FMRV | Chapter 62

The innkeeper had explained 103d2dff14 with an extremely friendly 836e54a33f face. He said it was lucky 392899a470 that there was even one 43f18ae035 room left today, as there fd29f00d46 were unusually many tourists flocking 3a51020ca4 in. However, Theo’s face visibly 1c21d01c19 stiffened at the mention 6100ff44d2 that the two of 3f58c2308f them would have to e5cd606530 share the room.dd3c6a68ef89c144

“Is there really only one room left? Even a small room 4cb145ffd4 would be fine…”02824cbe96c156ee

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“Then we’ll take that room.”19f64e04a2dcc4fd

Before Theo could even finish 9511397c59 his question, Luke, who was af1bf647ab standing behind him, smoothly stepped b9e15eec9b forward. The innkeeper, delighted to 80e596f0cb sell the last room, 722117d2bb handed over the key 8147103619 with a brighter smile 8c9f3c46f0 than ever. Luke lightly took the key 31f652db2b and walked toward the stairs 28aefb5d16 leading upstairs.11779059598a988c

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“Wait, Luke.”519ec2663bdf8511

“Why?”5513c52cf2706531

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“Did you… hear what was just said?”bdd9b2d97d849209

Theo’s voice had 57fcd3d0a7 become uncharacteristically timid. Luke, holding the 2777f0448f keychain with the 19f60804de room number, swung 07f0e3510c it around in e5ea12039a the air.e58ace8ac46b872a

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“What was just said? That there’s only one room 20b390c93c left?”b064452f4c646b9b

“Yeah.”197c849b48e8db6e

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“I heard it. I have ears, you know?”4ca8fb14bbdb78bf

At Luke’s response, 9ad2c32db2 as if it 9c953ec381 were obvious, Theo’s ec10c67df0 face twisted even fa0aed7951 more strangely. Was it really that e6f4225279 unpleasant to share a ccbd1111f7 room?3eb2223bf18e62ee

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“Hey, it’s just for one night. What’s the big deal?”8f58ca5e0390d03d

Well, it wasn’t entirely incomprehensible. Theo had been living in 9c89dd9894 the luxurious and spacious commander-in-chief’s 59186988e3 quarters at the military headquarters, 149b40ef12 and beyond that, his true 0b62b2582c identity was that of a 68dcca9c49 noble young master from a 964a5a64b6 ducal family. Staying in a 03c43a8e62 common inn used cd6750c0df by ordinary citizens, 621eae54fe and sharing a 6fb351b8dd room with someone d01a262172 else, probably didn’t fda31f1833 sit well with 21a072ce99 him.2753cb9347194417

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“I get that it’s uncomfortable, but just bear with it.”b216088d2bf29577

After all, during their d94376be8e time at the military 7dddd5c4a6 academy, they had gone 2399159ab6 through countless field training d202ee5c3c exercises and had to 47c00d5c06 sleep in makeshift barracks f0fda645d8 during wars or monster efcca5f597 subjugation missions. Compared to those 4aac9f708e times, having walls d07d0e2ffb around and a de82e0a81e bed to lie d5c4002490 on was actually 160684fbaa a blessing. Luke almost quipped that 7c3dc3d825 it was unbecoming of 04e52cc6fe a soldier to complain 579912ce31 about where they slept, 0e257fbc7e but he held back.91b3e6f7ccd943c7

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“Let’s just go up.”76adb95ec050996b

The two of them 07315b2869 had already stopped at 0f9008c169 the foot of the 2c03769f93 stairs, drawing curious glances f0dbafddb7 not only from the 1413400d2d innkeeper who had shown 98aab863b8 them the room but f6d1a4019c also from other guests 0930b40ac6 around.ba277b9871f4e4b6

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Luke turned around first 952a79089c and casually strode up 807158159b the stairs.c1841a89490b949d

