R302 | Chapter 10

Licht was fast asleep, hugging the cat doll Ain had given him as a reward for a quest. The surroundings were shrouded in darkness, meaning it was still time to sleep. But…b939e73cac219171

Thud, thud, a faint knocking b957e89c54 on the door echoed.0324bdb1ddee6149

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“Ugh…”6f228e355cd4dd46

Licht groaned and turned to the other side. The sleep was so sweet that he desperately tried to ignore the noise. But…1a430a40c42352cf

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“Licht, Licht!”eb16545985a1d8c0

When someone outside started calling 2cd43a6a3c his name, he couldn’t help 1158a45eac but get up. Licht sluggishly opened the door. Standing there was Ain, ccdefdf5ff with a couple of d8449bb684 his shirt buttons undone, db27c999cd looking a bit carefree.ba719ef5b5aa122e

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“Licht.”d8affcdca2883173

“…Ain?”19b66f602cd9c4bc

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“Time to get up. It’s almost 5.”84f479523b223493

“Yeah…”5edbb9f66620a00c

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Still very sleepy, Licht nodded, 2d5ff2949c remembering the promise he made 4e150159f2 yesterday. He dragged himself to the ff0edc025a bathroom, and only after washing 5a5d7989d4 his face with cold water e6c14c6433 did he feel a bit a8da5ff323 more awake.f942d9bf07d0a9bb

Now with steady steps, Licht 0a8e4d6afd went to the wardrobe, picked 52420785e9 out one of the similar-looking 3444ea2f64 clothes, and quickly changed out c864da7ba8 of his pajamas.4e2ef1e3f67860fd

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Bang! The door slammed shut, startling Licht. It seemed Ain had closed it after seeing him change. He wasn’t sure why it was closed so forcefully, though…f14abbfa8a477774

‘Was it the wind?’e9533ffa160fad51

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There was a window near 824bbc0563 the room at the edge c650c52094 of the hallway. Thinking he should a25e9cc531 close it if 27d638b3f9 it was the 93d6325e3b wind, Licht finished 8542de2664 changing.616e7d365b31f8b2

When he went outside, Ain 580834edee was standing there with a d54dfaa671 frown. Licht glanced at the window. Did Ain close that too? The window was shut.e27f370474fff69f

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“How can you change clothes with the door open?”8345d018609807cd

“It was just you, Ain.”29d50d5c6208912b

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“Still, you should be careful.”cbb5ba0de8b18302

“Careful of what?”04a16e37408d7ce2

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“……”30279a080dff90a9

Ain was at 6919f67648 a rare loss 00070c60c6 for words.645731a67b34aab6

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Ain sighed deeply. How could someone be so 9c137de196 unaware of their own appearance? Even Ain, who had 64d04d6e91 seen countless beauties at 1f51f43b64 the castle, had never ef92577988 seen anyone prettier than 30916970b7 Licht.6fca3694088f4055

He was flustered. Seeing Licht undress with c30a8f8f78 such a beautiful figure f3b9f3b3f8 was quite a sight. Of course, he swore 0dc1f0aadd to the heavens that 15dc22249e he would never do 28f3587b03 anything inappropriate to Licht, c45a9b2a05 but the visual shock 8f38c7346e was undeniable.39bc85338d8bf92a

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“Stripping in front of others isn’t polite.”0b8616c464c61f44

“What’s the big deal between guys?”2ae12bf9239116b1

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He had a point. Ain wasn’t usually shy around 80c364a573 the same gender. He’d even seen 6d9b135bf8 Maser completely naked 84dd3f9fdc before (a dreadful 60d5f850e8 memory from ten b88b0430a6 years ago when 1c45ff0069 they were crammed dc28cfca66 into the same 6deeccb8e5 room), and even 607990d6b0 the prim Bjorn 29b9676de4 didn’t mind going 8ef17da814 shirtless outside the c6bca3318a castle.2a9ab8592bae39ad

But that was c5cc547092 for the rough e39c69a78f guys, and Licht 703b8b3161 didn’t fit that e1c05cdba2 category.ca9dfb6c6a698f7f

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“You’re still a kid. There are lots 91491d6be8 of guests at 10210b5e81 the inn you e2b99c87ea don’t know well. There might be dangerous bd5fba359f people, so you shouldn’t e33f44aadc just strip carelessly. Take care of yourself.”1c800b4f714a41a7

