TYWN Ch 13

Radia was speechless at the sight of the man a21eaabd85 looking at her as if he genuinely couldn’t understand. Julian, who had been c708160189 stroking his chin, furrowed ecb14b3623 his handsome brow slightly.df8836a51301d1f5361d

“If Yuris can e9f8599e3c give it to 135698bbee you, so can 203daacb25 I.”82bcd639de844cd805e5

Wealth, fame, 97136de77c lineage, and 290c630e7c appearance. Julian possessed everything 8dbbe885ca Yuris had. From Julian’s perspective, Yuris’s only advantage was that 3c4703df35 he had met the woman before him earlier.fd548c36e92bff634f29

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But now things 7ee2596431 were different. It was as if the e124027953 man who had been running 7384ba1176 ahead had suddenly returned to 97ce58eeba the starting line.1087c1d5e403aebf4e1f

“Absolutely not.”d37f31b61e0bd45eb41d

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Julian clicked his tongue inwardly 620aca45e7 as he watched Radia waver 1e19c68250 for a moment before quickly de15f00bef regaining her composure. He hadn’t bd58efef3c expected it fde1f6f088 to be c6a8c5c8c1 this difficult.1290d96ffd29bc46a0e8

This woman d64f02e506 was like 4e062591d1 a calm 64a8d51a50 lake. Even if a stone was thrown, it would only c1873e4d5d ripple briefly before returning to its original state. The only time she 0534fded49 reacted was when his 96f2ba0204 damned cousin was mentioned.1a72beb50971a56950e7

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He found it 08895d3fa3 strangely amusing.177d3bf818c3e607986a

“You seem to think Yuris is some kind 14e9a94b23 of saint, but he’s no different from me. He just hid his claws 4cd671d1ed and pretended to be a 392b7c68a3 cat in front of you.”b4746bca1d73074ab8c9

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Were he and Yuris af491414dd really that different? Having known Yuris cd73d032ba for a long c7c837cc93 time, Julian disagreed.f90bf1988ef5979106a7

The first time he saw Yuris acting like he’d lost a screw in 0383a134e5 his head, only in front of Radia, Julian thought he was hallucinating. The moment he realized a142baa238 it was reality, a 03f5c0458f twisted thought whispered in 6e1c363922 his ear.93a39a35b8ab90ce2b9c

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Why are you making 805d8d8fbc such a happy face? You shouldn’t be.1f3e95ff4e96d4bf318e

“My cousin is wary fb4655d115 and doesn’t let people 2ade983a34 in easily.”09568ee4bb1ba4b11e89

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Julian gave Radia a f5c996dcd3 crooked smile as she e08fa482c3 listened silently.9708bf7f12309e6a60ca

“He especially 1bf24cb1ed hates love. There were quite a few women 09680719ac who were interested in him, but 8b12075c36 he rejected them all coldly.”b9954c78209ba56d2006

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She knew that. She also knew 97cf9c5bd9 that Sadie Silveria e888c2adf5 was his only b4c5505848 exception.b7f1a5a3db5df3f03358

Even if it was a perfect stalemate, where 99f20d102f they acted friendly as if nothing had happened, 1be6d288a9 but he never truly let her in.7b5f3975e8e37e9f2538

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“I wonder if he’ll still love 4d109708df you if his memory doesn’t return.”392e5af487833f09a621

Instead of answering, 80f740b9a8 Radia slowly folded 2fe3b3a47e the newspaper she 493460cdd2 was holding. The rustling of the neatly folded paper filled the silence 35f42650f1 as she placed it on the side of the table.34934640ff562683563e

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“Whether he does or not, it doesn’t seem 12067d1493 like it’s any of Your Highness’s business.”cb38885af3bda9d6c79e

Julian chuckled as eb38fe7c10 he watched Radia 131580e350 draw a clear 25baf33de6 line. Traces of unresolved emotions lingered on 4acabbb805 her face as she sat upright, fada57ac73 stubbornly glaring at him.f137d1df8c254940ebce

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‘Shall I leave it 18bda27ec3 at this for today?’df02fbec8d744444237c

Placing his empty plate and 50d31e53ab cup down, Julian slowly rose 7a6bdaa3ec from his seat. To his unfeeling companion, who didn’t even ask if 3dbb55693a he was leaving, he offered a stylish farewell.cedd1f25141852190347

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“Good luck.”f4fd8da133c630216323

A long shadow stretched from the feet of the 863f4cb130 man walking away with his back to her. Lukewarm, half-drunk coffee and 65232df1ed cold brunch remained on 3835e8a1b3 the table like remnants.2237630a26bafa199a5b

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Radia somehow forced down the rest 5c24b3a4e5 of the food and walked home. As she entered the residential area 998bcda7fd lined with houses on both sides, 52896f302e she heard a loud noise coming 96c0c71765 from up ahead.0b30c2f2ce3a867be799

