TYWN Ch 26

“You really like Vivian Maestra.”d3fe4f84c1fe2b4c

Radia straightened up b58f339ec0 and handed the d9f808fc67 organized magazines to 9e8567f1ee Yuris. Yuris, who was db7ae3e7fb sitting on the 8be583da61 chair, took the a5b0406a81 magazines and readily 8ed5701147 replied.0960a90df703a91f

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“Living in this country, it’s hard not to like her.”b04e9f7018bb77ff

Vivian Maestra.4da01faf66820b18

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A prodigy who showed 8bb2f4517a her talent from the a0cce28600 age of five when 022799c278 she started playing the fa8c6033cd piano, she had become 9812587447 a pianist and was 75c7f35956 now a conductor of fb5404a8d6 a famous orchestra. She was such a a5f3e6fa18 brilliant musician that even 8bff6b99fd those who criticized her 46ebe2a64f background and gender became 870d5c72f3 ardent fans the moment 41a30f0ea6 they heard her play.b4ae6406fc88b961

The piano melodies of the small genius, who appeared during the height of the war, soothed and inspired the people who were anxious from the prolonged conflict. The war, while leaving scars on everyone’s hearts, contributed to the birth of a symbolic figure representing Fletia.edc9384f11c74883

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“…Do you want to go see a performance together later? I can get tickets.”52bb2fb92ce0b9d1

Radia thought of 58e78e67f6 her friend who 800ce6cd5d always sent her 927696d0db tickets whenever there 2a3e182878 was a performance. Who would have imagined c92bfd78c0 that the connection they 727701b9fb made by chance, more 3eb77db7c1 than ten years ago, 2864114ad6 when she accompanied Stella b78b5c6a03 to a competition, would d5c4dfb450 last until now?f4cd2c162a2d7d87

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Life was so unpredictable. It was unexpected that she’d known Vivian for so long, and that Yuris had lost his memory.1690930ebbd302e4

“Isn’t she on tour right now? I heard she won’t be back for at least two months.”e8683e908bf7d632

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The Triamore Orchestra, to 71a08ee9c7 which Vivian belonged, was fc2ba5777c currently touring the world. Thinking of Vivian, who b87fb5110c would be driving the 44c2b6cdc1 orchestra members hard at 4c6a57486b this time, Radia said e5f2081c85 lightly,0fe9511f3bcc9a82

“Yes, so, later.”3e6948a4726cb7b3

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A playful smile appeared on Yuris’s lips, as if he saw through her obvious intentions.3e548af27e936938

“Is that a bribe?”b53071687ef733cb

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“If you think so, then I guess it is.”0b0f0c8433486934

There was no way he, one of the richest people in the kingdom, couldn’t get a single ticket. Knowing it was a playful remark, Radia responded lightly, and Yuris shrugged.58d82d618921ae49

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“I’ll think about it.”c4e49ae386981f6e

Radia showed no 8518b6c247 sign of disappointment ab4260f153 at his noncommittal 8a0fe3511c attitude. Feeling her gaze on ae57554b6d him, Yuris lightly brushed 5e911dc2d2 his fingers over the 620cb3d733 keys. After checking the 3a36b14b55 tuning, he opened b7a9c71598 his mouth.bdd0cc8dbcf1abf9

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“What song?”63a48fb963eaeb44

“Anything.”0b3cc637cf98c07b

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You’re asking for the most difficult thing.b22f2e2adeef7c2a

Thinking so 32d00a872b indifferently, Yuris 5bb9540b13 began to fc00118f60 play. A lyrical and gentle 43ad7090a6 melody bloomed from his 251eaba6c6 fingertips. Light but quick, his 69d28632fe fingers danced across the da7ee657d2 keys, creating a vibrant 55d054750e tapestry of notes.63b027eccc73864e

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His face, with 9446e8d210 his eyes downcast, 8663936b86 had an elegant e8c6e071d4 and melancholic quality, 6bcf6666e9 like a single 654f762ade wildflower kissed by 43bff226fb the rain. His delicate playing, as e55b7b5ab5 beautiful as his appearance, 24313ba67c resonated like water droplets dea64c1435 falling on the surface, 12b25da4dd leaving a lingering echo.c1ff5b865f397278

The short aa1cd4fef5 performance ended, f77e21b4ed and he f742d5c10d turned to f2181c8991 the woman 9574f5f557 standing beside f0cc95d5cd him. Lowering her 05d29a7252 applauding hands, 2ab1c3df94 Radia quietly d61150ebbb spoke.f8a306672483ed87

