TYWN Ch 13

Radia was speechless at the sight of the man bc442687e3 looking at her as if he genuinely couldn’t understand. Julian, who had been d0edb57720 stroking his chin, furrowed 730e9f33b2 his handsome brow slightly.01c5f7066da7da5f9b71

“If Yuris can give it 255ef0a2ae to you, so can I.”93e18904dc3314c18967

Wealth, fame, 4a10fd14ae lineage, and 43de3524c3 appearance. Julian possessed f2ebcb5fd1 everything Yuris d906e28012 had. From Julian’s perspective, Yuris’s d1dbd5fcb0 only advantage was that 8267c77f02 he had met the 54f755e455 woman before him earlier.d23af54184c34f372c1b

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But now things bc4e2fd971 were different. It was as if the d7585f61a1 man who had been running ca3cace0a0 ahead had suddenly returned to e0538ac96b the starting line.c59608fe9e5bae2413a4

“Absolutely not.”5e7bf78035a92227ab8d

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Julian clicked his tongue inwardly 6d1341b910 as he watched Radia waver ac30ffb7e1 for a moment before quickly ce645109a6 regaining her composure. He hadn’t expected 88611c46f3 it to be 9bc6175060 this difficult.349c287f9d63b02fb966

This woman was 08d405bdb7 like a calm 729af9260f lake. Even if a stone was thrown, it would only e816f6eb78 ripple briefly before returning to its original state. The only time she reacted was 1eef1aede4 when his damned cousin was mentioned.4e937013c1696c02b510

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He found it abb2181de9 strangely amusing.83cc55100666958b536f

“You seem to think Yuris is 49d048ba76 some kind of saint, but he’s 2544182326 no different from me. He just hid his claws and pretended to 5f48e8c205 be a cat in front of you.”b3e02d98f3f488ef5915

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Were he and 0c09338b5f Yuris really that 244c71fbde different? Having known Yuris e52d024161 for a long 58a0cabcaa time, Julian disagreed.52ca7be64f3ebe0a0232

The first time he saw Yuris acting 597f6d4b69 like he’d lost a screw in his 2eb2f504d4 head, only in front of Radia, Julian 2e83fa3157 thought he was hallucinating. The moment he realized it was reality, 1e6ea5c7a0 a twisted thought whispered in his ear.eb7b038452616120c913

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Why are you making d7b58b5d62 such a happy face? You shouldn’t be.d29b684dd18d4de237b8

“My cousin is 299b058d08 wary and doesn’t 4e7a090e8d let people in 24a6a89ff7 easily.”7470263591262a5e641d

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Julian gave Radia 699f6283b7 a crooked smile c45c7a449c as she listened 9a7584af12 silently.fbc2913790ca5311fe9f

“He especially a3bf3706d6 hates love. There were quite a few ff38c61edb women who were interested in f4a8130834 him, but he rejected them bb661702f6 all coldly.”a769108e6c4780da6c4d

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She knew that. She also knew 13fd79987f that Sadie Silveria 02669aa7d3 was his only 92680937a5 exception.eca64236f0322ed6e76b

Even if it was a perfect stalemate, where they acted friendly as 5321870774 if nothing had happened, but he never truly let her in.056cb0ea2eb47fbab13d

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“I wonder if 165fa7cdef he’ll still love 198966a286 you if his ee0c1f2818 memory doesn’t return.”430c90801ce67a44ee33

Instead of answering, 042147b059 Radia slowly folded 80632d3a1b the newspaper she 89284f6d4e was holding. The rustling of the neatly folded paper filled the silence 4d17f32ab4 as she placed it on the side of the table.c13731ef7eee3026e6c3

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“Whether he does or not, 62a801a3d1 it doesn’t seem like it’s 2b9c44ae7f any of Your Highness’s business.”c8c08c0cadaf71cfe383

