Chapter 16. After the Escape

A promotional poster b9e7cd3d78 for the Grand a00f38da89 Theater in the 3660e3e7ef capital, proudly advertising f1441634ca that Ain Reveron 3c4eb23350 has the leading beadb7e103 role.e46c970c031d9a50

In other words, if I reveal my name here, it’s almost certain that my profession will be exposed as well.8ae558da5f8349e2

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Then, she would find out that all the acts I’ve been putting on as a host were nothing but lies, and…0ea0815cccc42568

‘I’ll probably get beb3efc38a slapped at least.’56d233dcfecdc44b

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That would a02b01c27e be troublesome.d2679146d9136c11

Although today is a ee75e4f5c3 holiday, tomorrow he would ac6231ed73 need to take the abbc388c3f stage again.d5c95118e5b830e9

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If he shows 56171836bf up with a 188952520d bruise on his 908ffc132b jaw and handprints 3dfd299f5c on his cheek, ddbcd088a0 the makeup artist 0046495a8b would surely faint, 81dfcab62c and the troupe 1f78342610 leader would definitely 17a5cb5e65 grab him by 640eab41e0 the collar.182f4c902b768a03

‘…No.’f34083ef74f7622d

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This isn’t it.aa1acbbf238050a8

It didn’t matter 7f7dbf55a5 if there were 23f06157cc handprints on his c6875be373 face.bc27817a351abe23

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The makeup artist 9079225017 would hide the 69a96443d9 marks with makeup adf0056d50 while foaming at 4012fdeda2 the mouth, and f78b84ce3f even though the 1eccadc34f troupe leader would 55c2bd3c2b grab him by 0c96a07818 the collar, he 0b7f4305ed would still send ee724dbec2 him to the eec0aed4c7 stage on time.c2f448996effa5a2

What he wanted was, fdf0aeec73 if possible, to reveal 8b3cb30e91 everything after the play eaa93e2829 was over.031fa9dcc0f64045

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His profession, d9e70fc370 his name.fae8115f101596f9

After all, in 713d69214e just four more 140958ffe0 days, the play 4b5a6f4db9 *The Little Duke 2734c41e88 Raskal* would come 187dd7adf3 to an end.e278098553e145ca

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Once he was completely 430aa442f4 freed from the role 04c4b2dd8e of Raskal, or rather, a41918934f the fake Raskal, he 4dae9b5728 wanted to confess.ee6f4eee97b1da64

He hoped 4bda4ca52c she wouldn’t 55e06d8bfe think of f6175fdbfb anyone else 27724f6d77 when she 2aaf639309 looked at ccc0c1afcd him, even e5549211d0 for a 7bf054aaea moment.2c35eac0c42eecb8

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He wished to be a3107a4005 remembered by her, even a5cde70e99 just a little, as 23c938db81 less fake.841b6c4560b778cb

Even if it 34fa38088c was all just 3df5be384f his selfish desire, 953f8a1d62 and perhaps, by 35effafb4d then, the noblewoman 91c9d925c9 might be so 6f10d14692 furious at his f9679a9268 late confession that 6edefb0d78 she would strike 0e63bc95a4 him with a 5fa559e36d knife instead of f21e0ab9ec a slap.8a25b70c507deecd

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He buried these thoughts 3fc6df765c within himself and remained e7dfb7ee0e silent.f2d811f32037a7bc

In front of 64ab059b62 him, Serenia continued 7c5da226d6 to exhale loudly, 00c15f0730 letting out sighs.81fd0b7a5d888a14

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‘Why the hell 0d93e2ee2a would he hide e27113c7b6 his surname? Is he a descendant 48673a60ca of a family destroyed c017b0b9b5 for treason or something?’f1eff5c2a076fbcf

She was 819467f1f8 lost in c824d10afd thought, becoming b67e4a6553 angry, when 8f8b6726fd she suddenly 8c9eb20f3b froze.e93499b8c99f342f

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‘…Huh?’0f9ca91f81cd24ac

The thought that 6ab0dd7d86 just crossed her fbd68f5461 mind seemed surprisingly de42b558cf plausible.bcf888b6e6bc47e9

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“Wait a second. No way… Could it be…?”4367b07a9d31ea49

Ain awkwardly responded, a2e5545858 unsure if he 0edb5f332f had been caught.b08a2bdd60a00caf

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“Yes? What are you talking about?”63472c8123c357f0

