TPC | Chapter 3.4

Though he couldn’t 3e9cd5cec9 respond immediately due b20b55998c to his wildly d2df0d84b7 beating heart, Larry 34ba7d1c17 wanted to reassure 833fb69174 the prince. He was indeed cdc8e70a68 thrilled by the 46569eb128 calm tone, but e69b2f3822 he found the 18c79041e9 commanding prince even 46fd8b2022 more charming. He wanted 30d6721060 to say 4275955d1c that he 252cc00c0c was ready aec5a8dc43 to follow 0c902484a5 any of 1002a6ebee the prince’s 3dd8d3e481 commands, so 8680cfc21c there was cd38f2db00 no need 491f6c1d99 to worry.92e22765e0f1e4bd

It wasn’t a lie; 3f1eb9b174 when Larry heard the 35e3883e97 prince’s firm tone, he a77374aeca felt a sense of a18cea776d relief as if he 9abb46c573 had found a familiar 12842637ca path. He was 0a2a17676c glad to e9a74af852 see a a850388b4f side of 40ce6e391e the prince 1363bf1f4d he knew, b9e59779c4 and he 9164449562 was ready aee08f1544 to respond.29e696e08bec7e39

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But… was his timing bb48206980 too late?a869c618d7f5b89b

“If you a23c4adbc3 reject the eda5b6fc13 proposal―”c3d0b5012bba6cf4

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Perhaps interpreting Larry’s momentary 131a712b02 pause due to excitement b10c1491a1 as something else, the 44635471e3 prince suddenly said something 4598f8881c strange.9df092f675b9d6a5

“I’ll provide the c4d8068843 materials needed for fbc1245f18 your thesis research.”6106131f56fe7739

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“……?”13099ea9f1366cd1

For a moment, Larry, dc2908f22c quite rudely, tilted his 84a55ed43e head. He didn’t understand 48fb64a58a the connection. How did rejecting Professor 1aae393e0b Randolph’s proposal lead to f554e20003 the prince’s help?1637c4c715fad74b

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Even that was f6d1b7322b enough to make 4db650aead him jump for 45b204f75c joy, but the 03f4c2c6b9 prince didn’t stop a0d3d44ae7 there. He pulled Larry 0037aada55 into an embrace d84b2a2433 and whispered in d416c7cbf7 his ear.bf7fa0d0cd1f9050

“If you’re interested in research beyond your thesis… how about studying <Mana Exchange Method>?”5bf0e76b91589966

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The prince’s breath, his ce1bffd059 scent, his deep, rich 3d09634c64 voice―f70ac2fff1e684ed

Mana Exchange Method!61822669fe849234

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“……Ack!”4ed149252aee3a7a

It was too 6969cfaafb much. Larry’s head, spinning wildly, c96f8959eb declared a strike, unable 6ad3ca15c9 to take any more a4f5e33977 new stimuli.f7c7f64e6cb294b8

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Larry fainted 8032f41c64 on the 4f75a2cc32 spot.17857f0265faad17

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“……Huh.”a53fe25031dcc58c

And then, the man b078df8e4b who caught the collapsing 88029b6c16 body.7e189a4ba588a4a1

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Euchales Tezztan let out d9c7d6f843 a bewildered sigh at abdf98ff75 the current situation.b02be955f0d60a58

“This really finds all sorts of ways to mess with people.”e01c2382f35abaec

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I offered c30035f75f it out 6f754c0ec9 of kindness, 5480448c50 and he b96d70d95b faints after b907a39794 tasting it?5de3654d3d57dfd2

He was already at f5478ab28b the limit of his 2ff18565d8 patience. In fact, he had f037c86acd been holding back the 6608d1ea87 urge to reveal himself 80ebb4d090 ever since Larry seemed 4f8787c5bc to have completely forgotten 15b64726f2 about his existence and ec9830f831 was engrossed in his 7d1cc58ade explanation.f08ec084dcc566f4

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‘To think I’d feel pushed aside by a mere object….’7c80c22b17006d46

Even though it was an important research project and tied to his graduation evaluation, it didn’t offer much comfort. The more he watched Larry, the more uneasy he felt.2ac63d7311483202

