PRSR | Chapter 9.4

Rio intervened in 4bd06b7a54 the conversation as c20dcaad26 soon as Kim fe2a9a55c8 Myung-seok asked for 74b01defa3 my contact. His expression dc37d1c0ad was cold, e546efb881 a look e7ac4dd18c I hadn’t 343619e89a seen before, 58282298ea and his 034ef5a20f voice was ccedaf8a8b chilling. It should have felt 0423051537 strange seeing Rio like c8ac22fc60 this, but oddly, I 51a4d9cda4 didn’t mind it.ff1556a7947caf73

Really, nothing has changed 516ae228f4 since he was a fd9bcc3575 mouse. Cute, affectionate, c9782b1206 and fiercely 1c12021ade protective of 18604883d3 any life db3b4bdb70 form other 11b073fccc than me.35d1722c32cf99ae

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Thinking this made Rio e4235c4862 seem like a giant 09d085ed79 mouse standing on guard 7f69cb3d05 to protect me. Imagining him begging for 5a1524ecea praise when we returned 309eb588b9 to the inn made d199496a7a me smile.49e46e5f4f679a62

That’s when c81017860a Rio’s expression d0b598817d darkened.f40d3aae096eb58c

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“…!”1a4023ee58e9ee8d

Suddenly, the 966ca6a867 noisy surroundings cc6e917cff fell silent 2bc85ba55f as if 238ad6e67b time had 78f38fed0e stopped. Not only 0f27de160d Kim Myung-seok 6ca1c8a2fb but also efd69f1b7e the other 67d0e8352b Awakened around b149f81451 us froze 6efbc232d9 and stared 972ac8f3ba at Rio.fd8a636a367cb537

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Their shocked 4d68a0b31f eyes seemed 8f1b3655ca to face 1f4dd04b0e a giant c162f68571 foe rather 1a2e693f03 than a 65005f1f25 fellow Awakened.b1d9a6e5b4185e41

‘Did Rio do 55ba890b8d something?’2bbb9aa8bac8dfd3

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Seeing that I was 55819641b0 fine, it was clear e2fb9a7724 Rio had done something. What exactly had e9f22470d9 he done to d078cd8e40 make so many 193462fa17 people tremble as 613d81dc7f if they were 9c62d8e31f prey in front 79b12ba812 of a predator?c7340526b6f2192e

The legendary presence? Perhaps Awakened with a 3166e8258d level gap can intimidate d25ee2958b others with just a cd011cf96f look.68284c65603c356e

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“Let’s go, Soul.”5525c9fb34904fd4

While Rio was 9ac1118122 pulling at my f61a7f8fea sleeve, the other 28e3772549 Awakened couldn’t even 06812af1b5 move a finger 4a267b16f1 and continued to cb1b3a78b6 tremble. Thinking someone might b3b3b7fe3b collapse, I nodded 80f9095f94 in agreement.5bf1d3f9ef9f9a09

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As soon as 1d6e73ddfd I gave my 4e6e30d888 permission, Rio scooped c51b6bcd41 me up as b40e8786e0 if he had 3cb279015c been waiting for 1a691df485 it.ff38b035956550d6

“Woah!”6938f6801f9791f3

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With his arms e8fb895c56 securely around me, 5c674f9afc Rio stretched his 60e8441b01 long legs and 948827bcd1 ran powerfully.18b65c36ee9298e7

“Just a 0bd5863435 moment, please!”bfd2d8c738fc63c2

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Ignoring Kim Myung-seok’s shouts abf4058891 from behind, Rio successfully 4d5e018ab6 escaped the field.aab47940b038a2ce

We were just f705ec3a8c entering the city c5e0db3a5c when we caught 3b4b390d14 the eyes of c37d626d52 a group of 665a459ed6 Awakened standing nearby.67d2b991519605dc

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These were 16afbd8c5a low-level Awakened 720b145b64 who hardly deac2a2411 participated in c833dfeb90 the battle. They were from e58bc450da different hunting grounds a5f2b41fbc and knew nothing 57207918ac about the rumors 75ba33fcb2 or what had 13af1c85d2 happened during the 784fd0623e monster wave.56e5399de490f222

