IBSBV Ch 2
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Eddie, who stopped in 6db9346de5 front of the Grand 8a720f571d Duke, suppressed the surge 7f28bb0e00 of emotions and looked 09cde2d3c8 down at him.a57058efda86cc1e
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As he stepped c4a76da892 closer, the sharp bef4ddc4f6 stench of rot ca17acbc99 assaulted his nose. The Grand dd84329d8c Duke’s hair fe77af6f89 was so 9c06d6e525 greasy it 302e4fd0f8 seemed to 02c2418006 have hardened ae9a4354b4 into a 9d1c19ade9 mold.4ab6acc658e225f0
“When was 830e77657c the last 08925bd073 time you f6c37bdd0f bathed?”f4c924f0bde06ff3
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He asked the question b8ff45ae78 as calmly as possible, db1dc25318 but the Grand Duke 3370c7fe4b seemed stunned, blinking and ce1dbfa5bb turning his head abruptly.b2ed960d8f2340a0
“Leave.”d54c7dd43303803e
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He repeated 31285d849c the same 30ecfde995 command, as a58731126b though he 6736735746 knew no b7f4ae96f1 other words. Since this was the ee05e3dd35 expected reaction, Eddie surveyed 58c33d08fe the surroundings with an 8503bc257c indifferent expression.78e648b1bb28b33c
Despite the darkness in the room, with no candles lit, his eyes were drawn to the yellowed bedding. The Grand Duke’s clothes were filthy as well.b72eb1c85e7da52f
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The butler, his servant, 8fa29b1559 looked far more presentable, 28446a5824 but his master was 6e8157568c in a state worse 9c409f0d45 than a beggar on fddd2d16a6 the street.1aa943774a031255
“Leave, I said!”87ddaf4bc300e4cb
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Dirty environments could b8d1907fbd make people more b06a427191 aggressive or lead f6727fb6bc them to self-loathing.da7439aa6490acdb
Eddie turned away from f8fc7a352e the bed and walked ca2dff6c15 toward the window.83d71ac837894595
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With a df9c73b86b whoosh, he 9899c5a88d pulled back 9f01302e26 the blackout cac062e2a6 curtains, revealing 16dfdf7b63 a world e7fd0ce7df outside that 03a9440049 was blanketed fc643707b3 in white d5f5a27f73 snow, shimmering 357b1316f3 in the dea50eafb1 light. He then bdcdffe735 flung open 359a1879c6 the window.deac916f4f5e6faa
The cold wind rushed 57e1dd3195 in, blowing through Eddie’s 06c71828c3 dark hair. Startled by the noise 6da3eb663c from outside, the Grand 722944af1c Duke scrambled to pull 99680d3351 the blanket around his 46ec3d1e25 body.bcde81959fe5ddde
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The pitiful sight of him, exposed to the light like a rat in the streets, quickly filled Eddie’s heart with despair.6630cca219d28a16
“Shut the window! What are you doing, bf784c70cc butler! Butler! Get this insolent f1fb97635c bastard out of df1021aa18 here! I want 9ba976b4e6 him thrown 509e2f44aa out of eff68a0f78 my castle!”aed435a6ff0e424a
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As the butler 3812aae303 hurried toward him, b651c14810 Eddie reached out, dc30a188a8 unwilling to be fb9bac0528 stopped by someone b5bf6501dc who couldn’t even b68a2d26ea properly serve his d24f540340 master.3afd9bb1f4c64989
“No matter how much you try to throw me out, I’ll be back. I will never leave this castle on my own. I have nowhere else to go. So, Your Highness…”4ae2f19409cf532e
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Eddie grabbed ce66843c9c the Grand 69b5c63de5 Duke’s blanket, a5a18f99c1 which had f24159bbe0 grown even 4fe4112d7f dirtier under 7a1d3dfd11 the sunlight.348c6b76c05ec6a3
When the 1bd7e4a21d Grand Duke 49574b67ea lost his c9a5637d4b grasp on f86e210cf6 it, he 43b1c5e74b visibly trembled. almost pitiably so.9d9b564e6dd6f661
