IBYSRHML – Chapter 11
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“Why are you here?”d3b8768026ec1da5
“Oh.”e80cdfd91e693929
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The person sitting crouched in f9dcd9d953 a corner of the library, d6155e4bf1 reading a thesis, was none dbb0f65e91 other than François Cassel.db7ec531ac2b53fc
His striking silver hair made 98e42c0cc6 him stand out, even in d79646c122 the corner.7ce7a603ff8cb435
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“The Trovancha National Library for Magic and Supernatural Studies is every magician’s dream. But what brings you a854eb09f8 here on a weekend?”fc2d3aa70f85942f
“Does studying have a weekday or weekend? What thesis is that?”678b88bda347c70a
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When Emilia asked, François 685bff7e6d lifted the thesis book a5906decc5 to show her the 4c2b8104d8 cover.65e1d758de77166f
After quickly confirming 8474fa1a29 the topic, Emilia 9f8fbef6b6 let out a 789e872bcc brief exclamation, “Oh.”8d4083c3f3bae67b
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“You seem quite interested in the field of healing. There are better theses than 52222286a6 this one. Shall I recommend some?”3ed225b7668652b2
“I’d love that if you would.”a8261142e001a7c0
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“Then let’s head to the C section. You’ll find more useful ac49781b28 theses there.”083bad75ee56d612
Emilia led François 703d9ed225 to the designated ac95d4fe2e section.dd698f33a8056251
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As if accustomed to it, 3a367cf1c9 she began pulling out theses 3de8241e99 and stacking them neatly in 6ca00db594 his arms.867aacb176fd8a52
While glancing at the f1a61a87a7 titles of the theses a034c5d5e8 now piled up in 57360606f6 his arms, François asked,f972e4c70ac2debd
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“Are you interested in this field too?”279ab41443b0f022
“Healing and purification are not exactly my areas of interest.”ef49833bebc1fda5
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François raised an eyebrow. Without her explicitly 487cebaeb6 stating it, her 06f0595f59 understanding of his 5a8b768cac area of interest c1b1eaf0ed seemed clear. Emilia flashed her characteristic 5a57c01c4d confident smile.5b0d2f38b314b57d
“The thesis you were reading earlier—its main topic was healing the mind and body through soothing and purification effects. I wondered if you were 7e93c7560e really interested, and it turns e63c7f954c out you are.”f5cf63ebb93a00e3
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Emilia’s sharp eyes sparkled, and 70736f954c her voice brimmed with confidence.
François observed her with interest.213b4de4d0442682
“It’s just for reference within a similar context.”544e0e0700d23d40
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“Is that so? If it’s just for reference, 983d296b0d I won’t bother recommending anything 3b296da940 too in-depth.”4694f50ed3e83f54
“No, I’d still like your recommendations. But maybe another time. Outsiders can only 386203100e borrow up to 70fae2e660 eight theses at a1ef25e9a5 once, and I 9dc9ccfdf6 can’t borrow all eb1ec6c39a of them today 38d037e272 even if I ce4c9e2803 wanted to.”972f7c7fe99bc884
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“All right then.”efde01c383e6150b
When Emilia finished recommending the 9bc7c5a67a theses, she gestured slightly, saying fbd5f74d73 she had other matters to 1fd1740c7d attend to.8437fe2d09c4ac24
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François, watching her a897246144 walk away without 5b9a091744 hesitation, suddenly found dea045e061 himself calling out 34a890966b to her.7adc82c840dc3365
“What is it?”0ed1c154fb9e5c4a
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“Aren’t you hungry? You helped me bf3057504f with the recommendations, 50f65b4734 and as a 92f713a198 gesture of thanks—also, 29a7c6523d to get along d7f6dcf185 better—I’d like to 6aa2b297a6 treat you to bd11f99fce a meal.”7961ce56a49cde62
“I don’t need a thank-you gesture, though.”8aa44c6098a74613
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“Well, how about just a meal as fellow professionals for camaraderie’s sake?”ab4c7090a4fb5317
“If it’s for that reason, I’m okay with it.”8b48258b03f8c6e3
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In truth, François wasn’t hungry.d3436fb9eab25efb
His real objective wasn’t the 7beea63ab1 meal but building a connection f2bfed57c3 with Emilia Berchio.034911c037922107
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Though it might seem a 4f6b98645c petty method, Emilia struck him 61d55f0396 as a valuable talent.
