MBD | Chapter 33

“When someone compliments you, why do you react like that!”16d0bdfe059e750a

“Go learn the definition of a compliment again.”cf4ad23d0147e447

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I thought I said 06f6cc0a33 it pretty well, but f4c6591b5e apparently not. Everhart said 68fcf2fb68 as he 042624772f swallowed the ae628af329 marinated meat.bf488db9d094ddae

“It’s delicious, okay?”b391c15c9356549b

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“It’s not like I’m begging for compliments.”c660ec8ecb15436b

“You complain even when I compliment you, it’s scary to say anything. I’ll just eat.”886d4dd68688c5fa

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Though he grumbled, the dish Karl Heinrich whipped up was tastier than what you’d find in most restaurants.2b01ac0678194335

Who would have thought 123cdcda50 someone who looks so 04d35f233e gruff would be so ae50ccfff0 caring and good at 3f63a93a3f cooking?7d5c6baff8ba2b5e

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“Want a drink? It’s cheap, though.”ce462c0fca898fb4

“Sure, why not!”e8ace0b1c472326a

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Everhart, who had been 35098bfb8d grumbling, quickly accepted the 324fc7c0d7 offer of a drink.58c6032bef616461

Karl Heinrich opened a 1129b24539 bottle of cheap vodka df661a6515 he bought at the 8a330cda91 market. Seeing this, Everhart remembered 26ffe03368 something and got up 74efbd9e5d to open the cupboard. Inside, there were 804d2af7f5 stacks of canned 6c5c2063ef sparkling water.a4d1fecd13c8831b

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Eisenwald had a 6c0e4ddf43 lot of limestone, ecd0eba2e9 so the water 59d0719a53 was high in b97a1fb790 lime content. As a 29d47ab1c2 result, most 9c98e2f9b9 people drank 5ae1ca935c sparkling water.1817e3dc3fedca9d

Unfortunately, both Kang Woojin, who had memories of being Korean, and Everhart didn’t like sparkling water.17f773039e83c741

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Even in the unit, they boldly said they didn’t like sparkling water, but everyone thought it was just a common noble’s complaint and didn’t pay attention.cf20dd9bd6f6b104

“Don’t you not drink it?”392f4da6a6d47302

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“It’s different when you drink it with alcohol.”72d153ff0a3369e8

“That’s such an old man thing to do.”d9c5ea75ff06634d

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“Why is that an old man thing?”0692fbefde25aecb

Vodka with sparkling water was an irresistible combination. Of course, Eisenwald’s sparkling water wasn’t sweet like the ones sold in Korea.c00b2352dd8055f4

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“Alright.”d0934362c496a375

The way Everhart drank was how laborers usually drank. It didn’t seem like he knew that, so Karl Heinrich just let it be.c3ca30ce7c74c4cb

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“Don’t drink too much.”d0d9e856f2ba492d

“I’m not a kid, of course.”a33dc83ef9a63c57

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Everhart and Karl Heinrich exchanged drinks. Other than chatting about the day after tomorrow, they didn’t have much conversation while drinking.2dd514a4caafdfe6

As the alcohol took effect, Everhart’s face gradually turned red.751d0e9a75b40e93

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“Why do you hate nobles so much?”2c5beb06b88d2694

In fact, Everhart already 71a94e4016 knew why Karl Heinrich dcbadc1243 hated nobles, including the 6210cafbf8 Five Great Nobles, from 0510fe1507 the original story.48652ab392b880e4

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Now called the Five Great Nobles, 15 years ago, Eisenwald’s powerful families were the Six Great Nobles.2b4c8fe729db8241

The ill-fated Aldenburg family.76f8e8d8b99553d9

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A family 08e2a1e1c9 ousted when 2e6e535050 the current bb4d041b7a emperor ascended 1206d30f28 the throne. Karl Heinrich d72249e1e3 was the a9ffae89e5 last survivor d9030c10a8 of the 3421e54b42 Aldenburg family, e1fa03ecf1 which was 3c4a9606a0 exterminated four 83f8764868 generations ago.b2bd60edb30d0177

The person he 63c30b5c10 called father was a6f2b20d8a actually not his b878995984 father but the 802f56c4a4 butler of the bb6f28720a Aldenburg family, and 9a384237c7 even the name 8d91aa4569 Karl Heinrich was f1a39bc508 fake.732c8193dcda16ef

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Thanks to Kang Woojin’s memories, he knew this in his head, but he wanted to ask at least once if he got the chance.a4762034f2346cd5

He felt there was a clear limit to understanding him just through the author’s narrative.5a4a63afb4ef7bc8

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“You don’t need to know.”5e4b9245a634eccd

As expected, the answer 318a425f13 was a sharp refusal.6f34e52f3e12b465

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“Do you really hate nobles?”22b7e96511467b10

