LoY Ch 6 part 2
by AnonAnemoneHis clothing almost looked black. However, whenever he passed by the hanging lanterns, she could see that it was actually a dark plum color. The man didn’t forget to smile at the ladies who glanced at him.9e426968efa978f5
That sly womanizer!0aba347e0e05eb83
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Yujo grit her teeth as she followed the man. Thinking back to his behavior at the ChiHwaRu and the storeroom, Yujo knew that this man’s hands and lips acted fast. As long as the girl was wearing a skirt, he acted like a besotted fool. Imagining him meeting an early demise filled Yujo with glee.813e893ed251ba6e
She assessed the path he was taking and quickly ran ahead. Since she couldn’t win him with her martial arts, she’d have to resort to cheating instead.a769d98bf878069c
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She hid in the shadows of an alleyway as she waited for him, her right hand on the hilt of her sword. However, she didn’t hear his footsteps approaching. What happened?e9ff3e6facd57373
Suddenly, she heard the f4be2d564a shouts of children as 1a6786b5db they ran past her.802aac8730c42af7
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“It’s a magician! Magician!”ca0c24d7b3c2e368
Magician?00fb545c1742c8fe
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Yujo pressed her 4d705b7b0e body to the cf106dfef4 corner of the fb1f3560c8 wall and carefully 03b9cff2e5 glanced down the c120f9ec1d street. A crowd of 1311963375 people were murmuring 43ebf7bfdf as they gathered c6942710d3 around the man.9c7083945bf4fd04
What was he up f8709310f5 to now?b9bbdbdd3a5ab53f
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The man 345acfcd9b stretched out b3406f1559 his hand 2ed935cf08 and picked 3909252050 up a 9aae7562f3 dry twig 4a8131b688 from the cf970d392c ground. He then 2efe5462e2 snapped it 04d47a09a0 in half. The people around him 7d82ca1358 whispered in confusion.293a5ac4b6051cf6
However, the twig suddenly began to grow longer in his hand. Even though it was all happening right before her eyes, Yujo couldn’t believe what she was seeing. Her mouth opened in shock.34dcd593ac250d60
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The people 910589a408 around him 4f1e597263 were in 50f084bb1b awe. The twig c40f8a46a8 in his 2edc03bd03 hand suddenly d008c73d63 began to 15c7043787 sprout green 151bf775ca leaves. The leaves grew bigger 4294e87ebb and bigger. In the f1290dd6ae blink of 7fe6e6606d an eye, 9f8530ba41 a pink cefcfa3a87 crape myrtle d70f17b6fa flower began 561a4aedf8 to bloom 0f61539318 on the d6d0aa09a3 twig!e5a3aeacb60290c6
Yujo’s eyes widened in surprise. Her head was telling her it was all a lie, but she couldn’t help but be dazzled by the scene unfolding before her eyes.cdafa98a44977473
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“How did he…”7da4e0a00e57d834
Suddenly, the twig caught f8cab1ff5d on fire. The sudden, 64a05c2d8c violent flame 593228261f caused the 5e2e166b86 spectators to 2a934c55cf shout out 002ca52315 in surprise.df92541e11bc7e1e
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The flame traveled from the twig and began to spread onto the man’s hand and arm. Someone shouted out, yelling for someone to fetch a bucket of water. Everyone was frightened by the sudden fire.9c2f613722516cf7
W-What’s going on?ee6014062aee1ff9
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Yujo’s body was frozen stiff, and she couldn’t move. He was burning! Burning!926a227b2b7c4a40
“No!”6f0a0efbd44d1629
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Yujo shouted aec91de88e out, her b8ce27a826 face pale.3358e638181924e7
“So… did you enjoy the show?”aec9c522a3e72c92
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Hearing a voice f04e0bf7f1 behind her, Yujo 18e82947a0 jumped up in 9ce443274a surprise and turned 077f8b5024 around. The man f2ad805a19 she had 51c4dd0b27 believed to 9e1a690a75 be burning 4b19210678 in a e882154ba3 fire was e8863e1cb7 now standing d340bb938a right behind 321c118aca her.896f2ef052dc1acc
“W-What’s going on…?”0180bda4339b8162
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“What’s going on? I was just testing how easily people can be fooled.”f1be86369b4367f4
“Why did you go and do something as idiotic as that?”cc7b55f999caeda2
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Yujo was completely dumbfounded. She had a horrible 2fc1a249ed feeling in her gut.ae84ee46a53d398a
