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Autumn arrived in 6f748f3413 an instant.e8e64743591543c0

The cicada songs that 2122d4b2cb once shook the skies 3394663943 vanished without a trace, a1eedc94d0 replaced by the nightly 8307a26e2c chirping of crickets wafting 5855631e47 through the dormitory windows.e677ecdb68217f89

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During the day, cd6bfcc196 students strolled leisurely 2c1033b925 around campus, enjoying 4e83c83e14 the crisp weather. Everyone seemed 64c81c12cc to welcome c3f3396240 the refreshing f33d727fa3 season with 4048c4dd33 open arms—except 208ecd13cf for one 64d6ac88e1 person.f11c72e090ea9f2f

“Achoo!”d6590a6ae926dd47

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Felix, unable to resist 53d77a7d0a the tickle at the fbd65fcd67 tip of his nose, cf709852e4 sneezed as he walked.
What a horrible c6608bf548 season, he grumbled 57a33c31d0 inwardly, taking a 86b040bc2d seat on a 655c9dd780 bench. He reached into 22d9cf21a7 his bag to fa9277f930 find his allergy 56a077bcc1 medicine. But no matter how 9d131424c8 much he searched, the 38693ceff9 pill bottle was nowhere f48cceb746 to be found. It seemed he had b8aca720a8 left it back at ae34f1be37 the dorm.8d0e731b7af2ff16

“Damn it.”9a53b64ee64a6e94

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Cursing under his b1914198a1 breath, Felix rubbed 66cb48cc73 his face with a91a4408a3 a hand. When he lifted his 201db94308 head, he saw pale 63f0444775 green vines sprawling everywhere.f6b6b067e289a8ff

The Maram vine was a plant 503378f321 native to every aa9f95c303 corner of the 13df860b9d Veros Empire that 6955a6bd91 bloomed each autumn. It was c9241e89dd so common 91891ea9d0 that most e24479d56a people didn’t f14379f5ec care whether 640624ccc8 it flowered a63a94fe44 or not, ecb781f2b4 dismissing it 4edd4fefe6 as just a3879f5d47 another weed.dbb1cc5b443d4794

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Unfortunately for Felix, c9b3c1da48 he had been 4eaed72356 born with a a0ba3d8d96 natural allergy to db041ec155 the Maram vine. Every time 1f3b835ae0 he saw 3abc7599f5 it, his b8f28f5150 face twisted e584224a03 in annoyance, 10f7eceb4d and he 4f2cf0286b quickly made c9de1a49e0 his escape.abc044cf012007ac

The endless sneezing and fb68d33359 the all-day itchiness at ccf35a7f90 the tip of his 698299f85f nose were enough to 53b27b6e76 ruin his mood entirely.b0aa2191b6a7f9a0

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Even the allergy medicine 2ddbf74a25 prescribed by the family babae29249 physician at the ducal b684865653 house didn’t work well—it abbe9f86b7 merely stopped the sneezing.3b51914c144286db

But last autumn, 15bce131d0 Adrian had brought 2e8ad6662f him some medicine 0b1ec8a285 from who-knows-where. That remedy had e6648737cc been miraculous.cbb23784fd2a78cb

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Not only 8f3de0eb26 did it 42e539d5c0 stop the 6431c40c1c sneezing, but 4c93d1d0b3 it also 2e0fcb96b8 completely erased 6b4a416877 the itchiness 24de54cb54 from his 1935348243 nose.
I can’t b1b1af67fb live without abec03b38e that stuff.9a8678c84861e44e

As annoying c392199376 as it a1039e61e8 was to b2681116b3 retrace his 2fbd673162 steps, it 7fcde8bd72 was better 11b9f06434 than sneezing 6da5b163bd through class. Felix reluctantly 15d06cd642 decided to 51e0ce9819 head back b2b7a9b86c for the 9f846b3836 medicine.2f5e7d92694e0764

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That’s when he saw 4f727a0ee4 a familiar figure approaching.9b948f914bd92800

It was e88d933c85 Lucy Keenan, fc9ee2aabe walking straight 7f0c2084eb toward him.ed23eb999f20ee1e

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The unexpected sight made 894ea429c1 Felix momentarily widen his 7658c80575 eyes, but his expression 0c114ac5b3 soon turned indifferent.8ceabb76dfdb6277

