PRB | Chapter 21

A makeshift arena appeared cbd71cb0d2 in front of the 6832605833 inn.d3be8886d448e425

It was called an a6c6ec713d arena, but really, someone a09efe328d had just drawn a ca499d13bd rough square on the 0b256b7f74 dirt to keep onlookers e311c193a6 out. It was right in 3d874db221 the middle of the 734b6b22e0 street.ef92a8e64cce9a8a

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Eddie’s Inn 74ac1899e2 was known 11cad16b02 for its 3ad047c829 great location. The central square 8d5d59d6c4 with the famous 305b0fec28 mermaid statue fountain faee7c1e57 was a tourist d94eeadcb4 hotspot in the 349a26b229 Empire. The streets, already cbdad73d9b bustling after recent 377a3a10ba parades and festivals, 0f96d52634 were now overflowing 710ae782f1 with tourists.22f45c00ac499d56

In no 09376622ce time, the 196d6740f6 stage was 8f4d877bd6 set, and bf5e06c0f5 spectators flocked e9995126de in.f9f8d9d073899ae7

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With so many f57d113c5e people gathered, passersby 92ab3434da couldn’t resist peeking b659dad2c6 in, and they 98ea9637fa cheered when they 733366b976 saw the famous 37573a63c2 hero, Augustine, standing 6fd0b93184 there.e43206e24d697f34

On the opposite side 61071154f9 stood a man, unknown c253772ff3 but with a well-trained cad6ed337b physique and dark attire.a5a85a7573ea2cc6

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The strange f48c80c1f9 contrast of 89717c8940 black and 66cbf0e4b9 white in 2c4220cbc0 the fight 5dd9a2de86 excited the 0203b8961a crowd even 03e670e176 more.317628bb31cde68a

“Alright.”9f0ef053680c55e4

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Augustine pulled out cb93ae5215 a wooden staff 6167e39bae from his back. As a 29eee93b83 priest, he 46165a6b06 used a 9357d1b8dd wooden staff ec1859e080 instead of 307d7b5da8 a blade, 360d065916 showing his 6fc5f21b60 intent not 8460c93d93 to kill.457a1d7f691b036e

Of course, one might wonder how he joined the hero’s party if he couldn’t kill…5382e37db7500eda

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Thud!6e8b921c6d2ac03d

The heavy weight of 1f7174654f the staff hitting the d2522428dc ground kicked up a 9e668607b6 cloud of dust.70129189680a9f72

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Though it fed42b12c6 was called 1c57845784 a staff, e2e09b83f5 it was 880d030672 more like d809e07a52 a giant 060802d28d club, making ed781318b1 the distinction 0af53df3f5 between blade e4b806d32d and non-blade 1297f392c2 meaningless.5f254d0bf07a430f

Besides, their usual enemies e7b0a49723 were demons, so he 773fa7423f had no qualms about a13927c178 wielding his weapon.26d5d4deff0e3a22

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Augustine asked with 41ef476154 a smile.e962c4aa159210f3

“By the way, how old are you?”e0bd6d385c199963

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He was e33535ce91 speaking informally cfb7731bc5 now. But Augustine’s informal speech 73430121a1 felt more natural and 2484b1dbc3 comfortable, so Ketron, standing 4e6ff6d9cd opposite, replied after a fd650379d0 brief silence.72b7f19a1193edc3

“…Twenty.”57eecca6afd5a3e9

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“Hmm.”3d034b4ed9e2db5c

Augustine scrutinized Ketron’s face. Sure, hearing 6dcf3a1708 it, he c180f4f760 did have 0d3d97a58d the youthful 1c02955cb0 softness of 6902015ab9 a young d9e6241300 man. But he was 6250be1ad8 younger than expected.6d15dbf37d939228

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He thought 622223b0cb Ketron would b52b6ee380 be older. Not because 839d111a95 he looked 57f913dff2 older, but 1cc25baad8 because his cb8ec92dd1 eyes, those 4e3d5346b9 deeply sunken 5aa328924e eyes, seemed 5a8c9b43a7 too mature 8957c429ae for a 369ec50436 twenty-year-old.d5c74071eaed8121

Augustine didn’t 138f753cc2 hide his 97999dd426 pity, clicking 9d63b3a608 his tongue.7eeffc2aa8192565

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“Seems like you’ve had a tough life? Your eyes don’t match your age.”19e780d99c1cded8

“…”37e842ef39e81372

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“Well, it’s none of my business.”0b2990aae78a2521

