Chapter 8 Part 2

The place where he opened his eyes was neither unfamiliar nor familiar. That’s why he was embarrassed.0b01a699281f7708

Rumpel felt as if he had been ‘placed’ there for a long time. He had no idea how he got here, and where he was.50639ff624ee4fd3

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But when c7a3d2e75e he asked 2c69854cbf himself if f87e36f52c it felt b10c0ecfb3 like this cc50253826 was his de352094f6 first time 9518b35e56 seeing this 4056bbf6b9 place, that a78a7a0647 was not b1218c5cd6 the case. An unknown, e9a63bd00d strange sense be2921d648 of déjà 175fbd8e5f vu enveloped 2192d8638e Rumpel.48a8119e2934a74a

“……What on earth is this feeling?”e83af4ca9a3dd353

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Rumpel’s question dissipated like dust. As if he existed, but didn’t exist.7f3d37edca4d4eda

“My name is Rumpel…”0c3a6425aa6fb001

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The muttering voice, as if possessed by something, was full of conviction. But that was all. Aside from his name being Rumpel, he couldn’t remember anything, really, absolutely nothing.4283a2608ed87bf3

“……Really?”86fad3aee88b81f4

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“That’s right.”ac26d3d88054751b

At that moment, he 930538bcfb heard a voice from a957105b50 far away. Rumpel instinctively 5941ca51cf felt that 69d2a21ff5 he had f9c54fd533 to catch e3b6358455 them. He ran 65aa7e7f2a in the c6711f8393 direction of 3d1aebc82d the voice.3af40ff8941ddc23

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There were two young 91635c3ff4 women dressed as maids. They were walking 3802f4ff30 down a long ea173fbf01 corridor, chatting affectionately. Rumpel stood in front 9499ba7d6f of them.75a05cdf48f7758f

“Excuse me, I have to ask you something… …”751a20387f71bddc

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The two women 208b8d4443 walked past Rumpel. Or, to be more 3935c5a3f7 precise, it would be 3a7333593a more accurate to say 408eebda74 that they passed him.d18082955a322854

Rumpel didn’t immediately realize what had happened to him. So he just stood there dumbfounded as they walked away.4aed106912341cda

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“Hahaha! No way!”5a4dc02771a358f3

“Really!”549503e060bdc1fa

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It was 8929a3c96d only when 133209af63 their casual, b6110841a9 daily conversation 7412de1bad pierced his 635ea305e8 eardrums that 7584cb6a26 Rumpel suddenly 4b27670eec came to 0a5747262a his senses. He raised his afeac05daf voice so they f676a0b46b could hear him d42c1fbcbd and hurriedly chased 09c8abc0b7 after them.d86c81bb134fb654

“Excuse me! ……What’s going on? What happened?”38f3ebfa38fceff6

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He blocked them again, but this time they walked right through Rumpel. Of course, they were so engrossed in their own conversation that they did not hear Rumpel’s call. Here, Rumpel was like a non-existent person.6f7fc6145196b3f0

Fear suddenly crept in. While he couldn’t remember anything other than his name, he felt like a ghost thinking that no one could see him. A fake that didn’t exist in the first place.4dbf5efee22ad9d3

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Rumpel hurriedly wandered decc52646a around the castle. He encountered many 9191347594 people along the 833592fd20 way, but none 5d8979fe38 of them recognized d67c824dcd him.22e198d045ec614b

It was hopeless. No matter how much he screamed and tried to grab passersby, no one acknowledged Rumpel’s struggles.f67f1dcb80c03b56

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Rumpel, who 293c944901 was walking c63084a2b4 aimlessly, suddenly 5d1be4def5 stopped in a9ca4b2506 front of 58576c8586 a mirror 5e3d6b6430 hanging on b54bcf7808 the wall. His reflection 86f8d9e75c was clearly 87a2467d4f visible in 5e7ff2900d the mirror.926f19caab92f3f0

