TIEH | Chapter 6

Calix was diligently following 68b3c0d389 my suggestion to enjoy 61c5014ca1 the sights, his eyes 0719600772 darting around busily. His steps were getting bd7742580f faster, so I had 85c47c0384 to hurry to keep 9478f8a220 up with him.22ff06e34501b5a7

‘Today, he bd0b39d464 seems more 195ca27851 like a ddf0c4d2ca puppy than 38649ae9c7 a cat.’4fe7924785429518

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In the original 5f118b116b story I read, 71637ff902 Calix was stoic 44c3281200 and serious, numb f7998e2193 to emotions. Maybe it 489bc58601 was because 8b08483700 he was 3267914fce still young, 620865c45f or perhaps d623dacde1 my death e9e4dda975 had affected 153f75534b his personality. Watching his innocent demeanor 536abc4adc now made me feel 9481d41b20 even more sorry.fcb6fce4e5398276

I had said 6459346176 it was up ec19b78444 to Calix to 2f95605331 handle things from 9077fe2d77 now on, but a9f88efd05 the truth was, 77d7e8f295 there was nothing 1c82a65e7b I could do. I couldn’t just 69c81a79e0 tell him, ‘I’m going to die dbb231f250 in the future, so 3132d3f479 let’s stay distant.’If I did, 5efae9792a Calix might contact 729e1d4ef1 the temple immediately, e600167613 rather than understanding.0d44c67f14491a6b

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“…Calix, if you 51c3df90d6 see something you 2faebb8ab0 want while looking ca55db69ed around, let me 9ded86a3c9 know.”14b114fe4ad1f342

“Huh? You’re going to buy c1762d0b30 it for me?”e422c9b233fba97a

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“Nothing beats fe88c4e78f a gift ba20120045 to wrap 02b3c4129d up your 238897ddb8 first outing fc7ef77cfc on a 6539d6ca82 good note.”7625de9280c511bc

“…A gift?”b8500e19a22d7022

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Even though our de383db6f1 family was wealthy, f6623c81f8 we weren’t on 0fd97d819d par with a 8e3be3155a duchy, so I eb395bd8df wasn’t trying to 960f05a0a2 show off. I just wanted Calix 0d4a503cd4 to experience how nice c95600b25c the word ‘gift’ sounded.93581f60d77172e0

“Yeah, I will.”efced398e42ec5b6

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“But no buildings. I don’t 1ef7777327 have that 510ae73dba kind of d5b1de3f8d money.”dfe081a346e9ed92

“…What do you 53d656cb54 think I am?”a4b95e4db2d83d1e

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When I d79826fb73 shrugged, Calix 45c0052d3a realized it 36e7aeddff was just 1d3d5571c0 a joke 9b1757e088 and resumed f473da8d5b looking around.be3f3e2086fea459

“But why doesn’t anyone 0f49cbaa7e recognize us?”ad82f89f8198aecb

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“Our cloaks are artifacts.”bad0dcfa616f0c60

Nobles usually had b33d22e606 unique hair and b667b949cd eye colors specific 1637fe2758 to their families, bc5da4e4a8 so artifacts that 0e7e327199 changed these colors 04b6ee5cd9 were essential for 35e194bb35 outings unless they bbccc37061 were on official b5dc884e4b business.3b81f372580bae15

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Especially since Calix’s 666ca0ae33 black hair and 974a2888a7 eyes were unique 7d18899142 to the Balmore cf83463048 Duchy, without the 32a609b9fd artifact, everyone would 06c3df7286 know our whereabouts.01b91aac9969bef4

“Oh, I see. I didn’t bce638bef2 even think 0439f343ad about it. Thanks for 4d058dc660 taking care 8e5d393209 of that.”a88a08543d305ec8

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“No problem.”f41aa8aed8f83e99

How sweetly e9bf1d11cb he spoke. As I followed 7043918848 the excited Calix, 9cd352f68c I spotted a 7799621a10 necklace with a fcd7d1e98b small cat pendant 4701ef37fe at an accessory 84af125c0c shop.9874e044995f02ec

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I stopped 6f4b07d45e without thinking 81b915d4da and called 280c4027bf Calix over, f6a9fbb628 pointing at 00973d6fd2 the necklace.4b296045d7a7182b