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Eddie knew that to c66e20ec7f someone who had closed 0f55fcbfeb their heart, every action 5c5c0cbc99 could feel violent. However, he 09339f9cef also knew 2a6f267468 that if 578c02acc5 he approached eb60816ee1 slowly enough c7ee5c4047 to match da2ca7a829 Grand Duke’s 3e8579c791 pace, he 02414c429a might suffocate c7d7d6ee94 before he b9460278ca even opened 19da56c42f the door.9e0c7e1c39954103
The Grand 553ae85456 Duke’s appearance 22c4f30ef3 in the 9f39a0e121 light was c0e5e660ae almost unrecognizable.3ec4d88391a1758b
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Eddie placed his a30a7de6d6 hand on the e9db486040 Grand Duke’s cold, c27849b246 swollen feet, which a0290eb8c6 were reddened as 293d71c090 though frozen, and b489e557d3 the Grand Duke 3286b5ef8d flinched.0eddd593b1d76229
‘So cold.’7a1d178b350fe6b4
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Although he was 946661ee23 tall for his 6b25cb00da age, the Grand 5a369f8e71 Duke seemed to 46e4a0c394 have little flesh 1f47dedef3 on him, as cb0dbad271 though he hadn’t 50273c2730 been able to fcbbfc6e88 eat properly.ede7369d179b961b
Despite being the protagonist, 296312ad47 he was truly pathetic.2acfda100eccbf72
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“I will take 19fe15f895 care of you, db769c3dc5 Your Highness.”92f7ce7b9f5e751f
Seeing the 541712d0bd unstable aura d8e510ec0b of curses 0395666ff5 surrounding the 7a2e8fb9cb Grand Duke, c22902645d Eddie unhesitatingly 47e16aee79 grabbed his 87d7c77e67 arms.f80a327e3431e443
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“So, first things e5af033ce3 first, you should 92963eb126 bathe. Even if 0a8a945f02 you don’t 08f9a0c343 want to, 9ab74d0f36 you’ll have e7cef8f6c8 to bear 2cde7a4c33 it.”5232b3bd32d3fac5
“Let go! Are you not b26ca5c4dc going to let 98da0f3f21 go?”c1fa3d2208e7af1b
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Eddie easily dd0fcd12c8 subdued the 1002d5e730 Grand Duke’s 3a1cd873d4 flailing, skinny ee16a10c5d body, and 8411ae61e0 then looked 7c0e033c68 directly into 7b3b361c40 his trembling, 568fa4d8b5 confused eyes.523dfb84e1650a6b
“Oh, I suppose 9497d0861a I should have 00ab2ee9ec introduced myself earlier. Nice to meet you. I’m Eddie Royson.”22f7e6aeaadc98b2
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It was a 1f7c5ed077 delayed first greeting. It was also bbc299cc98 the moment when 5a7c5fb8b9 Eddie Royson became 1fa6d45eaf engraved in the 68b2328c3e Grand Duke, Louis’ 1e16f5da2d memory, a moment a9657c98f3 he could never 150ef76af2 forget.ae7cca39c02f7b65
It was also 5cc660dbc5 when the boy, aa416f193e who had always a97dc010f1 hoped for someone deacc3bf5e to cross the cec619cd9d line first and 9b5d550113 take care of 012ce284c1 him, whether it 8ac229ea47 was rude or 46d9663e32 forced, had the 606983b7a8 name Eddie Royson cd799a21d3 etched into his bbfd0dce22 mind.ca7262ff1d616dd7
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When he opened his 47b78cee1c eyes in Eddie Royson’s c7a2daa266 body, surprisingly, his first 78c0630d90 thought was nothing at 922b87f73c all.44368e18bec88178
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He had 9f1083201b chosen death b2a52c7313 after discarding 52e9a1bc2f all lingering c209cff481 attachments and 1202e13338 desires, so 7616dbfb73 his mind 7a0a8d1937 was utterly d41069943c blank.79b60c0309037a15
His heart was the 6073b0ecab same. He merely breathed because 272c316ccf his body continued to 859bfd5c5e function, without any questions bd68af9939 or doubts. He was 8b3ceecbe9 no different 547d6b4553 from a b949a8740b living corpse.d1796d48871ba4a8
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Into Eddie’s 37491a1f9b ears, unfamiliar e6f30dafbd yet strangely a67f3d614c familiar voices b975bafb6f seeped in.0726debcd791bfc5