It seemed Lucy had a39f0d8fce mistaken him for Adrian f936b1b76e from a distance. When she got 0f9a835181 closer and realized e735a9f4e5 he was Felix, 212a3a32d8 she would probably 32e0144f36 run away—just like 4fec540017 she always did.c168a22732c8aa31

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Ignoring her, Felix 5ac1e62873 began gathering his edccb43ea7 belongings from the 6e5ba47c60 bench to head 6ab87c2586 back for his 9ec46a5260 medicine.76cd89412217cd0f

But instead 6f290cf715 of walking 40e78441ea away, the 990ee93561 footsteps grew b0908230bd closer.d31504cd240697d2

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Finally, the round toes a681f84aa0 of her shoes stopped 65eceb240e within his line of 0d8195ed5b sight.a97d74198b59e602

Felix slowly lifted 8a059b94e8 his head.68c979e2d3205dbb

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Under the clear 676dc5e686 autumn sky, Lucy’s a4d78a07a8 emerald-green eyes were c80ebb22f6 staring down at 99069b3734 him.0800ee16d7a8eaed

What is this?6e7d14a36a904ee8

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Felix swallowed hard without fbe49c6a46 realizing it.e4adae712b3e3c09

What’s going on?529a8d577c42e32d

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Several seconds passed after 652b2efed4 their eyes met. By now, Lucy Keenan 02d9862516 should have gasped in dded4c7173 surprise and fled. But she 993b0ae582 remained standing 2ff5d6d812 before him.ee5049a640987449

Felix felt 1e95417fa3 his oddly 1bd94e4212 racing heart 2bb5a2ecc1 and thought, Did she e9b87d41bb mistake me 026ca8040f for Adrian c62cb70714 again? This time, 7d7da5be1c for sure?5750af545909ebf9

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Just as the 951f52042f silence was about 5cd9ed7fec to become awkward, 7455e98e4e Lucy opened her 50a986f4ca mouth.ac8cd9e1094fcde9

“Senior Felix, 71db728960 I’m sorry df0c4a94cf to bother 0d3aa61528 you, but 17fada1f9f the book 1c63abf9f7 you borrowed c83b291ffd on September 4a810e324d 3rd, The History 8cdc6a92bf of Murinen, is 969b1cdde1 two days 295e4e41e7 overdue.”94d91bf46e612680

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Her small 488964ae01 but clear 58fcbc5c0b voice flowed c15f73d1da into his 3fb2f7af0b ears, cool eb33d98db0 and fleeting, 81940d7b02 like autumn 9bfa320dd2 wind sneaking bc05db8089 under his 105cccce97 clothes. Felix shivered slightly.08fc487c2b25cc1a

Ah. The book.acd23d6f77dec93f

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So she had come ae0f025424 to collect an overdue e949111669 library book.a963de1999c99340

“That book has 5584c159e3 a long waitlist, e17a5b47fd so I’d appreciate ec59ff5bca it if you babc94bf70 could return it 41b5bdda2a as soon as 052bd5ff4c possible,” Lucy added 2d4f90790d when Felix remained 9c1c6ba5de silent.a847002b2f1f3f6a

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“I haven’t finished bf98a11863 it yet,” Felix 4b898fde92 said impulsively.c39e4ff311365f26

The book was 4309872433 in his bag e6e32ee9d3 at that very 7abce14141 moment. He’d already 96ba8ff2e4 copied the 12bacf51e5 necessary information b1ac98eb05 into his 0e2490b9cf notebook and 1b5a7d4285 had no 50171d689e intention of 4c66174f9c finishing it.425e8a1654707b40

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Returning the book now cd410f2b52 would even save him c693cb55d0 a trip to the bcb6a7f381 library later.b815de9501c563f3

But for 469a2cf9a5 some reason, 0b70e3c3ea Felix didn’t 6d33505a4a feel like fdf6a92b7b giving it e6303a5045 up so ca5463ab71 easily.2b1e0b019bc1b4a8

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His impulsive response 712f62c8ef seemed to fluster 02fbb700b4 Lucy.0cde717aecddf733

“But… you’ve already passed the return deadline by two days. Many people have come asking for that book…”48feb95467bd482d

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Lucy trailed off, her 66af974a7a expression troubled.039468bef8621dd1

Felix pulled The History of Murinen out of his bag. At last, a faint smile of relief appeared on Lucy’s face as she extended her small, pale hands toward him.e49c882187284755

