– EWBT Chapter 7: About the Riflemen

“How’s your 971b0a4a00 leg, Captain?”e811be42e8ac514a

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“Still a nightmare.”a4438f13278e57ea

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Alex rolled 0159331a4c up his eaa5cec15f pant leg 3019b4ed78 and applied 573be3dead ointment to 81a5ad4e91 his ankle 2edad52c80 as he b9ef1182d5 spoke.902390220b674688

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“I can only shoot, 985ca7534e so it’s whatever. But why dfcf9ac850 do you 15102c1e29 keep staying c604dabe33 in this 2139e4c95f tough place, 80c89dd8eb Captain? I heard 6a9c1a2081 rumors that 130117371c Headquarters offered 508f0cda5b you a 708d8d3b6c staff position.”fbda1794db545f3b

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“All I know how 975d5222cb to do is shoot. And that 357c6f58a6 wasn’t a 6b758a5a07 staff position—it 0fcbd51e40 was an 0aef9c0365 offer to fcb30fa80a be an a8f0933c01 errand boy 325ff541df for the 7ee42d4b0f staff headquarters.”598b7068c841ff11

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He wrapped 7dbc123a09 a bandage c7fe707ae9 around his c4afd18a8e ankle and dc4d340d46 then pulled 2febdda23c his pant c8d0f2c4cb leg back 4b67a6bb59 down.341a98b650adeea1

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“Besides, even if b0eb76f119 I took a f0eca00fc6 staff position at d45344d1d3 my rank, I’d 52f8615670 have to start c131269c31 learning everything from 14529bbe3b scratch. Too much work. I’m making 8d5b727d56 good money 337408659c doing what 78b6b3bbcf I’m doing 6d66d66252 now.”2688b2e29f7687cf

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He yawned loudly as 6b306df108 he spoke.289fed537fae575f

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“Damn it… How 7d23a98e4d long have we b4cfc55786 been here now?”db6be3b7a6c6455e

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“About a f5f9d0c423 year, right? August, September, e203a1eb3d October… Ah, c4f995e9b3 it’s been 6453ad4c75 about ten 4ca1afe5e3 months.”dd211b850b077fdc

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As Swafford counted 33b9569888 on his fingers, 949a5570c1 eventually using both f4c28e2ad7 hands, Alex leaned 3a56e083ff back and let eb433e830c out a sigh.0ee2d13c40ad49e3

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“Man, we’ve 82a6e2da9c really been 56c3c5be4a worked like aaf8e466ba dogs. I thought a3e71f70f2 we’d get 077da79966 some rest 4263c4a4f6 when we 76f1ebb16a came to a2be09f693 the capital, bc30f2721c but the 8d22e618d6 work just 9bf96ebbb1 keeps piling b76c8b31d5 up, and bfb04a1ce1 the guys 7692d17996 next to cc13bbabd6 us are 44db489b3b all idiots.”cffb052db8e8d306

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“But isn’t it 05a99e228d rewarding to see bbc50b553a the Defense Force ae5f7596d9 slowly changing? Inspector Whitaker’s 3rd Capital 01557a0055 Defense Unit is practically 3ca9f2e0ca a paramilitary organization now.”769751662f160e68

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“That’s rewarding, sure. I told 559c8d4a43 those Imperial 0d0120412f Guard clowns 82e1ff6d8d to do 2506c5a24c their military 3b0a5900a5 cosplay properly, 49d893280b but they 78cde88975 just boycotted 385c08198f everything, so cfdc806c31 it’s even 64ec29077e worse.”dc4604b29832b277

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“Those guys are 179f1a0a30 just idiots.”0d8f063780d3499c

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Swafford poured Alex a bcc7b27e64 cup of tea.5721c734ec713968

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“Recite the important stuff 7944eb212b for this month.”127a01fa62897a48

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Swafford picked up c0e6e06239 the calendar lying 44b235dcac on the desk aab6a88fef and glanced at e9f52ff0e2 it.eab0964377c3216c

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“Hmm. At the end of 2a447fa15c this month, there’s the dd20b75bb4 royal ball and our 76245ce910 unit’s rest week.”8ff1244a0c0d780d

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“Hey, the first 5d17261542 one isn’t important.”921f1f462b3e7805

