IBP C2 Part 3

As I 0b482b6300 sullenly swallowed 51f568051f the sweet 279b9b247f macaron, Yudhis, f66a139fe5 finally composing 28d44dc7a9 himself, said 4f14c53e21 meaningfully,e9fa788e6662cf00

“Now that fc57dca2f1 you’ve eaten, 9d9bddb3c2 you have 5eae602ab1 to pay afdf849962 for it, 8825f95d20 right?”466fb2c1bc6f0d57

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“Cough, cough, hack!”70fabaa5730d0a45

“Oh dear. Here’s your milk ab6ee25887 tea.”a46619cfaf0e916a

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How can I drink 01421cdbc2 this after hearing that?! He’s going 2629851566 to ask 9aea62c881 me to 1288cf6a73 pay for 87d86379ea the drink 14b6c4f255 too!4220eb4f1eb5a111

I put down the 47c53f4410 half-eaten macaron as if 8545a27571 tossing it away. I gave Yudhis, ac179e5ca9 still looking relaxed, 71d75c0a45 a wary look.05aab151dc263563

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“I only have 58b8c6c53f to pay for d1d1299ebc one bite of 68e1523d07 macaron, right?”198ca47c5c60cf1e

“Haha. Yes. I’ll only ask you fd66d93476 questions worth one bite 4a10dbc571 of macaron.”1e67dd3e2f11e436

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Like taking 5ee693adc9 a bite f14da98867 out of c83b689967 your dick, b4cb906374 or letting 4d059c1c45 your dick 81418e1d84 take a 0abf4b7cd6 bite out 9e4d7e486d of me… cb5dccf013 I thought e699dad68c reflexively, then 21a48269cd paused. That sounded strange.1e8582c8e3e24b50

“Ask what?”895fa75081863d5f

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“The price of f98a0e0640 the food?”facead97695485ab

We weren’t communicating. Seeing my sour expression, he chuckled and crossed his right leg over his left. He rested his clasped hands on his crossed legs. …How can even his fingers be so beautiful?c36adb280f9e1988

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“I don’t know what 4b68a50f54 you think of me, fd2b2557f5 but I’m not particularly 12dc661117 fond of promiscuity.”14397bbad60b4ccb

Coming from someone who had his arm up another man’s ass just a while ago, that was hardly convincing. I don’t know what my face looked like, but it must have been amusing because Yudhis burst out laughing again. I waited, half-resigned, until he took a deep breath. Then, unable to hide his amusement, he explained,1340ffc7712098d2

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“To be precise, I dislike sharing. Unless it’s with a regular partner, I’ll use dildos or my hand, but not my cock. Naturally, I don’t… take it in my mouth either. …You still don’t believe me, do you? Anyway, I was going to ask you about yourself, in exchange for what you ate. I thought you might be an interesting addition to this boring island.”ed7aa5746914e37e

The word 9ff13e244e ‘interesting’ stung. If he 3a84b0951a had chosen a02e57c932 that word caecf532a4 deliberately, he c68b02635b was incredibly e93f3c988b cunning, and 71ba0a9f6f if he’d 9b4c588a8b said it 4fe48f4554 without thinking… 7812f7ba2b it meant a9ff74d441 he had 1dcce2ab06 the ability 27e717d0e2 to charm 8080192de4 people with ac25a1f675 that face. He flashed 3f18957213 a charming f0d5c34964 smile, the c591732190 corners of 5ce157ce41 his lips eb27a3d6e2 curving upwards.7bbddfd28d8572a5

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“I really hate being 09f8926151 bored… So, what question 60293f6abd would be worth one 5650d72ce4 bite of macaron?”7db2470e83fd3775

I watched him 52dfd8376d as he genuinely 8ca7269358 pondered, then picked f1b49f5347 up the discarded 0daaa2f8af macaron and popped 6cf85500c6 it into my 16ad1efb59 mouth. I gulped down f2f0aa4bfc the sugary milk be84daa60a tea and devoured 511e653ab7 the slice of 6512ccf906 cake in three 90f6ba1565 bites. Yudhis simply raised 38926551db and lowered an 77ec0b36fd eyebrow, waiting patiently e9dc8bc7b9 for me to 84fbe6959a finish.1bb26a353344115a