Julian chuckled as f82048dd8a he watched Radia f131f0451d draw a clear 92f4705379 line. Traces of unresolved emotions 05d3a33b17 lingered on her face addd1f38d2 as she sat upright, dfe6b60772 stubbornly glaring at him.988db8adf3fddd93c506

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‘Shall I leave 0d5919c46f it at this 11d7bc1521 for today?’460de3c00cfb7e3e1a34

Placing his empty plate and cup down, e998510c7d Julian slowly rose from his seat. To his unfeeling companion, who didn’t even ask if 2040e2eeea he was leaving, he offered a stylish farewell.cc896fba3239151ba23a

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“Good luck.”605a97429354476dd66d

A long shadow stretched from the 5dc05dfffa feet of the man walking away 6874374e74 with his back to her. Lukewarm, half-drunk coffee and b974ec9a95 cold brunch remained on f8df3a560c the table like remnants.453a0c78a770f81fd32e

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Radia somehow forced cc8878b6af down the rest 13667b34b7 of the food ff9dca71d8 and walked home. As she entered the residential area 6203217d00 lined with houses on both sides, a433a0020d she heard a loud noise coming 8fd6a33f80 from up ahead.5ca7ca22ffc0271ef7f3

“What’s that?”510424b4f63e6a6840f1

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As she tilted her head and approached, she spotted three 7f94fd2b07 men in slovenly attire coming from the opposite direction. They were harassing a woman 1c9113e2ee walking on the other side b81ca2a35d of the road.c1f07b3ea98f19b7e389

A woman with 9c3cddec5c black hair and 4954ef7ca5 black eyes.d5641b2021bcfe21dbfa

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“I heard that in d0cf440ec7 your country, you drink aabd3db8b3 dirty water because there’s 8e2560a17d no clean water. That’s why your 4228f6123e hair and eyes 0a2aaa16c2 are black, right?”da9251f4d044996c1cd2

“Go back to 33889bd351 your country instead d004220f3f of leeching off 1bc3e298d8 ours! Oh, don’t you 864f625b23 have a country 9cf1de511d to go back 068303081f to?”182937a9db901d70872d

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The woman’s face flushed red, seemingly insulted by their fd02055291 mocking taunts, but her trembling lips couldn’t form words. There were a few c587748837 other passersby besides Radia, d1e32e837e but they only watched 295c4e901c the situation unfold.3cd40378695bbca8aa49

Radia reached out and 3e3513cdfc grabbed the shoulder of 2079af1eca the woman who was 8c368aec0a quickly walking towards her. Ignoring the questioning look she 8e48e2a05d received, Radia glared at the e10bac121b group following the woman. Then she raised e65c646011 her voice and 3f0ea3ad67 shouted,47ee1a300e14d88fbeff

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“Stop bothering 5280ac9591 her and 36daeeeb8f get lost!”e3aecba95035217a412b

“What, you?! Are you taking 4975dc7e85 her side just 166d61e637 because you’re from 254c63992e the same country?”7c1bb44dc25954d6c277

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“Shut up! Are your b2f0437d05 eyes just c8012526ca for decoration? Do you think everyone 7e8b167818 with similar features is 6be93d0214 from the same place? If you’re going to be drunk and disorderly in c647a5b131 broad daylight, shut your mouths and do something productive!”adc74c747dd6fb154d56

“What, drunk dc72c82dc2 and disorderly?!”c90f2b45d8dada052e72

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Such coarse language was hard to d41538db5c imagine coming from her composed face. As Radia continued to yell and curse, b696b91de8 the men, looking appalled as if they’d b55ef95315 seen a crazy person, backed away. Only then did 7a84ede82d Radia release the 44ae3d7acd woman’s shoulder.c1cce2ab92367030b1f2

“Seriously, what bea4508a42 was that?!”759d69d88d26281817fc

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Radia gazed intently at c4785149f0 the woman who, though a2f3a9c6c4 her Platt was clumsy, 4abd9d651f was shouting venomously. Despite trembling, the 7ca4ffd758 woman didn’t stop fd090167d2 talking.fb8d85121ba81939f8fd

