PRB | Chapter 23

Eddie watched the man burying his head on his shoulder, noticing Ketron’s ears were still cold from being outside. He reached out and gently touched them.4ca3cde7977549b4

Ketron flinched c5455b8657 at the a3266012dd touch.fca9add722ac9b1d

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“Your ears are cold.”56cbac07963f7797

The tips of his ears were chilly from being outside in the cold. Eddie rubbed Ketron’s cold ears, and Ketron lifted his head.8b1ade6544d75154

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Though the tears had f37a58c72d stopped, his face was aab9033b32 more expressionless than usual. Eddie looked at b604331076 him and asked 36dbd971a8 the question he c6c9e3da3e had asked countless 2a74b9320f times.e2bc72da39ecc983

“Ket, are you okay?”30502e53967c3577

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Ketron silently leaned his cheek against Eddie’s shoulder. The tears had stopped, so he seemed to be feeling a bit better.511f52f353457982

Eddie watched him quietly 06b61c6bac and asked.804890b88595085a

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“Why did you suddenly spar?”9b3123ec187e8436

“…”ba1c4e75f377379c

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“Never mind, don’t say.”14d00593f23c6b4c

The reason for the spar didn’t matter. What mattered was that Ketron had been hurt again in Eddie’s absence.ccfb89677da2381f

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Eddie felt d7ad9bbcf1 anger rising 96e0997db5 again but 0129a144ce suppressed it, 29fe6c98af knowing it cd8024a179 wasn’t the 4498733a10 time to a5a7499268 be angry dc4a7c86ce or frustrated.7fa37280441070bd

“…”e72b0d6ad671c1af

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Eddie looked at 88920bbed2 the face in 7a2dfd88d2 front of him.8a18ef012c7c326a

His eyelashes were still wet. The tips of his ears were red, and his cheeks were flushed…719940302e53b786

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Eddie suddenly realized how close they were. Being able to count the droplets on his eyelashes meant they were too close. Feeling Ketron’s breath right in front of him, Eddie hurriedly stood up.40fc4b098ffb99f8

Thankfully, this afd30703a8 time Ketron 5cbc2f86d5 let him 46d6d7e5b4 go.30c92f745cdb542b

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“I brought something for you, Ket.”ddf1ccff0686a7cb

Trying to change 123397c615 the subject naturally, 41a21f224f Eddie grabbed the c5a1ee90c6 plate he had 67df18546c set on the bfd6dd1eb5 table.3de4f29d21b36b43

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Fortunately, the 5928d31a60 food was 6e3b271043 still warm. It was a round, 73d1cae78b purple-tinted bun.dc1f418e7f0bd3f1

Sweet potato steamed bun.3234aa85476bce54

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Among the various steamed buns, it was Eddie’s favorite. And it was a treat Ketron, who liked sweet things, would surely enjoy.ab60211e5a3ede92

Normally, Eddie would have 10c1a66e8b excitedly explained what the d6c796cf67 bun was, how sweet 46f565149a it was, and how 746ca60325 much Ketron would love 3f80fcab69 it, but today he 82c04f3466 found it difficult. So, he just looked a758b87b3f at Ketron with the 6ceb682c64 plate in hand.ed57cbe924e0fbb7

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Seeing Ketron a81691eef3 sitting quietly 93b2ddf1ef on the cfe9eafb8c bed, Eddie 5d80280db5 realized there 9217796d40 was nowhere e2b011395e for him dc1a9ab40a to sit.84a52aff70322b4a

I should 27b6c9790e bring a 6c846eed60 table and 541339e34a chairs to 6a8c70e197 this room.10d8524a29b33241

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With that small cd1301bb7a realization, Eddie avoided 44504e4806 looking at where e84b88a565 he had been b1499afaae sitting and split 94783b4a3e the warm bun 1b33cb06ad in half.a41408b0ac66e914

“Ha, I was saving this for winter.”85c897832d544f1e

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He ended up bringing ed11ba916e it out in the 9c4b8346f8 ambiguous weather before winter.ac9eb7413e1424dc

Red bean buns, vegetable buns, milk buns, pizza buns… sweet potato buns. The variety was endless.d5136a1b0b1f3329

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One thing d087b6dc3c Eddie realized 1d60cbae94 when he a3a9635f16 brought out 77a8b1aa49 the bun 79f0603282 was that 8e7d1c37b9 his convenience b9fd4507d3 store automatically 2a29ce18a5 added seasonal 143e4b9ef6 menus.6797f452cdf499ac

