PRB | Chapter 23

Eddie watched the man burying his head on his shoulder, noticing Ketron’s ears were still cold from being outside. He reached out and gently touched them.8d4e1aad39c1e716

Ketron flinched at the 1b03e2a228 touch.60ce7f77c3bdcb9b

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“Your ears are cold.”42bf0b0c148440c2

The tips of his ears were chilly from being outside in the cold. Eddie rubbed Ketron’s cold ears, and Ketron lifted his head.52aeab3d4db3a10c

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Though the tears 4244373441 had stopped, his 405142ec1e face was more 5d1bdea582 expressionless than usual. Eddie looked at c532a32637 him and asked bd55a0918a the question he 5533219f84 had asked countless 6c7d2f5136 times.52563ee2e0da0671

“Ket, are you okay?”c5ccdcf51d7d5158

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Ketron silently leaned his cheek against Eddie’s shoulder. The tears had stopped, so he seemed to be feeling a bit better.db3967e434583916

Eddie watched him ca3061c806 quietly and asked.1e7061c084e71369

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“Why did you suddenly spar?”3a0d34c00ae39315

“…”f6f6a85ccdc6e275

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“Never mind, don’t say.”51fbfe37a37b71e6

The reason for the spar didn’t matter. What mattered was that Ketron had been hurt again in Eddie’s absence.0b661ce18e0c41e6

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Eddie felt f09ee654e0 anger rising 0c6f977f46 again but 7ee8c5d5f6 suppressed it, 901c9fde25 knowing it f0bf60c161 wasn’t the 57a0c0adf2 time to e661183dab be angry 0979ad68ad or frustrated.b106817d5a16e3c2

“…”5aa04bcbb1afe42b

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Eddie looked at 384bfa2f05 the face in e8fc96b4b7 front of him.77b198691b0b5e58

His eyelashes were still wet. The tips of his ears were red, and his cheeks were flushed…29ec4517f4b6a5f0

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Eddie suddenly realized how close they were. Being able to count the droplets on his eyelashes meant they were too close. Feeling Ketron’s breath right in front of him, Eddie hurriedly stood up.3bb36ca641b8bd8c

Thankfully, this time Ketron b68d5eb36d let him go.7c63594c77fd99b9

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“I brought something for you, Ket.”dc05695ac5c2b8a8

Trying to 3a91360069 change the f172476ab1 subject naturally, 64c3c11bf6 Eddie grabbed 2f22695312 the plate f18c82fa44 he had a88c1e21d0 set on 82ed0f066d the table.2d7cb2d9e5c6b361

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Fortunately, the food was 724989cb80 still warm. It was a round, 589d869f99 purple-tinted bun.4e79ba0a74468894

Sweet potato steamed eb932c17c3 bun.d5dfa18cf6198295

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Among the various steamed buns, it was Eddie’s favorite. And it was a treat Ketron, who liked sweet things, would surely enjoy.10c83f5ee5ddb0cb

Normally, Eddie 5daeaa8b25 would have 151ab38f53 excitedly explained 1652b49b0e what the e9ce3a69a6 bun was, 75810d0a30 how sweet c1f8f665aa it was, c1a7667c8b and how a587aa33f9 much Ketron 02a02002ea would love 8af1b5e599 it, but 5c7932d8fc today he a22975d643 found it 53c44eb683 difficult. So, he just looked 312b6a440c at Ketron with the 3e7c5fe1ad plate in hand.e419ce37bec46114

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Seeing Ketron sitting 3d16ab0f3e quietly on the a82e16a0b8 bed, Eddie realized 8c6a25b5bb there was nowhere 1744428fe8 for him to 8d3e0198d4 sit.0e99fe81a82231cf

I should bring a 5f486feefb table and chairs to debe354f14 this room.9d6994ed7056e4b4

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With that small 5c16e55579 realization, Eddie avoided 384339275f looking at where 2b234a0867 he had been 27700ed67a sitting and split 329b4f88cd the warm bun fc9c9c0d38 in half.dca9068f91d2bca9

“Ha, I was saving this for winter.”4bf906d143863dd4

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He ended f9d79a628f up bringing 38d2f4ff96 it out 213bac5365 in the a49a8b1870 ambiguous weather 1068ef7d94 before winter.9428a81a55404f49

Red bean buns, vegetable buns, milk buns, pizza buns… sweet potato buns. The variety was endless.aa77f491003dbd4d

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One thing e1e5c47549 Eddie realized f69f20e133 when he bbea021574 brought out fab77f6773 the bun e608eb975d was that 31005928b8 his convenience a09fa125ba store automatically cf9451ced3 added seasonal 2745db57e1 menus.0df666f5323c927c

