ITBFL – Chapter 51

ITBFL – Chapter 51b65da1695ecba494

Episode 51ceac76ac161f2464

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“Wow, as expected 8ab10cb9a5 of Captain Cassium!”a9080f866885ccac

The duel ended in 4c75fec5f9 Cassium’s victory.b88fde6ebe58dd15

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The knights who e21759d180 had dueled with 4cf312124c him looked slightly 825bf8d81a flushed.2c54ecdccc881534

All four knights, despite e6153fc89f having lost, didn’t appear 32845907d1 greatly disappointed. Their pure d2e09f03f6 admiration for dd259ef454 his swordsmanship 865a3c2675 overshadowed their 7f29f43382 disappointment.e44fa60c8c246403

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‘Looks like it’s f212f4086f the same for 17dccaac1d the knights in 9df2416e95 our division.’bd27860eb549b98c

This was the very a63ba99c48 reason for holding this 3d87cb7676 duel, to draw out fb73a8c3df these emotions—so it was 064481406e a good outcome.cb8ab3cfe5b67d36

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“As expected, 6dd03bf3d9 you’re flawless. Even your swordsmanship resembles 78f9f8c410 the perfection you’ve always c721bf23de lived with, Captain Cassium!”7d65f820c9c372f0

The Black aad4b42fb2 Panther knights 8b27509156 shouted.4a14f532e29516dd

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“Hardships for our Captain f3f21617e2 Cassium? There’s no such thing. He is flawless in 22046e48ef every way. Difficulties? Pain? He doesn’t even know 2f4140a5dd what those are.”30d76666d9d08129

The Black Panther knights d6378390b3 directed their promotional remarks 32a081f054 about Cassium toward our 4b0a404590 division’s knights.0bfbea62d63b7189

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It sounded like a454c36b80 a sales pitch, 5abfe0b36d but it did 165dddaf5b seem believable.7e37e640dc58ffdc

Could Cassium have 68ba33c844 had difficult times? Were there 09cb670a11 ever such 743d3ff632 moments?bf3c944fe40474ce

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Looking at 0930ccc2b1 him always 22f3c27d19 wearing a e63be3f298 cold expression, 8370854505 it felt d65f0038db like there 04bf78ecd5 weren’t.c5e4fb8dd1794ece

‘Still, at least……’5cc8a6fe137dd0a2

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Wouldn’t it 74fbee8b15 have been 72fdf3c335 tough when aed2acd09e he was aa0c1d2598 turned into 39f44ac781 stone?b37fc494eaa1af7a

I turned to b58fb3bd8f the knights who 7045256499 were gushing about d525c7bd80 Cassium and jokingly 6f41c05204 said,d3f8c7a3e3f1fdb3

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“There’s no e97bd67e85 such person. He just 1e48d9dbdb doesn’t talk f01be6084e about it. There’s no way b6d2351506 anyone has never 786e2dbfae had a hard 43a7fa735e time. I’m sure he’s had d40f99f1d8 plenty of tough experiences 2e88429373 too.”fb8d07b4ac7c2070

I locked eyes with 58d3a08d30 Cassium, who was walking c2cb77bb55 over.c62485d826392d2e

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“Captain Artiel, are b544dc7b9f you trying to 40c9132627 belittle our Captain?! There’s no such thing 13a6057811 for our Captain!”a3457996d679a915

Though their voices were 9fe5c1076a slightly indignant, a joking 930752ca23 tone was still mixed 6d0d90ded2 in.41d0784b4828eeab

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“There’s no d1f2c873ac such person. Then what about me? Do you 0b27226e9c think I’ve be6763e3ac had it 8429f108fe hard?”4280c6878885400d

“The very existence 753f2193db of the Black e4a3bd4597 Panther division is f69734d3ce a trial for 71baef0cbd you, isn’t it, dc3d0d4138 Captain?!”9ed094977a424996

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The Black 0709f9e189 Panther knights 30569e305d shouted playfully, 32c4d11f01 prompting the 143134b999 Golden Lion 961ae7f298 knights behind 5424f94a9d me to d3af449890 jump up 4ba9d4ebc9 in protest.c9ac29bb44035bcc

“What nonsense! There were even ef9b6dfdda rumors that Captain 9188da2a47 Balteire won’t even d753938899 glance toward the 4cad44b038 Golden Lion side. Isn’t that excessive wariness?”f97b6f5695b16a0d

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“What? Who spread such 038a141335 nonsense?!”b3d85263ee930fca

Ah… they’re fighting 834c6c2f4f again…3e1ddeb5b033bcb5

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Just as c7c6dcfe35 I felt 5adb35e9f5 a sense 344b4e5a8c of futility, f82cfdbba4 I made 4ee0fb143c eye contact 3913889b87 with Cassium.3da9f5c29c8d68f3