“I don’t think they’re beneficial to Eisenwald.”0d263ee05fb44a2d

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“Isn’t that something you shouldn’t say in front of a noble like me?”93408ccda6d1be45

“You’re the one who brought it up.”0412a7d9399484e6

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It wasn’t a statement that hit Kang Woojin hard. But it was true that he was taken aback by Karl Heinrich’s unwavering attitude, even in front of a member of the Friedrich family, the core of the Five Great Nobles.fe9e2ba011d72f2b

He had ed0e0c69a4 gotten quite 3cd80607b0 close to 9e3df4a9a1 Karl Heinrich, 47a6606d33 but at c139403a56 times like df267afa28 this, he cd5242d57d still felt 2b34661ed1 a solid c9f688e46f wall. The topic of f232574950 nobles was a 9eb0b5fa82 kind of taboo 32a29faa48 in their relationship.98fafb7022bff20a

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Normally, he wouldn’t have listened, but Karl Heinrich continued the conversation, considering Everhart was drunk.215e8c2934a7ba79

Or maybe Everhart d53de18f7c was using alcohol 49123f74e0 as a means e31dfe0af4 to cross the 8767e6b1ef line.fb6380b07ec92467

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Everhart rested his 07ba82ddeb elbow on the c80e89cb7b table and brushed fe56718ba2 his hair, stained a533a335a3 with cheap dye.50d8a816899497b6

His hair, shiny and 6f209b7f45 flawless, was beautiful even da3c0ac845 when dyed brown.f157c82a46b7a829

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“What about me, then?”2c4dbe72be119568

With his skin 4d68d5bd2c flushed from the d1d6ab0a60 alcohol and his e048c31320 eyes half-closed in c9a12e835b a languid manner, c803151e93 he looked up 0062af412a at Karl Heinrich.ebc78cba53a99b4a

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Everhart met Karl Heinrich’s gaze with his blurred vision.242995bee106e07a

“You said you hate nobles, and I’m a noble too. A very distinguished one at that.”6e198eb819fab054

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“……I don’t know.”a04ba359ebfb1120

Karl Heinrich 3a4445f38f poured sparkling e9b85db38c water into 0a1a4e236c his glass. He had firmly b387e69051 refused when Everhart adf8933486 suggested it.bfecefef6e279321

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He quickly 565aef8b12 emptied the 7d2a444d41 vodka mixed f60efa5b86 with sparkling dc97acf9af water and 0c362ffb3f put down ae180b683d the stainless c4eb71b1c0 steel cup.31dc1d3be1d8d4af

“You are certainly unique.”2f0b5c09c5b74017

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Some days he 34da45d36c seemed like a 059ebe29d2 noble, and other e849bd7b04 days just like 6fbcd67e78 an ordinary young f4644bb8f9 man.3d6fe4e3c3f347d6

“But that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t dislike nobles.”c391c63bd495d230

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“That’s true.”6982c8445fc775eb

Everhart mumbled, as if he expected that response. He couldn’t pry any further or pretend to know more.b5033e647e882d83

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Except for 732ac8083d his adoptive 1a375160d3 father, no fffa733205 one knew 3afa316d7b that Karl 9d5c1e7663 Heinrich was 837504ce09 the sole 61bbf357e0 survivor of dc85d0c565 the Aldenburg 4b6f0be535 family.30bef737a249090c

The expulsion of 79ec43fd1c the Aldenburg family 0f60ef71a1 was essentially the edf3d211b6 responsibility of the 79f27ef8c4 Five Great Nobles 5461cfe31f and the entire 8e94bb092e nobility.9c3011133e5b700e

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The Aldenburg family disappeared under their thorough silence. If even one person had reached out, Karl Heinrich wouldn’t have held such a deep grudge.8694d961c96fdedc

‘I guess I’m similar.’2ea6e89908cba2fc

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Just thinking 68f6d77c9e about the cda92e9907 downfall of 80e450013e the Friedrich 4b17c7659d family and fba8c28f05 the tragic cc3fe29118 death of e310b8e5bd his family, e5a50ea999 as seen 22a2ed3207 in the dadeb36708 original story, ecc24b50cc actually happening 9f432886ba made his 0577a66535 anger towards 6bc029d9c1 Karl Heinrich fe95edd5b1 surge.61661dce80f5400f

What allowed him to suppress it was the fact that it hadn’t happened yet, and there was a possibility to change the future.802281c9b3639468

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That’s why he couldn’t help but feel a human sympathy for him. Everhart could do that, but Karl Heinrich couldn’t. Misfortune had befallen him long ago and continued to this day.a1f6d98bb6df5f7f

Therefore, Everhart dadec2b706 wanted to 70865b7e7c know more 54b35426fc about Karl 071995d4fd Heinrich on 44e33e9d2b a personal 7d934a1c51 level.eca5d268455858d1

