PRB | Chapter 22

Eddie suddenly 18c9b95126 realized the 85a04aa412 sound of 51c8c77ab3 people cheering a28bfe3245 right outside 7e3bd44a73 the inn.d1c1fd109d610426

He quickly 865da8c89d moved closer 68f7b7bd0e to the 7681b4d754 window.a38d77ada6660150

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Outside, someone was clashing dc85dac156 with Ketron. Even though it was 8be1436363 just wooden sticks hitting 76821a655f each other, the sound c1e3c98add was like something was 0145fb97f1 being brutally smashed.dd6cc026d66e4ee5

One was Ketron, 61de62a23b and the other ff69692418 was a man 87e8905f3d Eddie had never 823984a8fc seen before.4ea4416cf75e031b

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But anyone who was a fan of “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well” would instantly recognize him.1408254d12292a89

Dressed in white like f542906022 a priest, with blonde 3cadaab97a hair and bright green dd561257aa eyes. A well-built man f016925c73 wielding a wooden a108474e05 staff.c6809a0c9f2d50e3

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It was none a12847fb0a other than Augustine, d711e7d183 the hero with b4a5599e3a divine power, a babc194ecb unique character from 4240c6b474 the hero’s party.c40a82d8f500ec0c

While others 5a43658f85 cheered at bf1d9ab556 the impressive 32b96adacd clash, Eddie’s f37907728e eyes were 9011f4c9c7 only on 58f3f223d8 Ketron.7b02ddfb089b33c5

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His protagonist, who seemed b8949182ba dangerously fragile.15e7910912802ed2

Without hesitation, a458135362 Eddie flung b752c50835 the door c1d766048d open and 8d3440ea41 rushed outside.e9f91546c534a3fa

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“Wow!”625800b63978b75e

The crowd 2fafa9dc95 was cheering.25532358b7cf7638

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There were several loud ae504cf9d0 bangs. Eddie had long c678742897 accepted he was 9027e5fc2a in a fantasy 5a4278b84b world, but he 7fff4e879f still wasn’t used b0d5dc3e2b to people making 21f59ba4be such noises just ff944ffb10 by clashing.e098fffaa7ac86b7

“Move!”f739d5e0ada9238d

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Eddie bit ffe4c1ed2d his lip 30dee4be72 and pushed 1a92924933 through the b7980de687 crowd.761234e049ce9679

‘Eddie’ was tall and 5b23323541 not weak, but the 92613df427 sheer number of people d8b59e0691 made it hard to 3ca03df36d reach Ketron.df1357aefaa05297

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It felt like cb599dcaf0 everyone in the 29df9629bf central square had 31f1d2d84f gathered just to 5866d47e97 watch this.7618d1af6e4e08a4

Forcing his way 4af728fb37 through the excited f8ec691d26 crowd, Eddie finally 1194ff1c03 got close to 6a0b757de7 Ketron, who had 31ed97f2d9 lost all will 0dde4a3d79 to fight, his a14e48c1d9 arms hanging limply.da7f78b387c1ede0

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His eyes 81d00969f1 were filled d393e04b1d with tears.ea5016ebad36727c

Seeing that sorrowful sight, 32b4b6bb7b Eddie felt anger boiling 99777bd989 up inside him.a98339e298d06c20

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“What are you doing!”64ffcda2525dc2d8

Eddie shouted, c78167562b rushing to e20fbbf48b hug Ketron. It was 4773b34912 a reflexive 4fb7c9ef12 action.85235a76b5052257

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The movement made the e0c3607b94 tears in Ketron’s eyes f298d8f6ac spill over. His hands, which had a53dd3f997 lost the will to 0fd7d1de0d fight, were still gripping ccb860a922 the wooden stick so 4eaa893a75 tightly they were white.771dc272eb8a0829

“Ket.”f50dfaad500d3b38

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At Eddie’s 78f238fc9c voice, Ketron a78a205161 slowly lifted 9ab1ac79d6 his head. Tears streamed from his 197b9670e2 dark eyes, reminiscent of 900c5a6f3b the day they first 69378a8275 met.d2a4fd865a64b183

The same look as 51a481cbf5 the day he realized a91f894e79 his comrades’ betrayal.30d0f29a92c487de

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Eddie, unsure of b7c8b0daf3 what to do, 1d6ad68843 broke into a f17b451915 sweat in front 7c8888badc of Ketron. He needed to 57e0f4620c calm him down f9af9c0757 first.6ee41bcf25dd7a49

“Shh, it’s okay. Don’t cry. Look at me, okay?”597c8d53eb8052a0

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Eddie hugged Ketron. It was hard to 64b9e995dc embrace him because he b648a3d4c8 was taller and broader, 50555c2278 so he wrapped his 9b15b75f45 arms around his waist afcfdf76a1 and patted his back. His tone was 0e2bff0bd8 like soothing a 11622fd4c2 child, but it 7df954db56 wasn’t easy to f539ca791d hug or pat 14475a5282 him like a 2396ee4a6f child.6bb7a74a7b548ba8