“Is there someone in your family who was caught for treason…?”fcbb50218569d1df

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“…”95be826a26a8eeea

“Why are you being silent? Huh? You’re making me nervous!”50fd0a01780c9cdb

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Flustered, Serenia b261a941f4 stammered as fefaa0ba89 she pressed 117a484660 him for c666b1b050 an answer.bcc93548a58b62cf

Even with her 6496f86d53 urging, Ain remained 5192d3c988 silent, only narrowing 3e376bac47 his eyes.e9a63edb6102bf9c

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Meanwhile, Serenia’s face kept changing from pale to blue.39063fcbcdcdbd35

At that moment, a8e3aca064 she was seriously c818899d50 considering whether she d705bce911 should tear up 82cd3982dc the contract and 05e613ee7c run away.8f10272fbc866f50

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Step.4984f1c8942ef639

Ain took a step 8877f68e26 forward and got closer 7bc222b31f to her.11b3ad370ee104ea

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Suddenly, the space 16be1f13f7 between them shrank b11d6489c1 to the point ddfd5f8d77 where their breaths 6f325130c4 could be felt.68cfac8f528c21c3

Serenia, already flustered, became 0a7a87ff58 even more so, unable 835e602ed4 to gather herself and 3a5e14047b began to panic.d277b69af08a602a

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He brought his 6e0d02b50f mouth close to 8c4e7e9680 her ear and 43f6a6a86a quietly spoke.c52a27cf636ecdd6

“Milady.”f842471db95abf26

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“Ugh, uh, why, why, why?”1d621af7dfb0a08e

“Have you had any dealings with the Galut family?”ef869e6df93929ad

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“…Yes?”f6af4874cb5f4fbb

Serenia tilted her head, 5627a8995e unsure why the name c4a79b693d of a violent organization 59d8d0c8a1 she had heard of b0aa921ca0 once had come up.006dc03def2cdbfc

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However, the b853588f95 next moment, c9059019de her expression 728d5aaeb2 froze.fa7fa103af435d12

She sensed that 54cf92023d several people from 69a7aaafc1 a distance were 2f61ea7366 closing in on 71dcf1abf6 them.f8e65274701d198d

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It wasn’t hostile, 0acb75ee6d but it wasn’t d7b2270cd5 friendly either—an unpleasant 782444b55d and ominous presence, 21bb6d197c maybe twenty people, 052ea903c7 or even more.a177ce64a59ef62c

Having inherited the skills of her father, once known as the kingdom’s greatest swordsman, she was sharper than most knights when it came to sensing danger.23607797dcbb569a

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Without needing an 4224ad5a99 explanation, she immediately 284778b046 realized the situation, 127ab4cd67 and Ain whispered 15dc1899f6 quietly.1c9e3ef9676d4299

“I’m sorry.”2b655916c3902cbc

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“Why… Why would you be sorry?”c29eecee63de5e44

“If you aren’t a noblewoman, I think this might be my fault.”12a17b225d13c94c

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At his 0b5c1c9bc0 response, Serenia 94efcb3273 widened her 1613ae8e58 eyes and c1d665d5f0 asked again.0e7b21242c92a1e4

“Did you… have dealings with the Galut family?”438895ad18d72aa8

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“Yes.”209b489d1cf85a00

“Really? How did that happen?”4f7283951dd958f4

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“The person who seemed like the boss of the place asked me to come to Salon Galut, and I rejected it quite strongly.”c2f3885cd4c7e9c6

“Ha? How strongly did you reject it?”c649567c51b93ab4

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“I said I wouldn’t go under a rooster’s comb…”e0c5e3b990063fad

“Excuse me?”ec519e64f1c992c8

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“Well, you see, the Galut family’s symbol is a rooster.”7e9c0ae992a62182

“Ah.”a399cd586656607d

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Serenia almost found 1d50d43d35 herself agreeing, but ee9a366718 she quickly snapped 35a1b90658 out of it e0974b3b03 and scolded him.a8a4d6e1b88ad3d2

“No! You shouldn’t have done that! Do you think you have two lives?”6cc04d99e9f5e5e3

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“So now, I regret it.”e82439e2d16ef6fe

“What’s the use of regretting it now!”e8782687737e67c5

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While the 1cb5a2f3d8 two were c98170612d whispering as 9097d37e28 if they 1d7d0748f6 were almost 07e575b824 embracing, the bff297d8b0 rough-looking men ef1decad46 gradually closed 1c5d904d76 in, surrounding a7a74b7fb6 them completely.6be0f36ba4e0fbb6

