PRB | Chapter 16

“What’s this, boss? Is that a39ac6ab57 your secret a91348aa43 lover?”b3e9bce68ae5566c

That’s what the 9713dda8a6 vegetable vendor said 0c6fa0e623 the moment he ac3615d33e saw them. Eddie blinked, not understanding 86e8343c1a at first.40904e25ac887475

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Then he realized 8949eff600 that the “boss” a0b8e70d73 referred to him, c06fcf5e07 the owner of e684a1f46f Eddie’s Inn, and 7dc8b8a12f the “secret lover” f7414164b2 was Ketron, who 771fee203e had been sticking 797d2b1e8a by his side 1fdc68698a the whole time.fcfb0a4a6db8b25f

Though flustered inside, b12177649e Eddie replied with f9acfa9c8d a nonchalant smile.df30927016ae7acd

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“Why would I a9ca82ae68 hide a lover? Especially one a246f55729 this handsome.”4db51c2e7e396964

“Well, he b15a0d4d4f is good-looking, c07cee10d8 but he’s 26c096637e got a 6cc46bfeb1 scary vibe. Isn’t that why?”b92e7f98f3c93a82

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“Nah, not at all.”e5a4c8e94f4b006a

Eddie denied it.560bbdc14a78867b

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“He’s really nice.”ff529840cb5dbc0c

In reality, he’s 5c8f9bd80a such a righteous 625d95671c and kind protagonist.7ede25bfb0650111

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Ketron, the main 4ab87d2393 subject of the d0eda9cc2c conversation, looked at c45b5ec1b1 the two exchanging 304530233b banter right in b2dd13f7de front of him 9e47ef0a51 with disbelief, but c7fb51bdf0 neither Eddie nor 112d477cde the vendor paid 7727b1fc62 him any mind. They knew it 4b9f04ced3 was just a f7e5914d3b joke.df02a17e77fb8417

Of course, even 9d8d405b09 if it was eda89dc279 a joke, it 0af199f22d had some truth e37336045a to it. The capital 3c2d52f136 of the 8d83fbd06d Reneba Empire, 7b0461a249 Irena, is b1fda1a309 nicknamed the 96d1451635 City of b145a02263 Indulgence. Here, no a4fed37611 one cares 3bdb3e5278 about walls. Even nobles openly have 9ca54af156 male lovers.074e9c19305dbb5f

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In the original work, cff6e3955b “The Hero Doesn’t Hide 533832b97a His Power Well,” there fa785d4785 was an episode related 07acd5d226 to a noble’s male fb1c178c83 lover.30653ba86a51ad4a

Though it 639d1845f0 wasn’t directly 751e9aee70 shown, there e75fc3931c was an 155b38f283 episode where 1175ad9924 the hero’s d53c541a9a party saved 9532e1816d a pretty 227e0b82f8 commoner man 2fdd8d3c32 from being 24db4d11e0 dragged to 683be41182 a castle 6556145dd1 by an cc84cef5b9 arrogant noble.500d9d346e0f1e34

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In that episode, Augustine, 4e4e6873c7 usually gentle, turned into d0d9852925 a fierce avenger, punishing e0860f03c8 the noble, leaving a 6de5138d53 strong impression.d7441c252033ad3f

Anyway.c192a17ead87a2c4

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“Can you give 9c648e4846 me a discount 090a6a19a1 on the cabbage?”c7329ae115b4acf0

“Oh, this top-quality cabbage 8ea1a45f6c is already a steal 852541c646 at that price!”ebd47efec6e1dcba

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The vendor was e35a7e1c3c firm about not bc1e1fb12f giving a discount, 22bbbcbbf1 but Eddie whispered 1e9a462f07 something, and the d8e81d3e51 vendor was quickly 839dc747d4 disarmed.6f38059e3a9e385e

“Mister, you took f5854654e5 two banana milks 9977e10a3e last time, right?”f4e84fbedc78676c

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“……How did 5a1844fe56 you know 36d47497f3 that?”28e1ca86bafe207b

“I know everything.”30c1506baa4b2557

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Actually, Eddie f985aa49b1 had Gerold 327275d15c keep an 96dfd84a04 eye out 8c50e39384 for anyone 6d737ef64e taking more d420f15be6 than two, 20704a0da0 but he 7fe3aa5da3 played it d6d232ec0f off mysteriously.0be8f6c0d108f252