“What’s that?”7b89554964db47f652b4

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As she tilted her head and approached, 8b423b4eb6 she spotted three men in slovenly attire cc2c3d0630 coming from the opposite direction. They were harassing a woman walking on bcc81cded9 the other side of the road.aaf05fac36e1935b4ad9

A woman with a1a4accc87 black hair and b839847df2 black eyes.d58cb120a7f6c50fc456

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“I heard that in your 36df55dadf country, you drink dirty water 5dc1152d9d because there’s no clean water. That’s why your ea16d41a9e hair and eyes f4d1ee9098 are black, right?”e92093a76819bd91c69d

“Go back to b783c9ca86 your country instead e4503eae13 of leeching off 997001372d ours! Oh, don’t you 0c5165f8b3 have a country b31cf74d67 to go back 39b47988ac to?”2af28f6016c840151401

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The woman’s face flushed red, seemingly insulted by their 92304e7e0f mocking taunts, but her trembling lips couldn’t form words. There were a few other f1bd563fe4 passersby besides Radia, but they 0821ff43fe only watched the situation unfold.c63645313dd53915d441

Radia reached out and grabbed the 10bbdf6238 shoulder of the woman who was f094e074c4 quickly walking towards her. Ignoring the questioning look she received, Radia 64d22d9c16 glared at the group following the woman. Then she raised ef49c286f0 her voice and c2b2f28bcb shouted,7ef192be332b97dac916

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“Stop bothering ea86d65b02 her and 4ae8d7bee6 get lost!”9c0814729ff211cc44a7

“What, you?! Are you taking her 6efdb85dbb side just because you’re 1aefcac475 from the same country?”53d4a5d9ccefd0d36ea3

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“Shut up! Are your e74bfa29c7 eyes just 01233b30f5 for decoration? Do you think everyone with similar 5974b8f945 features is from the same place? If you’re going to be drunk and disorderly in 48d97f5096 broad daylight, shut your mouths and do something productive!”acc034df6ea6adc3e8e0

“What, drunk 1271a983de and disorderly?!”97d8d390bd78c94220c8

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Such coarse language was d86986fcad hard to imagine coming 3da885e04a from her composed face. As Radia continued to yell 0208f95b46 and curse, the men, looking f37c1fb8ab appalled as if they’d seen d2adb92901 a crazy person, backed away. Only then did Radia d1bf1f08dc release the woman’s shoulder.bbba5370d41102c24190

“Seriously, what 45a67dde4a was that?!”4c0e3853a66d50794fe7

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Radia gazed intently at the woman who, though 352696e19e her Platt was clumsy, was shouting venomously. Despite trembling, the woman 00c74e0e63 didn’t stop talking.dc64bfb00e19b1d4d540

“W-What if those guys a8d96654e3 had guns or something?”ea2269be3bbbcb1212b1

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“I was the one shouting, so I would cb3e87aae2 have been the one to get hit.”40ad1bb90e3fa5fb8b31

Her voice remained calm, 4980455a42 even as she considered 3ac7562b3f the worst-case scenario. Telling the woman to be careful because there were quite a2f962e018 a few people like that around here, Radia added casually, 1dd8f7e96b “If you don’t act strong, they’ll keep doing it. It doesn’t end just d155eef179 because you endure it.”967daf9bc5c41c530e64

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“……So, you’re telling me c3c623f497 to shout and curse 53064c700a like you did?”b2ee280acb116ee79b60

It was impossible for the woman not 2af813e6fb to be afraid, facing three men alone. Especially since they 9d2068a94c were much larger 77990e8a55 than her. Radia remained silent in agreement, 68f67472bd but perhaps it seemed otherwise, fc31ae36b2 as the woman bit her 6aff0330b8 lip and turned away. A calm feaa8029ba voice touched a60709a0d8 her ear.86816266aac8446bb904

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“You did e5db81cd68 nothing wrong.”3ee45b5bae3ba105b5b9

At those words, the woman’s steps d114a088f4 faltered for a moment before quickening. Radia quietly followed behind 5bc0987f1a her, as if escorting 4facb6afab her, as she hurried f1cbfc981f down the alley.3a6fe25f9236e8d8d06b

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Radia stopped 9de0382756 at the ba044392d3 end of 1d37fef68d the alley. Watching the woman disappear without a c1fd903c42 word of thanks, Radia turned around 1b29b5949b and continued on her way. She took deliberately long strides, 84000a0d40 slowly inhaling and exhaling.c2a63fbea65b1f665d4a

[You parasitic leech, shamelessly taking root in someone else’s country!]897c066178c1457b51ad

