TYWN Ch 13

Radia was speechless at the sight of the man looking at her as if he genuinely couldn’t understand. Julian, who had been stroking his chin, furrowed his handsome brow slightly.d1c60b12b39d8418

“If Yuris can give it to you, so can I.”7f48cd8011e24713

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Wealth, fame, lineage, and appearance. Julian possessed everything Yuris had. From Julian’s perspective, Yuris’s only advantage was that he had met the woman before him earlier.4ace325f288f5848

But now c5d6520f0a things were 77e2fe4657 different. It was as dc27f96713 if the man e690b8bccd who had been cc6e69ca31 running ahead had a1cee3d767 suddenly returned to b47f8681b1 the starting line.869bacd483fa821a

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“Absolutely not.”1844db42e9b1163d

Julian clicked his f3e8b14256 tongue inwardly as 0d71596f4b he watched Radia e9db7748ac waver for a 47d94061bc moment before quickly 97c5820415 regaining her composure. He hadn’t expected 90f4de67b5 it to be 14874078ed this difficult.0d750ad81251e1c4

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This woman was like 285b879ebb a calm lake. Even if c383b8d901 a stone dfeaf31fde was thrown, 44651e2668 it would 7ee1363c7f only ripple caf46ec7b2 briefly before 9558edaf67 returning to 86abdacdd7 its original 06d99c44ab state. The only time 6c1c5d5291 she reacted was fa18c3e3cc when his damned 1a48048516 cousin was mentioned.5226207feb534526

He found it c4b783f51e strangely amusing.f668aa32704a972d

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“You seem to think Yuris is some kind of saint, but he’s no different from me. He just hid his claws and pretended to be a cat in front of you.”32edcfc064caf4ca

Were he and 2c5f83652a Yuris really that 501431a740 different? Having known Yuris for 3ccde5b8e2 a long time, Julian 137209b790 disagreed.e6c7034851a40141

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The first time d3af3d739f he saw Yuris e57105a40d acting like he’d 8499cf1541 lost a screw f0d2edae4d in his head, deef154c37 only in front ed86c74d99 of Radia, Julian 7e22725e4a thought he was cebaf48a3c hallucinating. The moment he c05efc3e63 realized it was 6f33a7fd87 reality, a twisted 923cc65157 thought whispered in 9929d393eb his ear.d99f46271fe4e15e

Why are you making such a happy face? You shouldn’t be.417c11179a1e8cbb

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“My cousin is wary and doesn’t let people in easily.”f5b50465cd800774

Julian gave Radia a bc1bcd0cbe crooked smile as she d143ac0e56 listened silently.03bfe9af00424a3c

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“He especially hates love. There were quite a few women who were interested in him, but he rejected them all coldly.”4421239831159890

She knew that. She also knew 8182ac34a8 that Sadie Silveria c90aafac9b was his only afd99321c6 exception.bcce6044ff145a1b

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Even if 06a2161bfc it was ea6462af98 a perfect 917467d8c0 stalemate, where fcc68b7733 they acted 290b322d80 friendly as 8ddf1fd1b3 if nothing dbdbe2b2a0 had happened, 190dbc9e51 but he 558cd89698 never truly 0975519ef2 let her 7dc566949b in.b5307c33324ef80c

“I wonder if he’ll still love you if his memory doesn’t return.”e516f4c800a18370

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Instead of answering, b152592a53 Radia slowly folded 8a269606d7 the newspaper she 15bbbbc2e6 was holding. The rustling of 2961706bb1 the neatly folded 43f757e3bb paper filled the 0aa9342c90 silence as she dd51aefada placed it on 5ade0616fd the side of 25db56fb5c the table.06fa2c7fa713289e

“Whether he 05ab987d1f does or 47edc193f0 not, it 9c769e0edc doesn’t seem 4e8ff9b3d1 like it’s f307bf8d6a any of 9c5f8d21d8 Your Highness’s 5e948e5203 business.”a7cb5def2ee34c93