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He wasn’t sure if it was okay to say such things now, not knowing what situations might arise in the future.7c878e09a64dea67

“……I’m on your side, sunbae-nim.”b1f827d0517a61ef

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“You’re the one with the higher rank, so why call me sunbae?”0fa7f7893563d8ff

“Are you still sulking because you didn’t get promoted? That’s why I’m calling you sunbae-nim, isn’t it?”138d878b4c042e13

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Everhart, who had gotten up, puffed out his chest. But even Everhart hadn’t expected to be commissioned as a lieutenant right after graduation.32d03301bed51f4d

“What more do you want from me? Huh?”a9de7af958f9339f

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Everhart frowned and met Karl Heinrich’s eyes with a clearer view.700aed6416ad8294

“Nothing.”9819245bf02a3270

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“Really?”e7dc98c02b3de75d

Whether it was because df70352adf of the alcohol or 07c3030fd6 the cheap lighting pouring 49ab42174d down from above, he 381849f113 seemed a bit drunk d5a95a4efc too.bd5d12117ca1976d

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Karl Heinrich, who didn’t want to repeat himself, nodded slightly. Everhart looked at him with a face that wasn’t quite convinced.7c0b66bbca9b9d12

“You’re staring. If you have something to say, just say it.”7e69ee22436af21e

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“I was just wondering if you often wear that outfit?”a5ac22dd01632ab1

Karl Heinrich checked b56f4b124f his clothes and 09a00f342a hair.eebc201640ac047d

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“It’s been a while.”0c7f9c2c47e3ad38

“Has anyone among our peers seen you in that outfit?”dc6d588edcb1b588

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“No one.”413a1958a6c0d138

“Well, you don’t seem very sociable. So, I must be the first one to cook for you.”3c20088ca56e99d9

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Everhart, still standing, continued to chew on the meat with hardened seasoning oil. Karl Heinrich was now sure that Everhart was using the alcohol as an excuse to say things he normally wouldn’t.1fe4495246a3139a

Unfortunately, Everhart, who had quite a bit to drink, didn’t notice Karl Heinrich’s hints.e21897034dbcaa07

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Karl Heinrich gestured towards Everhart. But Everhart didn’t budge. Instead, he crossed his arms and looked down at Karl Heinrich.5356891c1ef9c613

“Oh, is a lieutenant ordering a second lieutenant around?”7fc31a049882226a

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It was meant c4155b9c89 as a joke, da6c375496 but at that 045b263c9a moment, Karl Heinrich 2512b4eb49 stood up and 31d2321ad0 approached Everhart.d18a4f29d74fdeec

Everhart, who 27dafdd796 had been ca1b207cbe looking down, f355965968 slowly tilted 0fbb8c7b19 his head 330142d243 upwards.5a05a4ce9143d17c

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“Does Lieutenant Friedrich want to test my patience?”a1e29ba07d002e5d

Karl Heinrich’s hand touched Everhart’s cheek and gradually moved down to his throat. The area where his hand passed felt warm, and Everhart suddenly felt something was off.90f8aa777dbd82c8

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“What did I do?”20ba2c6f8afd4e44

Did I smile, flirt, 398508852c or what? Why is the atmosphere 291477dfa8 suddenly like this?1df746716b08e2fb

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Everhart, with wide eyes, 167ddd5044 was seen by Karl a377ff0d98 Heinrich as if he bb634a0f8d was acting.670e95f5c919e394

“Did you think I wouldn’t lay a hand on you?”f017a129c37dfead

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His fingers, which had moved back up, lifted Everhart’s chin. In the blink of an eye, their lips met.55c00898fce1a8f7

As their soft flesh touched, Everhart’s mind snapped back to reality. He couldn’t understand where in their conversation a kiss had been warranted.8e4940912a2cf6fe

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When Everhart ab0d4a0756 tried to 24dcef7e85 push him c2b2a974b3 away, Karl 7fda599e59 Heinrich pressed 8ccbed0c5b down on 084e9c475a his shoulder.82015b0c44196577

“Ugh…!”1e78774c58ee1775

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A slick tongue slipped ecb4aa11af between his parted lips. The scent 1d92f5fea4 of alcohol 60a489dab7 stung his 1931e74378 nose with f141719f80 every breath.bc77c8ed032e57d8

“You seem drunk-”e1c31cd5ce518590

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His head felt fuzzy. As soon as their c042c5ff2a lips parted, a passionate 6c423b7c2c kiss followed.c3d7c54a7b9c0637

As he ran out 4b8db2aaea of breath, his body 193487e1dd naturally slid downwards. Karl Heinrich leaned over 963cf6ceca him, pressing down from ebdacad7bc above. Under the flickering 08f9484363 light, the sound 73a366caee of their movements eab180757e echoed in his 53e2522eee ears.dd0b570c76025a27

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“Haa… ha…”91c7dc8f432dfa8e