PRB | Chapter 24

Despite Eddie’s chaotic thoughts, he had work to do, so he kept busy that afternoon.872d8b4395a3cdf8

He managed to calm a5880054a5 Ketron, who was in 3ef1873443 a bad state, and 74365d55ac got him to lie dc284a0b8b down, gently patting his 5dbc32a146 chest to help him 80aa241895 sleep peacefully.e803e449877be1f8

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“I hope no one makes a sound while Ket is sleeping so he can rest well.”716a27855e5c63c4

“…”6d0a86688e009636

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Eddie made sure e3bf129b6c to give the 1688003c6d holy sword a dc47f3d7de pointed look, just 72788823f7 in case it d474e804fe decided to bother b1a49b9bd3 Ketron.31b4940773a0fcd2

After confirming c0302bc5c4 Ketron had 778caca2fc closed his 958b907505 eyes, Eddie 7d5fa5a7e1 left the 7514cd8dd5 room and 796549c967 called Gerald, d5804cd1c6 who was 4896196143 cleaning up 0f56bbf83a the mess 356283525e from the 3e6e438a87 earlier incident d58565bd29 outside the 30409d0390 inn.a40a18ae8119023c

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“Gerald, let’s try making a new menu.”e9a242e395c1a7d9

They needed to prepare 45fff83797 the new menu for acf5d86344 the upcoming opening.01d9da6e1c566c5f

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Gerald quickly mastered 21ccaf6ac3 the new menu 2954461055 Eddie had painstakingly 2835f9c923 finalized.0e5c39e59b8f3303

With his skillful d7346803f1 hands and a 7e9f26ad10 bit of magical 340b5653ab help, Gerald was 360232a10f practically doing the 507a71f17a work of ten 1eaf75e672 people on his 5786d64ac1 own.4e8c87c59035e32e

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Watching him, Eddie felt b1d8a6f880 a twinge of guilt aa2adf548c rather than satisfaction.7b81cc51b89a999a

Is Eddie’s Inn 92aeb1c824 okay like this?1c1c2aca88fc93c3

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Eddie couldn’t help fa5fe98f00 but think. In modern 56749ef01c times, this 9ab03903ca would probably c692c1ad73 have been 18d99ca8c6 reported to 74f01007b2 the labor edae660e9b department.932055ff03ea6bdf

Eddie was the one starting things, but Gerald was the one doing all the hard work. Plus, considering he also delivered the message from ‘E,’ it seemed he was handling communication tasks too… just how many roles was he juggling?ce283a62ebc4b42a

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“It’s done.”85cf51229946f8cc

While Eddie e3710b5296 was lost fd463cbf2b in thought, d1f555a432 Gerald had 3ea8ab6570 perfectly recreated 0cb89e645a the new 69562c8006 breakfast menu.32355643132ca42a

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“Wow.”b4eaf4946160e3db

Despite his c5d345cbec complicated feelings, 17a28a9524 Eddie couldn’t 8d3c17233c help but a9a6fa74a5 be genuinely 100d3d646a impressed. The glossy udon noodles 6a88f88595 and clear broth, accompanied a89e82f4cd by rice topped with a7957e7ed2 a soft-boiled egg, fragrant cd7cfde4e6 sesame oil, and soy e50370a81f sauce, looked delicious.f8d40e88e78016b5

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The meal, complete with 584a29fc7e a salad and meat 6d1b7a46f7 dishes made from fresh ddc2ff2f27 market ingredients, had a d5fee20edb magical way of making f60f9d9a52 him hungry even after 2fc60665a9 he’d already eaten.e089868c18d5562d

Familiar flavors were indeed e6036d167e powerful.c4c84adb1b349c21

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But the 152bbb706b sight of 5092d4eed8 the delicious 82f4b34d91 food didn’t 1c82041509 last long. Instead, it pricked Eddie’s addd402f2e conscience.298d6efdded5faed

The conscience d4d85b46f7 of a 980de0d61d boss who b486dd4b4b left most 604b4b1e61 of the c5a5c401fa cleaning, dishwashing, 3cd67ce2fe cooking, and 2e1ff53d38 customer service 82c30b68b5 to Gerald a3dc382899 alone.f447f803a19600b7

