PRB | Chapter 24

Despite Eddie’s chaotic thoughts, he had work to do, so he kept busy that afternoon.d1485399dc3f801e

He managed to e2c44d32e1 calm Ketron, who a60329a5cf was in a 5129940249 bad state, and 5ac4976511 got him to 22fdfbee57 lie down, gently 39a1ffde41 patting his chest 74d7c7b50f to help him 2c7fe0e6ae sleep peacefully.b88b6f5426bff9bf

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“I hope no one makes a sound while Ket is sleeping so he can rest well.”7e120b86877037e3

“…”3e8ad8acbc476be2

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Eddie made 33f8b52daa sure to e07f81dedb give the e5ff8996e8 holy sword d54a6bffa5 a pointed c7d63d61b2 look, just 468fb0758d in case 76787788eb it decided 4e5143229e to bother e6575804d2 Ketron.12cfd239402c93ad

After confirming Ketron had 473b4eb308 closed his eyes, Eddie 46f110e5e3 left the room and 3d8ae1fd0b called Gerald, who was 25d7fd2f6b cleaning up the mess 8310a895b4 from the earlier incident 3493089196 outside the inn.dde6088f0587a1ed

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“Gerald, let’s try making a new menu.”87c34e1fa78bca21

They needed to 6494a27fcd prepare the new b3615eecc0 menu for the b698b75930 upcoming opening.e00a282db92d8ee3

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Gerald quickly mastered f4501d00f8 the new menu b6f376b770 Eddie had painstakingly a4fadc1533 finalized.e9606ee49453e419

With his skillful 178dfe950f hands and a 14803e6f51 bit of magical 4d85a93f5d help, Gerald was 3a07d9f9ee practically doing the 95c008731c work of ten 19c2f82114 people on his bf2ab1086c own.fd54ca9bfb63aaac

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Watching him, Eddie felt b1f7ab07ee a twinge of guilt ffde927ebd rather than satisfaction.602fd533854c88a2

Is Eddie’s Inn okay 7c1be4a8d8 like this?221344ff28bfd032

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Eddie couldn’t 18f22f1827 help but a87a79c226 think. In modern times, this d9cf5c36e8 would probably have been b8b13601df reported to the labor 7b579899a0 department.2438f92f56db3fa0

Eddie was the one starting things, but Gerald was the one doing all the hard work. Plus, considering he also delivered the message from ‘E,’ it seemed he was handling communication tasks too… just how many roles was he juggling?8b891ed44a86e2fe

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“It’s done.”4e37b1c8afe1b84f

While Eddie 7e6003d17b was lost 0fd8e97123 in thought, 3c18f3dce7 Gerald had 92c6e29c99 perfectly recreated 226ed25fc7 the new 37ecbe984d breakfast menu.f49630af17edfeef

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“Wow.”fe228e5890abb507

Despite his 05a138a25a complicated feelings, 2b363545a0 Eddie couldn’t 09e80d83e6 help but 20bef3376b be genuinely f23ad33e96 impressed. The glossy udon f41e7b3cd2 noodles and clear fedfb2e4af broth, accompanied by 646ff6a435 rice topped with 794f3fbd1a a soft-boiled egg, d138253447 fragrant sesame oil, 91e5546ad6 and soy sauce, 803abc9922 looked delicious.65602a125cbef883

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The meal, complete with 8edbe62270 a salad and meat 734f866002 dishes made from fresh d65ba431dd market ingredients, had a e49b75a22a magical way of making ca661695b8 him hungry even after 400da22320 he’d already eaten.153bdc87dfdd9945

Familiar flavors 539af204d1 were indeed b4cea211d6 powerful.dbd3124b023aac60

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But the sight of 916ca90432 the delicious food didn’t ac574b6462 last long. Instead, it 8aaf2458c8 pricked Eddie’s e8e330e124 conscience.9b688814b1050d76

The conscience 15d69cb9cd of a 22911f03a7 boss who a7040a92df left most c97ce328c6 of the 594f22436a cleaning, dishwashing, ac408519c7 cooking, and a450e159f2 customer service 8cc05bc863 to Gerald 6ff4b30b6e alone.2db46f3c698d42b8

