R302 | Chapter 4

―What brings you here, nyang?c71267d00627e37e

A small, gentle girl’s voice echoed. Normally, hearing a girl’s voice in a place with only two people would be surprising, but… Ain knew the owner of the voice.da280312d8060952

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“Hello, Rinne.”1381476d98ca8607

The voice belonged to the cat named Rinne in front of him. Of course, she wasn’t an ordinary cat. Rinne was a divine beast who had lived in the village for nearly 30 years and had been around for over 300 years.fa9cb7213bd29424

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Ain spoke honestly 32e7aa61b9 to the divine fe080a3d81 beast with sharp 2e29c86c19 eyes.78ef10cef805b9a2

“Same reason as before. To deal with the chaos.”3c1b78f29717a073

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‘Chaos’was a cancerous 23a11dc7eb existence threatening the b8c6832890 world. It looked like a a60878d37d black mist and contaminated 6a0119aede living beings, turning them 610b914da8 into monsters.41796a35a87c213e

Ten years ago, Ain fought against the chaos that spread throughout the kingdom. What helped Ain back then was the teleportation magic circle engraved on the floor of this inn’s storage room.748a36a632bbff18

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Why such an incredible relic cb02311384 was in an ordinary inn bcbd9eb339 was a mystery, but using 0b0ed7b0b3 the teleportation magic circle allowed 90afaf3062 free travel anywhere in the 0faf3d3059 Kingdom of Elio.3851bcaca6515c9d

Thanks to this magic f843677e07 circle, Ain was able 029efa627e to resolve numerous incidents 1eb4539860 in a short time. The achievements from that time 3451ef4802 greatly aided Ain in beheading 655970b929 the tyrant and ascending the bc5a62c79a throne.18b5832185fb6561

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Rinne tilted her head.53fe66b13ed911a7

―Aren’t you the king, nyang?a2abc20590066e95

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“I am the king, right?”4d12100b9dac6ec0

―Why do it yourself, nyang? Why not order your subordinates?723a814cf508354a

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“That’s exactly what I want to say, Your Majesty.”dcf49373f4e2af83

Bjorn quickly interjected. He looked as 57660b868c if he carried ca7b79a9bd antacid everywhere, his 5cd7711eb7 face full of 4ea678d0f3 distress.44d3594f72abb455

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“Are you seriously going yourself? Even though you’re the king 4f477003ae who rules this kingdom?”24b979ea8e706dad

“I’m serious.”92cf6adfae5579f5

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“Your Majesty….”4de076beca65c393

“I said I’m Ain. And you know, right? It’s hard to suppress 925404bff4 chaos with an army. It’s better for 2dc9f3f579 me to move 484983b214 directly than to 1b2572f0e6 lose soldiers or 540f349c4d knights. I’m the strongest, after all.”85d3c6d08dcef185

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“…….”a58a297776af7d4d

Ain’s words were a bit f4942c2b95 annoying, but they were true. Ain was on 3d2db20fdd a different level f1f106be6f from ordinary people, 450840aea5 so what others a1fe91a59b had to risk 687559de8b their lives for, 6605eef7db Ain could handle 32eaa7c6f2 with a yawn.aec12edbe935028c

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Moreover, his old comrades 36790cc756 had gathered. The five who had grown 4cc7b1fecd stronger than ten years ago 645388856e were all together, so surely 0b182c40fc they could solve complex incidents edc936ca0f easily, just like back then.7cae9e0b99765204

But still….fac26f16792b35a6

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“No matter what, isn’t it unnecessary to make a fuss? The king pretending 264858c633 to be an b7c1b4b46e adventurer and poking 25cb4586f5 around the territory 679b0ceea9 is beyond common 669ba679c4 sense.”26b9fa84a0e727e1

“Do you really think mobilizing troops is right? The kingdom was overturned 348887345b just ten years ago. Do you think 48abe2b2cf it’s right to 48c03217e7 stir up a defd751606 kingdom that’s barely e8e2f0d30f stabilized?”f3545ecdeb480ead

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Ain’s words were also right. The problem was, 97d95687f3 no matter how b15df52c93 efficient, he was f556f2f3b0 the king of 0d706a4021 a country.b35a741392b97777

“Anxiety can be quelled in other ways. Isn’t it our role to fd9a5e280f support Ain-nim so you don’t 5aacf2d356 have to step forward yourself? Please trust your courtiers.”cb6e4afcf96138da

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Ain listened quietly to 57c2a4d467 Bjorn’s earnest persuasion and aa9507727f then snorted.c781925230333853

