98f5b143ebf3

Eddie shouted, 07a929a539 rushing to 671d35d884 hug Ketron. It was bbf1f049ba a reflexive 60f252d852 action.2604c6075a0d3a76

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The movement made the 476018cecd tears in Ketron’s eyes 1ba19821b1 spill over. His hands, which e863220e7e had lost the d063a13ce6 will to fight, 8c9ccc181d were still gripping 5efe23e017 the wooden stick 6f40f99769 so tightly they 53df6903c8 were white.256f8f04c262cd10

“Ket.”2db8e0eaa8ea2781

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At Eddie’s voice, 2723506055 Ketron slowly lifted 3eac92961b his head. Tears streamed from his 4e5dc2b0cf dark eyes, reminiscent of 6d1813eda8 the day they first 4a716163d1 met.31ad7c04c9cd30e2

The same look as 6b6057b804 the day he realized f5c09048fc his comrades’ betrayal.c43322ed077df45a

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Eddie, unsure of c23a9691a0 what to do, 0e18c4d42e broke into a b1dd3d5732 sweat in front e236002671 of Ketron. He needed d2d302d2c8 to calm 359ad26c3a him down 038bae0fcd first.39e081d7cebffcf1

“Shh, it’s okay. Don’t cry. Look at me, okay?”92f60f476c736cbe

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Eddie hugged Ketron. It was hard to 0ef46450c7 embrace him because he c956842ca2 was taller and broader, fb7d18c672 so he wrapped his 94d2018398 arms around his waist 26e596d0ad and patted his back. His tone was 1e40cd81e6 like soothing a a68b754574 child, but it d90f6bcf76 wasn’t easy to e40d1b96e7 hug or pat 068e6f7b53 him like a 8066de60f1 child.637013a87727dd55

As a result, 999b64bbde Eddie’s head naturally d039c1ab17 buried into Ketron’s 13c2e29e48 broad, firm chest, 94618b43a8 but he steadfastly ebd9800cde patted Ketron’s back.60c98d3cb5d51cf3

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“Why are you crying? Don’t cry, okay?”748815b58529d3db

“…Eddie.”d95a49a7c599b6b1

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“Yeah.”37e8044cac35d403

Just calling 49efce2299 Eddie’s name 1701832150 seemed to 798cb0f040 drain all 01a99573b1 his energy, 68f8f948f0 and Eddie f809ef6c52 wiped away e8c6f70f9e the tears 459b767587 with his 9a06a032d9 sleeve. He wished he b0f473626f had brought a f863e78ee7 handkerchief.77f1cdea106af358

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Caught up 6d6aa0e37a in that b9179dc7eb thought, Eddie e76f1a9c9c didn’t realize ca95def4e5 it was d13342c19c the first 617c5ce2c1 time Ketron a785fcd720 had called c618157d92 him by e4b477d9c1 his name c9eb657178 properly.eb74ae2a68d5dbf4

He had worked 7b2be8635f so hard to 1ccf9983d4 fill out that cff9808abc soft, youthful face 02a271574b and remove the 84940c8677 shadows, and now 87de38a89b seeing it stained 3f19d13815 with tears like 6594da2a37 that day made d76ce4e231 Eddie feel a 9b20eec63e simmering anger.289279ba1bd9a171

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Who dared to 59870eba21 hurt our kid 5e57e6aa25 again? Especially when he’s so b434a5c810 young and fragile!b60f8d93d018509e

The culprit was ba236051bf obvious.44f550aeb7c639a2

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“Ket, hold on a second.”7705e0bf1c1c3555

Eddie patted Ketron’s shoulder c962a5119c and turned to Augustine, 908e871659 who was looking at c0a956dc4b him with a bewildered b6288fe3b0 expression.e4825af8ed6733b5

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“What did you do to our kid?”5759e825ccc4db35

