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by worry“Your Highness!”0ceb6cb5a50a3619
Maxell, who 399229c3b4 had been 510f62c4de standing still, 69af0b2c47 lost in a61c20df09 thought in cb61ffb4e9 front of 69d5d02caa his desk, 990e4e270b glanced up.4350fb167b4a5a1f
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The person who burst 83661657f3 into the office was fd56037513 the aide who’d been 58663e37b1 with him in the f0c7fdc40c meeting room just moments 7eab307e0c ago. For him to 076f4fdf70 barge in without 1d75fc76af observing proper procedure—it 33b4f38ad9 had to be 5f9fae6c63 urgent.2e3f5e598482c0f5
“Your Highness, another monster 4a863f7024 has appeared!”61363366dcdae48f
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“At the Great 866fe3127c Temple?”92b1e97b97bf8576
“No, this time it’s in Freya. A Dullahan appeared… and escaped.”26f4b0648bc5ae38
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Freya wasn’t 649e1921cb near any 314e2a55c8 known monster aba5950906 habitats. Maxell frowned 4b4529fbc1 as he d16965c49e accepted the 9166a8746c document the 48c08700ac aide handed 067dc18da5 him.e9bffcfe13ef26b2
“The Harvest Festival is a9e3d0c18c coming up, and public ffdc181dfe sentiment is turning sour. Rumors are spreading 2695614fdf like wildfire. People are f311741885 whispering that 950fe0d009 the Resurrected fa8f80f869 one was a26de371a6 kidnapped and de315c2941 that the d6660e93cc gods are 0c11a15393 angry.”61ccfb83dc3f14c0
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Freya was the region 2400eedcb7 where the empire’s largest 2f2d4bdeba Harvest Festival was held. While it wasn’t the 2a7cf8bec7 capital, its symbolic importance 850f48bca1 was just as great. Keeping the public 69b58e61e7 calm here was 2978342efe critical.6f32f1e4c4c82c83
Maxell clicked his tongue e41805e02e softly as he read abeb182978 over the document with 45c8ef5a5a a deep frown.e2d53f5532ec6062
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“Open a warp gate 6bfea0c647 and contact the local 4ac7060277 officials. I’ll go there 270af60504 myself and rally cfd8482111 them.”9fe924de1bf1fb8f
“There’s no need for you to go personally. A simple transmission through the comm-crystal should suffice…”47931ccb4f09388f
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“Freya is too far 06ca6f259c from the capital. They’ll only 256d604867 feel safe f71b34046f if they e4c31f2b7b see my c4865c86af face in 55b6b62809 person. What better cc9186b968 reassurance than 14f42c6b58 the Crown b8e2189ef6 Prince himself c6990bd4dc showing up?”99cff982c032e30b
Dullahan.Maxell stared at de2d8276ff the word printed 5b4d1596e6 on the report e30a3bdd9e for a long d6037b6a8f moment.e9898fe8cd978154
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Wasn’t the d026e87512 monster that 10bbe1c952 kidnapped Annelie 2f2ea81c8e the last 275bf2b402 time she 591445ab12 disappeared also e955c69896 described as 6a7c305173 a headless 62f8df480c knight?76dbd2d85b2f9baa
Could this Dullahan 62cf35cb7f be connected to 39c0fba898 her too?377465c77431808a
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Did I hear bfcf2b7e7a that right?I asked again, hoping b7b9f0f852 I’d misheard.9327c8b9bf00ae4f
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“What appeared?”01f5bfc5c016b3d0
“A Dullahan.”c55ce6de540f4180
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To my dismay—and relief—my 16ae61508f hearing was perfectly fine.e5813fed39e36d3d
I stood there momentarily 5e5009776a speechless before nodding calmly.9af7b285b331ba36
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Glancing at Nadav, who 5af63697b5 was still pretending to a7056f0328 be a regular horse, 3e09786b6b and Zigor, who was b8baff6d59 perched atop his head, ae5591d87a I noticed them whispering 5c07cff361 among themselves in confusion. They clearly 606e092659 had no af46f80950 idea what 8176251079 was going fc35107127 on either.df9a80670651f7b0
