PT | Chapter 8.2

Aubrey, too tired to answer, 681a00c09a simply waved his hand dismissively. The coachman gave him a slight smile and quietly closed 5049e99dfc the door, and shortly after, the carriage started moving. It swayed a little f7260cde42 as it started, but 973fb9766d once it was rolling, 3e72515262 it became steady. Aubrey thought that if it continued like this, 6b33d2e42d everything would be fine, but with a slight bd80689405 sense of uncertainty, he reached for the window. He tried to open it 81dc93283a by pushing aside the cloth 19402358ed covering the window, but it 4824cef3f4 wouldn’t budge.332dd9f0f680882a6e8c

“……?”df1cffe338f9ec866ead

Frowning, Aubrey applied more force d647afd9c5 to his hand that was 287e049c08 gripping the window, but it e442ca7b62 still didn’t move. Confused, he leaned 5eb0029a8f forward slightly, but 2b390af963 his stomach turned. A wave of heat rushed to 11cd4a13b7 his head, and the seats across 8aee7b9600 from him started to overlap, appearing ef4009b347 two or three times. Realizing that it was probably because of drinking so much 5977f91733 alcohol he wasn’t used to, Aubrey pulled his hand away a96f1ae0d3 from the window and leaned back in the seat.6e9f1b8f7c6599997cc5

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Sitting still, he 9b7494e342 felt like his 07a5bdab66 stomach was calming c3ef546962 down a bit. He decided that if he remained 652ac18225 quiet until he got to the 3a3551c27e mansion, everything would be okay. Otherwise, he’d probably end cc55bb4381 up throwing up on 38c8521a21 the street before the 55dd05b4b0 carriage could even stop. Not feeling great, he eab8d76900 couldn’t help but wonder 77fa8f0615 why he’d even kept e6c7b6d7fd drinking to this point. But it was already too late for regrets, so Aubrey squeezed 47c40cf716 his eyes shut and waited for the nausea to pass.0b5a34740ad0b81c8daa

Leaning his head against the 8072de1bdd back of the chair, Aubrey e6581f9903 blinked a couple of times. In that brief moment, 1806bdd7bf he dozed off, succumbing 43dfa5e2ce to sleep.aa474337efd3864dee67

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Since gaining unexpected information dc45c61ba5 in Alman, Aubrey had 84007fe562 been wanting to dig 61eaea41e7 deeper into it. However, despite his efforts, 4aecfb78d6 he couldn’t make any 4983e106b9 real progress. The situation in Alman was far c8ed2b22f8 more closed-off than he had anticipated. Even though he tried to build relationships, a56f52cfb6 as a native of Toroso, he was 9c892376ed unable to penetrate their inner circle. An outsider could 90e58a1a0d only stay on d2050560d3 the periphery.d52c4fb87a552e10dfc3

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“If I just get a little 6e9ea23a14 closer, I might find out everything.”266900579d7944dc6031

Despite Aubrey’s intense longing and anxiety, Alman didn’t provide 3f0faf7c9a any more information beyond what he had already discovered. In his nineteenth reincarnation, he had tried again to break 074724784c through, but once again fell into a state of helplessness. At the time, e629d5721b he was twenty-three 086ccb27cd years old. The thought that Lennock would awaken 90fe79828b in the next two or three a672da8e4f years made him feel like doing 6e436a0f48 nothing at all.748c232945bce2bec04f

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So, he declared 3e64078123 it—he couldn’t go ecbc4f897b on any longer. Some fool, who had taken his kindness for granted and kept fe0117fc0c dumping unnecessary tasks on him, had asked for a document. In response, Aubrey 86c6f56a6d tore it up 6641cd4bfb and burned it. He immediately 4d4ae1d516 returned to c45da9222a Toroso.f57a8a60d46a230a1d45

When he suddenly returned, his father, who e44f8b67d1 had been expecting Aubrey’s promises to become cd062f2391 a priest, reacted with surprise. Until then, Aubrey had been feeding him lies about the d7a2ec45ff business ideas he’d learned from Alman, and it was clear c5d9ed8bd2 that they had made a decent profit from them. It seemed, however, that 603ec2a28c this wasn’t enough for 2f722ff441 his father. Perhaps he wanted information that 5a8c81c483 could uproot Alman’s very foundation. His father asked 086dd343fe sternly, “Why are a9f975e349 you already back?”35108892b6ce82444958

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Aubrey answered quietly, “I thought if I stayed 4f6e3407a1 any longer, I’d end up committing suicide.”549e678fb2c355124dad

