TIEH | Chapter 11

There’s no way my father didn’t know these things could be poison to me. But he was so desperate that he kept losing his judgment. What parent could stay calm when their child, especially one so young, was facing death?8651c05b04d631aa

Seeing my father feeling guilty, I regretted just accepting everything he gave me. Maybe it wasn’t the best idea.85cdd7ca73d32114

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“Father, I’m okay. I didn’t want to eat what you gave me because it tasted so bad. So, it’s actually a good thing. You don’t need to bring me more of these.”1fdc86171c9c4015

At my 1773a37e8e joking words, 2ad31ae648 my father, 776111c03a who had 2e6e5b7c7d been holding 4d17270854 back, suddenly b5d779512a burst into bd3d7a7a29 tears.a36c942c2cfd4bb2

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“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry….”c9305c0c1f0346c7

I just smiled at 3c78e6dfcc him. No one aa51437aa0 here was fba1d7e6b3 at fault.95ede1d20da71697

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After Hemel bcb48ccc22 practically dragged ab7554eef9 my heartbroken a0aa8e449a parents out, 3d33f0fe8c Calix soon e2ab0418aa came into 880cb68e6b the room.fe935baccf57a5ef

“Jayden, are you okay?”795bea15ba325806

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Even though he didn’t know I had mana sclerosis, Calix started with worry and nagging before even saying hello.80e70dce2af4a10a

“I heard you were sick? That’s why I told you to exercise regularly and eat a balanced diet.”d6a7e2cd685e9ba2

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“I’m not that picky.”8c1977c37db9ee21

“What are you talking about? I’m amazed every time I see you picking out vegetables.”f023621540bc0ef4

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“…How did you know that?”e109b5c2574eaedb

“I keep watching.”79930006a96a66dd

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Shouldn’t you focus on your own meal? Why are you watching me eat? Grumbling inside, I made a vague excuse while looking at Calix’s furrowed brow.8142bab867fb4347

“It was just a light cold. Unlike you, I get sick at least once a year.”1ebdf5239f0e4e0a

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The sickly young master was supposed to be him, but now Calix had outgrown me and wasn’t particularly sick. Even though I expected this, it left a bitter taste in my mouth.cabee7c134b845e0

“But you look worse this time. Were you really sick?”f57f286e3d8b6fdb

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Calix held 991bf5a025 my hand d53eea6758 tightly and 0073f5412b rubbed his 8040908bbc forehead against 3e20ac6bf1 the back a95643e513 of it. Seeing his drooping 50389ee056 lips, as if 23726a8ce7 upset that I 3e4e607e11 was sick, I 9fc0bc14b0 asked with a 2f0779d40d smile in my 078f6b75ed voice.abd91647508661bb

“Are you already regretting it?”8c91f57b8a7fc0cd

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“Regretting what?”0b48142d96f1c88b

“Being friends with me.”752add37f73d6759

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“Why would you say that?!”2df32ee0d184e665

“I was just asking.”82add4567428a329

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I changed the 1ddec69f41 subject, seeing Calix 0ddbf7ea4e bristle like an b086e40694 angry cat.40368fa5c701909c

“Don’t you miss it?”b04bfd098af95ed4

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“Miss what?”8293a0cf704b94e4

“You haven’t been out lately, so you haven’t received any gifts.”5323f06661b47d58

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“It’s fine.”625929d434199db2

Calix leaned 89d53db995 his cheek d7ccc9b5d1 against the d2db2f5bd1 back of ea3cc1d1b1 my hand 9f1d3cca0b and grinned.25280628a766ab66

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“The rarer it is, the better it feels when I get it.”33dae4903f4db05b

Watching his relaxed face, I rubbed the back of my neck and changed the subject again. At this rate, we’d be going around the world.fd8b28970f276bff

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“Why don’t you give me a friendship token? Are you planning to ghost me?”472c41188ebb5f70

“Ghost? What’s that?”1b4d9a98253e6ad4

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“Eat and run.”75f7c40dc6f553e1

“…Jayden, you shouldn’t say things like that.”66f5aa8144c1b3e0

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Calix playfully squeezed my hand. As we got older, you’d think he’d be less clingy, but he just kept increasing the skinship, always trying to hold my hand wherever we went.16be4a07f8e54227