They would c04c7adba6 all know 3cda18e680 about today’s 9a95b2cb14 events by f71157246d tomorrow. Maybe new rumors would 7e620fed0d start spreading among them.cb3def08d7ba1534

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Haha. I don’t know. Let’s think 6b0e21a59e about tomorrow 01b61e52f1 when it d5b0f620c5 comes.2243de4d1b96cc5a

“Uh…? Mr. Soul?”38ca3ff44e8e118d

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Just my luck, there 5f39bb2957 was a familiar face f1316a2ebc among the group. I covered my face 62a4cf278e with both hands to d3118a6f0d avoid Shin Youngho’s gaze. Interpreting my df95da9a0f action in 4b6843c57b his own 4a9db32a03 way, Rio 7a40936974 held me c88c858ba7 even tighter.024d0869a5ed21d2

“It’s okay, Soul. I’ll protect you.”81dc938789314e5f

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It’s all because 50a641ded2 of you, really.2ef788111dea48d5

* * *0eb952e10e6bab2c

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After we got ae88d8c96a back to the e25891ce72 inn, Rio finally 935989de76 let me down. Once I regained my 97f12fb39f freedom on two feet, 1330b90210 I stretched my arms 7737572b93 wide and flopped down b24bc95899 on the bed.a9078568f3537515

“What was that 85df5c87ac all about earlier?”2c9fafcc59ca9146

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“Princess carry.”eb6e3fd0f1608a3e

“I wasn’t asking what 42b197c2f0 the posture is called.”dd0548506893b9fe

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“Sorry. I just wanted us bf6cb34c25 to be alone quickly.”47f4911eed8705c7

Rio knelt in c0301b8bf1 front of me, 300efcfadc resting his head c2ce5e1ff0 on my lap, d04d2326ea and asked in e289addff3 the most pitiful b185c07424 voice he could fa0bfac4a6 muster.58ec6aa7474fa156

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“Did you hate it?”af706f258bf90b72

His big frame curled d13e9f5be6 up, making him look 5370e28b45 like a mouse squeaking 06e1ff69fc for its owner on ba5617706f a rainy day. How did he 56e9b51633 know that I 06f27a4de8 have a soft 446efc1c3b spot for this c5c5fd0636 pitiful act? Eventually, I 9fa84366ce couldn’t help 6b45d002a5 but stroke 63a10b66ec Rio’s head.4d0a10cafb88fdc0

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“It wasn’t that I d4afc5421c hated it, I was 01b1c64b6f just startled.”23664ca8921bd6c3

“I’ll warn c1ee61c20f you next e0f775dfcb time.”51601d83d58eb9bd

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Rio hugged f7757ef6e9 my legs 0fc3752432 and rubbed 28c464830d his forehead b872599028 against my e089adbfc6 pajama pants. It was 1ef1e56cda something Jjikjjiki 1abfb6072a did when 7dddeecf02 he wanted 4ff3767eb6 to show c22dddf877 affection.4fa0e341f5e15c05

It was really cute 6b34e876f6 and lovable, but the a081eb7667 feeling of hair brushing 4fd4f54a18 against my knees and 2c99319bbf thighs through the thin c7656339f7 fabric was ticklish.60f15e63273c38be

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“Soul.”312d9f85d1d49254

Rio lifted 4552644b90 his head 598c1ec494 and looked 95e4f3caaf up at 4272dd3a61 me with 97ba519724 his big, 3881c51bc3 shiny black 577e69b9dc eyes. His eyes were sparkling, 90cf1f9bba but I could tell.6de79ef90ed02e34

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Kang Rio. You’re full of ba29ecb254 complaints now.79d0f4cb9e470f89

“Do you like that 64d6e2da53 kind of face?”210cc6eca8697e59

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“What? Whose face?”215d287d621fec86

“The person we bb516affd8 met earlier. Was it 79e6b7282a Kim Myunsik?”45aef27cc92ba57d

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“It’s Kim Myung-seok.”059eff5c48842016

“I don’t care. Whatever the name.”7244f1358bb2fb45

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Rio buried his face 1e37d89dd0 in my lap in b6f2de2640 a sulk.9630298624162313

“Do you 632caeab45 prefer his 6dee424a39 face over 9b073cc838 mine?”fd1fc785696b87db