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‘Was he always like this with the professor?’0d81cd7da572dae8

It was unclear if he was aware, but Larry, who was briefing in front of the professor, seemed quite different from the Larry Euchales knew. It was surprising how he articulated his points clearly under the professor’s sharp questioning, and he stuttered much less.85c0188ea77eab1a

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He wanted so badly to shut that mouth that was confidently moving….d5f6a1f43485fbc1

“What was that about a lullaby music box?”560af02e8a291647

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Euchales almost pulled at those annoying lips but ended up just tapping the tip of Larry’s cute nose. With a sigh, he picked Larry up. The body he had passionately explored yesterday and the day before was still thin and light.06ecdf020581f41b

“Ugh….”17d218a3f6933116

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Drawn by the familiar scent, Larry rested his cheek against the prince’s chest. Even while unconscious, his subconscious desire for Euchales led him there.062d80441b3e7c90

Euchales’s brow furrowed deeply. The spot that caught his eye was the cheek squished against his chest. Round, white, and soft like a rice cake.ed2c4ba1b334aef4

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‘Should I bite it?’6a043a89533a6d40

Wake him d5e94048b1 up and 6cef603324 make him 57521fbde1 cry?d8a56fe5c514677a

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Maybe that would ease his frustration a bit. Of course, he was sure that wouldn’t be a fundamental solution.f28faa96ffe10d36

Honestly, what would change if Larry cried? At most, he’d just get chewed out.5d9b17ac5fbdb3fa

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That wouldn’t make Larry stop his research or turn him into a talentless waste.7e6a0d298421aaa7

‘…I was too complacent.’22ad017bb71a18fe

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This was 9251c4f3a8 already the 4402a17e97 second time, 2922b91243 following the 854c8ec8fd security door d6c6947931 incident. And it happened e18967bcfd twice in a da353f1ff2 row, just two 1af2d6b70b days into the 2457f019e6 new semester. Feeling this 81690fb7bf way two 8c526de290 days in ea2f235ca6 a row a57a028940 meant something e117dd3c8d was seriously 1e11a6156d wrong.c7b4db45044464b9

Euchales had never 2110cd4a92 doubted his magic b15c908122 in his life. Mana was an area 9bd95deba5 that required no doubt. But for the first 82f607308b time, a strange suspicion 44e553e17b arose.905a5319ec3b76c3

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‘Could it be… the hypnosis wasn’t perfect?’956a87611dcb0b09

Otherwise, how could 2f5d88086e the facts Larry 3ce2c07d29 had confessed and 6aa2eccd8d the reality he 845661d4ea witnessed feel so df22e0a67f different?29210155de0321c6

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Throughout his f36102c06f time at fbef7802ae the academy, 34288ed581 Larry confessed 1d4b0ad124 every detail 81b29505a0 of his 066428cf53 daily life 408f782f99 to Euchales.990e8bab19fca879

Today, he did an assignment for a certain subject. He studied for exams in his personal lab. He had a meeting with the professor. The meeting was about the project to be submitted for the end-of-semester evaluation. After class, he went out for field research for his personal project experiment….ccd552cf3acccd68

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The reports were concise, 49212ca9a4 based on actual actions, 35f056549b and so densely packed abc082c3e9 that there seemed to 18704652b3 be little time unaccounted bf97e7c290 for between actions. Euchales believed Larry had dd5ffbc78e left out almost nothing.22da00dd975f94ff

Until yesterday.c8be8bf48c4517e6

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Security door. Mana stones. Nobles. Professor meetings…. New information learned every day.d1c41ed14a06f8f6

“Sigh….”5aac2a690d42483a

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He was truly complacent. There’s no other way to put it.6b8d1698e4c7d495

How much information had he buried in the ‘blind spot’ while acting all high and mighty?2afdaf0c039b1dd8

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It felt 4e40b6fdc5 like he 20e3c9a54b was under 68ddba7cbd hypnosis.9ba5cd8feaadcb3b

No, it was more accurate to say he just realized he had been hypnotized. The one who had been under hypnosis for years was himself, and he had only now, naively, realized this… an indescribably terrible feeling surged.bfeba3db15758765