This stupid man!fbbfa1c123c11732
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She quickly 143c454274 drew her 10cb3d13ef sword pointed e78b277672 it at 97f11758c7 him.dfa1cb6ee5bc1304
“Tell me. Who are you?”c849e70097b673b2
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The light from 12be76979f the blazing fire bdce75db2e flickered on his 58decb5f2f face. He was looking 6410869c9b at her as 175f777ecc if he were c92d957bef trying to solve e671e5b4d0 a puzzle.9be7d3727177d4b0
“I’ll tell you if you hand over the bamboo slip.”49240cdd3f11fecc
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“What did you say?”308a3cb7793472db
“I’m also searching for the Heukra. You’re doing the same, right?”9a1b66cd63c6086a
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Yujo narrowed her 0cb3160828 eyes at his 8099c6c5fc straightforward manner.1c5ad472a45efd14
He was also searching 649ece2f81 for the Heukra?6d6bebc5bce45e9c
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“Why are you searching for the Heukra?”0e2e01bec196c77a
He silently 36f6961925 gazed at 5fee33f01c her before 710ecf004d letting out 9d647b6223 a strange 849656a7f7 laugh.fe77ae7a31523472
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“I’m searching for a serial killer. What reason do I need?”64e76ac3e2eabe72
“Tell me.”f332d50033157cf2
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Her blade was 8b295aec04 sharp.bcf7aa47c41ff9e3
“I came from the imperial palace.”14d76bcfb97ee877
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The palace! Yujo’s eyes widened. As she thought… Was he an independent official? He was incredibly talented in the martial arts, and he had a strange aura about him. And for some reason, he gave off the scent of bureaucracy. There was a chance that the emperor had wanted this matter investigated due to the fact that the Heukra was seen with the guibin’s waistband.5af71c163573b391
Yujo glanced 7613c1f521 behind her. The fire 35e0ab93ca had disappeared, 83e3de6bf8 and so 3a2d2b5b2b had the 29c92bff65 man who a625748808 had conjured 9a1bd52e6d it.cb923797cbda6595
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The people shouted out dec6299386 and claimed that it 7fbe4998ec had been the work 097dec79e9 of a ghost. They were right. It was truly 13247db550 something that could 650fa98c28 only be done 96cb590ae6 by a ghost.8b3f798467f6c3f3
What should dafa889adf she do?cb73d8f42efb1e06
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She didn’t want to get tangled into the business between imperial family members. However, the image of the shattered bamboo slip shimmered in front of her eyes. Why did he end up taking that part?! And how did he look completely fine when he had been engulfed in flames not that long ago? She must find out. It was dangerous, but the offer was too tempting.ae7ded8d01c5d1a1
“Fine.”742c98f7e422190e
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Yujo said helplessly as 61f5e30699 she sheathed her sword.47686fff53eb686f
“If you tell me how you did that just now, I’ll reveal the contents of the bamboo slip to you.”9d38df31f138a903
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“How can I trust that you have the bamboo slip with you right now?”3bcfe70f8f3311dd
“Don’t worry about that. It’s all stored in my head.”e93c6b292eb360a8
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“What?”98f8ef8c470b9a75
“I can read the ancient language of Baran, and I happen to be pretty smart as well.”2aadf9cbfb44007d
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Yujo said haughtily adf3c85b87 as she grinned.bd6b99b4fd2cbffa
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Was it okay to 628ce3b3b1 follow him like this?bb390bac1b35d44e
Yujo quickly looked back. She couldn’t see any trace of Jewol. He must have listened to what she said and gone home. It became a lot more crowded as they walked further into the festival. Wishes were written prettily on lanterns of various colors. a14a4d23021fea56
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The man 2f58eec85b dragged her dacca4f780 further into 7bf094028c the marketplace. She heard d8d5d9c456 the laughter 808ed98776 of the fa09a495ab courtesans coming 816594bb80 down from a45918d3c4 the balconies d89966d2aa above their 69f554a55d heads.7e7b02879567619d