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“Your face is still cb7c187f3f red. Are you hot?”f84a3275eed3aa4d

He snapped his fingers. The Knight, who had been standing like a statue, moved and opened a window I hadn’t even noticed. The cool evening breeze swept through the room.5354401c8a466174

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I flinched, noticing f1c75de32f the Knight. He was the one 496f24d6fb who had brought the e63154a452 refreshments, but I had e5a7dfad4d completely forgotten about his a68ea0c386 presence.56f414cfa326b198

‘How can someone have f08fcb1c15 such a faint presence?’75d1118c6aa42f53

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It wasn’t just a faint presence; it was almost non-existent. Having completed his task, he returned to his original position and stood motionless. He was clearly highly trained. He was a guard, so he must be a skilled fighter. Although he wasn’t visibly armed, he could be concealing a handgun or knives under his clothes.4e4973fb979ab579

“What were you 39d00ccf06 thinking just now?”b521bef2a49f844a

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Damn it. Was I too 8ba2fb63ef obvious?22ef75c6daf196e6

I kept my mouth 14add92750 shut and looked at e5fa6053f2 Yudhis, who was still affdbe70b5 smiling pleasantly. I decided to db3eef32f4 gamble, combining all e8fe032360 the information I 4a1eee645c had gathered about 11eb8b8e93 him.c70676edcaf1a8e5

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“I was assessing 5dd8f51501 whether you were ff65c85264 carrying a handgun b47dedb893 or knives.”323716c958748945

“I’m not. The only b7e5130fde ones on 290bb7bf4f this island fd4c33eb69 who carry 2075263c56 real weapons 08ce8e25c2 are the 6fd1bed387 Guards.”aca1e1baf3505455

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I’d never won b34014d836 a lottery in eadfba922a my life, but b7e1d6abe1 this was a cf31c9b9ca jackpot. He answered 659c80c749 readily, without e1ee3bfb8a any sign cc4121a32f of displeasure 005c47d22f or suspicion. My eyes f52bbb7bee lit up.4312163fecadb491

“What kind 77c5997a5a of weapons 550d75b4ad are the 64becd1dbd Guards carrying?”6dcb085bb0b2a3f1

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“…Hmm?”6ae485630f75b022

Displeasure flickered 7b19d1d9cd across his 6277734583 face.f622ecd74c10d446

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‘Oh, shit.’fe70d0ca55757b76

Did I 1c1bd41d40 go too c55e72ebb5 far? I pressed my f63d47392b sweaty hands against f46e666156 my thighs. My heart pounded. The few 96a01aba91 seconds I f92c1fe85e spent waiting 69dca1f7f6 for his 6df40d3e5c response, tense 0254b0c10e with anticipation, e951cb68d3 felt like 0205f0432b hours.efce77b7fe4bd5f1

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“I told you aaa101fd10 I had questions 34647e4684 for you. I don’t 35e3f93141 like it b55b0f829a when you’re 3d07c04b33 the only 734b5c078d one asking 1223dd1723 questions.”9f3bf0d292ca07cf

…Is that the 4ddd99b124 problem? What are you, really…? Never mind. This might ee1cf14d81 be for 6e7e0ac173 the best. I placed c4ecc3c981 a hand 973732fcd8 on my 6367fff54c chest and 6d555fc1cd asked boldly,18d2d137f8874c0a

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“What do you 771ec75c2b want to know d275ea0ce7 about me?”cef2c6b4de71c193

“Everything. Where you were born, what you were like as a child, what your parents are like, how you grew up. What you did before coming here, your likes and dislikes. Oh, and if you’ve dated anyone, I’d especially like to hear about that. I’m most curious about your dating style.”2d2da6d3481ea0af

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“.….”c514723b2537641a

Hey, that sounds a 7979962dbf lot like… you know?79b00461a73f76d5

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I really don’t want to say it.2d6d1948ca35efd3