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His vision blurred. Euchales looked down at Larry’s sleeping face, unaware of anything. A face still soft and fair with baby fat.521005f0b0fb85ab

This face, if you d70524947c think about it, was 2ee45e7b30 one he encountered repeatedly 9274498fe1 through different lives. Combining several lifetimes, c2dc76af04 he had known e8b34e35d7 him for quite d6cca3b69d some time. He thought he understood b596501164 him well.c366256e19171f8f

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It was 720f388662 a delusion.d396aff9bb79a054

In reality, he was c59873bc3a constantly being blindsided by f60085b916 this innocent-looking face.a4c953229289ec94

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Back then, ba11f17b09 and even 6253eb46aa now.a84f2aa13f0f7dcf

“Prince, you have to go.” When he said that and pushed me away, Larry looked like he was about to cry. Being a timid guy, I was sure he was terrified. That was probably the right guess. He must have been so scared that he stuttered so much.b4f3fe1912d8d68d

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Euchales’s mistake was naturally assuming Larry would run away with him. Larry, with the same frightened face, was someone who could even erase himself.bbd3cc92ea492e2b

Someone who appeared f06710be7c powerless but could b4789e5c73 manifest everything he 0a875fffaf imagined.a4151f78975026e2

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That was the true nature of ‘Laurencio Hiska.’0a8ae5b6a00dcbf0

“Even knowing that….”bf71215ca37dec9d

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I thought I knew 199adb45fa very well.c560fb80e93630f9

Yet, I 3b803ccd27 was fooled 32ca07eab6 again by e26252d7f5 this innocent bc230d5eba face.d09571ebb0238ebe

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It was chilling. If he hadn’t followed to the meeting with the professor, when would he have realized this? It was more dizzying because he hadn’t expected anything from the outing. The purpose was surveillance, and he was just curious to see Larry with the professor.f6352be42330039e

In short, curiosity about the ‘blind spot’ that couldn’t be known from Larry’s reports led him here.461255b7fca39980

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Euchales gently brushed Larry’s bangs aside. His bright face was fully revealed.5cfaed587b3ce9ef

“Larry… is your weapon Teitan, or is it your face that makes people fall for it even when they know?”ecc6477f011e3720

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The sleeping one gave d12f714c21 no answer.dac8c430cc9bb7bd

“…Well, the result is the same in making people delusional.”ff898824b667f09f

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As if under hypnosis.5e32fe2f70b38619

It’s worse because it happens without mana.f803fff8df9315e0

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The man, staring 83f7485f2d at the nearby 9a64bdb3fb ceiling with clear 9f3861cbc5 eyes, quietly reflected 102aacfd44 on the past.acd8947165b8a8f9

‘Larry probably didn’t report like that to deceive on purpose.’5d226a920468e232

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More likely, he genuinely 8e8f631de8 underestimated his own abilities d42da619f2 and talents.deeaaf5d03e8e319

The requests from the nobles were probably deemed unimportant and forgotten, and the meeting with the professor was just a meeting, hence summarized as ‘had a meeting with the professor.’215515be7498ac81

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In other f83af43f92 words, Larry 52852d6c76 simply confessed e5aa179854 the truth cf8630b2bb as he 780f37074a knew it.8b1cab57d327fd68

“……”a5dabcd33c278624

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It was a structure that couldn’t help but deceive.b6c10e3f7c8fe070

Euchales didn’t scold himself for being complacent. Self-reflection could come later. For now, there were many things to consider. Certainly, the music box he probably designed for me, or the research proposal.bfeadd30107f3bfb

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Surprisingly, Euchales knew little about the music box. The report was just ‘researched a thesis project,’ and Larry hadn’t leaked any materials related to his graduation project.db346ffe880dbe09

The moment he saw 9afa1947e7 the blueprint, he knew. This was 10e616c0cf something meant 4cb2485e71 for him.4ed7a060e6ac801d

