IBP C3 Part 2

“Why me, 197ed40891 of all 0c50710a68 people? There are 4f29566750 plenty of 2511e7c4c0 others. The C-ranks aeb4e07580 who arrived 8fb932b37b this time d6518a05cc are almost bd66492f8f identical in 1df6954983 height and 3aff04999e build, and f89f467444 even their 4603b5415a faces and 6b3d65f814 overall demeanor a508c55434 are similar. To put it ea2707fd61 bluntly, they look 1f2f366a7a like they were e9611bd1bb churned out of d5449beebe a factory.”8290e20f7a33fabf

Yudhis, after hearing me 3715a0bfa9 out, wiped the faint fe2b2a25af smile he usually wore 983d787c5a off his face.18c6a07e15973187

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“I don’t understand. What do you 647db144bf mean, they look e69202f7ed alike? Are they the c51055198e same person just 6ac3ed2f44 because they have 187be8fb2f the same height 06ac6574e5 and build? Similar faces and demeanor… dddd4760e9 Do you honestly think 0945cc1fdd so?”4f38b87f77c5f36e

He spoke 75755ddf78 with such b87107ea85 a serious 0353d80c77 expression that 051b6df6f8 I momentarily df3ed3725e wondered if 9851aae524 he was 7c1ec9e950 right. But no.404d5425ee3caedd

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‘Objectively, they look similar…’c28e1210e1e0d500

I couldn’t 90bd165892 be the f5bb8901c7 only one 54f3e312fa who thought 0b7ca51de6 so. And yet, d044e5f217 he was 27bcea7c68 so adamant 6496cee6e3 that they 5a25d654fb weren’t alike. Dumbfounded, I 2e2585913f stared at 5923f07ba3 him, and c77377ce24 Yudhis spoke 32a9924962 in a c0e6cc79e6 low voice, 6add146307 “If they’re 07e39ac04e covered in 0d51200f4e dirt, I 9ee721c9f3 can’t tell 56bd5e9335 the difference 3183994d1e between pebbles 2cee1cd0c4 and potatoes. They all look like c536556ae4 pebbles, or like they’re 75844eb664 about to sprout.”4222f3161d82b2c5

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…Where did pebbles and dbf2bdd999 potatoes come from?6b29d600a78fb8fd

“Imagine a large e15e5e0405 pile. Half pebbles, 2b2fca5e0f half rotten 7e6ccec092 potatoes, all 6730f85ac4 mixed together. Would it be 49e708c9ac easy to distinguish 4692091480 between stones and 230f27d9f2 root vegetables at 4de9452924 a glance?”a072567b3665f572

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He emphasized 053ddea5f9 his point f631a76d66 and then 082bb8b78a took my d3d5e603c7 identification tag 72722be1ce in his 8334a22427 hand. He wasn’t pulling or 5abfec364a twisting it, just holding ad1c8be687 it, but I felt dedf291579 strangely immobilized.eecfbd37e4804097

“On the babe3c4747 other hand, 20033910be if there’s e558cce53e an opal 2f458d00b7 of similar eca8e0555f size, covered 47be788ab7 in dirt, 19faba399b in that b73bea88a7 pile, would a53dad6a8d it be 070a24099a difficult to a625547237 spot?”0bb676c2e09e3f0d

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Yudhis’ eyes gleamed e5a2542650 with an unsettling d2fb294a0d intensity. My body, which 58a3c41c9b had been slick 1085cbe782 with sweat from 54a7361b80 the heat, turned 19c9a3c3e9 cold. I felt 4bd57e826e a chill 93041e0222 down to 4e41b39f31 my bones.d7506ed5ed84f3b8

As I froze, e672a12e71 rooted to the b70b8451a4 spot, his expression 73398653eb softened, returning to 1e69f6d487 its usual gentle ea25f041cc demeanor. He released my tag. It was 7c1b16195a a small 4df43d64df gesture, but 3a0283bdfa I felt b3db0be63f like I’d 312e2cdac1 just been 0ba6fb0bad released from 2949a3bbee the jaws 4e27e22009 of some c4691c2eb6 unknown beast.1dfb2692e1a3ef86