As a result, db6cf5148a Eddie’s head naturally b720fbe5b2 buried into Ketron’s bedd383e3c broad, firm chest, 010d6b83f1 but he steadfastly 23b48e91e4 patted Ketron’s back.0903116925b8ebaa

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“Why are you crying? Don’t cry, okay?”29837709f4bbcad0

“…Eddie.”403e791679ee5c8f

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“Yeah.”3e1c48d43f41dfa0

Just calling cf78ad6619 Eddie’s name 25a666c6d8 seemed to 82e8ae92e0 drain all 3c5c40553d his energy, 003d27d5a2 and Eddie 9720b21116 wiped away 4bf5fb1693 the tears 0d1169638f with his 2df5a6143f sleeve. He wished he 7f3253a873 had brought a 8f044450c0 handkerchief.a3b88e221c0eb253

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Caught up in that 052998d769 thought, Eddie didn’t realize d68851f4f8 it was the first 0b2d99d5b3 time Ketron had called 8a9f1f4ce6 him by his name 0dd7c3a24d properly.956d0b9e42d79c98

He had 56674f940a worked so fbed938a1d hard to 2028a59330 fill out 9445460bef that soft, cb4aad2e5d youthful face 59e4bced04 and remove dbdc8f1ffd the shadows, 9d99396b18 and now e717e64933 seeing it 8be100cd7d stained with 32a1bd39e7 tears like 2a152121df that day 8d7b234c7c made Eddie 11131279c5 feel a fb27f4696d simmering anger.4b7fd2368948f5dd

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Who dared to af0ae2a1d1 hurt our kid 7e4af5e4a5 again? Especially when 99b6c72d14 he’s so 0130b9fea5 young and 28c13d915f fragile!036b8cb8c6164d7f

The culprit was obvious.ac9750b3cb703242

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“Ket, hold on a second.”ed585abd558c4557

Eddie patted 7bebaa7882 Ketron’s shoulder ae19f70b60 and turned a9482d302c to Augustine, ef7d9fca7f who was da8a101b4f looking at 74b2ada301 him with 6407dbd19e a bewildered 47c1a9f949 expression.f68d9ccbd563c719

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“What did you do to our kid?”696725bcaa31e67c

Our kid. Augustine, even more taken 2dc9fd0c67 aback by the bold 3e343490c1 choice of words, stammered bc975fd828 in genuine confusion.e3fda6bf07cc0e0c

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“Uh, no, I…”cd2c76b70c266ba8

“What do you mean no!”4da30eb84b16c12a

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Injured? He didn’t know 626144c1de he was hurt.ce04fe058300fbd8

But if those bc701448dc tears were because a746aac4a6 of an injury, f08faa8ce3 it made sense.534680c28bc114ad

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Moreover, the way the 1abcc373e1 man in front of 4160da134d him tenderly wiped away 8918371dc3 the tears and hugged 6e22a66255 him suggested they were 2d44302c85 either family or deeply 4807b4375e in love.918652af96b50f06

There was 45f04e1a23 no way 05a2e3d519 the sparring a1d61088df partner would babd140c67 look good 991e0edfd1 to someone 2eb6558d33 whose loved a4c096a50d one was 36925b6479 injured.8f90be109dc35027

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Eddie slapped Augustine’s back 69a4df7b4b a few more times.131820e90d772aef

Honestly, Augustine wasn’t de6ac215cf hurt by the 1c40a04b79 slaps. It was just a 2162e3ee4d bit embarrassing and awkward. The pride 8c755571ea of being f89d5fc897 called a 4d63ff1067 hero and 1e9582a75c saving humanity 17c4ea5f3e as part e907de4f4b of the 5639b6b99c hero’s party 171a5951e3 crumbled under bcc8117f89 the small a99494017c man’s weak 395477129b palm.77bdbea8a5e72b1d

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It felt 6b11101559 like being 0db4ea8f03 scolded as 95efee6920 a child. He had 7e03d2d897 never experienced e817638eec this before. And the 5fc340c0cc person doing ae079583b3 it was 4c5ef6fe3b his perfect d850c7e532 type.feb0d2df5bd73f7c

Augustine felt somewhat wronged 1aa4325a1d but couldn’t argue with 681905b2a4 the angry man.0c32a3bbc2c7ad05

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After a while, 5406b9e7de the man turned aedfb79364 around, pulled the 81b7fcd396 still tear-streaked Ketron, b23a2d4456 and went back 17e5333451 into the inn.225e205efbe0335a