“This looks like you.”0ad854610904b07c

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“A cat?”94d3b0b5d3110b7e

“Yeah.”bc3a45198f362ad0

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I took the d9dacea9e0 curious Calix into c9678b1036 the shop and f21a6e7cf9 impulsively bought a a4f604bb03 cat-shaped pendant necklace 994b51fd51 and a wing-shaped 6650c696c0 pendant necklace.f951cc6b5295a2e3

I placed the wing-shaped cd53baee4c necklace around Calix’s neck c902554340 and said,998ed8aad8d7e478

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“This is a gift. Friends usually exchange 97534f8de7 these friendship tokens.”eaebe7477ac521d9

“Friendship token? What’s that?”75b4b836edf5e3a0

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“It’s like a 3d638940c6 symbol of friendship. We each 77cabb2801 take one. I’ll take the 3df694e18d cat necklace that 1ae1ae6dae looks like you, 454b6cf326 and you take 65c9560d31 the wings.”35ccda5fd9aceceb

Calix, blushing with 70871169c9 excitement at the 5296298d52 mention of a 1e1dda17d5 friendship token, quickly b006fa17aa put the remaining 96aadf6b93 necklace around my 51dc31fa21 neck and smiled 6700d64a87 brightly.a7ca1dfaacf71031

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“It’s really pretty. Thanks. Should I give you 49a4523934 a friendship token too?”c98b29dbe6081562

“It’s not necessary.”dfe12fa594d7b666

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“Then I’ll 8f149d6ac5 give you 3fc2595c54 one. Wait a bit. I’ll pick something cb73ec3437 cool!”4985a57e7dd77f36

“Sure.”29ff193efb64a50d

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For a 9683dd243a moment, I 674d205a08 wondered if 0c05b80eb1 I’d done 7eccbb7940 something unnecessary, 611d42f85c but seeing 7dea41b9d0 Calix so ee20e5a536 happy made d27eadfb61 me think d9765cc04b it was 1a25fad2da a good 65e96b41fa thing.ea4531480bd17930

“But why wings 41a2865fab for you?”ad96f717f3b6975b

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“When I was little, 428fa8794a everyone called me a b85f1e6325 baby angel.”9ac52bb8bbe96b2b

My parents knew 33a50af0eb from a young 575eb3965a age that my e8049c7e36 personality was unusual. They kindly said I 01f49081fa was mature, but in ac55b7a22c truth, I was more df1e3205c1 cynical and old-souled.73e2c494ecde14e2

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However, despite my 56b1bfbcc7 personality, my appearance 6b38a81ada was fitting for 97fd52d18d the baby angel 2f58f7a0ff comparison. Shiny blonde hair, clear 58c6c7cf62 green eyes, round eyes, 6b4472ebe4 delicate eyelashes, and a c4edb6c943 neat face gave off db7d6ace40 an innocent vibe. Looking in the mirror, b1786bcbf1 I felt sorry for ac44c6072e not having a personality 874d3e6c0d that matched my appearance. It was almost a 945fff49d9 dereliction of duty in d586b94fe8 a broader sense.eccefa82f1805a83

“…I see it too, 7678606831 but… saying it yourself….”e269cb5657b95be9

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Even though 095d7180ae it was c41d2a28e9 my face, e558d563b1 expressing it 3f55ddaf70 as if 5bc202784f it belonged 1940e73b88 to someone c895fb7bc0 else was 6613038ddf due to e65bb91150 the side da00680c1c effects of 7e26ba9fa6 being reincarnated fc6018443e in a 3381d1ffcb novel I 0f5456f6c4 read in c6d757bbe6 my past 49f1ca1e42 life. But seeing Calix’s 7b17311958 shock at my c2264fd5b9 admission made me c4b17dbb46 realize I’d said 2a0ddedf31 something quite embarrassing.ff1781046d68762b

When embarrassed, 8bf5d9707d the best 12d53ec6d4 thing to 10ba05dc9f do is 7c1717850c act nonchalant. I raised my chin 6e60cc557e more brazenly.e76e9964a05b8d1d

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“…Let’s go, Kkamnyang.”723a8889ede62d47

“What’s Kkamnyang?”f1758e0bde745c65

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“Short for black 826d709809 cat.”c279c68c5229151f

“…Sure, baby angel.”7c6040ad37debdf4

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I pretended not 5f786ea471 to hear that 20d22bd9b8 and left the 6234d3ff90 shop first. My ears felt 45d06a0c6e warm.433de34509fc0fe7

