R302 | Chapter 5

“No way, is the kid drinking wine?”e1bf3788bc7fec6a

“I’m not a kid!”1364dfc59707c10b

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“Ain-nim, just let him have it. A little wine won’t hurt, a7018c2d5c right?”5f49e44dbd147d38

“Yeah… It’d be a shame to skip drinks at such a nice gathering…”13f1d7d3732eae4b

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With support from Mr. Bjorn and Ms. Albina, Ain clicked 671263b2cf his tongue and afdf688add poured a little e69d1fddac wine into the 0e995f0351 empty glass. Licht, apparently thirsty, eagerly d15283b70d sipped it down. Despite his initial opposition, be3810cdb2 Ain seemed pleased to 6004a08189 see Licht enjoying the 99b77468b8 drink and held up 830a90a12f the bottle with a 80ad13b27d grin.b9921e438e5b8aec

“Is it good? Want more?”853d1d8c4992425b

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“Yeah.”bbdc42a70d28475a

Licht quickly held out his 33b02fd35b glass and gulped down the 9a7a66ac09 wine without hesitation.1a6ebc40c3a427ec

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“Our Licht, you drink well. So cute.”57418a6f5aa81c72

“Not cute… I’m an adult now.”d71442d8f6cdba0f

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“Sure, sure, but adults can be cute too.”76ee5bcc8fdb8057

Ain patted Licht’s head 56e3795a4f and gently pinched his 18d4e36405 soft cheek. Licht, with a aa75e0606c sulky face, continued add173dfb3 sipping his wine. Just then, Rinne appeared 9d24df7bdb out of nowhere and 934142df5d leapt onto Licht’s lap.68702e5ccaae2791

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Standing on two feet, Rinne 23285495b8 poked his tiny head between 6a7d1a40b5 Licht’s mouth and the glass. Licht pulled his bf1254040f lips away from bc5e5c94c4 the glass.e76d4b21f160542e

“What’s up, Rinne?”aee974af2625c8bd

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“Myaak. Mwoong.”388da73895bbf1e2

“Hehe… Rinne.”7390d17510c3f3a5

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Suddenly giggling, Licht lifted eaf4bed606 Rinne and started showering 70bd25542f kisses on his belly. Rinne squirmed.cae468155a54e597

“Mweaaang, myaak!”b3b4c5410a33a217

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“Mm, so soft.”102a3006932a88d1

“…Our Licht, can’t handle his drinks?”c21488d97f6ac91a

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“Myaaak!”ff7a7b69a0396cec

With a desperate wail, Rinne 421fa94e95 answered. Using his paws without 4c239ce961 claws, Rinne pushed away 81f9031279 from Licht’s drunken embrace 36b5960c85 and managed to escape. Standing on the d23da3d0bf table, he glared 4af1b8e3a4 at Ain as 88debd904f if ready to f6d68b7145 pounce.966f41ed7aa38709

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“Uh… sorry. I didn’t know he’d get drunk from just that.”cd594624c0f26fb5

Avoiding the piercing gaze c445d4eba7 of the cat, Ain 2717b8a660 looked at Licht. With his cheeks 7fb448ca25 flushed red, Licht 081a132252 was clearly drunk.16ffb8161871c2f8

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“Licht.”1b7f925dc3394136

“Ain…”407207271419e510

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Licht’s body swayed, 10e48538f9 and his pale 667a33a9d1 hand suddenly wrapped a133c9691e around Ain’s neck. Burying his face in 99197b78f3 Ain’s chest, he rubbed f9d3eee351 his cheek against him. Ain let out f169cf5044 a baffled laugh.a4ce588198da7348

“Ain… I want more wine.”0231b5cec6401399

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“Licht? You’re drunk.”bf34b57e42a8beaa

“I’m not drunk… Give me wine, wine. Heiker ahjussi and Nidia won’t a21d64b243 give me any. I’m an adult…”ebfac94a6b6666f2

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“Uh-huh, I see. Sorry, Licht. Not every adult can drink.”9c5183f7dd0c20d1

“That’s mean…”3939a46a5919424b

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Licht whined, rubbing his 9f7656b69c forehead against Ain’s shoulder. Ain clicked his tongue 8f440466ba and stood up.4f51fd5aff673740