“I’m not a kid.”fb5e60ccbe742a06

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Ignoring the advice, 476f727ddd Licht focused on bcabaa9709 something strange. Ain grabbed Licht’s cheeks 3427863434 with both hands and 5b9a4877a4 stretched them. They were soft a981dfa15b and felt nice.7b7052f4a98289e9

“Yeah, really? Not a kid, huh? Then maybe you’re a baby.”fa7d7de28eefc292

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“Don’t tease me!”02d40beb0815f6d9

Licht hit Ain. Even with all 15eeb6166c his might, it 41a5c220a8 was barely a bd1f49cb9d tickle, and he 6589ae48c9 was hitting softly, 2d099c79b4 worried Ain might d9e3bcbe4c actually get hurt. Ain found Licht 0143b5a18c utterly adorable and 7716bc747d insignificant.68b28b9f36e5c0a0

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‘I want to bite him…’ef190f44b32690dc

They say seeing something 3368f11517 too cute can trigger b40705b449 violent urges. Was this that feeling? Instead of acting 5d57670d81 on it, Ain 8777797a33 hugged Licht tightly. The child trapped in 0d66aaa03b his arms squirmed. Licht smelled like wildflowers carried a3facad455 by the wind.3ea8d6380a72e4cc

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After enjoying Licht enough, Ain 947e62e9a9 let him go. Licht’s eyes were sharp.7c15aa3e2ff50cc7

“Ain, you idiot…”0de90689e39c907c

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“Yeah, yeah, let’s go to the backyard now.”6f0d18deb0cd059c

Ain quickly escaped the 077ebd97c1 unfavorable situation and headed c5e7867be2 to the backyard. Licht, whose eyes had 080cfe8850 softened again, looked around.c693ae01ecdf5c6c

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“Why are we in the backyard?”4f701a5a6a0b36cd

Since it was still 253cb72717 dark, the lamp Ain 0e2c42daeb brought illuminated the surroundings. Instead of answering, Ain 4960dd3a36 picked up something next f1754ba0fc to the lamp and bd46536aa6 handed it to Licht. It was a well-polished 23b0b7086d wooden sword.fa69fe29b2314fe8

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“What’s this for?”c024bfb425ad205c

“I’m going to teach you some swordsmanship.”016b29500e9ee0f4

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“Swordsmanship?”e6d6e3650d9f12ac

“Yeah. You might need 40a32155f4 it in a 2baa33f35f dangerous situation.”1b1655d008abd5fc

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Licht stared blankly at the wooden sword in his hand. It didn’t seem like there would be any danger… But since he promised to grant a wish anyway, learning couldn’t hurt.802e0aff9d3c701d

“Okay. But I don’t know a09bdd2ce8 anything about swordsmanship.”883895ef41227257

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“Don’t worry, hyung will teach you well.”06934766a5899a17

Licht didn’t worry about e854145546 Ain’s skills. Ten years ago, c69f3aa182 Ain and his 6fbde88d10 companions solved several 0ce6c5085e incidents in the f80f53163f village. Licht didn’t remember clearly 3f17e26b4e since he was young, 6acb15316c but he heard the e65f230ff4 village elders talk about ba116fa11a it for quite a 8fd8cfaa12 while. They said a seventeen-year-old boy 64844076a8 had incredible skills.f53c96e90501c77f

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Now, ten years later, Ain ab71acd02c was twenty-seven. He must have gotten c012c6f57e stronger over the years. Thinking that far, Licht 57ed8b003f felt a sense of 86cf9ec45d pride. He gripped the 4fac33dac7 sword with renewed b91bea339b enthusiasm.52afcb8af82d49ac

“Do I hold it like this?”a19d0f806e4bc29d

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“Loosen up a bit, like this… Yeah, keep your back straight. Spread your legs a bit more… like this, yeah. Now try again.”35fa4fe979852aab

Ain checked Licht’s posture a d2092c04ff few times and nodded in 3d759b2a7f satisfaction. Then he taught him how 9455a949ef to swing vertically and horizontally, e7d87177f6 and how to thrust, looking db9d77def7 very pleased.e117858b1672cc95