At 14, he’d be in middle school by my past life’s standards, and it’s not that young here either, but Calix didn’t care if I was embarrassed and stuck close to me. Even when I protested, he’d say that friends could hold hands when they were young, leaving me with no argument.5c7d70cd365b75eb

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‘I feel like I’m getting more and more entangled.’be58c4420306231f

Eventually, I set the condition that most of the skinship should happen where others couldn’t see. Even with my thick skin, I couldn’t let everyone see me holding hands with a friend at this age, especially when I’d acted like an old soul since I was younger.41b396cc65691b20

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“So, are you planning to eat and fly?”87e46ca92ddf6205

“Nothing’s changed…. Anyway, you said we didn’t have to exchange friendship tokens.”3e87d1b09b704cff

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“But you insisted on giving one.”5d380727eefd2409

Trying to pull a fast one on me? My memory’s too good for that. As I squinted, Calix looked embarrassed and mumbled in a small voice.fe12a561302bfcf8

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“I actually want to give you something, but it might take a while. Can you wait?”91134d51de5e8cbc

“What is it? If it’s expensive, I won’t take it.”ed87a7feb4c72fc0

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“It’s not. It won’t compare to what you’ve given me.”816a4cfea838430d

So, it’s something that takes time and effort? Knitting or embroidery, maybe?ef21e45658c58804

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“I don’t know what it is, but as long as it’s not too much for you, it’s fine.”c809bfcefaf182f0

“…Jayden.”a1d5005b83ed9974

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Calix suddenly called my name and rested his cheek on the palm he’d been playing with.66d5da742ef44c01

“You’re the only one who says things like that to me.”596d87c1a841c6d0

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“Of course. I’m your only friend.”d03bba7399618ba6

The warmth in my 518d6eaa84 palm trembled slightly. He seemed d8b16d4cf0 to be 18304736a5 holding back 76fcb9756a a smile.64410cad31c1c035

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As he said, I was still Calix’s only friend. I thought if he made more friends, they could fill my absence better, so I tried attending gatherings with peers from noble families, but it didn’t yield much.11a75dad97c199b6

Considering how he acted when he first came to the castle, he didn’t seem socially awkward. He even barged into my room wanting to be friends, but at the gatherings, he acted like a robot with a dead battery.3857884e00dccd3e

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Many wanted b1ac39b350 to befriend 355bcabffb Calix, who 3da035e377 would become 94a721c8d2 the Duke b06682e5d1 of Balmore 5d2e4e6367 and had e99f05e3dc such a 9a89beb636 lovely appearance. But his indifferent b0a29e9293 and stiff demeanor 3ccd1dc16b drove them away, 605d68a176 and I lost f78478888d the few friends bd093db923 I had trying 3268eb3867 to look after e50fc1d0fd him. It was 8ebad791de a futile ce5bd3b1f4 effort.90c9db27048d955f

“Yeah, that’s true.”d33c3e604fbd6507

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“You’re smiling? Do you know how much trouble I’ve gone through because of you?”dac9a43e17a7ecba

“I told you I didn’t need friends.”6f5a4d878d620c1d

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“Who barged into someone else’s room wanting to be friends?”bbce7ef6a79d8393

“I’m fine with just Jayden.”88b9ccacde48661b

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He needed 23ac6ec8ef friends, but fc6c32749c not too becfe78a8b many. No wonder ba9c9ae49f he only b1f7380f66 had Jayden 007abadd69 in the 88c64b40fe original story. Even picking b9e7256ff7 one, he 9722a39aa0 chose someone 69a250b0af with a c42ffd17e1 terminal illness, 60206998fa so his 4975f08b05 luck in 2bdf24731a picking friends f64eefc8d5 was terrible.ef0503c45cdb4d39

I stroked Calix’s soft hair as he buried his head like a spoiled child and asked.3e2e8b09c4c74d51

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“Do you remember when I said I could see the future?”9eb0d7f32c0bade5

“Yeah.”f3f82e1879d87628

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“I don’t know what you mean by ‘someone who says things like that,’ but in time, someone better will come along who’ll say those things as naturally as breathing. Unlike me, they won’t hurt you.”5bb6e2ff8f43207c

