TIEH | Chapter 11

There’s no way my father didn’t know these things could be poison to me. But he was so desperate that he kept losing his judgment. What parent could stay calm when their child, especially one so young, was facing death?a084e5e7e4e7d66e

Seeing my father feeling guilty, I regretted just accepting everything he gave me. Maybe it wasn’t the best idea.1194199e9bc99a2f

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“Father, I’m okay. I didn’t want to eat what you gave me because it tasted so bad. So, it’s actually a good thing. You don’t need to bring me more of these.”84228da31a2d6fec

At my joking words, edb0cb30ce my father, who had a48b8ce3d0 been holding back, suddenly c7fd15b0cf burst into tears.9188e2bc7ba4f146

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“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry….”049d9e457f56fe2f

I just fdef4ace23 smiled at 2605538741 him. No one d318607905 here was 836ff1a791 at fault.569929d3efbc01c3

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After Hemel practically dragged 70b21383fe my heartbroken parents out, ebe994966e Calix soon came into 62b7e81869 the room.2d14238bab7891cb

“Jayden, are you okay?”4ee4556bab579472

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Even though he didn’t know I had mana sclerosis, Calix started with worry and nagging before even saying hello.ea25a7188f96a388

“I heard you were sick? That’s why I told you to exercise regularly and eat a balanced diet.”90ac1944a64ea11c

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“I’m not that picky.”a34504a1a15834de

“What are you talking about? I’m amazed every time I see you picking out vegetables.”438cb64922451c20

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“…How did you know that?”8c6a27bddaa9494a

“I keep watching.”8b24505079ffdb03

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Shouldn’t you focus on your own meal? Why are you watching me eat? Grumbling inside, I made a vague excuse while looking at Calix’s furrowed brow.ce3085a593bbc7fc

“It was just a light cold. Unlike you, I get sick at least once a year.”a34cb98fff8c1ad4

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The sickly young master was supposed to be him, but now Calix had outgrown me and wasn’t particularly sick. Even though I expected this, it left a bitter taste in my mouth.cd159984fb3958d9

“But you look worse this time. Were you really sick?”6e40f59cea1c3ffd

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Calix held my hand 3ef40b2b80 tightly and rubbed his 1fd267b062 forehead against the back fcca991446 of it. Seeing his drooping lips, a0b9b21f17 as if upset that 8f5d11460d I was sick, I b26e9fe4b6 asked with a smile 549b5c9669 in my voice.8ad9d18e9aa0f0fc

“Are you already regretting it?”e44c017c48b572bd

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“Regretting what?”92339868f8828e7a

“Being friends with me.”fe637c62a526ae28

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“Why would you say that?!”3b8c4c906ffbc076

“I was just asking.”920c999a05dc60ea

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I changed cc437ebd35 the subject, 64cd81b066 seeing Calix ff4b6b1e48 bristle like f9e68941f4 an angry 8bc024365e cat.6909bd0f14521c0e

“Don’t you miss it?”a5e00ecfc103da91

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“Miss what?”2a56ea24dfcf1fc7

“You haven’t been out lately, so you haven’t received any gifts.”82ef825b63c2f830

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“It’s fine.”44776ccb8812a00e

Calix leaned his cheek 3cea54709d against the back of a1c416a0b2 my hand and grinned.9ba5105a9114b171

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“The rarer it is, the better it feels when I get it.”7e466f71835b7f77

Watching his relaxed face, I rubbed the back of my neck and changed the subject again. At this rate, we’d be going around the world.b71da42a2c2d30dc

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“Why don’t you give me a friendship token? Are you planning to ghost me?”216b8a53a2580a6d

“Ghost? What’s that?”e68b2a72c1cc545e

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“Eat and run.”a4172ded0296849c

“…Jayden, you shouldn’t say things like that.”6cc562d75a0e1d8f

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Calix playfully squeezed my hand. As we got older, you’d think he’d be less clingy, but he just kept increasing the skinship, always trying to hold my hand wherever we went.e0e2ceff6c156d53