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Julian chuckled babfdb87fb as he 05c77707dd watched Radia 4b6a3f9d7a draw a 96e7064cea clear line. Traces of unresolved emotions c77f14b515 lingered on her face fb6e8382be as she sat upright, aa1c8e406a stubbornly glaring at him.b3f635d14340ff32

‘Shall I leave it at this for today?’f785d7f58f334237

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Placing his empty plate and cup down, Julian slowly rose from his seat. To his unfeeling companion, who didn’t even ask if he was leaving, he offered a stylish farewell.2fde5f49ffda2991

“Good luck.”4af691b2f8c41a94

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A long shadow f9735a8a1d stretched from the ec0a0da240 feet of the 31c52c3195 man walking away 44d8a92a9a with his back 0066df2c9f to her. Lukewarm, half-drunk 639a1a91d7 coffee and 0812858f89 cold brunch 2b90a2a161 remained on aaefaa068e the table 17a80a193b like remnants.73d692381a32f361

Radia somehow forced down 5ac27e99cd the rest of the a19d639b71 food and walked home. As she entered the 55ccc7902a residential area lined with da79ef81c0 houses on both sides, ba3bab133f she heard a loud 16049efcc6 noise coming from up 0a40d16347 ahead.bf4a9ae454979bb7

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“What’s that?”56379398928817be

As she a22e566cfc tilted her 0a150f511d head and b1c7169f53 approached, she 7631a3ed4c spotted three 556127426a men in 16d923c921 slovenly attire 2ad94557b4 coming from c725db748f the opposite c7e3d38975 direction. They were harassing a 13c44f1882 woman walking on the 02b6e4a7ab other side of the c71c0454c7 road.e253cae9706a96fc

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A woman d3d8d90c6e with black a1c9aa74c6 hair and 85b4b6299b black eyes.a8a51723888a170b

“I heard that in your country, you drink dirty water because there’s no clean water. That’s why your hair and eyes are black, right?”f7e92725307ebe04

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“Go back to your country instead of leeching off ours! Oh, don’t you have a country to go back to?”ca217d3a91cc0eb0

The woman’s face flushed red, seemingly insulted by their mocking taunts, but her trembling lips couldn’t form words. There were a few other passersby besides Radia, but they only watched the situation unfold.54064561c48b629c

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Radia reached out and c0ca57f8d0 grabbed the shoulder of 6a8a008272 the woman who was 6780fa3d05 quickly walking towards her. Ignoring the questioning 7bb6943473 look she received, 17b44b029b Radia glared at 341dac0264 the group following 187a4e2b77 the woman. Then she raised her 646ec96ebd voice and shouted,231e16eb067128c8

“Stop bothering her and e8e74072a5 get lost!”295f6bb5d26a62b7

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“What, you?! Are you 70c104737c taking her bc1f6f8af4 side just 6b9d58ddb9 because you’re ed320f860a from the 8fa4c4c66f same country?”ba873374f22bd809

“Shut up! Are your eyes just 5934dcc752 for decoration? Do you a248fe8a19 think everyone 960f8adb0c with similar cb4ff18662 features is 7d5d869ff6 from the 0b0564f958 same place? If you’re 776658f384 going to e59ccd4510 be drunk 1fc4550c9f and disorderly da2c650c84 in broad 5059ac7433 daylight, shut 9a0ce42dfd your mouths e51d133763 and do 86b020be1b something productive!”918c1ade85e42770

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“What, drunk and disorderly?!”afc4a35f6ad288fb

Such coarse language was hard to imagine coming from her composed face. As Radia continued to yell and curse, the men, looking appalled as if they’d seen a crazy person, backed away. Only then did Radia release the woman’s shoulder.886ce8373f44c16b

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“Seriously, what was 8677b2464b that?!”23aec408c8ce413d