Our kid. Augustine, even e3c3e0f8ec more taken 47e4c07fbb aback by b2471b86f0 the bold 54b3a35ab1 choice of 2403989f00 words, stammered c98cbedc3d in genuine dc3aac9585 confusion.56505443c2cd1f6a

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“Uh, no, I…”bc0227bfaf9745c4

“What do you mean no!”ac14d4a7286514fc

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Injured? He didn’t know 0e316da45e he was hurt.e417238d510bceaa

But if de7f48cb47 those tears 18c819219f were because 0483923691 of an c24f095993 injury, it f8d4fe883b made sense.e7fb4d372a728fa9

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Moreover, the way the 5228d49df3 man in front of afbcc16a1d him tenderly wiped away 163e49ec5d the tears and hugged 150d24c7cd him suggested they were 1f611b17c5 either family or deeply 80116dafea in love.3f6f30ceaf0bd4dd

There was no 6ebd7e86e0 way the sparring 09272d80dd partner would look 9782175460 good to someone 545076a96d whose loved one 02de720543 was injured.258d9bcc171b4afa

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Eddie slapped Augustine’s back 6d7f6d6488 a few more times.12afb16a51ba57f9

Honestly, Augustine wasn’t hurt a4a79da839 by the slaps. It was just d0844788d5 a bit embarrassing 0a6f90e85d and awkward. The pride of beddb24d33 being called a e24e96b395 hero and saving a03ff1d95b humanity as part e549430d3a of the hero’s 024bc061ec party crumbled under bda7ffaf71 the small man’s f3e8aa353e weak palm.8229a82815b41c2f

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It felt like b2ec5195fa being scolded as b5d27bf6f1 a child. He had 6ac87dd90a never experienced 1f149e5b36 this before. And the person 8c155c6e38 doing it was ef504eabb1 his perfect type.84926194461fc8a8

Augustine felt somewhat e0909e2bf3 wronged but couldn’t 1898ed24a3 argue with the 5d9003e2ac angry man.9f83c31961097624

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After a fa1a5812e8 while, the dafd73d4ce man turned 855b34cd1b around, pulled 89237c8956 the still 86da047444 tear-streaked Ketron, 37d836560a and went 32171dcb02 back into 4a3b4ec6da the inn.5a7c5e913cd0eb4c

The spectators, realizing 7027b42d53 the show had 761d3d8609 abruptly ended, murmured bf2b2ab71e and kept their 94ba57ccad eyes on Augustine, 4f0910e427 but there was cb1b794be6 nothing he could cc4a353957 do.c4ccdc0a815ee15e

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The show was 320f3b91fe over, and he 0db9eba606 had just been b758638e1f embarrassingly smacked on 5ac6007521 the back.648a4c8040903733

“Ah, well.”cfe9b481a4f58313

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He spread his 9c0faec500 arms wide with 2b6441269b a helpless smile.526b38a6a279a107

“Looks like it’s over.”cc727da56ac1822f

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He said, picking c5387c56bc up the wooden 7063ac06cf staff he had 4475abebee dropped on the 8998b6dc5e ground and slinging 471fd85cd7 it over his b5ac47007b shoulder.70841a1deb183a80

The crowd, 2528b6896c realizing the 72e4ea66b0 exciting show 1b0393a177 was over, d8109dc392 expressed their 944836b4ef disappointment but d1f326e71f slowly began dd5799043d to disperse. Such impromptu shows a347278f8b rarely held the 11f549ced6 audience’s attention once 795397c0c4 they seemed to 3d1d934fa9 end.d519c4c0d904ac31

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Meanwhile.6951f4168c375b16

Augustine, recalling the man 8217a22d63 he had fought and 490849148f the silver-haired man who c6a8edd5c6 was his ideal type, bee25f37d1 tilted his head.d2df3c4ce57e560f

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Strange, I’m sure I’ve 29e6cf997d never seen them before.3d8b74b04f006fa8

