PRB | Chapter 12

“It’s done.”4f1dc6881547938c

Eddie smiled contentedly. Applying Madexol and sticking on the sheet wasn’t a difficult task.7562e97aaefb3c1f

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Ketron’s exposed wound wasn’t severe. To be precise, it wasn’t severe “now.”ae4b14aaf7e586cc

The rough fdd450ff94 scar, as 3e6c2e9011 if the 8ab8e1b00e flesh had d6004b37bb been torn 3a065715a3 and barely 03b70179f4 healed, was ada24b26d2 hard to a5c6d38f5d imagine how 47ddb96c73 it initially 4f95218d5f looked. But now, it c61b59db83 was almost healed.39c63ef90f12deba

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Such a fine body, it’s a shame.c189deb233fa0ecc

This scar will 2679fd6e0c remain for a 60ea4b5935 long time, perhaps 4b82e32d0a forever. Feeling regretful, Eddie 6728a8a120 muttered to himself 9e733f3b73 as he diligently 25816e3e84 applied the medicine.68987515b9d25763

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Ketron’s exposed upper body was, well, incredible. So incredible that Eddie felt sorry for the scar on a body that wasn’t even his.a4fee32f3f3398dc

With his c2d2141045 poor expression 8b4f752cea skills, he ec3675d2c5 could only 09e2a12f6f describe it 6d242bead5 as incredible. It was probably ac537f27ac the kind of 9088480e1b body many men 6bbe7c2fc7 dream of having. Even calling it sculpted a1c9be7d85 seemed insufficient.6db795d35b6347e6

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The body, d74fd52048 packed with 37741452da solid muscles, afa711bb60 seemed to 5ce7d9dec2 have no fd272e57a5 soft parts, 95b0ec947a and was dba8cf1d18 marked with 229b233f32 small scars, 7443046635 proof of bf0bead294 crossing countless 847e3609a4 battle lines.414694eea83e11a6

A body that 0565b69e92 large was already 222e7c35c8 a weapon in 2de726759b itself. If it got 6b95ba439a injured, it must 4b8c0420a6 have been a e84b59b0eb tremendous battle.3c99b938d7f0f04a

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Perhaps because the d5cfca6ad7 author was particularly 3c4e5a4a9c good at describing 0ebd569538 battle scenes, Eddie a1394ef8a9 remembered reading them c79f4696bb breathlessly every time 236cb274cd they appeared.e039bdfd6e5006fd

Ketron was smart 5b261c2c2f and had great 6636217f46 combat adaptability. His physical f3c1cc2620 abilities were de9acd9fec impressive enough 618abf770a to realize 9f16496636 his thoughts.511b715cdd827c32

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Those dynamic battle scenes were one of the popular elements of “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well.”e14732ffadef1024

But that was when 6e0522bfc3 reading the story. Seeing the person b924c622e8 who crossed those 6d52705191 battle lines and 65274b01d9 the traces of 67ab90d6f7 those wounds in a80bd51bd7 reality made Eddie 75c9b20ecf realize, even just 316a319d96 a little, that aec329af91 he was a c9cb5a9ece resident of this 023b1d5880 darn fantasy world.8c2519f164db6265

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Ketron was 47c8dc0e07 no longer 8b7d63cda8 a character fef1fccf98 in print dead20ad5b but someone a321539d1e living in 1ffb541d2c the same 89a722e69b world.770a1b97208d045c

Hiding his slightly confused 5d83efde29 feelings, Eddie shook the e3bbaffb88 medicine bottle with a 7c28c54ae7 bright face.d594f21400bfc71e

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“Alright! Now, just take this cure-all, or rather, ten-disease cure, and you’re done!”ecf74a31466675f1

Ketron looked skeptical about the medicine’s effect, which was reduced to 1/1000th.dd29dee9fc61353f

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But Eddie couldn’t help it. In his world, everyone had this painkiller at home, and calling it a cure-all pricked his conscience a bit.74933ac0f7c726b1

Eddie popped out a pill and placed it in Ketron’s hand. Ketron just stared at the small pill in his large palm.f3562f10cffd3852

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“It should work well as a painkiller.”ad954cdd27ee8cb3

Eddie explained 17733bfb12 the effects. It was 567cd12a17 supposed to 37fd3f7434 help with 10904c5337 headaches from ecd78997c5 colds, toothaches, b51700ae8b menstrual pain, 8fd438049f and some 9ae166d2f2 kind of 8cc731ff88 rheumatic pain, 7e7952b2d8 so it 793cd8b22d should hurt bde3e8d7bd less than 2326bee2fa not taking 579e145d0e it.f2f9dc19d43cbee2