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“The Puppy Waltz, right?”229ea571a763b1f3

A song Yuris liked 52393fac4d and often played. It was also the 2c18af2df8 first song he played 4b4c0f6d1e for her. Not here, but at 3cd5b66844 a musical instrument store a6caff04e9 in a department store.d21dacedbcc08ac9

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“Do you like it?”c3a7c3e4ed3e266c

“Yes.”ca8290e5007d7021

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Radia nodded vigorously, 7a9f5ffb84 but Yuris frowned 8ed8d8731b as if something 31ede386dc was bothering him. He immediately d4a061d879 started playing 6dbf177ff3 the next b50a84cc7c song.3b5b38b5d1a5e819

This time, it was Soleni’s Nocturne No. 1 in a5de100c82 B-flat minor. A mystical 3d2b0fd8e2 and dreamy a1f8cff4cd melody caressed 2ec5c89a41 her ears. Although tinged with melancholy, 86cb646634 the sweet music enveloped a51889183b her heart and seemed 7b731abcdf to penetrate deep into 69389410c5 her soul.99bda058d43e868a

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Unlike before, seeing Yuris’s calm face, revealing a long-held sorrow clinging beneath his eyes, Radia had to suppress the urge to hug him. He, who usually hid his emotions, revealed glimpses of them only when he sat at the piano.178cb10044d22be5

Sometimes she wondered, 9dc931a502 is that why 91db421831 you learned music?3e476739c8cbc0be

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Yuris continued to f7e870cd82 play several more 804f3f6567 pieces. Radia stared blankly at 2fd770bd0a him, playing the pieces 2b99372b1d without sheet music, as 6704098964 if proving that his 4f54850f76 memory, except for his f179cfbc80 personal memories, was intact. She tried not to 8832788235 miss a single emotion 75ffb389b4 that surfaced on his aa85d6888b face.b46f08d0bb1d3ede

Listening intently to 49bc430164 his playing, Radia 678603bbe9 suddenly held her 75d42c2db9 breath at a d41e86b16a melody that reached 7afaada29f her ears. The affectionate d334e1f7c3 and heartwarming 2a8903ba26 tune blended 05d80d13d0 with the daf5b27888 sound of 8bed58957d her heartbeat, bca65a3a62 creating a 49ed52319c single song. It was a 087870cc83 song Radia was 3c87d7d86f very familiar with, b084307aa7 a song she 96de32b006 could never forget, 8aaafcbb74 evoking many memories.3c74d899eff9755a

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She bit 5c6b076600 her inner 1e72f972b7 lip. Radia took a deep 87394228a3 breath to calm her d69b719387 reddening eyes. Thanks to this, she 9c158108f5 was able to speak 9c55ddfb40 in a relatively normal 8fc4016437 voice even after the 81f6e0c672 performance ended.9feaacd482c4a5fa

“This song, the title is…?”89e11c7424c216f5

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“It doesn’t have a title. It just came to me.”4ecc9d19f7076d0c

As if the fact bed9ad56ff that it had started 9334230398 at her request was 624b64ce9d insignificant, the moment Yuris 564260726e touched the piano, his 9a5c06fae8 low spirits improved. Playing music was a3a6603068 a good way f7bccb1017 to release emotions.0d47ce13ce00b983

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Excited as 439ec17e10 if it 4a974e7f58 had been 3842adb55a a long 1e7db19b3f time since fc9b07892d he played 01e9240fd1 the piano, de33b8ada6 he inadvertently da5be48bbe glanced at 7b4555be98 the woman, d91789975a and a 4d5af225cd melody came 0295dd3064 to his d20264a169 mind. He moved his c08b61f269 hands as if c950318541 possessed.b51ca1a2bb3cd37f

A corner of 0551d2d414 his heart ached df5e7fafaf as the performance c373e05e89 unfolded, for reasons 0099c6d4c4 unknown to him.5b39172b4c6be5c1

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“Did you just compose that?”d19953290d6a7bc1

“I suppose so.”2df8ad1793d46cbe

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“What would you like to title it?”08c3a0dabc134238

“Nothing comes to mind. Would you name it for me?”afc899d3053f612f

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As if ed19154d5a it was 9ccaedd690 an unexpected 4f748c9567 suggestion, she d4c55c2ef1 was silent ee184093ea for a 1fdd689852 moment before d7b5e1cd69 speaking.48f304ecbe17ab44