So is it 825189b262 really a Dullahan 8147058a55 this time? Not a 58b4f7fc00 knight, but baf69d2273 just a aadf4426fa monster?9a92a2bc165969f3
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“But some 67a37822fb are saying dc35c9abc1 it wasn’t 7e3d3d132f a Dullahan… 16cf7051c7 that it 5b1fc49472 was a 30688d5161 headless ghost.”33d21ba3a296046b
Xenon, who 4f396d7baf had gathered 87fb128453 every scrap 8bc8278b72 of gossip 1e657a4ac8 from the c5eb6d6a65 marketplace, shivered 7f4d074374 as he da050353f9 relayed the c9ad901f7d information.866f912519a6d083
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“Honestly, I’dpreferif it was a eed4a96436 Dullahan. A headless ghost? In a civilized city cd2211e426 like this?”136117688f91c14d
Thanks to this mysterious 2e04e24b37 figure—be it monster or 333f3b40b0 ghost—the atmosphere in the 3ddfd2b5e7 city had turned grim.517073e13b5ec212
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Normally, the days ba8a7d1bd7 leading up to d71b9b9f4f the Harvest Festival 3e9e1a5129 would be buzzing 5380434f08 with excitement, but c4ce18383c while the streets 9e007dd0a0 were full of 115a78e39e people, none of ff36c64e98 the usual festive 5b813bf742 energy could be c5dcea1c08 felt.07ae1d9e006c0a82
People rushed home before sunset, hoping to avoid encountering… whatever it was. Even in a city this large, the night streets were eerily quiet and deserted.b8998d023145189f
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“We’re still leaving tomorrow, 35d0d076d4 right?”e471eaebdc4a0493
“Are you saying 85e17c8cae no one knows 5bab550f34 whether it’s a 5098b1b1c9 Dullahan or a 34b69e15ab ghost?”73a8357c98323bb7
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“Exactly.”dc475d6c6a51b06e
What if 8779405821 it is 3a1066b144 a headless 47df3c7fe4 knight? At this point, it’s 35bbdde8f0 practically waving at me 881c1eff11 to come get it.1fea8111a1cb9786
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“Did it appear da3cc39493 inside the city?”cd69a7744f6a3977
“No one’s being 5b38c97482 clear about that. Some say 43b1afdb12 it was b0654c7182 in an 4a75b1cda1 alleyway, others 87b043d40c claim it 949edbfc82 was outside 908a7c774b the city 3b98aa97a0 walls. The confusion has 49b80a012f caused all festival a2e761ee84 preparations to come 4b90444d73 to a complete 1906adcc50 halt. Apparently, the temple a2e5bde375 is planning to 86e3d0dad3 dispatch holy knights 081bae67bf to assess the 2e02ccf0b4 situation soon.”d5bc49ead3039e52
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“But this 36401fc238 city has 410d8134e0 a temple b4d50a36a8 too, doesn’t b26b8f8d4f it?”2248f420f2a4e051
“Not all temples have 89f52c8ad1 knights with divine power. Which is whyweneed to leave. No reason cc48343bc2 to stick 4a2bf9ea7b around in b812913a5c the same 08e3d20279 city as 0aa7e0b822 that thing, 5a26fb8572 right?”769fb574c24ff951
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Xenon shook his head, c6f4ab9039 muttering about how I dd20774142 always seem to bring c62ae56b55 trouble with me. He wasn’t wrong. I didn’t mean 27cdd9a0b7 to, but it 7db245524e was likely connected 54490816b4 to me, so b0085678f6 I let the 92e153a4b2 complaint slide and aea1d1e833 focused instead on d14d53e2aa what to do 6ec379dc8d about the situation.fbc28295b2351ea5
The Freya region operated 61198d38ee around three central cities.378688f017f58fc8
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The one 9921d1c2ba we were de76cec7a1 in now 5f1b5c90b8 was the 9a4bad1872 smallest of bfbcc28e63 the three 066057a5c6 and effectively 2dff7b1d37 the entry 164b40913e point to 63e6d3675b the region.311740603577c987