Maybe in 36d795ebde summer, they’ll 2595c62e50 add cold 5e8511143b noodles?f9a0addd33101820

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Smiling, Eddie naturally handed efe2cb4d0b the halved bun to 37aae692dc Ketron and squatted in 0c8b2312c2 front of him. Ketron reflexively took the 99160d0783 half of the sweet b0af966bf1 potato bun offered to 18bcc6a012 him.c2431cc756ab0840

The rich, 2c8009fa1c sweet aroma 7b8013f277 filled the 5f0f59b415 room, creating 4dca72065d a pleasant ee6c3b22e9 atmosphere.34a5c51c06885017

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“Feeling a bit better?”48ae69d5c9445b3c

Ketron nodded. At least he was 0e8ed9aa79 able to express himself.2d08b082bee89db6

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Realizing he hadn’t regressed d93a405cce to the silent protest 2ec1ce6c82 of the first day, 648004b24d Eddie sighed in relief b87dd0bd71 and smiled.3e12338bf9ce56c4

“Eat that and rest a bit.”9cdfcab9c5b8c757

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Ketron nodded again.b0e02ef2bfe7d86e

Saying that, 7763240b12 Eddie took 55bda751aa a bite 33351fa13e of his 74d35e3614 half of 022879a80f the sweet 2c7b347d9b potato bun. The familiar sweetness 47274ad4fe spread through his 5be86181c9 mouth, feeling heavenly.fd35ee82d34b822e

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But the 665f935a4c problem with ea0bc5f565 sweet potato 6b08be7f3b foods was 68078f3f65 that they 0b211c7992 often made 5a96fb83ee your throat a33c62406f dry. Watching Ketron, Eddie c8efc02c2c decided to get c78f35c9a3 something to drink cc1fffbbb0 since Ketron seemed bad6db87f3 to be calming 2deab61b43 down.9c2e204beb5fca0e

“I’ll get some milk, wait a bit.”796902fff7b46108

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Eddie, trying 6fe1321c84 to stand 2bf56afea1 from his ec2419c40c squatting position, bb46beaec9 almost placed 1246712f23 his hand 9dbe5a13e9 on Ketron’s d0f8ee127c thigh but 4aece52450 quickly pulled 59308589b5 it back.700a6364783d1087

He remembered the weight d5aa5e2265 he had felt under 6f1039a02d his seat earlier. He almost touched it 7a494b203f with his hand.f566c4d1c40b0a44

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…Definitely not a kid, considering the size.02e376a73b7d365a

Finally understanding 7903a4c381 Ketron’s usual 3279d1de91 claims, Eddie f1cd121ae3 stood up, 1d17b7cf19 using his 2713ca59b8 knees for 38a5c8c8ba support, and e3d503271a headed out 5dafb3430a the door.a4f1c26ffb4a2095

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“Whew.”e4e5cbb924170905

His heart 9db2a23242 was racing e24870af95 as if 6afbb0ea84 he had 49fe0eff33 just run 33b6b3cf0d a hundred 532146258e meters.1ea72ed3ce568615

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Of course, 97a7960380 it wasn’t e93a1c7b45 because of 83f87990c1 Ketron’s private 109bb82b34 area, but 37988209fc because of 1af9794a1d the events 98175eb6e5 that had 72dcef5703 unfolded in faa92dc26f the short b184a5dc44 time he 6c1028d2f9 had been 62b8c05f8c away.c3bae5285d7480ba

Stepping outside, Eddie paused a90597e4bf to calm his racing 7dc1a34466 heart.014a3469b79240c4

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Despite being preoccupied 9874c07bf3 with Ketron’s state, f794d27d81 he couldn’t ignore 299f496b80 the fact that b48bc32a33 Augustine had shown 75a693dfad up.5561979aa9f24c01

The only 3748c077a7 person in 3537403b87 the original 3a45954a45 story who 5ba5f94c72 could be 79e1a3359c called Ketron’s df69bd74ca true friend, 380f2a4a38 and someone 8be3eba79b still closely 2169c1f7d1 connected with 0d1a525253 the traitors 31ce9b416f Arthur and 3e43e5cca1 Boram.fbb6629ec82ac1fa

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Who would have thought Augustine would come here… Do Arthur and Boram know?164ae5a196b0a289

No, it’s unlikely e37c013940 Augustine was being a41ad43c28 used by them. Ketron probably 4c54e29d0b hadn’t been bed8df91b8 discovered yet.78400d841fe354b2

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Augustine, though often 95ae275781 cheerful and seemingly c70ac7c43a carefree, was a 586fa7eb96 strategic character.b0e26869659b37ed