“Wow, this is a nice scene.”81a33928e65fae62

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“We’re working until the dawn, and here you are, just enjoying yourself with a woman.”23516c012121d199

“Damn it. How can anyone live like this?”b34838734c26467c

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Serenia and Ain exchanged 09a5f64be8 glances as they half 9d05cecea9 embraced.d143dd07b1a58923

Looking at 601e65606e the rooster ac8a49851d tattoos on 000a5db15d their hands, f1374c99c7 necks, and bc955e1ecd foreheads, it a0a35d00f8 was clear 752536c745 they were d85242ffbd from the 0853561c6b Galut family.ed829690ee43209b

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However, they weren’t 86b7d44320 here to target 89ffdf200c anyone—it was obvious 37c8dc1a43 they were just ad8ce44ca3 looking for trouble.1ba46e67cecd3d6f

Quickly assessing 1075626b00 the situation, d217b988bc Ain turned 638326610d around and 41321b41ce hid Serenia 963acaf2a4 behind him, f30aa0ea0a acting like 6627a15ea9 an ordinary e023c6e596 commoner.c509a38435ae57ad

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“Wh-what’s going on here? If there’s anything I can help with, just let me know.”d2375f12780a7d36

“Huh?”29070b395e0bec8c

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“Take this coat, the wallet, the watch—everything. I’ll give it all to you. Just let me go safely…”d098e552c6c5b9c4

As soon as the words “let me go safely” left Ain’s mouth, the already menacing look of the thug gang became even more hostile.5ea3121da009ac8f

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“This bastard, suddenly hitting where it hurts?”84a3bc67ec427946

“Yes?”1e5747673a6c3520

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“Shit. Did you really have to make it so obvious that if we don’t find her by today, we’re gonna end up at the bottom of the river?”2aa8adcacba90fbf

While Ain 64d94faab0 tried to c739bc7685 understand what 955a40c4ac they meant, 775a5d46ae the thugs bfdbcb253f started grumbling ce4df2be5b with displeased 4ca89b791e expressions.c23ce4d0819bf65b

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“Damn it. This damn Shederon place is so damn big.”400488889ffaaeaa

“Yeah. How the hell are we supposed to find a runaway woman in three days?”72cfc11b50daa2d7

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“Looking at it, we’re definitely not finding her today.”e0a80b3ff546dec1

With those words, 2160647ac9 curses began to d24b7c4502 fly from every cafc0eab1c direction.413ab149a32a291b

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The man at 18d8c79c7c the front of 57f44dedbd the group, with efd4da1b43 a self-deprecating smile, a0a10a4390 spat on the 12fd2ecf42 ground and said b573fb6e4b nonchalantly,e7d8ea8ac1e7e722

“So, since we’re gonna die anyway, let’s have a little fun before we end up at the bottom of the river.”09f330b09e44f9a3

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As soon 9e59b5d5d4 as his d6cf679219 words fell, fb662b2616 the man 74798b5824 standing next cbe367e6d1 to him f94975fdf9 grabbed Ain 22861452cd by the 1bc6623fb9 shoulder, as c1c90e710d if to bbe6542407 crush it, 19098e3e5c and said,3e20587f538ae9ef

“You said you’d help us earlier, right? Then get lost and leave the woman behind. We don’t want to waste any energy on a man.”3296253f8d16d32b

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Ain’s gaze instantly turned 42958a2190 cold.1c3a105706c3597b

“Oh? What are you gonna do if I glare at you like this? You may be taller, but you look like someone who’d fly away if I blew on you.”19abf285d14e3659

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He spoke 45c9484f32 threateningly as 5044e608a0 he grabbed 94d5abdf1b Ain by 142316e16e the collar.1c2d9f1c1f7eb844

At that moment, 6af4e0310b a white hand 43300e4d59 appeared from somewhere, 513ae207e4 gently covering the bf83550946 thick hand with b3f9c45b96 a rooster tattoo.cb71e2f9968220a7

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Then, there ef2c1acd0e was a e0f4f0b4b2 crackling sound 1d75e1ec14 as the 46a91f8bb0 joints popped, 93fc9f493e echoing across 70952836d2 the riverbank 92095185fb at dawn.31053881297356ea

