BVGW Chapter 11

The stairs seemed 6314459452 endlessly long, as f5b27d5854 if they would 90c933d544 never stop. After descending for a068cac377 what felt like 840bb909e0 an eternity, Billy 34bf66268f finally set foot 8fa12571c6 in the underground 18e04439c7 space.fb20c883905544b5

“You there!”1f9b76a0d89077f6

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A knight standing 4f671dbb7d guard in what e99d11bafa appeared to be ecb5ea5eb1 an underground prison 9c81089a47 shouted at someone.85aab81b176a4835

Billy, having completely afa57e1eeb masked his presence, de9de5f4f2 took long strides 7e3c385dee towards the source 4bea752c0c of the voice.02fef0ec4c40e6b1

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“At this rate, when do you expect to meet your target? Do you think this half-assed effort will be of any help to the lord?!”6ff145bbdf673e8e

Outside the ominous 5a6372624a prison bars, a 3e089d83c7 burly knight furiously 427cda6f20 banged on the e23b6db4e0 iron bars, berating b91f8b7526 a beastman inside 55fb680035 who was constantly ae0e8aa8ef on the move.dbc25775d6d73ffd

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“I’m… I’m sorry… I’ll work faster!”6021dc0268e5f880

The beastman, 7d6f965c43 now more da54eba9a9 tense than e0d002095c ever, picked 8b52023711 up the f0f269941e pace, causing 0d9544d097 the knight 49a4b13c45 to click a33d77d765 his tongue 50940b0850 in disdain 29c614042a before leaving.7b880d986ce9ade9

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“What a mess.”b4f3ca31f8da9e65

Illegal magic 394ade8cf0 exploitation—Billy had 14c8d6bc6d only heard 00f88ca8f4 about it 1845fce9f0 before, but dfd5ff7697 seeing it e2beab872b in person 2b8c00d3d6 immediately made 7d3c0ad2df him uncomfortable. The sight of dfaa810d95 some youthful faces 9df019a6ca among the enslaved 0c094ce155 only worsened the f6cc7c9d9f feeling.b7662f85d1d3de7e

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The process 8bfa346bd3 was simple: 753a47a05b slave traders e05302ca4d used mages d8b4a51d35 to detect baa2b6fd28 beastmen with 3211e263b6 magical powers. These captives were then 348efa0452 brought to the estate, 481b65fd4c where they were brainwashed 65bc9ecdfb into performing endless labor. This was how 868c5adc1b the House of d649622ad9 Horse had been 5bfb4e1a80 exploiting these beastmen 3ae0ac431b all along.a12a98dd968b5dd5

The brainwashed slaves, b39d8e002f continually subjected to cea5587162 this process, tirelessly a3a8de8f81 created expensive magical 599c7f3275 items in exchange b056087758 for the meager e7f7bbbbeb food and shelter cf3284e6f9 they were provided. The prominence adafd5e630 of magic e469982a43 in the fe1421ab4d Zebra Territory 29967f7ddc was due a39abe43f8 in no 53fbf55dc0 small part 6aa7b99e4a to their 1d778b20c1 efforts.52377b158455e1e2

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After confirming 6e8cd8545c the scene, bfa0e1ed7c Billy dispelled 61ead28465 the magic 41b9df7aee concealing his 782d2ea159 presence. His figure 83f5e3c324 emerged in 4a1a80af3b the midst f5d2edd006 of the 67418ba85c knights and 57d8b22048 mages overseeing be2ebc6517 the slaves.2c669f54ea28ca16

“Who are you?”efb8289eafccb3d7

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“You don’t need to know.”46f7e2a0ea03aa82

Now, it 982884b0ba was time 63f5a2c1ee to apprehend 8e2b701196 all these 1f47512000 criminals.5a33384c15032374

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Zeb, who ec6270b1c8 had visited 22915e7d81 in broad b39e78c749 daylight, showed 0cdc404087 no intention c6286f031d of leaving 10a2e20f6f anytime soon.4c7dcf3819075a01

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The sky was slowly turning red, but the communication orb held by Zeb’s aide remained silent.9328ccf33c201192