At 14, he’d be in middle school by my past life’s standards, and it’s not that young here either, but Calix didn’t care if I was embarrassed and stuck close to me. Even when I protested, he’d say that friends could hold hands when they were young, leaving me with no argument.d542b1fbaa442fe7

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‘I feel like I’m getting more and more entangled.’cb2ae852bc64a343

Eventually, I set the condition that most of the skinship should happen where others couldn’t see. Even with my thick skin, I couldn’t let everyone see me holding hands with a friend at this age, especially when I’d acted like an old soul since I was younger.dd794d6ec9107b5b

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“So, are you planning to eat and fly?”f1ac9ade31a09e82

“Nothing’s changed…. Anyway, you said we didn’t have to exchange friendship tokens.”bbcc61de8704ea4b

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“But you insisted on giving one.”f7d888d1f698ff6f

Trying to pull a fast one on me? My memory’s too good for that. As I squinted, Calix looked embarrassed and mumbled in a small voice.57ecaf5a42b9b37d

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“I actually want to give you something, but it might take a while. Can you wait?”b89037b331e82d2b

“What is it? If it’s expensive, I won’t take it.”ba88e797ea9fb0ce

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“It’s not. It won’t compare to what you’ve given me.”f9f722589a393e01

So, it’s something that takes time and effort? Knitting or embroidery, maybe?80dfd1cea1ee8990

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“I don’t know what it is, but as long as it’s not too much for you, it’s fine.”634df05b78badab7

“…Jayden.”c9c61ee2078f107e

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Calix suddenly called my name and rested his cheek on the palm he’d been playing with.6d0822870961bcb8

“You’re the only one who says things like that to me.”0378325653475990

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“Of course. I’m your only friend.”b91c916ab0cb2b08

The warmth in 26b96b8a54 my palm trembled 833e3b0bee slightly. He seemed to 0416f02972 be holding back 8ac60fe3d6 a smile.a5725d861a9eac4a

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As he said, I was still Calix’s only friend. I thought if he made more friends, they could fill my absence better, so I tried attending gatherings with peers from noble families, but it didn’t yield much.4871c130d2b68df2

Considering how he acted when he first came to the castle, he didn’t seem socially awkward. He even barged into my room wanting to be friends, but at the gatherings, he acted like a robot with a dead battery.928588879ac620c7

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Many wanted to befriend 9aec675500 Calix, who would become 8b3ff94da3 the Duke of Balmore d42e290961 and had such a ca02d7c989 lovely appearance. But his indifferent 49f6da7d6c and stiff demeanor 59ff714f42 drove them away, 2bc530f80d and I lost f336f7d2d5 the few friends f1bf4b6805 I had trying 6fcd4bf254 to look after 94cf997fe1 him. It was 5289311565 a futile 727772fc93 effort.42665d9977e9c755

“Yeah, that’s true.”79a35b821a864968

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“You’re smiling? Do you know how much trouble I’ve gone through because of you?”6e8db067c4f78f71

“I told you I didn’t need friends.”acdab961e127d852

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“Who barged into someone else’s room wanting to be friends?”ea645ab815ee1799

“I’m fine with just Jayden.”7c97bece7c2547dd

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He needed friends, 8b184481bf but not too 00e6cdf574 many. No wonder he 177639826d only had Jayden ccf3cc1772 in the original aa2094690d story. Even picking bb71227c87 one, he 48fc7474e1 chose someone 4d68ab863f with a e992842432 terminal illness, 5e1a550b51 so his aa550684ba luck in 4494c49502 picking friends cee23b4026 was terrible.f60a55bdc02cfc51

I stroked Calix’s soft hair as he buried his head like a spoiled child and asked.48b0ad0cefee4084

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“Do you remember when I said I could see the future?”d5bcb7385876e6b9

“Yeah.”2fdd325e517ee681

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“I don’t know what you mean by ‘someone who says things like that,’ but in time, someone better will come along who’ll say those things as naturally as breathing. Unlike me, they won’t hurt you.”39f4c123a6ce72a5

