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I looked up slowly.
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"I don't want you to kneel."
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Grandpa Will said, the corners of his eyes wrinkling a little.
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It feels a little strange to be staring into my own eyes.
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He gently took me by the shoulders and lifted me up to a standing position.
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"Alicia? What the hell is wrong with you? It's my grandpa, okay?"
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Jill looked at me curiously.
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Yes, I know. .......
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"Master, you've changed a lot!"
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Rebecca said in a cheerful tone.
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"I don't know what to call you."
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Both Jill and Rebecca's eyes widened at my muttering.
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"What? So it's Jicchan, right?"
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"Yes, Alicia, what's wrong?"
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"I know that. But ......"
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He's right in front of me, and he's not Grandpa Will, he's ...... Seeker Will.
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I'm not going to suddenly change my attitude when I find out who he is. That wouldn't make sense here, and it wouldn't .......
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The next time I saw him, I was going to treat him the same way I always have.
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But the man in front of me now is not Grandpa Will.
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I am amazed that he has been able to hide his dignity and his intelligence.
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Of course I knew he was smart. But I didn't know that until I talked to him, and I couldn't tell from his appearance.
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The eye in his left eye should have been mine, but I had never seen eyes like these.
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Thoughtful, intelligent, lonely eyes that seem to see everything in the world .......
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I can tell just by looking into his eyes that he must have lived a life that I can't even imagine.
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At that time, I remembered in my mind what my grandfather Will used to say to me.
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I wonder why I remember that story now. ....... Maybe it was his slightly pathetic eyes that made me think so.
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"Alicia, I don't care what you call me.
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He smiled at me. His usual smile.
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Nothing has changed inside, just the mood.
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"Uncle Will ......?"
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He tilted his head slightly and said in a faint voice. I managed a smile, but I'm sure I looked like I was about to cry.
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"It's true, you're more like an uncle now than an old man, aren't you? I wonder if I should call myself an old man too.
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"I think you'll be fine there."
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With that said, Jill and Rebecca laughed.
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Uncle Will...... looked at them warmly.
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But he seemed to have noticed my expression. And I think he knows what I've realized.
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I wanted to know about Uncle Will's past before asking him why this village is improving.
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How he came to be blinded, driven out of the royal palace, and come to this poor village.
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I had wanted to know several times before. But I thought it was something I was not allowed to know.
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But now I want to know from the bottom of my heart. I crave the truth more than ever before.
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I took a small breath and straightened my back.
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"That story about the boy who lost his magic is not about a friend, it's about Uncle Will, isn't it?"
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I said this while looking straight into the eyes of the person I once was.
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