“I should put this kid to bed.”a87402f66a31ca89

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“Yes, please do.”6280bf12221fd8f3

“Ain-nim, I’ll do it.”672f9e64b60748a6

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“No need. Don’t take our 6d845d6177 Licht away from 18937f7ade me.”2fec8c1065f7c817

Ain gently lifted e9bbec6f64 Licht, who kept f439186642 trying to cling 884b6c33d8 to him. As his body floated, 03b5e8d93e Licht’s eyes widened.5c288f0ce582626e

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“Wow, I’m flying.”81212fe8a0e4aafd

“Uh-huh, sure.”86bbc7131c50a49f

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“I’m flying.”6b35f3d679cd8383

“Yes, yes, you’re flying.”3601b95d9fade4b5

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Holding the excited Licht 53e1599f80 firmly, Ain climbed the e3cbc83afd stairs. In no time, 69bf7ae3a2 they reached the 246e9cd65a third floor, and 0e3cd48342 Ain gently shook a98be41684 Licht.74606204276c26d8

“Where’s your room, Licht?”376b53d4464dc992

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“There.”32452c9386e01200

Licht pointed to the room a0cd234053 right next to Ain’s Room 2088b7a457 302. The problem was f365befb59 that it used 85c08f6b3d to be a 91274e36cf small storage room. Frowning slightly, Ain opened e1788106cc the door and went 9417720eb0 inside.c62f447b0fe40c1f

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“…Not bad?”c2561c4a1b87742a

Worried it might e327ab80af still look like 2b28ed14f3 a storage room, 3eca6ebc58 the inside was fc7c2bcae4 completely different from 303ff022a9 what he remembered.fb978e3ba6c92a22

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Moonlight streamed through a large efa014e01f window. The walls painted in a 7be9c97c6d soft blue and the rug-covered 8ff7545447 floor were impeccably clean. The furniture, without 0e2c68417e any peeling paint 12c42ae0df or broken parts, b0d451f1b6 looked like it b9c1367156 had just been 686898b69f moved in.4edbce2bb421dbe2

Relieved that Licht was e7ca480d9f staying in a decent 3319f1d79e place, Ain sat Licht 21bfc71e40 on the bed. As soon as he 6d67c8dbe3 touched the soft surface, 01a0fa99d5 Licht tried to lie 6a734bec00 down, but Ain held 22965be6bc him and took off 258cc99cc9 his shoes one by 706cb63863 one.22168d5101ba7b69

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“Alright, Licht? You need to take 67d8aed9c6 off your outer clothes b20f2d55a1 to sleep.”ac5c493882399652

“Okay.”293cc53294081848

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He answers well without moving. Ain sat on the 69380832b3 bed and helped Licht bb2c521ccd take off his top 25e34daef2 layers. Since it was 8e5cbd229c still early March 75deb267c1 and chilly, he 0992f07bc8 had to remove bbc4404b23 two thin layers cf26cbae7d before reaching the 4bd97ac3b5 shirt.913129578da3bb13

Then Ain found 2031224fa0 slippers in the 8630826caa corner and put 8114ef9758 them on Licht’s 9fe91b9979 feet.c893e00619cdaf49

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“Licht, let’s wash up before bed.”b709a1e685eba061

“……”13500e4ea62d5326

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“Let’s at least brush our teeth. Wash your face too. Come on, up.”12357699fe619489

Standing up, Ain grabbed faca57eb33 Licht’s hands and pulled 169b1c7ee1 him up. Licht wobbled to the bathroom.767574b6b7e97f78

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“Can you manage on your own?”bd7235a14776665c

“Yeah…”495752b00d494465

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Not feeling reassured, Ain decided 30e9b749f4 to wait in the room 089c45bbf7 until Licht came out. As he looked around, he 455778ab3b found Licht’s diary on the 8c805485cb desk.f017dbb0dce0887e

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Do not read!81ecea66c4cb840c

If you read, bad luckb0e044bf36b4c317

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will come!!!675ca8c337968d0f