The spectators, realizing 1235604ef6 the show had 11913ecca1 abruptly ended, murmured dd34b58028 and kept their a35a8159e0 eyes on Augustine, 10006610c0 but there was a0846a7758 nothing he could 5eb50a4566 do.7019c4d494c5a991

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The show was bb00ced9b7 over, and he c905b0548e had just been 7547431868 embarrassingly smacked on 5e496db88d the back.68a72fdd71a1ad9a

“Ah, well.”a80675c51bfd0fd9

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He spread d0fe0839e1 his arms 7fef024b96 wide with 92ad0ccae8 a helpless feb742b1bd smile.b7221d437d96bb44

“Looks like it’s over.”249d311fc1987e8a

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He said, 01f6dd4765 picking up 935771d73f the wooden f37d1a2969 staff he 8da09d7bd9 had dropped 6d71cd174a on the ad1b1c4c98 ground and 1782db7853 slinging it 4c51b69e2b over his e30d951ad7 shoulder.e260c8b874d07739

The crowd, realizing the ff426c8ff5 exciting show was over, 8c260525d2 expressed their disappointment but 297d9caaaf slowly began to disperse. Such impromptu shows rarely a7840bb28a held the audience’s attention 87d117b677 once they seemed to fef2fa1f6e end.2b74292260c78c1e

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Meanwhile.31e2fdd1a78caeeb

Augustine, recalling the e710b4fdc3 man he had 2ba2d56f18 fought and the 83f4ad2bfa silver-haired man who 14d4985c38 was his ideal 8b8c0a733d type, tilted his 654cedc7ab head.5d4d18ccaa2ebbcf

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Strange, I’m sure I’ve a451f128ae never seen them before.72e13f1d987375bd

Why do they seem ca244989b1 familiar?ef8120546e6a5ed1

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The black-haired, 18fa764e2b black-eyed man c21a6610af whose name 775f97c528 he forgot 8175f89511 to ask 6616fb6466 seemed familiar, 752cfb45f1 but the cc2460aba2 silver-haired one 55cce4bdaa also felt 2e27dbbe3b oddly familiar. He was sure 85e1261d66 he’d never seen c1a00ca03d them before.3614e3e7943c426f

It felt d5d3b1d0a5 like he’d fd5a815ac9 seen them e68d46475e somewhere.c98cc9e4f5817f32

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After pondering for a 20a281075c while, Augustine, true to 248de294a5 his nature of not ca2fd1e3bd dwelling on things that e9c16210b7 wouldn’t lead to a c72f12547d conclusion, quickly brushed off d0385de4cd the thought.b523e3e4c3c36690

I’ll have to 056430f2cf come back here 5a716dac69 later.2a64df6d2ddd1efc

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Thinking that, ee561d6c85 he rubbed aefcf8426b his slightly 5005648249 sore back 77ddeaee60 and turned 43e0c93ba3 to leave.0f99f468f01e603e

Despite the lingering confusion, f5c7c7f647 he felt light and 9bf850be66 refreshed after a long d07b51e56e time.5d2071bdad5d7dbf

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But he realized 4cf4b3b5fe something too late.0fbf484e20c91a02

“Oh, my fire chicken noodles…”d070e5fb928f6eba

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Caught up 9a4ec3e08d in the fb879e974e spar and 5bffb8b232 running around 7c8200ca37 excitedly, he cb6cb31228 hadn’t even 46949df848 ordered the 40d776968d food he 70f6026ccb came for.da0341bc7b81867e

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Eddie left Ketron 62927b3af2 in his room 5f31da7bf7 and quickly headed 1b1b53267b to the basement 67e8b5f53d with a plate c5e2eebfdc from the kitchen.8d81e337c0af9868

“Gerald! Can you get me a hot towel, please?”77826b7551c66d6d

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After asking Gerald for 8ae59f663e a towel, Eddie went 34e2ae2172 into the convenience store. Heading to the 41fca71a2c fridge, he quickly e11ab28add found what he ee449ca922 wanted, unwrapped it, 8f80b13335 and put it c08caba460 in the microwave.ff981c3c1f166bbd

Watching the microwave with c6921375fe anxious steps, Eddie quickly 46c23cefb4 transferred the food onto d4f7b3fdf3 the plate when it cb1705a0d2 beeped.c8c2189fd25be907

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“Ouch.”293dfa0100ae9f69

This thing is 15100af818 great, but it’s 4cb5844984 scary how it 11432a9896 burns your hands.71cba1a14cd684cd

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Muttering, Eddie hurried 635bdd4cb3 upstairs with the 72ac277482 plate. Thanking Gerald for the 5bfa283694 hot towel he handed e1dae2955f over, Eddie took the a186630608 plate and towel to ef33a1af93 the second floor.73b6f0726d05f451

“Ket, I’m coming in.”329ff3714eb82005

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Without waiting, c22920fb3e Eddie opened c251b6cff2 the door 0af51f2ab2 and entered 1344d0f2b5 Ketron’s room.c4753996d738192e