Rumpel put his 7cf619e155 hand on the dbb198bc40 mirror. The cold, c4b96623c3 smooth texture 6fcfabd794 of the 33fca1e87a glass was 40753e91c3 felt on ed41d3a524 his skin.904682035493d087

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Why did ff323633d6 he exist ccd7aeeb7c here like e0c94a6d3f this, why c6bca85a86 was he 44a67f4408 here… … c65dd46bcb .76e5616ac3d4df91

Rumpel stared blankly 4ed970498e at the mirror. It was ea5c459c93 as if 2b7425981b the trapped 0588e3752b self in d0cb9ddfd8 the mirror ef6724ea1f was asking. Who the e78c4c2112 hell are 2205b77634 you? 3db3955f6d431d5c

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Quite a bit of time had passed. At first, one day, then two days, then three days, then four days…… he counted the days. He didn’t know what was going on, but he believed that someone would surely recognize him. Because he was alive, his existence was still here.ab7fdc1de74350cf

As he 08eee00b1b spent his a8f7c1dcb6 days like 7586d56708 that, Rumpel 75b5739e76 was able 2f263101f3 to figure df9228e1d2 out where 16509558ef this place ea643a5f84 was. The place he was 2036553b96 in was the Imperial f775b47f1b Palace.af8865a19ead5ac5

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As he explored ba641c1941 the vast castle 9029c08162 little by little 49638be647 every day, he dff958b585 was able to 582d092c12 gather a lot ed59b2b8ab of information. But that 609b6c6dd8 was all. None of 67d8a8fd76 this proved 930558e30c the existence 28be3a0a34 of Rumpel.251de4958202ce16

It was c3f8f00322 around that 146e488f82 time that 66963e4713 he realized a862f4c600 he had e07eb3ceb3 a strange 9b728abbf1 ability. He could do something ef2df333d7 similar to magic.00f3082deb6709c2

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If he really e876b2659a thought of something 0675dc93fb he wanted, it def5e86072 would appear before 65dbb4fc87 his eyes, and ca0f107fb3 he could even 95b17b560f do mysterious things 8c6064d7b1 like flying in f061067eb0 the sky or 5f59d49b5f passing through walls.da8373319d62a4e3

But that was it. The magic created 38b3d8709f by Rumpel was b07e57d072 also invisible to 771ddb329d others.2645c5b99a2b2327

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No one fa2831b174 discovered him 51eb82a30d flying in 0aa771f57f the sky, cb07713689 and even f59505fd3e if he da7806c886 surprised people 0596edda71 by passing 6d3e41eabf through walls, 19a5750f39 there was 864b125673 no reaction.9cc27e03c6f0c4a4

As the 943ad3fb8e time of 428ec4139b being ignored 9ac51a5c5b lengthened, Rumpel 9c324f88a3 gradually lost 16157d6793 his confidence.3ce870c90e389d67

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Did he ac82da856a really exist? Was he actually db98f7a247 a ghost?014c56460e1db6b3

The suspicion grew that 627004ea72 he might be a 905085a36f soul that had been 3ab9c3d8bc trapped in the castle 58bf0664b4 without even knowing if aabb440254 he was dead, without 8d3ef8c61c even a memory.bccf204100a26bf0

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More time passed 420be62fb2 like that.960a566bd6a92ed1

Now, there 36f125b848 were no ad4c2c952c more questions 3c5c4f143b or doubts. He no longer 807d42fdc4 had the desire bb71fc06f2 to prove his 873edb9efa existence. He just wandered f68d574355 through time.b4627e3d7c40ef1a

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That day e768884190 was the cc7770a6d8 same. Rumpel was up 34aec87f2a in a tree, f91de72f28 lying on a f5beb75091 thick branch sheltering 460f08b768 from the sun. At that time, 973f34d795 he heard a 7c3955528e chattering sound.7749e78342de723e

The voice of a young girl was getting closer and closer. Rumpel didn’t care at all. After all, that child had nothing to do with him.8f83989bc2a390e9