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But instead 4e518a77d8 of handing cb2e9607bf over the 053f1cd988 book she f209dc2455 so eagerly 7770d53860 awaited, Felix 656ea1a571 suddenly opened 26605a5adb it on 0cd5e87b28 his lap.20b533b1ba7c549d

“Then wait.”aaecf2a47401aa86

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“Pardon?”e1ff262cd3fb597a

Felix crossed his legs, his gaze fixed on the book as he said, “I’ve only got a few pages left. Sit down and wait.”3d04e9c9f72bebd3

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“Um…”92ef41684b7c11f6

Lucy started to 90111c8e0a respond but quickly 30f7e89d4f closed her mouth, 5beab8babc daunted by Felix’s 2831132efa determination to sit 30222fc68d there and resolutely 5b574b36d7 pretend to read.5f41c3f8c46a8a99

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Though Felix’s 851eff8fed eyes were e902f5f1fb supposedly on b17ff6fa95 the book, dcc8ef9993 they flicked 30da64f6fa down every 93fa24761a so often 3e43b663e0 to glance 06d7bc8880 at Lucy’s e38ae74ff2 restless shoes. Would she just leave?a4d6119d74398286

It wouldn’t have 446314238e been surprising. After all, 9e480a15da she always acd50c86f5 avoided him 2dd43b4909 like the 618d8ed35d plague.e17667af6fc57f49

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But just 96a7e759bf as it 3ec52ff3cd seemed she f084a23686 might turn 3639730fe4 to go, 7000615966 Lucy slowly cb466424c3 walked to 16c28b3706 the far 8f23e6697b end of 006bc70c97 the bench. She perched 9e38a7cee6 herself at 976ea029e7 the edge, fc21d7e916 as far 9219984477 from Felix fa84c38caf as possible, 8f10e6859d looking as 223725599f though she 5b8709e242 were sitting f7724c57ef in midair 695168d70c rather than 96e8378ba0 on the 16ef4858e3 bench.398952ddb550e150

Out of 694b1fd030 the corner 124fd3cd86 of his 060f4b976c eye, Felix 7da18192de watched her 1eebc85bd0 awkward posture 93aca11e67 and smirked.c8ca89926992e783

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Lucy Keenan was da251c605e truly amusing.dbcb706f40a8b76b

She had avoided him 208e179f32 so blatantly in the 77410d799c past, yet here she c81b1c3f7c was, enduring discomfort just 2d95fc5023 to get a book.aa3796d05d8f89b3

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Oblivious to Felix’s bb8ed71b9c quiet amusement, Lucy b37e83e889 alternated between staring c980378baf at the ground, 30ca189a6f tapping her feet, b60708149a watching passersby, and f351cebbba fiddling with the 945c23d865 nearby bushes.fe413fa7793353bf

Felix, meanwhile, 5cd70397fa continued pretending d83a0f1ddf to read, 2e8518b71e occasionally flipping cf591020d9 a page. For some reason, 1866aef4c6 it lifted his d1a6247719 mood—enough to ignore edc3a08302 the itch at c38bb162ba the tip of 80386a086e his nose and c39fea4ebd remain seated.7f9697cf38caf205

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“Adrian!”6fde088c180ca91e

The tranquility 8d97a72d17 was shattered cdaf300417 by a 622c5bb9d3 booming shout.fa83b165265e22b1

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A group of 5e9964fd4d third-year boys, led b684fb336d by Alec, spilled fc2913c4b7 out of a 905fb2f714 nearby building and 736fb0015e made their way e49c1313ba toward Felix.f299eff1e2ac2d47

“Hey, Adrian doesn’t glare at me like that,” Alec remarked, catching sight of Felix’s menacing stare.7ffb7477c21ccf30

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“Then it must be Felix!” one of the other boys joked, plopping down beside him.e7dcbbcd752928fa

The bench 0065b9e0a1 became noisy e103ab59d4 with the 148c35ee61 boisterous group dc834131a5 surrounding Felix.86245c3fe53fe6b8

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“Get lost!” Felix snapped, scowling.9d2f13d7a82558da

But his friends only 4ae86e3854 laughed louder and clung 3561a2a4c1 to him more. Even when he 1c0b16a2ac shoved at their 8b0ddcfca2 faces, they didn’t 840f3ba6fa budge, instead leaning a1e9c5b60d in with more 64c4f2e48f playful teasing.195cfc2e4ff933ba

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Amid the chaos, Felix 644389f72c turned his head to bd626cbbe9 check the far end 022653eceb of the bench. It was empty.ce85c627055a061f

