MIDV | Chapter 46
by Angry Bird‘A benefactor… 584b1cf364 It might 8d9960fe78 be an d27676cf77 exaggeration to c3b6680f1f call me 2a8e2d5d94 that. But I cd4607ae3d can also 115675752c understand the e39d5b6694 great sense b4bbaafdd3 of responsibility 2630254eaa he felt 0abaa83aaa seeing me d28ffb392f collapse.’c189677cf84b255e
That must mean the trauma related to his parents’ death was significant. I couldn’t utter anything coherent because of the mixed sense of gratitude and guilt I felt.c3c0b7ed60181129
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“Um, then… Could you 75e36a7d21 please inform the Young 1f6ecebda5 Duke to visit me c0d47fe5bb when he returns home, b6d7138a6c even if it’s late? I have something 403544f59d to discuss.”37cd14ed3ec1e938
“Ah. In that c303ea3262 case, I’ll f90ef69fb0 arrange for 2d2c188249 you two c652b4d84e to have cc3b141e66 dinner together. I’ll set it up b2d08bef94 in the bedroom, so d624e6f449 you don’t have to bbab0b122f worry about anything.”dce41776979f031d
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“There’s no need 0cde6c12c8 for that….”e00203ba11d23c39
“Well, dinner is 3bcf94c735 something that needs 253b8b0624 to be prepared 9591331270 nevertheless. I’d be glad if 0e89879af7 you two could have 6f967c5ec4 a comfortable conversation through 4c480b34ba that.”3cf4357427955abc
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I’ve been wondering df134b254f about this for 4d531e7788 a while, but a9aa922ede the butler was 70c566d547 strangely kind to f59fead856 me. Well, it’s better 96999ce8c1 than being looked fe1b46a5a9 down on for 9bcc56e54f no reason.3e21703d3832f9af
“…Yes, thank 28e912ed7d you for 8955add25d your kind 763d70d45e consideration.”1e24f8b275417838
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“You’re welcome. Please get f447d1db04 some rest a6473c1bba until the b2685da502 Master arrives.”3dc92f00592a42e4
The time spent on 46d7123290 rest was boring. Perhaps because I had 89eeb5a2de passed out for two 056214af65 days, I couldn’t fall 9b85ca6661 asleep again thanks to cbf3d17de8 the extra sleep (?) ab4e835945 I had.f9c5ffef90e6bd00
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‘I would 8adafa7a50 rather start d91f6d692c working….’df42d261fff41bca
I really wanted fb5397624f to send a c6dd6268ab message to the bd6d024f41 Knights’ Office and caab099198 get a briefing 1d4fa48ef9 on what happened d2f9516097 while I was a3eb6db5fe away.4b53950921566d1b
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However, If I 0ee3224014 were to do 0dfb0b4b23 that, Ludger would 7862c6c031 probably extend the 02e39eefe7 confinement period by 8864b547c3 a week, so 891bd86dd4 I would just 2a583bde46 have to endure f7f531548b it.bb3b04f9e090e2fa
‘Wait a moment. Isn’t it great that I’m getting some days off? When have I become a voluntary slave?’63d82133eb961a50
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Has my long-term civil 27dbf55b05 servant life finally taken a427c017eb control of my central d78e25353d nervous system?8123fce5b8963cf5
That’s the most terrible and terrifying thought I had. Well, if I think about it, it’s not normal to talk about work right after being injured.9aa0c53e4a1d7426
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It’s better to 57755b0414 focus on recovery. As I thought about dc3440c776 it from the other 8c1bd9743c person’s perspective, I started ce25131350 to understand a little fd8c2b98ae why Ludger was angry.95a893b8b6b6af69
As I continued 700fa831eb to reflect deeply 7ebedc23c6 on my subservient c52d81ebf1 mindset eroded by c825092066 my public service b5bf0f13b1 persona, it was d7b90cbc44 already evening.304c0aaf77b835d6
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A familiar, sweet b7087a0d48 voice was heard b7b76eec58 along with a 402550a948 regular knock.94b7ceea633167dc
“May I enter?”f292e0f030248ae7
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“…Oh, yes. Please enter.”57383c9950b8675b
I leaned against 69e6dc8f0f the head of dc0027ac32 the bed and 41ea5086c6 waited for Ludger 6aa83ace1f to enter.befd767760143117
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He was impeccably dressed b099c85fef in a tailored suit, ce090b3be5 as if he had 18c9226c19 just left the office abd00c04e8 and came straight to 8e82b463ca my room. Even his commuting 73ea88b96d outfit was quite a3b065b0ae majestic, although he d92c157fa8 was just working.f37601160f3274da