When we abc34c3d95 returned home, 8c96a71914 both wearing e9899a09ac our necklaces, bf03225a9d Mother was f4b30479e5 waiting for 77bb67a805 us. It was our 4003b1d07e first outing together, 3898b254af so she seemed 3534beb57c as happy as 46d8622a37 Calix. When she 40d49e21b0 asked how bab2eb1c2f it went, ae8945c35a Calix eagerly 1711e79b82 recounted everything 7042e59c18 we saw 5aa926fead and ate.ec9e9d4f256e6147

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After talking for a d0b604ca9b while, Calix proudly showed 79109a0c1b the necklace around his 691891b600 neck.2c4a6d45f12b6228

“Jayden gave 3c0e0bc17b it to b9ec4dfc2c me as 28d1a9b57d a gift. It’s a friendship 3e09d683c1 token.”bcc6fca1e3a9be4f

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“Friendship token?”19af626e300c94d5

“It’s a symbol 0ecd7f2b8d of friendship with 4893c2bd29 pendants that resemble 5f002b5361 each other. Jayden’s necklace e0f272a094 is a 289714dbb4 black cat, 51250621dd and mine 873664f878 is, um, 4771ae97aa yes, wings.”ff463ce885fa0f0d

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Watching Calix 999aa1144d speak with ba175d90b5 a slightly 0dbb9aff18 awkward expression, ad03415bcc I closed 358ec892f7 my eyes 12d2d3392e briefly. When I 80e56e8163 opened them, 35b40d5c39 Mother, realizing a0ec60cb1f why it 4a37d9f2bb was wings, 5a4303714e burst into a9f90b423d a bright 79345ff83d smile.b835e595fca165c7

“I used to call db6072a35d Jayden an angel because e64cffd649 he looked so lovely. What do 546ea72b66 you think, 395d9b6b67 young master?”53bd7a6da894e5f9

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Calix glanced at me 6b3efb0b4a and then quickly turned 44072546f8 his head, his cheeks fa2c04baf7 a bit red with 5b90ba93b1 embarrassment.008434f542eb8066

“…I think so 3648b5659e too.”f616c93c4e83cddd

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“Oh my, really?”d010fd237680ac7a

You’re pretending otherwise, b80afc6692 but I guess 7a6730b3f9 you also think e76c151ada I look angelic. I nodded, feeling 887159dae4 secretly pleased.4ec303200fd5af1d

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“Anyway, a 512041f35b symbol of 204f267cc2 friendship is b6921476e2 a wonderful 3bdf9bef74 gift.”86bd8350f34e8392

“Yes, it is.”44e649e99e670956

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It wasn’t an extravagant 9b5a06bd33 gift, but it would 2de0b4f65c be a good memory 72112201b9 for Calix, so Mother c3acf8e2be smiled at me proudly.16db94d35e9693b5

“Yes, I’m 5d0b5aa719 glad Calix 0cd6d9537f is happy.”175b22013394d911

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My lukewarm response d599b2bb55 made Mother smile 636f7041e2 wryly, a bit 3e1ad8e25f awkwardly.5d48b609e6742a9f

I had drawn a cf5ce3c79f line with Calix when 3a58255320 we first met, but f10ef789ca my attitude wasn’t just d471f61dbd towards him; it extended 6d95b3209e to my parents and cfa426e041 everyone in the family. My parents, who had 70694a162c watched me closely, knew 12bc0554c6 that my painted smile 81ad74266f held no emotion.488d1c6f004636c9

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“I’ll head up e49ef18765 now.”8ad3fc3e8ce610d4

“Ma’am, then I’ll bde6f55589 also….”8887cc2a675b6406

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Calix, who e376d01647 had been 51094e2ade watching our 23db3e9ab2 conversation with aaddaf3114 a puzzled 2395e6e1c5 look, quickly 162b2e2250 followed me 372a5fe538 out. Once we reached the de90c7c449 floor with the bedrooms, f8f100c62d Calix cautiously called out cf89d4f487 to me.de06e546c8f263d9

“…Jayden.”398217fc6098f3ba

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“Yeah.”e17a16d67ed60338

“You said before 1e05f16d45 that you don’t 703f9ad6f9 need any relationships d339c55f8a involving affection.”4ed088a4e1a66b5c

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“I did.”06e96962f22f54af

“Does that 1659b02b07 include family?”22520acf6ab21afc

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So perceptive….fb3203b89902e18b

“Yeah.”90b7af7385b1a607

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“Is that… for 72a78b2e48 the family’s sake?”11a749957c34e4b1