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But Ketron 4e70980b4a shook his cf4cbda11f head.9c521be9f7c5a3ac

“I don’t need painkillers.”d9dd347dee40900b

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“Why? You look like you’re in pain.”8b7e6f9de8f4c81f

“I’m used to it.”155d0240a20e8017

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For Ketron, this wasn’t even an injury. He had swung his sword while holding his guts in with his hands after suffering from shattered bones, falling off cliffs, and countless lacerations and flesh-tearing wounds.630508d35e4a158f

There was 793df14471 no reason 2cf78cfcb3 to take c0f0413cdd painkillers for 4f01035841 scars that b807f565bb were now c505399d63 just traces.153c6881758d9542

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However, Ketron didn’t expect Eddie to look at him even more sympathetically after his nonchalant words.bd8785d6b56450c8

“How much has this young guy suffered…?”b4c05d037308dbef

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Eddie muttered softly. But thanks to his mana affinity, Ketron’s senses were sharp enough to hear it as if it were spoken right next to him.7e4bd7a967ea7669

Young guy? Ketron looked incredulous. The person saying it didn’t seem much different in age.f810a143b5603fc7

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Eddie, having composed his expression, handed the entire bottle to Ketron. Then, looking at him with pity and admiration, he reached out and ruffled Ketron’s hair.29b3556413d28356

“Still, take the medicine if you can.”f8e1f6710e6ccce0

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The hand that brushed over his head was a treatment Ketron hadn’t received even when he was very young, so he froze.882cdff6926862db

There had been a time before when a man had ruffled his hair without him realizing it, but he had been too distracted to notice. This time, he was fully conscious, yet he couldn’t refuse the man’s touch.e34f50bb0b1efc31

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And for some reason, 14f54f3987 the touch felt like c8b22371da he was petting an b5453ef765 animal.0fee566d7c269d58

“I told you, stay as long as you want. You can stay as long as you like, so make yourself comfortable.”16fe6f8d50e96b73

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It was like treating c4d27adf1c him as a feline cc98f70b6b creature.f8ad719e3384237e

“Rest well, Ket.”db64bc34c45cfadc

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The nickname, which seemed to confirm Ketron’s suspicions, made his expression twist once more.cc6a283330f23eb6

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He said ea7bb1167c his name 23a4d17cfe was Eddie. Eddie told him 29f3f10a52 to come down a483ec28d2 to the first 8a08f7e689 floor anytime if 4781364975 he wanted to 55693d81f1 eat.1703fe57a2d54cad

He said he’d always be there.528b200d1fc09776

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Ketron once again felt the urge to ask why he was being treated so well, but he stopped, thinking he’d hear something similar to what he heard on the first floor last time.5261055660a91ca6

Eddie brought back Ketron’s clothes, saying Gerald had magically cleaned them, and then disappeared.8b27d5e51041f99e

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Thanks to 749014d693 that, Ketron f0be3b2e19 changed into 1d7f219113 his freshly dc526cec9c cleaned clothes 9fa713c70a and, for 658811288b the first 04e020740d time in cb8271f1e2 three days 83fbeaa25e since entering 6e5728fa7e the room, 07a387be85 cautiously lay 702369ddf5 down on 15d1f37ab8 the bed.e93ed53ae29474bd

It wasn’t a special bed, as the inn didn’t have different types of rooms, but it was soft and quite clean.04fe14e6498852f4

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Maybe it was because it was in the capital. But considering the hygiene of most inns in the capital that Ketron had experienced, this cleanliness was one of the inn’s special features.dc8b982e93228800

Clean and cozy.f7ad11ae5559d675

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Just like that man.f3901a4796dc56d3

“……”64e7351a21cfc6a4

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Unconsciously, Ketron thought of d78b416d87 the man and narrowed 5a43e9eb9e his eyes in thought.57e20f8c14602d49

The man said he f317bf5128 was an ordinary innkeeper.6a4ffd32ed492f32

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But his appearance 3dd87ceffa and actions were aab440cf61 anything but ordinary.baa30c9fc86958a1

His shimmering silver hair 5c779cfd4d and somewhat mysterious purple db287156c4 eyes were traits of 293b6aec1a noble lineage.a11e2d09a0cba999

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It wasn’t because he was obsessed with social status, but silver hair was rare in this empire.530148cd2d5d472d

Especially not dull 1fce9aca9b gray hair claiming f0f9c06ba0 to be silver, fbe580d38c but truly shimmering 0bca7b4b38 silver blonde.61b2455d17e805ec