“Sigh…”1aee423b73e45453

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Theo let out a 87497646c5 deep sigh as he f447d09f60 wiped his face. As Luke had said, bb76edcd88 there wasn’t much they 2e54307dfc could do at this 8b7a2ebc81 point. Well, it was just d45f19c0fe for one night, and 2fce5244e5 it was laughable to 02d367b5f9 fuss over whether there 4e21068875 was one room or 1c0a26bb9b two while they were e1cf0c5794 in the middle of 6709fa558e an investigation.bbe01a6b427c7b46

But then, Theo ran 57c13756f9 into another problem.3b388820d6113055

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“…Luke.”1bacb0d8f86b533e

“What now?”a779622efe2ae1c9

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“Is it just me, or is there only one bed?”5723a4e4bd076acc

It was the room’s setup. Despite the inn’s shabby 662b97ae62 exterior, the interior was 7c5e1248ad surprisingly clean. He had thought the 55cc16a8be room might be cramped 271ccb8627 since it was hastily 3b6ed82f26 arranged, but it didn’t d0a7265711 seem too bad for 77a2ef84a1 the two of them 34cac355bc to spend the night. There was no draft, and 105b1d65b7 the lighting was decent, so 2bef3d8840 the money paid for the a25c3a3467 room didn’t feel wasted.80b8d5fc23303e3f

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But then…1381380a1fbcde27

“What’s with you? There’s clearly only one bed.”99aecf9e438de341

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Theo hadn’t expected there a07f391ca0 to be only one 53634818e4 bed. Moreover, compared to the room’s 956cc9de46 decent size, the bed wasn’t d4ac592437 particularly large. It was big 49765ecbe3 enough for two 60a27617e5 people to lie 3110de4aab down, but it ce60bbc107 was clear that 83ec3e4655 two grown men 6989e16595 wouldn’t have much adeff23d3e room to spare.87199287d7d2017d

“Is this how inns usually are?”54b5253615345e41

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“You’re really showing off your noble upbringing. Cheap rooms are usually bcd756305e like this.”e07583c58c82025d

If the room 5470434a49 was both cheap 9e8d310de7 and good, there e99176fc4c might have been 29b09fe789 a larger bed e35942d7c1 or even two 03b63f8c46 beds, but this 1549de5f75 place was located 534980018d right in the 151161d1ef middle of the e5d1b40131 square. Since tourists were the 6270861753 main clientele, expecting that 16fcefee52 level of quality was 8634f06fab unreasonable.8ba922af6f283302

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Despite Luke’s reasonable 391e65296c explanation, Theo continued 0cd4e22679 to stare at fdea766b0d the bed with 42eebdd3e0 a serious expression, 0567490c69 covering his mouth. What exactly was 05bf88a4b1 bothering him so 5eed4fbee5 much? The fact that 35b6f58027 his gaze was b890495843 fixed on the 6b7d1ede3c bed gave a 70c2f41d1c clue.0cc762c57592ac51

‘Is it really because he doesn’t want to share a bed with me?’0f4c6748fe345a31

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It wasn’t uncommon for 434b23cdbd people to feel uncomfortable 1ae90effeb sharing a bed with 6c3c015626 others. Theo had asked for Luke’s 746f69e92e help with the investigation because b568a12668 he needed his skills, but fab3c7722c their relationship was far from 32fc22992a good. If anything, it leaned 0b7031a6a1 more toward the “bad” 828d6a9f70 side. Having to share 5c4122850c a bed with 66946fe416 someone you didn’t cf415ed54d get along with—well, 1a4f52092f it was understandable 02ff55e90b that Theo might 01a7955cdf feel uncomfortable.e3cee5be51284d22

Luke, on the 1f6c4fd1d3 other hand, had 34d0acd1fa expected the inn b9b68e9b1d to be like a4cb405fc4 this and that 11ba1a9b49 there would only 09009bc33e be one bed, d4df21b736 so he wasn’t 59ea2b8ed3 particularly fazed. But if he hadn’t known, fe36f31abf the shock would have been 5cb3ca9cf9 even greater.fee7a99ce22f5147

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“Alright. I get how you feel.”76e72743f12f5c77