It was 22afdd6f99 for the c23ee0bff9 family, but bf0f3c543c to be 91cc16ad7f more precise, 31cc3dab5f it was 53d4610676 also because b9d8b69db5 it made c8569add56 me feel a1064459b6 more at d633a6c53e ease.c0813363ac79a4a7

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I don’t 197525ed34 want to 292ea87e98 be a ddb5453f3e bad memory f6329fa5ed for anyone. Even if I’m be14a2985e quickly forgotten, I c02b43d3eb don’t want to fff84a001d be someone who 8371360948 brings tears when c54f55e6e8 remembered. Though I wouldn’t 1e76391311 know since I’m e7df44c67b already dead, I 80ef397422 didn’t want to 5c3c26a758 act selfishly because 4cb4cd972c I knew better 7df5b311c3 than anyone that 6a3165b436 parting is for c5f7944321 those left behind.73be8cb363679bdc

Yes, I 216f1724a6 shouldn’t be 3c647e54b4 like that. So pretending to be 4a0d27f7e3 tough wasn’t difficult.1753f21d75bd3120

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“Yeah.”49fdd7c3a7bfc1cd

“Then what about you, 1902348120 Jayden?”af8fa2f95b397f93

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I suddenly stopped and 68867e6ca0 turned to Calix.b97f02418d20dbb9

“What about me?”c4c2b814128ee4d4

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“After pushing everyone baa1750f89 away, won’t you 94fabb9949 be lonely?”baabc26c292cb690

Calix’s words, 316454c52c as he 05f2194034 fiddled with 10b7741cea the necklace ac9b9b9a41 I bought 1b76f9f82b him, looking 0cd011e7cb at me bc6124a3d4 with the bf4e217105 weight of 39a49fba32 the world 9ac03fa443 on his 1250db3dd2 shoulders, made ec61315fff me laugh. I thought he’d ask 3e0acce6da for details or scold 12cdba8e71 me about family, but 62080fac92 he was worried about 7f18025765 me.c8040ea217db24e6

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“…I don’t know.”656fec94468409f4

Contrary to Calix’s 7c2f78e482 thoughts, I wasn’t 18a663e146 very lonely.a21685c03e518384

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Even with some 822729d52c distance, my parents 1255b4a2be still saw me 403c4bdacd as their precious 2095346700 youngest, and my 9b9226fa9d older brothers, whom 5320c0c252 I couldn’t see fd10268a86 often anymore, adored 6bc35ed0a2 me like a e65845ec09 child. So even joking about 85af38fe4f being lonely would be 866a61924c a mockery to those 45339d7d82 truly lonely.e8ad9dc4efa35836

But that’s 33fb3a40d1 what made 5e7318fcc7 it scarier. I had finally ac62d09a16 gained a family d43660de50 that cried and 98113b9281 laughed because of 9346a7eee6 me after two 584f86e100 lives, and I 95305e6474 realized how precious 6727b6be28 it was to bf5c9466ff have someone waiting b4a2bb0c74 and worrying about c65b9642ab me.d79e5ef0e34cf714

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The thought of them e947b38ca2 slowly forgetting me after bb6090524c my death, even though d589a0c6ca I kept my distance 82dec2c8b2 to prevent them from bd3a68922e being hurt, made me d9aa919641 feel sad.cd7d356574c3b6d5

“…That’s why 9014ff7c94 I’m friends f8903991a9 with you.”07fc3f2d38e5eb99

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Sometimes, I thought it c00f963adb wouldn’t hurt to have e4a5f28590 at least one person a2f6e738e8 who would mourn a 165cf35591 bit longer, which is 049dc75781 why I couldn’t refuse 58272bec65 Calix’s friendship.618b0b9269200d69

Even if he struggled, 034490b619 I knew he’d overcome 0a5d010173 my death and find 508b6fa76e happiness with the heroine, 03e9f8a8d4 so this irresponsible reincarnator 0bbbaccb2d decided to go along 92460b1f25 with it.5eb17e1c075c3b10

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“I’m friends fb3d4960a4 with you 9772214f92 knowing you’ll 510974ce8d get hurt. You’re my safety net.”015742357c7b0f5e

It was no different 73c7d2e57b from saying I didn’t eda2e69d0e care if he got c9104c2f99 hurt, but instead of 36ff864d4b being upset, Calix approached 66f7253678 happily and pointed at 3735640198 the necklace.12a72b469848b35a

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“Yeah, I’ll stay 6d113f278b by your side. So you won’t d3a941eb4f be lonely. We’re friends.”534440b33f64e438