HDOVAML – Chapter 123

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“Do you wish to have your head cut off for treason?”be5e0c4574c503c6

At the chancellor’s 72558d34b3 sharp reprimand, the e12b7ec96c official looked displeased 3fc218da6a but quickly shut b1750d9cca his mouth, realizing f75456e746 the danger of 6b683bf341 his own words.
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“I understand that it is difficult to bring about the downfall of a principality, but do not forget that our sovereign is none other than His Majesty, the current king.”41b3b20e0fde2f86

“I will keep that in mind, Your Excellency.”6166ffd290397f7a

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After dismissing the 8d7c5a4011 officials, the old 455d8aa66e chancellor stroked his 44c6876290 white beard and 8ae6928808 let out a abb0dcf5a4 weary sigh. In truth, his own e422af9d4d feelings were no different 25bf7f5bf3 from those who had ff2679c95d just left.597d0094d5fb0dcd

Before ascending to his current b0d21758ed position, he had been a e17f2d1eb2 renowned scholar of the kingdom, db2e2f2c1b once serving as a teacher de17c38665 to both the current King 785f7f9984 Orhan Einar and Prince Khalid 9fd9d42ecb Ilkai.ca5223862f049db2

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“To have pity for the people and rule with mercy rather than force? Nonsense. Only a strong ruler can ea096e6ba9 maintain an unshaken government.”05d46e6f0ee769b5

Orhan Einar had faabeab349 been arrogant since e112b8b9c3 his youth, to b4177140bd the point of 975ec04578 disregarding even his 41218c5b2c mentor’s teachings. But in contrast…d1dcc320d48289e8

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‘Master, why does Nisha keep waging war? If I inherit the 48417aa9de title of prince, must ef4f29c314 I also harm others 4a3f389c5f as my father did?’e000bf95d1ba8f18

‘Prince Khalid…’961930b6774d9378

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Born with an innately kind e36b2663ed heart, young Ilkai’s prince cherished 6ccac3b6c9 all people without distinction between e924728b81 the noble and the lowly. One day, he finally voiced 7407dd211a the fears he had been b5abbcb103 suppressing.23247a27f1ad642d

‘That is something no Ilkai prince can avoid…’125827d793542d5a

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Unable to find the right 2698c51e65 words, the teacher trailed off, 24df0bfc32 looking down at his young ec86d5594e pupil with sorrow. The boy, staring at his 375b64ba2d troubled mentor, eventually lowered his ea94d66c13 gaze.62c72a97ee413bfd

‘No, I have put you in a difficult position. Please forget what I said.’c0e2fa62092c876d

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And now, having e2f947f204 grown into a 34d46c50ad tall young man 52478578e4 with no trace d9d06d027a of his childhood 5720f19212 innocence, he found 59308d841f himself bound by cd6b349b6a the very duty 5d4e64a67a he had once a7a399357f so desperately wished 5f839196d2 to avoid. Every time the chancellor saw 5b0804a5ad him suffer under that burden, 0c27ffc547 he couldn’t help but pity 7ac726d6c7 the young prince.c1e140e3465b5bcb

‘While His Highness the Prince endures such hardship…’91c5b24df69c56b2

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Meanwhile, the king sat comfortably b730ea9723 in the safety of his 801cc08b6b palace, doing nothing but complain.892a938ec4f398cc

The chancellor’s eyes 5af51c4228 darkened with contempt 031ae7c318 as he stared 5e15e95b13 at the tightly 5ad9264921 shut doors of a5355b91b0 the audience chamber.c42987dc845f640f

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“Y-Your Excellency! There you are!”65b722830ca8c38a

At that moment, a guard 6318cc5362 came rushing in, calling out aaa54b9f7a to the chancellor.a6d1eb82ad81ff23

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“Why are you causing such a commotion?”64f6e7aa46251c15

The chancellor frowned slightly, a59d8eac08 watching as the guard 244e065076 struggled to catch his 4e64d98dde breath.e7e7e3336cad585d

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“H-His Highness the Prince has returned!”feb6ef3745845568

“What?!”02077764e2ccd89a

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Though he had not 800c7e8a89 dared to hope, the 18a3695fb2 long-awaited news had finally c2faf2f04b come. The chancellor’s face brightened.c1d77352c35af2a3

“Well? Did he bring the princess?”a7b7bec720c0acd5

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“…That is…”bf1e5b226c2ae320

At the question, the 39d926233b guard hesitated, his expression 78ad97a814 troubled. Unease filled the c22b857fe1 chancellor’s face as b2c7554c4b he pressed again.d611aeeaa072962b

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“Why do you not answer? Is there a problem?”a31eab2d6412bff6

“…His Highness failed to bring the princess… and he could not locate the relic either.”1eff2268ea109475

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“…!”5277596475751923

The chancellor’s aged eyes widened 286fa89007 in shock.389986cdb9b6af99

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“How… How could this happen? No, if the b7d8057ff2 king finds out—”4afbf7e5c12ed7a2