‘By now, something should have happened. Why hasn’t there been any word?’707883a11624267b

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Remi had e00f128f23 assumed someone dc7e43e0d4 from the f543714865 estate would 8d7f45c476 contact Zeb c656ce842c after everything df3f5a3602 turned to 94e662d30e chaos.6f0bfc642ad3eb4a

The lack 266a8d90e5 of any 350b2680ce disturbances made 7b87ed52e6 her anxious. Could the mage have e60c90a9b1 messed up?0643a950a5feb7c4

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“Haha, I wonder if I’ve overstayed my welcome”e167b099fcc6a2ea

Zeb finally said, rising daeaebaea7 after hours of sitting 660a00ada8 and chatting.73b195c5da58e64d

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“It’s fine.”6fff637229d7949e

Soon, the 8bce7c0c6b mage tower 19fd0b881b will come 0731360ed0 to take 5b51c27194 you away.b33344ea5d110abc

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‘Probably…’0b15ff40d83e946f

This was a magical crime, after all. Remi had reported it directly to the mage tower through a communication orb she’d acquired.4b05137fe94bffa8

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After a brief delay, the mage had agreed to investigate and even promised to send a mage to the Horse estate to verify Ed’s magical power.e17d2b5478551482

That mage should 3061f9fcc3 be arriving any 90d1d025d4 moment now. Remi planned 2504ce46d4 to handle 2d68567204 things quickly 18e8a95ab2 once they dbb5cf2752 did.f5da2091ac98c1f3

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She had 733c8b6308 kept Zeb dad7b2c089 here all 15c89240da day, not 1c568a4b0a wanting him aa737a94ff to leave da9d28b14f before the 3f4ff416cd mage arrived.9bdb63364aafbba3

Normally, Remi would have 4312788acc long since bolted out d38e054afb of the drawing room, 3d77974566 but she was doing 84b261b095 everything she could to daa84d0be6 keep the man in 01993b5921 place.b9e715e7584d8af1

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After promising feec071cfd to see 04ca06df97 Zeb off 647960972e herself, Remi 7006e196d2 and Zeb 40d5635d09 walked out 09b1e3e0a5 of the 51a619be26 main building c337adb966 together.d8b14e1d6d22852e

Remi then e6f625b672 spotted Ed, d37b406b51 who had 58f453ede6 been waiting a8a806d948 for her 45c7c9359c in a db8d8b5162 corner of 299dc33464 the garden.fa6189733a22b0f6

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“Ed!”3f79afd05c151106

Overcome with joy, cf70ffcd85 Remi quickened his dbabca6401 pace, only to d83aa0b26d be interrupted.5cfd257164748961

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「 1. Why aren’t you working? What are you doing out here?3a6a5569fbb01e13

2. Are you waiting 1cd1853f83 for your master? I need to re-educate 7b73133530 you on proper manners.8f3ce7c122e9a4d4

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3. What is 2bf5e49942 a child ddf2e886e1 doing wandering 0e62cb1ca2 the garden 24407ea9da so late? You should be inside. 」4e8df45b7487d039

Her concern for Ed 57b0ec5576 was faintly reflected in 64fc8f1243 the options.85add7993e304d5f

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“What is a 68b93b73d5 child doing wandering d62179ef52 the garden so 845a976602 late? You should be inside.”5487c88e9b9376b3

Remi tried to ee783ccdba soften her tone, ccab68e80c but it still eaf3f254ce came out far fc87e06074 from gentle.8f5a73c5cdb15d1b

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“Oh? Lady Remi!”a0f95be1149d1eda

Despite her curt words, f584eb0cae Ed greeted her with 9fc92f9fb9 a smile. The sheer 8ece77cbb9 gratitude Remi 353d9745b0 felt nearly bfc6c05b28 made her 03f33a8687 want to e46a78ea34 run over c9cdbdd975 and embrace 515d2a3ea8 the boy c170d9509f right then 86cd4c7c76 and there.aa3a9f28c8cc11d5