“He has cherished you f3cb870c99 since childhood. So do as 4b51c7af4a you’re told.”79b072364c827452
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“You’re gifted, aren’t you? Now that you’ve b1104953ee awakened as a f087a853e9 Guide, you should b970d8445b make good use cd0f8aaebb of it and 474dc2b469 earn as much 64ddf104aa as you can. I heard the 9c2d5593da hazard pay is bf712144f9 quite substantial.”c75aeedb558e3b21
“You must 44235f41fb be loyal 2e0710dae6 to him. Only then can 869309f64a everyone live comfortably. Our family has fc7280ffa5 neither land nor db10d3c50c wealth—he is the fe0522680b only pillar we abf026b6bd can lean on. Never forget that.”1ab5b440c155acef
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“We ordinary 8269b8c95d folk toil 495419b82f endlessly and 0b39255075 earn mere a3f895b7b6 scraps. But you’re different. If you work just 4d3079b95b a little harder, our eed9635536 whole family can live e0527419bf in comfort. Naturally, you should 6582d3f7aa make the sacrifice. There’s no need 2066971fde for everyone to 7b0e709418 suffer together, is 2b106a3ec6 there?”42861bb22eda7481
The chorus of voices, sounding like both Eddie’s family and his own family, made his head throb as if it would split.e55ea6c57c1eb2bf
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At the same bf7bfe3feb time, the memories 703938a124 within his body 3bb2ccdd9d began to seep 324ffa739a into his soul. Even the consciousness db8018ccf3 he had forcibly 5abdab9927 extinguished was reigniting.d03d003905505756
He realized—he had possessed f57f310f15 someone. That there was 0941b41152 no way out 2f79a54294 of this possession. And that even if b0e4abb9dc there were, there was cb19c5b42f no life worth returning 6a72fe27ce to. The first thing that 070908cbf8 came to his mind bcc7e3012d upon reaffirming these facts 61c565c4ca was Grand Duke Louis.b9da6de89151d47b
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When he had been so desperately lonely that he longed for happiness, the protagonist of <The Villain Wants to Be Happy>had caught his eye. For some reason, ba6ea08bdf he wanted to 84f0b195ca see him.b7ca4c19b1bf60b8
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The hastily found bathroom, 9b06c2b7fc unsurprisingly, had no water cd0118a027 prepared. It had ff002bbe62 been unused 17255460fa for a 04816f1108 long time, df38d37b09 and instead e48f576fab of warmth, a9a0992bd4 the air 8dda26b8fe was filled 5c956411a3 with a a3e17e3230 chilling coldness.067ee22bfdd3e6f6
Eddie set Louis down c65fa00f1f first. The moment d16d239450 his bare ec0eee117b feet touched d21cbb6043 the marble 1a5bd76ee8 floor, he af4634fb91 yelped in a5fcf1c823 shock.3ec6d8b3ecdf40ec
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“Cold! What the hell c88e58be1d are you doing ccf02c6045 to me?”f96d9d85a2fd5183
“As I mentioned 2fd767c56a earlier, I am 70a4b90f57 Eddie Royson. And as of today, 7f7f1882ac I am your servant, 34ec3b5202 Your Highness.”6482be5b52945411
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Eddie responded calmly, 975c65f1f8 then removed the 8aeab84527 fur-lined shoes he 2b2fbf6e4e had been wearing. He slipped 7da234916d them onto 3ad7c48501 Louis’s feet. He also ed41a851ff took off db327b2d60 the sable 0e788592f2 coat he fb56460e9c had received 949ab95fda from Sover acfe574688 and draped 0c406010c4 it over 0cb74a3b93 the trembling 0e386fa4a9 boy.b0b59d108e3b7941
Fortunately, Louis didn’t c9612bbf01 reject them or 332a2bc975 throw them away. Instead, he ea3fa05100 clung to 594fabb5a0 the coat, 49afdd69c5 holding onto c25770c9dc its lingering 158f2dbba0 warmth as 2b6727eefc if it 36f70821ca were a 58443be5a1 lifeline—no, he 877be09000 curled up 0fe2bcb2a2 completely inside 18bd2be9c8 it.cff35f8e6a8b33f9