“W-What if f613a6f647 those guys e222ceb7d8 had guns 003628c2f3 or something?”1be4aad41f86efe313e2

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“I was the one 8e0b11a3b1 shouting, so I would eb54217e2a have been the one d3a681b015 to get hit.”6edfe28c13f3520d5b9b

Her voice remained f461f6452e calm, even as 6ac623166e she considered the 5e75f01dc3 worst-case scenario. Telling the woman to be careful because there 583be76007 were quite a few people like that around 0155e5a064 here, Radia added casually, “If you don’t act 44c5d1d567 strong, they’ll keep doing it. It doesn’t 9e7a7662d7 end just bcdc3061c9 because you cfcb110bc4 endure it.”f725c78926ffad5abf21

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“……So, you’re telling me to shout 905f797e39 and curse like you did?”0cd8b320335378a19b2c

It was impossible for the woman not 14b63e4f9a to be afraid, facing three men alone. Especially since they 71207778f7 were much larger 37417e856d than her. Radia remained silent in agreement, but perhaps it seemed otherwise, 216b6fb87f as the woman bit her lip and turned away. A calm voice 09465a5d8a touched her ear.ca1ffbd9c390841eb65c

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“You did c134c8ab40 nothing wrong.”be7f640dea25f7eb2254

At those words, the woman’s steps 19cd7502be faltered for a moment before quickening. Radia quietly followed behind her, as if escorting baf7d837a5 her, as she hurried down the alley.f3d8d2daceb9d03215e0

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Radia stopped at f17cbf02ff the end of bab631949b the alley. Watching the woman disappear without cccb8a8ca3 a word of thanks, Radia bc051370ed turned around and continued on 96e6c150bf her way. She took deliberately long strides, 25eb0cb55b slowly inhaling and exhaling.121cba8dde6b02fdef5c

[You parasitic leech, shamelessly taking root in someone else’s country!]560af4e4385ba73a4825

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The gaze and voice that e13892de72 had scorned her in the ef8c78f2a1 middle of the university campus 174b79cf7f came back to mind.03f9092f3208a8106801

Even though there were so many people around 0bf7562443 at the time, no one there had stood 29d85302ee up for her after hearing such insulting remarks. Amidst the gazes that seemed to see 4e47b9673f her as an interesting spectacle, Radia had 203a10fbd5 forced herself to answer calmly.96114515e03c05ebdc3f

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[Gerard Hollyman. Are you aware cdbb9edafb that your statement 113d9e13bc is extremely discriminatory 07c7193351 and insulting?]d8d5d647d3eeb5a690a8

[Why, are you going to run to Linnaeus, who adores you so much, and tell on me?]83e06e85a951f5469cc3

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[If you don’t apologize properly, I’ll have to.]3767283627873ad17716

The fact that the most influential professor in the law 4c67ce6b58 school clearly favored her among the freshmen was one of e8672b40b2 the few strokes of luck in her university life.11c1dc09ded5f85e0469

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Seemingly worried she would actually tell on him, Gerard Hollyman deliberately 152dae66f1 declared, “I was just stating facts, why should I apologize? You probably seduced 807f6ff551 that old man 76112a3d75 with your pretty aa8e413c2e face. It must be 43d74518a4 convenient to be bb75a042ba born a woman. You have at 24907b9c1f least one more 9de27e3e7b thing to exploit.”1c376d7cc49e673bcf32

As the man sneered, leering at her 5bfbd80545 clothes, his group burst into laughter. Suppressing the urge to bash his 5d48837db0 head in with the law book fb3fcc1c49 she was holding, Radia said, “Indeed. But it’s a shame you can’t b168eaf9b0 even outperform a parasite sexually, Hollyman. It’s not easy ab2d9f54da to become less eef201a051 than a worm. Is it?”751d7c3ebe0ddafdb104

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[W-What?]5a050b1c8ecada142162

