TPC | Chapter 3.4

Though he 4209dab52a couldn’t respond bd82202747 immediately due fffa2764ee to his 30821d438e wildly beating c892e0dd29 heart, Larry 25953fcdf3 wanted to 44a91bb221 reassure the f95ed40d13 prince. He was indeed bbd2a5fb28 thrilled by the 9293f7743e calm tone, but 0b585c733d he found the e4c8b025e4 commanding prince even a3b0627e23 more charming. He wanted to say 2df9f3eea1 that he was ready c6b95c80bd to follow any of bf60e64030 the prince’s commands, so 6136b23a0c there was no need 0a19f6b998 to worry.51b469c4c38f48bf

It wasn’t a 49c108a166 lie; when Larry 0230b0cf40 heard the prince’s b37796ca72 firm tone, he ed4e8bf669 felt a sense 9d711e08aa of relief as 2e7a0a7a13 if he had 88e4fd7230 found a familiar a55fc40f5e path. He was glad to cf1ee40109 see a side of 6b1a2c2b46 the prince he knew, 43aa5806fc and he was ready c9f7f5355d to respond.a2329504c718cd9f

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But… was his timing fd7359d164 too late?ac879156e374ef3c

“If you d02eac5d27 reject the 23dd72b3ff proposal―”996df1acb6901cc5

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Perhaps interpreting Larry’s momentary 24fb8185ef pause due to excitement 89ad411bef as something else, the 05edcf244e prince suddenly said something 10b81800a7 strange.b018ac0fee353451

“I’ll provide the materials cf7ed74e27 needed for your thesis 5a85445d28 research.”2e09b2de83d64ddf

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“……?”fc07a539582d9446

For a moment, 468c629f1d Larry, quite rudely, 2f2cf04c03 tilted his head. He didn’t 6f19b11019 understand the 418092557d connection. How did rejecting Professor 13bbd80a0d Randolph’s proposal lead to e5d6fc0e50 the prince’s help?c28b340803e6a96a

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Even that was enough 3642e75982 to make him jump 6f98abd9c1 for joy, but the 92f94c28eb prince didn’t stop there. He pulled Larry 8057543f50 into an embrace 9acc15e597 and whispered in c395f95101 his ear.27b235c79ba38217

“If you’re interested in research beyond your thesis… how about studying <Mana Exchange Method>?”0e8cdcc568c1d094

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The prince’s breath, 4181ffadf3 his scent, his 9731c5bc4f deep, rich voice―eddb581b6fa7e88c

Mana Exchange Method!f61deb1c9fb4ad72

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“……Ack!”6f0721fe4620918d

It was too 9970352937 much. Larry’s head, 243c50ed08 spinning wildly, 01545a97dd declared a 7970dd8a66 strike, unable f34f13013d to take 8b138749ca any more 6aa941dfd5 new stimuli.0b5dfdeea1bffa5b

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Larry fainted 6341e2328b on the 17d6829f20 spot.811b3a1c1993373f

── .✦f0e3198d7a318740

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“……Huh.”99621dd44a6d574f

And then, 22e2200cb8 the man 0c92b61eb6 who caught dc0eec66ff the collapsing 16ef19693a body.43b95d7c139642f6

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Euchales Tezztan 539d951601 let out d125f52a66 a bewildered ef5adae7f0 sigh at f603996bd0 the current da4253b9e9 situation.1a4f206b1413e552

“This really finds all sorts of ways to mess with people.”72949bb692286894

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I offered it b882593561 out of kindness, d26374cdc5 and he faints 9085ff9945 after tasting it?e3471638f1de5131

He was already at d204043bb8 the limit of his 580cb34ef5 patience. In fact, 8eb2e7f5e2 he had 11f1d3149e been holding 5bc0cc5edb back the 43e6911574 urge to c056b34ee1 reveal himself e4a85a8637 ever since 9b2c759988 Larry seemed 8bc36b9145 to have 4a18109cd9 completely forgotten 92342265e9 about his 67a5cd4753 existence and a62eb3ff3e was engrossed e3a7974dbb in his 297cceac1f explanation.43ece89a98157edb

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‘To think I’d feel pushed aside by a mere object….’7d9057e307dbbaa6