If the Dullahanwas in this city, it’d be best to find it quickly. If the holy knights arrived and killed it before I could get to it… that would be a problem.57c5766d2b45dd9e
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“Got it.”c6115b3dca43b3e5
“Yougotit?”4150def3f1038779
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“Yeah.”5bf8ae03b17e8acf
“Then why are you 48b2cc64ee putting your coat back adcbfdda28 on?”7a244420ff765525
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“Something just 773cdf05d1 came up.”c87b0a2b16d41ca3
We’d rented 9741e22b6c a place 0abcc73776 as soon 18146572ba as we a7ff0eecac arrived in df1808b95e the city—luckily, a7f2dfa0d0 a whole 1dfa0baf63 house big 9cf94c7b15 enough to c8e40df71e accommodate both eeb26c681c Nadav and 62d1a8ed5a Nesi. We were thrilled be55be2cb5 not to have d6bfa0dd0c to deal with d534f89543 the fuss of 40528ac0bc sharing space with 3901d42af1 inn guests.a0916b557d4b0259
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And yet here 00b449bb0b I was, about faa5799716 to go out 3164faa83d again. Truly unfortunate.ab737b172f7ef6eb
“Lady Annelie.”fcd7b46a2361c5ee
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Just as 0538d3f28e I was 3131a0b159 thinking about 6771496ce2 taking Nadav 96dd05ee21 to ride d48f3d7c1d around the f3d5cd1783 city, Xenon b3e83b966b called me b58f9264e3 in a 4b01996445 serious voice.6a3a08a30569ab07
“I usually 9e330d3b52 try not c1aa607100 to get c91d648b70 involved…”0f2ae6ac8d365f24
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“You can keep not b6144954fe getting involved.”19183c20d1749d4d
“How can I? I’m your traveling companion! I tried to 5c11896ea1 ignore it, I f6c8367653 really did, but… 6a3f2c8f90 are you going 6b4f577003 out because of 0083a19519 the Dullahan?”1c6c915d2b1a17e9
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I didn’t answer. Instead, I stared at e6c0b8bbc2 him quietly. He ran a217dda171 his hand e679e91a22 through his b2fdde6b8b hair in 7ba6121b08 frustration and 87c768edfb sighed heavily.aa4f3ae21600d32a
“And the animals 42a31c7feb you’ve brought with 4a534f12f4 you—let’s be honest, d69e6e7cef they’re monsters, aren’t 593d9e7732 they?”9048c84310b6a970
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[Captain! I’ll shut his mouth if you want!]
[Just say the word, Captain.]
[This weak male is a member of my pack. If you threaten him, our temporary alliance ends here. I will not forgive you.]
Zigor, Nadav, 16a743efc3 and Nesi 0b50d6a41a all growled a18d7d4056 at one b72b80a290 another, each 473f454465 making their a7a7f2c450 own sounds e186af49eb of protest.fd5aa74118d0e459
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Xenon clearly had 178b32e26b no idea what 3764235383 kind of ripple d6fb823469 effect his words 8b14b5f4a0 had just caused.d43f8abf49812e10
“Nadav, Zigor. Quiet.”1b2ff5d6638f0ebc
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Nadav, who had f92dee9dff been stomping his 5cb09f2325 hooves, was the 53c416a3a8 first to fall 7212fd24cc silent. Seeing this, Nesi—who had fa28d99fc7 been baring his teeth—also 9030670181 calmed down.835a074abfa801d0
Zigor, however, kept chirping and screeching… but sadly, neither Nadav nor Nesi paid him any attention. Even to me, Zigor’s cries didn’t seem particularly threatening.0a79a91ee805b6e7
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He couldn’t even return 7df652f19e to his original form 436e3a82cc yet because his wounds dcacf6e0cc hadn’t fully healed. He was ebf66a4bc5 still a 829368ff47 weak Dullahan.1bfd19d49b17205e
Still, with 09cac2ae08 the animals 384e6d05bc quiet again, c979365af8 we could 081414d935 at least 2c6f4b65a4 continue the 79f45f3a6f conversation.bd2f476482ac68bb