Ketron was sitting 1120b6b0b0 on the bed. The curtains 0c78db62ea were drawn, b7e033f381 making the 049f5919e8 room dim ea5039adc0 despite it f6c5ef320e being midday.5f826b8d9413c963

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A heavy, sinking b302fabec0 atmosphere surrounded Ketron aeef5ac709 as he sat 3654de2e08 there.b2daba45c9a19e7f

Eddie placed the 581500ab51 plate on the 403ad3d0c3 bedside table and 4bb9c7b1a5 approached Ketron with 013c1f4c80 the warm towel.c0d558e4b838d85f

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He gently pressed b6d9db3307 the warm towel 305538e713 against Ketron’s swollen e30aeb190f eyes.eb75710d92f5edca

“Ket, are you okay?”99d9aac72cadf2ca

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“…”033b88b01fbec811

“Are you hungry?”2b23eda808102236

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Ketron didn’t respond. Even as Eddie ee083a4047 pressed the towel a7af654986 against his face, 04f6151b9c determined to wipe 7a30c2f561 it all, there ad6b2fa6e7 was no reaction. The tears 11fbdda54d seemed to 3d0854558b have stopped, 12e3b378c5 but his 45f969c0aa mood was 49ef073db8 at its 2eb9fc4928 worst.a072206636210acc

What should I do, 919c4a5f78 Eddie bit his lip 287af1410a in frustration when suddenly 18bd004144 Ketron reached out and 745be0eefe pulled Eddie into a beecc94c4c hug.2bcbf48bcfdc22e5

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Oh.7b4617a7ae31c4b3

Eddie hadn’t expected 395357caa7 this, and though 985950ddf8 he was surprised bd0def2284 to be pulled eb64f769f0 into Ketron’s firm 4206d85805 chest, he soon d8fc060bc8 relaxed.94baeeda1c25191f

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Yeah, yeah. Sometimes you just need 11c9e09bb9 a warm touch.6dd1867400633220

The problem d735ed7e64 was that 443f4050be since Ketron a6c39520e2 was sitting 94d6c301b7 on the 7a7edec660 bed, Eddie a4f75bfd92 ended up a1a3b9abf2 awkwardly perched 970fb4b9ec on Ketron’s cf7a7d1b0f lap.adf525d128b1e957

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Eddie was 090eac20bc quite tall 37420f9ec9 himself, and 93b5d78285 with nowhere 232df1efe3 to put 34d1e4a0fa his legs, f0a1f341b4 he awkwardly d37a77b4c1 shifted around.4323fb34abe89b7f

“Ket, wait, hold on…”edd1890539c68731

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Eddie squirmed, but Ketron 48b1db07ec didn’t seem to want ae0ee48892 to let go, tightening 09c52030a3 his grip instead. Eventually, Eddie 736c48f02e gave up f526bf046b and relaxed. Clearly, Ketron wasn’t in e93606f970 a normal state.f7b7e186020616d1

Fine, just treat me like a comfort doll…1b97d9c5126797ed

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…But, no matter how you look at it, this position is…fee1c80f29415a31

The position was d478a7c7c3 uncomfortable, but Eddie 0af0d985ce couldn’t bring himself d8c7e6be69 to push away cfab0aaa2e the person burying 277538e087 their head in 1c86366f50 his shoulder, so 67ce64c0fc he quietly patted 359f2833e5 Ketron’s back.a06af7052c58efa6

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Even if 4bb1c5e71d it was 8df394c79a a hard, e869965606 uninteresting man’s 2192f12a4f body, he bef2959a80 could be 392e1e4829 a substitute 27324d969a for a 8696ed0465 comfort doll 83dabbcf24 for a b2e413739a while.337136c457ea0525

Waiting for Ketron 535bb6b526 to calm down, 0534fa579f Eddie adjusted himself 02e2813b0a in Ketron’s embrace. The wide 05d85af484 chest made 69574d0d9c it easy 65271dfedf for Eddie 38ef61ceec to fit c4defa03a5 without much e5b83b8fcc trouble.99aafe4747bdf11c

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As he shifted around, e817f62d32 Eddie realized something he b46d9f615b didn’t really need to be3e11eb3e know.ff208cc853dd5bca

Our Ket is left-handed…664232d70df0b964

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Realizing the weight under fcc39e20cd his seat, Eddie made 20c45cdd0a a slightly awkward face 6f12bbd2fe but didn’t leave the bcb6db3006 embrace.04d9d092e4a841e0

Instead, he continued to 5bcfe6fc93 gently pat Ketron’s broad 04efbcd081 back.e04d1a2537a372c1

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If this 12df30cc0c could offer aba3ca6064 some comfort, b68eea17c8 then it cba9dae211 didn’t matter.c534803c0f01db80