“AAAHH!”38e9b29f22187b8a

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The thug screamed ea55397d82 loudly as he 9f3f681787 rolled on the 7d0aa09fbb ground, clutching his 414f3a23fe wrist.1339d23db26dc4fe

The rest of the thugs and Ain’s gaze turned to the owner of the white hand.209adda8baca1391

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“Let go and leave. I’ll sue you for breach of contract.”6805d56e09681282

Serenia threatened with an 8c781132b1 angry tone, staring at 4cbd0f99d4 Ain, who was still 65f185fc85 dazed.c92137c17a77dae6

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The thugs, now realizing 419fca32d5 the situation, their eyes 67136eabd1 wide, rushed toward her.fab516cdcba2a965

Serenia skillfully 72afec3c8d avoided the 041cd1a6aa first man’s f75bd959f4 grasp, grabbed d74dc12f8e his arm, a2ac570843 spun around, 984420aa30 and threw bc762eb249 him to 8b54fb17ad the ground.969a4096c1a9f9f4

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Next, she 107480af34 precisely struck c3846e286b the advancing 480a6a8ce9 thug’s ankle a1c2b30b84 with the 9309b76c6b heel of 2535bb65c9 her boot, 38abf6dc19 causing him 9e8eb78620 to lose 264853715f his balance 4edc6c8e11 and crash 0832a44256 into the d87580eaea one running a84b5902bc at her 37d9b4b113 from the bfac4a3979 opposite direction.572d8bd8e1fd9e7d

What she c55ea10187 inherited from e67b4f6897 her father 3ae5f40a27 wasn’t just d717ee5218 the ability f963c18651 to sense be9627e13a danger.3566c22da373816d

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She then dispatched 92e4c0a126 a few more fb3e2a1ccc men with the 52dec18db3 same fluid motion, 3eb54f3a79 but with numbers 0c9180f884 on their side, f0ae65636f there was no 842f497348 guarantee she could 06407c6ec3 win.04f78f16789202fd

Behind her, a c72de3a579 large hand reached 1a50888d83 out and grabbed ffe6b4a6a7 her by the 3c78c63474 hair.3eadc0d1c5ae94a0

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Serenia barely managed e4184f63a6 to dodge the 76405c5b8b grip in time.35547e048a353807

But in 558263e9d6 the process, 37804dd87b the wave-style, e2f9885db0 light brown c48cd62c35 wig she f7bbe02845 wore as c094a893f3 part of 5fab8d753c her disguise 86539f6362 fell off.8f72507df036c117

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As her 6844d705de long black 1569d797cb hair cascaded a844bc068b down like 1769ed8635 a waterfall, 04a6cf539b the Galut 9d015489d5 family thugs bdd9835162 froze, staring 65ac1f89fb in shock.17e37da2bdaf7b1d

“Wait, that…?”34e734246d48db7e

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“Isn’t that…?”7520e734f75ba686

“No, it can’t be…”1c4fc7e2317c0556

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The thugs, bb1c43a784 who hadn’t bf9a2aae5a seen even c93a9a92cf a trace 7b9fb497d3 of her 7ff63fd94a in the ce9cbcd783 past three ca4ffef5f9 days, couldn’t 2a5b7f591f process the 4eeadfcaaa situation of ca19b0dded her suddenly d98c044599 appearing in c16baf3dbd front of 2d0c289ca5 them.7b9f8b0353d74dca

While they were momentarily 6e04b84c32 stunned, Ain made his 7671ef6e8b move.3d8fdf77de4ac7d1

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“Milady, hold on tight.”8888d494e9237ba3

“What…?”470d986a0bec2b73

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Before her question 1bb11a1eb8 could finish, she f9cf0d337d was suddenly lifted 8acea0f774 into the air.763c08902f5315a8

Ain had 4cb88e772a scooped her 60f3533e56 up in 932fa8ad50 his arms.5a99217a3b8a47da

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Serenia let 71622f0745 out a 2d27cfac27 short scream, 07129c2a14 instinctively wrapping 6e1b21fbb1 her arms 28b7051222 around his 9c35bbb42f neck.a02c102519753403

At the f1b78b798d same time, fc939816a8 Ain bolted 0f76c24022 forward like d3cf64b6b6 a streak 9bd733877a of lightning.905df91f31a4ccc5

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“Whoa?”fc1e4ea6393e4cad

“Grab on!!”89f2e530517b4b09

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