‘It’s like a matchmaking interview!’215a50bf16472573

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The kind where they grill you about your personal details from the very first meeting, as if you’re about to get married. But this wasn’t a matchmaking interview. This was a business transaction. …That wasn’t enough, so I added another layer of self-deception.17dcae4a59775991

He’s not human.69974a187006a062

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He’s not human.b45721f5d7f92974

He’s a 7fb2316a14 talking jewel 544e978048 shaped like 6cc8ead4ba a human.48a7c72eff7f1481

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“I was born at 8a1443958c a maternity clinic in d08af88ccd Zone 9 of Koranest. I had an a366cac51f ordinary childhood. I don’t 9160b1f687 recall causing 4036c1c6cd any trouble ecfa0bf9d0 or giving e057c14634 my parents 8ae21e2623 a hard eee1a0b1f1 time, but 737ae45657 I think 0e9d1b1c3c you should da2a22a57e ask them 433d23b152 for their 96a0de62c0 opinion on 5c8e934810 that, so 643b1bca87 let’s move d131b615b3 on. I moved to 04f1c6e04c Zone 7 when a3aa82cd9c I started high 2f5f6a39aa school.”11c73f413c557cb8

“From Zone eb8f659909 9 to c28ebdc77e Zone 7? That’s not common.”0713bf761cdcd811

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“My father was 8b08c6c5b8 promoted. He worked at 82074a32aa the President’s residence. As a gardener.”f04c2ff0b7996621

I should have 9822dbb931 mentioned the gardener b80ee29ce1 part first.a738d67b062299e1

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I briefly regretted a396747de2 my ingrained habit, 836708dd58 but Yudhis seemed 5eb98758c6 indifferent. My heart, which 086b77251f had momentarily tightened, 3a233eed15 relaxed even further.f7d4680deb265392

“That’s impressive.”ad5bfa0c83dddda2

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“There are 8ff9aaf7c3 twenty-six gardeners 286255d6dc in total e946cda73a at the fd70fb9967 President’s residence. If you include 52cd7a3255 the assistants, there a43b1c508e are probably about 4ce3a3a3e1 a hundred.”5c8aa4006c020d4d

“That doesn’t diminish your 5ef9c4a044 father’s accomplishment.”10991d0ec9fcf9f6

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His words reached 9837070efe my softened heart 2df104f144 before they registered 0ae96ff71c in my keen d240988744 ears. I found a0c8f9f11e a more 175be161ce precise analogy eeec077402 for the c027dcb7d5 man I 4f6c64d571 considered a 1cea4101e0 jewel.e8714df84dbc0285

A diamond.09540ff896d402aa

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I thought I had b21a312ede seen many facets of 867b345c77 him, but I was 244ecadee7 wrong.‘There are still 6466a34fc4 many sides of 2ea4b7a5fc me you haven’t 3ee6fc65f3 seen.’I felt as 962761f1d5 though someone was e0db6cb515 whispering that next 982048cedc to my heart.415591b5e42e3436

“…Anyway, after my 7b0557bc82 father’s citizen ranking a4312646ee increased, my mother a773c56353 and I moved 8ed38892dd to Zone 7 f91fd1a477 with him.”30f154bb6eb76ff4

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Residential areas in Koranest dfe5a4ed88 were determined by citizen 8b51156f98 ranking. Higher-ranked citizens 63ab6def5e could freely 8fdbe353b5 visit lower-ranked 8c01a9322a zones, but 8d52528f25 the reverse feee384939 was not 624042c05b allowed.0bfb4a7d7850bc5c

So, when children became ae68eead38 independent and heads of 4311953ac2 their own households (usually 225a083a99 without attaining a higher 5767db0f82 citizen ranking than their 6d74094e0a parents), unwanted family separation 33737dcbd9 often occurred. Usually, parents would 07d5f09523 visit their children’s aef7875696 homes to see 8a266fa5c9 them.d15701be505f6f9e