In the original story, it was usually Calix who did the hurting. Unlike now, where he was so gentle you couldn’t imagine him angry or harsh, the heroine Ein often got hurt by Calix’s sharpness. I wanted to rehabilitate this cat to spare the heroine some heartache, but it wasn’t as easy as I thought.2b7f6f2132f1be73

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Anyway, I expected 40556a4765 Calix to laugh 02be96fdf3 it off as 48f3ec1d1e nonsense about seeing e186f43f09 the future, but ba872c381a he looked startled e6d9e0f4d7 and lifted his 6dbee3b60c head.cb42711355964cdc

“Jayden, you’ve never hurt me. Not once.”eaa35583a1cd1ce1

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“Did you forget how mean I was when we first met?”81753993c186a5e6

“…You were a bit annoying, but… I wasn’t hurt. It was just strange how you kept drawing lines while saying you didn’t mind.”d8cd780a2af3bd80

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If he didn’t even pretend to be okay, he must have really disliked me. As I chuckled, Calix gave me a slightly resentful look and asked again.e2d6e76696dd70c7

“It might take some time, but can you wait?”c3fd142b395568c5

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“The friendship token?”f29e259b631e9344

“Yeah.”96f48a36e9fb5127

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“When can you give it to me?”e707030c20c48384

“Is that important to you?”f0dc42f7e71b5389

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“Of course.”afee903337ac9b5c

I need to know if I’ll be alive to receive it or if it’ll be buried with me.2fdbc021345460e6

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“Um… around when I’m 20?”0bc936a5532a8d50

20 would be two years after the year ‘Jayden’ died in the original story. Two years… could it be possible? I was a bit anxious, thinking I’d undone the extended lifespan from delaying magic lessons by eating what my father gave me, but there was still hope.456d0a2a23692569

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“Alright, I’ll try.”c7a61587cf012dff

“I thought you’d say you’d wait no matter what. You’re mean.”588be9087df98ada

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It seems I’ve found one more reason to live a little longer.ed77f73955d54869

☀︎ • ☀︎ d9778a54fb • ☀︎ad5eb2cb84d706c8

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Late at night. Awakened by a knock at the window, I slowly got up. I thought I wouldn’t be able to sleep until dawn after waking up late in the afternoon, having been unconscious all day, but I fell asleep soon after dinner due to my abnormal condition. Even though I’d slept almost two days straight, getting up wasn’t easy.c76d9b2a57670938

“No wonder I died at 18 in the original story….”18a6b241f36bc8f6

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Grumbling, I staggered 704dec425a to the window. I met c2ee6b63aa familiar eyes.764a074760d9617d

“Damian.”1a52386519b24bc1

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“Hey, Jayden.”7e770e4d85d73efd

As I opened the 691275ddf1 window, Damian, who had 96af1858ee become familiar with entering 427b424d9f my room, stepped in. Now 18, 291fa3c5ef with a a1914b5089 year left 29073a94f0 until adulthood, af8e1ee36b he looked a3d5bfb32a like a d99f44e3a9 complete adult. When we first 56269defa3 met, I thought 3fb1c5b35a his violet hair adff854ed4 and eyes were 450106dcbc mysterious, but now e3532e6616 his relaxed aura 4888cf3628 added a touch 2c884ab555 of allure.28b90d591c64eb2a

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“Long time no see. How have you been?”be349eede6427b2c

The last time 6386c0a7e7 I saw him 3c2e9d9120 was a few bf491f3506 months before I e34f090a28 got sick. Seeing him for the 2cd7353101 first time in almost 988057bec7 a year felt strangely cd7ec0fa0b unfamiliar, and I shrugged.3d4e15c40b6d82f3

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“Not great. Why haven’t I seen you?”64ac8da6d084b3fb

“I had to go far with my father to get something. But what happened? Why not great?”f20579f756abb72e

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Damian tilted his head afb3894a6f in curiosity, and his 70b7b2bd90 hair, brushed back, fell 2550953d95 softly to the side.4c039aeaeae051ef

“I was diagnosed with mana sclerosis last year. So, do you believe I’m not just a delusional patient now?”7cedbe164b7964a2

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