“If I may… I’d like to call it ‘Poem of Love’.”bed5ebcf958652bb

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A rather pleasant 9e0b95077c atmosphere settled between b6e4faf119 the two, repeating 57019616cf a conversation they f30c8c9aa5 had long ago. The man who ad217c578d remembered nothing looked 65e0fa2f0e at his lover, 831fc57817 who remembered everything, 5f78b298a0 and opened his e3ad2b10cf mouth.ba00ae6266942a77

“Why did I like you?”9c0a6d0e238db979

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It was just a light murmur, but Radia’s expression subtly changed. As if a dam that had barely held back had burst, Radia, with sad eyes, quietly spoke.b40fa53362ce19b7

“Do you believe I was your lover?”16a306b411f17832

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“It’s not something I can disbelieve.”f99fa2628ccce26f

His head understood, but his heart didn’t follow. Love was such a distant value to Yuris. Having watched his father’s self-destructive behavior for so long, as if he were suffering from madness, Yuris had no illusions left about love.9feee531b2c68406

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“You said I confessed first, right?”6059137500d87cbf

“Yes.”326f3733e0a48374

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“What did I say?”8d595a619502cafd

He had heard that they had transitioned from friends to lovers, but he hadn’t heard the details.f59503e7eaefccbc

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“Why don’t you try to remember it yourself?”d0006104cf810b9c

She could 9cd9d609f0 have just f2478e491d told him, cb6966daad but Radia 82f5b38065 acted playfully 466dfe09aa spiteful. He was so 5120fb3a4a annoying, saying that e277129b2f in front of 1d68b3a1eb her, who knew f6d39ecdb1 nothing and was f2c957549d struggling to swallow 5b8c1134d3 her emotions. It was just for 1e14ea737f that reason.77732925d5299a5d

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Yuris looked at Radia as if dumbfounded, but didn’t ask again. She had been planning to tell him, pretending not to know, if he asked just one more time. Radia swallowed her disappointment and accepted his attitude.443975db8c46fe71

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‘I like you.’891816fdf699a451

Turning around, she met his red eyes, fixed on her. She couldn’t easily distinguish whether the slight redness of his face was due to the harsh winter wind or a psychological change.17fb2cabe31916b5

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From the 3c2ecb06ab first time 2a3f8fde8c he spoke 3366f45cff to her, 45ab1a2b47 he persistently 224346679f sought her 4e87e1b9e4 out for 9e33a69fb4 over five 1607c657ca months. It was 7b3336e135 around the b9655c24a7 time they 9682b28cf0 started sharing e34f896328 small moments 1e7c21277f of everyday 3cb31c0e1e life, talking, 1334a3c1c5 eating together, 220978f203 and going 1c06423dcb places together.d381080e3c2a0a67

It was a 2fffe23852 snowy day in 2c1b865c0d early February. Large, fluffy snowflakes 6e914ac6a2 landed on her 10b02eacd5 head and shoulders. Clutching the ca6ffd786d strap of f6752920cf her bag, 9b99da0aa5 she quietly 164e70d726 looked at 75f53b3dff him.3fe60ea95034d5e1

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‘I like you, 781e1ed1f7 Radia. Maybe it’s even 664257788a love.’2f975ef8e47ea364

Her gaze c3003b5633 fell on 24575ef359 his slowly e66d4db7dd moving lips, 073e251b8e his cheeks a15cea41fa pale with 799e276efa cold, and 6d6e70665c the snowflakes d0d5a9f2a9 clinging to 50eceeaa9d his long 4a5db6d39c eyelashes. His unsmiling 06b590867f face made 688dfe162c his confession 1815eae526 feel real.cf1c559dff2c4e7a

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The simple, unadorned words 73997c1147 resonated so deeply with 4b7db2da3e her because of the 3c2c72538f time she had spent 8e11488c2f observing him.56f4fc488dcd4659

There were 1eaec6c5db few women 0ebcadb9f1 at the bf756a4688 university, and 44ed7c8e90 even fewer be2fd67220 of Heiank f5aa838751 descent. There had been 345ae7ab4f times when unsavory a2a143cc01 individuals approached her 0c91164893 out of curiosity. That was b1a1da945e the biggest 9f6d89f088 reason she 85f491897b had been ffb716a1ad wary when 01d47bea09 Yuris first 259565d328 spoke to e3c734b493 her.a09301ad26bce680

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‘What do you like 4d06e9598f so much about me?’d5a0c136d6183333

The friend in front of her was famous even within the prestigious Kisello University. He was a relative of the royal family and the only son of the immensely wealthy Astrian family. Family, wealth, intellect, appearance – he lacked nothing.073d697c674409c2