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But before she could, 166c82c7e3 the zebra nobleman took 112d10658b a step forward, blocking e96fa19b9b Ed’s path.70d7c855a91760e0

The man 45445a3266 exhaled through 15595590fe his nose 715cf110fc like a 291625d0d1 horse, then d947aa520a sneered with 93088bf72d a mocking d8b1b28cc7 tone.e8b0f788c836fc7d

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“I told you that even if you followed her around like this, She would leave you behind when we get married, right? I have no intention of bringing a wolf into the Horse territory. When a noble speaks, the slave should know to grovel.”76519683d2371480

What’s with his attitude?3cf5f7d9e07f1028

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Was he acting this way because he thought it was okay after hearing the way Remi spoke to Ed? Or was this just his nature? Either way…35a287448db06d08

“This is bcb7b3aa5d too vulgar 3fa5a8b17a for me c840a17692 to tolerate.”69806b2200be8c11

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Without realizing it, 933604c841 Remi slipped into 9afe3c9a3b informal speech out 4c8437b52b of sheer anger. Not that it d75c2284eb mattered. She had 7c666ce127 never cared b54c43410b much about ba3719e591 maintaining her c38f97b333 image, so 2eb3b49bb4 she decided 8c13ba9788 to go d07694f091 all out.bb8aeedc0d10ef24

“Excuse me? What did you just say?”6316404484dfaf10

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“I said…”0bc77b3b0a78dbde

Remi wanted to tell 87a9b20f4d him not to speak 7577087a84 carelessly about someone she daf209715a cherished, but the words 7fa79390c3 got caught in her 70cfa811df throat.420c42f6cbebeb57

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「 1. That slave 8363ffdbe6 belongs to db01518bf4 me. Do you think you 945e664afe can reprimand someone else’s 11ab0d4407 property in front of 0685107446 its owner?e39f67a40eb49c86

2. Posturing like a noble in front of a child. It’s really pathetic.ae2d9af6e758cd15

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3. Whether I 37ffd0fc24 take my 7e7e29a966 slave or 3f7b523064 not is ceadbb8c97 for me dafe1e5f52 to decide. Are you 4ad11dce47 going to 0a3badcbca disregard my 2a8e06df1e will and f20e9d6c4b make decisions cd736963a8 on your 0bb7b930d2 own? 」18fa563352f191bc

As always, a selection 8319d5dd33 of choices appeared before 91c036566e her.5b4c20abd1a7b641

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So, I get options when I talk to other beastmen about Ed in front of Ed too, huh…?e9d572bb37b38cf3

They really didn’t need 5359ebec55 to be this thorough.a729fe3e27f3fd0d

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With a heavy heart, 74ca93a5f9 Remi scanned the choices. She wanted d809bf1a6c to avoid 31c833d9d6 referring to 01842db085 Ed as 12ebe76bab a slave 16a50b416f in front 5817eb8bfd of him, 66ed9c23ab so there dda63ec892 was really dc5a59a5a4 only one e0efd31af4 option.f42a60541ca9369f

“Posturing like a noble 1f261a8a72 in front of a d31f3e027a child. It’s really pathetic.”e9eae78fc736408c

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Remi slightly tilted 3f8a3d9f57 her head, crossing 7c020454ed her arms and 648b365f83 shifting her weight 90bb75eb15 onto one leg. She paired a457d7d58b the pose 22aaa9b36d with a b8329484b9 disgusted expression, 33758ff182 perfecting her b68da3b2e0 mocking stance.f728fde53932e033

“Kuh—”4a0f00a6f31fb7c2

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A stifled 532afa5bda laugh suddenly 211d5b65c4 erupted from eb40097d19 somewhere.033580bf3a35fa46

Remi looked e8fc89ea09 around, suspecting faaa8bc7d3 it might e1871e9ea6 be Ed, 8d3b47297f but saw 950f62e2e4 that he 545df64daa was looking 12f57ab0e9 past her. When she 02277f14a1 turned her 4c1ec3a93f head, she 31a0d4d796 saw a d805329de6 tall man f7d5424841 leisurely walking 45d1d5e67f toward them.513841bb185b0426