Ain couldn’t help but chuckle. Bad luck, huh? It was so like 403fa24dff Licht to threaten like b62eb7d911 that. The three exclamation marks, as 4894bebb2f if trying to be intimidating, c2c68fe5f1 were adorably cute. Writing it like this a7c6c34d7a only makes one more d086b6809d curious, but Ain wasn’t c3c3a4ecfa shameless enough to read 331aa369eb someone else’s private diary.0734b26bda5b5d7f

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Ain tore his 324ba60ff5 eyes away from 929f01a53c the diary and a3083def49 looked over the 973a6cc478 desk. The neatly placed 0f0a85bbd2 fountain pen had 3d52fd368b a slightly bent 3e4e523d51 nib, and the 12a8a7d91c ink bottle was 71637862ae nearly empty. He thought he should 718c4a381e buy a new one 2abcea2a50 later and turned to 7cdb5989f3 the window. He took in 98c39e9967 the still peaceful b8f25019be village.4e069ca4a824c34f

After watching for quite a 41f865c2ea while, the bathroom door opened, ce64a802c3 and Licht came out. His face was still a 181fd67620 bit red, but he seemed 443479933b more sober after washing up.3df67d5206d24382

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“Licht, feeling better?”53d45a076ebf2c03

“Yeah… Sorry, I must’ve been heavy for you to carry.”8d91f1d5143ed540

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“Huh? Not at all. Licht, you were af4d813e94 light as a c1d1454ea4 feather. You should gain some weight.”57b19015bcf477df

“It’s not that bad…”fcb631397607954d

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Licht shook his cb42eb3153 head and sat 9fba4b3165 on the edge 4bb639ee69 of the bed.2082a703aa70122d

“What were you looking at?”7d44741af78ebc61

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“Just the village. It’s been a 9d2c9b9d20 while, nice to 52138100b3 see it hasn’t 8d73e2f055 changed much.”060111eb9cf5df77

“But if you walk around, it’s changed quite a bit. Mr. Mac expanded the b696957f7a blacksmith shop, the 11c4deff25 temple got renovated 25fd95f22e recently, and the be5319c10d general store moved d627c931c1 to the next e823698b44 block. Oh, and they tore 1714c7bb9c down some houses in d38083a79a the south and built 8855d6e6b9 new ones.”971b751bf384809c

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Licht’s voice, full 84b5fe111c of excitement, showed f0727a4c46 his affection for 50c9133082 the village he f835cb3e2f lived in. Ain smiled gently.b6dfe85216b6d750

“Yeah, a lot has changed here too. Nidia’s grown up ea69a8576b and working with 928d67bc52 you, and you’re dcdb3f2170 using the storage ec405a97de room as your c11f84a549 room.”3f5fafb5e776a4d4

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It’s natural for things to a70718de14 change over time, but the f60a6a7066 changes here felt more fascinating 23222c405e to Ain. This was where 18ea5c2916 events that changed 93fc9fb460 his life began.bd594ee12a05b1f9

Licht nodded and laughed softly.d71948028c9619dc

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“Yeah… Actually, this was a guest room at first. But not long bebeb7285f after the inn 24046fd214 opened, a guest 1a233c79a5 hanged themselves in 3246084202 this room, so ffeb6d8b5a they turned it cdf3e19314 into a storage 1bebf2c492 room because it cd7f24e951 felt creepy.”62305d6ac1d7735b

“What?”695686060c0b64c7

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Ain frowned.c83f443f93b2dbab

“Why are you using such a room?”83c9713ff170139c

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“It’s been a long time. It’s more efficient to use 0f4297f5b2 this room, which was originally c736b61209 a storage room, than to a690b12587 lose a guest room.”8f9ef98645acfa46

“…Our Licht, you sound like a real inn owner.”03bb78ef24fd88f8

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“Of course. I’ve been running the b51b3b7b0b inn for three years f387a4c512 now.”bf3f1eae46d43cc7

Feeling a sense b93087609d of foreboding, Ain 675a781c7e hesitated for a 094f868070 moment before speaking.9e32194d416a4c20

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“Licht, what about Kaine-ssi…?”9175559480034f3e