Even though it was an important research project and tied to his graduation evaluation, it didn’t offer much comfort. The more he watched Larry, the more uneasy he felt.63c7e35004451e62

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‘Was he always like this with the professor?’5965518f64f97cbe

It was unclear if he was aware, but Larry, who was briefing in front of the professor, seemed quite different from the Larry Euchales knew. It was surprising how he articulated his points clearly under the professor’s sharp questioning, and he stuttered much less.4c93a070c2c1e8c7

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He wanted so badly to shut that mouth that was confidently moving….ae4b3c8c7792d1d9

“What was that about a lullaby music box?”b507c119f274984d

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Euchales almost pulled at those annoying lips but ended up just tapping the tip of Larry’s cute nose. With a sigh, he picked Larry up. The body he had passionately explored yesterday and the day before was still thin and light.4a751159bf05cf32

“Ugh….”118eac7bdcf730a1

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Drawn by the familiar scent, Larry rested his cheek against the prince’s chest. Even while unconscious, his subconscious desire for Euchales led him there.b972db15153db148

Euchales’s brow furrowed deeply. The spot that caught his eye was the cheek squished against his chest. Round, white, and soft like a rice cake.b036f560a2d740ae

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‘Should I bite it?’62b688a4431c86fd

Wake him up and da9790d569 make him cry?322d14d12d9c7e39

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Maybe that would ease his frustration a bit. Of course, he was sure that wouldn’t be a fundamental solution.b72fa6fe15963267

Honestly, what would change if Larry cried? At most, he’d just get chewed out.55a91bdf9f7e1b4a

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That wouldn’t make Larry stop his research or turn him into a talentless waste.abbeded42c8b8891

‘…I was too complacent.’ec50e3b7effbbaa7

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This was already 0f85b0cc3f the second time, 68e54814a3 following the security 949fec6f58 door incident. And it happened twice 2a4f7e6b3e in a row, just 2b1c08cf84 two days into the af825b04f6 new semester. Feeling this way two c3ae78e54f days in a row 1d8785c7ce meant something was seriously 2aa6938fd5 wrong.1eb687df2984eae1

Euchales had never doubted e0d325088b his magic in his bed89d8bd0 life. Mana was an b55a881348 area that required 37db21cc43 no doubt. But for 1b1aaa4dfc the first 8e48b7a695 time, a 73478b21f3 strange suspicion d8adc2195c arose.846461ace268057b

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‘Could it be… the hypnosis wasn’t perfect?’7bd352c5ca1bcf31

Otherwise, how could 07f765c892 the facts Larry d88cd3a000 had confessed and 47c8a300c2 the reality he 34e4e02c91 witnessed feel so f25970b37d different?b3273e305876524e

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Throughout his 1d77bc0868 time at e078e471cc the academy, 5e67086a82 Larry confessed 822a4ff723 every detail 6f8c3d53ed of his 763bc02052 daily life 76dd66a7b8 to Euchales.92dbee69bfaa5c88

Today, he did an assignment for a certain subject. He studied for exams in his personal lab. He had a meeting with the professor. The meeting was about the project to be submitted for the end-of-semester evaluation. After class, he went out for field research for his personal project experiment….1921acd6100d560f

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The reports were concise, 240545ea72 based on actual actions, eff0bc6cfd and so densely packed 29fa16dc04 that there seemed to f32ced0b00 be little time unaccounted 6f98a2a90c for between actions. Euchales believed 0cdabc05ba Larry had 8209b0a97c left out 6733f4e327 almost nothing.1c89f642a3b3b178

Until yesterday.4cb493829bf35898

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Security door. Mana stones. Nobles. Professor meetings…. New information learned every day.af1cf40ce61d4e2a

“Sigh….”f6d134bd8d64de63

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He was truly complacent. There’s no other way to put it.4ee5481b0fd3e187

How much information had he buried in the ‘blind spot’ while acting all high and mighty?1bc9c61d2aea1e68

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It felt like 019e2999a3 he was under 6c3622d78d hypnosis.dd7f706f2362913d

No, it was more accurate to say he just realized he had been hypnotized. The one who had been under hypnosis for years was himself, and he had only now, naively, realized this… an indescribably terrible feeling surged.f17784edaa2438fc