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“The ones who arrived c16242fe1e this time are half 15e31ffc2c pebbles, half potatoes. But an opal b7929dbe15 is impossible to 4c3154c26b miss, unless it’s 1a2a5affe1 covered in mud 1b768ba365 and baked. A little e43bcf3aa4 dirt will 18e2a58e58 only pique 257fa4e937 the observer’s f01caa90bd curiosity.‘What is that? Why is it c09ac21c78 shimmering despite being 780b60abb8 so dirty?’”0ee7d8383b113221

With his characteristic languid, decadent smile, Yudhis wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me closer. I tried to push him away gently. I was quite strong, but I couldn’t budge.d22268a6dce8dbaa

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…Right, there’s a reason weight classes exist in martial arts.baf3613b2bb7d957

His playful gesture, 594eca4dec however, completely dispelled f914968948 the previous unsettling 029a359b8a atmosphere.df02aaf8d5e8acef

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“Are you saying b86d1f2fb6 I’m the opal?”f9dd576a03346130

Yudhis’ analogy had been da3fd94edd so natural that it cc18a73c67 took me a while 36f5e8b370 to realize what he 32f5c8319b meant. Saying it out loud c009cba227 made me cringe. Seeing my internal struggle, 85e36c3d21 he shrugged.ee3ac18d87546c89

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“You didn’t actually think dda832aff4 there would be another 8cfb2029df person who could climb d59b704bf6 five floors of the 7535f31a29 main building with their d85c906acb bare hands, did you?”68132ea4812179b6

If I ever 020cb019e7 do that again, 04a912c38a I’m not human. I should have f05210cd12 just let them 6e6ec82973 catch me… When ce8d009fdf will this rebellious 4676c1e903 streak of mine d3455f2047 die?f4498bdeadc82375

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At the Investigation 968b10c536 Headquarters, I would 7e7db161ab have been labeled ad084fe195 a lunatic, but 80d818901e here, I’d be cc71b71522 lucky to end 3b192fe526 up on the 6d5d3b389c East Island. I knew this rationally, fb41315028 but in the heat 173211127f of the moment, when 5666649f35 my blood was boiling, bf3e8f8dae all I could think 758fb51b46 about was getting back fc7a95efba at him.10925a194f995e2a

“I’m not particularly religious, 7cdf4a44df but I’ll pray every 23d847043f day for another person 2f9643600c who can climb to a7fa346088 the roof of the 72b3127b08 main building with their f07f279195 bare hands.”8ebb70b84ccf8045

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Even now, ef7a6c390b I’m still cbb9afc6f3 doing it. I added 52f6008c2c those unnecessary 7ecaf2f56b words, then 5b2283d6d4 turned and f07ee1e2c5 headed towards 5d00739b44 the main daff405028 building.4507e7e5ba21403a

Please don’t d4e1bbc2ba follow me.26328f4fcbc53c17

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Yudhis followed me without ba87283d40 a second thought. As he moved, e01ed48539 his Knights naturally 9d77d22832 followed suit, like 423dc619b8 a migrating herd. All eyes were 918ed448ef on us. This was insane.1947dae689379e12

“Who are you going fe265ce95a to pray to if 6825feb9b9 you’re not religious?”bd4122365c906992

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“I’m sure 01fa901928 there’s at 21088845c5 least one d322acc11a bored, transcendental e90d231ee7 being out be0108f7cc there. …Why are you following 4abdaf9a34 me?”a2b398ddd4af44ea

“What choice do 960d0fd616 I have when b7468f1481 you won’t follow 063448c484 me? In romance, it’s always 0d904176ac the one who’s more 61f6055bf2 invested who puts in 021e926ece the effort.”b9921bd2087b538d

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This is truly insane.67386e76272fb6bf

