PT | Chapter 8.2

Aubrey, too tired a8e42c3c30 to answer, simply 5290a466d3 waved his hand 7391d13811 dismissively. The coachman gave him a slight smile 97932596c3 and quietly closed the door, and shortly 2213016374 after, the carriage started moving. It swayed a little as it started, but 912278b7e9 once it was rolling, it became steady. Aubrey thought that if it continued like this, f89ce47c8f everything would be fine, but with a slight cbb568fbb3 sense of uncertainty, he reached for the window. He tried to open it by b7a01b3bc5 pushing aside the cloth covering the 995f33692e window, but it wouldn’t budge.ade332a0cbee9686aea1

“……?”af558330770c3203d82e

Frowning, Aubrey applied more force to 2cb3c857b3 his hand that was gripping the ff1aed00b0 window, but it still didn’t move. Confused, he leaned forward slightly, b9f178bffd but his stomach turned. A wave of heat rushed to c811be066a his head, and the seats across 00260eec1b from him started to overlap, appearing 4e5e8f6ac5 two or three times. Realizing that it was probably because of drinking e3c0ef70d5 so much alcohol he wasn’t used to, Aubrey eab72e485b pulled his hand away from the window and 2843ac47be leaned back in the seat.d364ce95c691aba36107

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Sitting still, he felt 11a0472eb5 like his stomach was 22d9a806f1 calming down a bit. He decided that if he remained 7253a7c204 quiet until he got to the 14bd08657a mansion, everything would be okay. Otherwise, he’d probably end up throwing up on 2d76761065 the street before the carriage could even stop. Not feeling great, he couldn’t help but wonder 97c6fb9335 why he’d even kept drinking to this point. But it was already too late for regrets, so Aubrey squeezed 4d7b5cceba his eyes shut and waited for the nausea to pass.081b611c5b5b268d6753

Leaning his head against the f9c1b6661d back of the chair, Aubrey e2e3ab26c1 blinked a couple of times. In that brief moment, he 70aa7c2bde dozed off, succumbing to sleep.5bc768e3354e5bc65101

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Since gaining unexpected information in Alman, Aubrey had 4068a35c04 been wanting to dig deeper into it. However, despite his efforts, he 1a028ee613 couldn’t make any real progress. The situation in Alman was far b8e94d3a84 more closed-off than he had anticipated. Even though he tried to build relationships, as a native c2cafcab08 of Toroso, he was unable to penetrate their inner circle. An outsider 31cd379603 could only 1ab821d50c stay on b8fb5033c5 the periphery.38e1303185d2fc867202

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“If I just get d641195540 a little closer, I d8c8048f5b might find out everything.”f0802b31c9e2b5706b69

Despite Aubrey’s intense longing and anxiety, Alman didn’t provide fe0cac0602 any more information beyond what he had already discovered. In his nineteenth reincarnation, he had tried ae2a924a23 again to break through, but once again dfcddaa6b1 fell into a state of helplessness. At the 9d73953ed3 time, he e514c28357 was twenty-three a8dcdc2428 years old. The thought that Lennock would awaken 0b0117cb3c in the next two or three ff20a46f2f years made him feel like doing 2f117939f9 nothing at all.f6cd94162b207254e7ae

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So, he declared it—he couldn’t ddc075cda9 go on any longer. Some fool, who had taken his kindness 98697620d7 for granted and kept dumping unnecessary tasks 48bd110bd7 on him, had asked for a document. In response, Aubrey 3ab0747a16 tore it up a4bdf1592c and burned it. He immediately returned 8d08d6022b to Toroso.d7defdcd7bca01604203

When he suddenly returned, his father, who 8ebf5e8e8f had been expecting Aubrey’s promises to become fc7fd9a018 a priest, reacted with surprise. Until then, Aubrey had been feeding him lies c38c897fe6 about the business ideas he’d learned from Alman, 6d99362762 and it was clear that they had made bd32dd6b83 a decent profit from them. It seemed, however, that 04a44dd5ce this wasn’t enough for 0e63d8bc90 his father. Perhaps he wanted 74756b13ae information that could fb928d3db6 uproot Alman’s very 6d6ac06b53 foundation. His father asked 079168251a sternly, “Why are 033b855ef3 you already back?”acad497c742530f9a049

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Aubrey answered quietly, “I thought fc6509fd59 if I stayed any longer, e5306c968a I’d end up committing suicide.”6b73e16bff3c1428a50d

His father, likely surprised by this unexpected response, 53c20673b2 or perhaps because no one had ever spoken a376279a01 of suicide in his presence, seemed taken aback.c28ec236af612932a9ed