In the original story, it was usually Calix who did the hurting. Unlike now, where he was so gentle you couldn’t imagine him angry or harsh, the heroine Ein often got hurt by Calix’s sharpness. I wanted to rehabilitate this cat to spare the heroine some heartache, but it wasn’t as easy as I thought.38cb4f8c44319dda

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Anyway, I expected d16c3deca4 Calix to laugh dc0bad5564 it off as 8a54494130 nonsense about seeing 15f5acdfa8 the future, but c38788aa3f he looked startled dc5aa20a43 and lifted his ce847df650 head.1206dbaee1bc5dc6

“Jayden, you’ve never hurt me. Not once.”e2de30c37be56a10

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“Did you forget how mean I was when we first met?”e8d10cc0918e74c0

“…You were a bit annoying, but… I wasn’t hurt. It was just strange how you kept drawing lines while saying you didn’t mind.”63c50e83dec91255

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If he didn’t even pretend to be okay, he must have really disliked me. As I chuckled, Calix gave me a slightly resentful look and asked again.bf3f1ffbec5513ca

“It might take some time, but can you wait?”cf4868aaa99cfde6

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“The friendship token?”7ed67b845fda5b9d

“Yeah.”4eaee0715b8e62e5

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“When can you give it to me?”6a6091b7106794ec

“Is that important to you?”fc5d87d5524c5a37

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“Of course.”0f6778e0fe2ba976

I need to know if I’ll be alive to receive it or if it’ll be buried with me.40d36c5d393cbede

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“Um… around when I’m 20?”3883864569bcc6a3

20 would be two years after the year ‘Jayden’ died in the original story. Two years… could it be possible? I was a bit anxious, thinking I’d undone the extended lifespan from delaying magic lessons by eating what my father gave me, but there was still hope.25e5a24026f9b6dd

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“Alright, I’ll try.”32e3599da6267c7f

“I thought you’d say you’d wait no matter what. You’re mean.”61b2b624b0945414

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It seems I’ve found one more reason to live a little longer.c9c28151f561fd74

☀︎ • ☀︎ • cb948fa340 ☀︎613d6a6d68c46b8e

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Late at night. Awakened by a knock at the window, I slowly got up. I thought I wouldn’t be able to sleep until dawn after waking up late in the afternoon, having been unconscious all day, but I fell asleep soon after dinner due to my abnormal condition. Even though I’d slept almost two days straight, getting up wasn’t easy.228bd7a078f0e80a

“No wonder I died at 18 in the original story….”8d959151e3022b9b

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Grumbling, I staggered to dafec39673 the window. I met familiar 67f8cc4257 eyes.ad159c9f5a7244fc

“Damian.”27a1fcf338a7277b

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“Hey, Jayden.”5c5f0de4d55853f2

As I opened the dd0ba55aec window, Damian, who had 08abe17eb2 become familiar with entering a75a24585a my room, stepped in. Now 18, with a 9906dbf5b3 year left until adulthood, 48f65128b7 he looked like a 90b1c8baba complete adult. When we 19bba8ccfc first met, f29b47e8b9 I thought 978bc63612 his violet f3479350b6 hair and af4380fa45 eyes were 9e17287d93 mysterious, but 3b24d99355 now his 080e99f8e4 relaxed aura 26c5f164b1 added a 2548db96b8 touch of 93ba16d231 allure.52573ed99efe21bd

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“Long time no see. How have you been?”b436680d02cc0b6c

The last time dbeabccc71 I saw him 4f9c99458f was a few b879183bb5 months before I ea88352ce2 got sick. Seeing him for dd35911df5 the first time 3af7482b22 in almost a 27fda1b33d year felt strangely c0c071fd90 unfamiliar, and I fec1ee3afa shrugged.d7da065beaf07799

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“Not great. Why haven’t I seen you?”50d90009e91ddd46

“I had to go far with my father to get something. But what happened? Why not great?”5654071cb1ba020b

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Damian tilted ba350ba425 his head cb44b086c0 in curiosity, 526f6ee540 and his 5e94c1d6af hair, brushed ba258bf38d back, fell ffb1e68167 softly to 58d3933503 the side.3d83a9df9cbeacde

“I was diagnosed with mana sclerosis last year. So, do you believe I’m not just a delusional patient now?”98809f96ce3885b8

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