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The gaze and voice that had scorned her in the f289579e00 middle of the university campus came back to mind.c6129c744c53194762a3

Even though there were so many 180a34cbf7 people around at the time, no 5bc7fdbbb3 one there had stood up for 62cd45419d her after hearing such insulting remarks. Amidst the gazes that seemed to see f61d7305d8 her as an interesting spectacle, Radia had d3528f7f44 forced herself to answer calmly.a1dbf56c328e6e3f9d05

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[Gerard Hollyman. Are you aware f2d71e5367 that your statement 19c5e04ba6 is extremely discriminatory 37aa06b228 and insulting?]85112c5fd1ed96fa9e19

[Why, are you going to run to Linnaeus, who adores you so much, and tell on me?]c3d75b54214107d06a85

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[If you don’t apologize properly, I’ll have to.]7ece722b99dfe818566f

The fact that the most influential professor in the law school clearly favored her among cc3fe4ec63 the freshmen was one of the few strokes of luck in her university life.c15a7d1cb0e4d84827b6

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Seemingly worried she would actually tell on d58ecfd392 him, Gerard Hollyman deliberately declared, “I was 0b5535eb42 just stating facts, why should I apologize? You probably seduced that old 75209974fd man with your pretty face. It must be 79057ee465 convenient to be bd9f3e0319 born a woman. You have at least one eb0ac31230 more thing to exploit.”6f1168d60e4766f90169

As the man sneered, leering at her f014c87706 clothes, his group burst into laughter. Suppressing the urge to bash f04e954d6a his head in with the 0846448722 law book she was holding, c613c27a8c Radia said, “Indeed. But it’s a shame a2f58376b4 you can’t even outperform 7c0f54cef9 a parasite sexually, Hollyman. It’s not easy to become c3b98c4724 less than a worm. Is it?”96979f51abcbc8076804

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[W-What?]4e5427376aea9f70810a

[It’s truly remarkable that such discriminatory 452668a6a9 remarks can be uttered in the e51b16c698 heart of a sacred university. Your background 80e3fda057 must be 5443c0075c quite impressive. I should go study 756da93c25 now, for your sake. Oh, don’t worry, I’ll be sure to relay ef24eb03a5 the comments you just made to the professor. Goodbye then.]ff22efffcad4f925a98c

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[H-Hey, stop right there!]e8008dbd726e00aa96cb

Perhaps it was thanks to her shouting just now, but b9fa267e3e she felt relieved, as if she had expelled pent-up emotions. That thought lasted only a moment ee763d341a before she felt aggrieved again.ad1ffbc87b07171e071a

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Harassment was familiar. Discrimination was 2db75f3052 even more 7d64779248 familiar. The first thing she learned after studying law 1647ed875a was how harsh this country was to foreigners. Even if she wanted to take legal 14f6ffc76a action, there were practically no laws to 99307d195c address such issues, except for defamation. Even the existing laws weren’t 023af0e0fb applicable to cases like this.aa070805d6364496c131

Lawyers were generally principled, and that tendency translated af6c6b0543 into the overall atmosphere of the profession. As someone who had dealt with 2e0489a01f law for a long time, Radia 159af6065d knew the conservative atmosphere within the e766f1d5d2 legal community better than anyone. Even after finally securing a job, she constantly had d7d8868f7e to prove her competence among her male colleagues.c15150d9a9af0e2711d5

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She didn’t have 13415a155d any major complaints. It was probably similar 36d986b0e8 in any field.356a847c514e255da45c

She hadn’t wanted b2edbfe736 to live like 4ab8ab3bb0 this. She had a8eda345f2 changed because 0b0bc4310d she had 02efa435ad to. It wasn’t her 6d31beb528 fault that she 789c6e041e ended up living cacb3d03fb this life.28496740616a451f1502

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She knew it in her head, bf1c97b628 but it was hard to feel 0ff0790091 it in her heart. Why couldn’t 47bf2daba1 she be 0defb1f66e stronger? Every time she saw the fragility that still lingered 41e2fa6857 within her, despite her age, self-loathing welled up.f7abc4004034daea1247

[Don’t do that, Radia.]9b4d1ec6c8dc42b66f03

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A gentle voice 5d848aa0dc from the past 01c6a76ae5 tickled her ears.fdb3bb4783d13b988732

[If you can’t believe in 5dd0f09b6f yourself, I’ll believe in you. No matter what happens, a3bcfdcccf I’m on your side. I can do 31f9abb7ad anything for you.]0ec2e92dc3201f8fb6da

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Yuris.25e1e7df59beef41b808

Besides her family, no 0cb20d1f64 one had respected her 07b80b1a5a as much as he b02a638d91 had. It was inevitable that different feelings began to blossom for him, her ad7bee2bad constant companion, once she had a respite from her hectic life.b80d5ca12a1b72d746fa