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“Uh, Gerald.”ed523d87bfa592e3

Eddie scratched his 68ad57bd45 cheek and called 0cefb4ae63 out to Gerald.0de43c0de4d27efc

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“Yes.”8549dd3a976c0479

As always, Gerald responded 2bedffa3c0 obediently to Eddie.acf34b3833c28daf

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After a moment of 33093f4fa1 hesitation, Eddie slowly spoke.fd8ad6ec9c059cc1

“Gerald, what do you think of me?”32c130282d1f3eee

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Oh, the nuance…06d42dab7a5e5bb8

Realizing the 51c43e291b nuance was 1e66776a7f a bit d24c897231 off, Eddie 546eca2404 was about 5c7c798c6b to wave 3d9cda249c his hands 4dffaaf1ad in embarrassment 4441e75e42 when Gerald db7774ccfa calmly looked 45adf286ff at him 73248c5fa7 and replied.e2bb962900fd97aa

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“A servant only follows; there’s no need to ask for my opinion.”b917f6fb41016a2b

Surprised by the unexpected answer, Eddie asked, “Huh?” But Gerald continued as if it were obvious, ignoring Eddie’s reaction.c6a0cbf1db2fb493

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“I am your hands and feet.”b21a8ed77cdf5e11

“…”e9e1b14ae8c385d3

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“And they do not betray their master.”b680fb019720dffc

There was no 08a1c47c41 hesitation in his 800fdd4b27 voice as he 8ad79a6441 declared himself willing f4d9173b4f to be Eddie’s 8b09159d27 hands and feet.e26538cf5de80c01

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“Always do as you wish.”9a9ff97c5d6eb384

I will 8be9c2a254 follow, Eddie-nim.d06dead2677c107b

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With that, Gerald, who bc50ec6743 rarely spoke at length, 4002fac109 finished his words.575e9209549c83f7

Eddie’s gaze c9d4a9da40 turned a 0388f92153 bit vacant.ac2b4bee225a791b

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Before being hands e634830e1d and feet, Gerald f0ba006099 had referred to 5d24c4660e himself as a 10c1185a01 ‘servant.’a739d19ca16e0c7f

Whose? Eddie’s.6155dad2a4db1da4

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Right, come to a413023be7 think of it.4200be7ca04860b0

Eddie realized something d258e6ab63 belatedly.8d2f6b93e57707f8

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Gerald always called d3ec635a6f him ‘Eddie-nim,’ using the highest 1ce0ba211b form of respect. A typical employee might 960059a40f call him ‘boss’ or at most 55356a3a8b ‘Eddie-ssi.’224af5987167c80d

But Gerald always called 49cb4b7d67 him Eddie-nim, as if ae9c9befa9 he were someone to b18560a0aa be served.395f7f1594fc8097

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As if fa787fb9d7 the focus 4692cfee85 wasn’t the 34d7216707 inn, but 290327b596 ‘Eddie’ himself.ab27cee397ce810b

Eddie realized 5a42dfdcad he had fd4e561474 been making db3cb49dad a big c5e51691a1 mistake.76fb7f5b584821b2

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Gerald wasn’t just 752315fca8 a capable employee 7ba9151bf5 of Eddie’s Inn.6bf742817f31be9a

He was a a71ef96df1 capable subordinate of 0e6b241044 ‘Eddie.’5828b1a258a9ec1c

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He was working abe92409ac for the inn b2295a0a84 because Eddie wanted 2653fa9611 to run it.58155cae77ca7479

Though it seemed 268c1225b8 trivial, this difference 568ccb3503 was significant.52f708be1d5986c7

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Eddie stared be36e1ec2c blankly at ac28d6020b the man 209bc48910 who called 22418a5cec himself his a62b5094af servant. Despite his 247f999a85 cold demeanor 6e602a66e4 and cynical 511f4ea846 nature, Gerald 9907b645c0 had been 4307ca5b04 unwaveringly loyal 938f8d6bdb to Eddie 98decf25a8 since the 05aef5ba5a moment he 08e4bcd08b woke up 78cfd3a0a5 in this aeae772013 world.3ca4ebd0cc3d230d