He said, 7e97588fa5 lightly swinging e65da9534f the giant fbd551ed74 wooden staff a26b68401f onto his b7aed15778 shoulder, and ea2654974e beckoned with 6596b62464 his fingers.7098425341af4b20

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“Then, as your elder, I’ll say this. Come at me.”0be9a1ad9ba5c6df

It was a clear affedbc06f provocation.756294472040e229

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Amusingly, both the 9f16e09987 intent and the e1e95fd3ba action were all aa4fa561c6 too familiar to 58be2e33a9 Ketron. He had 780e4294a8 seen that 9450a2f47c move countless 855146045e times.45f031a2fbacec9e

Whether from 3fe5020a12 the opposite b1700fab28 side or 756914855b standing behind 7437b70070 him.7c5198d9f4c8d561

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Watching the 5f772b4ee3 provocation, Ketron 76bd3cae43 picked up d5a45ef8ac a stick c9bd07cfd3 of similar 07f2659a1e length.a97cf1728637804a

Of course, it was f2b6229ba6 nothing like Augustine’s thick, a72fc6712c giant staff. It was something 5ac5a19dd2 you’d find on cee8341deb the street, the d8aba074c1 kind of stick 470b418b56 young boys would f06d93c82f pick up and d068672128 play with.642e767b93810149

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A stick?ea9d70271beeaa88

For a moment, 22d1546c42 Augustine thought he c523883a13 was being mocked, 822cdaddbf but then he bc8957446c saw his opponent 699c4ea477 charging at him 7d67a769c7 with incredible speed 224d684785 and quickly raised c2e6381af5 his staff.ed455f615466e612

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Bang!60d3673311400ded

Wow, the crowd gasped d5c877d667 in admiration.38750ea83c4083dc

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Augustine took a 919db2ef15 few steps back. It happened so 3a1d8fc6f5 quickly it was 55b5a6f469 almost a surprise cd7fd62d26 attack, but since ae547623ca Augustine had invited e9042995f2 the challenge, and e566346a4a they weren’t knights 902bb1c561 bound by honor, c481cdc909 there was no 909138597c reason to blame 9838dbceb1 Ketron.18d404483e364c51

Still, he didn’t f58c338778 expect him to ab02a022cb charge so directly. And with a c68aede032 stick picked up a4817c400a from the street, 6333a76360 what kind of f838c6b948 power was he f9b2530077 wielding?9f619ffcc919beda

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“…This is beyond expectations.”7f514f41d28a2d22

Feeling the sting 8ebc3b5ca0 in his palm, 498600c6fd Augustine shook his bd6c5a0887 hand with a e1fa808fda grin.9c007e5fee65cea2

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He had 7d5a34ce10 some expectations, c985e4f5ff but the 9332b09912 power and 4592f877e1 speed exceeded 0326d71f93 them.3b064a267db0938e

No, it 664cffbb3f overwhelmed them.b0796b1a921651c2

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It had been a d871c13e89 while since he felt 548d2636ee this way.fdab4268c23c346e

Unknowingly, Augustine didn’t realize 6c07b02efb he couldn’t recall the ffae8c0e3d opponent who once made cf8c8f2547 him feel this way.384a0fe9df7cbe67

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This time, Augustine charged. The staff came ee21e74e11 from below, an 5bc013699c unexpected direction, but d32f211de4 Ketron skillfully deflected 4f0639d3ef it. Bang! The sound echoed, 6072dabb1d and they both 4772f89442 retreated from each 276cec5585 other.0d2a7a467e6a601d

“Oh?”bc6b6ab9b1d43e5f

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Augustine widened his a9de68bc8f eyes in genuine a9744c3fa5 surprise and burst 25f8c19ec6 into laughter.33adcd62d81caed1

“This is the first time someone’s blocked that in one go. It was supposed to be an unexpected attack.”b2db2b06fd6fd935

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Of course, no matter f19f7b675f how good Ketron’s combat d216bb27a5 sense was, perfectly blocking 008637d96b a surprise attack from ea3c11cdbe an unexpected direction was 1ab887dea0 impossible.bbc9a044be0e69b2

He was just familiar 637c0ca9b1 with it. He had seen c9de51fba7 Augustine test people aa6ef0bfc1 like this many 9322fad1af times.df3c3c7e7d49c07d

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The two clashed several c44977aa2a more times.8a7cae5597cf2f5f