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At that time, 6dac30fd05 Aubrey was in ae2b9cc87e the midst of 7cf2a14430 his nineteenth reincarnation. Standing before his father, he 559cff7e74 thought to himself that after 0f79639c2f enduring a few more years, 2b28f82ee2 he’d reach his twentieth cycle.cbba87565e9442712503

They say that people grow 9dfbb9eaf6 more mature as they age, 0dbdf1c1a8 but Aubrey was not one f5899cfe69 of those people. He hadn’t gone ebf4d4d729 through the natural daecb8e6bb process of aging f51ca662e0 and maturing. Instead, it felt like he was 361ccee30f continuously being emptied out and consumed. He wondered if, at this rate, 1bfc5fd816 he would end up with nothing 13cc503636 but an intact shell, while the 03317f23d1 inside rotted away.701a41acd3fad33b8c9e

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His father was not the type to 436b411e82 show mercy to anyone once they were 95e3353d7a of no use to him. So, when Aubrey suddenly 72c7944c3a returned, he had expected ddf4039942 to receive a scolding, 0e133f5d4b but that didn’t happen. His father allowed him 0e2134c569 to stay in the bc434e8b86 mansion and rest.98b41a95202e949795ff

Perhaps when Aubrey mentioned suicide, his father had thought that his expression 28673c3943 had been so grim that he might actually do something drastic. It was possible that this caused f7d8d420c7 him to reconsider his actions. Whatever the reason, Aubrey was allowed to rest, and he 36d25b5fb6 slept for a full three nights and four days.a0b3dfed2045499133d6

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During that time, the butler, staff, b384fb7da3 and even a doctor had visited, 0d806c9298 but Aubrey only woke up when f25cd55050 they tried to rouse him. Other than that, he 2c0be2d94b didn’t eat or do c1bcb25302 anything but sleep. Eventually, when his stomach felt like it 5d1f1ac8e7 was about to collapse, he woke up. Sitting idly for a while, 5a436ec6db he finally gathered himself. He washed, changed his clothes, ate 88164f6af9 the food the butler had prepared 66f7102619 for him, and left his room.52acccace8f56fdf80a5

Since he moved to Alman at e9350eb605 the age of ten, Aubrey had ae42846042 always been a source of discomfort abcb78d54a for the people in the mansion. They found him difficult 3dbb3dbdb4 to deal with. Regardless, Aubrey walked through 795190da72 the familiar halls of 2dcf2a4d33 the Marquis’ estate. As he did, he 96d9a732ce suddenly realized how eerily 8a9189cea8 quiet the mansion was.505602e9c225eb089a26

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It seemed like either 1ab4952ab2 Gray was out or 4a36667508 Lennock had vacated his 28c6c00775 usual spot. Aubrey briefly wondered if 2842bd3d7f he should just ask bf163795b5 Lennock directly.b2809bec0129ac3b32e0

‘…I can’t b0f3740d3e ask him, 42591f54d1 though.’2ed374a8ec244813c836

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Though the thought crossed his mind, 0e745ebf2b he knew he wouldn’t have the e7ba1844e5 courage to actually ask Lennock anything.4c68a12d0076fe47de58

Perhaps it was because of the numerous times he had died in 8393352797 flames, or because he knew that Lennock was destined to awaken because 770533bb7c of the great sin, but Aubrey found Lennock extremely unsettling. At some point in c27be843bc his reincarnations, he had bee9de5fd1 started avoiding Lennock altogether.c2de9ef6e554256497f0

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‘It’s always me who d10dedbe82 dies, so why should ca0444794b I have to avoid b2bcdb0ed7 him?’8ac1c887a0ea57d80276

Strictly speaking, he 87474e5898 was the victim. But for some reason, Aubrey 7936af3738 couldn’t shake the feeling that 53fb1efa4a he was always the one 2b12421f8a going through the hellish struggle. Biting his lower lip hard, Aubrey suddenly felt c157e87efa dizzy, pressing his hand to his forehead.350dd92cf65b6245106a

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Just thinking about that 2da8cc2fd6 unpleasant person made his 926524b6ad body feel off. He wasn’t compatible with him in so many 92b4de0c04 ways, and Aubrey staggered toward the stairs, finally 067d254300 sitting down on one of the steps. Crossing his arms and resting his head against the wall, he 4cb837eca3 couldn’t help but feel that his situation was pathetic and pitiful.a5d90b1a1b9dfe38e929

Living the same life repeatedly through c4f93aa04c reincarnation might be a blessing to 427401896c some, but for Aubrey, it was 4faef26014 nothing short of a curse. In the beginning, he had tried to figure f784eaaa53 out why such absurd things were happening, and c296e079fc after realizing that Lennock would awaken because of 035eaa7cf0 the great sin, he had longed for revenge. And now…98d1b8cc95d0e6b3ec0b