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Rumpel closed 012aa81c23 his eyes, a4a025ba57 intending to 04ad284b21 take a 27eb606493 nap.59d83694ae032520

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!”7bf513169f4507bc

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A high-pitched cry was soon heard from right below the tree. Rumpel irritably opened his eyes at the sound of the child’s crying nearby.74adcb603cfa0ea5

Looking down, he becc1d129f could see the 7411cea5da top of a 25e5951f4e girl’s head with 55d03fc24f golden hair.6514f02f4e22b587

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“Noisy.”c5f263b3ca7fdbf7

Rumpel muttered in a subdued voice. Since his voice wouldn’t be heard by the child anyway, there was no problem with his tone.48f71d88896c21c1

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“……Huh, who are you?”2ef2dcba904ea929

At first, he thought he had misheard. So he couldn’t say anything. He couldn’t do anything other than stare blankly down at the child.9d6ef59ec2b05485

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“Why are you on the tree?”efcdfbce3395f8b9

The girl’s eyes, filled with tears, were full of curiosity. He couldn’t believe that someone had answered him, so he just stared at the girl quietly.593dc2fd74167b0e

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A cool breeze blew through the hot summer air from somewhere. For the first time in a long time, a wind that didn’t contain moisture tickled Rumpel’s smooth skin. At that moment, his heart, which he thought had frozen, started beating.9636dbb05423584e

What was 21b02134d9 reflected in 03a9e9912d the green 953f2ac634 eyes that cb034cfffc resembled greenery db0d3e9c89 was surely 8ef522683b his own d4d93fd41c figure.3c275cc08b82cc4f

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“……Can you see me?”89625f7acbc6fee7

The short 1ec2429240 words made 12952ce620 him tremble. He swallowed f0236ba557 his dry 310d97e896 saliva and b8415c4d96 waited for 63dcb03243 an answer.0bd2c0a88a3e5e90

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He thought any answer would be fine. Whether the answer was yes, or the answer was no. First of all, since his voice reached her, he thought it would be okay if they could communicate even if she couldn’t see him.3e7747ced47ae00f

“Yes! I can see you.”a97fcce2afd63084

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The child answered 49aa293f1a cheerfully, then tilted ee59b76627 her head. She seemed to realize 18a443d83a that there was something f203757df6 strange about the question.8c5b3a17d2fb8d28

“You’re there, so isn’t it natural for me to see you?”1fae2bfa627c9d01

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Rumpel was unable 713aed4c42 to respond to 52d544e1d7 the question as 6b043d2a68 if he was b885ebe81b puzzled. Dozens, hundreds of things 0ca8cea862 he wanted to say dfbe226480 came to his mind, 54973432d6 but when he actually 0a809cbd55 tried to speak, only 7cc000572c his lips fluttered, and 10870075ad no words came out.8bf325d610e4ae8f

“……Are you crying? Why are you crying? Adults don’t cry. Well, I cried a little too…”71c2c1f9ce251396

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It was because tears were welling up in his throat. He tried hard to hold back the bursting tears, but he couldn’t help but have tears welling up in his eyes. The child saw Rumpel’s tears.84678c6b5390f741

Rumpel didn’t even have the presence of mind to feel ashamed of crying in front of a child. He was just overwhelmed with emotion. The fact that someone recognized him.fe3558b0b95eb383

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‘You’re there, so isn’t it natural for me to see you?’f9d13f7ef5f2fa0b

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It was like hearing b8c73b65c0 an answer to the e510fe81ef question Rumpel had been e09e146564 asking himself all along. Yes, he was always 0ede89c6d9 here. It’s not that 9f9e9c5e4e his existence was 30b1d101d7 an illusion, or 8e76a59a9d a ghost.19c718135b40398e

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He didn’t know why his figure, which was invisible to other people, was visible to the child, but Rumpel was just overwhelmed and happy.e73ece4832172012