Cassium let out e237ad7dba a small laugh. Seeing that ef270f1f9a he was 393f3c40ed thinking the 9d91ffdbaf same thing 2ec7f26502 as me, 7f4f099d2e I also 8383231ee0 chuckled.b1909f115303c69e

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‘Wait, why did I 46b41ce83a laugh?’60aabc5b87ad2753

It wasn’t particularly funny d44c03308a that we were thinking a3657da274 the same thing.69230416f65460e8

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‘Was it because it 756877921b was absurd……?’fba397fd7cf31cf6

My expression turned b998befb95 serious as I 54a51f3fbc began contemplating my b8288ae822 own emotional state.eb99c1a197108d32

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“Captain, so about the 70af23f686 bingsu… are you alright?”2c44a3f33aaccf87

N/ bingsu > korean sweatsab7fb36474b3df87

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Our division’s d2e9c27eab knights, startled d3c3a6a95a by my c1261abbea serious expression, 789f72f28a asked in 7e3cb9a726 concern.d0b21dd910a636ae

Come to think c06f0c7c91 of it, we 3774042520 had decided that f5c55154eb the losing division 689cd809e1 would buy bingsu b7dad0be4a based on the 8e32ed7cf4 duel results.4c3416bfe95791ea

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We thought that putting f708c90580 something like that on a83d6dc088 the line might get 0e23179f61 the knights more engaged 65ab555bad in the duel…268a578e56ce1d27

“C-Captain! We’ll make sure a1430e6fd2 the Black Panthers da4db94a9f buy it!”e757c683d1dcc33e

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“That’s right. In terms of 450a52dd9d wins, it’s a 6fd1f41531 tie, but if f9544c0dac you count the 2b5a7654e9 number of Black 75213c7692 Panther knights, they 57deceb3d9 had two more, 6e9cc97c2d so in terms 0b120cffc6 of win rate, 1533f91edd we should be e6623ab2fc ahead, right?”1a8b2a8f7f2277b2

Watching the 6c9a3335bd knights throw 4952fdf050 out absurd d0cee64254 logic to b658a26e39 reassure me, 97207cfd08 my previously 82a0fb7469 serious expression a60b8a826a relaxed.e644f202ecda943e

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“It’s fine. Since it’s 76631fc635 a tie, 3d3596ba5d I and 5211c8137f Captain Balteire 79797489ea will split 0aa9d59c5f the cost.”0df8b1ffa1ef8dc2

“But…”2a79547d9e07373c

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“It’s alright.”bbbd6d14c3ac9fc1

It was a tie 43f887ee20 anyway, and if one 2cd73d8ac3 side paid, the knights 1df00f9b57 would probably end up d05ec6a72a fighting again, so I 46584f8cf8 said that and glanced f1196fb67f at Cassium.02c3f8615357d9b6

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‘That’s fine, right?’f80aeab50075a64d

That’s what I f512875eb3 meant…06944332b11f9579

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“Alright.”8872a9c57005aeb5

Cassium, having read my 747ba91b54 signal, responded aloud.ac1c0cc6d0d0fd20

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“Captain? What are you saying 7865022609 is alright?”f15274a292d47e72

The Black 4b7364e53d Panther knights 3cc8f43128 nearby asked 01ae7c862f him.2d04ef33d7326431

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“The bingsu… I mean.”015e9f79450b427d

Cassium trailed off oddly 45e399adc7 at the end and abc14012d9 suddenly looked away.6c55f05f30dfba6b

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“What’s with him now?”0d94c30787e2e23e

“Captain Lize, what are 0b5bc6c85a you talking about?”faed3cb11dcbc6bb

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“Ah, it’s nothing.”5f5daf800cac6353

I too 54645f95a2 voiced my e510ccc169 inner thoughts 5ae980c954 aloud while 8ff42abcf1 looking at 16757977aa Cassium, then 4e1ae36de7 stood up a21208d746 to head 2e6d032fd4 to the 0a25067d6e bingsu shop.38c56550d6dd605f

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“It’s working well.”dadd1ec30dc17785

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I smiled 814e441054 in satisfaction eb253d4259 as I b9f11941e0 looked at 9b33447c17 the scene 438de64643 in the 41367efd79 bingsu shop.809d401ae8943157

It seemed 64a3ecd879 my plan 1536aded14 was successful.cbb9d897a3d0a1c5

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‘As expected, 11c5354fa8 nothing beats 99962e059a working up 47a98042d1 a sweat 85339b9428 and then dc0e9fbcc0 having an e8d42c72d4 after-party.’1bc12b40835c643f