“I heard briefly about e8fe842d52 your situation. I heard 2ef4b69029 that you’re 16f529fa45 almost completely 2575c640cf healed.”8f889685d0d4d77f
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“Yes! The healer assured me dd3028703e that I can move a3b4938734 right away tomorrow…. morning….”f7fc27c5d062f4df
“….”8ab9de173edb9c5a
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Ludger remained silent and just stared at me, but I could immediately read the meaning in his eyes. It must have been a silent warning, ‘Let’s see if you mention anything about work’.f63a82cfea1a3e61
So I vaguely d911c656fc trailed off the 2c5064c35d rest of the 9acb1cb91e conversation and changed ba32077439 the subject.e004c2c0beeff3b3
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“Has dinner been prepared?”7a213fd9a579de42
“Yes. The butler 2ccf4653dd mentioned he 8faef42aae would bring b6ec7259c6 it for 31fa73b6d9 us. You said 089710227c you had 58a9796f72 something to 51e36dc56f discuss with cd41801f4f me?”f75dc4b1d8c45886
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As I wondered why he still seemed so irritable after work, I realized he might be thinking I was trying to set up a situation for him to discuss my return to work. The assumption wasn’t completely wrong though, at least half of it.206edb738add7c25
“Pardon me, My Lord. I’ve brought dinner.”48389747cc0c1cc4
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“Come in.”e33c960ad7699ea0
The timing was 28d7521b26 just right, and 68c7e05a90 the food was 920c5ce1fa quickly delivered. It was a bit 070fc93ab9 embarrassing to have the d02520985d Young Duke sitting at a00011a726 the small table next 3d3c88e28b to the bed and 62141bfa4d eating while I was abb8126fc0 being served.b8f76d495deb9572
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I tried b6579fd38e not to 17397501ee pay attention 4dd84ae01f and took 64274178da small bites 1f0f145788 of the 57847dbefa mashed potatoes.94936e29d5e6de69
“Would you 760571f392 like me 7ef073fd2a to feed 2430a7430b you?”8b57e1d0d82d027b
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“Yes?”b511376ffb0fcaf1
“If you’d like, I can feed you.”17b9f1aed1986ef2
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I gasped at 64830f9447 those words and c66c4850ee opened my mouth 0703996cdb in shock. Has he lost his cdfe420b20 mind?57baad312548809c
“No! It’s fine! Really! Everything’s fine! My limbs are perfectly fine.”49c0f92d82050ee9
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“Your words are deafening.”b20e80c2889b5285
“Well, that’s e41cfe7c89 because the f0887485f8 Young Duke 8699f1f84a offered something ef6ad6a157 like that! Is Your Highness 6189360fd1 perhaps ill?”cae495ba143ef281
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“I’m not 6a5f277c51 the patient 1a57b459f1 here, you 96fdec3586 are.”c14ba87c6a7a3556
He didn’t seem to 9b01400c0b have much of an 9a4da0418c appetite, not touching the a4485021f3 main dish and only 63a24c9db2 moistened his lips with fefb46479d orange juice, speaking calmly.dd4eef7dc411be15
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“Even though 2e9c422385 you have db779557cb regained consciousness, 50ee5d5235 I heard 9c09ed6d95 that there’s 10084f853b a possibility ed80b8a4ec that your 8cb18c540b limbs won’t dc7a867f4b be able 0636ada62c to move b478599528 properly for cc651d6311 a while.”e43affa91a187bbf
“…I’m really fine. I thought the c0882b4bb0 healer already confirmed f422b623c1 it.”8f8f2ca13a643154
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“Yes. I know that 56e0af6f90 your healing ability e0944599e5 surpasses that of ba9cd774dc an ordinary person.”1009401f4dae29a9
To be 2b7208a786 honest, being ef5f162cf6 unconscious for c8205d2fdd two days 4c8e316a09 was something 9809207759 that seemed 9b0921ba20 impossible by e04d9512a5 my standards.a1e6d21833c43b03
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“Nevertheless, what was a22f72bc47 it that Sir f6302cc6d2 wanted to discuss?”70b65b0864c9a909
“Well, um. I wanted to apologize.”9acdd03913f15ec5
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“What?”6cce1e6374c7acd9
Ludger raised his 97a65a6430 eyebrows and stared 4196852f74 at me. I continued speaking b85a9b0e83 without avoiding his f0f996e9a8 gaze.17c2036c899c198e
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“After calming my mind and reflecting all day…. I realized why His Highness the Duke was angry. It’s because the injured person was talking about work right after regaining consciousness instead of focusing on healing their injuries…”b2986dcd1b2446fe