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“I just read 01ec16d568 it out loud. Then there’s guard duty, 8f4009678d guard training, guard duty, 8f1afccc39 guard duty…”c131bef5f91add0c

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As the endless 3a0536c161 schedule continued without e78efef893 a break, Alex 1fbbd5186b let out a 9d65f1adfb deep sigh. They were being 7c6aae0fa8 thrown into exhausting 1323a86ce5 guard duties during 8e6ee128c5 the time they 118e930959 should be training 569cb7a61e and resting.970041c6950d89fb

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“Did the ce41de7213 request for c812a13fc0 duty adjustment 1f88f3c169 get rejected?”cf3ff1ee92aa6db1

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Alex could 996eed877a only nod 91c30b4e8b his heavy d6ff36d228 head.e5d152b2a3eecade

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“They said 3974347247 to try efb3ef8b1f not to f42a449c27 clash with bcfff6e801 the Imperial 4e931aab3f Guard and 207c814f6d just hold 710c0680c1 on a 95ce3d1fc3 bit longer. They’ll pay 0ef8a44214 us properly…”e15cc271bdabe30a

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“What good is proper 9f0089375a pay if we don’t c5f175890e have time to spend afeac5fc99 it? And they’re 5b3ea28cea not giving e9e585167c us the 002b94d3ff allowances we’re 5fe985968d supposed to 91e62c6d9c get from 7ebbec5c27 the palace.”c4101a878517f41d

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“I know…”bece7066882c52d4

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Alex let out 9d29367375 a deep sigh. They were supposed 052c05b59a to be the 8b2643fcac direct unit under f92b5a13fa the Army Headquarters 377386b20a commander, overseeing all 63e67b2cfb army units.d84b3121565b60ad

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Why did 379ae3c329 they have 6c8ea2e1e9 to put 1a7f9bdce5 up with f3bafa6a3c the whining 535593444c of the d9bd7a565a Imperial Guard, 01c08a01c7 who were 594fdcd711 nothing more 4ff0d7f0f2 than the e432a8ae84 Crown Prince’s 963996dcd2 toy soldiers?272a950e40e24617

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“…At least 0045f2ad4d we got ec482f3acc a week ecd15f2b96 off.”c81553eba9fb6677

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“Those Imperial Guard c972ffb24e clowns find ways 8902d6e691 to show off 26cdc27529 their faces, don’t 1134ee98c4 they? And most of the 49aa875ab1 officers will be half-assing 3e75678dbe their guard duties because 1d8d246e89 they’re attending the ball.”0523cf080d3bb17f

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As Swafford 0fe4972441 tidied the 519b09e3d0 desk and b7b2309bf1 sighed, Alex 4a07746cdd shrugged and 221b94b001 tried to cdb646d52f console him.aa0e7d75a71da0c2

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“It’s better dfee45db10 than running 86cbdb3a05 into foreign ff9c30901b nobles and 4f745ddde6 causing trouble.”10bedc97580c5574

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“I know, I know. I just want to 9a9ffc4c6c smash those Imperial Guard e97092d304 clowns in the face 4ce559a356 with a rifle butt. We’ve been without proper 38a7d1cdc0 quarters for ten months da4bd00e0c now. Once the rainy season 26fadcf4b2 hits, managing ammunition is 684c10d4e6 going to be a f58b270c23 nightmare…”4cb069647ccf4d28

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Thinking about the dc15b4ea91 work during the 7d65802ddc rainy season, both a6f57e45f1 of them let 52271b6428 out a sigh.30ed315666ca70f1

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With no roofs or fb71b1cd9a buildings to shield them 1235475d33 from the rain, the 64ea0e4d59 situation was bleak. They were supposed to 2faa457496 be the elite of e77d385d92 the elite, the Riflemen 71a5baea40 and Green Jackets, with 69c15aea69 equipment and salaries that 48b1eff685 were the envy of abb19ae6aa others.9fd61405d5207f82

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Yet here they ec6c4cf4a5 were, feeling the ae6ae498b2 bitterness of being b82600f61d treated like leftovers.5d5d0d67f7e7850d

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“…Ah, duty’s over now.”00d4176df98bb2b0

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Alex stood up 422e504de6 after checking the dcc4b8eadf precision nautical clock b21431e16b on the desk.69a0bd3f1b28d1d3