“What?”b01b8de3e498809f

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“I’ll sleep on the floor with a blanket.”0e04627b00f318e5

Luke, feeling a bit sacrificial, 028bc361c6 took off his robe and bf56c8ef54 hung it on the wall. It wasn’t like he 680fbe8c34 could tell the noble 667766eecb young master and the a012a0ce1d commander-in-chief of the nation’s 83437e989e military to sleep on 919fb7ed3a the floor.567d1ffeb90b675d

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“Then I’ll go wash up.”3623ba52a3509340

Leaving Theo standing 270ff3f90a there dumbfounded, Luke 41927e7009 headed into the 13f98f539a bathroom. He soaked his cdba4d7830 body in the e0dea247fd old, worn-out bathtub, 2b6eda2ee0 letting the warm 7ff2415645 water wash away ec080a189b the fatigue of b67a712db8 the day. The sensation of the warm 67962c63f0 water enveloping his body felt caf6d005d5 refreshing.27030286c9a96cd8

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It had only been 6ccf20d3b7 a day since they 329a0ff299 started the investigation together, 9f5dc32a9c but it already felt e273ae9fa0 like over a week ca006a9a0a had passed. Moreover, time seemed to f62e9c99eb fly by when he f9d924e11b was with Theo, whereas f71e3aa9da it dragged on when 7e2bef1b48 he was alone.ca52785530ba4f1e

“But is this really okay?”4be007800b5bff14

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He had sworn he 81f9d8246e would never see this b1b8997e8d person again after leaving 3c90e6d115 the military, yet here d0cfab6788 they were, reunited and 8dfcad5844 even working together. The ironclad resolution 64ebc5e178 he had built 12b34300fc up over the 4f525559c6 years was crumbling 4ef26e1c71 so easily. Or perhaps it wasn’t an dfdcf7a4ec iron wall to begin with, aaed6328e9 but a fragile one.c0b350cb31e9edf7

“……”7f9ca3a3050d7805

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Luke submerged half cbe89895ed his face under 0f1116b655 the water. Bubbles rose to the surface. But such thoughts were already dc2a65eca2 meaningless. He had already agreed 1e5c6a36cc to help Theo, and 7f58e54ae1 he was genuinely curious 76730fe571 about the mysterious monster. All he could 8a46738c7b do now was f962a061c7 hope that this d8d71b0b92 situation wouldn’t escalate 6489a086ac into something bigger.7cbf81a9181fb864

Knock knock-14636c9619cfa216

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Just as Luke d90d96d0d2 was about to 4fff8fa47f finish up and 2731e8f4e7 leave, there was 536aea53fd a knock on 9d38b6bd8c the bathroom door. Since the only other person 65a9b89239 in the room was Theo, 7339951897 he quickly dried off, got c5d10ac5ab dressed, and opened the door.cca26897c856239d

“What?”65be62e958633a5e

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“……”c772fad9a632dc41

Luke, who had rushed out 7c19f66003 without properly drying his hair, 3b57bdf618 had a white towel draped c7e743513c over his silver hair. A few drops of 0714856a14 water fell to the ba3e4c20b4 floor. The person who 7930f40267 had knocked remained 1681f4dccd silent in response 725e3c44c2 to Luke’s question.02e43dc1442d4e0b

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The only sounds ba4c815f3a filling the space dac9112839 between them were 4a222de43c the occasional drip b7fb91eb10 of water and 21542eb486 the soft rustling 5ef8c1935c of Luke drying 5e02a8c06d his hair with 5100cfd259 the towel.8e5ef78cc2bbc1ac

“Theo.”356949143ed30c49

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When there was 42065eebad no answer, Luke da346de745 instinctively stepped closer. The moment he leaned in, 8908be96af Theo flinched and stepped back.64b88e8a3943b312