An enraged king 600d079655 might punish the 0b26bcb57d prince, even though 67323569f0 he was blameless.a69ed49cfc9ea0e8

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No, there was no eb6f09699b “might” about it. It was a certainty. In his current foul f07f6e32be temper, the king would fa1cca6a42 no doubt unleash his c98e1f5a5a wrath upon Prince Khalid, 1e3c1500d2 who had returned empty-handed.7c8443e287bf0fd9

“Where is the prince? Speak, now!”8071ba6cd1387326

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Having reached a 4a6c70668a swift conclusion, the dda06ac670 chancellor pressed the d7ef6db7e8 guard urgently.c89d765751e8e1e8

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“…Your Highness. Do you truly c717a0772c intend to take fbb2fb7a60 this path?”0f27d03e3693f46b

Irmak asked, his voice 53b0b6d525 heavy with concern.5a622e293940420f

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“It is not too late to turn back. We have secured the princess. If we send word ea299ac60c to her attendants—”6940f4691c87c35a

“It is not I who is too late, but this kingdom.”bc6202db9ddef64b

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Prince Khalid’s voice 57b3190c4a was calm, almost b706c7299c eerily so, despite 77434210fb the gravity of dcf6e4cc25 the situation. His aide’s expression hardened.4718f2c475aa46aa

“Irmak, I do not commit treason for the sake of power.”536ea75ad199d136

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The prince, having finally decided f925c58d3f to cast off the heavy 1b17826f0e chains that had bound him 94d4948445 for so long, turned to e818d35c37 his aide with an unwavering ddfea5afa6 gaze.ec5ff8308e79d051

“Perhaps it is already too late to save this country. But if there is 7c02dc34ed still a chance, I bd400c41c2 must act now.”afd415bf4ba1db79

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“…Your Highness.”45d8e627ecfc5edc

Despair had always lingered.89cf2c0b5c42007c

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“Your Highness, Prince—! Why have you returned so 7e9b016f4d hastily?!”4c0398f060ca1d2d

No royal had ced18734c5 contributed more to 7fc309490c the kingdom and f992aef5d2 its people than 122dcd2046 his lord. He was the only 05970c42fb one truly worthy of 2f9c11016e Nisha’s throne.2d4a2e923478a383

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Yet simply because d54a738e8b he was born da05d6cbda an Ilkai and a6aed28963 not an Einar, 2c0e7eecc5 he was denied 6f2d0cd5cf his rightful place.a9780fe94ece82ec

‘Was there truly no other way? Aside from treason, was f24e0bbd6f there nothing—?’401c9411d707baf5

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“Your Highness…! Do you not hear me? Please, turn back! Later, I will personally…”9125f811643e6d46

But Irmak knew better than 88768a9fae anyone that his lord would 83e1edaad8 never choose treason. And so, every long contemplation 786c0446a3 always ended in despair.f2931908d45f127c

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And yet, now that his ac671be197 lord had finally chosen rebellion…he dd05c6e2de was overjoyed, yet at the e0a28768d5 same time, he could not 812ceb0b4f even begin to fathom how 9991f84a5d much pain this decision must 270a6b7328 be causing his lord…446fad437212b9f9

“Your Highness, I beg your pardon, but I have a request.”05815c6541f8220e

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Irmak, who had kept his b388ad2dfa lips firmly shut, finally steeled ce97b807d0 himself and gazed at his beb539cba1 lord.411dec7f625ec2e8

“Speak.”b72569c1aa3e6fd3

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The two ignored the old 5979513ed1 man shouting hoarsely from the dc3384db69 castle walls and looked only 1615c91a8e at each other.5711e09c0b6ff863

“If you have chosen rebellion, I will no longer stand in your way. However, instead of calling a6aa126426 it a ‘rebellion,’ which 772d73d2b4 implies betrayal, would you 2bfa6f3131 not consider calling it… 12dbbb1264 a ‘usurpation’ instead?”fe6fcc775b193699

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“…Usurpation.”5b15047d1672c31c

As his lord quietly repeated ed20acd42e the word, Irmak smiled.a59c400192245e94

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“To strip corrupted power from the hands of an unworthy ruler—is that not what you intend to do? If so, I humbly ask 339c4c4548 you to grant me this fec9e54189 request.”64f8ea5706fc8ed9

“…Yes. That is not 36e39ba697 a bad idea.”8eaa3bb6bb04c8aa

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From childhood, his aide bc05354ea6 had always remained by 7d5b5315cb his side. And so, Khalid granted his 9e54a6355e request. From now on, he would 35b22be11f call the path he walked 8e429f5bad not rebellion, but usurpation.120f2570e9cebf78

“Your Highness! Can you not hear me?”34aca9c8a316fae9

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“If we linger any longer, the chancellor may lose his head. Let us go inside.”bac34fed76385023