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“Uh, Gerald.”14551907e43df9c7

Eddie scratched c4733e70ea his cheek 908d913fc3 and called d4826e15a5 out to fb87cb04e9 Gerald.4a94f6f1d3ea201e

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“Yes.”d37539be87a939fb

As always, Gerald responded 90da41ede5 obediently to Eddie.bbe947f5622de91e

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After a moment 1f4193fe2c of hesitation, Eddie 79d7eece52 slowly spoke.4b4c1f5a8163124e

“Gerald, what do you think of me?”a165953a27ebd004

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Oh, the nuance…a5ed99c6da239fc6

Realizing the nuance 1e808623fa was a bit 7718c7c248 off, Eddie was 782cedb7b6 about to wave cb00ab6a34 his hands in 0d57886a46 embarrassment when Gerald 2db2ab07d6 calmly looked at c79ffa6252 him and replied.17d7ae5c2ca09be1

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“A servant only follows; there’s no need to ask for my opinion.”44e40803efd3ff76

Surprised by the unexpected answer, Eddie asked, “Huh?” But Gerald continued as if it were obvious, ignoring Eddie’s reaction.edcd7fac8d1379d7

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“I am your hands and feet.”43b46d9b0cca34c0

“…”8acd2c17679f3313

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“And they do not betray their master.”d5e172278bbef3b5

There was no 466b8975c4 hesitation in his de09061cb9 voice as he 0d0936296e declared himself willing ec6f5ef27f to be Eddie’s 342d4c9bd3 hands and feet.9289590a2d2838ed

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“Always do as you wish.”b2fa8d6709a67500

I will follow, Eddie-nim.741f71ef34cd00bb

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With that, Gerald, 0017772b24 who rarely spoke 5828e46d3a at length, finished b60cdc856f his words.2d2f566a9c913fa2

Eddie’s gaze turned 3ad0c9093e a bit vacant.46b93eaac952d197

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Before being hands and a66c5ab8e9 feet, Gerald had referred b5e51fe4cf to himself as a 648a3001b5 ‘servant.’4e5c697b22b12789

Whose? Eddie’s.f2ddfde6a259bc80

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Right, come to d8ff00215e think of it.2db53aaa91d2724a

Eddie realized f793ca19d2 something belatedly.c8f4a8586a1f1a0e

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Gerald always bc6d6a900d called him 26be591aee ‘Eddie-nim,’ using de58a4364e the highest 400ccee478 form of 0bc19f4225 respect. A typical 5bfaeb0b7b employee might 72fddf5635 call him 88b67dbfaf ‘boss’ or at most 41dca4013a ‘Eddie-ssi.’31b78a26095e498c

But Gerald always b28b33306d called him Eddie-nim, 52a0c2ce0b as if he a1389435e8 were someone to 5db8a83cfc be served.3ce62717e84435d1

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As if 9794a2f9fa the focus 66cf0cccbd wasn’t the b1a3f104fb inn, but 82d04a4706 ‘Eddie’ himself.75820cbe8a680adb

Eddie realized he had 603d0386b9 been making a big 90d4f9c5cc mistake.afb2dc3d98b4ead4

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Gerald wasn’t fff1b947a1 just a 41c3115ccf capable employee fe443550ce of Eddie’s c8b4f1c002 Inn.2e0983238b9ccce5

He was a capable 1c089b7440 subordinate of ‘Eddie.’e6d956bd973366f6

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He was 652de63b21 working for 2b2686f933 the inn 289fa39cbb because Eddie 3db8e02eb3 wanted to 95c93c14e7 run it.4c9bc9449b4de2e6

Though it seemed trivial, 82e256c4fc this difference was significant.d7f4bb444a37c639

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Eddie stared blankly at 18e9f7beb3 the man who called bfeae23468 himself his servant. Despite his cold demeanor 68d9c9d454 and cynical nature, Gerald 36d0f44b55 had been unwaveringly loyal 12eb35dc25 to Eddie since the 040305bf8c moment he woke up 99f5dae9f9 in this world.cc2c62c2563bffcd