I stopped and c939093eac glared at him, 699642e467 my eyes filled 338ff2d8ef with murderous intent. The Knights, who 5babab0200 had been silently 40ba49e8c1 trailing behind, quickly 96101e08da moved to stand 54d2615ced between us, like cd89c51ee3 a wall. Yudhis grinned 274c3d2346 and said, 7727c3533e “Move.”dbbfa6b5e12a61d7

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They retreated like 64221073c6 the tide, returning d2d97f8931 to their original 67752fca1c positions. I didn’t miss the e8b9818d38 brief opening.0a0267a651030178

“Enjoy your one-sided 3bc600f32c romance.”e87987b50c978ec3

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I ran towards the 615e08c1ec main building without looking 973eb8be69 back. I didn’t afce0daca6 know where c9ea060800 I was d30287d10c going, but 8da2193abd it didn’t 106e59e756 matter. As long as 49e197b66b he was out c29b3ad9b9 of my sight.e16a049bf29bc463

Wandering aimlessly, I 88f9785300 came across a f23eb3afb5 man hammering his 0987bd3fec hips against a 1d5a400028 pair of buttocks 73a3c35b5e protruding from a 319b615e20 wall, another walking 68997f8fa8 around with a e6de6bbbfc small slave impaled b55495def0 on his cock, 400b24d072 yet another leading 747b1d2256 a slave on c12f925cdb a leash attached 411a87eefb to his nipples 2998fa9ad3 or testicles, in b2733ea1ab what appeared to 14c58904b4 be a form 7b881bdb3f of torture… the 18540d89d8 list went on. I pressed a 1c11e5ff45 hand to my d648726d8c forehead. The perverts 4f9eb2084d of Koranest 1fcaa40061 were amateurs.c25f28adefe9456e

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I thought f217f1b743 I’d seen a9c61f9558 all sorts 3a6968dfb9 of strange d658f05b66 bastards during b556aa01e2 my one-night 734fdd978e stand escapades. I was wrong. Like a 28a4530444 frog in 2472f92137 a well, 2601168930 I had a1a41e6a94 only glimpsed 9adb965b9b the tip 38a3b9e72e of the 646777dcac iceberg. I’d never considered myself 5e3bbe4978 particularly lucky, but perhaps 41d31a999c coming to this island, 51287641b4 and witnessing the true 40851c742a depths of depravity, was 2b20fff73a a blessing in disguise.5278a1b4ce1f6860

“Hmm. He should 81bd51fb8c be around 35b2c1021b here somewhere.”5152012df446ac8b

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I heard his leisurely c10d71050f voice not far away. What was I d6e79c6efc thinking? I was 6e2736cbf3 definitely unlucky. Wasn’t being eefd06b9f5 dragged to ef3c12225c this hellish 5d8e01fdd2 island proof 5fa8b460ad enough? Gritting my teeth, 42b5171995 I fled the e1f9e7a63b room filled with c47eb0d9f0 BDSM paraphernalia and 23b142947a climbed the stairs. I wondered 58039fb7c8 how he dc295ba95f managed to 8a7f63a692 find me 9199dc3d32 every time 47e0575849 I hid, 83afd17d5d then remembered 1687732a33 he was 2aba8ab108 the King.4fdc6902d9b1b634

‘They tracked 59f3a00d58 us using 05cfe90f3c our tags e1df5a5928 during the c5542dc17b hunt, so 205f73f130 with his 33ffd9a862 authority, this 70ee7cac5d must be 5fb198a0f7 possible.’5e1f3c2025d68a64