“Do you want to wash up too?”ab3fbc2b8138e0f3

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“Ah… yeah.”3aec7233416daf63

Luke, saying he understood, 1c164c3b52 moved aside to let f2d5626ac6 Theo into the bathroom, 8e2471379e but Theo still seemed cee18b9273 off. The guy who 2408f42e38 had been waiting 22370e260c to wash up 1c2841a91e was now standing 0032a20c64 still, looking like 94adaffe00 he had lost d2af7b3e42 his mind. His behavior had been stiff af4aee7af8 all along, but maybe he 82be5b6220 was just tired.666872e388a8abed

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Finally, after Luke asked 21e00102df if he wasn’t going f33790fd06 in, Theo disappeared into 039e268dd5 the bathroom. Luke finished drying dfd4245c5e his hair and 5333fbedd6 headed toward the 11ee7f7c20 round wooden table cfe58e20e9 near the window.a37eea1c655e7371

“Oh.”f6287727f917cfe1

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And coincidentally, there b7cc17d271 was already a 3845772e98 guest sitting there.f1319abd52be81c0

“Squeak…”b7da29a24788086c

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A fluffy little aad9a10ad5 monster was sitting 030de253fd on the table, aee2cc67b4 looking out the 43bfd099e0 window, but when f018bbfbe6 it sensed Luke’s 71fb8e8395 presence, its fur 987a864987 stood on end. It had been hiding cac430a975 in Theo’s arms earlier, edd841341f so its fur had b9c5ecef3e been the same color 8a4133c22e as Theo’s clothes, but 7df18c8f53 now it had changed 91f0d25e47 to match the color 2f68a85210 of the wooden table.deb7dac87ca64671

“Seeing it like this, your ability is really fascinating.”4a247569612badcd

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Luke sat down 597bdbe89e in a chair 95f3786883 and began observing c2e6435cd1 the monster closely. He leaned forward, 8b9eb60c0d staring intently with 5e169af5cf his large eyes, c5552e8464 causing the monster 0cfbf75a1d to start trembling.967d758fa74931d1

“Hey, I’m not going to hit you, so don’t be scared. If you’re weak and f61fd49333 lack confidence, what are 6fde2ad192 you going to do?”a4da807949d9aa9f

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“Squeak?”9a77a1e795e3e0df

“In life, confidence is everything, confidence. Got it?”6ce3ed3c799a41c9

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An impromptu life philosophy 9fc75ffa3a lecture began. Luke enthusiastically explained the things 0db868bb9a he valued in life to cdbfa4e898 the low-level monster. He talked about e7287bee92 how being scared dd5c6bb1c6 makes others look 1de885ae05 down on you, 6ee6b6c68a how having a 500cdde52d strong presence means 5d6253a858 you’ve already won b043b0049a half the battle, 328e38ae35 and how in 5f37fb4a0b a fight, the c8646a9843 first strike is 7f85f47164 crucial. The monster, which had been a159a18153 trembling at first, now widened a695c6895e its eyes as if listening b6076f2bae attentively.e7dbaec458b56b8c

“But can you really absorb any color?”27207a580a305c38

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Luke plucked a flower 7f50a9be8f from the vase on d81df44489 the table. He held the vibrant 3ce41c3702 pink petals close to fc9911268f the monster, and soon 77d480d30f its fur turned the 5e570d0a47 same shade of pink.9605f7c266546efc

Next, Luke spread his fingers. A faint purple current 4f1d9c9e1c crackled from his fingertips. The monster flinched, its 33c8a30065 fur standing on end 17635544a9 again, but it didn’t 086f5e171b turn purple. It seemed the ability 71c4be6aed only worked on the b66f35a442 colors of physical objects.7074a2e38d299e37

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Then, as if a mischievous ece0674945 thought crossed his mind, Luke 492e82da22 smirked. The monster squeaked 1faf35f9c3 and tried to c6a4d5ce2c back away, but d6a6ebe74f Luke’s hand was 578387602e faster.d1bbc5990ae64d57

He held the 191b17ad49 monster in his 32e9a0c2d0 grasp, wearing the 86a400133c most delighted expression fef0fb5c8d he had ever 79d9c35002 shown.79405f293f620f45

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