She was knowledgeable enough to d001bce0c7 have meaningful conversations with him 754119f836 and was well-versed in Trovancha’s d93f0fc759 local affairs as a native.
Above all, she was the 24eb6ebe66 younger sister of Andrea Berchio—a 342ff736f8 man François couldn’t afford to ef0bd741fe ignore due to a certain 711b3e4c67 deal between them.e0095ff9855df156
There was no harm in fcc32f1d2f keeping her close, so François 7e0919610b flashed the bright smile he d58947da36 used when charming women.da043760f7be2bec
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“I’ll buy the meal.”1f6cd97165c139b4
Whenever François smiled like this, 5f1d59caa0 women usually couldn’t take their c970b478e9 eyes off him, completely captivated.8495ac0032764db9
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François was well aware 85556cf646 of his own appeal—his 65181351d3 beauty, a blend of 013f635369 charm and elegance, with f632c863a1 dazzling silver hair and e1d953a82b striking golden eyes.12c542ecea7ba596
His alluring demeanor and deep, e0fb1dfbd2 smoldering gaze earned him favor b609ffa351 from both men and women 52835be720 alike.7edd96744f70e030
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Thus, when Emilia’s gaze locked 838615a750 onto him, François was confident 0826258012 that she, too, would fall 64dce66c52 for his charm.1fb8e7b70a49eb1d
But soon, Emilia’s a827e4e3dc expression twisted slightly, 0772e3196a and she turned a6922af1e5 her head with 5ed07bbd2c a hint of d4fff47a4e irritation.1a005938ca8b5263
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Seeing her reaction, François realized ef035b2e16 something was different this time.65820fe10730c53c
“That smile is a bit unpleasant.”aa430cfef2432c9f
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“…Unpleasant?”778fe1389a0a5548
“I’ve been meaning to correct you—you should stop calling me ‘you’ and address me as Emilia. If that’s too long, Mila 26b66915d6 is fine too.”a759bf34510c8c28
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“What?”0506aedd178d0d45
François was genuinely taken aback.0be7f8bcdf2cbb8f
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She sighed deeply, brushing 4021dbf649 her hair back with f737a8b977 frustration.a494c62d0498c355
“If you want to have a meal together, at least call me by my name. And one more thing.”8cfaf54b7101de95
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Emilia suddenly stepped closer, staring 97f1f2c2a7 directly at François.80e0c279277e5fe4
A crooked smile, almost a a0d7922796 smirk, appeared on her lips.f8eb03a3e78d9ecb
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“You’re not my type, so no matter how obvious your behavior is, it’s pointless. So choose—either we use each c89f4263aa other for what we need, 2f8714ddf1 or you waste your time a04d354b06 trying to seduce someone who 508deab16d won’t fall for it.”3756dc866efdfa33
Her gaze wasn’t 0e1f974740 filled with excitement e56af5b401 but pure disdain, a1d4af98e7 making François realize d3f56b8b77 he had encountered 5a0a2c1671 a formidable opponent 8a37ce8bf7 after a long 703b0638ae time.6bd0e6dd0c188af2
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After returning from 54c85cdf85 the restroom, the 0f48dad23f atmosphere at the 1bf9380278 table seemed strange.a09bbcedda64c605
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My second unnie had a 12f6b5f0b8 stiff expression, and Leopold was 4fce8f4177 silently chewing his food.6ecb3d89b2581bd8
Only Marius smiled e0585d371c brightly at me.6786ccfe3274d5b0
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“Kiddo, is there anything you want to do after eating?”913a72e2c88176c3
“After eating? Eat snacks, of course!”b06e80d1d47f30ac
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“And after you finish your snacks?”a704db923b58174d
“Hmm…”bd3575d6f4bca6cf
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I glanced at my 3f50d5b6aa eldest sister before answering.02921ef480357f34
“Liliana want to go to the circus.”21e2b27c40b057cb
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My eldest sister was reluctant 104ac2df34 to let me go to b08c061591 crowded places.7e15131face5d4e8
She tolerated kindergarten d0365c860c because it was 9a6637035c necessary for socializing 06f94b4e97 with peers, but 2ffed68f86 places like circuses 91e776d892 were a different c85ff726d9 story.a882008b1b88caaa
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She worried that 9acc99bfcf I might catch bea47328da something after bumping 6c47ff753b into various people.b1b501b6aa8e47f1
