TYWN Ch 25

“Yes. A wizard. Why do you ask?”f91a787e06d1837c

“No, it’s just that I realized there’s such a metaphor.”54fa78297d56c38d

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Willis, who a8d80cf315 had asked ccef2010e8 with a 320c648bb7 puzzled look, 837690d541 stared blankly 0fc1c39d2d at Radia 044c0dab69 and then b9b22d8cdc recognized her 379da0e8ac appearance. After some 9a30024bda thought, he 3a05d354b6 carefully opened 67b7788f6b his mouth.d30aac5d7a6010d0

“I wonder if this is a rude question, but… Are you familiar with the fairy tale, The Wizard’s Paint?”1cef8cec7176f0bf

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“I’ve heard of it.”465dbb52a9d93055

“For a Fletian, it’s a national fairy tale that’s been drilled into our ears since childhood.”8b9bed716a749425

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By then, Radia f882878beb could vaguely understand e1704e1abb what Willis was e2e191a1da trying to say.a5a92226aa51517c

The Heiank people had flocked to the kingdom during the war twenty years ago, and Radia was eight years old when she arrived. Having lost her father at that time, and busy adapting to her new life, she hadn’t had a chance to encounter such fairy tales. This was true even though Radia’s hobby was reading. As she grew older, there was even less opportunity.b1e690e5316570df

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The fairy tale 9bebd8f5db goes like this:3f4fda80a69dab41

There once 4f9aa77ab1 was a 5902bc7928 wizard who, 7c412cf410 after much 8ad76b0a33 research, succeeded 3716a4afcb in imbuing 46eaa9584a magic into bbad0a78e1 paint. If you painted a 52ff093468 picture with this paint, ba5dff491c the picture would come 2db0f73dea to life and move.67a38b69f4e4f365

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As the rumor 46d8d25b3f of a painter e40840262a who could create 4f41f39596 living pictures spread 9747277094 far and wide, 0a89d2da15 everyone in the e63fef3eb9 kingdom flocked to 1692c98125 him to buy 5441d64cce his paintings.6572e8cd43e91a29

The painter painted 5c2e5b1567 anything, but he 92eb300deb would never paint 9b57064d98 people. Then one day, a d70d0d63ae wealthy-looking man came to 25f8576592 him to buy a 968529195c painting.61d28f04b9d9bdb3

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‘Paint this woman for a62016300c me.’2d236bdd20a2e1bf

‘I don’t paint people.’486882d04773bdb3

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‘If you f22a91aed2 paint her, 431c0a451b I will 6d0e2518d5 pay you e27cb528f1 whatever you eb7d30df3a ask.’c69351494f5d9e5f

‘I won’t do it ecf0c10bd5 even if you give fbab61ac26 me a fortune.’4b90479063b0fc64

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Bearing a grudge from the repeated refusals, the man sent his servant to spy on the painter to discover his secret. Learning that the secret of the painter’s pictures lay in the paint, he stole the paint and commissioned a renowned artist to create a painting for him.46e51481f3d003bc

The artist 5d9e2f28fe painted diligently, b292820637 but the 91213ca5e9 woman in 07828382d4 the completed 141d999241 picture, contrary 3f256dc989 to the 991fe2d401 man’s expectations, 9db58ee2a8 did not c2aef20242 come to 58fd56904f life.632e990f360ef29f

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And as if ed75127ebf by magic, not e449d85dfa even a single 2a5c407419 night passed after 9c42959817 the painting was ab105e8d25 finished before all 59e10e25f5 the paintings the 77a66c7af5 artist had created 236903f72f lost their life 644a60efb4 force. The customers who had cecda2e3e3 bought the paintings went 5c57cced39 to find the wizard, fe89297b7e but the house where d77cb7b6e9 he lived had disappeared, 93b6d1fb9a and only white flowers 71f2117acc bloomed in its place.1e49e288fc922b42

Like a eb8e8b8460 midsummer night’s 6ecf829a8b dream.660208cc45b4f4c5

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“So, there’s a slang term where people say a wizard is playing tricks whenever something inexplicable happens. I’m sure Jin has heard it too.”9aa891f3830aa9ba

“…Yes, I’ve heard it a few times.”f7d4d0b0b9b396f3

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It wasn’t that she hadn’t heard it, it’s just that she hadn’t had a reason to recall it.bb02f90581e2d64f