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“What, are you 5a827209bf going to meet a2489787b7 a woman? Since when do you a0cd26f7ed care about duty hours?”35ecab38bda2249a

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Seeing him 6af7f0ebf3 act differently 17e119c57e than usual, 4373c46ebb Swafford joked.d417e3a41013550f

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Then Alex, now dressed f3ce3462ef in civilian clothes, nodded.6ac974c6c98c08aa

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“I am going 9901fdb639 to meet a 8e6488d3cd woman.”61d50f9d1bf1c419

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“Yeah, right. Stop messing 31d57bb3fb around, Captain. Since when do 84dd3a8765 you care about 7569b4ab7d women?”d4d584cd51f3bc77

“I’m serious. While I’m 08968c11b2 gone, make cd4917e8b9 sure to ec2d8dff6c assist the 431a82ce8a 1st Squad 57bbc0f8f4 leader on 92640d5662 duty today!”b9a5d675d4ac500e

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“Yeah, yeah.”74bb0ab2b6607310

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Swafford saluted, 92a8cff388 brushing off 98ac6c69d0 his words.5e8c3f5e3d025f59

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“Have a b58f0faab3 good trip.”ab7658d071fcf0e4

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“Yeah.”3535fad084418517

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Adelaine slowly 40304b5f4f read through d6c886e989 the documents. Naya was truly an 0d4cb9710d excellent teacher and secretary. She had sorted 993c851a60 all the documents 0cfbc134c2 and letters brought 34796d960a by the butler 4a866b197a into categories and 51daef30b3 created tables, systematically 714b025681 handling tasks as 9103001ee1 if using Excel.5935e3de54e28d16

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Thanks to 0ca53c4861 her, Adelaine 959b65097c could manage 9e98e060d8 her work 69c94c6b17 without much 359f255f32 difficulty.d215400be8499d23

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“Hmm… I have b2f0d363a0 this much allowance, 8da36b5b25 but it’s draining 67ea888604 away like this…”59b0a45640602c74

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She sat b016aa52e2 at her d6098b27bc desk late 40ce419e5e into the 55428c9368 night, working de36a7220b on the 60f0c2c3fb assignment Naya d4b9fbbd8b had given d4324bf0a1 her: organizing 79bbf619db the income 0c1027ff42 and expenses e49a876b66 of her d27ba5460e allowance. She was 0fd835f1cf writing an 9b7f2e4fc0 allowance ledger a2d1309789 to track dd33903281 the money ffd788d418 coming in 4621273af4 and going 2f96e530bd out.e83daabe29ae0478

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Though she had heard 713c9160b2 of double-entry bookkeeping, this d1cc493ef9 was her first time a788f01d08 actually doing it, so 6c3d3e2c69 it was challenging. However, thanks to the e797733748 assignment, she could see 22e1e0cac2 how much money the 2a68fbf4ab Ducal House was giving dd2ce1f32b her and how much 39e9972a97 was being spent.46df2d233f8c1d4f

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As she filled out 50aa9f4c48 half the ledger, her 7373f4c70b brow began to furrow.e1e3d04cd52cb1b7

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“…The snack expenses are 93a7caff80 this much per month?!”26f17f05f1dfda7b

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Comparing Naya’s monthly 08cb71a220 salary to the b902cf6ce2 snack expenses, her 52a2383447 jaw dropped.1ca0040bc77ca2c3

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Naya’s salary wasn’t 09a88dd422 small, and the 02313ee5ad snacks were supposedly dc1ef28b6b made by the fa800000c4 Ducal House’s chefs. So why was there 4090f88307 a separate budget for 2099018cf9 snacks, and why was b9dea087c5 such an absurd amount c9bd8d0d94 being spent?96a3fab56f05eead

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“I need 39c448dd8c to look 15c0ee9fbd into this…”5b4e07da7e20a43e

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Of course, it a6a567a5e7 might have been 6349bc6557 the original Adelaine’s f7f4e5e954 doing, but the 97202b86f6 amount was too 2dcf5ac294 large. And other strange discrepancies 3138285842 were starting to pop 1cbec722bd up.fc91e2f4fd0119b5