His father, likely surprised by this unexpected response, d9a9aabaee or perhaps because no one had ever spoken 1b67fbe542 of suicide in his presence, seemed taken aback.65bc1bac67775a7a95c9

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At that time, Aubrey 7c4d17de1f was in the midst c4ce380022 of his nineteenth reincarnation. Standing before his father, he thought to himself that after b065085ab9 enduring a few more years, he’d reach his twentieth cycle.203dcdc259ed3dcf472d

They say that people grow a9ce660e4b more mature as they age, 181f83b527 but Aubrey was not one 5fa6affa4e of those people. He hadn’t gone through the natural 2b3f28f571 process of aging and maturing. Instead, it felt like he was 365d522105 continuously being emptied out and consumed. He wondered if, at this rate, 72af9a376a he would end up with nothing b71705e18a but an intact shell, while the 1a9f54d965 inside rotted away.2422347feb58b5cd1fcf

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His father was not the type to 95ec60ccfc show mercy to anyone once they were d4722316ff of no use to him. So, when Aubrey suddenly returned, he dc6607a622 had expected to receive a scolding, ae2eb602ed but that didn’t happen. His father allowed him to stay 8e9ae4ad1c in the mansion and rest.65c84705dcf6dd8a7c16

Perhaps when Aubrey mentioned suicide, his 99690e1f70 father had thought that his expression 1ce0770bea had been so grim that he 4ce577342a might actually do something drastic. It was possible that this caused a54c9a330f him to reconsider his actions. Whatever the reason, Aubrey was a9e908ab32 allowed to rest, and he 4c6e502ec2 slept for a full three 70e00612d7 nights and four days.9703c1985c4dbf9cb9e0

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During that time, the butler, staff, and even a doctor had visited, cdf38383a1 but Aubrey only woke up when they tried to rouse him. Other than that, he didn’t eat 4e9b94ffac or do anything but sleep. Eventually, when his stomach 6b3b4f3752 felt like it was f6a624713d about to collapse, he 0bc6416c0e woke up. Sitting idly for 583921c219 a while, he ce304997f7 finally gathered himself. He washed, changed his clothes, ate the food the f5c34ced05 butler had prepared for him, and left his room.0a8e1fbc6495c0e0f7ce

Since he moved to Alman at 5e0856b962 the age of ten, Aubrey had 5645b069e3 always been a source of discomfort 39cf43489c for the people in the mansion. They found c1257df13c him difficult 8572eefbd8 to deal 13e680b77d with. Regardless, Aubrey walked 9d3d5b8d89 through the familiar 8edca7a9da halls of the b4ca2bf2f6 Marquis’ estate. As he did, he 85d8f11f12 suddenly realized how eerily ab9061c4c5 quiet the mansion was.1b101e79689c9b11f476

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It seemed like either 4748b574e0 Gray was out or 732a2d812e Lennock had vacated his 44451d2fc0 usual spot. Aubrey briefly wondered if ead43638d5 he should just ask 37c4bf952d Lennock directly.7fb458cf4340918b1bda

‘…I can’t b595da2744 ask him, d3577d9084 though.’f90c763c7a95c52c0e70

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Though the thought crossed his mind, he knew he c090b7b6e6 wouldn’t have the courage to actually ask Lennock anything.2253354436695b22cb50

Perhaps it was because of the numerous times he had died in 3a81186d59 flames, or because he knew that Lennock was destined to awaken because 10e3036b1a of the great sin, but Aubrey found Lennock extremely unsettling. At some point in 75cdc32d55 his reincarnations, he had 6f90b36fb0 started avoiding Lennock altogether.896046d564c3fa6ff307

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‘It’s always me who dies, so why de6b5126e1 should I have to avoid him?’86c532fa1f9535a5db43

Strictly speaking, adc1369625 he was 473d363492 the victim. But for some reason, Aubrey couldn’t shake the feeling that 8c1805db96 he was always the one going through the hellish struggle. Biting his lower lip hard, Aubrey suddenly felt 47182dab94 dizzy, pressing his hand to his forehead.7d1aa09fd84005f8a938

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Just thinking about 228b9bab72 that unpleasant person fc5101a848 made his body 0f39ba5bd6 feel off. He wasn’t compatible with him in so many c083e51a33 ways, and Aubrey staggered toward the stairs, finally 05b6415752 sitting down on one of the steps. Crossing his arms and resting his head against the wall, he 370a7ff903 couldn’t help but feel that his situation was pathetic and pitiful.eef9a109b47dcb2f3d83