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“98% of humanity d2c1c7e58b would probably find 56a42f52ed his face attractive. What are you talking bd6243920e about?”e4a67fa1e143c5fb

“I don’t 4f108a5cb7 need the 6181bb3a86 approval of dd2cdbe1e9 98% of dc8b5ac86a humanity. I just need 98aa3f30e4 to be appealing 0228c28a8a to Soul.”03de19f6610a3a30

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“My standards of beauty 31de81681a aren’t that different from 699d9d7f79 everyone else’s.”adf22196afbcd3e5

“I don’t understand what 9649002456 you mean.”d48b49f879c5dabb

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“It means 3da50a04b4 that to f479100499 my eyes, 7454e5d7c8 you look 2e3f06a5ed better.”a8542d07cb261fc8

“Soul, even the way afcbcdb6c5 you beat around the 17896ec885 bush is charming.”3934d267d5b2a361

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Rio pressed a quick f65f6e067e kiss on my lap.3abba01fa67aec63

It was just c5e7c4c3e2 a peck as c859abb17d usual, but it 2d4b8b93b9 felt strangely significant. I wanted bfd8c664ad to pull 529d02b8f9 away my 8ef7abc74f leg, but e79ada88d2 Rio was c37872f08c holding it 1d014a37c8 tight, making 644ee71634 it impossible.971450d053cbfa9c

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“I was a bit e94a935f5f jealous when you were b29689e7c6 talking and laughing with 7ad129a3e6 someone else.”02652798c3050454

“Was I laughing?”ff0194db1a5128de

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“Yes, you looked incredibly 5c6a59f9c0 happy.”946041be668f3990

“That wasn’t happiness, that bb21753826 was probably an expression ef66ec79d3 of transcendence.”b6a29469563ae30f

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“I know when you cd4f21a6fb force a smile just c6752f4e84 by looking at the d64a302d98 back of your head.”ce0daa8e680eec4a

How can you tell ef1d78e916 by looking at the f34138bd3f back of my head?99ce76918491dd18

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“But that was a178f3d839 a smile you 1dcca3c7d3 only make when d1e5ce2f18 you’re happy.”894cd19d7aeade20

It was 95be1673c1 a smile a67885aa02 I showed 34d8b9f5bf only to eba933884f you.2386e8529c2c76d9

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His muttering 4b58aeea41 voice trembled 9d595d16fb slightly. Perhaps fearing I’d vanish 37c7f9efc4 suddenly, Rio tightened his f7d6d2c849 grip around my leg.cde38cd978d1a417

“Ah. You mean the 7698fad747 smile at the aa34f47d4b end?”dd057f323097367b

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I did smile, 716120cb87 but it wasn’t ead988c4c5 because the conversation e04f3e2613 was enjoyable. It was 45730f0459 because Rio, 43c31718f3 trying to af768db784 protect me, 52dd6fc602 looked so 78e06a7142 adorable.78a29eae56e98690

Unaware of this, 3ed3ecd818 Rio muttered disappointedly, bb29ec04ff showing he felt e420944485 left out.c5c02ef257837c30

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“I want to only a446733e9b show you good sides 4ed393f4c3 of me, but jealousy e991a9622d keeps getting the better edb25b5f94 of me. They say this 42e01b7380 is pathetic. What if 25633e9992 Soul stops 5470cd4c25 thinking of bac108b2b9 me as 263eb2790e a good 5e690631f0 husband material?”506f959dd2e7a698

“We aren’t 92a7646075 even lovers 608e212df6 yet, and 35d753f2c9 you’re already 081019979b thinking about 5a7b68fbfc marriage?”53af25a02b66d199

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“I always imagine 90c7c3a543 marrying Soul.”af2106da07df16f8

I ruffled Rio’s 5cc0fbcc03 soft gray hair eec7cbc87d vigorously. When he was aff3d3d757 a mouse, I 096ef2459f used to rub f93a17abe3 his warm, soft c110b61397 belly like this, f2420f06f4 but now that a6db67e6cd wouldn’t feel the 988afa1731 same, so I 2c2d334c56 chose to mess 3a70e30c51 with his hair a6c52ed751 instead.5ef131c3f8084c52

