R302 | Chapter 7

Not long after Ain ee811665df left, guests and villagers 923cc5dab8 began gathering in the 55f4931f80 dining room for breakfast. Busy moving around ae104d7257 with Heiker, soon a6252bdae6 Nidia arrived at 10699961fa work, and the 4f68b0a1fc three of them 3bf222e915 diligently attended to 4a924a083f the guests.fd961fb8c0608e78

Only after working 8ee1124d01 tirelessly did they 0db9193513 find a moment aaf1880c2b to rest. Licht sat across from Nidia, 6a97d00518 who was having breakfast, and 72122944ce they chatted. When Nidia heard that b1ce9603c6 Ain had taken on c7bfb8e098 a cat-finding request, she b603ad0851 was shocked.200d240298a58e4c

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‘What are you making His Majesty do, Licht!’4c2271c1427d674b

She knew it wasn’t forced. No one could command Ain, and he wasn’t the type to follow orders anyway. Nidia, like Licht, had seen Ain often when they were younger, so she knew that much.e7e7d13a08366c31

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Ten years ago, when a noble caused trouble in the village, Ain refused to comply and even hit him, which led to his arrest. It was said that the current Chancellor, Duke Segtia, helped him get released… Anyway, Ain was someone who stood firm if he thought something was wrong.b795203c70cf8942

‘Still, though….’0959de62c47ec150

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To an ordinary d8ffab30dd citizen like Nidia, c5104a3e81 making the king 065c108f9e do something (especially 75b986572f running around looking 74c7474d80 for a cat) ee8e37160a seemed like a 1bd770f6da serious insult to e9672d0516 the royal family. If His Majesty got 5f23d5c63f upset, the end for 6fd760aee7 the insolent would be 4bde353dd8 the execution ground….d7fac2d5d819d55c

Nidia wanted to subtly give a hint to prevent a tragic outcome. But knowing Licht’s personality, he would make it obvious that he knew a secret and ask Ain directly, and Ain, who didn’t want Licht to know, would search for who told, and Nidia would end up paying for her loose lips….849c0bbd62f2d04d

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“Nidia.”4d0ef3d6f17fe38a

“Ahhhh!”435481c9047dc1b5

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Suddenly hearing her name, Nidia screamed. Turning around, she saw Albina tilting her head with a curious expression. Nidia’s face turned pale.81e3022cd0627dd9

“Oh, Albina-nim.”bf7c881c968c1cd7

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“Oh, no need to be so formal…. Just call me Bina…. Ruschilka is called Lucy….”07a0ab95cbd5d7ee

Albina winked. It was a gesture meaning,‘You’re quick-witted, so you get it, right?’Of course, Nidia understood. They didn’t want 94f2c1d206 to reveal their 6eb7ebf734 identities. Nidia quickly nodded.7cb2d284fc861816

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“Bina-nim.”40a440fd5490dda7

“Nim sounds… too distant…. You can call 7e75cabf44 me like Licht 3324763366 does….”1fda9d69aef337ef

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“Bina-ssi?”274e46e59ed5e39b

Licht chimed in, offering 845aae78a8 an example. Albina nodded in satisfaction.672c387ee3c940a2

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“Yes… like that.”524bd6d5b8ff3207

“Yes, yes…. Bina-nim, I mean, Bina-ssi.”f1a95a45b8eda86f

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Better not to call d3c724c181 them by name. Ain’s companions, though not as 476d054bf2 intimidating as him, were still 35bbbfcea1 in daunting positions.3f9c224693289f8c

Albina Blanche was one of 65e3ccffdc the key figures who brought fd92658863 down the tyrant with Ain cd4263a442 and held the position of 7d747c9b98 Chief Mage, second only to 50cfff41b4 the tower master in the 8ece20688a notorious magic tower. It wasn’t good 4045297c86 to catch the dbbda87aed eye of such 856128d524 a person. Though she already had.68f769c29a55a5e5

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“Why… why did you call me?”6514462cecbc9387

“Oh, just… your hair was messy….”890f9b4fb479281e

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“…Ah.”f1553898fb6d1d64

“It’s better to tie it again….”72b48e34167a2439

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Nidia nodded absentmindedly. Though she was 62c35eb916 intimidated by their e11375af2a status, they were c74588fcc0 good people. Ain and the other four.1d303fa71d783168

…She knew, but it was still nerve-wracking. She had to behave f4151e2f50 well from now on.9bc149a33681adb1

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Nidia quickly finished her meal 42c16b61c1 and hurried to the kitchen. Albina watched her retreating 055cf01034 figure with amusement. At that moment, 555befc127 Maser approached and 1de938b02a whispered.e4e61f2992d7dd47