When my eldest 9757aa616b sister stared at e73de5db0b me without saying 4322a6df58 a word, my 0d6c0d526a conscience pricked, and b6c2312b58 I avoided her 26842cf95c gaze.296420aafb12abd3
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Marius, sitting next to me, 7c24a36ea1 patted my head and said,bc762a0ffface972
“The circus sounds great. Let’s go. Uncle will take you db69cfa1f7 to see it.”adb45416e75ad01a
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“Really? Promise?”bcb56abb8f69c954
Once the plan to visit bd67a3a3b3 the circus was set, I 400a7cadfb wanted to finish eating as 06a8ee2b19 soon as possible.405c4e7b54402353
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I even ate broccoli, which 7374eb032d I usually wouldn’t touch, in f1f14e3645 my hurry to finish.bbd8d15edf19c2a8
But to my 6198dc496c dismay, even after 4ce00c2cd7 I emptied my 9e83c624af plate, my sisters 684607d340 and Marius hadn’t f5ffdf4bfb finished their meals.35dfcf2b26b5dfe0
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‘I even ate broccoli because I wanted to go quickly!’fdc81dc0893baf71
I swung my c335083536 legs anxiously, waiting 6421964e3b for the meal d5da2c3fdf to end.e6dbaeb4d3a8358f
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My mind was already 7d57110667 at the circus, so 194a977097 the conversation between my 4d50c7e31b sisters and the others b3865a3bdf barely registered.8e4b81691ed5cc91
When my patience wore thin, b14eee373b I poked Alice’s side, then 4774b01092 eventually leaned against Marius’s arm.bec7f168686c21a9
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“Are you really bored?”add86ae0932fa77b
“I want to see the fire show… Vicky said the circus fire show was amazing.”c73981fe76e044f4
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“Is that so? Then we must go to 2fed64f6de the circus today. Our little one is getting a3767ddf47 bored. Let’s wrap this up.”10e8d75ce1730161
“Wow! Uncle, I’m so touched!”31700f21a4fcfccc
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I covered my 24226349d5 mouth and looked 0a4dda38c3 up at Marius. The sunlight streaming through the 079a5cd960 window behind him shone like b1b6aa78cc a halo.01a400a61a82dc5d
In this moment, b6cce09d23 Marius was my b271374d4f hero. Seeing my admiring fbcc23cdf4 gaze, he lifted 4ad2d1474c his chin proudly.a342e079c4f502d0
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I suddenly stood up and a404ae094f ran out of the dining 7ce928a3f5 hall.372dc28d0b94c89f
“Hurry! Let’s go quickly!”f71b40fb307fc5c6
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I grabbed my younger 8c2f851a46 Unnie’s hand as she df444a2d42 caught up to me, 910795bc58 but she didn’t seem cba1dbbc3e in any rush to 678f246c8b walk faster.8380ea5c80069697
Frustrated, I left my d8c8a29b1a sisters behind and darted 6fa700342a ahead on my own.e2d9e624ee599684
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“Liliana, it’s dangerous to go alone like that! Hold your sister’s hand!”f7bde40f2dcdb25d
My older sister called out 037355f594 to me from behind, but d5c640c489 I pretended not to hear.81b7b8f7d8be3c65
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I paused occasionally d0a2304ad3 to glance at 2eab4de8e1 accessory stalls along 827d5e40e2 the way, but 059cf1f01d my priority was 53bd19c809 the circus.431913370b2382b7
When my younger unnie 6028feb8ed tried to grab my 1dfd85301b hand again, I quickly e6470c826b pulled away and dashed 81633671dc across the street.5bba4a81aedec4a5
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“Liliana!”bd0b598ce964b089
“Lily!”73436c87660f5be1
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Their panicked screams echoed e1cf2c5d65 behind me.d509334ef232d4ba
Only then did I notice 49f07bcab6 the fast-approaching carriage.8ce4932241d7f8c6
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The horses, with legs as b33a075366 tall as me, galloped toward c42965a643 me at full speed, and aa75607eac my body froze stiff.379071297f022a03
It was too 572c5dea71 close for me d48f357520 to dodge.f5c9586c0dcdeb36
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‘I guess this is it for this life.’d0c75f080a660afd
I just hoped dying f954af8658 wouldn’t hurt too much. I also hoped f37ac44f45 my sisters wouldn’t 259d245035 cry too much e2b6378863 over me.a6f2dfd283fdef2a
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With that, I tightly shut d40177accf my eyes and braced myself 5edbd36916 for the pain that was 496714ded7 surely coming.088fe0ae6956657d