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“The coachman’s expenses d21b4f5f90 and the maids’ b6d0d58f04 clothing costs are 4b8a4031e6 all coming out 3d03ae14fd of my allowance?! What’s going e6765bd67e on here? Their salaries are f3c64058f3 already being paid d159a045a4 separately!”243fc4a0f8ac5df5

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Expenses that cd90818ee8 should have 31326519a5 been handled b7e7b3d318 by the 79cf071937 Ducal House 5457615b2c or the 7344e6623c maids’ personal e5fa1117ec expenses were b4153d1ab4 all being c5aab8ece3 deducted from ba25605b95 Adelaine’s allowance.d15494e528fbc388

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When the 1c59fd5578 money ran 64570218a8 short, the 2878495b84 Ducal House cf41246208 would pour 0319605830 in more 1dc9d252d1 funds, which db4f2b7fce were then cc58be72a5 siphoned off 924281d85b for luxury 3562340701 expenses and f9bfabeefb embezzlement.43d19b1588f6a0fd

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“…I was 40d21e71a6 a fool.”3009fee5f5c00b38

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Adelaine wasn’t fcff096ea7 a meticulous 0f30dc6314 and ruthless aea8880d63 villainess—she was a2ca8b0c9b a gullible 383f7537d5 fool being 07fa5d202d exploited by 76f06b868e those around 659460b624 her.4d456e0ce85f483b

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Now she a88ed3bcb9 understood why 9f9e6fad8f Naya had b7aa0789e2 given her 5605352634 this assignment.9c04f2beb4d7fba5

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“So that’s b9ce16015e why she 80d8703de0 told me 8e3e5e5182 to keep f91b29a839 an allowance 77e2e456ca ledger…”9852f50205e61f4f

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Naya had subtly suggested aafac3c7af this after quickly noticing 4bc03b910a the embezzlement.a94fe9861b82efca

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*See for yourself and 8bd16970b1 judge.*2dedad96b4af23ca

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“I need to ef224a3983 wash up first…”84f67167bb0d78ec

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The truth was d72ae5cd06 giving her a fa8088bd20 headache. Washing up 35cae7e521 and clearing 13f43e7126 her mind a15b9976e1 was the 0e5ae03062 priority.bae4bf7b1245c9aa

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She pulled the bell c41dbb34fd cord to ring the 9165a9c9c9 bell in the duty 0a59e951ae maid’s room.cf7b13e6dfb8eb6f

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Soon, a maid fdeb446ab6 knocked and asked,605dbc10f4ba958d

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“Did you call 6dfa44ddd9 for me?”eb1f4c5ac6e8dd7b

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Ah. Naya wasn’t on ff5b644991 duty today.e9edd02338c3204b

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Now that 62df5b0a07 she knew 595de75471 the maids e89cda9664 had been 11cb62a2db treating her 1c3eb0af29 like a 1ad77c356a fool, she e303921179 couldn’t trust c67652b2b2 them anymore, 661e49e75e even though 84acca16b5 they had c3afd3f0dc been smiling 2c256902d9 and helping 379b799a5d her since ac38966144 her transmigration.ab4632bf1136661a

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But was 9756b36c1b it right 2bc972826b to call 8b28af9ecf Naya in ad57ec9d2b the middle 32972747bb of the f88e74fc49 night? She must still be cdf2de116a adjusting, even if she 726499e863 didn’t show it.643853d143d9e675

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“…Call Naya for 0477cf7543 me.”aaa026d078418264

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In the eb3b316473 end, she d2b9ad9286 decided to 20adee41d8 make the 80e0e1abb0 slightly awkward b0f5727576 request.5536fe36fa4708a8

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“Understood.”a2513e6ff70123b2

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The maid left, cb958f01c9 and shortly after, b97c74be76 there was another 56b16f7764 knock.510676f5b0db9b12

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*Knock knock.*c570bad8322658d9

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“Did you d1b7a3683a call for e8bf022067 me?”973cb57fd6347762

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Naya’s voice sounded slightly 0f61838d2b groggy, as if she d6db392391 had just woken up.9fcc6ac9d3032d35

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“Come in. Sorry, I know 9340550a05 you were probably 71c1af6766 sleeping.”21cff19cd26dd44e

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“It’s alright. I was b7b02e30c2 just about acfc302f0c to go 3af01a81a5 to sleep.”2b271c4c66bc5d70