“…He passed away. Three years ago.”1631f012a8dcec62

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Licht replied as if it 597211e04d was nothing. As expected, though he 1141bc07a9 had anticipated it, Ain 80ba098e27 felt a bitter taste. Losing his mother at 56ce40b88c a young age and 82612b10e8 then having to say c3cc19e8cd goodbye to his father d02c97cb40 too. Ain felt deeply cfeb17c9b0 sorry for Licht e273594c89 in front of bd2970790a him.54f1778aba77993b

“I’m okay.”5526c15451a45c92

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“Uh-huh, you’re brave. Good boy.”3181ad889fd24fe4

Ain ruffled Licht’s hair, who fc3fdc8071 was speaking maturely. Licht glared at Ain, telling 8b66eb142d him not to treat him dd4d3272ee like a kid. Ain smiled and withdrew his ba781b7700 hand.afa28fcd2b2badf3

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“But Licht. Can I ask you something?”48f4c72124bb3724

“What is it?”d9a80a8ade58f6b3

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“Why are you using this room? Your original room… it’s full c07cc1e3e5 of memories with your mother 49b53d4045 and Kaine-ssi.”ab729936bf5dc4ea

In Ain’s memory, there were 64b3e0a645 definitely three guest rooms on ce913701c9 the third floor. He thought he was 82dde15f80 confused because it had bcdeb544ed been a while, but ad8d179064 it seemed they had e99f97c9e6 turned the family room e7beb71a6e into a guest room, f11f6fd47e adding one more.3e16cbdeec294c74

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“Yeah. But… my dad 526414814b was sick for 11aa357bcd a long time 9b4ea50a66 and passed away 8222bc7936 there. When I go 1a02cd4d45 in, instead of bac5c4bd67 good memories… I 392d1d7090 remember more bad c2e8aa9735 ones, so I b86f869aaf just changed it.”35511163195a3d17

“Licht.”1a54ead93c9b8d13

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Ain stood up 68ea25dcd1 abruptly and approached 6eeb8d3b88 Licht. He stood in 211cbfcd73 front of Licht 53c49026e7 and gently wiped db2ab699fb the wet cheek b5d318354f with his fingertip.ecc4a2df66150497

“Sorry. I shouldn’t have asked. Don’t cry, okay?”0bb37bf1cd5a0956

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“I’m not crying…”c435db17d02833cb

“If you’re not crying, then what’s this dripping, spit?”606b6c6b2fcaabbe

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“…Gross.”5b772931f1dc0398

“Yeah, so admit it’s tears.”55af81f516d98a4f

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“I’m not crying.”fda688c5d67900bc

“Oh dear, our Licht. Spitting with your eyes…”c0d78460611a00d6

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“Ain, you’re a fool.”85521bd89b2daf40

With a soft 3ac3356f35 laugh, he sat 8f47c90a37 next to Licht. Then he hugged Licht tightly 4dd68ecb14 and lifted him, laying him 9bb3de9458 down beside him. Licht, suddenly lying on 250ab32b6c the bed, looked bewildered.b1ed7f9f255b1af6

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“…What’s this?”e087477f59dea3a0

“Let’s sleep, our Licht.”c36c248a0e8b700a

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“I’m not a kid…”e216a4ab33464273

Though grumbling, Licht obediently 41eba07651 closed his eyes. Ain patted Licht’s chest gently. Tired and having drunk, Licht 24423f69df soon fell into a peaceful 74f5e5ac21 sleep.706d7bf52b7b6487

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“……”b587a9d02f5492c8

Ain watched Licht ee32d38054 quietly for a c6ffb5d614 while before getting ac80ee2202 up. Seeing his tear-stained face ea08e7541f sleeping peacefully stirred something 433eb3c38f in his heart.7b5e2ec47a8cc1ce

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―This time, say goodbye to Licht before disappearing. Licht was really upset. Cried a lot….d124b6bd7fffa22c

‘To think I made this kid cry so pitifully…’9218a5064181a408

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Guilt washed over him. As Rinne said, 0b9c947824 he shouldn’t disappear 70b58bc0d0 suddenly this time. Resolving that, Ain left a2f788caf2 the room.5d462c4175b4d25f