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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 109
Chapter Title: A Simple Mind
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Just as Romeo came up with a hypothesis, so too did Calix.
Of course, his was a little different from what Romeo had in mind.
“You know, I heard something when I was with the mercenary company. About a guy who was living a perfectly normal life, and then one day his body suddenly changed to be like a woman’s.”
“…Is that so?”
“Yeah! Isn’t that what happened to her? She was originally a woman living as the Princess… and then it suddenly grew!”
“……”
Then, Calix suddenly snapped his fingers and said.
“I’ve got it! That’s why she ran away!”
“……”
“She ran away because the Emperor would’ve treated her strangely if he found out! Didn’t they say she went missing when she was young? She must have run away because… that thing… suddenly grew!”
“Well, that’s one possibility.”
Romeo didn’t think so at all, but he gave a noncommittal reply.
Calix was eccentric and simple-minded anyway, so it was better to just let him think whatever he wanted.
Besides, the hypothesis Romeo was considering was still uncertain, and it was too risky to voice it aloud.
But with Romeo’s apparent agreement, Calix became even more convinced of his idea.
“Poor kid. In that case, since he has… that… it’s right to see him as a man, isn’t it? But I made him call me ‘big brother’… How upset he must have been.”
“……”
“He’s a very deep person. You can tell by the size of it. I’m deep too, right?”
Romeo let Calix’s words go in one ear and out the other, lost in his own thoughts.
“An amazing and pitiful guy. I’ve made up my mind. From now on, I’m going to think of him as my little brother. Well, he’s Leo’s brother, so he’s my brother anyway. Right?”
“…Sure, do as you please.”
“That kid, how did he grow up so well with such a deep scar on his heart? What a fine fellow. It’s almost admirable.”
“…You… you’re really something else.”
“What is?”
“No, I mean it’s nice how simple-minded you are.”
Calix let out a soft, dismissive laugh. Romeo inwardly clicked his tongue as he watched him.