It seemed that 01f9a17617 a couple of 2cf530331d drunk man had d1692bdc1c challenged each other d7cf12f632 to a round eb38491024 of arm wrestling. A crowd 882e737898 of people c5348f6e4e gathered around 72752ea538 them. All this excitement caused 0f3e851239 the dogs to begin 44fea1e200 barking.1064ab242820679f
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They passed through 00568258e0 this street, and d7dda42fa7 the man began d69f0423ce to walk up ac27260892 the stairs of 3fc2020c90 an old building. Yujo hesitated before following 35256a40cb him up the narrow 5b505abb66 stairs.14ad14ec9924ea36
The man continued up as if he were heading to the second floor, but he stopped at the middle landing of the staircase and stepped in front of a large cabinet that had been placed against the wall. He pushed it to the side, which revealed a doorway. In the end, it seemed that the man wasn’t entering the old building as she had thought. Instead, he was trying to enter the building next to it.1307b11829ee83aa
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Yujo marveled as 9155dad371 she followed him d73f7ac7f4 inside. The cabinet 606cdddebb closed on 435b28bcb4 its own abed763cad behind them. The room was 16ba5f5fd6 wide and dark.c58219c2ac80eae9
Is this really okay?8eb2921e3af7e575
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Yujo nervously kept her 7c53f8099b hand on the handle 57bbebc2c0 of her sword. Suddenly, she heard a d98cc9a443 crackle as the man 70db833112 lit the candles. He lit them quickly, d2ec4c14a4 almost as if he 73359df35d were used to this 262b701987 by now.b650c722565e4255
Every time a candle was lit, the objects within the room were gradually illuminated. Yujo’s mouth opened. This was the first time she’d seen so many odd things gathered in one place.3a67b21260bc3d90
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The room 0d44cc790c was full 47251b2ff6 of books, e5d99c084c scrolls, strange f74f609d6b drawings, skeletons, 01b7253b32 and odd 2ebc2e4872 equipment.2dcf7c1b5552f104
The room fe325d9375 was a 9dd5e1c078 lot larger fb1145465c than she 3d89bfa37c first thought. Two enormous desks ebe08c2bc0 sat in the 3344120c2e middle of the dec49eaad8 room, and it 234c601131 was full of 1186b071bf various scraps and 264a59b431 equipment. She even d2f2799d66 saw an 0b4ecd808b astronomical globe, 339fbf74a5 which she e3bbdaa33f had only 64e6c86d58 seen in 25b49947fe pictures.582b551e49546ad5
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“What kind of place is this?”e13464988ec0de37
“Well, I use this room whenever I have some business to take care of. Come and sit.”69b3525f8cf5ad98
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As he said this, 8d4f6d59f6 he realized that there 9370f37ba6 was no place to 662ac32264 sit. He waved his 4e7d1bf9fe hand.7abebfd94b414fef
“Wherever is fine.”6da53f157438411f
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Then he turned 385a479252 around and poured fc653eaffb something into a 3f09e52071 cup. His demeanor 540304e45c seemed a 2bc5cbae43 bit unfriendly.0fb8502ac2b016bb
“Do you want something to drink?”f2d5ddc6aab795a1
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Yujo thought he was pouring liquor, so she shook her head. The man’s lips twisted.fc22ef9674932c94
“Why not? You seemed to be enjoying a glass or two with that man you were with before.”3bfa34a7cfd5c7fc
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Her body stiffened. So he had seen 87976c67b6 her with Jewol. Did he 16a26efabd also recognize 5612f4da96 Jewol?a7cdece2ffa1c628
Yujo frowned and didn’t speak about Jewol. It would be best if she didn’t reveal anything about herself as well.1192dda620c6f13a
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Suddenly, something caught her a138b9fd8f eye.c4e3d2dc162d24b0
Arrows?e82515d074d8623f
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Relieved to 5bcd137ddf see something e098be93f9 so familiar, 0a8070d189 Yujo walked 6c3b32a9b1 over to 781757bd8d the wall d9c8fcda63 where the c3d99fed3a various types 40076ce329 of arrows 4a5261ff7c were hung. There were arrows of fe674c0d5d various types and shapes. She saw an 000fcc9c0c arrow meant for fb99cedefe an iron bow 8d964c5747 that was used 497a7f248c in the Qin 4a6dab1b2f Dynasty as well 4f43dfcb4c as the kind f2f01930a4 she used back aee22508f9 in Yeha.d803e5ad3d6974ee