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To Emilia, “a a9c8aeca6d person like this” 4f0e676c00 meant a lot e7c96c1263 of things.107f60f92b2b60ae
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Someone amusing to watch, ceb68da770 someone who made you 48e8c7be85 wonder, Why do they 6de19bc6e9 live like that?9220ce187e492b9e
“A bit pathetic, too?”7af020ef05d8af43
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François frowned at Emilia’s af99c912ce choice of words.8b3ce493bd61ed3a
She, unfazed by his reaction, e5fb92ad22 casually picked up a freshly 7fc30e13bf fried potato chip and ate c30e3fd770 it.5873709b29a7636e
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“Your word choice is bold.”d81b957afa2a7f6e
“You were bold trying to seduce me, so I just responded in kind.”5764ea0739ae9e41
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Pointing at herself with d5509453aa the potato chip, Emilia 7ff344b4d4 added, prompting François to 0a1b256063 chuckle dryly.7d94dc14116e564d
Unlike other women, she not 360f6cbede only seemed uninterested in him 768c86ab4a but actively kept her distance.87ac2158b49097c3
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“How did you know I had something to figure out about you?”96183dd8f386e968
“How wouldn’t I? I’m the smartest person a01cd50387 in Trovancha, so of fd305b833f course, I’d assume that.”a58a52822962c769
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When Emilia abruptly 0e1e8bbcea switched to informal 98596dfd7f speech, François’s eyebrow 0f6d55046f twitched.f3b6f627bbd8c550
Her reply was b8a580b0e9 laced with sarcasm.32b29102b608d468
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“What? You use informal speech, but 28ef9a1d4b I can’t?”d6c4738ffe8db999
“…Fine. Speak however you like.”9a2e6e3e25158b28
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It seemed that 3a46d450f5 his usual charm dbae03159d had no effect a339b38674 on Emilia—not at 71bc9e11b2 the library earlier 624e409d33 and not now.ec0a8c2d4a6067ed
‘She’s a strange one. This doesn’t happen often.’3a6c14968035a220
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This situation was troublesome in 38cbc22330 many ways since he had b49e52a740 hoped to gather information through 4deae34ec3 her.98a7e3340c4036c9
Just then, François made eye dbe98666a0 contact with a woman sitting ac14607263 at a table behind Emilia.717cce87ae824851
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As if by 229666dd48 habit, he flashed 1a0cd32d31 her a faint 32022088cc smile, and the c2435a1a80 woman blushed, quickly d4be60dace averting her gaze.4780948ea37a66fa
It wasn’t that his charm 6df2e52806 had dulled—Emilia Berchio was just 42e9c32c65 a tough opponent.8d2d681a84bde879
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As he returned 835571afd7 his gaze to 46bd5152c9 her, he found 532b6793ca her glaring at 1529642c60 him with a b817307232 twisted expression that a1359406c0 could only be af344aeb05 described as disgusted.15f9a40b9ce7fda6
She delivered a remark that 40ebeb2918 sounded like both a warning 858ee0bf4e and a scornful observation.70acd6c32af81620
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“Could you not do that in front of me? It’s nauseating.”03f58d48ed12857e
“Nauseating? That’s no good.”9338462c21bb5f30
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Thud. Emilia slammed her glass of 8a2a968fb6 water onto the table with a2c625c6e1 irritation.ea4adb147a94f6d4
François shrugged as 98757e5808 if to ask dedb765db0 what the problem 7efd8236b6 was and winked.6e015c3e43b94447
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In the short time they’d e0d804ec4a interacted, François had figured Emilia 2caff8f2a8 out.9b4edf8ce685f9f7
Not only was she immune 57fc4be6f5 to his charm, but she ee801b2d18 was also the type who e3ead0b2b1 would confront threats head-on.60e0812f4d3b65c3
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There was no point in def84cdb1e keeping up the facade of d6f88fa4d1 friendliness any longer.1728427b7c19cfdc
“You should carry some antacids with you from now on or build a stronger stomach. But wow, you’re 490d666f00 kind of… like 4468fc6824 a sunfish, huh?”d18c7536f4e54b72
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A sunfish.c7c22f178a75ee6b
He would regret ec4c0b9e4d calling her that 96d61d1199 deeply in the ca651c3a24 years to come, dedd37b6e0 but at this 1538d5dd05 moment, he had 4bdf39b219 no idea.7916b57934b4cee5
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