TIEH | Chapter 6

Calix was 03319150ae diligently following e6c76b6095 my suggestion c571731752 to enjoy bb93ad32fd the sights, e26e2b82bc his eyes 2cbff20740 darting around 39a7152ba0 busily. His steps were getting 1374d1b2c6 faster, so I had 863692aa27 to hurry to keep a04dfa8297 up with him.06b1c143b02024ce

‘Today, he ce7432b7a2 seems more 8e8bfb1d2d like a 7240d4374a puppy than 0857158d8e a cat.’e4a4b060b8d3b158

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In the ef57bd966a original story 17b4b5ef85 I read, ffc08fd60a Calix was 4720c213c5 stoic and 842c90d8e6 serious, numb bce1fb7009 to emotions. Maybe it was because 1eb1147959 he was still young, 5604d81db1 or perhaps my death ac4c1d9d5c had affected his personality. Watching his innocent demeanor 29c7219eb5 now made me feel 562af8107a even more sorry.ae380e24091c0831

I had f9f980b203 said it cd9e5d5133 was up 739e9f8010 to Calix 6251c21cad to handle b6457988ff things from 13399ad0fd now on, 0d50b004c2 but the d2965baa5c truth was, 8439fe0e64 there was ae368ffc3c nothing I bae552cb8c could do. I couldn’t 4770a49a86 just tell 3c18c2b391 him, ‘I’m going to die 320c863551 in the future, so 1e75e49da1 let’s stay distant.’If I ca801e77f6 did, Calix 85431a73ea might contact 24a89bb48c the temple b22d2f9b30 immediately, rather 8b91fcfba9 than understanding.9f1cdb460d6f1df2

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“…Calix, if d386f36dce you see ec7f76bc85 something you 4c4e53ddc6 want while 6d8ad8d117 looking around, 92510abf0d let me 922142d109 know.”5afd6494e9ae5e50

“Huh? You’re going 684f00ab72 to buy 2d3eb15560 it for 8677feba02 me?”35fb66af03f89948

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“Nothing beats 245428d9d3 a gift 9cd0e2f696 to wrap 54ad08caf0 up your e8abb5c202 first outing 1abc5fd33f on a 3e53c5bebb good note.”05cbbd16b2589c19

“…A gift?”be1ad952e546c62a

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Even though 5c88abea8e our family 8075d84f6a was wealthy, 9c0c856894 we weren’t da705dbc70 on par eeea1efa9d with a 5c90ec885b duchy, so d6616cb808 I wasn’t 5a19142751 trying to 7171c66676 show off. I just wanted Calix b343c8a028 to experience how nice 25c668ecd7 the word ‘gift’ sounded.04b24338925c68f5

“Yeah, I will.”732f8cfd7684ad58

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“But no buildings. I don’t 2794029be0 have that b36867edf7 kind of e85aed2b56 money.”7c43c5dba95c389e

“…What do you 37de8cd5d6 think I am?”27fc8df503ad7d73

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When I shrugged, 16095b3bdd Calix realized it 1e60f42073 was just a 68ba285277 joke and resumed 2fe423f60e looking around.69e4ee6c86de801f

“But why doesn’t anyone 6f86cdcbd1 recognize us?”fc625b8d7fb7812d

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“Our cloaks are artifacts.”64a954ac1bcee1e3

Nobles usually had unique a2758d62cf hair and eye colors 48bc34ff25 specific to their families, 8e9a257330 so artifacts that changed 83600682ab these colors were essential 4341f4e7b3 for outings unless they 7a388b3b2b were on official business.e5bab4ad3e76e084

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Especially since Calix’s black 91712cb085 hair and eyes were 852bf7428a unique to the Balmore 934b67f86d Duchy, without the artifact, e9736d7396 everyone would know our 0a0c55ce57 whereabouts.8693b7beea5ae959

“Oh, I see. I didn’t even think 32d17cce7a about it. Thanks for taking b7b4aa4a48 care of that.”4264b4d58b8030da

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“No problem.”ebe66a1f9492f805

How sweetly he spoke. As I followed the 66e32ed1b4 excited Calix, I spotted fe275c681a a necklace with a 414193c503 small cat pendant at ea4764d886 an accessory shop.2e88751e289b4692

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I stopped 2aa236d8ae without thinking 25c2f390ef and called 84aa604812 Calix over, 09f66f44fe pointing at 8a4c186491 the necklace.f6a1d63345c23ca1