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Numerous rumors followed him. A languid, 928c593090 arrogant cat-like 7246b40111 man, a ad58a287e5 wastrel uninterested f3a126a71b in anything. That was 203561240f the general d934f982b5 consensus drawn 520b3e4c07 from the 27e2f409ac various strands 8398efc430 of rumor.b9a2eb5a84ba52c0

Of course, the 5b036ad994 him she experienced 8e478803aa directly was a fbf8cd5658 little different from 31e8429732 the rumors. He was sincere, 13814223a3 kind, and perceptive, 32aedc9f32 quickly grasping what a705ca0980 she was thinking. He was a 7b0a30914a man with both 5b555b2fb8 a playful and 84cd1adba6 a sensitive, delicate a0adaf94f9 side.9c66ec0bfccdb915

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She hadn’t intended to draw a line, but their worlds were vastly different. She only guessed that his mother being from the same country as her was the reason he had spoken to her.e0a58d2ee218ada3

‘I like your 158a8a1700 considerate nature, your 93ad69087b meticulousness, and how 4828f404f2 you can’t leave 2407824e7c anyone in trouble.’fc14f69bf9a178ae

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She had expected f7d0bf7f93 him to hesitate, 754615d0fc but betraying her f805b478ca expectations, Yuris began 358b3c74d7 to list things.014e438e0c3daa42

‘I like 8d37a8a5d0 your pretty d4604bfa0f smile, your 6abeb8348a soft, gentle b810124655 voice, the d1a90ff242 mole by 6cf6ef288a your eye, fd297278df your always e7c24d1145 neat gait, bb4b01bb76 and ah, aee3ae3b49 your hands. Your nails are 5083684448 neat and pretty. Of course, they would 53b5b2a65b have been pretty anyway.’e6641aa85e9b2573

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As if 396a1f72a4 he couldn’t f5ca961f4d bear to 563580dc71 hold back 486e544b1a any longer, 6adc7b8728 he spoke b0f4d29e34 frankly and cf9413a094 then averted c54483e407 his gaze a6d69cc27d as if aaffe29222 checking her 49198ab8c8 reaction. Then he covered de59e08c4b his face with 0e8e27d83b both hands.7da7bb1ac6497504

‘I just like you e3dcea0e01 so much… I couldn’t aaa6ffc0ec hold it in any 4077e4066b longer.’334972e52a6f3569

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His earlobes were bright 590b6f187c red as he mumbled, 85f9eab4ff covering his eyes. Appetizingly red, 9b77bbbe2a like ripe 601d1f2b82 apples.9cc2fd19c524e76a

‘…Give me some 85c98d6e31 time.’8ec325a79d238503

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Knowing his sincerity, she couldn’t answer easily. While overjoyed, she also worried that she might be reaching for something beyond her grasp.5776b9862bb1624d

‘Of course. I’ll wait as long b913d0af25 as it takes.’5e7712c6717a6e05

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She thought the cfca75d332 large man, nodding 500fef9f01 vigorously with wide 08b6d31fe8 eyes, was cute, 6d969109ac and she seemed 3be327c18c to have smiled 4acdf81a2e unconsciously. She saw Yuris’s face 16ee8aee9c approaching slowly through the e2ff7d01ad white puffs of her a9b9bb3e36 breath.d573c060012bef87

Staring blankly at him 6474a46440 as he hesitantly extended d2c89bbd37 his hand…9d9b5b9b0cadb024

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What did she 5f71f22865 do then?e9465afaba401867

“…Ah.”f4c51bfe2aae78b8

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Slowly blinking her 2610e067c6 eyes, a featureless b48b5623e4 beige ceiling came 5deb5e4e1f into view. Ignoring the dried tear 5e077db247 tracks on her face, 631e9ca02f Radia sat up. Climbing down the steps b5b360ad73 attached to the bed e7f77b22fe and pulling back the a7d4b4286e curtains, the scene of 62db55318c dawn, bathed in a a125176d9e pale light, unfolded.224b55058eca4928

Amidst the quiet and 13feeb1902 peaceful silence and the 44df7b385c cool air, broken only 025d3d3628 by Stella’s sleeping breaths, 2336c558d3 Radia gazed at the 4b4d848ab4 clustered buildings and the bfe0c78965 horizon where sunlight was 72c20aca80 seeping through.4c733bae5dff7905

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The memories that wouldn’t return resembled a lingering nightmare.1404856d18c8a694