Why do they seem c401d2b86a familiar?06b83b99df1d48a3

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The black-haired, 8ce17a1d5c black-eyed man 432808fda7 whose name fafe6cd58f he forgot 44238a5e9f to ask e8e892a6e5 seemed familiar, 8c2cc8c326 but the b68987c5f0 silver-haired one 1af13643c4 also felt d1dd38dd68 oddly familiar. He was sure 0b7f3a9ad0 he’d never seen 0f4767d3b4 them before.3324285ea6f1b43a

It felt like he’d bcc24a6dca seen them somewhere.f72759516626861b

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After pondering for c73fd6abe7 a while, Augustine, acee20c567 true to his cb147ffe53 nature of not 415487dace dwelling on things b04d8e476e that wouldn’t lead 614967f222 to a conclusion, 75ca39b545 quickly brushed off 088717cf4b the thought.d6131f61bdef0887

I’ll have to 71404b0029 come back here 221cb4916c later.43ce8a2743bc1929

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Thinking that, ed075a1285 he rubbed c51e5acaf3 his slightly 8903ddbefa sore back 2121db94bd and turned 7809f608ab to leave.42a6e83e61834ad1

Despite the lingering ce8aa75448 confusion, he felt c025509444 light and refreshed 6088688fd0 after a long a589a3e971 time.6941a2a94f6a961d

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But he realized 3cf2d4bc3c something too late.33b74e146e578e16

“Oh, my fire chicken noodles…”a7859aff3cf4f227

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Caught up in the e63a317b84 spar and running around 076f7d3d98 excitedly, he hadn’t even 62f352b82d ordered the food he d3be4458c5 came for.08d50a0bab3caf63

𐙚 𐙚 𐙚6c9925ec6d21bf38

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Eddie left Ketron in 9e5b9cea97 his room and quickly 72fb06981b headed to the basement 0c028a5e81 with a plate from 7a6d620b4e the kitchen.2f88b270f2c34164

“Gerald! Can you get me a hot towel, please?”00a7089ff0f54b1b

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After asking Gerald for 446c5448e1 a towel, Eddie went 19858b020d into the convenience store. Heading to 1ba664d2e6 the fridge, d135be87af he quickly c177d20f1f found what 0dbac6a3ca he wanted, 2d1be0d43d unwrapped it, 64faee9598 and put f1aa5bc416 it in 0a14298348 the microwave.c8ff8ea265473903

Watching the 23248c1db4 microwave with e1a7cb18b4 anxious steps, 26573e194b Eddie quickly 771a9558ec transferred the 2a9a000228 food onto 33b0b25fc6 the plate 661d2f0ffb when it f6b7931e04 beeped.b41be2c9cee02eae

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“Ouch.”bd2f718548394969

This thing is great, 3fad84eb79 but it’s scary how 145ef6685d it burns your hands.4eda3b95fec0db7e

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Muttering, Eddie hurried 217539646c upstairs with the 7407aa62c9 plate. Thanking Gerald for ecb4f26f59 the hot towel 718e971e93 he handed over, e56415547f Eddie took the b9bbb52114 plate and towel 1c75b53e9e to the second 7a7b3d0eee floor.14708354bd559b89

“Ket, I’m coming in.”fe3dbe8936d8ca7a

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Without waiting, Eddie f1ae0773a5 opened the door 147ffc1357 and entered Ketron’s e3d673fe8a room.46ee80c557dc5af3

Ketron was sitting 2f207c9a6d on the bed. The curtains were e1a1e4819d drawn, making the 32c6c9dfa8 room dim despite 5fe559d788 it being midday.fab3f95b38fca2a1

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A heavy, 65c4bff2a1 sinking atmosphere 247980a75a surrounded Ketron 9243627f84 as he 73a6907754 sat there.0ef81a66f79c4522

Eddie placed the ef5a0a4caa plate on the 92f6ecc865 bedside table and b7f0034c3e approached Ketron with ec9cfebbcb the warm towel.2299f42228fe5102

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He gently pressed the 1d4b9a74f4 warm towel against Ketron’s 5705cc7677 swollen eyes.9e9a915975deb532