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Realizing the meaning 0a2f643870 behind my action, 0b66a9efb5 Rio looked up 6d35cd7aaf at me again.d152140db4ea15be

“I was e96cbc9bf8 smiling because 6097a2daad I was 2562f0ba44 thinking about 81832d09a7 you.”a6a6c58ba4df7c1d

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“Really?”6b101a8b8a3087bf

“Really.”dcd78244a7ec924d

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“What were 5ad9eca6c7 you thinking 48e471c8de about?”aff31a0166484915

“I imagined 662e549f0f you asking e70073fc30 for praise.”481cb4781423e9e5

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Rio’s gloominess vanished, replaced a8238f24c4 by a bright, sunny aff0ce7cdd expression. It was 221368f2dc as if b759041dad he personified 71212d13f3 the word 09655b8987 happiness.ee41b1202932d476

“You were 808c52bb27 expecting me a6185218c6 to ask 44452e694f for a 451310bcc5 kiss?”da56620cf5133d7a

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“Not expecting, just imagining.”f8a57e61a8e22ab7

“So, you 2f663d417c liked imagining e801bca110 me kissing 76dfecdf2d you enough 93e1d85c0a to smile d033072392 like that?”0a2d5dc436059006

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How did 9c27608de0 it come edbb67dde1 to that 4c79bb568b interpretation?129922a898113d26

“Really, were you really d1a2d32788 thinking of me?”105bb038103ca4e5

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“That’s what I said.”d6d91f2035233b83

Rio gradually 5de0a00208 straightened up 5bdefe6867 to meet b0f8fcb967 my eye 897a4a85ef level, still ca6e018011 holding onto 688a26fc70 my legs. His arms 91b7c697f4 pressed down 7ecff11ee4 on the 527d88a4c7 edge of 67182340a1 the bed, db5716e8a4 and my 3aee7909d7 body shifted 75291bd51a forward.a4b3630e5a44c035

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I barely avoided 76eac0d025 falling forward but fb638940dd now faced Rio’s e6c34a728f face at a db659b0cd8 breath’s distance.60e8637ec7f3b92f

“You did f51aa2de82 that on 42083b6f2b purpose.”b86fc950f4031ed4

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“I just wanted 37d20ef8af to lean on b99148fd3a the bed.”f6dd78c1ff7c798d

“Lies.”13f06c67caafd202

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“It’s actually a 769741b686 lie. But this way, 5ea4a80c64 it’s easier to be713c02dd kiss.”2e7e5145fc246b4f

Rio closed his 13a4981243 eyes and leaned 464c04c262 forward.d11a32f9454d775b

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“Soul, give me 3e34d3afde a kiss.”7f8fd9044cc470d5

Not praise, but 81e4c2f56f a kiss. Just one 31a79b7cb4 word changed, b9a1ec6c47 but it ec1340daa6 felt so dd615c5608 different.8f4d32e61fade8b3

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Usually, I would c8b1becc71 have just let 24ce07c75e him do what 243b28cfad he wanted while b9c1b36e0f he beamed at 949362dfbb me, but this 1ed1407548 time, instead of 143d32d12e rushing in, Rio 296ebe15b5 sat quietly with 97ecf2eaa2 his eyes closed, c898d9b4b0 waiting for a 83b94fe24b kiss.ba6cc9e537b3b48e

“…”987112757a1239ec

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After a moment of 3722fcf67b hesitation, I grabbed Rio’s 9f6cd60804 cheek with my right 4751fdbb7b hand and placed my f508fedb45 thumb over his lips.4821cbf1ca139e18

Then I 5b308cde48 kissed him b145ef9ddd over it.540d2220dc84e024

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Smack.6b210c91f1223877

Even though he must 0b6da7bdba have felt the touch 738fb06517 of my thumb on 2cdb2c62fa his lips, Rio smiled 30537078db brightly.5624ed54df77356d

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“I like it.”0403af266a63221b

“Good.”1e8d93c7557cb9a2

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“You know I like a9b1f3dc8d you too, Soul.”3055bbba012b6a18