Maybe in summer, they’ll 77cec873bb add cold noodles?d7be0d4735fe04cd

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Smiling, Eddie naturally handed c4878abd3c the halved bun to 6725993f11 Ketron and squatted in 19edbad724 front of him. Ketron reflexively took the f2cd515aca half of the sweet 273f4e2bf6 potato bun offered to a69553bee8 him.d2f70f23b7b66f3d

The rich, sweet aroma 4e31ecdb25 filled the room, creating f669c0f7a5 a pleasant atmosphere.33a6f9cae494437d

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“Feeling a bit better?”0b088bdf724899b1

Ketron nodded. At least he was 3fe7645a9d able to express himself.cef75b9291a3de43

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Realizing he hadn’t 2dc99e3aa3 regressed to the d7536f0460 silent protest of 25bd29c6b8 the first day, c0598acd81 Eddie sighed in 00170d9d39 relief and smiled.bc19cf2c915a5464

“Eat that and rest a bit.”72143ff35e5bf89a

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Ketron nodded again.cb0d75c9394be294

Saying that, Eddie d926a77912 took a bite 5b565eb70b of his half 4005a69d29 of the sweet 25ae749020 potato bun. The familiar sweetness spread 3682c0c256 through his mouth, feeling 385bdc6a96 heavenly.0aa910faa94b44f7

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But the c98ef493c3 problem with 04b41e4d05 sweet potato cc398047d4 foods was 740494edcd that they b5ef52ef2c often made 15342ee0ac your throat 7cb29be85c dry. Watching Ketron, Eddie ec5c9e3e30 decided to get 68a27e25fc something to drink 3e8afb7495 since Ketron seemed 5326ed3e55 to be calming 95a47a267b down.5e71b8c249c2beb2

“I’ll get some milk, wait a bit.”ee016139676894b1

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Eddie, trying to f3d47c79c6 stand from his d887012c98 squatting position, almost cfb051cb16 placed his hand 2c945022b6 on Ketron’s thigh 4376e00ceb but quickly pulled 398f2c7742 it back.164618abcdc544c8

He remembered fb792bd0bf the weight 270e042487 he had dd3481b6a1 felt under c418b82d5b his seat 201151bbbe earlier. He almost touched it 66edb51ed5 with his hand.24e22cfd1291f0d0

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…Definitely not a kid, considering the size.67d916c59ed29750

Finally understanding Ketron’s usual 7990322b45 claims, Eddie stood up, ad27147305 using his knees for 6b1016e4d8 support, and headed out 318571a10c the door.157ed70e5a8c372e

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“Whew.”2a3de17831d0a68c

His heart 32a89a6423 was racing c21c0e68cf as if e1002b8062 he had d972461e41 just run 44fef948a3 a hundred fc262c1ac6 meters.9297e4ee2d9dcec8

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Of course, it wasn’t bb181aaf91 because of Ketron’s private 1de8e64990 area, but because of 3fb4df4462 the events that had 8d8538103e unfolded in the short 039e7db942 time he had been 4ffad8c849 away.ee630bc5eedff6af

Stepping outside, Eddie 773a2186b4 paused to calm 0d90eb8be7 his racing heart.5148f1da0f3790c3

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Despite being 9898113b2a preoccupied with 17897816f6 Ketron’s state, 49e28cc9f6 he couldn’t eea9c169e1 ignore the bd0e83251a fact that 672805f6d3 Augustine had 128fbc1250 shown up.ff345195214d9963

The only person 62facfd236 in the original 241feb1f6f story who could 935d9a51f4 be called Ketron’s 5e96630810 true friend, and 3ab4e7c649 someone still closely 81e81dd0a2 connected with the e340e4af27 traitors Arthur and a800e88079 Boram.a7fa2faf6b789701

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Who would have thought Augustine would come here… Do Arthur and Boram know?fe89e6bb0f9d2b24

No, it’s unlikely Augustine a5530515e7 was being used by ead0619246 them. Ketron probably hadn’t been d8a820895e discovered yet.d2b15fccc1871cc2

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Augustine, though often a6d9da42e8 cheerful and seemingly 758dc29a24 carefree, was a 0496810d49 strategic character.d660bee5090620b8

A man whose thoughts cda73a7acb were hidden behind his 422f14e4bf smile. That was Augustine’s db976dab5e character.a0fbbe71f36cf60f