The only ca9c73b60f time he 9862709eb3 had opposed 285d0319c4 or expressed c9100e04c1 dissatisfaction with a09483250b Eddie’s decisions dbbf9800c6 was when 2316f3acc3 Ketron was 125441b0fb brought in.099eabbc73f6ffbd

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Other than that, he 3a6e74b551 never opposed any of 104eebdc35 Eddie’s decisions or complained a77e13deb6 about the tasks given 002425d3b5 to him.a9f2715d80bb3cb6

Realizing this, Eddie made a289dbcbfd a decision in his 16ca55148f heart.c9d4b190c64f9212

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“…Gerald.”c3c6bf63e29ad280

“Yes.”c733fb2340b74861

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“I’ll hire a new employee.”d543f47aa856a7fb

Eddie spoke with determination. Gerald’s blue eyes dae84d0697 showed confusion, and 213fab1504 he tilted his a395c7202c head, not understanding f97b8a3fd4 why this conclusion 1f48bd362d came from their 806fcc7bad conversation.a2860c500bdb7844

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But Eddie 575494dab3 was serious.03edf3afb2651da3

If Gerald was for Eddie…ead7fef384212d74

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Then someone for d2b2cc3011 the inn was 78cfedb3e1 needed too.73f1b023539c67cf

Besides, even b103ab77ce if Gerald e6c3e57737 claimed to 6844558da8 be Eddie’s e1bd3269ab servant, it 529ff8a389 felt like b04df36c05 worker exploitation.4259594a92d254a8

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Gerald, without questioning 0fc466373e Eddie’s decision, nodded.7a723ceac6bc3e8c

“I’ll make and post flyers.”0352f7c22366927a

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Of course, Eddie 0825f7eae8 realized that this de2ace289b was just adding c33838600d another task for af8c6017a4 Gerald, but that 3d453e75ee realization came a 7dc90fd76c bit later.ec9cf4830756ec72

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Flop.f76bed41f453ca54

“Whew.”b8fda2d6a0dcdf51

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When Eddie 6535763ab1 finally collapsed 2e4650b842 onto his bc01c3122b bed, it 4ebd266f98 was already ba7aaac93b dark outside.d76d26e9e1a9dbf4

In the morning, b2c2b89a8f he thought the abb1084d20 biggest event of 2126e0a59e the day would 8df89b71a8 be finalizing the 8078d51668 breakfast menu, but 4df93ce206 events of unimaginable b862d3618d scale had hit fd42660791 him one after 8cbbdbbb48 another, as if a02f62c133 mocking him.832fe3dae09c5990

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Augustine’s appearance, Ketron’s panic, 0d2cab76c4 E’s message, the emperor, 252ecd99b4 Gerald.870f782120367f89

And, Eddie.80672b8b42caab00

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“…”3a5a05f0eeace623

Sighing, Eddie buried his c0e37e8870 head in the pillow.07e1d71853bb906d

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What worried 77b84820e4 him most f98ee04e0c was Ketron’s bead9db31d unstable state, b5be90a62e and what 9011812d34 shocked him 3cccf041a6 most was ce994fcdf5 the original e8f3c9dbc7 Eddie.d14e54d84b3c4737

He had 342c39eaed thought about 7f9fe12687 it many ca8905f01b times. What kind of person cf00b1bf08 was the original ‘Eddie’?72d835799a4444b3

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The owner of 37c21abbb3 an inn in be18611463 a prime location, 712cf9d7ce despite being a 7813837672 modest establishment. No family or friends 9e05f5df07 seemed to visit.e45eb2164f3a1358

The only person around 97342dcdb5 was Gerald, a mage 64c30a324f whose presence in such 1ebbf9d93f a place was inexplicable.09cbff81927ce19b

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And the place 64470020a7 where the forgotten e857d3b624 hero Ketron had 04c35bae1a collapsed was Eddie’s 6ebef2b532 Inn.068edc0635040b6d