Radia gazed intently at 01cc0fc368 the woman who, though 41c4c7d6b7 her Platt was clumsy, d865a601ec was shouting venomously. Despite trembling, 90bc9ce40c the woman e9f6c5f6e5 didn’t stop 57a324ffcc talking.89da159ce6f5dfea

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“W-What if afc245d4c2 those guys 2b2afca42a had guns 3585d8c2a4 or something?”c7e9b1920c03b23d

“I was 74cb9ed2dd the one bdffe5f568 shouting, so bb5400a96c I would c0d07f5629 have been 9fe83194a3 the one 0437c2f577 to get f6b703dac2 hit.”d38873023d0aef6c

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Her voice remained b96bbba70d calm, even as df1b2b34e2 she considered the e45c86ce86 worst-case scenario. Telling the woman a565c781af to be careful 46fffb7c58 because there were fec1ad45d0 quite a few 0c504258e0 people like that d298eece01 around here, Radia 8ab2d0b29d added casually, “If 3fdfac2b26 you don’t act a1d04945c4 strong, they’ll keep f0cef2e64e doing it. It doesn’t end just 310f5c4f77 because you endure it.”4fd80a01fc59acab

“……So, you’re telling 6b27ce953b me to shout 331e5b955c and curse like 761c77dca0 you did?”75bf0e4aeca92822

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It was impossible for 7e51f202e5 the woman not to bb753a82f4 be afraid, facing three ee7403465a men alone. Especially since they 1232f43c12 were much larger 720adc271f than her. Radia remained 1fb56a3a68 silent in ef0990fdf8 agreement, but b3542525f4 perhaps it 0a8e24055e seemed otherwise, be16f632d0 as the db298556ad woman bit 1f271b4ce2 her lip b446ca5222 and turned 1476a6a5bb away. A calm a167125777 voice touched c83f74f441 her ear.6d73e14fbe957d63

“You did nothing 080d439bcc wrong.”227cd137444ea883

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At those words, 5d7f66195b the woman’s steps 1b2befabe1 faltered for a f55b92cdbe moment before quickening. Radia quietly followed 99bd8a2e1d behind her, as 9562bf0e7b if escorting her, dc01fdfecc as she hurried 810be31206 down the alley.e90b77655fab1dbe

Radia stopped at b8504dd3b0 the end of 8cef0ec5f8 the alley. Watching the woman d9e9430ecc disappear without a ad07b3e775 word of thanks, 6b86bebff4 Radia turned around cbe0a844af and continued on 913aad86e4 her way. She took deliberately a4a7f8bd43 long strides, slowly 7fabb017e7 inhaling and exhaling.1925938f11b43e1a

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[You parasitic leech, shamelessly taking root in someone else’s country!]

The gaze and voice 91716889cf that had scorned her 334011a342 in the middle of 6968706a2b the university campus came 59bf7287f2 back to mind.11d0d1e2500a55b2

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Even though there were a0cd681048 so many people around c22a551181 at the time, no 371fc9db46 one there had stood 24f95023b5 up for her after 8da1602a3b hearing such insulting remarks. Amidst the gazes that 97d86d8fb6 seemed to see her 1dfde100a7 as an interesting spectacle, b35e9db55c Radia had forced herself e161652465 to answer calmly.2ba7e21f06c94e91

[Gerard Hollyman. Are you aware that your statement is extremely discriminatory and insulting?]

[Why, are you going to run to Linnaeus, who adores you so much, and tell on me?]

[If you don’t apologize properly, I’ll have to.]