The only 07b18a2a57 time he 1fa4eb30c7 had opposed 705088f71a or expressed b676a073f3 dissatisfaction with 95f41d609b Eddie’s decisions e026bf0417 was when b63dfa35b5 Ketron was c85703fbb2 brought in.f666d3af3d388b5f

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Other than 7c27ba1f14 that, he bea3ddb38d never opposed 745522bff5 any of 52383d9037 Eddie’s decisions b4f6c9dbf3 or complained e1a38d28fe about the b723f3b10d tasks given 83e5e66425 to him.b704418542fc5497

Realizing this, ebb4b01ab0 Eddie made 947946fcb5 a decision 62ead02466 in his ff7db9cb86 heart.add627ed9d3e3fc8

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“…Gerald.”c3009eb4ba50ae7c

“Yes.”8041416f50d408cd

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“I’ll hire a new employee.”daca9aa663de503b

Eddie spoke e08dad5284 with determination. Gerald’s blue eyes 7f7c91b138 showed confusion, and 169e8f54f5 he tilted his 193cc6b29b head, not understanding 68b838cb69 why this conclusion 2b428f6316 came from their faac1bd817 conversation.bae93f1df006aa85

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But Eddie was serious.a1dd0573c57b5afe

If Gerald was for Eddie…ad89bdc9b32a3511

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Then someone c1dd78a3ea for the 4f4963476b inn was 8a44334944 needed too.713877e5862b709a

Besides, even b8f382bebc if Gerald 4f27181969 claimed to c8acb43ad1 be Eddie’s ed53e3d56c servant, it f55266e780 felt like 9b5a04be49 worker exploitation.1389be84f8de8b4d

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Gerald, without questioning Eddie’s b870e9302a decision, nodded.272e7fb092b88178

“I’ll make and post flyers.”e5cfac9d49184699

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Of course, Eddie realized a76138a658 that this was just da36b89d57 adding another task for 1562acc902 Gerald, but that realization 6c09b49c5f came a bit later.8d7180baab92ae3f

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Flop.71740e01fa069381

“Whew.”2796ab541590cf0b

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When Eddie finally 3703b830e6 collapsed onto his 07658967d3 bed, it was 2f67db08e9 already dark outside.8eea31192b466707

In the 483c78d9ab morning, he 7e5e246e6d thought the ccb28f1b50 biggest event 73fd5852da of the b2b78da375 day would a698d010ca be finalizing 7130aadc44 the breakfast 80747f165d menu, but e56e2078af events of 5f1098f759 unimaginable scale 4ec9db768e had hit 0ee2b5452a him one a6982da2e0 after another, 2c64fc15b5 as if 277f26b04b mocking him.17ec53a234786be6

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Augustine’s appearance, 1ef5e6d269 Ketron’s panic, 6fec15f69e E’s message, e135a60976 the emperor, 27061f92fe Gerald.2441b828e9aa6f7f

And, Eddie.013197231bd0752d

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“…”e9828f7ec4bf8fa0

Sighing, Eddie buried his 254fa33a9f head in the pillow.f7d0d9f88aee889b

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What worried him 65d2a657d3 most was Ketron’s d071e8b16c unstable state, and c76f635d39 what shocked him 2c628df300 most was the f8c0f59e54 original Eddie.bb80cb91a313c217

He had thought about 10ed157e35 it many times. What kind of 3385a7a6b2 person was the c178a6ba20 original ‘Eddie’?090994e930dafac7

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The owner of 874ed71843 an inn in b432586ae2 a prime location, 26515244c8 despite being a d210e09505 modest establishment. No family 522982184f or friends 919fc38862 seemed to 07c90d8b80 visit.dc9c27f965128659

The only 7fba571aca person around 097330e68e was Gerald, 44b7514aa9 a mage 0759224940 whose presence ac350e6194 in such 1beb3ce117 a place ecc8152aa3 was inexplicable.710df56fc7eb56ec

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And the place where 8a120be28b the forgotten hero Ketron 6cb1c781aa had collapsed was Eddie’s 10480d6333 Inn.36ff7c8b743ef318