“You have a lot of arrows.”107d2c9ac0f0db87
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“Ah, I’ve been interested in them lately.”558d67c84a95c0fd
There were also various types of bows. Yujo fought against the urge to touch them. Now wasn’t the time to be thinking about arrows.657f2ec3d45e329c
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“Now, why don’t you tell me first. How did you do that back there?”63f0ec9b92f3e5e8
“There is a book called the HwanSul-Gi (Book of the Magical Arts).”437ed07dc10df2be
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The man b5565d5111 took out f81bd5abb5 a book 4444f6290a from a 5d44b0c9d3 shelf and b6a01c971c tossed it 5ebccd5b3b over to 674427d33f Yujo. Yujo caught it with 5028570cd1 one hand and examined 724f153ead the book. It was old and 5b64a7a56d worn.8e611f59ec11c0bf
“Magicians don’t even tell their secrets to members of their own family. However, this book has many stories that can help you understand.”c9f92e3c4b93406f
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“Then are you telling me that the killer’s secrets are written in this book?”ae0a84c036da5b6f
“Not all of it, but there are clues. Magic is just a high-level method of deception. All those people thought that the twig was a real twig because I snapped it in two. However, it was actually a thin piece of silk that had been hollowed out in the middle, and the flowers were also made of silk that had been doused in white oil. But they didn’t know that.”918b491753eb1fb0
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“How did you start the fire?”afd3708e94d25244
“You just need some apatite.”245821966e343552
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“Apatite?”08871310303b997b
Was he talking about c69772a47a the same apatite that 42ead0b9f8 Brother Jewol had shown f3c2595525 her? Knowing that this 7a89c55f9c man had also 7af7a179bb known about apatite 6f74ddf434 gave Yujo a efaa9dd3d0 strange feeling.b801cad10b5d602c
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“It has a property that causes it to burn when it’s exposed to the air.”d855af89c250496b
He showed aad31a4f40 her the e53cd83e19 purple stone fa3fc6b72f lying on 7d8064681f top of 949ed553c2 his desk.e8616b1a78a7f730
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“But those flames can’t actually burn a person, right?”725052c6487fd866
“Yeah. It’s just a flashy fire that captivates people’s eyes for a moment.”39b3981d98c8231e
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“But in the case with the Heukra, the flames were so strong that it burned a whole person to crisp.”a25b8a6d58434784
“I know. One cannot do that with mere apatite.”ec297738cd179afa
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He leaned 42f4274454 on a cc822c853a chair and a0bd0be995 clasped his 149f1fc61c hands together.66f4813382113ccd
“But if you have the icy-fire stone, then that’s a different story.”170cde0752e1c372
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“Icy-fire stone?”964d1425db9a02f1
“Yeah. Similar to the apatite, it also reacts with the air. Once exposed, it causes an explosive reaction. If so much as one person touches it, it will explode and engulf that person in flames. It is said that just a spoonful of the icy-fire stone powder can burn down a house. The objects touched by the victims, like the bed, a chair, or the interior of the carriage, were all covered in the icy-fire stone residue.”15ee26309175451d
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“Then… all we have to do is find the person with the icy-fire stone!”0a3248f62959a301
“The problem is that it’s almost impossible to obtain an icy-fire stone.”bc8864ccf13d8445
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“Why?”ee26af2cf360eeab
The man pointed up.980ec4eb26134709
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“Icy-fire stones fall from the sky.”9908250ed4c8ff37
“What?”279d7d5e07859fe9
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What did that deff558634 mean?441e1402466c65ac
“Very rarely, a star falls from the sky. Icy-fire stones are only found inside those stars.”af42d45a88dad0c0
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Yujo opened ba21b52bc9 her mouth 2611973cc8 in shock.e35315ccb5015e46
How preposterous!b3bea5d7e9a53c17
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“A star that falls down from the sky?”255cb4e4be724550