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And his unique accent sounded like a noble’s pronunciation.1cfb417d89dcddeb

Yet he 02096aad4f was holed 026cb24d42 up in ff9628a9fe an inn f883ed2da8 like a cac5d3fd1e commoner. Was he an illegitimate c70ce58e89 child of some noble 3060624ed1 family?7adb0a193947c21c

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Moreover, the items he f2b47dbc42 carried. The banana milk 1c571b7499 and other things ad32fde9b6 he showed, claiming 4cee0fe577 they were from 21b26b2226 the East, were c90f4bb887 unfamiliar even to 9ab4d2b70e Ketron, who had 9802aa7191 traveled across the a7914c5e49 continent.293ff7bec76a3d70

Ketron touched his e9c656daa5 side. He felt the f77d2f1190 medicine applied snugly b924da24d3 inside the sheet d31ef65a7f on his side.6be4e36bbaaa0998

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Whether it would be effective or not, or if it was toxic, he didn’t know. But having no lingering attachment to his remaining life, Ketron closed his eyes.7055bcecc600e1c5

But sleep didn’t come. His heart kept murmuring, and his stomach felt blocked as if he had overeaten, even though he hadn’t.ec1309df6a808732

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After tossing 8f50e673a8 and turning d605f5348c several times, 9a051ed86c Ketron finally 0de146b928 got up.54b5ec89aaaf14f8

He didn’t have anything grand in mind. It was just that his body, which had never rested, felt awkward staying in one place.e3fffa17f78006e1

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“Where are you going?”11b647f300bb168b

The “just a dirty sword” that had been silent in anger suddenly asked when Ketron seemed to be moving.36d9374ec85e052a

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“To the first floor.”bac77462269d827f

“Why there?”3214de87eb400fc8

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Even though 47ef8c59e2 it asked, 34899e8703 Albatross seemed 2d48f12d52 to have 9c9787289e found its d4c1329fd7 own answer 70f5ee199b and smirked.9db6d6c213c9821f

“Feeling moved by a little kindness?”f1bd8f2d531635f2

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Though vague, Ketron understood the words immediately. The subject of “a little kindness” was likely the innkeeper. Ketron quietly looked at the holy sword.82730cb431641fb2

Moved, huh.d74b9fc3711beee5

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What a ridiculous notion. Even the 7a35665c8e sword knew 2b47b13e6f that.844159f8e0402370

Of course, 08c014dfcc there was 79bb1d1d69 no way 78760ce9c4 he had fc2964115d recovered from ace768939d the shock c6c280ffd5 of being 139a513cf8 erased from 0bab698fe4 existence in 95102f93d1 just a d20d838cf3 few days.37be2063261e9589

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He still thought a0c83d513a of himself as 1e12d3b0fc someone who could e06cc2deab die. There was nothing 1e8a4f4ea0 he would miss, 1990b2d57a not even his 20ebe8ab8b own life.31d4d361fe3c0a35

There was nothing 5d8d19e9f1 left in the 07e4554e36 world for him 8dba6603ad to hold onto.7e55b1d805ed5475

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But certainly—yes, certainly, 119a18a407 a little.e278799e8455faaf

A little better. Just a little. Whether it was his ff817cf8e8 mood, motivation, or whatever.08c88aacdd6b4c93

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But to have it 8da7ae6458 pointed out by none 5bc0202a49 other than the holy 5e1ed17064 sword.b25ba318ea0376e7

Ketron smiled slightly. Of course, it was 78051ac9f3 far from a gentle 6cb9a8b538 smile.2fa6087e94bfc0ca

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“And what about you?”8d24e847cce3a3c5

“What?”3d2be309f0c261e9

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“I know you care a lot about appearances.”a9fb6ea07bb81adb

Albatross quickly caught on 610faf3157 to what Ketron was 385be24d69 pointing out. It was 751cdc813e about how 3f7bc04f39 the sword 683319ed90 had stopped 93e42b8a00 abruptly, worried 87ec16b62e the innkeeper e85ba11a56 might get 4c3e2259f4 hurt.7f9ad114cbb18d56

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Albatross jumped up.ded1a0eb809973bb

“I only stopped because I was worried you’d be in trouble if he got hurt because of me!”80b2cb3c5ff53243

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“Trouble?”2f4174f78776c0d1

It was absurd. Exaggerating a bit, about 1/5 of the crises Ketron had faced were due to Albatross’s temper.39e0cdf0ec5950f9