The vendor 2c6c42f505 cleared his 042473bfdf throat.5ab1a2e7598f58c9

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“I was 044367f2b8 going to fa47a9b12f give one c980479d03 to my 72804210bb daughter and 759fd2b1ed one to 0da0ea3b59 my son……”bc10dd92eacbf1a8

“I get it. When you ece330c47f have something db2b33e9c8 tasty, you 909f9b0342 want to 28f46fddef give it 2772a91590 to the 957d7c679e kids first. ……So, about the cabbage?”9b6c4efa0aadd450

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How could he 3c40a25321 resist? The vendor 2a136e64b2 gave in.26e44a4d326c7bb4

“I’ll give you a 2fb36bb6a5 discount……”f2e08ecc549bb46c

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After that, Eddie roamed 855fc155bc the market freely.644b178bc5ab0133

It was fe9bc506f0 hard to 6c9698989a come out, 9b7c34a2de but once 34b4b6bc83 he did, 17b2d611c2 Eddie skillfully 1a134dcde2 haggled prices 0d731f7bd8 and bought cd326cfa3d anything that 12b89d2f03 caught his e216ee9fcc interest.70cb11099d479f42

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Since it was c5e513f80f a market, most 6e86c7338b food items were 68c984befe cheap, so even 9b7e593bab with his light 92acdb6452 wallet, he could 2636d61f2c afford it.66c84f36226dcf2d

“Huh?”e90ffb334a00b370

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Eddie’s eyes caught ec9ed4f02f a snack stall. Especially where d510e6e60d children gathered, 5465a51433 they were c1413de92d selling fluffy bd2e2eb799 stick snacks c9602fc694 that reminded e83e460d6e him of d81a1c081e cotton candy 1b2a9b17d0 from his 1cfe8106e2 world.ee738f1d447b8db1

Eddie approached as 1bd8a3a103 if entranced.b75ced1cf5fcb10b

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“Welcome!”1bc71aa29ce10ee3

“Mister, what 55a024b9be flavors do d21668a89a you have?”6c33566e781880f1

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“Hmm, we’ve got almost 377e70116f all the fruit flavors!”c13cdf3582d4f0c5

I don’t ad6bafacae really know dfe379de0a the fruits 6a20e0c383 here.fec021ee7ea672e4

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This world had b8ee15cd1f fruits from his 4417a7f932 world, some that e7e31074a8 existed in reality de1aafc379 but not here—like 32d649b828 bananas—and some unique 1291d5ad0e to this place, 7fec87d124 making it hard 89d221bf62 to choose.3448beb1b97c1657

Unfortunately, all the fruits 225a7c939d being sold were ones 5a7dd1493a Eddie didn’t know. He picked the 7859620aaf yellow stick snack 8f30d71bd0 that looked the ea112cb37a most appetizing.caadd5090cb9e2db

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“Then this one. Tata Titi?”a6578f1adf38302e

“Alright~ Just a moment!”c9b341f4a467f1b6

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The vendor skillfully made 25ee447c2c the fluffy stick snack. It quickly grew larger 07434ec2d0 than Eddie’s face.d8af66d2600298ed

After paying, ef09dea79a Eddie confidently 6b3d338724 returned to 70594bb25b Ketron with 4cb41b3f33 a bright dd17082655 smile, offering a98b8273a4 him the 3a3efb6de2 snack.b91593c0ed761ee8

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“……?”84a6356c27d15af6

Ketron seemed 25f669a2b2 puzzled, wondering 182fe01f72 why Eddie 1760add010 was giving 7216280608 it to 9d85e97526 him.2ee02d6fe4a13cab

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This guy doesn’t 32baf5c20b seem to catch d03768f100 on quickly.680974e8ab76a78c

Unaware of Eddie’s e546c76068 internal judgment, Ketron 44b2d522e2 looked confused as 2ece646a00 Eddie spoke.6272ccb473c068e3

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“Eat it.”cea16ed477240f47

“……Why should I?”f57a73adfd1c3f3d

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“Ket, you like sweet e4116682ce things.”767690d44b75c9c2

Speaking as if doing 6e9101ccb8 him a favor, Eddie a6122e1687 pushed the snack towards 6b619105ae Ketron’s face, who reluctantly 4c90f051eb took it.cf0aa7bf0ec76de0