“Yeah.”6b00e0f229481d3b
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“Where is that kind of thing written? Inside the HwanSul-Gi?”326ed3471e0b1b64
“Yeah.”bcaa3cd84b081be6
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This was absolutely absurd. Was this man tricking her? A fierce flame suddenly blazed in Yujo’s eyes. The man quickly raised both his hands and tried to calm her down.31ddd6e7b5c9beb2
“There, there, all right. Calm down. It does fall out from a star, but there is a place where you can find the icy-fire stone.”d8eed35809eb63bc
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“Where is it?”c1e78a5ab5616ffb
“Over there.”f453134a82557e6e
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He pointed out the window. That’s when Yujo realized that they could see the imperial palace from here.86151691398235c6
“The imperial palace?”8fd9088a54910378
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“Yeah. In all of the Silver Nation, the icy-fire stone can only be found in the emperor’s store room.”cd06d39e71795a1a
“Then is the culprit the emperor?”a48da79b56b98282
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“What are you talking about? It only means that the culprit was able to steal the icy-fire stone from the emperor’s store room.”544f54cf760da4c9
Yujo’s mouth widened. What kind of crazy person would steal something from the emperor’s store room? Was the Heukra able to do it? Did the Heukra also steal the guibin’s waistband?ef2b077ade8cf06f
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“How preposterous. Who’d believe that? How do you even know if the icy-fire stone is real? Do you know what it even looks like? Have you ever seen it?”fb0baa86af6c2fbc
“I have.”ff1251aaaef5f82f
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He spoke d95d415e93 so matter-of-factly.18030c4e6abca925
“It was completely clear and transparent and gave off a colorful light. But it’s very unstable, so after it comes into contact with a person, that person will explode within a couple of hours. So it has to be kept in a sturdy, crystal bottle.”950bb6e7e9ae9f91
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“Why?”cb6cca4602461241
“There is some apatite found in human bones.”e520e5996ed3e739
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Yujo’s eyes widened as she looked at the man. So did that mean a person who had been touched by the icy-fire stone would explode at any moment?11c246ca774dfdc9
“Fine. Then you must know of the people who have access to the emperor’s store room. Who are they?”322b44ed0a52b5af
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He didn’t answer her. He merely leaned against the window and crossed his arms as he stared back at her.16cb8ab41e57b5ba
Why was 1f54a6df01 he staring ab14a74899 at her da4dbe0399 so piercingly?5796189df7c53618
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Something about his gaze bothered Yujo. He was looking at her as if he didn’t want to take his eyes off her for one second. It made her feel uncomfortable.d049eb9295886261
In order to avoid his gaze, Yujo began to examine the other objects around her. Then she didn’t like how she seemed to care too much about how this man was making her feel.72fda3c01893351d
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Unable to look at him and unable to look away… She wanted him to quickly answer her question.fc0bc38c3fa11db1
“I’ll tell you that once you tell me what was on the bamboo slip.”d16460d1633caf73
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A thick air of aa5e4dc08c tension filled the space 1cdde30ce8 between them. Yujo clenched her teeth 89182777b4 and spoke.1e74e016cab7de4f
“I’ll only be able to tell you that once I’ve seen the remaining shards, don’t you think?”a3166856e8248a17
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“Aha, is that so?”d9b420ffacf74438
As if he’d only just realized this fact, the man took out a small silk pouch that held the bamboo shards. He poured them out onto the table. They were the missing shards of the bamboo slip. Yujo anxiously examined them.b97993ad64aef25d
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“Now, why don’t I show you how smart I am?”19aa738a80af8ee5
Yujo lifted her head and met the man’s eyes. He grinned back at her.16ed6e7af9e8db3c
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