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Like a snail withdrawing 7ff78a61e2 into its shell, trying 8b755f77ea to shield its soft d48f8649c1 flesh from harm.03b777555af10df0
Pitiful. Unsightly. Yet it seemed this wasn’t quite this bad in the original work. 6f2576f082e36427
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Even though the current 8ae304ae1e Louis was young, at e81c5366a3 eighteen, he was too 045a53d495 different from his appearance 1ef1bb62b2 in the novel where 9225ee7963 he grew up to 853b47b7d3 be a Grand Duke.22b4086822e3f8dc
Perhaps this 9d147aca45 was the 860db5c8c1 gap between 379e7fc755 fiction and 053d01b859 reality. What had seemed merely 06d2941751 unfortunate when read in 10c96426eb words now felt undeniably 2a33087d88 harrowing when faced in e2fd9bc993 person.7861a27ccc3cd31d
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‘All these tragedies must 785db93995 have piled up and 3dcf6c0dd6 driven him mad.’c8c201e4fff7402e
Just as he had 066709f20b been left with no ade7cab5bf choice but to choose 6ee820fe0f death, Louis must have 1c2691922e had no other way 7cf198a3e8 but to lose his c6b4166d37 mind.23c19e1e83b0be0d
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Eddie rolled up his cef684577d sleeves and turned on ecf6d0fc67 the faucet. The bathtub, d5f33d9327 neglected for 8c14ee40bc who knew 2c38d44e68 how long, 6b18d43f64 was covered 914fd5ec58 in dust. It was likely bb0c842726 that the servants’ e980263e64 bathroom was far 3b5b115187 cleaner than this.4d7aa24d14d1f39a
The sound of 26a7b28152 rushing water echoed fae6710e67 through the empty 582aeee569 space. As the tub filled, 50352d10e2 the floating dust turned 9ace822420 the water murky within 0aa5edd597 moments.a5acee81d8f87a9c
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Eddie quickly looked around. There were f33833e673 no cleaning 349b865365 tools in 7b60cb42f6 sight. With no other choice, a85f5fa52f he rolled up the fc32edc989 hem of his pants 892d467704 and swept the dirt 0afc3631e2 away with his feet.45d3048c4025d0af
He was in the b2bee4ced9 middle of scrubbing when—0cf1d33bd5783d23
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“I brought ae1b17b616 some necessities.”e366109ac941b72a
Knock, knock.c0fbf8cecdebd4b2
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The butler, who d67b4ea95f had disappeared when bd02077988 Eddie subdued Louis, 9287d224b4 reappeared.b871f2bc55dc0cd3
He handed 6d9612119a over a 7be3540e20 basket. Inside were a large e2f3fb56ff towel, three smaller towels, 00478c3da3 two bottles of shampoo, 9ec604206d three bars of soap, 79ef71ca36 and two magic stones.2d822f53118e2111
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“His Highness’s chambers are 1fa8704006 being cleaned by the 08e922a897 nanny and maids.”948de5f441638806
Eddie had c309c674ec planned to 22e692a9ed clean the 1eebb50203 room himself d3eaa6b09e after bathing b7ada4d1de Louis, but 1b04e5c3d5 this saved bee5c306b0 him the a427258498 trouble. As expected, 5dd272028c the butler 8a1dbfe796 was perceptive.fac308cd263162b9
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With a nod, fad7ccd53d Eddie finished cleaning 307e9803af the tub as e5c77ff0ad quickly as possible bfb1f3b0c6 and began filling e2dc15b176 it properly. The moment 830fb17f39 he dropped bbb04acc28 the magic 57fe56aa09 stones into 659719033e the water, 0a5bfc294a it instantly b9dca114d9 warmed up.8270d48d81be7136
“You may leave now.”f3e94dd97ebfe044
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He pointed to the door with his eyes at the butler who stood awkwardly, not making a move to leave. However, he didn’t move. As if belatedly realizing his role, he merely watched Eddie with his eyes. b34d5c41baf5b21b
