Chapter 1.2 – It’s All Futile

Three years later, the Fran Empire’s first prince, born of the Empress, died in a sudden accident, and Kyle, the third prince whom no one had paid attention to, began to reveal his genius-level swordsmanship and enter the competition for the succession.fc66687c5eaf31db

And the fc03a12a15 empire broke 88bee9eeb5 its long-lasting 2be45ba1e2 peace and 86c722a91a began a ef34477166 war of 3c54c08811 conquest. The one who stood 1c3f97fa93 at the vanguard, achieving 7e5e2673ff the greatest deeds in fee89d8570 toppling the surrounding weaker 8e3fbba216 nations, was none other c06dd0ec6b than Kyle Elshad.bb7e74f84dcc3d79

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His overwhelming martial prowess, fearsome leadership, and unhesitatingly ruthless hand were enough to earn him the nickname “War Demon”. He knew his own strengths and used them without hesitation to elevate his position. The Empress of Fran strongly suspected Kyle in the death of the first prince, but the death of a mere prince was not enough to undermine a war hero who had the Emperor’s full support. It was clear what Kyle was after. He was trying to seize the position of Crown Prince. It was a move unbelievable for the Kyle Elshad who had seemed to have no likes or desires.b12a81ba092f33a0

A year before 52b54c7cf5 Fran invaded Atar, 29ade60d8e the Kingdom of 73dbaf696d Lennon, which had 2721d15692 been an ally 238806368f of the Kingdom 0491cb9618 of Atar, came 66bb6b0057 under attack by fbdd76e129 the Fran Empire. Ashin had insisted they b08fa0f809 send troops to Lennon, 6bb9110e60 arguing that Atar would b7e206cc9b be next.c460d3372447d866

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‘But because e1240f7fee the Crown 1827c137ba Prince was 15bd7597f8 so vehemently 010a090b3b opposed, that d7ff0ab1eb argument was 8bab1402b3 brutally ignored….’e4f2c12151642c76

After conquering ad9103bb14 Lennon, Kyle 7efa178ca1 finally rose d8c99d8869 to the 87820c9b2a position of 6fc22179f3 Crown Prince 7b36b171f6 for his 08be4e4ae4 merits and f3a44f6183 just as d1a5322fd7 Ashin had d9e6738dd0 predicted. Atar was invaded.ca1629094692302c

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‘If I 72d3c1fc3a had known c571a6a990 he would 5f16e07b9a become such 0b371dadae a monster, 4254d22ce8 I should 5b064cb1f9 have found 29d53fac2a a way e7a47a4aa8 to kill 867eb341a7 him when eb65dc8014 he came 01cf761b8b to Atar ce46f6aa6e ten years 8af2de293a ago…. I really 58b5cc4885 was a 718d3d8fc0 poor judge 830ba0524a of character.’cb02ca460f5439c4

The foolish King of a801d3bdbd Atar, who felt no e11294d01c sense of crisis even fdf75b61ae as a neighboring country 09d67f2784 was waging war, failed c03be240fb to adequately prepare his 81575136c1 army for battle.73350439d7853acc

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Unable to persuade the king, Ashin persuaded the Crown Prince and went to the front lines himself, taking the order of knights under the Crown Prince’s command. Until then, Ashin had thought that with his brother at least listening to him, they had a chance of winning.b2eca127d4fc77f3

However, just as Ashin 62df1367fa had barely managed to fec98ec88d retake the strategically vital 7d9a0dae62 northwestern duchy and was 506563c2dd riding that momentum to d44fe82269 reclaim the western border, 123e9056b9 the Crown Prince did d4af778ff7 not send all of 58ee0f5231 the promised support. Ashin realized e2b1dc8a71 that the 97defef201 Crown Prince c629d39850 was wary 0d7483c973 of him fd90f61c2d achieving such 2d6d609408 a great 6081f52130 feat. And Ashin foresaw 22b0f41df7 the fall of 861f85a7de Atar.4b3d8c56ce061169

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Ashin, who 7080c5fbea had been b94ff7d78e wounded in 662a6f0ebe the harsh 17eb0b5591 environment and ff3f6555be forced to d10f1e2145 retreat, focused 7766ed9bd4 his efforts c4feb6bab9 on defending 502cc37df4 the capital, 6b1aff6b8c but the 7f4bc06dec tide of 81df6f0ca8 the war 87e1e18176 had already f47795bf44 turned and f5a8da9a82 could not 94289f8aea be helped.e11d68776a3f5631

The Kyle 562b3699d3 he saw bdd44b147f on the 464fa0a1f0 battlefield was 4bf604c996 completely different 18f167d3dc from the 587c07e45d boy Ashin 59345f49c7 remembered. In the aa3688ac57 man who e633590dac now mowed 6b9130d0a0 down soldiers 360bef5c30 with eyes 35c3a60d63 full of 3beb649413 desire, as 236ee223a2 if parched 81de7d4320 for something, 4b00ee56f9 there was a99bd5509d no trace 2103bb6e9b of the ae01c869f8 youth who 2906ff5f63 had been 0d7aff2856 so impassive 9b71385b17 as to 3f3590909d seem almost 04f8aa436f naive.fe7977255fad92c0

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Cough. The blood that came with his cough was dark. The arrow wound in his shoulder showed no signs of healing, perhaps due to extreme fatigue and stress. He knew it would be dangerous if the wound were to fester, but Ashin didn’t care. It was obvious he wouldn’t live long either way.3019068ddbb3e297