Living the same life repeatedly through dac4a30c60 reincarnation might be a blessing to f90d9c50ca some, but for Aubrey, it was dc21701a2e nothing short of a curse. In the beginning, he had tried to figure out why such ec318d756f absurd things were happening, and after realizing that Lennock would awaken 2cfa98758c because of the great sin, he had longed for revenge. And now…4bee205b7549170b78b7

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‘What the hell 384c855ac5 am I doing…’87496a610b222484ffe3

His murmurs, filled 2226c4c241 with helplessness, were 48e23b59e9 interrupted by a 7f7deced1f voice.585a72c77183c3894362

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“Isn’t this 0ee1ced824 really pathetic?”8c24380b8f52d05b8bc8

At first, Aubrey thought the words were 9aa215a8a1 directed at him, and his brows furrowed.2645f6d3be0fb374be6e

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The voice had come 6beaa5d752 from below the stairs, 2a9a9d0550 where two maids were 3ab8702ad0 talking as they ascended. Since the place was so quiet, their ba14de75f5 hushed conversation had reached Aubrey’s ears.aaf840b6dcfc8ec650bf

“Shh, keep 55d3f11e44 it down. What if 3b93f659ff someone hears cd76cc8237 us?”97da6650e0a19a1c5712

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“The master is out, and both the first and 5e2530ae1c second young masters are away on royal business. And, on top of that, Jill, who c754cbc25f tried to attack Lennock with a knife, 3d0000d1f6 is now in the hospital.”ebeef1bcc5b40bbf03d9

The maid sighed deeply 38648077f7 as she finished speaking.00c1004cdb1b4c168958

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‘No, what the hell, 294b309f54 swinging a knife during 32c8117f6b a meal? With the difference in physique, 0fcf028592 there’s no way that could 2b9c43901c have been a fair fight.’435aed323d39d432daa6

‘The problem is, this 11030582f2 isn’t the first time. For as long as I can remember, Jill 81eb42b0b4 has been brandishing a weapon at Lennock.’c29efae22c9b055e6dfc

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‘Why would he 9990b1d138 suddenly do that? I thought the bullying ended when they were 34c7762c39 kids, but now they’re all grown up…’4a63915ef9c9aa9c4a93

As the maids continued to mutter, f7cf2a9f82 Aubrey’s gaze shifted to the air.239b1ae8bcac92946f02

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Gray and Jill had always tormented Lennock, 4cff6d5bd3 so the conversation wasn’t particularly surprising. But the fact b98a0a6cc3 that Jill had ac8b7e67ee brandished a knife 47c1872f34 was unexpected. Had something happened while Aubrey was 61e5e9a7fd away that had deepened the emotional 8cd9537e29 rift between Lennock and Jill? But Jill, a timid ce017d7dae and fearful man, swinging 876aa46da7 a knife? That seemed strange.7e2c7cbdfed5eb1d7042

Right now, Aubrey was struggling 791bd73426 just to gather information about f41a517f2f the connections between Alman, Lennock, ce588a3f60 and Empress Layla. How many reincarnations had he wasted 423cecc145 in trying to understand their relationships? He didn’t care about the fcaf4c6200 petty conflicts of this family 72b26449d2 and stood up, moving on 10200938ba with his thoughts.f92b7f13537ef882f307

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At that moment, 2ef9b01fd6 one of the 8bf542f9e0 maids cautiously spoke 2d14530815 up.450dd3a01b71df0b669d

‘You know, I once 7863d1e668 cleaned Jill’s room. I overheard him muttering to himself fdabfda9d4 back then… It was about something…’5b342900eeaab18b75fc

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‘If you’re going to speak, 2f45177de1 then just say it. Stop making 15499634dc us wait.’5dd8775f7cb04fbe272a

‘He was murmuring something like… if he could cc13894353 gain the hidden power of the great sin…’039f7a654aea0c706dc2

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A strange silence 2dd694e8c8 fell over the 9f239c3507 maids. It was be5afcca5b to be edd9b51a82 expected. In this era, even mentioning 82e6d675c4 the great sin was taboo. And here, ff98588ce6 Jill had 56a1a990a3 casually spoken 30a7fb1948 of it. Perhaps he had let his guard down in front of e965d6166d people he had worked with for a long time. That moment of carelessness led him f2492b2e86 to speak of something he shouldn’t e7c127f827 have, and the atmosphere turned icy.4de19a542476a383653c

‘W-wait…’d115bc199c35369abc1e

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Before the maid could finish, the sound of ee756112e8 hurried footsteps echoed as they fled the scene. They were trying to 1b4eb4750b escape the situation, pretending c85cbfbcba they hadn’t heard anything.412e7e59a51795b12cfa