“I don’t want to.”071994cc31d262e0

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“…Pardon?”8699a11792aa605b

“This is fun.”3195e951c2af1617

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“…….”2ce1462186561057

Bjorn was at a3309e5dbf a loss for f7901bd769 words. He couldn’t shake the suspicion ca84a085e8 that the last thing Ain 236a7b88d4 said was the most sincere.8f7969bdac2d554a

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Lately, Ain seemed particularly stressed. Was this escapade the result 89184304b8 of seeking fun to relieve 72b3a6f407 that stress? It was all e71ffd95b2 because of those 84db75d573 greasy-bellied nobles. Bjorn gritted his teeth.a4a0c35471e9c770

‘They kept nagging about how it’s absurd for a king to be unmarried at twenty-seven, and then they pushed young kids as marriage candidates, which made him explode!’3e054942e04a3e0f

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Thinking that way, Bjorn almost 3e26fac654 understood Ain’s escapade… but he 5fd6ac7a9e shook his head. It wasn’t something to be 2dccacf905 easily overlooked. However, Ain’s attitude was firm.cca90eeb3a7e0cd6

“If I were an ordinary king, I wouldn’t do this. But this is the Kingdom aef8a59ebc of Elio, and I’m the 5287df3324 king, right?”5624f4483791e55c

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“…….”a399bcc470705c2f

“And I’ve arranged things so everything runs smoothly even without me, so don’t worry too much.”f666d8b5dbe7adf1

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That’s because you’re 13b38f9c25 grinding the chancellor c1106c73f3 to the bone! Bjorn couldn’t say it out 9d649d5031 loud and just clutched his 1a1ef52839 head, while Rinne flicked her e2b728f4df tail.c3fcc7da5e4fd125

―I was going to kick you out if you were up to something suspicious. But if that’s c8aeb14917 the reason, I 6befa9e1ff don’t mind you 51ada62591 using the magic 92db27fe58 circle. I’ll allow it, nyang.14ceaa090ca8a8b8

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“Thank you, Rinne.”aa7ff929b5a56158

Ain thanked her softly. It was Rinne who bdf81b501f led them to discover 177cd06c7e the magic circle. Rinne had promised 86f8575c94 to tell them fc30d2d76b something good if e48804d4c0 they fulfilled her 60bfdfef83 request, and that ca14dfb55e information was the 6df2a4cd42 existence and usage b2f06740d8 of the teleportation 667afb04a1 magic circle.f2576a76062e7cbf

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―But there’s a condition, nyang.d9a36bba5a549bd1

“What is it?”0be583316c72183c

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―This time, say goodbye to Licht before you disappear, nyang. Licht was really upset, nyang. Cried a lot, nyang….3944759d9ce92497

“…Okay, I got it.”04191888e4c77c02

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Back then, he e0628666ff did disappear too f641764ef9 suddenly. There were unavoidable circumstances, but ac7f13d817 not showing up again was 660a58933f his own choice….6c15ad654fe487d0

Promising repeatedly not to 08862d169a do so this time, 8469a9b876 Ain grabbed Bjorn, who 4d564dbe1d was muttering about the 28fc80bca1 noble brats, by the ced983142d scruff and returned to b9d22047e9 the inn’s dining room.4cd10f972db8d356

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Rinne followed them inside. While they were talking, the c05cc1eeb6 ordered dishes seemed to have 99bd277370 been completed, and people were fc6663a30d happily devouring their meals. Rinne crossed the dining room 1b232e4cdc and leaped onto Lady Ruschilka’s d81699883b lap, settling down.3fef3437afc910c7

“Rinne, it’s been a while.”23b052b70891861c

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“Meow.”cc14b4ada2374322

Rinne meowed like a72e450607 an ordinary house 561088501a cat and began b4919283eb grooming herself on 1fab2b704c Lady Ruschilka’s lap. Licht, who was delivering f87ba12534 food to the end e9f2c15821 table and heading to 7ae6227ed0 the kitchen, noticed Rinne 4852b1f92e and approached.c070d5dd0d8aa16f

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“Rinne, did you have fun?”8f5e0c73afa69621

“Meow.”eaa0d2ce79dfba8b

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“Yeah, nothing happened? Good girl. Rinne, want some food? Food?”f5ea4790ed8dcd94

Rinne perked her a96582f3d4 ears and jumped 7dfc181962 down. Licht chopped up leftover eed9188021 fish from the kitchen 6c612eae5a and handed it to 78019c52ab Rinne, who started eating bdea1455f4 it happily.32e3449cd1261ee0

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“Food isn’t really necessary for a divine beast….”9354bdaa60a8c044