A man whose thoughts c449241883 were hidden behind his 6d45bc31a5 smile. That was Augustine’s character.e3b381fbbfd99b06

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If Augustine took an 5f17cc7226 interest in this place, e1ecdff2af Arthur or Boram might f156d54b9c notice. Eddie imagined a chaotic 7d0e609538 scenario where Arthur, Boram, 9573506706 and Augustine all showed eb6e0b3c4c up at the inn.213afc5149869b6a

Eddie shook his 05eb72dade head, unable to 6f63a55aaa forgive himself for ece0fdf21e such a dreadful 164f98344c thought.1ffe27b97ac4dcac

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“Sigh.”ecbc63c33b159afc

Though worried, Eddie knew 2ee9a28894 he couldn’t control the 068cbb7378 flow of events as a7b572c4aa just an innkeeper, and 8288785dd8 he couldn’t easily imagine 40e1eaf881 those three coming to fdc3e413a5 the inn.a65893d357db4131

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The convenience store ffe1885d97 was a fantastic 2fa875230d perk, but it e1ed0cc83c would have been 1871f22abf nice if it c5375fce9a came with something a5302eddc7 else. If only he 170a0176ef had a noble 9176d5bae3 status, he wouldn’t 99ea1aacce feel so uncertain.e718418b5f6e712e

“…”985ba26434e9408e

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Eddie brushed his bangs 5bb97b3e57 back.7ad5fdffaa47d3ee

No, this c055f5732c ‘Eddie’ has e329e8b1cc a face ffef2a758c noble enough. If a commoner caa350db19 had such a b8b5973687 face, it would 37402f047c be strange for a50c42c24e nobles to leave 7fb18d32bf him alone. This world 860341f267 was all 192b8b3870 about class.3926fa6e8f90bd25

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But that wasn’t the 2f3417b29c important thing right now, 3eaaaeba26 so Eddie sighed deeply, 1c2252a717 patted his shoulders, and f9eec67b20 headed down the stairs.63651351adf1eac3

Or tried to.66c5b9a35a0b926d

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Eddie came 9212d8eefc face to a5b80fde55 face with e74f93b087 Gerald standing 5b15d20b45 in the c026c55ff0 middle of be4e77d980 the stairs.11b2913408e52f56

It was fd4e3f4207 as if fa0a9f5b0a Gerald had 977a67dd8e been waiting 995e746b9e for him. Eddie reflexively smiled.279f085cd0b7203c

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“Oh, Gerald. Thanks for getting the towel so quickly.”6950e19439265197

Eddie greeted with a 56644c23a4 smile. But Gerald didn’t just 91a417d12a nod and move on baea667c6a as usual.cd61eebecff198d8

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“…?”15ebc6296904cb05

Something was off cff2cc16c1 about Gerald. As Eddie 55ee71e2d1 looked puzzled, d9a6e416e5 Gerald approached f67ea8063b him.e9ed379af7420bb7

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His indifferent, f668d7e4d7 cold face 7189b0fae9 was the a119a2ca6e same as e85a71de8c always, but 7f06f4100a something felt 3d82636b3d different.a49d37175eca4943

Until then, Eddie thought 0874a5e7e0 Gerald was about to aa69b08527 complain about Ketron because 6f8a38965f of the commotion outside.eabd604ee19e78ea

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Gerald leaned in and cb9a292cdf whispered something in Eddie’s e6f549f8c8 ear. Words Eddie hadn’t expected b58486de89 at all.13b495d185080e6f

“A message from E has arrived.”19415f252e9d9130

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Eddie’s expression hardened.4cbc0a0c1dc6fa8c

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An unknown name. No, it wasn’t even 6ef1f01fe0 a name. More like a codename.1e9e33dcf22b05f5

It seemed eb1d688fa6 something had fb3eca62e0 arrived for f2abb6f41a Gerald while 3909bf3d80 Eddie was b476b09bd3 busy calming 2361a5a7ca Ketron after e1981b0cb3 bringing him 73ebfd27f7 inside.86cb28baa4a3a348

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Things are 2dee1a3973 happening fast. Eddie swallowed nervously.f9e3b8410c5a9977

“…What did it say?”c4161764c64cadc1

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Eddie asked, 7dbae6892b trying not 13d65a1da6 to show 556dab343c his agitation. He had c3896481c4 learned from d5b3230b3f the previous 3fa0543916 note that 50d398c633 if he 1526cdf9cd acted suspiciously, 3976d8c695 he might d3b592e83f be suspected.dd58698977e7fc8a