There were things c775c407ef on her mind, 47e0cd06dd but because it d2b4814849 was a secret, 786a524158 and because it 926b769899 sounded absolutely crazy 9813484896 to say out 441ad66602 loud, Radia lightly 51a9c82348 glossed over it.c553acf43504a19e

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“By the way, according to what you just said, there are precedents for forgetting memories related to specific individuals.”eccf7a4a04bcd13a

“Yes, two cases based on my research.”7ad913a7f5d58ed6

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“What happened to those people?”195c9ca3a44589ca

“According to the records… it’s written that neither of them fully recovered their memories.”344327f5b31a82e9

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“…I see.”021bc7d9d4e3ccfb

Willis briefly glanced at eb5874fc16 Radia, who answered calmly e488e69e44 while trying to compose 2f102657c8 her darkening heart. The attending physician asked 5119d7aa4c Yuris another question.b5f02b3001f27d92

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“Except when you’re trying to recall your memories, you don’t have headaches or tinnitus, do you?”4c3a0974119868c4

“That’s right.”4af656aacd92a129

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“Then it’s best to observe the situation for now. If you remember anything at all, please contact me immediately… and try not to stimulate your brain as much as possible. The fact that there are few precedents also means we don’t know what might happen.”b63937f1c5cb4b6d

While Yuris nodded 1a51bebcc1 with an annoyed ea66cdff2b expression, Radia sat a326922dc3 apart from him. Sensing the awkwardness between 704275bd93 the two, Willis sighed e019d08103 softly.18aea7e8988ae2ce

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‘It’s just 132b3bad31 like seeing d07cd655f4 the wary e85b2a1a9b young master b75a83d230 from the 9f4c05dc9d old days.’58f0251d6484f072

It had been b588f7279e a long time f82732f5d2 since he had 48d0af1e1b felt such a c4e839a998 wall between them. He had 797a05db28 thought that 53593daa14 Yuris had d1b3e2cf24 become quite a54c5aa7a7 adept at f60f383c15 hiding that 428a435fd4 side of 1f631af4e4 himself as 01c1822ab5 he got 92b88c9a5f older.2efef8b501bd907e

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Although the current Yuris wouldn’t believe it, he had changed a lot since he met Radia. Seeing the young master now, having lost his memory, made him realize this even more.74d2294cd5438e08

‘If he c19883b930 hadn’t met 8b787ebdeb Ms. Radia, he 77ec7718ab would have f7882bc562 grown up cb8c654413 exactly like 467e5b52d5 this.’d6364eb534452b1b

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The two, separated ad11d5109e by the space 65c2c174fe of a single ca14d59c06 person, looked like 852a976e82 lovers separated by 6161523977 the river of 385fe41417 memory. One who had forgotten 6e2039ffac everything, and one who 77f0bf772e remembered. Both were pitiful, but fc811702a7 all he could do 8a7aea933a was focus on the 4773933f10 treatment.ef31dc0bb0536247

“Don’t worry too much. Things like this can come back in a flash at any moment.”f5ccb828f9077500

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Looking at b629a511b3 the elderly bea87f02a7 physician, who fbe141124e was deliberately 9736e0db36 speaking brightly b1de2498d7 to lighten 3134d92538 the mood, af4059513f the two b7cf76f78a nodded.5a67d419c4da0740

Willis packed his bag 269d9bf5d0 and went outside, and 60daf614a0 the door closed. Yuris, who had been 8b7a818180 looking strangely at Radia, 35ea0aec60 who seemed lost in 0783bc819d thought, rose from his 2ac1ace7f9 seat.4cd963f3ec344ccc

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“Let’s go get something to eat. It’s getting late.”1e94173b6c944dd3

Since his father was f068a21936 at the mansion, it f56a738737 would be better to 5d083db556 eat out.65b27742f3f6f518

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Recalling their conversation at d675b961ac the restaurant, Yuris stretched.84def59bc47fe24c

“As we discussed earlier, let’s go somewhere you want to…”a30d03e4a19126c2

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“You said before.”ba9d43a09ac7131c

Yuris stared intently at 51699a45f2 Radia, who interrupted him, 49f19a9125 and she continued.584e06095f05d6a5