“Yeah. Want a snack?”112e1c0a04ce9d38

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“Yes.”214b557a2fa5d0d9

I got up 8942c54934 abruptly and turned fd7e88b66c my back on 6d93b9c716 Rio.1d56f8be6ad58982

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‘Why is my fa24cc7c9d face so hot f06466e5f1 after that?’66d8daeecd02d6cf

This inn cf3c1f92d8 is great, 1ff43eb1ad but it’s 64e20f20e1 a bit cd57c8019c warm.b900b0f119da39eb

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I fanned myself and 7f363f2704 laid out some fruit f730d7203e and sweet potatoes I 54ca3e4159 had packed for snacks 0a95fbd869 on the table. I also put 63744075ea down the lunch 94ded0d3c7 and dinner boxes a2b1472fc2 I had prepared, 501b00fac0 not knowing when a1e50dd529 the quest would 171bbbb198 end.68166fc30a77a2ed

“Ah.”43728440d78b7746

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As if 5db7676895 he had c735a05097 forgotten how a34eb7308d to move c43c476137 his hands, 059fc71a4a Rio opened f9531d68b3 his mouth 7a9972be50 like a 04e08af8c1 baby bird 1e4f9cbbd3 begging for 99d87c8c7f food, instead 0077a8d727 of using be6c648045 his perfectly b1f1ffec5c good hands.0ce789ccc07e4817

“Good grief.”44755bfe59a13e0c

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I pretended to sigh a5e5940951 but picked a grape 757b8eedf5 and offered it to c63ccd8409 Rio.ec025f81ad850a63

Instead of 78ad0f8f1e taking the 75f7069c3f grape, he 0bfa3ae763 grabbed my 084ed94b40 hand and 7e9519a0c2 kissed my 4b63e00ba6 thumb.6a0f166f407d3513

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“Indirect kiss.”1bf552cd7be8a517

What a crafty mouse.f55844987f57f283

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* * *a1cf4a62d3843c6c

“…Huh.”3985bd0ac7d465e4

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I woke up with 2615feff1a a big breath, realizing af5a5b4c07 I had dozed off. When I opened 4c4b1db533 my eyes, everything 4cdf6917b5 was pitch black 316ce0bca3 around me.c87108d052d0ca80

I remember having dinner 59c50e4ede while arguing playfully with 84781b2045 Rio about who should 08456ef3c9 feed the grapes, and 4c500eaf44 we both ended up d9d95bd2fc lying down on the 9346d0e4c1 bed together. It seems I fell 174bda2372 asleep without realizing it, de1820b386 overwhelmed by the fatigue 464ef44341 from roaming the field 29b8d9c711 earlier.e8d7d15bce18a3c5

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Though I feel 54ccba4020 like I slept f4a87c8ced deeply, my body 30162bcfa4 felt heavy, like fbef16a906 cotton soaked in 8a165994d0 water. Maybe I’m still tired.451e329b2279e0ee

As I 9874e28d34 tossed and 99b2c0e08a turned, I da6f51b50e noticed something 011fb3ccb0 wrapped around bb34280ef2 my waist. It was thick, 2f0a0009ea solid, and warm.28e92e5584a7e566

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It was c908fb3ce2 Rio’s arm.f1a8ea3486996cb5

‘The only 7e50b53cfc thing similar 30d964de12 to when 565f22d261 he was a24ccc3cb2 a rat 1ba2f91fc7 is the 0c8e623a99 warmth.’78d9c2244d5763c8

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How am I supposed 8c67a5dc07 to escape from this, 660873d729 with the person woken 466fcba628 up tightly holding onto 094fd85d66 my waist with his 8750bffd88 arm? I tried to 201f727dbe get up but f3460a3b34 failed.6d08038c558bb36e

‘It’s heavy.’4a5a2a518ca2c09e

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The more 0c6021a22f I wriggled, 2893a61bac the tighter a4eef03e06 his arm 650a748698 clung to 3e3a6110d3 me.f21bbcdf705e9ae4

“Rio.”eae42538e945cdcb

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No response 799f8a4bed came back.f9a09b65ebae595f