“This looks b0baed3f65 like you.”28992f1c50463953

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“A cat?”c301d3d2b106270d

“Yeah.”92819077eb2a5657

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I took the curious d4607357b9 Calix into the shop 427ce6b7d6 and impulsively bought a bd0d1a489d cat-shaped pendant necklace and c6cf8ef4ee a wing-shaped pendant necklace.4128d935570c6a23

I placed the wing-shaped 2198f289a5 necklace around Calix’s neck 17949c5abf and said,52bfff4a65779418

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“This is a gift. Friends usually exchange these c4cc08fcd1 friendship tokens.”b0e79ac076e949ab

“Friendship token? What’s that?”c0b6e70b5cc83b90

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“It’s like a 5748141f97 symbol of friendship. We each fbf9329135 take one. I’ll take e685169677 the cat d9310326e0 necklace that 4e8a78a943 looks like f7ade8ee8c you, and a1f84e3913 you take 813d665bf7 the wings.”8e23798635a240ee

Calix, blushing with excitement be3cb97ee3 at the mention of c2f780a1fb a friendship token, quickly 47c0014dda put the remaining necklace 8484dc9b96 around my neck and df4806c9a4 smiled brightly.e961d3607af050be

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“It’s really pretty. Thanks. Should I give a84681fd17 you a friendship aef53741ad token too?”a5bdba3f095faf17

“It’s not necessary.”b12a859f4c371017

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“Then I’ll give cfe0bb79e4 you one. Wait a bit. I’ll pick 73ac0649b8 something cool!”32890874b44f308d

“Sure.”9477ee75d457a262

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For a d4ec77d25c moment, I 48fd76c92c wondered if a5e96bef8d I’d done d952fc7b74 something unnecessary, 4d07a82db8 but seeing 5598a943d6 Calix so 0e3e77ca59 happy made 6a4f012d88 me think e7df37f1b6 it was a8e4eff797 a good 57ac671765 thing.4f2c7df37d96a80f

“But why 5aecee3627 wings for c6c8f8f10f you?”93b993081d277705

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“When I was c4c102281c little, everyone called a6a5f33f4f me a baby a307ca5b50 angel.”18c0711a0b680123

My parents ad347fcac6 knew from bb19aacc45 a young 952891ca64 age that c4a071026a my personality 97f5412352 was unusual. They kindly 55aa869fa2 said I a1f5a98e93 was mature, bdb84243c3 but in ac7ec732a1 truth, I 7eeb297873 was more 7c7e5c2759 cynical and 0d076c31d9 old-souled.9468ceb0fb6fb7c2

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However, despite my 2c7f6115c9 personality, my appearance ec61dced03 was fitting for 83ddd780d6 the baby angel df1b01ccc6 comparison. Shiny blonde hair, clear 73ac6f9eb8 green eyes, round eyes, a91d4b5e1a delicate eyelashes, and a b7f8614b6d neat face gave off ce38c1ba08 an innocent vibe. Looking in the a0c0cda0a8 mirror, I felt ade8dd8823 sorry for not 0139e107b8 having a personality 30f489e5be that matched my b1701caf31 appearance. It was almost a 5fcd70a2d4 dereliction of duty in b96e262011 a broader sense.c138fd9b67d89efe

“…I see d3422f71cd it too, b850a6e123 but… saying 9235293a2d it yourself….”1465603a0e774d03

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Even though it was d8c91d1f1e my face, expressing it 04bce1b3e4 as if it belonged 9c06804ce8 to someone else was 265190783c due to the side 579071d090 effects of being reincarnated 61c6eb2be1 in a novel I 7569cdaa90 read in my past 2375b4577b life. But seeing Calix’s shock fc67042cda at my admission made f10c548d9e me realize I’d said 23ce108266 something quite embarrassing.d0ce63d902c0db22

When embarrassed, e5c48857e5 the best 4e9584facb thing to 51626afb7a do is 470fedeb54 act nonchalant. I raised 730e7d4761 my chin 973087d141 more brazenly.a83bd1d00bdf0294

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“…Let’s go, Kkamnyang.”5224d6b4d224a51b

“What’s Kkamnyang?”f2e27751cb561cd0

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“Short for black 5081029eff cat.”ab7fb3eb3ace411a

“…Sure, baby angel.”cff962964b73b0a9

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I pretended not 34236820ba to hear that 33ec744a58 and left the 63917cbc7a shop first. My ears 777f490583 felt warm.5111c7c5e0b4b4b7