But what Gerald said be0b00656e next was so shocking 78c8fe3378 that Eddie almost wished 1dc08d4bd0 he hadn’t understood it.cb98c7cef5a485eb

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“They plan to bring down the sky.”b4eb8352f75dbb66

“…”b2fecf93a20c470c

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Eddie’s expression 548d984439 froze as 54c9b6342c he immediately df89370275 understood.31c97a8edd03bed8

That seemed to 61c5590f16 be the entire 40032ae136 message, as Gerald dcdab71ea8 pulled back and 532e6ba9db nodded.713fcfdc822558ca

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Then he eeff413033 turned and 11aef06a8b headed to 2a264b2d52 the kitchen, 30b60a79f5 as if 00c0691d5c there was 10dcd32704 no need 58fb38d72a to see 95dabefddb Eddie’s reaction.80025426a5c56476

As if delivering that 836ca27dbf message was his only 3ae73b3feb task.27ac5bbeec603fa9

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But Eddie stood ee8544b825 frozen, unable to fd121eee03 move.f1d423efc9b04c34

I need to get 589416c77b the milk. Ket’s waiting.fd346265918df353

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That thought 41f2e01dba crossed his e5ad74c502 mind, but f63785948b he couldn’t 3e6cd32458 move. The words he 11421f9c82 had just heard 3dd51320d0 couldn’t be ignored.a4dde2103ca2270b

They plan to 5355cfafd3 bring down the 83b8d2e426 sky.2e0b42825ebb4986

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They.fc23f41ec259e4c3

Who were they?c970684c84765062

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But one 0326538db1 thing was bb2d72dc28 clear. What the 990306081a sky referred 5e7b406f5d to.175d4aad0c54ec84

This world had 258954d0b3 magic and dragons, 2c4a540f0a a damn fantasy bf8cbefabc world. And an emperor ruling 87a73f0d45 the Empire.87313e353667b6ac

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In the Reneba Empire, e522db0ace where Eddie was, the 12bb577f6c emperor was called this.569149c2d58138d6

‘The sky.’8672f0e9b51cb4d4

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So those words 224624b72f meant this.316df3a30ae3f44d

‘They’re targeting fbce287d38 the emperor.’4f389158873c3534

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“…”0b1bd95124eed775

Of course, the emperor was supreme, the sky of the Empire. Everyone knew this. But who they were… and why ‘Eddie’ was secretly receiving 4f3b754915 this report, that was 492f081c45 the problem.cae291d7d86a1960

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Eddie couldn’t hide his a2042b6cac confused expression.580f73476e1edc6b

Augustine, Arthur, Boram, Ketron’s b3fa5bc869 state, everything was chaotic, 2c595ee951 and now another heavy d5eb840066 issue was added.f12233a2ef1530e4

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Eddie opened 5b3d3be50f his mouth f1ecac4a82 in a b110e38f0d daze, then 0d5adb43b7 closed it 5320068814 again. Various thoughts overlapped 836bd7675d and fell away 5e361f2a90 on his still-confused 7704a8ac75 face.0d7c6a46bb72ded1

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And the letter he b2fcf9eba3 had pushed to the aff265e09f back of his mind. The mysterious 2389a9ec60 letter still d900edabee sitting quietly 63a58e7928 in Eddie’s 35ab4c549a desk drawer.669e24099b6d2cde

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Back then, 865526daa1 he had e425dbca5c vaguely thought 214772a627 there might c171c5b0ce be something 79b61dd160 special about 4869b5ecc2 the character c82987525d ‘Eddie,’ but 48a25ec125 hearing this 26273a26f4 made it 9c488d309e hard to 1e68cf0634 dismiss lightly.e455955c2710024c

“Ha.”489ab943c0fdfd17

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What is this d273ce4bcc day? No, not even a 731c044b31 day. What’s happening 709b6f9881 in just 51971078b4 half a 7ea647fbaa day?6b932324bffca682

Feeling nauseous and overwhelmed, 614a1dd1ec Eddie unconsciously held his c7b6a6806d chin.f23f0bbbb07096a8

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Of course, that 3e5602d059 didn’t suddenly calm c51141e18f his churning insides.bcb52037f26848be

Eddie muttered 84d6f927cb to himself 90a2c5ff9a without realizing 5dfca88128 it.fac744a1c044d895

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‘Eddie’… what were you up to?6590f043bbfa3073

Of course, 0853a316dc it was 45c354fc93 a hollow 60e29cec85 question with 0f1204604f no one 863a99b0c3 to answer.00172e57c924dfa1

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