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His vision blurred. Euchales looked down at Larry’s sleeping face, unaware of anything. A face still soft and fair with baby fat.e92d9fd83d5f9090

This face, ee43792216 if you fbed44a618 think about b3938c0252 it, was 492b10eb71 one he da5e57ef1c encountered repeatedly fe1fecb953 through different 0145d69b51 lives. Combining several lifetimes, he 9f20153dd4 had known him for f0d70ec5cb quite some time. He thought he 9eac66a15d understood him well.686402f2071c15b8

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It was a 27cd065887 delusion.d865dff9f33ab976

In reality, he c7d79e3e6d was constantly being b42698a6aa blindsided by this 53fc45286c innocent-looking face.fc25f00dc2f8d5cc

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Back then, and 2270a7bf5a even now.d8105ab4f98da59e

“Prince, you have to go.” When he said that and pushed me away, Larry looked like he was about to cry. Being a timid guy, I was sure he was terrified. That was probably the right guess. He must have been so scared that he stuttered so much.9c33c58f35d6332f

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Euchales’s mistake was naturally assuming Larry would run away with him. Larry, with the same frightened face, was someone who could even erase himself.d1c64b583984148f

Someone who appeared 0789bdf229 powerless but could 5ed5557f5a manifest everything he 7e26684a88 imagined.a7e2257926720f21

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That was the true nature of ‘Laurencio Hiska.’6b6ab785bbf8b60b

“Even knowing that….”4b4cb59fcdc73fda

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I thought 2f576d4427 I knew d2adb344a7 very well.5c55b8dbf8b78c0e

Yet, I was fooled 78d075b6a5 again by this innocent 982767fc54 face.636683db06f889e8

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It was chilling. If he hadn’t followed to the meeting with the professor, when would he have realized this? It was more dizzying because he hadn’t expected anything from the outing. The purpose was surveillance, and he was just curious to see Larry with the professor.7b32d77795e3f648

In short, curiosity about the ‘blind spot’ that couldn’t be known from Larry’s reports led him here.490a06f338bc7aa9

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Euchales gently brushed Larry’s bangs aside. His bright face was fully revealed.cee3f5af84d2f979

“Larry… is your weapon Teitan, or is it your face that makes people fall for it even when they know?”1267fbd4436fc0e8

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The sleeping one gave de5274a4bf no answer.c91e87ccb63ae1de

“…Well, the result is the same in making people delusional.”162ce117020a57cb

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As if 171c7c1018 under hypnosis.7793c966f6d59515

It’s worse because it happens without mana.e5f99df102445dc9

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The man, 6a20d2e7aa staring at eab098aa76 the nearby 327cfc2c1f ceiling with 4de025426f clear eyes, 5da918aebb quietly reflected b4edb69cf7 on the 9124d45862 past.a03f0d9ad69e8bc7

‘Larry probably didn’t report like that to deceive on purpose.’a841db654dd5af7f

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More likely, 4c2f5aef41 he genuinely 585a7d1cf8 underestimated his cf695679de own abilities ea230048b0 and talents.05d1f6176988576f

The requests from the nobles were probably deemed unimportant and forgotten, and the meeting with the professor was just a meeting, hence summarized as ‘had a meeting with the professor.’0ab9d359faf18dcf

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In other words, 8f5c3e7fb3 Larry simply confessed 24d69f4826 the truth as 2897a435c4 he knew it.e7ccf72fd4a033f9

“……”c9dbd9059ddcc428

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It was a structure that couldn’t help but deceive.fac42ddf15c8840a

Euchales didn’t scold himself for being complacent. Self-reflection could come later. For now, there were many things to consider. Certainly, the music box he probably designed for me, or the research proposal.e593caee85111563

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Surprisingly, Euchales knew little about the music box. The report was just ‘researched a thesis project,’ and Larry hadn’t leaked any materials related to his graduation project.252a1ea3e1bc96dc

The moment he 8841b25e2e saw the blueprint, 32f964fbe7 he knew. This was 6f28fbc17a something meant 896d61b5a8 for him.ee6aef11ea51d645