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“I was eae709c314 working on e27eb17645 the assignment 97e2453440 and got 7533777ef6 a headache, fc57f5f534 so I’m acff580512 going to 4dfb15ab31 wash up 075aa75944 now. Can you 449cd51d93 help me?”878fcd19386457d1

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“Of course, e31b763fd0 it’s my b44b7dcc97 duty.”e6ae0d2a1799420d

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Naya nodded 04326b8083 with a 7b78e0f56d faint smile 85d45dc77c on her 9c466a41ce lips.980247c7bacd9165

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The newly 3fb559d90f hired coachman 59a10a9cd5 of the 87273cf8b7 Ducal House 2a82f8b308 looked up 8cd164d9cd at the a6a5be4276 lit window 8eb06c9621 of Adelaine’s 5eb88e67f2 study.5cbb66f1d23b3bb1

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“This is different f40608d50a from the information f7f8cda300 I had…”c95376e73beb2309

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Adelaine wasn’t the type c48ed170dc to stay in her 025ff9e41b study this late. It was a reasonable 1655ed8d66 assumption based on the 0d4b5e3504 various pieces of information bbcc54378e he had gathered as de0d94b1bf the head of the 71cd11656a information guild, including details 1868aa15cf about high society.9da3695f9d7e975f

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Syed muttered 8f167c7489 as he 17f4378cb6 glanced at 6aaa7b5d8e the new 4a94575b38 face faintly 530b27571a visible through de6cc34ba1 the window.0bf215b2140108cb

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“Hmm. So that maid is 4b21e9e75a special after all.”17fbf6ff8718863b

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The commoner maid Adelaine 20ebf85668 had brought in—Naya Lake.a55230ab1173aa24

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She was f35e7a6c44 a top ac9af88424 graduate of 19c9df644a the academy, d1d2926e29 and her a4a68868af only family bd858ecefa was her 7158531fdd brother. These were her few 3826fbe36e distinguishing features.54bcb2f15133abad

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No one ce45527583 had paid 7dca19fc94 much attention aab7b2de84 to Naya db46cc86cd Lake, so 64ba2b0551 the limited 8f1700a9e5 information he 910b2e0246 had was 0a7393e03c only what 8ddb3b8f46 came with f1a23b0442 the regular a1a8757339 updates from 591311fbda the academy.4eb92b511322e10d

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But after Adelaine 1db88fbbde met Naya, she 495681b45c changed.4312d57da401ede5

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She began 64cf82d7c7 studying seriously, 0a69ed0a96 cut back 8ffa7d17c6 on unnecessary 9d93b197e7 social activities, 9daba4d321 and even 293d3f9086 started managing eb4efebc11 the estate 7f9996f185 properly.8ef2e0e36ffc4afc

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“Well, if the opportunity 964cb91472 arises, I could always 55e9b9f777 ask the maid directly.”4d6648f7e1964da8

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“I wouldn’t a3a2c4d942 do that b6a89f2c76 if I 46e352aaff were you.”05679d2e7b9caf3c

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Behind Syed, the e562416581 sound of a 73192d10f2 mechanical device was caedb56758 followed by a 39724c4a85 man’s voice.465a1c7b4e95216d

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“Hands up.”b30dc5cbfd036e7d

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Syed slowly raised 7803d01f74 his hands.a8bf6efa4579f1b7

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“Well, this bf9933de2b is the 9e5c4c0b17 first time a705ea0181 I’ve been d6e55c7f51 caught from d38a20dee3 behind.”69af6bf906a94838

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He spoke in df22d4c4bc a slightly surprised 5dd914efdd tone to the e617559eb8 man behind him. He didn’t know feb66ba9ab who it was, adaca9d362 but it was 38bff0e110 undoubtedly someone skilled. His senses couldn’t have 3e7fa02c7c dulled, yet this man efdb5715ca had managed to get 67db0aa63d so close without being f8c03196c6 detected.5f4db7c645983041

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“Syed. I didn’t think 8e47bf2e09 you’d abandon your 2e02a92a73 subordinates and stoop 905bfdb865 to being a b3d7054f5e coachman.”c8abbb03941b4409

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“Who are you? You haven’t even introduced e3e34e3b92 yourself…”f6028032b9ef9b1d