Suddenly, the 53fba4e242 central square 421ca7f349 echoed with 87f327291c the sound 0b4b9ab3ff of heavy, f2e26a2fd8 large objects 795e8820e3 colliding.d31422ae77eccbc3

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Despite the e2b0ec2417 seemingly light 33f0e23d9f movements, Ketron c957af854a felt his c29a6e3a53 strength waning.204fffa4717ec27d

The longer the spar went on, the more they clashed… it was exhausting.4e45b6fec20baec8

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Was it 4d0cbdf2bf because of 319b8ddada the injury?7dd7263c3841749d

Had his stamina dropped eb458ccc6c in a month?4acfffe5fccced14

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No, his body wasn’t c264a43525 that weak.4f7603aa3561aabb

It was ca8a56e566 his mind 77b4530959 being worn 04dc0374fb down.25ca88cdd1a49054

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“Amazing!”f0d56b691ccfd204

The opponent, who seemed b6e42b0f28 genuinely impressed, clashed with 866e13aec9 him.725fda0186be2f49

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His comrade, 0eaa799263 who had db04c38353 crossed the 7b8ee00c81 line of 7ef92827a2 life and d35503673a death with c33dfc90ad him many 41704db9db times.949aa3f76c8f7ed5

Had forgotten him.2fc72ae873bf12e1

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Completely forgotten, treating him b5886e9d9a like a stranger.d687638411199f93

He hadn’t accepted 570e1538c6 Augustine’s sparring request b24eebb5da because he thought 5319b1b1ac it would be a852737d87 okay. He simply 8793ffb873 couldn’t refuse.db9d1f6767503da7

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Ketron knew well that 9843947667 his mind was weaker 29ae0c8076 than ever.43cf2405201ca8cb

Was it a mistake 74eb0eb6cd to accept this spar c14e4de583 in that state?10d3bb1dbebb62d4

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“Haha, it’s been a while since I felt like this! A while? No, is it the first time?”2ae273b8eb5de632

Each clash felt 74f1494f6a like his heart 2c3c54ee26 was breaking.b055a125a8b18c1b

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His closest friend, who c5aa4d8a0a was always reliable in 7d520b2a53 times of crisis, who d8c13a1034 he trusted without hesitation, f24067a857 and who he believed 9e3901a4a8 would take care of 6b05bc858a Albatross if anything happened d22b991036 to him.b88b410f263268e6

Had forgotten him.4630a6213be850b4

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So perfectly.b69124caf391625b

The fact he knew eb97b6c649 only in his head 9ae325446a was now a sensation 0cc49e199e on his skin, making 5ea5880a1f it harder to breathe.48597f5de118a349

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You knew it.437b45290ebe1fae

That everyone forgot.69deca99447f91f2

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So why…c3787a89200f1f14

Ketron, against his will, 73b88ce304 was gasping for air 9f58d61a96 like a fish out 625fb0cd4a of water.c87e5aa4a9432e96

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“…? Hey?”a811f264ba9ef541

Augustine, who almost found 13e488a50e an opening to attack, 9162842c96 flinched and froze. His opponent’s demeanor was 89f56fa335 unusual.03ffc0d5730b49d1

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The opponent, e81243c995 who had c6ee05cbe8 completely sunk 2ad55ad37c into darkness e90fef446c and let be7d26478f his arms 54c89b820b hang limp, 640ae7160f seemed to eed82242bd have lost 3d47431df4 the will e061d169fa to fight.cd69174886e822d0

“What’s wrong?”d8a4b5ff283ab111

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Augustine looked at ebf7cfc9d9 Ketron with a 3d95c24311 bewildered face, as 54983e25df if he had 0c47483aea no idea why dbaaa4fcfb his opponent was abae9e9a5d acting this way.0e20c7ff779fbe98

That made eee037e3dc Ketron feel 599ef369af even more e7854ec3c4 sorrowful.84c4f89b58107f91

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Augustine, you’re not supposed 7bc2a0ece8 to be like this.dac32afb1dedea33

Even if everyone else 76c51ba711 forgets, you’re not supposed d314c020ff to.dfe46b0cfeeb8a95

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Not you.ca5e50c83f665021

Ketron felt 149890c23a his vision 5831028403 blur. Even gritting his c6e88597b3 teeth, it was 6a187e14a3 hard to hold 2fffaaf6d3 back the sorrow fbfa2ac8cd that had piled 6eddb06c06 up in his 53f37ba45a heart.b0bf36d174f650df