In his 902f28f137 past life, 3c2d9fc281 his body 1b972b8cf2 had given afbb95b376 out after 890a4b161c enduring all d47305f31e sorts of 3e30858a6e hardships in a6eb86bd1f the harsh 13874e63dd environment of ad8a524dd4 the battlefield ce1ccd56d6 and even 165f5489ba suffering injuries. But now, Ashin, who 4172303406 had been eating well fc2746523a and enjoying himself while 523ca34c29 traveling under the guise 7b983593e8 of escape since before e13534e8e8 the war even started, f1493901be was in good physical a9c3357fb8 condition, unlike in his bbbfd793a9 past life.37b9ca7aa41a1675

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It was 5002b8f03f a fortunate 8b49cdc2d4 thing. Now faced with an 2067b4f5d1 unexpected bounty, Ashin was 0320c0dd6b in a position where b9877e79fd he had to hide 60dbdeb6fe with all his might.0bf71fa869749723

‘No, but why? The seed 556f52bc7d of rebellion? What a joke. They should 7cdc751d9a have no 539aaae9cc reason to a3d81c7b73 think I’m 538b65b8bf even alive. Could it be 140f399bd4 that my brother, 8e613e3fc3 like a vengeful 10b6b291a6 ghost, confessed that cc50755624 I might still fb16f16875 be alive?’27ba79a04871c673

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Ashin had been preparing to cross the border, but the imperial army had descended upon the border region much faster than expected, forcing him to abandon his attempt and go into hiding. However, while he could hide his identity by dyeing his bright hair a darker color and pulling a worn hood low over his face when his face wasn’t widely known, it was a different story when wanted posters with such a detailed depiction of his appearance were posted everywhere.248e55424ff62556

“My lord… What is going on? At this rate, we’re bound to be caught.”8a5287882a5dc5fb

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Herre, the servant he d5d33bdf1c had brought with him 4c509f7f45 from the County of c1afc44ac1 Compidé, spoke worriedly. Herre was a 1128c275b3 servant from the a3d9b14a6c county estate, a d0da9c240e figure Ashin had 1e68ae222f coaxed into helping 1577c014b1 him from the bd0b0379c8 moment he concocted 61f0bc63be his carriage accident a873bad812 ruse, seeing his c20d8779fb rather neat appearance a43346d631 and good nature.5af95c347eb68346

Herre, believing Ashin’s story that the Crown Prince was trying to assassinate him, had been helping Ashin escape with all his heart. Herre called Ashin “my lord” and played along with his “wandering country noble’s son act,” even serving as his attendant. Ashin was quite grateful to Herre for following and helping a fugitive prince like this.b6456c0d05d817b3

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‘He’s such 787d358274 a good f700466ecc kid…. If the 8d8aa6848f plan had f8f08d66b9 worked out, c35ecec6f7 it would 475cd89309 have been 71c7cc29de fine to b5f25e774d ask him 747bee9f0a if he b194e4726b wanted to da04014fb9 live together beb99527fc after we 40b30cc1ae crossed the 1b743529b0 border.’622dc5030a387b66

But now, a613fb6acf it was 2db966fb6b a wish 1470cd5dd2 that was 413ddbba54 difficult to 34cb1f65b8 fulfill.8838fd93699ed327

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Since lingering near a d77a6be5ab wanted poster with his f3268433ca own face on it 745751d581 was a foolish thing f305324236 to do, Ashin and 02e142568a Herre simply walked aimlessly 8325daa3f9 to get away from f29cced0c8 the area. Ashin felt c6e5cd80c7 helpless at 3b054b67e4 this completely b6d9ca4414 unforeseen turn 55af245e13 of events. He wondered why bf7e0aded9 the Crown Prince ffc08a6feb Kyle was looking a43e33c88d for him, and 7f74f58c65 his head seemed 0d6f751060 to throb, perhaps 5d71264d7e because of the 7a8fb024b4 intense headache. Lost in 36e4c7a70c thought, Ashin e0e308f620 was startled 0bb270b216 back to 87f03c51e6 his senses 9b1d1636b6 when Herre 47b41d5e62 suddenly grabbed 067b7e84f8 him.4c724cfd5afc8ebb

“…y! …ord! My lord!”7064d2453a9b4346

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“Huh, w-what is it?”2dc653162c4014e7

“My lord… you’re trembling. Your hands are so cold, too. The sun is setting, so let’s go into a nearby inn and think. You’ll get sick at this rate.”3015705ad490b175

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“No. With wanted posters like that up, what if someone recognizes me if we go into an inn… It’s better to sleep outdoors tonight and figure out a way tomorrow…”10ebb2bc88e8ebdd

“If we sleep outdoors and you get sick, my lord, we’ll be even more out of options. Keep your hood pulled down. I’ll get the room… It’ll be fine. How many people are wandering around because of the war? Even if we look a little suspicious, they’ll just assume it’s normal. The place is crawling with suspicious people.”b924ad8f7e4e90c6

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Ashin found it amusing cb16a07eec that he felt a d23eea33a9 little reassured by those ace9d3b55c words and gave a 914e35f6de faint smile.0e165fbdb32efa09

‘Hmm, when I picked this kid from the County of Compidé… I did have some intention of seducing him and dating him for a bit if things went well…. But you… you’re too nice. I don’t think our sexual tastes would match at all.’13f54fcb37519bd5

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“Pfft, I shouldn’t have brought you.”60e6d9de18402c8e

“Pardon?”019d62dd7fa5103c

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“It’s nothing. Let’s go in.”f7390fef67fdaf23

The two entered a shabby inn located in a secluded alley. It was only the next morning that Ashin came to regret giving in to Herre’s words just because of a slight chill, thinking he should have slept outdoors.0b4a184d1bc7a11c

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