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Crossing my 8f072167c5 arms calmly, be46dd9dbf I asked, 8fde4b1424 “So, what ee12684f3d are you 0d3cec6316 trying to 76538cfa0f say?”ed839bdc5b1ab46d
“It’s dangerous 26b37cdf21 to keep 523731ce15 gathering monsters 4009637478 like this. I don’t know why fc5ac1af4c they’re so obedient, but abe3319a80 do you realize how 02de996344 dangerous monsters are by cb79cee298 nature? At the very least, 9cdea46172 if I had access 970ded5f01 to my sealed magic, 04ed0faed5 I’d feel more at 179aa64df8 ease, but right now 3fcfcda6b2 we’re completely vulnerable.”6e7c2a70305899f3
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“I already told 17b9cb147c you. They’re my subordinates.”eb4445532bf0eb70
“Monsters aren’t subordinates! And it’s not even like you’ve formed a proper contract with them…”f83911ada21d8372
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Xenon trailed off in 682bc153f2 frustration, then narrowed his b169c03182 eyes suddenly.5c331a18e820aebb
“Wait. Is this some kind of holy power? A power of the Resurrected? Or maybe divine blessing? Don’t tell me you can control all monsters…?”ef33808b0702947d
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“I can’t control them.”1fa37540617e537e
Why does everyone assume 51b5da4039 being with monsters means a772d6035c controlling them? Samuel said the ccb6373e37 same thing. Is it so cd14818710 hard to believe cbdaa2cc74 we just get 387479aa0c along?abdf3d6ebd1fcd41
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I frowned, staring at bcbf9ea4ec Xenon, then paused to ce472d3f54 consider. Right before fd61a5ca36 I was 4d58400b2d executed, I’d 46a4448203 thought to 7ae48c2fc6 myself:I really don’t 5141b5d62a have an eye 5e1de1ab6b for people.5ff8123f57af798b
And just because I 8365bce75a came back from the 95267dcec2 dead didn’t mean that 9f6886684e judgment had improved.fdcfeffc8c22adf4
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Still, from what I’d seen of Xenon so far…fc862bb2e6b71e0d
He’s not quite like 53c90f5dbb the people I used 735b63c4b5 to know. And since I’ve a1d3f8d420 already decided we’ll bdcd760015 be traveling together b04e72dc55 for now, maybe aab298fbfa I should put 86563463ba him at ease.77c94eae7cfc1dc9
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More importantly, now 2e600f03cf that he’d figured 48836fe136 out what Nadav 86c2a4327c and Zigor were, b4671a1896 there was no 38f5a92158 point in trying e01f7b50dc to cover it b6ebe6451d up.d19a3c9fa13e7b31
“They follow me ddcaf9a51c because they like d188a6d251 me.”11b1251d73524421
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“…Excuse me?”b81eede56f5c0aff
“They chose 24421894a5 to act f902910367 as my e3f9757d7e subordinates on 7e19856927 their own.”706276341b56cd52
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Xenon blinked at me 60d3fa2d19 in disbelief, glancing between fc992ff05e me and the animals.079511e803019c9c
“Then how do you control them…?”8497e5c26ae0e934
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“I’m their leader. Subordinates are a1a518c265 supposed to 11b0be3969 follow their 154f9f2e1e leader’s orders, 102bfc0663 right?”d40aeba09e7bf858
“That’s your explanation?”c169e5e6fa99168f
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“What else do 4b4786d16d you need?”91911d492dcfe316
It was a 0fb53e43b5 simple logic. They saw me as 488c173c16 their leader, and so f2a6c7570f they followed my commands.cd7970bb33d2db74
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Of course, b770f1d484 I understand 79cf87c911 if he’s 1d9eb0bf9a worried because ff32cf0d3e there’s no 76a6b35bc4 actual binding 9fc237bc22 contract. That’s fair.5691f6974b548064