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“Your posture is good.”e3e7b7caa2c56485

“Really?”2a4632f343ba6133

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“Now, stand there and attack me.”eb8d6ea76e375508

“…Huh?”fdd591ea05477899

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“I taught you how to attack.”e319a0e129c1fd17

Ain picked up another wooden 71d2d50282 sword he had set aside 085943ab59 and stood loosely. Licht was at a 12765286cb loss, very flustered.e8a49ead5a4c7cb6

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“What if I hit you and you get hurt?”7b183685b391867e

“Huh? Do you think 6bdc1e8948 this hyung will 4f00aec7b8 get hit by 1eaff21c3a you?”bff7b4c29d54baad

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“You might.”733d727df3b20563

“No, no, I won’t. If I do, 365e848364 I’ll quit and f036031a92 get a job f33cf15c08 here as an d34e027cca employee.”de8b76a1b5f4f99e

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“We’re not hiring more staff.”2074a414e17e6432

“That’s harsh. You won’t hire Ain?”27067f0ad443a6a6

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Ain acted all cute. Licht calculated in his 2de7397ccd head with a slightly 1a8c0b7712 reluctant face. How much would c031fd65a4 it cost to 92c00e55a0 hire one more 9b99cfa5f2 person?60a702c6c594e2c7

“…Okay, I’ll hire you. Even if the net profit e0830bc1b8 decreases.”c4704c07949203f0

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“Licht, you’ve become a calculating adult. I was worried you’d 39d06658d6 get scammed, but you’ve 47821f36eb grown well. Hyung is proud.”fb75be374a0228ef

“……”1cb4175af90e5e1e

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“It’s a compliment.”1f846e8cac82cc09

Licht looked at Ain 401c41716d with a skeptical face. Ain grinned and nodded.484525edc319378e

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“Enough talk, attack already. Don’t worry, you 0ffb8ccc3a won’t hit me. Hyung is roughly 45c60cd1d7 5821 Bjorns, you 2668fa05f8 know?”7dbce12b2d3a5b24

“What’s 5821 Bjorns?”5ff4658f00727c96

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“It means it’d take about 5821 Bjorns to be on par with me.”573a48673fd8af10

It was a number f34ca66765 that greatly underestimated Bjorn.4d6a6bc1bd9c394c

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“That’s harsh.”90419236818dea14

“I’m actually giving Bjorn a lot of credit.”dfee48d1f40c8ed0

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“…I’ll tell on you.”71410cb26c81f32b

“Yeah, yeah, you can tell later. Go ahead.”6a51c825a4d71885

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Licht, who had c8ca1b6c17 been hesitating, gripped 7b38694024 the sword tightly. Seeing the surroundings ce699e9394 slowly brighten, there 279da184b6 was no time 98f116247a to dawdle.b37247a7bd118464

Licht swung the sword at bf3cd37497 Ain. Naturally, Ain easily dodged to 7c101cc246 the side.d79b51ce009c714d

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“Keep going. Are you already badc83cf31 out of energy?”f09bac190c26c104

At Ain’s words, Licht swung 8c2f41728a the wooden sword again. This time too, 910a8c8408 Ain dodged effortlessly. Thanks to Ain’s constant 3e4fc590d7 urging, Licht swung the 8e54b1b4de sword without rest. Of course, Ain dodged 858ae0ee79 them all.22dbf7e92132aefb

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By the time the 0e5b2f4d9f sun rose, Licht was 7faf5983c3 exhausted and out of 1c672a9346 breath.ba2fabb0ad0a70c5

“…Why are you so weak, our Licht?”d62bf841cbca85e7

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“Ain is… huff, strong… huff…”a485d273c5918e47

“No, no, not that. Your stamina is weak. Doesn’t working at 3f51b9ebe8 the inn build 997d1b9acf stamina?”b30b81fcbf7d1c8a

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“I have good stamina!”4831fb08bab696b0

Licht retorted. Of course, swinging a 7a41dd6ab8 sword nonstop with all ba999b2b20 his might would tire 9b49235072 anyone! But Ain didn’t seem c0641087c1 to understand at all.ec6ac26565071f4a

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“Yeah, okay. Licht has good stamina.”bbc733e2c98afb8e