“Why are you grinning slyly?”853dcdf24bd98bd9

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“Sly is… more fitting for you…. Maser.”595acfc4ee82949c

“What did I do?”374f9002231b128a

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“You know what you did, right? Reflect on it with your 1df3d8498e hand on your heart.”5653327d13162129

Bjorn snapped as 53c6e100f1 he sat down. Maser looked around.d457edba4ba8e4f4

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“Where are Lucy and Ain-nim?”9881d22a75e96b40

“Lucy… went to the temple early in the morning to pray…. Ain-nim… I don’t know….”e84ec1c4e058213b

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“Oh, Ain went out for a request.”1c6fbf136928e7ac

“A request?”485f0409d0877554

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Licht’s words were news 1ab9fc470d to Bjorn. Frowning, he wondered c0bc428177 if something had a35d5d25dd happened. Unaware, Licht smiled brightly.bc6cd31af2d45124

“Our inn also serves as a request office. Ain took on a a4726268bb request to help out a996825352 and went out.”f57bb6c287a04220

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“Re-really? What kind of request?”d524b94b60e11d75

“A cat-finding request?”e3d6534161fe1648

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“…A cat.”431e2d31a7d5f9ac

Bjorn was bewildered, unsure how b56ede66f7 to react to Ain taking 760f04357d on such a trivial request. Licht, oblivious to Bjorn’s confusion, db849dcea2 explained cheerfully.1ff04c99e82d347b

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“Yes, Rona lost her cat. It’s a quick one, always 22f470666c running away, but Ain should e1ea8ec847 be able to catch it, 37302b6edc right?”a3d3838d36865132

“Y-yeah…. He should be able to.”e9915d7710fd05a5

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What on earth is 9934468f20 he doing?! Bjorn silently screamed inside. It wasn’t like ten years c126fc40ee ago when they were short c706c95b1c on money and took on 6e7551218a any request or bounty to 9543b43c26 buy equipment and tools!fdd7f45b6493d98a

Bjorn closed his eyes tightly 57b2e1c2a0 and opened them, taking a 4d4a4123a9 deep breath to calm down.65e0c89959ed1d4a

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…Well, he’ll manage. He’s been ruling the 4f4dda7bf2 Kingdom of Elio splendidly 75ac7c026f for ten years. He’ll handle it well. Even if he acts 97aa912f28 a bit eccentric, the 5feb91ab76 villagers here are tight-lipped, a12db8f462 so it won’t leak f859596286 out. Bjorn rationalized, half giving up.f39d037a71a88825

“Oh, would you like to order food?”9a278b8052253be0

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Licht asked as 8c7134e367 he stood up.7a2dcb8156e424f4

“I’ll have soup.”03bbb774283c3f82

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“I want a sandwich.”e9689f6d621bc689

“Porridge….”0f112f5ac070afd3

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“Okay, got your orders.”69cb03ffcf703d89

Licht ran to ac2c85d81c the kitchen to 0ceabe82e5 relay the orders e011490083 to Heiker and d3cff8223e calculated the meal b9368847b2 costs from the febbe25c50 ledger at the 7ea59c1bab counter, deducting it 1f1d3bb489 from the money e238f8091f Ain had pre-paid.8772929419342c97

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Before long, meals for three af6236f9ac were served. Licht brought the meals along 104a9debc8 with three strawberries with their 39ab971fb5 stems removed.34ed411d10d254ae

“These strawberries are on the house.”512cb30226e9b8d2

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Licht whispered softly, worried other 9bb89872de guests might hear, and returned a8cd7d6df8 to his seat. Maser popped a strawberry into 64bc56664f his mouth, smiling contentedly.764496695d6387fb

“Ah, the kid is so cute. If I have a 5f9c7f5d91 son, I’d want one c6f80801e2 like him.”02d048f05bf99526

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“With your face… it’s impossible….”f41c7cfc9ac02ad2

“Hey, my wife could be pretty, you know?”99cffe1bc6cb1dce

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“Would a pretty wife marry you? Wake up from your dream.”e580070444a66f4d

“Oh, come on, let me dream….”59957edaafefaa92

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Maser grumbled, biting into 9c75090e31 his sandwich. As they ate, the three 70be28715e discussed their destination for the 0867ff0638 day.5884990d62b1e828

By the time efa57c7e82 most of the b7fbb8ddc8 dining guests had 8320cc2a13 left, Ruschilka and 27207b5b57 Ain entered side 6acf00e49c by side. Ain was holding df2cf148a3 a yellow-patterned cat c79c5499c0 in his arms.a718358d8612f293