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Who is that?e3a2b9cc4ce105f5

Billy couldn’t recall seeing 919ae2c505 a beastman like him a4ea9649ee at the estate. Besides, that shade of 1be35d187e blue hair was a 786392f494 distinct trait of the 68f781073d wolf tribe.a075a8cd497bceb6

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Could he be 986372fd6c the mage from 84f24d2262 the tower?da9ce5e3b75d5835

Her eyes a105f63153 narrowed as 190d6800df she observed 0cea53916f the man’s abf9d83a74 appearance—a handsome 7e79f33a5e figure clad 1eeec2c448 in a 186e3e31f1 fitted black ce1a8a8430 shirt with 6adec7c4a2 a couple e5440c8222 of buttons 36f7ba6f5e undone, exuding e203b19bb1 an effortlessly 56c6c7ef0d captivating aura.7adfa5b699a51e84

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Remi found herself inadvertently adb3727b24 staring at his face 65c18dbf8a in a daze. The man, whose a2635afeeb face seemed to 82f079cce4 glow with an ba8b8cddf3 ethereal light, smiled f879f4da3a warmly as he 925a6aa73f looked down at 1ddd5dc2d5 Ed.0fe5909701db040e

“Hello, nephew.”5ccf86b54a8e7c8d

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…Huh? Nephew?e2351b5fa165a4b4

Remi’s mind 4dc894a9dc went blank 947b0b6bef as she 8e0f840e38 quickly glanced a36754d7f9 back and 116dfab90a forth between 246a4f190f Ed and 2d314cf520 the man.e61587dd41a21c81

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In the fb5456994a original story, 44edd3bdc4 there hadn’t a24a3ec376 been a 1476b7a9a1 detailed description e146f6df9c of the 600a2c8ec4 physical traits 0d0b10d98c of the 5ee5c709fd members of 153477b47b the Louvre 3fc11b1525 family, except 2d51160620 for Ed.eb105ffb736bccb0

But looking 0769fdfa40 at the 1ae425cbdf man’s slightly dfeb70b46a sharp eyes, e77aa03174 which were dc529dceb0 similar to 279b770707 Ed’s rounded 04ef61ad44 yet slightly a52843898d upturned ones, f1b3f14af0 his straight e2f4d1b1c5 nose, perfectly 4b3557f792 shaped lips, 27e3d813e1 and the 456e595e1f ideal facial 779da353b3 structure…3e7544a15b56f99f

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As I compared Ed and the man’s features one by one, a growing certainty filled me with unease.27b00eb19d7b0a88

‘Anyone can tell they’re related…! So that man really is Ed’s uncle?’52cace18c5871711

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No way… No way the mage from the Tower they sent is him, right?cb55d44e8dbb7686

“Save the reunion for later. Zeb Horse, you’re coming with me to the Mage Tower.”3828a9fcdc386845

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It is him!1e94e28249140450

Was Ed’s uncle part of the Mage Tower? That wasn’t in the original story.ff601877b925f2d3

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Then again, bb2f986c20 the original 437a127143 mainly focused 744ab8e1c9 on Ed 8ef62b8f7d and the c5678550f2 female protagonist, 56f3743c56 so there 54129895fb wasn’t much 9c2412e799 detail about 5969ff52b3 the uncle.3e107301808aefa1

The story started when 4cf0348836 Ed had already grown b504cdbcce up and joined the 2b129ed01a Mage Tower, long after 66bf2a4379 he left the estate.f22a3bf70f359543

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My body stiffened. Even though 3b4e362e7e I had 6a7342bb8d tried to 36ec6f3026 take care 8a6ca58715 of Ed, 9b896fac0c there were 4abb3c36c4 limits due 6d51942399 to the c4709fba69 option windows.600b409fd73eeff2

What if afb195423a this man 01c36514ce used that 6fdc539ef3 as an e3145318a1 excuse to 283f3d6c93 wipe out f7856fb935 the whole ec9adbec5e estate?f25ab27484072144