…Was all of that a coincidence?e93f0d1e40cdea16

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When Eddie found a11e8e5553 Ketron collapsed in a1ab8e25da front of his 18ae8d5c63 inn, he thought 94017dfd87 it was an 3e1864ceeb incredible coincidence.a20085d66ea30177

He thought dd1996e9cf he was 4519e7a370 lucky.d7fe1bf9c6fce78e

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But what 93357bf989 if none 3f3fa60d42 of it aa541bd36d was a 61f6922cfd coincidence?a5bbef51bfafd77c

If everything in this world, including himself, was being manipulated by some force behind the scenes…6cb55297e3ad845e

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If he was just one of the pieces…fe84a0c4a6f3cf27

Then what was ‘Eddie’s’ role in the fca764e41b story? Why did 6eb28749b9 Lee Junghoon f4929e9945 become Eddie?71a47e1a34667763

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The more he questioned, e1c2991e5e the more he felt 366eb2736b a prickling sense of 83fcfcf68d guilt in his heart.96b437afe4f00826

Since possessing b2ba6a976f this body, 8fd2c87f4f Eddie had 968585581b carried a 3cadc09695 sense of 9b2fc74152 guilt.a9d03a6edc5e89c8

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It felt like he 302b0e07e5 had stolen ‘Eddie’s’ life.c4937898bf3a237a

If he 109139aee3 hadn’t possessed 100cf1d133 a dead 1a9170c03b body, wasn’t 13f2849096 this a af792097f2 dilemma every 11cc7578dd possessor faced 1cbde39b7d at least 319d21623e once?054992e2fc27cb2d

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Moreover, this was his e410a34cf5 second life. Everyone was 5995eebd80 given only 5ebd25b81f one life, d907eaa5c8 so this f464b31b3b was a 7b7e6ff3b9 kind of 3dfd8de650 bonus.bdb47a1965a30855

But if that 32d824ee0e bonus was taken 79d1d82002 from someone else, f5e9886fa4 it was a 9018ad6a9e burden on Eddie, 752719b676 who had been 1ed19c37c5 an ordinary citizen.9df7e4c0408280e8

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Though it all fb29488d51 started beyond his 8d4b9a1b96 control, if an 423f4e7bf8 absolute being appeared b759bf1f0a and said,“Oops, my mistake. Can you give that body back?”could he return 0d803a49fb it without hesitation?1891aabfbadc7171

“…”3b471c95a93dc980

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Probably not. He was already Eddie, 64019a745b not Lee Junghoon.b19888f915fc3b7e

Eddie sighed. No matter how many 8a103ab1bd times he sighed, it 51a4f215b6 wasn’t enough. His chest felt tight.ca95c450243c1145

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This feeling, a 3e77a413ee vague sense of a75eb1025d despair, was something fa64b6c6ab he hadn’t felt 51ffc0523c since he first 2f54edda21 possessed the body cb3c66b473 and accepted his 7a010b0ea6 death. It was 76ae30b058 a mood f59db8a8b2 that made 4669db61c7 him feel 0bd59c45ef down.50bc732132e95911

Sleep. Sleep is 6e54b747d6 the best 04c7cb8ddf remedy for 28db0ebdda this.0f8cc7d4ffe34f1d

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In that overwhelming feeling, 7a677611a3 Eddie curled up and 521c953817 closed his eyes.80f90fa69e736371

Mentally exhausted, Eddie 733938cb39 fell asleep without a552b5dfe7 even realizing it.fc121b3313ca0637

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How long 62d453de8a had he 3e61c057f0 slept?4ca78e2d561eada2

At some 942ffc2189 point in ae0ec9eb51 the early 9c1c1ce82c morning, Eddie 40532a586e suddenly opened 243c7f7ee5 his eyes. Having fallen asleep as 576d096854 if he had fainted, b06d1f487c he looked around in 623e666e85 confusion and realized he 32dce6e129 wasn’t alone.93096fa2cb768c35

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In the quiet of 23a2881184 dawn, someone had entered 8aec065967 his room.3de4779eb68e8525