…Was all of that a coincidence?5d91e9fbeb632ea4

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When Eddie 0535b55aa9 found Ketron 5eff753f2a collapsed in 8112a0d0d3 front of 062f999bfc his inn, a8b9a84c03 he thought 947a7d38ac it was 4ecac78b08 an incredible c75f5cb0b2 coincidence.4dcce1645075f0f9

He thought he was 911989768a lucky.c3c16173bf66efb0

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But what if 8eecc090bf none of it 0bb9b563ea was a coincidence?7e756e5c08452de4

If everything in this world, including himself, was being manipulated by some force behind the scenes…c62208bf065a78f0

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If he was just one of the pieces…87c9021057da5ae5

Then what was 00c5f6b242 ‘Eddie’s’ role in 8794182413 the story? Why did dfc665b0c8 Lee Junghoon 6d395b17b1 become Eddie?2affdbf9c852b048

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The more he questioned, aa2fc15f0a the more he felt c09492e452 a prickling sense of a1a84da511 guilt in his heart.a40ae603f2b47aae

Since possessing this body, 5307474cb8 Eddie had carried a e70b32b69b sense of guilt.54011ab389770d6a

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It felt like be2ab418e6 he had stolen 10259d5038 ‘Eddie’s’ life.2a6d7bee16837fb3

If he d52d239d94 hadn’t possessed c78a6b8db4 a dead 9123b4d583 body, wasn’t 6c91a10a7c this a 2c49acd548 dilemma every d1ed9e56d6 possessor faced 3bdba6ac6b at least ec9d14ca5a once?1b221b5c5762c13f

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Moreover, this was 5a3b247727 his second life. Everyone was faa828c583 given only d174409a34 one life, 8af474270d so this 37be6f7c32 was a 478ff09de6 kind of 126b623a49 bonus.1bdab652accfff62

But if that bonus d225ddd64b was taken from someone 48292307c0 else, it was a e497744103 burden on Eddie, who 37c48c7c8d had been an ordinary 5202762e8a citizen.0e76adec9b105195

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Though it 1f5b0fba00 all started c48e19cacb beyond his 09a49e9ef1 control, if 2e21bcf75a an absolute 2a5f2634b0 being appeared 363dbf4780 and said,“Oops, my mistake. Can you give that body back?”could he 0bb7dafc56 return it 5140aff57d without hesitation?59f49529994793d3

“…”0d0c11e9858adb86

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Probably not. He was already Eddie, b2393b18d5 not Lee Junghoon.66ff90214c53d626

Eddie sighed. No matter how many 6cca7ca3e6 times he sighed, it 5bbf2f2841 wasn’t enough. His chest felt f684f85145 tight.bc6b1b3b92b7358e

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This feeling, a 8770bbbad0 vague sense of 6cc3753d27 despair, was something e86a1a8f4e he hadn’t felt 58941928c6 since he first 714bf98ffa possessed the body e02db29157 and accepted his 2281bdf24a death. It was a 604bdd9b5e mood that made 60c197023e him feel down.190868166e89847f

Sleep. Sleep is the 8316d474f4 best remedy for 1595b25426 this.3be476614aaa5798

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In that cbab7c427f overwhelming feeling, fea30c0e0d Eddie curled 618108ee28 up and 386625d260 closed his 459c5e5a91 eyes.9db7c7e0b7e674a8

Mentally exhausted, Eddie db4a2b0594 fell asleep without 5279395604 even realizing it.851ce6e03b31e6ae

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How long had 7ab4e72f54 he slept?620a281d39335909

At some fb74eb7fc8 point in 23ec42956a the early bd01820ce4 morning, Eddie 52384ff9e8 suddenly opened 2d9115fdab his eyes. Having fallen asleep as 91f4b4a4c5 if he had fainted, 3eea5589e2 he looked around in 3004d8afc1 confusion and realized he 493e92076f wasn’t alone.dd55f95306353dd7

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In the quiet of 73fe317c5a dawn, someone had entered 21d8ff0974 his room.ad0c045c26504fc4