The fact that 5d79e42e3f the most influential 324d6c39d3 professor in the 91908bd731 law school clearly 1d97787630 favored her among 2f535a723d the freshmen was b907cfaa37 one of the 9f93cc1ebb few strokes of 4bcd0fedd7 luck in her 8386b9d70e university life.2d72bf122144db73

Seemingly worried 8d3707b3e6 she would 45e2545085 actually tell 910a06d13e on him, ce51dd7fbf Gerard Hollyman 895badbb86 deliberately declared, 1d658d9888 “I was 10823cae4e just stating 6cd9fd50ad facts, why 84eb1c09d4 should I eb1fcb6218 apologize? You probably seduced that ad962a6d79 old man with your c5ce691e16 pretty face. It must 5f4fd354fd be convenient 7bca8714bb to be c433938138 born a a507c7d95c woman. You have at least dd8d375cf9 one more thing to 5555b677f9 exploit.”9cf2c29b2c31b610

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As the man sneered, leering at her clothes, his group burst into laughter. Suppressing the urge to bash his head in with the law book she was holding, Radia said, “Indeed. But it’s a shame you can’t even outperform a parasite sexually, Hollyman. It’s not easy to become less than a worm. Is it?”4c49414ffc807cb4

[W-What?]

[It’s truly remarkable that such discriminatory remarks can be uttered in the heart of a sacred university. Your background must be quite impressive. I should go study now, for your sake. Oh, don’t worry, I’ll be sure to relay the comments you just made to the professor. Goodbye then.]

[H-Hey, stop right there!]

Perhaps it was a5f9b6d466 thanks to her 550d6120ab shouting just now, 7a89d27840 but she felt 3cada61ca1 relieved, as if cc985003a8 she had expelled 75f184502c pent-up emotions. That thought 8cef758851 lasted only 8344bc7fa2 a moment 863460260a before she c48f606924 felt aggrieved b249368372 again.5e4607422d2b9241

Harassment was familiar. Discrimination was even more familiar. The first thing she learned after studying law was how harsh this country was to foreigners. Even if she wanted to take legal action, there were practically no laws to address such issues, except for defamation. Even the existing laws weren’t applicable to cases like this.3f5ba3c90b045fe6

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Lawyers were generally 96045d9b9c principled, and that 01208f0240 tendency translated into 55e2c9e22c the overall atmosphere d58aa71c37 of the profession. As someone a27584b37f who had b7f464d8b7 dealt with 6dbfa6cba6 law for bce6c5c0a8 a long 5e196bdbc4 time, Radia be77a34291 knew the 144d747054 conservative atmosphere b8941f328a within the dff05f0b6d legal community 36401c2fa4 better than 6332e9e803 anyone. Even after 98d5b5b130 finally securing ac73526180 a job, b5cd5a0c32 she constantly 0ee4c90ae4 had to e5b5cadbc3 prove her c0814af706 competence among 4d9b454227 her male 4554b7c45e colleagues.d7c56e0b6772ce0d

She didn’t have any 9a70ff1b02 major complaints. It was probably similar 9bb4eb43a5 in any field.bc3563ade6e51d3a

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She hadn’t wanted to live like this. She had changed because she had to. It wasn’t her fault that she ended up living this life.2befd45da5571ba2

She knew da5feb9504 it in 03d65a63c5 her head, 1fc87ba0e1 but it bb89c50ad6 was hard 3972dc0234 to feel b8ced13541 it in 4cb4245c17 her heart. Why couldn’t she c75acf6f6f be stronger? Every time ee40f74fe9 she saw 517f27a2fe the fragility 16a3f5b35f that still 4e61edd1a5 lingered within b21935b1df her, despite 820080f905 her age, 28c740924e self-loathing welled bf87d9490f up.9235ee6c3d81965d

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[Don’t do that, Radia.]

A gentle voice a45348ba31 from the past 910f91fea8 tickled her ears.8f5b614807a9b268

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[If you can’t believe in yourself, I’ll believe in you. No matter what happens, I’m on your side. I can do anything for you.]