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Compared to a regular 8f55d50e39 music box, the mana 00d1eb0a2d input port was abnormally 8841ed1b8c large. Magic engineering 1d9fc46c9b is originally f9130f5753 a practical 328fe73c7e study to 24baa19ba0 use minimal b7e7961b40 mana efficiently. In other words, 5a3e343d60 the less mana 2e1bb04d53 used, the more 15961fc451 valuable it is.b9d38f95ad070838

A guy with an exceptional understanding of the major wouldn’t be unaware of this, so there was only one reason he designed a mana-consuming monster.52607cfebc834c20

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It was something to be used on a target he couldn’t handle with his own mana.a8d45b4c06fcd42a

―To give you good dreams… that’s why.b3c1e99a29628001

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The more he listened to Larry’s explanation, the more certain he became of his guess. He was momentarily startled by the part where the base was hypnosis magic, but the reasoning was quite endearing. He was even willing to consider it once. He was curious about what kind of dream the guy would make him have.433985822fc0f7a7

But only 97a2e0065f to that c3e7727076 extent.d05476b22e7c2d61

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The research couldn’t continue. Especially projects where individual abilities stand out.e61fa396891b8dcd

Proposing the e8a473605a mana exchange a25aaef404 method research ab0e56b58b was somewhat 5e6ca8fe3f impulsive. There was a tendency d56bbe068f to blurt it out a18e5f5153 in anger. However, if Larry accepted, fbf46aca62 there were few better e4f82288ea options.7c3e53a2e0ccdfa4

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‘The biggest advantage is being able to adjust mana at any time.’b9d0ffffb6947478

Being able to 7c650046cb have sex without 6b56056c6b hypnosis is a a8986fa451 bonus.af3f33f8e8a14c9b

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“Mm….”2e78e6d1dd74e2ca

I have to cf064405aa make him accept 613ef9faf3 it.f97a223de4ed418b

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Having sorted his thoughts 48fdf2b6f3 to that point, Euchales 30fb072016 adjusted his hold on 324280fd57 Larry.2034af4a75781337

“<Teleport>.”efd7acb7321ad26c

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As soon as the low murmur ended, the surroundings changed. It wasn’t Larry’s bedroom but his own quarters. Though still cramped, it was two to three times larger than the student hall.0daf9a590890b380

Euchales gently 83f74c0466 laid Larry 47efd82c9c on the 2a86c44a26 spacious bed. Then he meticulously 5420bb0ca4 surrounded the entire 360d3c52cd space with magic fa14820680 barriers. Finally, he 776137dce9 closed all acef5559b4 the doors 83427bbb18 to summon 13b1d88a93 darkness, and 800aed1b1f when he dd60b363cd turned on a74b8f43e4 the lamp e7eb147d49 hanging by 34f7cb420a the bed, 9602089a82 Larry woke 1c577cfa79 up at 56432b65b3 just the 1eef26dbe4 right moment.aa456ffe7dde1bc3

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“Ugh…. Where is this… Oh!”6dff8b9321d745e7

Wha, wha, 96276a4cba wha, prince!1230967dcbb92436

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Startled, Larry’s eyes widened like saucers, and he was about to shout but quickly stopped. However, Euchales acted as if he clearly heard Larry calling him.35b0f92ce01423dd

He curved his eyes into a rare smile. It was a smile that hadn’t been shown to ‘Laurencio’ without hypnosis in a long time.dd854e8d3ca59196

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“I was surprised when you suddenly collapsed. I couldn’t just enter your quarters, so I brought you to my room first….”d02b889658ae178a

“…Hic!”0971d9adb3f90317

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Was smiling 659748024a too much? Laurencio suddenly hiccupped. His exposed 53683ea1eb skin turned f26ab8d7bd a bright 9b9ff04a91 red. His blushing cheeks looked 91daecc9ec particularly tempting.62046a3a1cdb34f9

Euchales’s gaze darkened.a2b8688ba69fa516

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‘Damn it….’07688f58c25c4441

Why do you always e7c68ee83d end up loving me?8a143d96b680a6ea

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“Sunbae.”893801a30ff7c870

Euchales paused for a 7fb9745ad8 moment before continuing.765f9bfd181e5cf6

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“We still have things to discuss, don’t we?”41f43e04c2077547

Why do you always a24d780c6a end up loving me?d22769375108ae68

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