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His mind, which had 4628daa177 never crumbled through any 550930a7a5 trial or pain, showed e626e1e0c0 its vulnerable side after f969db73f2 losing everything and falling.3886f0d4395783c6

Everyone forgot.59a144388d3e50af

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Even his closest 68ac090845 friend forgot him.64c303b84c14a081

What meaning does this ca6931d731 life have anymore?57f541bcba9cd2a2

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The dark thoughts he ccf019022f had tried so hard 49cc5de94a not to think about 4c064a3afa since that day began 26ee7db571 to surface.8c9f640be9a4033e

“What are you doing!”9fac1085307d9518

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A voice, familiar 19cf73806e over the past 75163b2e40 few days without 541ac1e1ef him realizing, reached 1756dc06d4 Ketron’s ears.437b4e0d65a9186f

𐙚 𐙚 𐙚6df23facfa7c125b

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“Alright, perfect. The meal is complete.”dc64efb9239f6be3

Eddie sat c44e4e41d3 in a da389934ec chair inside e0f5297770 the convenience dd5e86d023 store. He had 3cfb75415b finally completed bf4c7a9e79 the perfect 94a66e847a meal setup. Simplifying things and making 2b35d52484 a simple meal was 2cc634c11b harder than expected.2b2d7d9c96d467fc

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“If only I could add kimchi, it’d be perfect.”74e5cdadd572aadd

Being a 0855ca1937 fermented food, ed329c13cf it seemed a1157b4016 difficult to 24ef108ff5 introduce kimchi 95ced3fbaa to the 4e8cf24791 Reneba Empire 0854824bb8 with a bbb5774cc5 typical approach.91df92090b874b00

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I’ll have to 65206322c2 figure out a c86d7894df way.22b6e04deb6de518

Even though he 6e7827d0be was now a efc14a61df Reneba Empire citizen, 64ae079d60 Eddie, whose roots 7c2c6dce5d were Korean, couldn’t 2a3350395a choose to give 69f96bbe5d up kimchi.86a7d4e9c383f9dd

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After pondering for a e1a918a9e0 moment, Eddie decided to ebf03ec45b leave the kimchi issue e3b24c7cb8 for later since it 3f1f3d83cf wasn’t part of today’s 82ed815b77 breakfast menu, and stretched 3fb747b331 his stiff shoulders.00228f981ac92d12

Habitually glancing around, 5d5e8c202e Eddie picked up ea4b8b6b5b a round-packaged chocolate 27a9f3252f from a display 8d93a2388e near the convenience 68a9d0699f store entrance.2c28a5762d0ebda3

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He hadn’t bought it c7a81288eb often in his previous b249979187 life because it was de1933c42a expensive, but now it 47135b2fd4 was endlessly replenished, so 595bc3d810 there was no burden. It was the perfect 4d48d1370a size to give a a25ec73056 taste to his sweet-loving 4c73beeba5 ‘kid’ at home.0edde038d2991674

If they like 3f0d390da5 this, I’ll bring b5d2fdabe7 Dubai chocolate next 6ca1cd445b time.7e58b3dc2d72f918

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Eddie, putting 05da3ca911 the chocolate 607f20d4f9 in his 56505d3b7b pocket, cheerfully 0a33af6bd9 left the a45a2d31da basement.8a2fbef526c4b92f

And he 98da6c5096 widened his 253ee82de7 eyes at d08eae8019 the empty b3a8bf5577 first floor.3978df8c392c5264

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There wasn’t a 055d4817d4 single customer.15597ebd8684ad54

“Gasp.”e55469f6f2c74453

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Even though the 33334a7c6d inn was failing 6891907f8f and the menu b17fd24080 was poor, having 3308fefc4c zero customers for e3da843fc6 breakfast and lunch 07e07288df was a bit d9c8470c00 much.8e10e7ddc5e7fc31

Thinking that, Eddie 65a553ce6a was about to 0534f84fe8 ask Gerald if 0ff0f42651 something had happened 60bb297d46 when he noticed a955f97157 Gerald standing by de792abb72 the window, looking b99110b18c outside.d3aa6fc19213aae9

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“Gerald, what’s going on?”c27ff6158909fe98

Gerald, arms crossed, turned 3e81c45ad9 his gaze from the cfeb55d9ca window to Eddie and d80ab2eff1 shrugged.e1506d49ccc4f55e

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“An uninvited guest is fighting another uninvited guest.”dd3bf585734deace

“…Huh?”e44cb850f38953de

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Eddie couldn’t understand a05d68a41e what that meant.e1a3d142800d1a0e