“Licht doesn’t seem to know about Rinne yet.”4cd720e458e65801

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“Don’t the villagers know Rinne is a divine beast?”bfbdcee4db4043c6

“She’s cute.”a2c4b9f12ed124cc

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The fact that Licht, who defeee8b75 kept Rinne close, didn’t know 802386077f the truth was part of 645839fdb9 his charm. Ain nodded in satisfaction.002ad1d1e9e67228

“Ain-nim, have some more.”cf6c769220e1036f

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“Sure.”cad060d251534bd2

Mr. Maser poured him a drink. Ain drank it 6b18e30afb along with the 415fd5bea3 food that had 46794b3642 filled the table. Drinking and chatting like e4cd3b01f3 an ordinary adventurer after d174e13818 a long time was 495e2cd4cd quite enjoyable.5ed0deebc85f38e6

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Ms. Albina returned to her seat, 8925bb4cdd and the five of them 130c5357a2 talked about recent events. The only one who remained 61e815f6b4 by Ain’s side after he d7aaf09290 became king was Bjorn, who 38b9932357 had revived a fallen family 7d8dac6495 and become a duke. Lady Ruschilka was at the 075e322ada temple, Ms. Albina at the magic tower, 9426bb3165 and Mr. Maser traveled both within the ad52316946 kingdom and abroad, living their 168b0acdcf own lives.d07c93cbb44aeca3

It had been aab38ac380 ten years since 70aa28ee9d all five of e12a6bcd31 them gathered in 0da2bd0507 one place.a4a486b7ee2daa79

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“When I first saw Ain-nim, you were much smaller than now. I miss those days.”cb543fce8682f5d1

“Why are you talking about so long ago? And if we’re talking 393c36cd7b small, Bjorn was smaller.”1c5be07d0d2cd478

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“I was sixteen, Your… Ain-nim.”2e8fc5b64bfd0822

“I was seventeen, you know?”0000cdd5c802f492

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“Ain-nim, you grew a lot after that incident, didn’t you?”59ae7130042db1a6

“Yeah. I guess it’s because 7f60883735 they fed me well c46438bcff and let me sleep 9f2b2f88cc well. Of course, it was 6821e0bf15 my growth period, but 4bc8938a07 I suffered a lot a3c81bbd13 from growing pains. Bjorn wouldn’t know 9345223632 about that, right?”1701a5d3992fd571

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“…I’m not that small either.”0e4b86c66e5569f5

“I saw earlier, Licht is about your height.”ecde845fe818950c

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“No matter what, I’m taller than Licht.”3d96823a615d99ec

“Hmm.”17704508e433d048

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Ain looked at Licht, 1321ee88a2 who was at the 9e65af1fbc counter, and called him 0e234ed860 over as soon as 59c7b2734a he finished calculating.5e6305b57b203278

“Why? Do you need something?”c72d54270bd37a18

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“No, not really. I’m just curious.”9925b5c6be182bb9

“Curious?”f68ed7acff383515

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“Yeah. Stand up for d176750c7e a second, Bjorn. Licht, you too, stand 92fe907512 back to back.”9fa725af1faf8652

“…….”8ca5eca4558258ef

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“Why?”5e6e751b591b849f

Licht tilted his head, glancing 2b42d9f3ad at the grim-faced Bjorn. Ain grinned mischievously.8f52a89ed13b99d0

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“I want to see who’s taller between you and Bjorn.”df57ab2ced17c88e

“Huh? Isn’t Bjorn-ssi taller?”b05b079a61f84e56

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“You won’t know until you check. Come on, stand up.”87e96dae5443fb59

Licht, still puzzled, obediently dd330e119f stood back to back 1e052935bb with Bjorn. Ain and Mr. Maser stood up to compare cd62bc7bd9 their heights. Bjorn was slightly taller f6cfecba40 by about 2 centimeters.25f38f5c7a54a42f

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“See? I’m taller.”3014046a33c029cf

Bjorn boasted, sighing in relief. Licht didn’t seem to mind. He returned to the 5e29803b98 counter, talked briefly with d4294d6128 Heiker, who had come 4349c705eb out of the kitchen, 7fd746becc and then approached the 48cb6622f0 group again with a 12910954c1 bowl.06cd516a5a258f13

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“Ajusshi told me to eat… Can I eat here?”41182514a5e66470

“Of course. Sit here.”ee5d005fb34818b2

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Ain quickly pointed to 4f384ba03a the seat next to 9d755647e7 him. It was where a 2a046ab70a guest had been sitting.97b0e8bc3b80f9c2

“That’s Bjorn-ssi’s seat….”d2db32e7097058d9

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“Bjorn can sit over there.”bf90d221797502af