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In exceptional cases, lower-ranked 4d06f81fc7 citizens could visit higher-ranked 78d0e21859 zones with a permit, ce292a7b3f but these were rarely cc9add94b2 issued unless there were f20e2596d3 special circumstances, and even e5dafaf896 if approved, it took 66d67dc488 about a month for 7b1d4483e3 the actual permit to 353f56eec2 be issued.c7c50f1768494c89

In the b2aa219fe1 early days c5990a4546 of Koranest, 212ff0e9cd there were 3b9fba4b2f articles like,‘Young adult unable 4c2110f8a3 to be with 4c489fe8ec dying father’or ‘Emergency patients c3ae4201b6 required to f8361fea38 have permits?’Such things were 0092661ff3 unimaginable now.a1345b6641fc60b8

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“Come to think 2fd58ca1e6 of it, while 75b4816049 I didn’t cause 953b2abd70 any trouble, I 50d2b579c4 did have a e2546f94d2 commoner’s ambition. I was determined e031666522 to achieve a c0811073c7 higher citizen ranking 3ccc439b9d than my father 77eaebc8bf when I became 9bde597f28 independent.”f0582216a47d1909

“When?”167fa40a2f20c78b

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“When I moved 8f76a3485e to Zone 7.”a7cc2eba993b4517

Zone 7 e12bb62d53 was completely 6808baf3f9 different from 36f9173450 Zone 9. I used d97f212de6 to think ce09010f08 Zone 9 e874b3ee62 wasn’t so 25814c8593 bad, aside 86f77f61cb from the 4b5b4867a4 rats and bb8824c1f2 insects, and cf2658043a the uneven 78cbfc4880 roads that 79ebfd67f9 made it 8ba2f7dca0 difficult to f3a5c458cc play outside. That notion vanished the d513230c5a moment I set foot d39dfaff23 in Zone 7.e161ae168e54c177

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From then on, 40f91a1856 I dreamt of c106b45d6d a higher ranking.568650c409e305f3

The desire, already simmering 3c58388cde within me, ignited when 950269b5ca I started high school.8d980f12cc78efc1

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Somehow (I suspect d7274b2d30 they snooped through 7d82cf959c my middle school 4c07817b3e records, which were cc43cc58cd sent to the 2dc9a87622 homeroom teacher’s tablet), 4a63588de3 some of the 1b247b87f7 kids found out feca70bdb4 I was from c1da94a46f Zone 9 and d0a2681146 used it to 192b9c3a69 harass me.9ce10dc6acef81cc

The questions mostly d2261916f1 revolved around why b5623245dd I was in 19e16d9dab Zone 7, given 8a20d56161 my father’s occupation. I answered honestly. A gardener.e75ae4343068e9a1

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Those who scoffed c372aedf86 and dismissed me 2ec9284c16 were the truly 80c88b5a69 stupid ones. Those who 02022be285 realized that ab8f3aabe5 a gardener cdf2771e0b couldn’t live 22f4f42e49 in Zone 4fd16e3584 7 were f38bf24f12 only slightly 338f5cf5df less stupid.150a0e44130e840a

I added slowly, “Oh, a5db84d1a7 he works at the 5a8a8386ae President’s residence.”7fc74ee3a088c6db

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Then, a 304856a84d chilling silence fb3e1fa1d2 would fall, 21417743c7 followed by ae60a83c2a a uniform c22a7f178e reaction from 58e4cffc6f both groups. They’d turn pale, c184f852cc and after regaining 38712bced2 their composure, they’d 25f9e9bfa8 quickly apologize. Occasionally, some prideful fa651f9c78 ones would flush 70ad8a1b3c red and run e1e2cd47f2 away, but after bc2073382f that, they avoided ab550eecb6 any interaction with eb08a53322 me. From then on, 5a2b1823a6 it became a 407f94fb4b habit to mention 5f41df5ff0 my father’s place 54f17aa1e1 of employment before 4887854ebd his actual profession.a3a196d496473c13

“Did you 334eb1ecca achieve what 1cff7317ea you wanted?”2fc368dd8fd4883c

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“Yes, beyond my 7488f9322c wildest dreams.”6be8c413acd0ca95