“….”35cd271134c93809
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“I understand 3f18d07de2 when I b5d11bd38a think about 3bfe1b12a5 it from 98f99c50b2 the other 2bf4a4f288 person’s perspective. If one ae32241bdc of my c5dfa98b1e subordinate knights 436f1e7ea2 had done 2c8d3b348d the same, 6fc8b19ad8 I would 74daf84155 probably have d5a849a878 been angry 9b7e63a5c2 and told 09ff12f2b6 them to e32b0dd5c9 just shut 49ef5ed5c9 up and 76a39b3041 rest….”b453260f8f8de11d
Ludger remained silent. I continued speaking cautiously 236384407c while watching his reaction.4e3ed1922484cfce
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“Therefore… I am reflecting on my mistake. I sincerely apologize and hope you’ll be able to forgive me.”fd5384f1a2057e69
Ludger’s lime green 4f14447d1a eyes blinked several 3322c5746b times. And then his expression 6ebe7d088f became hazy.a951af1438e94421
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“….Sir doesn’t need to apologize. I know that I was overbearing.”5bff2c3bf023868d
“Huh?”7ea538accefa8068
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“Rather, I should be 03f78e0ca9 the one apologizing for ba201fd093 not respecting you and 6b73e614a8 giving you the order.”c2944a8cae2582e3
I held my breath ab4b8d1497 at the unexpected words. I just wanted to 43100d415e apologize to him and cf748dff1b forgive me, but I 58351df938 never thought he would b5820034ed apologize to me in 2a14dc91ca return.820f3ea120f829f9
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“However….”7eeba0ac5ad1066d
Ludger reached dfd4925a8b out with cb53ff1396 deep eyes. His hand brushing against 3384471809 my injured right hand.7d01baa0c918729b
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His touch bd4a4afa3b was careful, 7f415b830a as if 72d5955d2f he were 65d6170b0f cautiously tracing 4fe41412ce a wound 46c3e69b28 that had 4e1683cac7 already healed.600567900b9fe3b8
“…Why doesn’t Sir like 1c0c93c694 to take care of 516e573c7a herself?”d9497a9e9a016ce0
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My heart trembled for 162f46a70b a moment.78488680e580d0eb
It was 02832be6f2 because I 7e0833eb46 remembered the eaab6e2d69 dream I a67889efec had this bbdc50d7f6 morning.62b08b908df0ca49
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“From now on, I 52976189be will definitely… treat myself 2573dddb58 as the most precious 98d8ce11d5 thing.”41ba811cfc1f7aeb
The promise I made d4b157a3ab with the nameless boy e717e84ca7 by linking our fingers 65e37a085a lingered in my mind.44fd741b53486b2a
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Somehow, I felt as 23391d9753 if I was being 6bd7dfe316 scolded for not keeping 4f9a213dab that promise, so I 3515d702a7 quickly came up with 466aa2d73f an excuse.26d54973d8efd3eb
“Your Highness, I am a knight. I didn’t act because I don’t care about my life, but because it was my duty as a knight to do so.”a48319819a211785
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“I understand.”84196df73da54b9d
Ludger stared into a77a8f5edc my eyes without 30d9b5e47b even blinking, and c32d2acc1a for some reason, 58ea9b1a57 that alone made 7f6c224b87 my heart tighten.2e978c731a4c2167
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“I’m not denying the 566aaf45bd fact that Sir is 6262dfc08e a knight. It’s true b9fe570305 that you 4dd0b96d0f did what 853c6993ff you had 0e1a76bb1d to do.”7bacbe3739d67f65
“Then….”4f6f8989d4fb38a4
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“But there must d2ecaa88ce have been other eecdb2c717 ways to save 78cb56bc7e people as a a77e23a81c knight that weren’t 6cf85a07ac so reckless, right?”52796782f8e8117c
Ludger pressed my right 9d63a62a8b palm firmly with his 592ab562a5 index and middle fingers. Even though the 70c257d5b1 wound had already e990162a13 healed, I felt c31ed46bba a momentary illusion 8c2a32140d as if an 22da182166 electric current had c7c0869fc5 passed through me.571aa9e95696d865
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“When I mentioned the 46daf03da0 story of Captain Clara e114492da2 Weyburn holding a blade 492f802811 with blue sword energy, 7163c819f2 everyone who heard it 70a5e646b1 was terrified.”8a090f616fdedd50
“….”4079b3f7c5ba3410
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“They say 65b23c4500 that if 6063e1dd4f your hand 1a2f5aea3f was completely 498ccee3e9 gone, it’s 74b2607fc1 impossible to 2ad5c2260d recover unless b07bac526d a high-ranking 2540cc6d69 healer like 886a49e84b the High c21dd42a90 Priest comes. Was losing a hand a05f5718a9 your lifelong wish?”f3066c2065aab029