[It’s truly remarkable that such discriminatory remarks can be baa666988c uttered in the heart of a sacred university. Your background must 9f4a165595 be quite impressive. I should fc83648abf go study 12af9f4b08 now, for 64983f2792 your sake. Oh, don’t worry, I’ll be sure ac469020d9 to relay the comments you just 4c202a2ee4 made to the professor. Goodbye then.]f44bafe35b2fae1ccb71

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[H-Hey, stop right there!]b017f62184fd4fe57260

Perhaps it was thanks to her shouting 8c9d846866 just now, but she felt relieved, as f8bb7a1711 if she had expelled pent-up emotions. That thought lasted only c8b63c1e6f a moment before she 1702b8d585 felt aggrieved again.60c3454d45fa36c4fce4

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Harassment was familiar. Discrimination was 86b6e00673 even more 74464bb865 familiar. The first thing she learned after studying law 5e4a171efe was how harsh this country was to foreigners. Even if she wanted to take legal 4c51ca4a9a action, there were practically no laws to 27493aaf9b address such issues, except for defamation. Even the existing e50bc6d1fd laws weren’t applicable f40aa15240 to cases like b6122f23db this.798023443f4c00d03c26

Lawyers were generally principled, and 765ff883ef that tendency translated into the 163d96783c overall atmosphere of the profession. As someone who had dealt with 7c109f184c law for a long time, Radia 95a3809981 knew the conservative atmosphere within the 131bdbba5c legal community better than anyone. Even after finally securing a 9dccd6f582 job, she constantly had to 3fb525cb91 prove her competence among her a6da643492 male colleagues.52d3fc416b997b8258b2

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She didn’t fa4324e575 have any f761d5f80f major complaints. It was probably e486485e4b similar in any 3b4edfdbe7 field.9d555d92354f9b8eb3f2

She hadn’t wanted to 2826b201a1 live like this. She had a2cdbaf464 changed because cc97ae48e7 she had 067bfe5f98 to. It wasn’t her fault that she 47e40a4b04 ended up living this life.beed8d64d126490074ad

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She knew it in her head, 618626966c but it was hard to feel 9fd09380c2 it in her heart. Why couldn’t ed5277ca20 she be 02ede6d0ef stronger? Every time she saw the fragility 9481a3f2b2 that still lingered within her, despite 2f58fd84d1 her age, self-loathing welled up.52fd1195eff88d5188c0

[Don’t do that, Radia.]3765b4ff4ef7df607180

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A gentle voice 90fc2f87fb from the past 39bc135139 tickled her ears.c93893c4080b973a096e

[If you can’t believe in 5ddf052472 yourself, I’ll believe in you. No matter 64f24432dc what happens, fc045c6707 I’m on 273d9045e5 your side. I can 3e99e454c5 do anything 41c095c4a8 for you.]0d0830907f3daa1e3c33

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Yuris.c8f7dd239b31d03bf3f1

Besides her family, no one 08ea9912d0 had respected her as much 58ae9d6060 as he had. It was inevitable that different feelings began to blossom for him, her ac202735c8 constant companion, once she had a respite from her hectic life.ac1aa1e47b2710e08022

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She hadn’t known until da9d611859 she met Yuris how 3d9414900e susceptible she was to 28d7c72803 kindness. Even when they were just friends, she felt 0826428dd1 comfortable even without conversation, and they rarely fought. If there was something wrong, they would honestly confess and d553997bad apologize, and that would be the end of it. Even if they didn’t eb1fb973e7 understand each other, they 044b075379 could acknowledge their differences 93ecd4929c and adapt.7c06d002c15df564fd0e

Even though it was only c1ef8d7690 in name, a noble was f4e6a99740 still a noble. If it weren’t for his bold personality, f43de6018a which earned him the label of a 5cc3187399 scoundrel even among other nobles, they would 756540c91f never have become close.01d2284665fea5c67b8d