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With a 353ddd59ca beast who eea4f54a38 could kill 72fb8bb294 me standing fb2395d9e4 right in 78e852de24 front of 0b3ce6ccb8 me, my 9a0cd89c6d heart pounded 263d5e9205 with fear.7e4d8971769f1201

The man who had 8f37145f69 appeared so suddenly mentioned 185f4a4950 the Mage Tower, and 9719e4b87c Zeb looked incredibly flustered.9ff5c5e659a459f5

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“Did you… come from the Mage Tower?”99ad75ba9445f2b5

“Isn’t it obvious?”b5ffd92fa8281179

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The mere mention of 513ebb5d62 the Mage Tower made ea5a681397 Zeb tense up. He quickly shifted to 01227d1561 a groveling attitude.5844a0dd180c9609

“W-Why… Why would I need to go…?”5e6d92ceb1af30fd

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The man’s lips 4051c176df curved into an 174835387e attractive, almost predatory 1f37c9e5ff smile. He raised his 71fdf995e7 hand and drew 496e815c8b a small circle 0d8075c446 in the air. The black circle grew b6e3765b43 larger and larger until 5ea4746e05 it was big enough 95972e2fd5 for a person to 313a794244 step through.daa52bcefe32994f

Thud!12bb1b44ce2111a6

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The man e3a0a41a18 kicked Zeb ecbf33811e in the d113e00f71 back, sending 607a0996d7 him flying 8054937439 through the 2f166a26f6 black portal.806de3b071d1c4b7

It was ed51b5c8be both satisfying 648d7c46e8 and a d2a2ef4ff7 bit terrifying. From the 800f50f3d9 other side ae177402ec of the 3e77542d1d portal, the ba1edf3b35 sound of 3235d55fda monstrous howling a99ff258fb echoed ominously.02802a77215f82f8

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*Roooar!*aeb4bb8d3cb174a3

“Wh-Where is this… What are you doing… Wait, stop!”e3c592f7812b492a

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“That’s for calling 229fc28d11 my nephew a f231805c9f slave.”2df17aae01d1a816

Zeb banged against 8436df0a6f the black portal’s 377c755cf2 barrier, trying desperately cea01f3a30 to get back 47e1cc5723 through, but to 7559eb7ab7 no avail.2719a7c79f3c6b31

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“You’ve heard cfe89968de of the 5718f31c46 Forest of 5fe8d653f2 Shadows, right? Try surviving b46bad1449 there and 8907cbdff0 make it 0ef1a90282 back to 6717c33e4c the Tower. Once you cc853e2ef8 get there, 63e9d4b368 you’ll learn 5e25d6aba3 everything.”3d67b162bd9f850e

With Zeb’s 9a9f6e7739 scream still 8cbf3c9026 echoing in 2ca9c3aa72 the air, 1502ea12d5 the black 6539943651 portal vanished.d6704d4c07b3820f

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The man, having finished 4bf788effd his business, turned his b3f0316c67 gaze to Ed, who 08d3a6f8bb had been clinging to 23a806d52b my side since this 6393d63b70 all started.6053a5b5410d9204

“Who… Who are you?”802e23a5e25189c4

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Ed’s voice 2f85f89d24 was wary d9e5f88f49 as he 233d2cb4ae clutched my e9a992b5be dress tightly. It reminded 7f5f55bc1c me of 2262636211 the guarded d0d28804ce Ed I 737ad54716 first met ae2c404785 when he 8e9790c13f arrived at 7b2be0ced3 the estate.e4059cf5b5b65558

The man had likely db367d76c2 last seen Ed as bb15ee2c33 a baby, but even 86261224c3 so, he recognized him a30f72b885 instantly. He took a 28a0c19d75 step toward Ed.b1b2aa98cad62ea0

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Step.56f2ca52275374df

Ed flinched, stepping back f988a8fffc as the man stepped cf26c1dd08 forward. This happened de2a5d445f two or 8ba1cc2a24 three times 9ea90a0215 until the c098bb120e man stopped 62d90a67c8 moving.a23a84ada25e8a84

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“How strange. Blood should e600dfc41c recognize blood.”5960964cf31de05e