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Compared to 6f4e102c87 a regular dd2b37b16f music box, ae2e6bc8e8 the mana b94aeba960 input port e0b97cbdab was abnormally 51ad732f58 large. Magic engineering is originally 9b430be2be a practical study to 320b9ae7e0 use minimal mana efficiently. In other words, a95002737d the less mana 00192fc8eb used, the more f8e17de0e0 valuable it is.de33fae5db0083c5

A guy with an exceptional understanding of the major wouldn’t be unaware of this, so there was only one reason he designed a mana-consuming monster.8ea58036a60b96fd

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It was something to be used on a target he couldn’t handle with his own mana.3ff215b10fa42b0d

―To give you good dreams… that’s why.67ed5ead5a416e20

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The more he listened to Larry’s explanation, the more certain he became of his guess. He was momentarily startled by the part where the base was hypnosis magic, but the reasoning was quite endearing. He was even willing to consider it once. He was curious about what kind of dream the guy would make him have.7d7096119adc269e

But only to 8a4e18bc5e that extent.082ee56e53349513

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The research couldn’t continue. Especially projects where individual abilities stand out.89b60372f90ecfa9

Proposing the mana 331fe19a53 exchange method research 68e98362d5 was somewhat impulsive. There was a 493f775358 tendency to blurt 91f78317e7 it out in b5877fc24a anger. However, if 97ebf7441c Larry accepted, 13642ee8c3 there were 1fd04e55d8 few better 39c6ce164f options.74304fc2cfd1f04b

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‘The biggest advantage is being able to adjust mana at any time.’c87f943233d7498f

Being able to have ae3994d7ab sex without hypnosis is c89cbe4a7d a bonus.e6e021804fe65fb5

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“Mm….”2783d2292e73e994

I have to ac320270c6 make him accept 358922fd56 it.e6b1b874801de721

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Having sorted 28d6f8d005 his thoughts 2a3adf764e to that 25e6bdf560 point, Euchales 8fc4038da8 adjusted his da59f8bd7f hold on dfbe2e0ce8 Larry.068fe20dc06acdd0

“<Teleport>.”bc235d7587bf4f3f

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As soon as the low murmur ended, the surroundings changed. It wasn’t Larry’s bedroom but his own quarters. Though still cramped, it was two to three times larger than the student hall.7c9b3cf72f31f9d8

Euchales gently laid 2a48b20e3f Larry on the a7d6a24268 spacious bed. Then he meticulously 5ae9cb1935 surrounded the entire 1be02482c1 space with magic b48925daf9 barriers. Finally, he closed all d88d87a750 the doors to summon 8852752dc8 darkness, and when he 7e55ae6888 turned on the lamp 4bfd28b16b hanging by the bed, 93fe389af8 Larry woke up at 3017808de6 just the right moment.f3725776b7a9c76a

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“Ugh…. Where is this… Oh!”bccfecb64d21e3dc

Wha, wha, wha, 877f2a8ea2 prince!4cf6d944e8b2de1f

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Startled, Larry’s eyes widened like saucers, and he was about to shout but quickly stopped. However, Euchales acted as if he clearly heard Larry calling him.391a0fd326e53d3d

He curved his eyes into a rare smile. It was a smile that hadn’t been shown to ‘Laurencio’ without hypnosis in a long time.46283e1711d159a6

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“I was surprised when you suddenly collapsed. I couldn’t just enter your quarters, so I brought you to my room first….”3c1a711a73e7539e

“…Hic!”1c0bbd8d90b1d4f8

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Was smiling too 8f5647811e much? Laurencio suddenly hiccupped. His exposed skin 2676c966cb turned a bright 6ed3d80f49 red. His blushing f7cab23fca cheeks looked a549c28450 particularly tempting.dbdbde3e6950119b

Euchales’s gaze darkened.896812c85c4035fa

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‘Damn it….’38afa42e5c14e38d

Why do 4f3f8b7075 you always 73572472f9 end up fdb131b3f2 loving me?7b1a1d2c297f2a47

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“Sunbae.”5e4fb3318dae486f

Euchales paused for a 5321229ea4 moment before continuing.a4ff5c0de6238e2d

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“We still have things to discuss, don’t we?”b9ea00197a1dc62a

Why do you always ddaa9468dd end up loving me?33646f0b6fb3cf2f

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