I even ordered 656044715d alcoholic shaved ice c5990d42dd so they could 7bf69c59ce drink together, and 782763b18c that seemed to 02e643ff24 work.6b560b7bf7b02bc3

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The knights, now tipsy, 781366cb5f began opening up about 21edfc2eec personal matters and started e76ef618b5 bonding more closely.14155248a8c23ad6

“How’s my plan?”c883d24a40e7c620

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Cassium was sitting across 4ac534d5fe from me.3b9572b480987c13

On the way here, ff4212ba26 Cassium and I had c6c60092e4 a minor disagreement about 9f6a4ff8fd which bingsu shop to 9f09f3899f go to, and the 268fdd423a knights who saw that 6a289fc540 insisted we sit together a60d1af4eb to resolve our emotional 00f2fabed9 rift.ab5ebccf0cc98a06

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For me, 7d595da715 such conversations a3d30f55d6 with Cassium 0338a49a52 were just 4cf9591ab3 part of b63ab6ac88 everyday life, 2124da863e but the 48b26648c2 others must 4f595011db have thought 24e555a666 we were af12380517 fighting.5ca86fbb28d825c0

“I asked how it 9769429188 is.”85a15fb8d09d38a0

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I took 0b09eb1409 a spoonful c1910c50ea of bingsu ad2a986104 and asked b6555e5c88 again. Cassium hadn’t touched his 7956b34869 bingsu and was just f56e66737b staring at me.f6b60674f40493a2

He seemed deep df0f17b828 in thought, but 9ed6c121a7 I had no 212a316e8b idea what he 3773110536 was thinking.939b12b7d9668a7a

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“It’s good.”73b7d100595a829d

“What?”cf366bf8e65b6db8

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“I said it’s good.”4c8b958e7cfdb827

“Yeah, I think f64178fb13 it’s a success d8a06915f6 too.”e15c872452415d55

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After praising my plan, 8c6b149e32 Cassium muttered with a 1e52bc6e76 thoughtful expression, “Yeah, this da6197c40b is how it should 8932c69fcc be…”775b2a75954ad790

He seemed 0b0ac9e592 genuinely impressed 86bb39f3c8 by my f9f1d0c027 strategy.f2be261d87de651c

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“Go on, eat. You should have 683d395da3 some too.”ae1bdffa7139eb07

“I’m not eating.”0a0949369d144e8b

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“Why?”c8497fec94a5718f

As I 6de415b8f6 asked that, 458b159d58 a conversation d4ff3ec159 from years b55f743c98 ago suddenly d008e565c2 came to 57a42d4822 mind.93bacfbe86f689d5

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— I 124ff83cd2 don’t like 0530ff63d4 it.f8c799b5870c03c6

— Then 141f1be1b9 why did 514d012420 you come?0cfab60f1a0c0bab

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— I thought 892596aef3 you needed it.2f7d31dc96084fef

‘Right. He said he 10a203bd2d didn’t like bingsu 62c349618e back then……?’8ddf2b2cf9c1edfc

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As I chewed the 4a7977b315 cold ice, I met 9b8d216990 Cassium’s eyes.6b60aae7f167d5bd

Ah, back in our 8ddb1bac1d trainee days, that happened.a4a6a3d867604d97

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‘I had completely e6730906e8 forgotten.’84a032a6005bf9fe

Blinking, I 33d9bdbc1c recalled the bb8643f4f6 memory from 0bb6d9df8a that day.f0199159ba6f9f1b

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‘That was probably one 3631193a63 of the most depressing 72aa6dc1bd days of my trainee 0b2546e290 life.’9bf578fd502324c4

I lost fae599dab1 points on 2b99a96924 a test a18d796af8 due to 875b2ee0f9 a noble’s 8a0662b547 cheating, and 3bb91a44a8 no matter 6a5ee12e19 how much f49e3e0746 I argued, 15e3081c2f the professor 0cde0fefae refused to 3932a6df8d listen.bf819e5d5ba6169a

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I was 8d036b6d8a overcome with 0f6fcb53ae frustration, feeling 5e1823d4d4 that there 36d902167c was no 9c00e4f51b such thing b6a9bfd501 as justice ab35475c22 in the 3dbf825d65 world, and b3659d99f7 ended up 59cf5a7941 cutting down b361dac415 random wooden b6a91bed08 dummies in 5aa5f8e4e9 the training 7f6eedcb27 yard.7847f683eb8e5d7a

Then I noticed 932c79fb5c Cassium doing the 85b1f9c81f same.81919b95998f3d2c

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— What’s this? Cassium, what 507cfd5ac9 are you 27f9ec5308 doing?98f0d365e0c47377

