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"Oh, I forgot to ask Master Duke if he has wolves."
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I realized this a while after I left Master Duke.
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I met Master Curtis and I didn't ...... hear anything about it.
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...... goal today is to listen to the wolves. I have the word wolf etched in my brain.
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"Oh, right."
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"You forgot to tell me the most important thing. ...... Oh, I feel like I've had a bad morning."
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"But I got to talk to someone I like, so that's good, right?"
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Jill's face looked a little more mature when she said this.
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I don't think this is something an eleven-year-old boy would say. I wonder if I'll look like an old man when I'm ...... twenty. I don't like that.
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"Do you like him?"
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I asked her and Jill turned to me with a surprised look on her face.
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Her beautiful gray eyes were shining beautifully in the sun shining through the window.
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Jill's eyes are more beautiful than the stained glass.
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"Oh, isn't Duke the guy Alicia likes? I was sure you were."
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Jill said as her eyes widened.
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"I like you, but ...... is this love?"
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"Don't ask me. ....... But Duke gave you that necklace, didn't he?"
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Jill said as she pointed to my chest.
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......It is true that I wear the necklace that Duke gave me every day.
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But I also wear it because I want to be a woman who looks good in diamonds. .......
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Is that an excuse? Oh, I don't know myself anymore.
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"Is there a difference between liking Jill and liking Duke-sama?"
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"No, it's not."
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Jill answered clearly to my mumbling. I looked at her, a little surprised.
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"How can you be so sure?"
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"Because you're a genius."
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Jill laughed, wrinkling the corners of her eyes.
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Oh, you have a pretty face. ...... Jill is going to be a great guy.
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"I'm sure there are many people who love Duke more than me and I'm sure there are girls who would give their lives for Duke."
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"Alicia has zero knowledge about love, right?"
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Jill said this in a slightly dismayed tone.
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I never thought I'd hear such a thing from someone so much younger than me.
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I mean, why am I talking to a younger boy about love?
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But Jill knows more about love than I do, I guess.
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I'm not insensitive, but I don't know what the criteria for romantic love are.
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Do I like them as friends, lovers, or family? Do you like them as idols, like Liz, who is worshipped by everyone? ....... Oh, the more I think about it, the more I don't know.
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"Even if there is a girl who says she likes Duke more than Alicia, Duke still likes Alicia."
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Jill said in a serious tone.
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...... If you think about the other person single-mindedly like in shoujo manga, one day your love will come true! It doesn't work like that.
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"To love someone is to not love someone."
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Jill said this in a quiet voice as she looked at me.
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There was not a trace of childhood left in her expression. She had the look of a wise and intelligent adult.
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I don't know why what Jill says is so obvious, but it touches me so deeply.
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"I don't think anything will change Duke's feelings for Alicia."
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"I'm not a very good judge of character, am I?"
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"...... even if that were true, Duke will still be watching Alicia all the time."
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Jill answered with some hesitation.
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...... Wait, doesn't Jill think I have a bad personality?
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Why didn't she immediately affirm that I had a bad character?
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My attention was suddenly directed in that direction.
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Jill would have given me an honest and immediate answer to that question, but what the heck was going on between us .......
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"Alicia?"
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Jill said curiously and looked into my face.
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"......I bet you'll run away from me when you become a woman of even worse character than you are now."
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I smiled at Jill.
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If Jill thinks I'm not that bad, I can only get worse.
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I guess Jill is so black-hearted that my bad character is not that big a deal to her.
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...... I can't let my partner get the better of me. I need to work on my bad girl skills.
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I don't think Duke's feelings can be swayed, though."
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Jill muttered quietly to herself.
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I pretended not to hear it and continued on my way.
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