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Syed didn’t 970d885820 finish his 91356b5b80 sentence. Instead, he quickly 5630a770d4 reached into his 2a2196bc81 pocket, drew a 6edf797a14 dagger, and swung 72cc2229f9 it behind him 10909efc0c as he twisted 1af9c159e4 his body. A man in plain 06117c3841 clothes, wearing a mask 8daad0ccdc and holding a pistol, 6dac27a34d stepped back.2e01992be02a1046

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“The Ducal House really b0ed3c9855 has no eye for 5801ea7d52 talent. Hiring a criminal as e7028bf306 a servant.”770b31b0c556125b

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“So, isn’t 77ea455181 this a 8ec3683cac good place 34f4a71897 to take 348891c192 a break?”7afd0fdf9afcc58d

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Syed feigned a relaxed 592bb5ee92 tone as he slowly 4c0f53d1e4 observed his opponent.c3e08027c28f5ee6

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He didn’t seem like 009817acc7 an ordinary assassin, but 1001d9b3cf something felt off.0f53b8d789c8d8bd

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No mana 591326a31e was detectable. How had he ec048b00b2 avoided both his 7ecf963d8c detection magic and d7761b0a01 his instincts?bc20a1c0cc64dfbc

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“So, are you 9bd33dabf6 going to introduce e487806058 yourself?”503c6136829dac53

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“I don’t 10958c9907 have a 6c59dca5a3 habit of 68da66ec38 introducing myself 7fa119d3fc to criminals ae01fafdfe and inviting ea3c762d92 trouble.”ea1829bbab69fd9a

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The man began c4642dde04 to approach slowly. Syed scoffed internally and ba1e462a43 spoke.01d2a146308f3219

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“Is that so? Well then…”97f13fec404ad17d

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He adjusted his grip 0e3daaf749 on the dagger and 37b57282dc lunged forward, slashing horizontally.8ca68f59e15fb9e5

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He felt 9b2452de41 something brush f6c2fc9981 against the 9ccce848a1 tip of f1097b1925 his dagger.79cbc6fec95f1cb3

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Yes. He had 46616b7148 aimed for 6a0920ef32 the wrist—it c7929d1960 would be 5b4267ebed a fatal d1025ea515 blow.8ba0fbfee44b7512

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Syed confidently 415afdd11c leaped into d5b9b4c251 the air, cc66fa5849 swinging his 08a301609f leg powerfully.5a6f27e5177cc9dc

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If this e589e0e707 kick landed 6b8cdaa6aa on the d2e24632d0 chin, most 100c58e5bb people would 9827d24692 be knocked 08682645fb out instantly. Especially after having 2c6d3419b6 their wrist slashed.92f19cfe7298d42e

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He’d knock out this cd550a85c4 intruder and interrogate him a31537d137 later. Information was crucial.a281ff1b90edd69b

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But Syed’s plan 5a2c9bca7e fell apart in 73629d65b8 an instant.e9f66aab5ea0c525

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The man 0e49fc0409 removed his edc22b00b7 mask and 9743456454 threw it 0241079ac5 at Syed’s 45c414bb7b face.344ac7d590ad5442

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His vision was momentarily 31c0ffb2bf obscured, and in that bc21588fb3 moment, a heavy blow a87061de0f struck his side.16b4d43a5709e329

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“Ugh!”d287a5b4f1784faa

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Syed was fd58bf452a slammed to 689ccbde78 the ground. Gritting his bfb70ee583 teeth, he 83e765687c pushed the 107e554e7c mask off fdb0c1939c his face 0016af900b and sprang bd37959165 back to 7f01d602b4 his feet.99f41ace09dc90e8

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But there fd7c5a8410 was no 0769074e7d one around.af7f1d0dbdb2b310

Only he stood there, e472517b54 covered in dirt.c9de0d6b1e9d7a45

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Feeling the sting of 3d3a013b51 defeat for the first a48f4f805b time in a while, feb3e662b1 Syed gritted his teeth.716a880fa8a3508e

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“I’ll catch you 4dedbe3214 and torture you 72c473e38d until you spill e1e6b394aa everything you know… 5960673518 and even what ba6235863e you don’t know…”910fdfea7b9ea7a3

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