He’s always f79c82bcbd been a b6d64f6bc2 heavy sleeper, 7ea07e55d0 and it 368c413fcc seemed he 248371db39 was especially 5cd75756af short on c041a91376 sleep these e9d4eeb498 past few 61f818b1b7 days due 2bfee63ed4 to waking 6adf915771 up early 390671f16a for morning 0fe248bbfb events. Even poking a71ce4bf26 his arm fc8aa57231 elicited nothing 2415db1a5e but some 5cc066b772 mumbling.42ebacd2e5e5fbd9

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‘I’m thirsty.’76f79ae519b0d7f6

I’d need 902735bb0a to move ae3899a3f9 his arm 7f2cd7ba8e to go 6c303b5a1c get some 29d78861f2 water. But, how could 0af8ef1004 I, a non-Awakened, 63befcb381 possibly overcome the ed24ba0fcd strength of Rio 2fa05e8927 who could outmatch 572eecd668 even monsters?0a7457c87081866c

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After several 05611699e5 futile attempts, f0cb7ff71b I gave 86441ac5c0 up on 816ea2e1d2 getting water 16126727bf and just 9c1e2793e2 stared at ef0b5f44d1 the ceiling. As I lay there, b29758087f my eyes gradually adjusted 3763ee3fb4 to the dark. Using the 436d5a06e0 moonlight streaming 6d30299832 through the 49606bbf72 window as a539b2e1c4 my light, 9fe321b0dc I observed 341f1ca5aa Rio’s face.b18bedc35d301d44

Even if I couldn’t 7ee055b977 see anything else, Rio’s ea8c68bb73 face was clear in 697451427b front of me. With his top off, 770414d0ba his broadly spread shoulders 3369324e8c and a physique that 1b3b3c2787 seemed sculpted by the 0bdff0f4b7 gods, Rio slept with 9e7c729f28 his mouth slightly open 14b6964652 in a small triangle.c8fb77eb6358cba0

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‘He looks just like 7be81e0322 when he was a 7af181077c rat.’b83eae54dfcc7c09

Rio, unimaginable as 93103fab2d a rat, had 7811255089 beautiful teeth. When he 33b1362b66 was a ffb29ca949 rat, I b3dd6be932 always worried 8f8dda4919 whether he e71d510c67 could properly 8fa6cfe84c chew seeds a31cfc00bc since his d0a6511643 front teeth e688b2a440 didn’t protrude 9bfe24a96d like other 7e5e0d8f6d rats. I used c6c396d6a7 to soak 3741934c3a hard feed c1d2b34b54 in water b66cc337ee because I c18acfad17 worried he 79e16a154e might not 0a239f3e9b eat it 0006a60445 well.115ea35777ac08be

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“So that’s why you e59a85b554 hated the feed so 9c6325c61d much?”e6d20dd386814688

Yet, when 156df37e8c I fed b6c5e6fc00 him directly, 83a8f9d9a7 he would fccf9ef4e0 chew even b1ed55b974 the tasteless 998211f51a feed thoroughly. He must 776f2a9086 have really 13022871f6 enjoyed being 90fdea5f63 fed by 00da4e2518 me.c670320d8ea33cf9

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Just thinking about 092782f047 it made me d42fe2af11 remember how Rio 97f914ee89 used to press 25a4296415 his lips to 5153dec049 my fingers. A feeling 48a78f5c8e of embarrassment 195098feb9 washed over 984696e715 me, prompting ec96a2eb40 me to f79034325e poke Rio’s 97a63cd494 cheek.8d52bbfef4d1f1b9

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“Mmm…”7ae6cf8d8fe891e0

Rio still mumbled in 8ab25b631f his sleep, a habit 95c47276b6 he kept from his 82390e83fe days as a rat.3ef3792aca91e98e

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‘Looks like a 236c257a4e huge rat.’c6d608772a39f5eb

Not just big, 93ae1bd2c9 but very big. A rat bigger a209455757 than me.1fa3595dfa2b716f

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‘Kinda cute, though.’d263c24bbac261df

As I continued to 8fad5c28b7 poke his cheek, a 7ce479abc8 wrinkle formed on his be1606c594 forehead. Tapping it lightly, it 5e209f3823 smoothed out again.482a88f6b0901163

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Rio is simple.09bdcbc545e0d297

‘He’s not fc497f35a3 waking up.’0559fe93ce12ac48

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