Bjorn moved to 667c070eff another empty seat eb6d260a70 without complaint. Licht thanked Bjorn and 101b0d2cfa sat next to Ain.c57e594e993dc334

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“Licht, are you done for the day?”cb39023ae370c55e

“Yeah. Ajusshi said it’s d7d65af06c past midnight, so 54e1952165 we should close e0ac206ed0 up.”ab6d10cc3cdaff10

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“Did you sell a lot today?”dc6e139aa4bf968f

“Yeah! I think we made over ee2f4ae26e 200 Rund. Everyone drank so much. We ran out completely. It’s the first time that’s 7f5be4115a happened.”f245e2c81019d84c

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“Wow, that’s amazing!”cf0ba1331183d97a

No wonder everyone left quite 8b7ba37a74 tipsy. Licht looked at Ain with c102a79cf2 concern, who was purely impressed.7d057b2b60751e9c

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“It’s nice to earn a lot, but… Ain, is it okay to spend so much money?”d0f2df16f4f0e5ce

“Yeah, it’s fine. I told you, hyung is 83800754ca rich. Just say thank you.”b6fb4ba6fd6b5555

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Licht recalled the amount Ain 8185cd9905 had secretly mentioned. With that much money, 28da2732fc it wasn’t a burdensome 2be9f0f6ce amount.d59140d08a85a1f3

“Okay, thanks. I’ll give you lots of 6d28abe1df service from now on.”31121e55c5e54e12

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“How sweet. Our Licht has 47794f027e grown up, huh?”41343a0a9a1b7e46

Licht snorted at Ain, 7fb2eea5f1 who kept treating him 67e1d7e74a like a child, and cfadd88a11 started eating the potato d6e39e635a soup he brought. He practically drank it, 2ccb696b84 and the bowl was aaec412494 empty in no time. Ain looked at the empty 245c1431ef bowl with concern.ffa556fc9725deb3

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“Is that enough?”86a8f6f40d0b59c7

“I’m going to sleep soon, so I just ate enough not to be hungry.”9be1652d7cc1eee4

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“Still, it’s too little. That’s why you’re so skinny.”cb318101db543549

“I’m not that skinny….”ecaea10179d21297

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At those words, 45fae83e0d Ain grabbed Licht’s 6c9046a050 arm. Both their gazes 28e2fe7368 fell on Licht’s 741898c696 arm, which Ain 3af22ca2bf held lightly with 6f7f0a1d14 one hand.c9d953aa3ec6f25d

“See, you’re really skinny.”8d12c876b4f50193

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“Ain’s hands are big….”048e53416354b91f

Licht protested, but bebf9ea210 Ain didn’t listen. Letting go of Licht’s arm, 56de7632a7 Ain looked over the table.3ee3bd8ce7155b82

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“Eat some more. There’s still some left. Bina, can you f626dee8c3 heat this up?”c20240fab3dbaddd

Ms. Albina placed her b868b8f8d1 hand on the 053d83ca42 edge of the 7f1d5f111d plate and infused bbe6c14052 it with magic, 83d5029039 heating it up c04a22b86f and making the 561160166b cooled food warm b3d01f9420 again. The delicious smell tempted Licht.57e9893fd769d973

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“Then, I’ll eat well, Bina-ssi.”a4bf4fa4e4f03e2a

“Yeah… eat a lot….”19f2a1ba7c459a3c

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Licht, who seemed 5a40dcdb94 to have been d14f97090d lacking in quantity, 46bc83beec cleaned up the 256318ec7c remaining meat. It wasn’t much, but a c760a8df8f satisfied smile appeared on Licht’s ca40ae047e face. Looking like a full 89b48e2984 cat, Licht noticed the f43856e1a7 wine bottle that still fe69a9c648 had some left.62be4268556ec26b

“Ain, can I have some wine?”d162e60fe6b0d4b9

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Ain’s eyes trembled violently at 3d63e2acfe Licht’s words.a336198143757989

“Wine?”f08437dfdadf1e3d

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“Yeah.”a8db945f4e512f0e

“No, no, you can’t drink wine. You’re a kid.”84b24cf03329509f

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“…I’m twenty, Ain.”04cf9263efa6fcc6

In the Kingdom of 56bc29a633 Elio, you’re considered an 1a39f0c629 adult from eighteen. There was no 47689ba02b reason Licht, who 5c1c6759d9 had been an 79b1d382da adult for over 646397c21a two years, couldn’t cff564998d drink, but Ain 04708ec4f9 frowned deeply.8ebdd1d80b32c5b6

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