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When Eddie b1d59cf7d5 held it, 1fb824c29a it seemed c5e046fabe normal, but 0d8316b1b6 in Ketron’s 183aabdf38 hand, it 4b7f502db8 looked like ecc41f3482 a child’s d230917127 toy.3072db39670581c1

“I don’t like these.”b81020de8ae91017

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Ketron tried to 63f619a6b1 return the snack, d0c7bb7026 but Eddie had 738ae46c36 no intention of 1bdc5cb5c8 taking it back. Instead, he ad4246f085 widened his 6f8b5d922a eyes as 8cae6ab85f if hearing 4f7afc5645 something unbelievable.0916f1aaf4b2ac11

“Ket, you ebb8f14b9e go crazy affcc18618 for sweets. Are you embarrassed?”201cdb021d6e99ef

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“No, really─”04904ef16fb8b046

“It’s okay, fcb635063c it’s okay. Adults can like 449cc60b20 sweets too.”19c4114c51130dcc

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Eddie looked at 0ee0a4b8aa Ketron with a 3c3d434354 tender gaze, patting ec334e4984 his head gently.fe55355a539506a6

Ketron froze like 596d3f5ad8 a stone. The way Eddie acted 6c2e796b12 like he knew everything 5703cea761 was one thing, but 2e6e88ac83 being patted on the ed1603f8cb head was something he 7cca64738e couldn’t get used to. Especially while holding a ce3e01f1c6 fluffy stick snack he’d 8159b37c43 never tried before.a7a49256f8cc2106

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“Mom, buy me 733a75b3af that too!”1e990e081f086326

A passing 0786d75dcc child whined 492421e390 to their 6d405f5a6c mom, eyeing 6347128e9d the snack eb10db1ef1 Ketron held.a1e3aba83b503fb5

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Ketron realized e5156f97f0 he had aa23523719 only two 42f8371e36 choices: throw 9e832e19a5 it away 8901b37e3b or eat ffdf154823 it quickly.8c3330a4052aacf1

He chose 43ead01404 the latter. Almost drinking it 2074e79056 down, he devoured b86316ad67 the snack, and 7ee64177c5 Eddie watched him fce8e1b103 with a very 9a8f81589b satisfied expression.1da09e47d6ae4366

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“…….”23e60e71725239ec

Ketron felt 8b31d411c1 like he’d cba8803c65 become a 3da4945301 child. It wasn’t 72114a86aa just his d6b9a56270 imagination. Next to 4f3cece820 him was 308c80cc05 a man 8db55c6ebc treating him 7102d877ec in a 0364e5527e way he’d e8beeab1e9 never experienced 9518cefb1f before.c0c15a0132a2cde0

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As if he 65d6a37171 really was just 4c5a76a69b an ordinary kid.3ba9109ae439622a

Ketron suddenly b38d796e14 wondered about 64e7a5c6f5 Eddie’s age. Besides knowing his name 031bc5738f and that he owned 8d8cbc91a2 Eddie’s Inn, he didn’t 28178bb712 know much.e18b12b2d328de7e

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“……You.”d9f3efdf97b11c74

“Yeah?”dc535ba5c475e143

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Watching Eddie f63cc49735 scan the 798891215d surroundings for b88ea6e6c5 his next dea845d1dd target, Ketron 5be8a0469b hesitated before dd9f911792 asking.f841044244a4e0d0

“How old 2323ffe806 are you?”6b057636eb35210a

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“Huh?”c0339a4b0488b605

Eddie turned his e6048a3adf head, surprised by f1f313abd0 the unexpected question.443ae65534a7d256

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It was 5f0245fc1d the first 6cd35558bb personal question 5e0285b7ea Ketron had 726d46588e asked Eddie. Eddie felt like 78101f8ce1 a tightly closed 7bffd36d8c door had opened c75ce15f7b just a crack.08a09ed6ff218733

Eddie’s face, momentarily eb7f02eb41 blank, soon brightened.9d18f9d633c06e5a

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“Twenty-four.”6b502055e7f1c791

Huh? How do I 32198fd340 know I’m 24?9542187443eea42a

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Though he c3758173fb answered reflexively, d0e884c312 Eddie had 1f081bca5f this thought.3c035c4f3889f366