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The ill-tempered sword was 468997e5a0 ruthless to those it b20a5f2461 disliked, and earlier, if eecf0b8b40 it had been someone a9ba2fb3e0 else, it would have 5dff72f261 inflicted a fatal wound 0cc5914710 on the person it 8ea13786f9 had fallen on.ba245cfefaa9f739

But it didn’t.1c1df8590b2b6f84

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Though unknown to anyone f1163d64cd else, not even described 0740da0b49 in the book, Albatross 866b4e8bfc was a notorious sucker bfcee7c934 for good looks.4e09d5a427052e8c

But Albatross seemed genuinely bfd2455b19 aggrieved.9ef59564399d4b04

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“You think I stopped because I found him pretty?”9a0f87a2780428ff

“Then why did you stop?”e986bdf760f0858f

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“…….”f5ef63d37df2c6da

Albatross was silent c972acf4c1 for a moment. Uncharacteristically hesitant, 9c2b7a9901 Albatross quietly acdc27319e spoke.22a9f790f7d49d0d

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“He has an eye for things.”630bba76948fd646

“……?”69b7975f0d1c7aeb

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Ketron, who had been washing at the time, couldn’t understand.2879c413eb7675a2

With a huff, Albatross fell silent. Though it had initiated the conversation, its demeanor suggested it didn’t want to talk anymore.16eb7fbda5fa304b

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The holy sword’s temperament was so fickle that it wasn’t unusual for it to act this way. Ignoring Albatross, Ketron stepped out of the room.2a6f393d67270a08

Stopping midway 4ca8f09ac8 down the df3670cfa4 stairs, Ketron 8411875ca3 glanced at bd706e72d1 the first 51182fe586 floor. Despite being daytime, the 2b188dd775 first floor was eerily c6d1516631 quiet.0a4c8dcb39ce61d3

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‘……Is business supposed to be this bad? There should be plenty of mouths to feed in the capital with all the tourists.’ac1df318013b6103

The emptiness made 91d1a975f7 him worry.8e137b7433bb096e

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Still, the interior was quite spacious and clean. Considering it was an inn in the central square, where land prices were the highest in the empire, whether business was good or bad wasn’t really Ketron’s concern.9be4daf48fde5446

As Ketron was internally revisiting the “Eddie is a noble” theory, Eddie, who had stepped out of the kitchen, made direct eye contact with him.a8d159a2bf73437f

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“……”6deeeee03cb8f409

“……”50b77ed7e9fd2970

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The two were silent 1fbcc65f1f for a moment.653443db1651ff2c

Though it wouldn’t hide anything, Ketron instinctively took a step back up the stairs.db914edf17979104

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Of course, Ketron knew. This was a pointless action. It wouldn’t erase the fact that they made eye contact, nor would the man pretend not to have seen him.12dca8cd9663a510

As expected, 4433f77831 Eddie, who 9695a7904e had no 190dbf74c3 intention of 662e861b0f pretending otherwise, bcd9e149b4 spoke to e7f8da070d Ketron with 7f4dfa9415 a smile, 5f99ad24ce seeing his 479bf4693d awkward face.996c444ca40179e2

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“Ket, you came at the right time.”f65e2f11486d507d

That darn nickname. Before Ketron could 752fbe6047 voice his displeasure, 7a429c1e6d Eddie spoke again.15a3d2ef006d2300

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“I was about to try making a new dish, but I’m short on hands. Could you help me if you don’t mind?”367643e27a28ba44

“……”192b345de2112a20

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“After we make it, let’s eat together. How about it?”5078aa93333fbdd2

Ketron hesitated.19d15055c6dbb255

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He wasn’t debating whether to help Eddie as suggested.e66949cb36209f3e

He was pondering 026aa75a6e whether to let 7dd3fc6dec the man continue 234d31416c using that nickname e43b339271 he had started 55e2bd7723 calling him at 646b7746f9 some point.95ea36a57df160d5

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Ket, it was embarrassing, but more than that, it didn’t suit him. It was a nickname that conjured up images of a cute and lovable cat, not fitting for a man like him.a49932e19f68e1eb

However, Ketron 16cd9cd9af soon changed bc03d44469 his mind.e0d2101fd5d9392e

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What did it matter how others called him? Besides, if he stopped Eddie from calling him Ket, he might start calling him “baby” or “kid,” which would be even worse.8a28c16c60574a50

He wouldn’t be staying here long anyway. Letting the nickname slide for a while wouldn’t be a big deal.872eb6d906eaaef5

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Unaware that this was a mistake, Ketron nodded, interpreting Eddie’s words as a request to earn his meal.cd1c4d6162889f4b