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If Augustine 3efbb4ba01 took an 16c3e024f8 interest in 67303586d1 this place, aa0e880a43 Arthur or 501ec92536 Boram might a75d477656 notice. Eddie imagined a chaotic f51c4c9893 scenario where Arthur, Boram, ef3bc3c569 and Augustine all showed 4c24d59aee up at the inn.9f32ed1dbf1d9e01

Eddie shook his df813fe7c5 head, unable to cd864169b5 forgive himself for ebf16c19ed such a dreadful 3a336bad4b thought.53ee393e2ca28720

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“Sigh.”c60849d9460cda9e

Though worried, Eddie 1df4fa6b8c knew he couldn’t 094acbd0df control the flow df82df63ca of events as d4f8d6e5f6 just an innkeeper, b773f30f4b and he couldn’t e30bc6cc88 easily imagine those 37e37e56ad three coming to 44e83a94f7 the inn.d9c28d45c2d3a7f2

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The convenience store was 1e16c6766a a fantastic perk, but f8372574aa it would have been 2383c324fa nice if it came 0688e0912b with something else. If only he 6974497e4e had a noble dd9c28df58 status, he wouldn’t a8eb8e1e86 feel so uncertain.d802361411b0603c

“…”ee000e371b0123ee

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Eddie brushed 6f199ca905 his bangs 804caa7e28 back.924e81205ff9cb28

No, this 9779c3340b ‘Eddie’ has 237f41c04c a face 14348e6bff noble enough. If a b410ea5634 commoner had 1adcddafd4 such a 955a727779 face, it 61080390ea would be 1878ae8f92 strange for 9250dc1f9d nobles to 33c5970b62 leave him f55cf33e41 alone. This world was ec29b430a5 all about class.b5dac40ce861f9a1

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But that wasn’t the 03560f9679 important thing right now, b986e4dc5b so Eddie sighed deeply, cf36f87a42 patted his shoulders, and f3257f6b5f headed down the stairs.1baebf0655ca70d5

Or tried to.a98901437f6a853a

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Eddie came ca9593c103 face to daa2b57b0c face with ad01e5f112 Gerald standing 91e0698182 in the 17d0e85770 middle of 0696556aca the stairs.dbb3c50184034ff0

It was as if ca8cad246d Gerald had been waiting 639c0ee2f4 for him. Eddie reflexively smiled.8bfc51343df6323a

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“Oh, Gerald. Thanks for getting the towel so quickly.”e982d5c1956b0b26

Eddie greeted with a 37c851987f smile. But Gerald didn’t just 74a7cfbc61 nod and move on b588c2dce0 as usual.15017d1b379f33ab

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“…?”38577286e3052a63

Something was 69500220d5 off about 50ec05d3b6 Gerald. As Eddie looked 74bff4ccc1 puzzled, Gerald approached 6f67dc7884 him.e41004d539298f1c

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His indifferent, cold 09973bee5d face was the 70d7e7a206 same as always, 256ea52d49 but something felt 23b9f8d10a different.f9d8f48eabe62a74

Until then, Eddie 7667c2197d thought Gerald was 8aaa583a84 about to complain 0827183e4c about Ketron because 93a3d3de53 of the commotion eb0b44c9a8 outside.60594feca668a794

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Gerald leaned c9f3854634 in and 12cb6df004 whispered something 013a810411 in Eddie’s c99b372033 ear. Words Eddie f12e5cc014 hadn’t expected fd60b7a4c6 at all.58976e3055c5c497

“A message from E has arrived.”fd876db9c7188ccf

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Eddie’s expression hardened.145456edc23a8168

E?6e23ed07a962021e

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An unknown name. No, it 5693b609dc wasn’t even 83d705afde a name. More like d391f8ca52 a codename.1e550fccb4ce3ec1

It seemed 6128119166 something had 96f88349c5 arrived for 6753b1e3e4 Gerald while eeb016ce9b Eddie was d1b1ee8c49 busy calming fc75f745fd Ketron after 32df29a568 bringing him f3cf864cf7 inside.9ae9d080a03ae4cc

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Things are happening dc8783a0ca fast. Eddie swallowed nervously.c05629296d75388f

“…What did it say?”97ff00b63a0d2ab4

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Eddie asked, 4bc282e60e trying not 0dc31231b6 to show 413b5a5af7 his agitation. He had 6496f2f905 learned from 2c694a04b9 the previous 3e9958aa9d note that e6f0df3fef if he 8b71c5f554 acted suspiciously, 843b945adf he might 03f61dae63 be suspected.94c2f06b577815ce