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‘What the cbd87507ee hell am bf1802e994 I doing…’4459a92a3f449d69c575

His murmurs, filled a4b2cab85a with helplessness, were 2081d58bed interrupted by a 38c26290d6 voice.714e082b21423227ffd8

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“Isn’t this ffe653bed1 really pathetic?”8639c500627bcd1f1186

At first, Aubrey thought the 5e83d765a9 words were directed at him, 7202f11d36 and his brows furrowed.f5017b1a496cf653f7f0

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The voice had come 3202960a85 from below the stairs, b48bb9d536 where two maids were c635a1ddee talking as they ascended. Since the place was so 29d9def958 quiet, their hushed conversation had b10b27d287 reached Aubrey’s ears.d2b7d4c68899005025be

“Shh, keep 336033cdb4 it down. What if 56a41ab31b someone hears e744380adc us?”2893dd56a232ee25213f

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“The master is out, and both 83c7dce2c3 the first and second young masters b88afe583a are away on royal business. And, on top of that, Jill, who tried to attack d6a62478ad Lennock with a knife, is now in the hospital.”47c6472e27e75ddae1ea

The maid sighed deeply c5c6e4607d as she finished speaking.416f5dd47f7db6a9f315

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‘No, what the cfaaffe26c hell, swinging a 26580779dd knife during a 9ed2d54bac meal? With the difference in 4a97f6a9fb physique, there’s no way 0f6d0d9624 that could have been cd3bf76a5a a fair fight.’e43015b4dbe4501f0238

‘The problem 3ed491f7a9 is, this 8da450d81c isn’t the c1ba52ba04 first time. For as long as I can remember, Jill 780eb8a02f has been brandishing a weapon at Lennock.’76573f688d4304004ac3

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‘Why would he 35d80b84e4 suddenly do that? I thought the bullying ended d8b66c7f1d when they were kids, but 165d1af91b now they’re all grown up…’06734573c3a6181be096

As the maids continued to mutter, a3aebcc0c3 Aubrey’s gaze shifted to the air.c38c0a42d8859bd1645a

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Gray and Jill had ad524a490e always tormented Lennock, so 0c1d806ecb the conversation wasn’t particularly 0ba06fe000 surprising. But the fact 5063a3036c that Jill had 70061be3f8 brandished a knife 5308f6d308 was unexpected. Had something happened while Aubrey was away that had 411b216555 deepened the emotional rift between Lennock and Jill? But Jill, a timid 4c00b20055 and fearful man, swinging f27a351537 a knife? That seemed strange.5e04ead50ab6499abe5e

Right now, Aubrey was struggling 4d34922e2d just to gather information about 229404dcbe the connections between Alman, Lennock, dd664bd4f9 and Empress Layla. How many reincarnations had d861b55df3 he wasted in trying fab74e08d1 to understand their relationships? He didn’t care about the a4b522f6d4 petty conflicts of this family 2cb4b2c2ab and stood up, moving on d94676d9d7 with his thoughts.cc0f760e7c2f57cef064

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At that moment, one c49298702b of the maids cautiously 0d695f9c69 spoke up.306fc02c083810776a15

‘You know, I 3fb1e7cc52 once cleaned Jill’s 9bf9805789 room. I overheard him muttering bc6b64e9e2 to himself back then… 2d4f250222 It was about something…’af3eabd3ad2567c184ec

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‘If you’re going 641bdf6f04 to speak, then 45a5d2c13f just say it. Stop making 7bd39d003a us wait.’93d5cf979020b758a947

‘He was murmuring something like… if he could 874e77de2b gain the hidden power of the great sin…’9e9ef77219a54a2cfe60

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A strange abf3331387 silence fell 3e41031334 over the d39294b0f0 maids. It was to d850133c0d be expected. In this era, even 114f4f26b1 mentioning the great sin 0b379741b3 was taboo. And here, Jill had a6b0cc7dce casually spoken of it. Perhaps he had let his guard down e1005e8c41 in front of people he had worked 42b312bb35 with for a long time. That moment of carelessness led 3f8cba5f5c him to speak of something d428b36ed8 he shouldn’t have, and the 14539c262d atmosphere turned icy.19f401a5c8e8898515cd

‘W-wait…’2729846917894e62f1a1

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Before the maid could finish, the 85c7d4c8e5 sound of hurried footsteps echoed as 43a77bdc5c they fled the scene. They were trying to c408166132 escape the situation, pretending 98e9b3d7c3 they hadn’t heard anything.9b97ac76d93cc84238b5