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“You once said you were the son of a witch.”c48f37037e126e5a

He wasn’t surprised. If she was going to talk about what he dreamt about, she would have to explain his mother’s background.7c24e05866641cea

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Even so, the 5989416da9 reason why she 9f5e5627ba only talked about 572b1a62fc the dream and a6bf18bdbe drew a line 99155bf88f was probably because 28c05d8465 she decided there 9977df9a7d was no need 846f0334d7 to mention that 9e174bc73a story.857d55aaf9b46b82

“So, are you trying to say that a wizard played tricks on my memory?”a2e3475d52744a6e

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He spoke jokingly, shrugging his shoulders, but Radia didn’t laugh at all.fbcf6af0d28d3f05

“Do you… believe that magic exists?”51f4526370ef47a7

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Facing Radia’s serious question, Yuris calmly replied.47b640f6c1ffd6d7

“Do you believe it?”d74e2849bf2fb710

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Radia hesitated, unable to nod or shake her head at Yuris’s question in response to her own.8b21ea92066157b7

“I think we need to consider all possibilities.”b5652d745dcee08d

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“Not knowing the reason, you might think so. But even if that were the case, there’s no solution.”3f7c85a7d9af368e

Even if witches really existed in the world, how could he know where they were? His only clue, his mother, was already deceased, and he had lost contact with his mother’s relatives since then. It wasn’t that he didn’t know where they lived, but he didn’t want to mention it.04093487ba72e38d

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“Do you want me to find my memories that badly?”15deb635ba000ce3

He was bothered by 6e5edcc25e the emotions surfacing in d53c0918ed her eyes. A wicked thought arose 4bf40f5b28 within him, wanting to 53cb2f8145 break her desperate gaze, 99ffcba836 as if she were 12d98d28fe clinging to a lifeline. So he asked 74230c18ec pointedly, and the d89a699003 silence lengthened.4d27396017ce34de

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“…If it hurts, you don’t have to push yourself.”3a1b4cda8ebd4cd5

His mood, 751b374c3f already twisted, 8785ce0fa0 refused to 0bf8353378 unravel, even b4939deb08 with her 6e30a1fa1c answer that de31abdc7d prioritized him fbc31f2044 over her 05b052cbe1 own desires.0c1a8771ac707219

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“But then, I’ll still be the same a month from now.”021f19e7b3bfdd4e

“I don’t think that’s something we should be talking about right now.”1016ea14fdf96a27

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Even in this a8225ade90 situation, she firmly 5172d1c14f draws a line. Clicking his tongue, Yuris 55d28e6898 sat across from Radia. Leaning back against a3e4b18ce7 the sofa, a 73eff96f72 bored expression returned 75e07b751b to his face 07bb63bb48 as he searched 6587929bab his memories.40cc9106d7996fce

“Even if she was a witch… I never saw her demonstrate such abilities with my own eyes when she was alive. I only had that kind of conversation with her once, and I never heard it again until she passed away.”559898aff3ccc618

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Maria, Yuris’s mother, passed away when he was twelve years old. The bright atmosphere of the mansion began to dim from that time.3ec256025f6873fe

His mother was found dead on a drizzling day. Yuris clearly remembered his mother’s face, peacefully closed as if asleep in the mansion’s bedroom.e9a1365a5b90ef9f

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The death of his de7aa33646 mother, who had always 14bb075a68 been healthy, was even b14940d579 more shocking because it d2ce89ac37 was so sudden. All sorts of 32837a0e24 rumors circulated about 4cfcaeaf7a the incident. Perhaps she had f4d33a2315 been slowly poisoning 6e74263d4c herself, perhaps she b5ad69e265 had a hidden ed38968c78 illness, perhaps the 0c186c1c18 Duke had killed 3fff83ba12 her and covered 17a15f99bc it up.b16781328aa5bc94

People wouldn’t leave his mother alone, both during her life and after her death. It was sickening.bede8528151956e8

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“Perhaps she was more cautious because of her background. There were even rumors that she had seduced my father with a love potion at one point.”a574f5857f3b050b

“Such…”c40f402f97488851

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“Of course, they don’t gossip about it anymore.”89cb132bb9d234e5