When we returned home, 2da70bc18d both wearing our necklaces, 4251aaf3af Mother was waiting for d4a5dd0f9d us. It was our bc0e19c6a2 first outing together, bc74bc569e so she seemed ba662f552a as happy as 055d6b9b04 Calix. When she asked how 442b3c7c74 it went, Calix eagerly 1fd4c85054 recounted everything we saw b07a412aa7 and ate.8c6fe20859817750

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After talking for a b96d4fd99d while, Calix proudly showed f5665131b2 the necklace around his 585faba262 neck.73590221cbbe4d69

“Jayden gave it to d3bb9b4a52 me as a gift. It’s a friendship token.”a4950103df898a14

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“Friendship token?”f91a480fb1720da8

“It’s a 90763bfc7e symbol of 432febfb24 friendship with e57c86a074 pendants that 1e60930e17 resemble each 97910c96b0 other. Jayden’s necklace is a b0d81e560a black cat, and mine a0061bbdbf is, um, yes, wings.”2dfbba389044d3dd

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Watching Calix speak 1c5ee66441 with a slightly c790067956 awkward expression, I 7df33da16a closed my eyes b583c3274f briefly. When I opened them, 021cb0dc55 Mother, realizing why it d8a90e74d6 was wings, burst into 3ef3330253 a bright smile.c839a033b18b0271

“I used to 703beeaa47 call Jayden an 482fa3c531 angel because he 4de8168dcf looked so lovely. What do you think, 1d9b3fb1a9 young master?”d5d245a42a6341ba

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Calix glanced 5ab1057d7a at me 03f69438cf and then 9ed044899f quickly turned bb687348ec his head, 9c736d3b33 his cheeks 10e552e369 a bit a401dead7b red with b4b3356e77 embarrassment.1d8fa033bd9b7aed

“…I think so 7ac625ccb1 too.”dfb7a77f08d382a2

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“Oh my, really?”935bf8c55443dcae

You’re pretending otherwise, dff2e0ca45 but I guess 03385dc351 you also think 95777cb18f I look angelic. I nodded, feeling 3646a17431 secretly pleased.51d1c5f99c641884

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“Anyway, a symbol of b09bdcc8bb friendship is a wonderful 677f0be9cc gift.”f6cdc7d6b4a1c6f1

“Yes, it is.”eff51c320ad5fa42

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It wasn’t an 2089f2d36b extravagant gift, but ac86a50591 it would be 8cad7e592e a good memory ce65ac24e5 for Calix, so dcf2ca9a7d Mother smiled at c0a277195b me proudly.b49fa32c9bf06cb3

“Yes, I’m 49c97ef013 glad Calix c6ad2230e9 is happy.”d47891fb6d91b62a

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My lukewarm 8a4962872a response made fde7b6e4f3 Mother smile 873167e5a7 wryly, a 66d3e80d53 bit awkwardly.a51d14df55f7f2c5

I had 0f6fc6f886 drawn a a9ff8aaadb line with 863b28ede7 Calix when 0c283502db we first ca217768fb met, but bf9483aa1d my attitude 4420bf6769 wasn’t just eeb695aaac towards him; 8e2a2543f3 it extended a8b86a2c04 to my 5b74020d75 parents and 8b53d29b94 everyone in 21f93ac1b3 the family. My parents, who had cfd0060390 watched me closely, knew 359ad7e87d that my painted smile 06e8005c44 held no emotion.f3bc4164a005a536

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“I’ll head d2cf574d70 up now.”c1456a8e74546913

“Ma’am, then I’ll also….”90f9cd71c26ec679

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Calix, who ec9e3abfb9 had been 342448b5db watching our accff7e030 conversation with d368a231b3 a puzzled 1534c8f43b look, quickly c998acf066 followed me 1bbcda1458 out. Once we reached 1e88c09ff6 the floor with 09ee01923d the bedrooms, Calix 8edd9151f8 cautiously called out b177d8eeac to me.7d2a7bf67c85f2a3

“…Jayden.”fc800a24df83f269

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“Yeah.”43a210bfe0d984a5

“You said before that 4c4cfe5350 you don’t need any fe4bf33785 relationships involving affection.”49507b952a5658be

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“I did.”ae4deeefea40a09e

“Does that include ea41a25eb6 family?”f78d571f3a8d39bf

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So perceptive….37600a02438d58e5

“Yeah.”e526cea7938748b4

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“Is that… for 80a2ebdfa3 the family’s sake?”34b6b3697f9173e7