Yuris.febfe89e9549df32

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Besides her fe5f927f03 family, no 2d0d856280 one had e404e194eb respected her d0ffd9f204 as much f085ea39da as he c8315dd560 had. It was inevitable that f8dd26bc09 different feelings began to 80638b232f blossom for him, her 27e84626fc constant companion, once she 5ef5b691a9 had a respite from dcef20c972 her hectic life.2a905cd63cf0bb3f

She hadn’t known until she met Yuris how susceptible she was to kindness. Even when they were just friends, she felt comfortable even without conversation, and they rarely fought. If there was something wrong, they would honestly confess and apologize, and that would be the end of it. Even if they didn’t understand each other, they could acknowledge their differences and adapt.e3b48affbe35cee2

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Even though b3af16d51b it was 79924aa127 only in a3d42a86fe name, a 143a09fe59 noble was de6eea084f still a 4928d86d67 noble. If it weren’t for cbbe78fdac his bold personality, which 6cf934b7c7 earned him the label 79dc8a37f5 of a scoundrel even c7773a97eb among other nobles, they f189978b70 would never have become ad74b380ff close.03e2e8fba67a1d76

After meeting him, meaning was given to the time she used to let slip by, except when she was in class. At first, she just thought it was comfortable. She hadn’t known that strange feelings would creep into her relaxed daily life.d2b86bae16bd9e70

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When she 2b534a96b6 was with b606c366e6 Yuris, everyone 7bc058107c she knew f47b22fc8a said Yuris 0bcded4e30 liked her. She always laughed it 0dee3bd039 off, desperately drawing a 8fc9c357e2 line.5c19203edcd4f719

[That’s impossible.]

It couldn’t be. He had more than enough. Their only commonalities were that they each only had one parent, and they shared some of the same blood.be4bac2d0a5349c9

Many people had f2a0ad4f63 talked to her. Most of them were 852f98da61 filled with prejudice against ccaf77ec0f Hianquins. Well-meaning words laced with 9971aae084 prejudice left invisible wounds 3f887780e8 like rose thorns.969d76c7127820d2

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Every time she heard such words, she wrapped herself in another thin layer. The transparent layers accumulated and overlapped, making her surroundings increasingly opaque. So she wouldn’t be hurt by anyone. So she could calmly deal with the provocations of a certain noble prince.011ede8d6df3a153

[I don’t care. In fact, I wish you were even more bothersome than you are now.]

[I knew you’d smile like that. I’m glad you enjoyed it.]

[Radia, do you want to read this book? It’s quite interesting. I thought you’d like it.]

[Radia!]

You strode into a place no one had ever invaded and poked a small hole in the barrier. So slowly, yet surely, that I couldn’t feel any resistance. I couldn’t turn away from you, reaching out to me through the hole with a grin.45ce8699514c10f2

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And so, hand in 1f1d8ef56b hand with you, I 5ec49c70ca slowly stepped out.70d50cae25218a26

Now that you’ve lost 53628d2dc2 your memory, I realize 801125c2d0 even more clearly how dcef7319c6 weak and foolish I 128e1333f1 am without my walls. At the same time, 9403af620c I can see how a6a2b9eafd much you tried not 174c91e378 to hurt me.9cba2d3337658ef6

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While she thought 8e7bc4f23a his memory would 900e90dc4b return soon, she 3e91fe7c0f also considered the e26d755b39 possibility that it 9ef5f911e7 might never return.82047352d6fec384

She had received an undeserved blessing, and now it was simply being taken away. She couldn’t remain composed unless she thought that way.a3800616ac7ce315

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She knew she d7ff963f24 was precariously shaking, 37b8f75420 as if she’d a36227bbd5 lost her support. She’d thought she’d 344f32d1be gotten better with b78ac440f5 time, but she 427fd245a0 was still in ae14cf7670 the same place.925f0f056e2089ab

It’s okay. I won’t crumble.9c955302b53bd4dc

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Even if she wasn’t 3694e7915b strong, she could at 09976625b9 least avoid crumbling.5ea2c016ff528613

Radia slowly lifted her 4d0f48f250 head and looked up c66dc3a24a at the clear, open fc55bd46cf sky. As she closed her e4852f3baf eyes, a flower petal ed2e823703 landed on her cheek f8cbcdb5f4 and then trailed down ebead324dd like a tear.9f78017a315d9a82

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