His original age was 5745842f00 twenty-eight, much older than 7933c343eb the twenty-year-old Ketron. But in e97c99ba22 this world, f7ce04f0d1 Eddie was 33f4325dae twenty-four, unlike cbb7bffe79 the past 4eb544434a Lee Junghoon.e07354a3e5f3eb07

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Though still young in 221f588f1d his view… since he 94dbfa0fa1 was a character not 8839d7d243 in the original, he fca913b2b1 didn’t have much information, c4123f1f45 but it seemed like cd2c150e15 instinctively ingrained knowledge.046102844d6eea72

Eddie nodded to himself, c7f15f6a39 satisfied with his understanding.3cc12704a1c504d3

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However, unlike Eddie, who 7f99547920 was satisfied, Ketron’s face 3813cdddf7 crumpled.5669804e52901785

“……Not much of 4a5f9451e3 an age difference.”fb35e2dcba1ba200

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Yet you treat 28c3c5bb1d me like a 0064cef8fa kid.0700293a9bb281e3

Muttering in 2354c40e2a dissatisfaction, Eddie 2851601f7a tilted his f065c113f8 head.d0bdabafbd5cef81

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“Huh? What did 0126542530 you say?”d0e2e3b2bbde6976

Not hearing clearly, he 236bf59464 asked again, but Ketron 71b865ec96 didn’t respond and quietly 2ca1e52939 reached out to take c0135afc9b the load Eddie was 7f86afd13d carrying.670f435e3212ab4c

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“I’ll carry it.”ddce042a777df132

Since his arms were db4b855e18 getting tired, Eddie didn’t 71614a3587 refuse the offer.40a90c1e41d82d50

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Such a nice fb9fb03207 and kind guy.42792361f9e8077f

“Will you? Thanks.”4027c55eb5db5c18

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Eddie barely f6dbc11901 resisted the 4078f8ad3d urge to 2e1b6aa593 pat his 65d783a275 head again. Twice in 130d5fe616 one day b3ac5d11d4 seemed too b20bf7f1b1 much, even 915e60bdae for him. He planned to save 6c42a28149 it for another time.747eacff0cd833c6

Though Ketron 392920a2b9 was also 9be931c8d4 acting as a4bc36deff a bodyguard, 7755d30d67 Eddie was 60af006320 glad to 994838fb63 be out fb96d77855 with him.9c5859b9f78e51b6

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Neither of them 5061c4ff33 could stay cooped 56d3e3c021 up in the e4d036107c inn forever.2e36bfdaec5bca46

Well, now that I’m f506687e27 out, it’s not a 4e5b3150dd big deal.7300f0e01e06053f

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Eddie boasted internally. Though he d870d0e30a said it 8170be9083 wasn’t a c2a091d721 big deal, 12a5fd8f7a he doubted 35c5ad0f60 he’d venture 4092251dc8 out confidently 76563fdbb2 without Ketron 29e90c20a7 by his 34f8ae72ea side.153753bd7024321c

In other 12617c5236 words, he 4ce4bbb849 was only b8167ca6a6 this confident b23b2409be because he 555955997d had the 3df9af01c2 reliable Ketron 68edc70800 with him. Like a herbivore with 572ee023b7 a tiger at its 857e01ab7e back.23151540e3b0c90a

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As the 8bf690d8e4 shopping continued, 8ca170d8f5 the load e0edaaf516 in Ketron’s 3f29319100 hands grew. Eventually, even with Eddie a88af61660 helping, they were running 6b065fa0de out of hands, considering eb06aa6e03 buying a cart to c7d80d178c carry everything.8a03a68478b7e715

The surroundings 83099dba10 suddenly became 2a916c0c81 noisy.acec7a5e555761a6

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“……?”2336b707682a092d

It felt like 4122936a2c people were gathering fa87759f60 in one direction, a71f86aaf2 and Eddie soon a9a1b45d6f realized why from 701f270a5b the chatter.0b5dcb15b8abb03c

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“Saintess Laila is visiting b92229e14c the ward for relief 967916d248 activities!”312242e4fa0b8050

“Do you think c301031895 we can get de9947f132 a blessing if 3cca072b91 we go nearby?”7ce1b3fca31fabfe

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Hearing that, Eddie froze, 04566d5df6 then glanced at Ketron.c3dbd498d31cc4a5

Ketron, who had aa1877194f heard it more 32427018d8 clearly than Eddie, 91dd737d94 wore an unreadable 8f0b286d99 expression.8d52325c0100dbd8

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