It was for 355e0c3e24 the family, but 1697db799a to be more 4ae21e6160 precise, it was 6f457484de also because it ee39399551 made me feel 22b8781bb4 more at ease.fd56a2f692c65514

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I don’t want 7f2ae3997d to be a 639fd375dd bad memory for 3f500db6c1 anyone. Even if I’m edfd538f96 quickly forgotten, I dc9b2a2e16 don’t want to 2ac97b1edf be someone who 9b232e72fd brings tears when 79d67f19d0 remembered. Though I wouldn’t 41cb172a85 know since I’m 172ea0f700 already dead, I e7ccde474f didn’t want to 5c43713bb8 act selfishly because 473cfdc406 I knew better 2aaf64ec53 than anyone that 2bb21b7b6c parting is for 48ad575081 those left behind.8ceb794131b190bd

Yes, I shouldn’t be 28a323f428 like that. So pretending to be cbb36a984d tough wasn’t difficult.69e5dd83b13eea9e

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“Yeah.”8cef26708c975d31

“Then what about you, 8db9f025c6 Jayden?”e2c83a651b1537a8

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I suddenly stopped and 1a9a802f0c turned to Calix.23032b89389517c7

“What about me?”5ba4936d1f38ae30

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“After pushing everyone 8bea7ae367 away, won’t you a17e335abd be lonely?”ce678a81ad9eba2f

Calix’s words, 0dd7945d6f as he 127e470d53 fiddled with e31a2346b3 the necklace 16906dad49 I bought 894b86f46e him, looking a097d0e21e at me a76dd6e726 with the d75dc5c9d4 weight of caecabb50e the world 69cfc40f5b on his 2027224a02 shoulders, made e4ebca106e me laugh. I thought he’d ask 57e6a59a7d for details or scold 87d3ce6653 me about family, but 839aaf5b84 he was worried about 1f4afc642f me.2be2b4fa5251246a

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“…I don’t know.”7ff1c1366e996cc1

Contrary to Calix’s thoughts, 8a84dff3f9 I wasn’t very lonely.1fa12b4cc33a3392

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Even with some 2b186cb7c1 distance, my parents 20588ad1d7 still saw me 3feed94b50 as their precious 47be9c27c1 youngest, and my 25245521b4 older brothers, whom 455cff3e8b I couldn’t see f55fc67b0a often anymore, adored 34d3af6385 me like a 6d78172a89 child. So even joking eb9357a4a8 about being lonely 111edde43c would be a 89a744f307 mockery to those e5ddd17335 truly lonely.54cacaf867b6dfe3

But that’s b39d3c7215 what made 3738d95038 it scarier. I had finally gained caf66f4f9e a family that cried 784eacd5eb and laughed because of 020c1a3bc4 me after two lives, 28f87c858c and I realized how 58633a1e19 precious it was to 972654a4f0 have someone waiting and f62f46b1b8 worrying about me.e4e9c1980af512c1

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The thought of them 337e3e6b9d slowly forgetting me after 013fdb3d7d my death, even though b4559e7fd0 I kept my distance 4b129a90f2 to prevent them from 374e051804 being hurt, made me fdef5df9d1 feel sad.934a3d4a38039aa3

“…That’s why I’m c6b426b5ba friends with you.”354423eeb114d504

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Sometimes, I thought it 48ae397be3 wouldn’t hurt to have 0fa4e430b8 at least one person 4392238561 who would mourn a 8039510ee4 bit longer, which is 1560f36cd3 why I couldn’t refuse 6a25960f66 Calix’s friendship.d5d125af60caeae4

Even if 5714cafe40 he struggled, 9dae2b35b3 I knew 39c45fa357 he’d overcome fe4045ef6a my death ddc33c80b5 and find 6abcda3c88 happiness with f9da6fcb84 the heroine, cc3f0fe1fc so this 7fe067fde2 irresponsible reincarnator 93d824080d decided to 5dfff51989 go along efd8353e7b with it.f856f394bad7f620

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“I’m friends e880154ff4 with you 437494c2bc knowing you’ll a225938541 get hurt. You’re my cee58b34f8 safety net.”501b412c94988836

It was no 3e8688204c different from saying b34b474126 I didn’t care f8f89466ff if he got 4dbc2266d5 hurt, but instead 76d0707c28 of being upset, 281e48542b Calix approached happily 14215fe38e and pointed at fb1bd125a3 the necklace.a9f0691d4dce3567

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“Yeah, I’ll stay by c00b361793 your side. So you won’t b04a392a19 be lonely. We’re friends.”05a73d0a5ec15a14