But what Gerald 0d530a87ce said next was c519ec939d so shocking that c02e70e96f Eddie almost wished bd3a2ad7c1 he hadn’t understood 13d85c4ad9 it.c9755fa3e89c57d1

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“They plan to bring down the sky.”7a32e0127cfd819c

“…”9e6fa1b44196bf25

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Eddie’s expression froze d0e4911bc7 as he immediately 7e40614b2e understood.954cd5e2e59338a3

That seemed to 0aa0d9c18a be the entire 69dd30a054 message, as Gerald 41f623555d pulled back and ecdb6b99a5 nodded.eeeb354b2334b5f1

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Then he turned 7e3d44ad76 and headed to b7403b8d36 the kitchen, as 2d2dbe4924 if there was eb9ab64c9f no need to 366859b9a5 see Eddie’s reaction.9250b15f15a14bbf

As if delivering 076872b947 that message was ad3aff3638 his only task.4c5890c343ef8d8e

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But Eddie stood eefd09ea68 frozen, unable to e0aa0a8c7e move.434791eb55008153

I need to get 6e0c62c06c the milk. Ket’s waiting.8536fc868424fa5a

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That thought 281fd90515 crossed his 0c0486c75a mind, but 14ecee505b he couldn’t ba490d7cbc move. The words he had 8eb292bea6 just heard couldn’t be 31cab96972 ignored.7239b803d83fef99

They plan to 30e0a24262 bring down the a1bbd9e8fb sky.0715a43d9c6c8726

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They.be156fadb15d10d1

Who were they?9e5fac29205226c0

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But one 45df4e5a0e thing was 2b2a99dc5b clear. What the sky referred e7be4de8ff to.1c2345193fbe4e19

This world had c10e588a4d magic and dragons, 1e11e08695 a damn fantasy 48c586d823 world. And an emperor 32ae6c0efe ruling the Empire.a1026560c6dda108

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In the Reneba Empire, 182c7b8410 where Eddie was, the 5f7e867267 emperor was called this.86bcaaabc13b10e5

‘The sky.’19e941eb1a403a03

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So those d0717c3e38 words meant f020ef1b50 this.93ef230bc8e3f7e7

‘They’re targeting the e67198610f emperor.’012163edd5125fc1

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“…”3698fe2f682292f1

Of course, the emperor was supreme, the sky of the Empire. Everyone knew this. But who they were… and why ‘Eddie’ was secretly f040160adf receiving this report, 351ab2b4cc that was the 33e49a9a3e problem.33f294cbf847806d

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Eddie couldn’t hide his 8bbc6c981e confused expression.9bc8457ce2a2c7d7

Augustine, Arthur, Boram, 2355c31987 Ketron’s state, everything 7d9afddef1 was chaotic, and 5442671643 now another heavy b17035b344 issue was added.0a304a604375a1d3

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Eddie opened his 00fd3d4016 mouth in a a7a3682a12 daze, then closed cc98cdd00e it again. Various thoughts 0222f3dc9c overlapped and f8d8ceb8a6 fell away 993b3942f0 on his 0f76d8a465 still-confused face.22a8a2f2cad5e56e

The emperor, they, Augustine, Gerald…51bd7f5ba3c36873

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And the 09428bc9d3 letter he f1a4ad6487 had pushed 600b4e2265 to the 1ace185d65 back of a9dfdfa0d5 his mind. The mysterious letter 14c962ae6b still sitting quietly 09cb7b2106 in Eddie’s desk b17194af42 drawer.1bbce6883cfd35c2

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Back then, he ac4581bf3a had vaguely thought 187bc01b04 there might be 21d7cb04a0 something special about 68b0e1b303 the character ‘Eddie,’ d8f31e12bc but hearing this dc43e99063 made it hard 755f11a9ff to dismiss lightly.db69793d2fb241b2

“Ha.”ae905a550655f66b

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What is 3ea9d1ab1b this day? No, not even f9f66cc7b7 a day. What’s happening in just 8116f98e5e half a day?9724b6782c6c1fb1

Feeling nauseous and d5152dbdbc overwhelmed, Eddie unconsciously eff17598f3 held his chin.055921af0bdf4da4

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Of course, that b8d0d131d5 didn’t suddenly calm 9c5668cdb5 his churning insides.7edfd7d433d910ca

Eddie muttered 1317119069 to himself e31b7ac4bd without realizing 8d608ad705 it.db12ee343d8180cc

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‘Eddie’… what were you up to?05442a42cb19166b

Of course, it b4c33b40a3 was a hollow b9e38ec66e question with no 2b251c6660 one to answer.f02da2b1aad804c2

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