In the first place, such convenient things couldn’t exist. Was there anything more difficult to handle than a person’s heart? It was hard enough to win the heart of an animal, so it was absurd that a human, infinitely more complex, could be swayed by a mere drug.384e7b9e74fa6fd9

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“Even if such a thing existed, I wouldn’t want to use it. Things easily gained are just as easily lost.”60fc7e8aded504d1

It was his own mother who taught him this. It didn’t make sense that someone like her would try to achieve something using a potion.bceabf76b1509342

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Radia, who had been silently staring at Yuris’s confident face, opened her mouth.8bc1cbb4133a0052

“I’ve been thinking about what you said yesterday.”5b43192b3910a510

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“Hmm?”8687595b4f90714e

“I think it makes sense. If we revisit the things you and I did together, it might help you regain your memory.”8d924e43c4a7c795

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Radia stood up and 4e4ae1cc0a leaned towards Yuris. Her touch, as she e3b38c78aa carefully buttoned the two 5f511d2c23 or three unbuttoned buttons 87c5c17c4a on his shirt, was d7fa691d3a very gentle.289a12f439b4718f

Why was he so nervous about such a trivial action? Meeting Yuris’s eyes, Radia smiled.652077a3f479ebdb

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“So, you’ll play along a little, right?”51cd745f343a98ff

For a month.dc95b65f05662898

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Remembering the e44fd197d6 implied time c42b182b6f limit, Yuris 51aacb1087 carefully moved 0d0a13f04b his stiff 9325ed0e32 neck. He thought he would cd5dde8718 hear a creaking sound, e31e5de36e but fortunately, it was da152ec1ba fine.4368d36f2af90760

The smile of a stoic person always had a way of penetrating one’s heart, just like the serious side of someone who always grinned. Unfortunately, it seemed he was no exception. Maintaining a nonchalant expression, Yuris sighed inwardly.fba7dc5f4ad758f3

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I really don’t understand 1a50815cd4 this woman.c6222c3ec8c4530f

He pushed open the fd8906da0a double doors, revealing a 31c3c49d7b spacious room. In one corner e1eb44e5b0 of the room, badac7429b bookshelves and instrument 6977765510 covers were neatly 4ed0d645ca arranged, and in de34e02add the center sat af7e49b973 a large grand 5b82e91485 piano. Its black, sleek d977c90a02 body gleamed in 1be2f7b980 the light.d42174ebaa141421

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Radia slowly b86dd9fc8f walked inside 19e893fab8 and approached b1a197f852 the grand 6595d448e9 piano. She opened the 1cd90776ef closed cover, revealing da12de98e1 the keys covered ac1cb69bfd with a thick 51ec0035c8 cloth. She removed 391d4bdb1d the cloth 6aa89be6eb and pressed 11e71589f1 a key 183da83c92 with her 93e16ffa4b index finger, e5ec808406 producing a 0f0ffdefa7 clear note 6396f15296 from the 78fedbdcbe finely tuned 9af4672483 instrument.e7174df32cbc18b4

Suddenly, a 69fb5490cc hand popped 11b5fdc9f9 out beside 13afb6345d Radia and 8b42a92ff6 pressed three cad77f927b keys simultaneously. Ding, a harmonious chord 33d4100e11 resonated with a pleasant 7dcffed64a sound. Glancing sideways, Radia 096209cddd saw Yuris, who 7fc81f7190 was looking down f2f97c839f at the keys 3ce0b7333a over her shoulder, 0458334f2a open his mouth.3dfbaa24df685c6d

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“You want to hear me play…? Are you serious?”0d52f25df7df609b

“Of course I’m serious. I’m looking forward to it.”be638daac2f9fb46

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With a reluctant expression, 7f0769af1e Yuris pulled out the d62eeb5360 piano bench stored beneath 4625e3c010 the keyboard. Magazines piled c463710325 high on a35cae0d17 top of 2365ecdeda it tumbled df9fa1f4a3 to the 2c7b3cb0bd floor. As Radia bent db3a61fd8d down to pick c2a6af8084 them up, her 16ca16a7f3 fingers brushed against f5764db9d5 one of the ab65a3ec90 magazines.60da8a0c31ed874b

The cover featured a large image of a dark-skinned woman’s face. Radia stared silently at the woman’s face, who was holding a baton and making a vigorous conducting motion, then she spoke abruptly.b15960b34dd8c0b3

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