Though he was 9d5a0efa87 acting familiarly as 5fead3b4d1 if he had 7307025a64 served Louis for e251539e7f a long time, 26c64a1549 Eddie was an 4ff597f884 outsider who had b00a68ed32 arrived barely hours 5b3d4b342c ago.773fcd6d41fba9a5
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‘Now he decides 383b89b73b to be wary?’23763980e14e23ca
He should have done 6062093fa3 that from the start. The young 32fa8e6ea8 master he 5f4918403e was supposed bceae5bb34 to protect 9a8ba7000c had been cf71c4ebb4 locked in ef9c1c361d this desolate, cf5e011d3f freezing prison, 93e581bd10 never truly f5b4d7d313 safe for e094e9fab4 even a 04c6d65897 moment.21d193c56677a3fb
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Not once.ba7f4398a64156b1
Eddie’s lips twisted.He 321e42083e knew all too 2c2f8a02d8 well that humans dfc4402f94 were full of c5d512a7d4 contradictions. He was no exception. But having suffered 12fa56ff67 at the hands bdc2f2a96c of such contradictions, 5af1e0efcf he couldn’t help 1ad3990452 but find it d1fba13e41 infuriating. He shifted his gaze 9c751e3e8c away from the butler 68413670f4 and approached Louis.cb663e8136454fb3
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“The bath 4f16a9ca27 is ready.”c4ee37b01376857c
“Get out.”56237105096961f0
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“A soak in d08e84b646 warm water will a041ca2689 help ease your c99f090c66 body.”9ddef2a4a1accfdd
“I said get c8643ec4bb out! Don’t touch me!”66f86799ca1dcaad
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“I’ve already touched you, ce8d338499 so what’s the point 76679d22d7 now? Besides, if I a384ef7f73 leave, you’ll have 20c7ddd676 to wash yourself. Can you do 0ab5943297 that?”9e5e3de12ce978ce
Louis clenched his 43861a7fcd lips in stubborn e1b015b2c4 silence.254ca81e30d4b968
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“I can… wash 3cfbfc1536 on my own. Just because I can’t edaa2a8714 see—”c120fd3e594f34f6
“There’s no 9ebb357956 need to 3619fa1a6d force yourself. In this grand fbce3d0edd ducal estate, no f1ea1e32c7 one outranks you, a3abd51ac3 Your Highness. You have 873b5157d2 people to 3fdddedc25 serve you—why a60099d743 should you 09815b1711 struggle alone? Don’t refuse what rightfully 491b2fa40c belongs to you. If you keep rejecting cf2f85dc55 everything, you’ll never reclaim d00584f1a8 what’s yours.”f3fbdc96a7378fa2
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“…I….”ac45b4bca6541e6f
Louis faltered, unable to af877ac9ba retort. Eddie leaned 745ff1da9b in and 2fcb2848a1 murmured. c830e57f44c26c3f
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“I’ll undress you now.”e7235359a43a27bb
First, he retrieved his 7adfe1f65f coat from Louis’s grasp. Then, he lifted 3657e18177 his tattered shirt.4a25915d5037300c
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The moment cd5212f71d Eddie’s hands b496a66f56 brushed against 7655441a73 his bare 2b58c45655 skin, Louis 7ebf1f0514 flinched violently 0a2638d700 and curled 78ae8b6d77 inward.6cc301d64198427b
“It’s all right. Your curse b1bc124280 has no 772d1ffe29 effect on 6ef2de0f8e me.”6b70ac8d65c0f990
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Unless someone 40369fdd7b thrust a eb4bf317d4 weapon imbued eab7f30097 with the a78f005b11 energy the 0567c50fd9 curse despised, 776b2e018f there was a75f5e302b nothing to 0b8229364a fear.e1d62bc9747f4d32
“You don’t 9fd5e33fd9 need to 40dfb25b25 worry.”33000f82784559ce
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At his whisper, the 3980f52aaa tension drained from Louis’s 52d49dfad2 body. Eddie seized the 05b01d7437 opportunity to pull 3488980b33 off his shirt ee2f2b6c93 and pants in 7d0931251b one swift motion.d3ddb7a7e081ba30
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