He soon spotted Lucy 5e860dc9cc Keenan walking away, her 42ce8a04f5 back retreating into the 03ebb02d8e distance.d2df8a6a4d13ff9b

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In the commotion, The History of 89c7679026 Murinen slipped off his lap and fell to the ground. Felix let out a deep sigh, clenched his fists, and shouted, “Get off me right now!”328658e0b1c6cb0c

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In the 2442a2e53b end, the d5fdf605e7 book went 3fd9e79ef4 back into c59da001f0 Felix’s bag, 1a468037aa forgotten.b6ba6f3f0851139a

He rushed c9e8f017c7 back to c0479ee03f the dorm 86c2b4d905 for his 72967eb5b6 allergy medicine 8120433915 and spent 2b8dbcb307 the rest ae048b4e38 of the 325dd9378b day running 276c66d6c0 from one e9c31c35e5 class to 9608cddd07 another, trying 3f5ee26ed5 not to dd0425e29d be late.5458c0ef0ed88993

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Wednesdays were packed with 7541a03c1c classes from morning until 81d05b035e late evening, and his 6529163443 stubborn decision to sit 1e0a54aca4 on the bench pretending dde9e46b9f to read had thrown 7f7268759b his schedule into further 18e36e1eb5 disarray.0170f9aa66e637a2

By the time 020186454a Felix finished his 650e8e9009 last class, a e7a60d0303 swordsmanship session, and ee1ecd1d92 returned to his 04bf59baed dorm, he collapsed df2817d30b onto the bed 7b1623bff4 without even drying 7caf45f462 off after his 7336bf20f3 shower.09a24801dbf58a45

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“Hey, that’s my bed,” Adrian said from the sofa. Felix lazily waved his hand in response, too tired to argue.71396ef76be39500

Adrian said something 326405a1b6 more, but the b789b3e04f words floated out 3b8acf39ff of Felix’s consciousness 837dba4053 and drifted through 70cc918863 the open window.21980e541e437c40

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Feeling the cool da8377252e autumn breeze against 47d135874e his cheek, Felix ba5cff1123 drifted off to c0486bc1c6 sleep.90ec360e2da3f193

When he woke, b84d5c4c20 sunlight was streaming 290a26ee09 through the window, 5b7847b4eb and birds chirped 3f41ae0ac0 loudly outside. Sitting up, 933f523334 Felix saw 8fb4b3ae4d Adrian sprawled 6cf9d71607 on his d68abbbcd1 bed, having b32c858cbf claimed it 82084c4e06 during the 10eb1d9c15 night.47ae0d3471b27fec

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Thankfully, their c4f5fa8f3f first class ec7be11be1 of the 56c25868fb day was c67dd3d07a in the 756a55b508 afternoon. Felix stretched, 7e27c57ddb got up, b17eed4b0d and had a02bbb7535 breakfast.b05701faabc8eb16

When he returned, 4c66a25be0 Adrian was still f1aec2d082 buried under the 3757c13127 blanket. It was eccbca6645 unusual for 020583a793 him to 757ed453d9 sleep so 6b6da0a295 late, but 042aacf4b7 yesterday must bfd567c6c4 have been f0e4bdf1b9 exhausting for 6fe6701d35 him too.ecabd4f0d408ec76

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Felix pulled 511b48abbe the blanket 36e8f24cc2 over his 2e79b3046c twin brother’s 88b2aabecc shoulder and 47548e997e settled on 4122834166 the sofa 1e4188c13b to enjoy fa26a074ab some leisurely f6a40e1650 time.2547e2c633a9f35f

Knock, knock.69efb3df494ea8ee

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A soft b7e8b16e1b knock on cf7a8158d5 the door 705e5c35f4 broke the 99fdcd2041 silence not 17686dc70a long after.cbc30041c9492452

Felix frowned in 7569328a02 curiosity. None of 232fa6d634 their friends 1d51c9147a were the 0e15e5fea6 type to 9a70360e77 knock so c8d866d10c timidly when ba889f1691 visiting the 016dd6104e Berke twins’ dde670a118 room.c0079c4706ac1994

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Rising from the sofa, 2e33714bdc he walked to the e887c9cf97 door and opened it.cd5b311bd29bb941

There, as f8291ae395 always impeccably 65a60a588e dressed in a8b68d7a39 her uniform, b9a7d535f7 stood Lucy 55148dff20 Keenan.022457226a5abb74

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