He looked genuinely puzzled, as if he couldn’t understand why Ed wasn’t drawn to him.4656234b12d1b75c

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He ran his 9b8121abee hand through his 452f5427ed slicked-back hair in 7da700b2e9 frustration, a gesture 45fe414be4 that made my ab6761be6a heart skip a 9ac6356108 beat.f79ea671ff090ab1

“I don’t have 1558b3a089 any family.”246f213ccc5b41a2

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Ed’s voice was still cautious, filled with wariness. Having been alone for so long since his childhood, it seemed he truly believed he had no family.5dd83f620db67f20

Ed, you do 6d14db95fb have family!e591252b27fdd20f

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I wanted to 1143dfe7f4 shout it out 7377d59728 but instead bit 890d2a0b25 my lip and 929f5e0225 kept silent. The man’s gaze e6a2095a22 now shifted to c83b9b5fe3 me.f60ace7eb26691c9

“Ah, I haven’t 60ca17d5a7 introduced myself properly. I’m Billy Louvre*, this 3c7386cdff child’s uncle.”1eb6751443d8c76d

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(Ayaka: I changed his name to Billy Louvre in all chapters ant I’ll go with this name)1aa2253c4f0c3330

The smile he 197988871a gave me was fd10096b6e completely different from c5f392bc9e the one he 762d69335e had shown Zeb de7a1ffe75 earlier. He extended his large, 65a38c3b30 strong hand toward me.170ffca7590745fe

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A wolf’s hand. But unlike Ed’s small, childlike hands, this was a fully grown adult’s hand.b1fd0950404bde08

Gulp.18ee8ed0966010e3

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I nervously reached out 4f4e093b88 to shake Billy’s hand.268cdb168fb58fb0

It felt as 0a5744d270 if an earthquake e5eb06a5a1 had started in dc6c665e70 my body.c4b96ea83fd5e4a8

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Since Ed had been cd0120b555 clinging to my dress 9817a61b2a from the moment Billy 3423009268 appeared, my body had a312f90540 already been trembling. But now, the shaking cdd6f822d1 was even more intense.3ba6e266f1c7fc03

I desperately cc694fba09 searched my ad5c43634e mind for bf7b9abce9 a calm cebc19c5d3 and polite 9f0c731e11 response.e97a368afbaac5c0

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“Oh, I see.”3f9f5a5d0aa3be5d

But the words that 6a08a87e20 left my mouth were 948387c947 stiff and automatic, a 925d017a4b far cry from the 288f6d9d12 composed greeting I had 3c9164bdef planned.9bc1013381f23f28

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“Yes, that’s right.”c6498e3c758971f7

He smiled that 5d1aaa3b07 charming smile again, aae9153e75 unfazed by my 5077268136 short response.96500e990dab50fb

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This isn’t going well.ceef09baa929b1cd

As we a93a5f4549 finished shaking 397b5b93a0 hands, I f1cbe8944e gestured for dd0d4255c0 him to 391ede5709 follow me f8be0648e3 inside to cbcd3dc0f6 discuss the 3b71fdc6bd situation further.504284de5823750c

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When people — f793f7a210 or, well, beasts 313d9e4e49 — are nervous, dc449b4bd4 they really can 127400aab4 malfunction like this.8db3b24fb7d3f349

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The tall man 6a77042dac towering over me 5abc67540b with his imposing 7133ad51d4 presence felt dangerous f671e0e58b just by standing 7a97868611 there.168759de3cdbf37e

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My body, 54378240a6 like a e8dc349148 rusty machine, 200e08ea2a stiffly turned 4fe7cd9b5c toward the 98d92a850d guest house, b86e77fa12 and I 559182c20f took a b9aea5a13c step forward.ae0641dbd8fd55f0

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“Relax, both of 5ad51a5683 you. You too, nephew.”1b4478452e3f2015

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I followed far 3157d391c2 behind him, taking 800c1510ea the smallest steps e7092c6b67 possible, trying to 48c7f3e216 keep as much 05af404631 distance as I 79f36f6491 could from Billy’s 2e2b00d05e large strides.362ee5b07da18cf6

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