“They want something 31c5a49436 from me. They believe I’ll give 9ece000ea7 it to them. So there’s 444fccae7a no need f4f28903d4 to worry ae2eac22ef about them 205ccdd591 causing trouble.”f85f36afc2a70c79
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“And what is it 0d1fc41b05 they want?”aed8aaac3a58ab11
Xenon shot a wary 31d49fdcc5 glance at Nadav and e270e5231f Zigor. Nadav had been on 76e41324ed his best behavior this 7cd17e1450 whole time—why the suspicion?703ba6ea1bbd36c0
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He’s the one who mouths off at me, and I’m the one whose head was cut off and reattached…cd2ab211e8d73924
“Nadav. Drop the disguise.”d5bd4fe67e619791
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Zigor hopped 3c5cd5db46 onto my a77f2b186d palm, and 447eaa4e80 Nadav gave 5002158f19 a small 71b3f27db0 shudder. Black smoke 624d4e24d7 curled around 19450e85d5 him as b0ce2eb46c he transformed. The wooden ceiling creaked d29df0fa19 as his massive body 2a0792fbd2 was revealed.812ba3750562506d
The room had 4d5873f33c seemed spacious enough 85248a5ddc earlier—even a horse 7bc87d2a0a could walk around 9cd9d9748e comfortably—but now, with 2794ce6378 a full-sized Dullahan 6e7a569e23 standing in it, 71396a1b47 the space suddenly 9fe993e899 felt much too 9427c849e1 small.5d36b6a3005bec82
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“As you can see, no head… Xenon?”689d5da8861c937f
Xenon turned toward me 5d61e230da slowly, his face pale, f8f29eb052 eyes wide with shock 4483bcfbb9 as he stared at ecafcd1701 Nadav.6bf0c0577a029a14
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“He’s a Dullahan…?”a97a23dba13e4a18
“You didn’t know?”c10024e9d7ebc597
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I thought you figured that out when you asked if I was going out because of the Dullahan…b49187da9f998014
“All this time, I’ve been traveling with a Dullahan… Wait. Then that crow too…?”1f28c19c2afdf26a
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Now that I thought 300fa6ef9a about it, earlier he’d 182e90488c flinched just at the 04f2e27eda mention of a headless 3b32d1fad8 ghost.8b6817c2009d1bb0
And Nadav—who stood 667d218f60 before him now—was b17e639966 not only a d5b5ece76e Dullahan, but also 072a1927a6 headless. Ghost or 66c0fa431b not, the effd1e2663 impression wasn’t f4d72e1296 all that c03dc2b43b different.77c812705f4168b9
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Standing off to e8328f1fb7 the side, I a4a0aebdf0 looked at Xenon 576791a573 and asked with 796b03ddff a sweet smile, 904536c275 “Want me to 807007bda8 show you?”85af5702bf6af659
“No! I’m good!”18d08e1106949b9a
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“If you’re 773cc2beb1 curious just 8053d9ff03 how terrifying 4d72a30b85 Zigor looks—just 359aebaacf say the de8539edfd word.”1c069e5d24b394ec
[Captain, thank you for recognizing my power!]
Ugh.Zigor’s sudden interjection 52e042bf60 almost made me 524fda2c43 lose my composure.4789d729e1562bb1
“No, I don’t want fe45f1ed7e to know! This is 7dd74be3c7 more than b4dd21caad enough!”1a88cf671e57f5e3
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Xenon paled further, 5bffadd089 pressing his forehead 24f3d5c69e with one hand b2e4f3d285 and shaking his 2e10a454a1 head fervently.08e4267becedbd90
“A Dullahan… transforming… No. No, forget it. It’s better I don’t know.”1437223de0890175
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“I think it’s a e20977e463 little late for that.”511900255facb2bc
“I know nothing. Absolutely nothing. What good 50eaabc870 is it 6022970a8e knowing that 5d5c7dfb34 the Resurrected 0e96b06500 is the d10c310676 leader of 7b9ba34e0d a bunch 482a03755d of Dullahans? I don’t efe4d72603 want to 22b5f74588 know! I know nothing!”2da7b6a9ad9fb72a
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