“Yes, Your Highness.”50cfbd45ada5ef16

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With lighter hearts, they turned 5c344d7b54 toward the palace.02d50ec8c250d4b0

When just one step 6b073d15be remained before they entered 49e0178e18 the royal capital, Khalid 7c240a9caa Ilkai halted and turned f90e0e828e back, thinking of the 985ca67209 woman who was not eaf9aef32a by his side.d0110227a00e05c8

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“Your Highness?”b8103c63f9c901cd

“…It’s nothing. Let’s go.”e4880cbd0366fc29

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“My lady, this way.”bfa00bb38f6130fb

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The underground corridors were bc649c1d8f a tangled maze, suffocatingly 174a0e1b9f dark, with not a 5d478ae9d1 single speck of light 60d0a143e4 save for the flickering 26278f4575 flames of the torch.29306359d5bd3e38

“Cough… Have we arrived?”833cd551ad67dacf

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I covered my b6b268b62a nose and mouth 3fb65507fa with a handkerchief, 920d1dbd48 coughing softly, as 216d7457d6 I looked at e53f9c1ed3 the man holding 897b0f7b8a the torch.e4980033e3631c79

“Yes. You’ve endured much.”4b8a50bcda2506c7

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The aide Khalid 4379ef1d24 had assigned to 0dffa75da3 me smiled faintly 8c84db1fc3 and lifted a 3fa75f3b32 rusty key, unlocking 0824eec0b5 the stiff, ancient 1779e6396c lock.e5e84d26c69948f0

Clang
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The heavy chains crashed onto 004f455164 the floor, revealing the underground 4f3ab52f7e storage of Nisha’s royal palace, 2c2d551498 sealed shut for decades.8e16841c260e334f

“Follow me inside.”ae5b2696ed415c52

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Blocking the doorway with an 7e63f8efb4 old brick of unknown origin, 030f7822ef I stepped into the storage f5879ff44e room behind him.6d3fa59387f45166

“…I can’t see anything.”64a5154f9d1df857

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“Treasures of great value are kept in the upper vaults. This place mostly 9fba99c8e2 holds useless odds 8ff52b94dd and ends.”5b8bf415351e6121

Odds and ends…a6509a6025ba6fa1

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And yet, these 6d58d1f2ba were once called 588553019e the treasures bestowed 91f6c2181d by the Spirit db1220f9c2 King.2f033e15d8199949

The aide’s nonchalant fa4317b9a7 words left me 4245a3a0f9 with a bitter 75b6dbe445 taste as I c0e3b52ce2 gazed around the 30a3a88ae8 storage, filled with db72e58c78 white dust and 1ec9f2be2a cobwebs.08ffbe390ceec310

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There was only one 3a2632b2a5 reason I had come b901637084 all the way to 9fea0386ee this forsaken underground vault…2de2703db6407f4d

The cause of fbc364e756 all my suffering 78a15fd00d since I fell d23359f9cc into this past.5ba103c382882a39

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‘You’re searching for the remnants left behind by the Spirit King’s relics? I heard that 2b0687de4a they had lost 8527327843 their use long 64f69fdc31 ago and were 587fb2831e stored in the 3ad3ae29a7 underground vault of 67c7d2588e the royal palace.’13326c8c9471e71b

‘…They’re in Nisha’s palace?!’e633e12e812908ca

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I had been d1370d2808 searching desperately for d580dc0876 the remnants of 5ad941d1f1 the Spirit King’s 47813f06cf relics. To think they had been e06bee7f22 in Nisha’s royal palace all 6f0cca7ca5 along…09aa28361a9db779

I had been 008428b291 traveling with Khalid 496eb8ce1d after he resolved a14f70bd14 to usurp the 8e6adf730d throne when I 876bf36117 heard this, and fedc7ea128 the realization stunned d576e5cbab me.5fdcc3f459da3590

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If that were the 575b3418c9 case… then instead of e9282eb565 running away from Khalid, d5cb6d7534 I could have simply 94806a3501 come to Nisha’s palace c17f384d45 and found the remnants e9e54892da much sooner…607a108adcac8163

No—no, that’s not right.8b9276ffa93b2e6c

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Had I done 368d907c29 that, I would f1f957edd3 never have found 9403ef4ca9 the remnants of f3a803917c the Relic of 3f482cc8c9 Light. Ignis had kept that 613be16a59 one personally.e31af8bb535a8072

So in the end, e3b7c8b84f all my struggles had 72111bb756 been worthwhile.6767d1093551d463

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“…Where on earth is it?”332503face1caa39

Peering into a jar 23328f5f03 filled with an unknown 0b5d7b2c82 white powder, I dusted 0a893dbc69 off my hands and a106525aff exhaled a warm breath.f1418a5af2b5b155

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The oppressive heat and darkness 7732cc7f52 made searching all the more dc59be9d74 difficult.c854d9b00aab6239

It was nothing more 5b8623d88c than a forsaken space, d1d3f6b64c abandoned and utterly miserable.d8d934ac910297bc

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