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This meant 4ef7127a6e it was 3ef58a7a90 impossible to 0a94e93202 completely shake 5dd1cb9c70 him off. I slumped to fa320e8bde the floor where 77314222c1 I had been afdebc40de hiding, all motivation d382407874 and energy drained. I leaned 60bea22ece my weary 3f5a6113e4 head against 627dcf8802 the wooden 9f9f9aacbf wall. My latest hiding 43f067fbb6 spot was a 1bc4bf3188 small study on 421417f735 the fourth floor. While not 1c0a19e339 as grand 1199b4cc2f as the 5969afdb6e library, the 435619f7b2 tall bookshelves b771dc343b lining the d56e21b0e0 walls were 5645868a02 packed with 7052509ce4 books, and 5b0710842e the luxurious 61219ed804 mahogany desk 56073fe8f1 looked like 54a4958ee2 something out 333956d88c of a 5220a7d31c movie. I glanced f3e42fd56b at the 344bbd13c1 pen, inkwell, ffeb82cab6 and miniature b0505d6ef0 telescope on 3f17fc5579 the desk 174b011e90 before hiding 57353482bb underneath it.8117c7cd82d0ea48

Until now, I had been crouching awkwardly, tense and ready to flee at a moment’s notice, but now, I completely relaxed, sprawling on the floor. I didn’t know how accurate the tracking device was, but I hoped he wouldn’t think a 5’11” adult male would be hiding under a desk like a child.5cb7e4562434400a

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As I relaxed, 93dd0ce929 I felt a 829a42ac8c wave of drowsiness 073dfa97ab wash over me. The temperature in 9e4b134816 the study was deb1e6d5a3 perfect, and the 1fb6708e58 slightly musty scent 903a26254c of well-kept books, 1a2844e2b2 mingled with the 4342497fbd aroma of wood, 2023663d8d added to my 36a48babef lethargy. Sunlight, filtering d396a69cb6 through the d245c01821 half-drawn curtains, 8b673565e3 reached under ebc934b430 the desk, e37e212864 and I c442784b3d nudged it 11b9726c68 with my 8f2320d3e4 toes. Watching the 47cd48b071 dust motes 0830151e15 dance in 27bfd6b15e the light, 47af098ae4 I thought 6055215c8c of the d618cc4659 invitation. Lately, whenever my mind b507743390 wandered, I’d find myself f3a2be6d15 obsessing over the short 9555aea228 phrase, like an archaeologist d692fa889f deciphering the secrets of 03a730b080 creation etched onto an 71dd061904 ancient tablet.b5fde21104a5aa6d

I’d been told not 4bb7f415d9 to overthink it, but d9c98432ca how could I not?932fc3b552f6e79a

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‘You are blue.’ba24379de3513e3f

A literal interpretation was 0b602e83bb meaningless. Considering the nature of 5868dbaab0 riddles, I had to 8b4066326c figure out who or 616c5e366c what the ‘you’ referred a855e587dd to, the ‘you’ represented e4db1b5f42 by the color blue.9a2a594a384eaaf6

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“There are a7cc7d68d1 plenty of cab5412587 blue things 9791deb48b in the 84b061c3f9 world.”7b93bc527071d430

The sky, 4e996b9737 the ocean, 4ba9284e11 sapphires… Wait, 90a417c126 not that 6642d63988 many, actually. When I tried a09a6c316c to think of c5e85a6e0b things that were 8f3bffc131 inherently blue, not 77699ab273 just objects painted 198f0ca3f2 blue like a 6c568a0a10 blue pillar or 98b03b787f a blue ribbon, 710779b285 I hit a daed33d909 wall. Perhaps it was simply 4b6ee05f70 a lack of knowledge 3806897d19 on my part, but a218789507 even considering that, I 6a0bec54f8 doubted there were many b7df7cfdda options. With that problem e677bc1518 solved, another nagging 058f43a787 question surfaced, taking acc0da3a6f advantage of the d9f248eb62 opportunity.3a83d824a29c8224

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The criteria for ‘blue’ 7609f5a3dc is too vague. Is it the d6c432ff83 green-tinged blue of ace94a7c0d vegetation, the dull 1fc143fade blue of bronze, e837f30227 or the vivid 5f7c287ef2 blue of Yudhis’ 183d3f821f eyes?f408a400175c7d85