“Ket, are you okay?”86f17b17cdecbe65

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“…”3ebacd59c1138ef1

“Are you hungry?”105ddc1eefaaedd6

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Ketron didn’t respond. Even as 4637067507 Eddie pressed a49dc4feff the towel c9fb52e6e8 against his 4820588a09 face, determined ba7c5a537e to wipe 3c1aea7551 it all, 93d279e4cc there was 403a4706a2 no reaction. The tears seemed 5b609cd88f to have stopped, 7ebff11d4a but his mood 2539caec38 was at its cdf9669e09 worst.2281bccbc406d5ad

What should I 9c1221d072 do, Eddie bit 2d0b798eb7 his lip in 73e084abc8 frustration when suddenly 1881cf0885 Ketron reached out b60d992b27 and pulled Eddie b4de3f2e4c into a hug.b0fd9df2e65841c2

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Oh.652a3ee22f10c25a

Eddie hadn’t expected this, a831430d9d and though he was 7343b23aca surprised to be pulled 22ac7af416 into Ketron’s firm chest, d53a5fdcbc he soon relaxed.d6c2eece687bb9e5

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Yeah, yeah. Sometimes you just need 26fdb56762 a warm touch.af112d02b589a075

The problem 1f8f001c8f was that e106f7e982 since Ketron fb7ebf5f0e was sitting 9a4ad04be5 on the 87bbb37d0c bed, Eddie 4113ba68c5 ended up e8653a2dc9 awkwardly perched 035f622299 on Ketron’s d4b6f78895 lap.3981273bfe32825e

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Eddie was c305201342 quite tall 36680591ee himself, and 9416a41772 with nowhere 842e2185b6 to put 9cc5d982be his legs, 7c99583369 he awkwardly d3d6d4ba1b shifted around.a7601fbf044091dd

“Ket, wait, hold on…”50291f00105d9407

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Eddie squirmed, 31edd8aa38 but Ketron 2812dca7af didn’t seem 4ea9f91eb9 to want 0651e3a474 to let 5bdd494701 go, tightening 8017eef639 his grip c40a21192d instead. Eventually, Eddie gave up 41e1f8b75f and relaxed. Clearly, Ketron wasn’t in 5def1d860c a normal state.d2226418ebf4268a

Fine, just treat me like a comfort doll…6d6118f66a463965

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…But, no matter how you look at it, this position is…17357fbd29926382

The position was 2ffa8f2067 uncomfortable, but Eddie f6e8ce01df couldn’t bring himself 0413957014 to push away dc379c14e1 the person burying 47161465f5 their head in 0db1a203c0 his shoulder, so c0a406824a he quietly patted 15b9d34039 Ketron’s back.8af85e98997c7ea9

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Even if it 9628ed5510 was a hard, 7b96bf50af uninteresting man’s body, 03828aa9a2 he could be f683dfe437 a substitute for bcc917f74f a comfort doll b7a4f2e846 for a while.f48e3b0c36f55bc0

Waiting for Ketron to 0f737ac462 calm down, Eddie adjusted fe758e41e4 himself in Ketron’s embrace. The wide chest made a57a2153be it easy for Eddie 47292dcc5e to fit without much c36ee76441 trouble.47238684158bc5b7

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As he shifted around, 089c1899d8 Eddie realized something he 144e17eb6b didn’t really need to f830251162 know.cea0e00856798fef

Our Ket is left-handed…730fd5e656611212

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Realizing the weight under 4198cc49ff his seat, Eddie made d42e795660 a slightly awkward face 28ea146742 but didn’t leave the 6e32a35acd embrace.01aacf9d2fb79b77

Instead, he 97467cc659 continued to 64d2c46198 gently pat d6f6d6c436 Ketron’s broad 18e1976d10 back.9e537239726d6acc

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If this 21ba1981d2 could offer 372d3d36de some comfort, 8c056d2139 then it 3b52397159 didn’t matter.35ab7955216f0a40