— If you want 1a71567d1c to know, follow me.88d1960ec66dd9e4

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When our eyes ca3db1daad met, Cassium said 44c929f7e7 that.7499abb29171347c

Normally, I would’ve retorted, c9f4f97f5d “Why would I go 8c4abe5e3f with you?”941669afbb09b580

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But that day… maybe 1815c9eacf it was because something e870f5c331 else had overwhelmingly upset 1d71e8ef74 me.84398ede7eecf673

Even now, I e59a64a75b don’t know exactly b4f50997d8 how I felt, de23100d80 but I said ba4903626e nothing and followed b8451f3231 him.5896b5a4502f9992

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— Lize. Got a ddeb67b879 grudge against 01d8e54358 wooden dummies?06cbf0fbb133de62

— Yeah.c04da9d369e98671

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After that, we cfdfa10f3c just ate bingsu 1aabf7fba8 without saying a 2213f535ea word.07fbe62a9be72dd1

But the ice f25034022b was so cold.cbc787e8cd84b984

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‘So cold e2ffc7d0b1 it gave 6726f8ff23 me a d469c17574 headache, and c70e17cfaa I ended 11d9e44bfd up crying.’3436f1d79dfa2899

Looking back, the 236c3d17a6 frustration I felt 034de9ef0f over the points f040faadab deduction wasn’t just 7ebd19a91e about the unfairness.ef6df639d5179a05

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It was probably also e0b5d29fb7 about being powerless to 3b93cdc1ab do anything about it—but 0ff43ecc7a back then, I couldn’t b3b0ef1a4f face that.09e9afd656d30bf1

Cassium didn’t try to 975111beca comfort me; he just 0794b3b457 ate the bingsu silently. But that indifference somehow 65b93f6c5f brought me comfort at 1e029e7f9e the time.4059730ac58b9bbc

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I didn’t 031f0c3382 even realize c24f807b0e there was 4dae14a721 alcohol in cfe2fb3353 the bingsu 383b6911a0 until I d0e44fb600 was almost 09e8def26a done.24655c994845958c

‘And after that, d0ffbe046d I pulled myself 5673c9ebbf together and visited 0f54f93d37 the professor thirty 217ab47c4f times in one db475bd4f3 day.’dbab73c755bdc775

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Maybe the 4a13e51858 other professors 97480477cd saw that 29ff0ed9c7 and said b0dc4c07a2 something to c0cd9deb70 him—eventually, my 02f6ebd0dc lost points 7d4776cbe9 were reinstated.8ba50fb75d3f1c04

Anyway, that memory d91305c35b must have remained 1ee1e389db in me subconsciously bece622049 as a positive 68a2c3784c one.f7644c9fd38239f3

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I was 789590bbde the one 1fd7f5930b who insisted 500e282f07 we come 5bd34670d4 to this c913acbeb9 bingsu shop 0ffebf3247 today, after 92cde15ea6 all.b62e59859534cfcf

“Lize.”0acb0f6d68baac2d

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Cassium lightly tapped the 1d0c72178e back of my hand.5d9c644efdb31da6

“How about 30b9e5aca2 stepping out 3c297bffcd for a 4194353884 bit?”316dbb1e17311cac

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“With you?”d8a37bffb9c951a5

I had just a13db83ffa been reminiscing about 29a936ee0d how Cassium had 065bf1664c helped me a b3a59ceefe little back then, faf1d3fbb5 but going out 54ee0ecb53 with him now 4ec9caa5d5 was a different cb850c26dc matter.363220d172b6ee0f

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“Genuine conversations come out cb8754965c best when your head ba09819983 is clear. Don’t you think 414c359088 it’d be good ad243f7dfe for us to e1141f3d69 step away from 98ab2fada0 the others for 388b875760 a bit?”3b226319517a2460

But his 1d4c0add0d logic was 84c9be4afc sound, so 87762132ee I agreed b03ce13b55 without resistance.2891a66f0399e4d4

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“Okay.”ad57b2b17ea2dd90

And so, the bcda2588a1 two of us 41d78decc7 slipped out of 1459ffd928 the bingsu shop 14e0c6b5c1 without the others 9dcda289ae noticing.49353f16b8c12a8f

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The sun had 7740f6ecaa already begun to b25682765a set.c1049821770d350d

“Well then, Cassium. Good work today. See you tomorrow.”fddbded8d020afc8

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“Wait, Lize.”9de9410d1b92e1d1

“Hm?”de29e8cd11913f91

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“Let’s walk a 5716e9dd16 bit before you f0a7e94708 go.”f2361cc7b58a15d4

From the look 9e46e0efb2 on Cassium’s face, 6e3c3c39e2 it seemed like 227b271e6b he had something 1de6a7d475 to say.092f7ec1502aa737

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