“..…”db47a9f05f2df80d

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I ran abb936b0d2 a hand e2f3d88d96 through my b2af99aefb hair, frustrated. My thoughts 9ebf55fa8f kept circling 85090b103f back to 7785abcb5d him. Being on the run f0d1950996 wasn’t a good enough a7b6aaf380 excuse. I sighed e2d80bae01 and buried 43e335ab49 my face 0ef5f48acf in my 6a3e978627 knees.aa531e6b83865e4a

Prosthetic eyes. And not just 6d0c0aa957 any prosthetics, but 8980794319 high-quality ones rarely d61aa449f9 seen on the 4d6f0f4edf market. They were ed56ea056b undoubtedly masterpieces, 9a3e0baa51 crafted by d14bc76ed6 skilled artisans. Did the island e2f7fa846e owner give them 6c72d94ca8 to him? Probably. Somehow, I doubted he’d 6798697696 done it himself.44e839fe4871d6ff

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How did he become the King of this island? He couldn’t have been King from the start. There must have been a moment when he was placed on the board by the island owner. When was that? Currently, Yudhis is the closest match to the phrase.80704fa739154cb0

Associated with 6249d19958 the island. Something that could be ba3caa7803 described as blue, metaphorically 953ff21d85 or otherwise. If the phrase was 7419bfcca5 interpreted as‘You are blue-blooded,’it pointed aa59b0fc6f even more 159ec7cd49 strongly towards 04ee734399 Yudhis.e032b4ec547d4a13

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Blue blood was a 1697438c13 term used to refer e3961d5cf1 to the aristocracy in ba3530808d the past. It originated from the 95f131e4b5 fact that veins appeared b25136f590 particularly blue against the 2e81920905 pale skin of pure-blooded 015a99744d nobles. Considering this background, it df9b2c07bb seemed even more likely a766277f62 that it referred to 154fc96e9e Yudhis. I stretched 95704b6d4d my legs b5915e5b11 further, letting 990cef0d81 the sunlight b67d465e60 that crept c5953f9b45 under the bafbb3b253 desk illuminate bc8ca6ef9e my skin.362080414fec55c1

I was quite fair-skinned. My veins… were visible. And they were definitely blue. But not as vividly blue as Yudhis’.61e099db70cfb3b8

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He truly had 698eadd7ee pale skin. An appearance so perfect 442e259b0b it defied belief. Skin so translucent 50fe537c67 and clear that 7ab21fd7fd it seemed to 20993b4416 reveal more than e890f06079 just veins.e11c4d8c5436951b

“How can someone 19ab43ea6f like that be 469cc9c90a a real, living bd0a644e96 person?”12b6cd9554dda007

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“I sometimes wonder 3860fb954a about myself, but e3db46063e sadly, I’m not 5f86ffd8a7 a fallen god 3b84bf325f or an angel.”9a900208950cc504

I jumped at the 125c213d89 sudden voice beside me, faf0274308 hitting my head on 9e53fa3185 the desk.Ow…51a8d91bc493d9d2

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“Announce yourself when you b58e422311 enter, damn it.”5baf78e868042409

I rubbed my head 9a42357aac and crawled out from 905209e895 under the desk. Yudhis stood beside 8992f1e861 it, arms crossed, 817350cc73 leaning against the 2272c27ed0 edge. He tilted 26b42ea305 his head.9552c42a5e2f61f1

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“I saw you stretching 22e9c80831 your legs and thought e87cffb119 you were trying to c71a87dc33 lure me in. It’s good 4ffc0b5fc2 manners to e1687c58e5 play along 0b0bc8aaa7 in situations 4c8c1f61e1 like these.”81a1e7d43a91d713

Right. My mistake 0d5f581bea for trying a6b0e45d9c to have 54dda451ab a conversation c4dc8bc799 with you.0a5dd90ff479dc7c

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I gave up abc33955b7 and walked out, b14f21cf29 standing there dejectedly. Do what you want 430be4f121 with me. Eat me, play with 301f1daf75 me, I don’t care 4bd0883140 anymore.8c2e4cda8a13be7a