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Ryu's POV
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It was about 3 hours before dawn when I made it back to the Palace.
The city had been much further than I thought it was, since it took me about 2 hours to reach it, and another hour to find the postal service.
I had also tried to cancel the spirit magic before I entered, but I couldn't find a way to, so I had to wait in the shadows for the glow around me to fade, which took about 5 minutes.
It lasted a lot longer than Healer's, though she did say that she wasn't very good at it.
Surprisingly, it didn't take much mana from me, especially since I was expecting to be about half drained, but it took barely a tenth of my available mana.
Of course, that didn't account for my actual stamina, since running for 4 hours to and from the city was extremely draining, and my legs feel like they could fall off at any moment.
But as I slow down when reaching the gate of the Palace, I feel a slight sense of relief wash over me.
Hopping over the same fence which I had done prior, I waste no time looking around for the guards and instead dash straight towards the tree I had fallen down.
Luckily, climbing up trees and falling down them were different matters, and I found it easy to reach the balcony of my room.
Except...
It was closed.
When I jumped from the balcony, I hadn't closed it. I know that for certain, which means someone went inside my room, and saw that I wasn't there.
It likely wasn't a servant, since they wouldn't have entered considering the time.
It was likely someone from our squad.
Vice-Captain, maybe?
He had chased me after he thought I was an eavesdropper. Well, I suppose I was but...
Does he think I chased after the supposed eavesdropper?
Does he know I was the eavesdropper?
Well, I'm not going to find anything out by sitting on the tree.
Standing on the branch, I balance myself precariously before leaping to the balcony, landing firmly on my feet.
I wait a moment to make sure no one heard my and reach for the door handle.
Hearing a click as I pull down, I heave a slight sigh of relief and enter before...
"So?" (Etsu)
"... Haah." (Ryu)
The sigh of reielf turned into a sigh of regret as Vice-Captain sits on a chair by the sofa.
"What were you doing?" (Etsu)
"... Taking a breather?" (Ryu)
"For 5 hours?" (Etsu)
"I take long breaths." (Ryu)
"... So? Did you find them?" (Etsu)
"'Them'?" (Ryu)
"The eavesdropper." (Etsu)
"Ah, no." (Ryu)
"No? What were you doing?" (Etsu)
"... Taking a breather." (Ryu)
Our gazes lock together for a few seconds, before Vice-Captain yields.
"... Ah, forget it. Get some rest. Don't forget that we have a banquet tomorrow." (Etsu)
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Heisen's Eye
Fantasy"What meaning is there for life, if it is all orchestrated for us? If we have no say in the path we walk?" In a world of magic and monsters, people live in peace, and people live in fear. Ryu lives in fear. Fear of something locked deep within his...