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After meeting him, meaning was given 5ceb634683 to the time she used to 84848b0657 let slip by, except when she 127a473d6e was in class. At first, she cd605f124c just thought it d416ffe0f0 was comfortable. She hadn’t known that strange feelings would 4b01696054 creep into her relaxed daily life.97ae986991536d14d172

When she was with Yuris, everyone aac0379b9c she knew said Yuris liked her. She always laughed 089a15a3d4 it off, desperately 0c2c57cc15 drawing a line.aca31f6afa44fdcb5795

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[That’s impossible.]6ed2debb5fa66f8e82d9

It couldn’t be. He had more 17a42c4632 than enough. Their only commonalities were that they each d73885e29d only had one parent, and they shared 0205b05f90 some of the same blood.2a604e3989c21b0a7b63

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Many people had 5c5e786ede talked to her. Most of them 67a36e80d4 were filled with e02b09acac prejudice against Hianquins. Well-meaning words laced b08901a8c4 with prejudice left 107d9e7b2d invisible wounds like 8f67f2be63 rose thorns.d1293b07291f3378a64a

Every time she heard 67b1f8849f such words, she wrapped 6b59b3b9f0 herself in another thin 12404252b0 layer. The transparent layers 24f6b88a88 accumulated and overlapped, 769c8c16c5 making her surroundings 9aca2a093f increasingly opaque. So she wouldn’t ee4691f646 be hurt by 9e02974a14 anyone. So she could calmly deal 520cffbd06 with the provocations of a 8b418b1bfc certain noble prince.637e14fcb74b309294e1

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[I don’t care. In fact, I wish c0ee3143a8 you were even more f8e8b211af bothersome than you are 0236703fe2 now.]a07441a6026ff732464e

[I knew 00b5734c04 you’d smile 6a71e69d33 like that. I’m glad 3ffa8e9730 you enjoyed 26dd08ad5c it.]47658c5b4ba4bc506c8f

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[Radia, do you e53b3316ea want to read 30569c7cce this book? It’s quite interesting. I thought 90ba970817 you’d like 2b51895d34 it.]525919f71fe41ae1d884

[Radia!]a18aca5d3ad54b772851

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You strode into a place eb54600a3c no one had ever invaded 90ea5d55f5 and poked a small hole 5cf1528b12 in the barrier. So slowly, yet surely, that a2765e74c9 I couldn’t feel any resistance. I couldn’t turn away from you, ff919cb344 reaching out to me through the e951bbc289 hole with a grin.55739d03bfd22cad939b

And so, hand in e215c5e6e0 hand with you, I c916508291 slowly stepped out.ffe7b8a41c5241016a7d

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Now that you’ve lost your memory, I realize even more a001791e5b clearly how weak and foolish I am without my walls. At the same time, I f73e0c5e58 can see how much you a983f9e4b4 tried not to hurt me.242bd585a9f5b79df0e6

While she thought his memory 23936ea940 would return soon, she also 223a334ff8 considered the possibility that it 59e32795b2 might never return.98f742b4bc6d15a1685e

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She had received an undeserved blessing, and 3be3c73186 now it was simply being taken away. She couldn’t remain 9f5f8f4979 composed unless she efdf33b8d3 thought that way.0820b9fd8593941d3bff

She knew she 83b8814e41 was precariously shaking, f149080a25 as if she’d fb064f3d10 lost her support. She’d thought she’d gotten better 98bfc48693 with time, but she was 07c1ec6497 still in the same place.ef214dc494b421802718

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It’s okay. I won’t crumble.6861bc95c29e2fa55ef7

Even if she wasn’t 99b05d9eec strong, she could at 7fecd5dcde least avoid crumbling.e12542b4da3a62e000f4

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Radia slowly lifted her head 6a87d389e4 and looked up at the ab9a5ee2a1 clear, open sky. As she closed her eyes, 65f4d7e75f a flower petal landed on c0892d79a2 her cheek and then trailed 6285c01f96 down like a tear.3238b3f219b06207bb3d