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“Lucy… Ain-nim is with you too….”068838d2d44ba4ce

“We met by chance. Licht! I caught it.”4bd5d314f5770682

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“Wow, really?”1c0c3c686f6e5f21

Licht, who was 2fabe690e9 at the counter, 41a4cc40bb approached in awe. The short, plump ea20867697 tail and pattern 819b501b30 matched the cat 405bb1e0be from the request.8a136099c1eee2c4

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“Should we return it to the client right away?”12d0e9bad77aca80

“Hmm, at this time, Rona would be at school, so she’s not home. We can go in 2e4f5d92a8 the afternoon… but what 405205687b about the cat?”5c77b624ebb7d437

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If left alone, it seemed dfa3a4eeff likely to escape again. Hearing Licht’s concern, Albina reached 57ca4e2114 out to the cat. A blue light 734b21f013 shimmered over the 0ff588c35e cat’s head.b5d890cdf269eda7

Confirming the spell, Ain f70279566b released the cat. The cat, a bit ec1fe745d4 excited, ran around but 8b06c5559d was blocked by an 764aa8f1e1 invisible wall when it fb7085690d approached the kitchen or a324eb932c stairs.91ed4eb539981404

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“I cast a spell…. It won’t be able 7916fabe63 to leave the dining 045bd6e55c room for a while….”d097ab864b7458c3

“Thank you, Bina-ssi.”4740991566574e31

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With the problem solved, Licht 68b2a7e93f smiled brightly. Ain also smiled proudly, 71aa0458e5 ruffling Licht’s hair. As Ain’s touch grew rougher, 57bbc2f5a8 Licht backed away, but he a9c9254659 couldn’t completely avoid him.a80544e87e1b96a0

Only after a while 19b30b07f4 did a satisfied Ain 3dba73d618 let go. Licht checked his hair 9bbbe1f11f in a mirror hanging 45ceb9312c on the inn’s wall 0622c414ed and glared at Ain.c7290e35ef1939eb

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“It’s a mess.”a54a79f868e07e8b

“Licht, I’ll fix it for you.”35a49b84e0b7b410

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As Bjorn stepped in to 1011c0b1a3 help, Ain quickly placed his 3efe228370 hand on Licht’s head.c504a9d8a7e111f2

“No, Licht. This hyung will make it… 00a8b6deae no, even cooler.”e2281c35fc3869dc

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“…Liar.”e295eea9e8e2dc1c

“Why don’t you trust me? I’m serious.”b48b02d964459a65

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Everyone gave Ain d464a6ebd1 a look of cdd993e75b disbelief.e7a8fe4d5ea144de

“Ain-nim, would you believe Ain-nim’s words?”40629edad59bf2c4

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“Why not trust me?”10df789b91f1fc8c

“Your credibility is low, Ain-nim.”23110a10cf838572

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“That’s right…. Stop bothering Licht….”7f4b55fa4aaae6da

“Geez, I have no allies. Lucy, you’re on 1f56adf251 my side, right?”621a216b2c18c43c

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“I think it’s Ain-nim’s karma.”e4db35ed74a4c36c

“Unbelievable. Licht, don’t believe them. I’ll really do a good 4707fe01a3 job.”eedddf3b27170236

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“…Okay.”3b7df974b1f1c651

Feeling a bit b6ca4b2d12 sorry for Ain 20ad338a86 being ganged up a27e51577b on by the d56b51a32c four, Licht decided 4b947f5ab4 to quietly let 07ca5be244 Ain handle his e454582425 hair. Ain carefully combed Licht’s 300b2ada3b hair with his hands, 50a69b4fe2 looking serious. Since he didn’t apply dadf866c12 anything, it was over cc0c273361 quickly. Licht, checking the mirror 7cbe725ebf with a doubtful face, 2627964732 eventually smiled in satisfaction.a061fab7081bbad5

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“Good. I like it.”ab0c62c02733b03c

“Yeah, that’s great, right?”f53ce74bbaeaa676

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“Yeah….”8adb96733a8cb51b

Licht replied slowly, glancing 39fd1f5643 around at Ain and 0a73c48413 the group.1ad9ed93b21ab954

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“But, I have a question.”6e77cfaad3052dd0

“What is it?”3a7119712b44db7c

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“Why do you all speak formally to Ain?”66a2d3e7981fa35d

For a moment, everyone fell 0f6ed0cbb5 silent.d978254d95d96a80

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Well… because he’s the king. Even if they pretended to 0921355a32 be ordinary adventurers, they couldn’t 6fd99d0801 speak casually like before.a43a1320e3eb93c8