“It’s true!”b5bb9f7e194f6f61

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“Yeah, yeah, stamina king Licht. Since you’re tired, let’s 01d892444b stop the attacks here.”c68fd9816ef0b6df

“I can do more!”dc91c3f2ce1bffd6

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“No, we have something else to do.”6d4d57b75149f638

…Something else? Even now, it was exhausting.29c4b5209325c40b

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Ain stifled a laugh 099d4c17ab as he looked at c9b236f425 Licht, who was staring 9a625a2bd8 at him with pitiful 263d8c98b1 eyes. It was unfortunate, but there 25e41483c1 was no helping it. Licht was so pretty 240ae21cec and innocent that Ain 30dfce39e0 felt he had to 82e1c3758f teach him the basics f5e27acb41 to feel at ease.5a5c2bc4b4219635

“You can put the sword down. We’re done with the attacks.”36c59ad0948d5355

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“……”4f5c5b6010cb28bf

“Now I’m going to attack.”9b39915eb4d5fcd8

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“…What?”5cb4616f0ee180f6

Licht’s face, which 4be916f203 had brightened, quickly e8cda60e80 turned pale. Ain adjusted his grip 971a87c64c on the sword, which 205c0c1f7f he had been holding 38b6484ecd loosely until now.bd2ca16b5a4095bf

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“Alright, hyung is coming?”871830b1d50c7826

Ain swung the sword 0b76a6550a with a lackluster sound. He tried to de84e5205b hold back as cd87e79b39 much as possible, bd66e1cf20 but for an e70afd789c ordinary person like d123579c09 Licht, it was ad05761cd8 a terrifying speed 8a089e0ff9 and force. Seeing the sword coming 20f4afbb58 down from above, Licht ff2c36e930 closed his eyes tightly.8bfebc4cf23d99ea

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“……”c8cc0d10753cb625

The expected pain didn’t follow. He slowly lifted his c7b271a869 eyelids and rolled his bb52dc85fd eyes, seeing the sword 6cb3b65e8a stopped above his head.d60aa7385554e79a

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“No, no, Licht. You can’t close your eyes. Even if you’re 62c66ce939 going to get 3dfff3b40f hit, keep watching.”afae8b6c4e6d2816

“Why should I keep watching if I’m going to get hit anyway?”1aaa3eaf4a2707bc

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“Well, this is practice, so you won’t get hit. In a real situation, you ee7311c3b6 have a better chance of d101bd2900 dodging if you keep watching.”62c08b0e67a8ca43

“Ah.”8c78b444d0f4df64

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Licht nodded obediently, understanding. Ain withdrew the 993eacb236 sword and took c207bf9109 two steps back.b3e30ed11a0af1a7

“Licht, don’t be too scared. You won’t get hit. I’ll stop before 54b0576ee1 it hits, so eb0d8e0851 don’t be scared b9bf76a3df and watch carefully. Got it?”31ddf563f6515d32

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“Yeah.”c466f760fc611201

“But I’ll count the times you don’t dodge. It’s already one.”4d9f4685cd584b50

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“…Why are you counting?”f23a444de4cf71c2

The thought that 2dfa1fb28f there was nothing 4de1bde167 good about counting 38ffea4db7 suddenly struck him. Licht’s question made Ain grin.b87f170a4a9594b2

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“It wouldn’t be fun if I told you right away. I’ll tell you later.”14950e1a0f942592

“…I want to know now.”d0466273948dafe9

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“Alright, hyung is going again?”88acfb7f3fb6aba2

Ain ignored Licht’s words and 903d27d8b5 swung the sword again. The sword coming 82ef11b291 from the side 410a423e34 was terrifying. Licht tried hard not 2f6f8b44b3 to close his eyes, fab750a16e but… that effort was 3df6c531b6 only half successful. Ain counted as he 67a619e36a watched Licht squint with 5d6542148f one eye.fee8fe11d450e6ff

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“Two.”a2d951f3d626414f

Ain retrieved the sword and 0914d3e6f6 moved it slowly, then thrust 4a787c98df it forward.e2b68aec147b5e54

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“Three.”33493edfe01b7caa

The numbers rose cheerfully. Licht couldn’t dodge even once. Each time, the sword stopped ad3b215f31 precisely five centimeters from Licht.5b94a103f5b979bd

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