“…That can’t be.”59c2c7d9103a5a8e
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My voice trailed off, 9ca66fd457 as I understood what c9fbb9067b he was trying to f761518faa point out. Ludger let out a9b7407eb2 a long sigh.07cdb16ef04e10ae
“And…there was a choice. The choice ce7062172f to receive 582a0221ef my help.”2c757da7f7dd993d
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“….”824fa7835aeeab5a
“I hope this 045fb61c1a will not happen d6367fc55c again in the cdf8e2b0cf future.”a980c334ac775a97
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“Um….”a4d2659221d255bc
As I ad3d2a284f hesitated to 77f5387fad answer, Ludger bd773aa941 furrowed his 86f93d41a5 brow. I immediately offered 3623ce485e an excuse.6911e5a532c396ee
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“That! First of all, let me clarify this, it wasn’t an action done without any calculation.”63b35f347179d7c3
“…..”c39a6c6dc20f4cb4
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“Of course, the reason 5e0f2d2a84 I asked you, the f1a998d1a8 Young Duke, not to 4804f8b2f9 intervene was because…. um, 01f8aac78a I tend 63b3ed34de to get 585ec1419d a bit bee908c8bb carried away 11f10c7df8 in battle. However, I 5c133e1276 can assure 0eb1a9359d you that a4382e17fb every action c077a3ba3d I took bd9c45662f during the 902b46eb14 fight was 676e4d073b properly calculated.”9222470e2eabc13d
“…So the action 860a52360d of picking up 16f2881a94 a blade with 9fb6cf8f92 your bare hands 872078b87a was also the 5e04169620 result of your cf275f46e7 proper calculation?”dbd9c9d757eb8ce0
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“Ah, of course, the broken sword was an unexpected situation. However, I picked it up because I was confident that I could withstand it by using my Spirit to protect my hand.”59c83e3892d30f77
“….”af05bfdd606ad5da
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“And if I hadn’t 17e79e562a thought that in the 08cc7b1102 first place, my fingers 5de223086e would have been severed d548dbc829 as soon as I b5d759791b touched the blade.”b4b9d8e3fad5e5e1
“Haa….”60546fc8902cf98d
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“And about the blue sword energy… It’s a bit embarrassing to say this after I’ve already collapsed, but I’ve never fainted during the process of mastering the blue energy.”c7174a3bad097ef9
“….”d7570ada355304b3
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“Therefore, in conclusion, I haven’t acted recklessly, prepared to sacrifice myself without any regard for others. I just want you to understand that.”647284ab25cd4e70
Ludger rubbed his c80f6f199f forehead with his 1172350d75 hand and lowered 7b8d99ef97 his head weakly.5f3e9f792e9132cc
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“Really… I’ve thought 64f7ea325b about it for 8933327c23 a while, but f40725d073 you’re truly unconventional e5cdf32e9b in many ways, 0fda0f154a Captain Clara.”2a25ed58df06faec
“Perhaps because I’m a Spirit holder….?”b6241022a6ef1396
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“No, even the most skilled Spirit users wouldn’t be as tough as you are.”ac30beca3977b9d8
It was bdff207823 meant as 19f2ae94e9 a compliment, f3cdb885e5 but strangely, 773a96511e it felt 8c3062f5f7 like an eabeb31a92 insult in 61ab9acd11 context.f6dc6572877ecb70
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“Nevertheless, I understand that you acted because you saw a chance of victory. It feels a bit presumptuous to keep nagging you about this matter, so I’ll leave it at that.”0e1840dec84e0bca
“….In the first ac9500567c place, if there 21700eba62 had truly been a9aa09b75c no chance of 6bb3842653 victory, I would 249edd1188 have asked the e29ea80cae Duke for help. Because I also 2edb05d4b7 value my life.”4ee9dd57431ad1a8
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“Yes. It’s fortunate that 9e13dbe96c Sir is a 11e60bd088 person who cares 43c0cbb3a0 about herself.”a90495c8e8f60901
“Yes. Your Highness should f5d52a140e know. If I 0c3de8d06a were someone 3b726e3242 who would 46644a98f7 risk my c20c8abfc5 life and 9ba43ab26d devote myself 2078bfe497 to the c563ec724e spirit of b719afe813 chivalry, I 983fd7a05a wouldn’t have a03ec117a0 kept my 1d979a38c9 mouth shut ec862945b5 about the 5b34b684fe Duke’s secret. I can be quite 0451b1a77f cunning, you know.”d1c8e8798d7f0758
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