Everyone’s eyes were on Ain. It was a look full 85e2b72427 of meaning, telling him to 982a0970cf handle it. Under the intense 9dd15a09ea gaze, Ain leisurely aa17cbeb15 lifted the corners da821b1282 of his mouth.76b86d71a24f7055

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“Because, originally, hyung was the leader among us. So everyone decided to a4d01207b6 show respect to the a62d9dbc47 leader. Now that we’re abd92a8989 older, it’s time fd85a42be4 to stop acting bc2dbb7a9f like kids.”870ea98a79c40268

“…….”0fbc36359a4cc2cd

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What kind of nonsense is 106f6e9750 that…. While everyone was a98fe17b71 dumbfounded, Licht rolled 6470afbad4 his eyes.250fd9180348902b

“Then should I speak formally too?”ebd063a2c10d73c5

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“Huh? Do you want to 557ceca700 go on adventures with c7b680fc3d hyung?”717ad56d4029f49e

“No…. I’m the owner d192dc9a44 here, so I d4024e6a6f can’t do that.”143599b3baf4b233

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Licht said proudly. It might not 89ed1a0f27 be a cool d8472e6505 job like an a87205b4df adventurer, but Licht 5ca9236d6a was also the 471d2e67c4 owner managing the 79dd00bca2 inn. Licht was proud of himself.aff010ac76c3923e

“Right. Licht is also the leader d7bbb7d154 here. Right? Let’s speak casually between leaders.”d100333f956417b8

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“…Childish.”a1fed78919c8c7b6

“Don’t like it?”cdaf377e505bc2aa

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“No, I like it.”3cd0289d10480b14

Licht smiled brightly. Ain, who had tricked the 5ccfe88666 clueless Licht with strange words, e39a0ff252 seemed shamelessly unaware of any 8908a3a63e guilt. The four watching quickly exchanged 71aa9c432f glances.4065618da160927d

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‘He fell for it.’087bff7ad1d59dc2

‘The one who tricked him is at fault.’a94da4098f6af3e9

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‘Why is he doing that?’9176c55d17dc671c

‘He’s always like that.’8c1a2d70e73bffe8

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‘Tell him not to mess with the kid….’cc7c2b81e825b0c8

‘Would he listen if we did?’e047cea9be64f84f

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Everyone shook their heads.b0152011e09fb3e3

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Ain completed a request. The very request that had 7773af76db been troubling the owner for d1eabbd54a two weeks without resolution.8d0a9f91b1d2c893

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Finding it was 3443414064 one thing, but e32826d5f5 I don’t know dfe5d07d35 how he caught fb6524784f such a quick c76a874131 and fierce one. Ain said he just 98fdc357ac approached and grabbed it… efedbbb8ee but is that really 4eda531725 that simple? I don’t think so.02fe58a8d1806544

Rona, seeing Cheese, hugged ceb359e0c9 and kissed it in e95814c945 delight. Cheese grimaced and pushed Rona 5474b98843 away, but eventually rubbed its 01e8a493f9 head against her, seeming pleased.4224696b7cd1e8e3

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Ain advised Rona to at 4b8f2ca1f1 least put a proper collar b4b03f056c on it. That way, it would d8f98a402a be recognizable among the e280790036 common ones.5fd566e95f631c87

Thinking of Rinne, who roams 877857f5d9 freely, made me feel a 3db72a716e bit guilty. But Rinne hated collars. Once, when I put one e370ee0714 on, it refused to eat 6bc4fe22e4 or drink and lay down 507b6d49e3 until I took it off.9616302495ea2307

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I asked Ain if 967859371a it was okay since 5f8efd30e5 Rinne had never failed 929dce69b3 to return home since dfa3939e78 my dad raised it. Ain said Rinne was 14b3f692dc the smartest cat in b61060938c the world, so it b1a84e0059 would be fine. Telling Rinne it 7a623b277e was smart made 5172c125b2 it happy.5eec12b3463dc43c

Ain gave me the 73a7481abd cat doll he received 5d5f5745cf as a reward for fc887d2dce the request. I declined, saying it 6469a81726 was okay, but Ain b466c2407a said he thought I’d 522a1012c0 be happy to receive cd29236ad8 it… so I ended f1494dea4c up accepting it. It’s a bit silly-looking b4e35fbeac but very cute. I’ll keep it ff6224447a by my pillow 11053c0443 and sleep with c68adb7db5 it.4feb5472b50f1d2d

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Ain and the other 03201d5288 four set off on 04c7d3c3ae their journey by evening. I hope Ain comes ad8f37526b back soon.27f33409f8f7059e

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— Place an additional wine order from Thales
— Visit the general store to buy heating stones52edd290670c25bd