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She hadn’t known until ded0afb10c she met Yuris how e52c987a01 susceptible she was to ba87fd353a kindness. Even when they were fe0284f19e just friends, she felt 944fd59115 comfortable even without conversation, f82bc82680 and they rarely fought. If there was something wrong, they would 6dbc74a919 honestly confess and apologize, and that would f8276f7ac6 be the end of it. Even if they didn’t understand 4d883445e1 each other, they could acknowledge 1dabcfeb75 their differences and adapt.b0110e6ffd7991119c54

Even though it was c8a765a98b only in name, a d171ddb536 noble was still a 0aec34e13e noble. If it weren’t for his bold personality, which earned 14ec49ef1a him the label of a scoundrel even among other 36b8ebedce nobles, they would never have become close.1789e1a5f537dd78d015

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After meeting him, meaning was given to the time she used 2ee447475a to let slip by, except when she was in class. At first, she just 881be670d3 thought it was comfortable. She hadn’t known that strange feelings would 9e74225f8e creep into her relaxed daily life.601067f70bf9a92b2adc

When she was 78847852e0 with Yuris, everyone 4550143e12 she knew said 3f00d9c51a Yuris liked her. She always laughed 7295332042 it off, desperately 2d8bfa8063 drawing a line.b8f92403620fe839cfbb

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[That’s impossible.]7b729f55c224dad4c877

It couldn’t be. He had 977d6210a9 more than 76bd67043f enough. Their only commonalities were that they each only had one 2c3dd52e14 parent, and they shared some of the same blood.ea0afadfc33d6bfb363c

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Many people 97039d74cd had talked 506cefa699 to her. Most of them 746a32c70d were filled with 908d463fa7 prejudice against Hianquins. Well-meaning words laced f674e4d2ad with prejudice left acd1521b3d invisible wounds like 140a727ff9 rose thorns.dec79fef508ed15f20da

Every time she heard such words, she 73cd3f6bd0 wrapped herself in another thin layer. The transparent layers accumulated a187978496 and overlapped, making her e2adf51d3f surroundings increasingly opaque. So she wouldn’t be 06178f47cb hurt by anyone. So she could calmly 46dca3cf92 deal with the provocations 83a7c83fda of a certain noble c8d7b7c0cd prince.54c8bba3df4fc56ee2e4

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[I don’t care. In fact, I wish you aaf88672b2 were even more bothersome than 0727623d86 you are now.]e989afd0d09bb29f1c48

[I knew dce11f4936 you’d smile 671d4d9bc2 like that. I’m glad 0ad66e3b35 you enjoyed 29955a420c it.]f14de259623cbecf28ad

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[Radia, do bf2d8ee1d2 you want 05f0f438f0 to read 0b276069fc this book? It’s quite interesting. I thought ceb658655b you’d like 34269b76ee it.]3b229e26dc93e52bf0c3

[Radia!]bf760fd998d5167fd8ec

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You strode into a place no one had ever 90a3dc4d94 invaded and poked a small hole in the barrier. So slowly, yet e6da692106 surely, that I c8ea56a7e3 couldn’t feel any 6d727b13c4 resistance. I couldn’t turn away 1651be7bee from you, reaching out db16e27ff7 to me through the 5d25a45f06 hole with a grin.21f416ad4dbf6241c50a

And so, hand in 7f36b89580 hand with you, I 6ac11f4e47 slowly stepped out.b917446bdea6dfa6b545

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Now that you’ve lost your memory, I realize even more 141e4c40dc clearly how weak and foolish I am without my walls. At the same time, 96bee5cd97 I can see how 40157c42c2 much you tried not 9ac5f39d1e to hurt me.e06edefe1c085e2d4ccd

While she thought his memory would return soon, she 4ab0c9da45 also considered the possibility that it might never return.3d2fbd38d082932821bd

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She had received an undeserved blessing, and f0b3acf684 now it was simply being taken away. She couldn’t remain composed unless 24fbcf2844 she thought that way.eadc0edb7a6af6c4de23

She knew she 9b4ee5996c was precariously shaking, ab3bb69eb2 as if she’d 22f27905fd lost her support. She’d thought she’d gotten 5a337521b3 better with time, but 01f845f8c4 she was still in c397e6b645 the same place.5007000a87486a6365d3

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It’s okay. I won’t crumble.e45daf2955d20deaaac7

Even if she wasn’t strong, she 0b90d0e17c could at least avoid crumbling.af58397f2bffdfa8a31e

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Radia slowly lifted her head and looked fe4716b8a8 up at the clear, open sky. As she closed her eyes, a flower petal landed on 45d014e2c3 her cheek and then trailed down like a tear.a62ec244edc3e03803bb