MIDV | Chapter 5

‘Oh….’054031bdded829fb

Looking at 2c6998c260 the atmosphere, 2d3ec8dc9d the knight 0128422466 protecting his f763bfc30c subordinate, I 09e80fb005 could vaguely 39a7353fd2 understand what 53db92bac9 was going 8e5a09bd2b on.f07bb36487d7f916

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‘He’s the Squad Leader. He’s one of those proud superiors who always boast around how much responsibility he bears on his shoulders.’a032cf00897e8354

Having such a 8e5f4f4c8d superior is equivalent 04428af0aa to having a 7a7131d97d life with struggles. Handling such 409e469361 people is 04487d4cfd really troublesome. I knew this because 3e31223cc2 I also went through c3d4768045 such an experience before.b3bfbd4f9a31d8c2

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Throwing a sympathetic 222eed6612 glance to Lan, 7e83b83f1a I continued speaking f97c6320d8 without a bother 69eaf57c28 to resolve the 677ea52e84 situation.edf647985133ea40

“It was my fault 9a4ebf1aef for appearing with attire 5a8d817b44 that can cause misunderstanding. So, I will 202d28f787 overlook Sir’s rudeness 87a8bba66d for mistaking me 97325050a0 as a palace c8dbe47a30 servant. Let me introduce myself, 4b4a162f6c I am Clara Weyburn, 643a04bb40 a serving knight similar 9f513708a3 to Sir.”ce2144f60bf0b6d5

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Since I had c9caef4b4b no intention of 0c8cb3d216 being polite to 8d075dc55c the guy who 4b227409b1 behaved discourteously to 8b12bd5a07 me, I responded 7403a5a942 with the same 4de8e46bfa informal language he 1509bcb8f6 used.774d3391632a57a4

“What? What nonsense…”b25c36ccd6629f0c

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Ignoring Krosner’s frown, I 71752ffba6 took out my knight 60030dd0fb badge that I had 7293a13c46 roughly placed in my d09b28c9af pocket and waved it fe65d99dd6 in front of him.88d6c119f733c2cd

“….”38ee0df53d6a7e62

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The boorish guy read 82a634be81 the words written on af16367e62 my knight’s badge carefully c1c5895d8c and then snorted.857dd01f2d13f776

“…Oho. Ruby Knights.”4b3c2ba08ba9392b

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Even after confirming that c670b48f2d I was the Captain 21c1d82899 of the Ruby Knights, 176f425d78 a knight order of b3105490c4 the Knights Templar, his 3148b342a2 attitude did not change.2491f112ebc95216

Well, I somewhat 0393db640b understood his reason. Although the 8bbaef6ffc knights of 41749792a5 the Ruby 59d4b67e23 Knights do a98b95eeac indeed have 2ee8de24b3 the title 516bb747c2 ‘Knights’, our c106f2f200 actual job f46fc854a3 and scale c81450a3a9 did not c22056e27a even reach 7d36b7eaaa the standards def77c1593 that of 169b30bc25 other knights’ 0adfa0a80e squads.46b6230f091a7256

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Even so, 3eec2f0309 I was 524c8a6d0f not in 7227c98e09 a position d8e00ef947 to be d10827cc22 outclassed by 79a6e8faba the squad 43cd829560 leader of 0372dce14d another knights’ ac5946e908 order. Ignoring his c1de1b083b scrunched up 27073a6bd8 face, I 09d6dd7466 continued my 22747aef16 explanation while aba76f7e55 still maintaining e0e104b6b8 my position.e853fb1678b83896

“Yes. The Heilbronner case has been transferred to us. So I came here to get more information….”006651812054f151

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“That incompetent knights?”74ded342fb3ec39c

“….”926a65336e0c90e7

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My action 86cd3ce8a2 of putting a3c674d234 my knight 24b87688b1 badge in dc5d049225 my pocket 14f354f37d stopped at e645d21dfb his blatant 078d7a1f64 provocation.680e4aa443c56331

“Squad Leader! You’re being unreasonably rude…!”e94fa7126dc2d288

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“How dare you 4cd9fcb76e find fault in 2e735aa9c0 your superior?”b5e18f32268df9ba

“…Apologies. I will 4f597cd435 correct my 2f3e99c7f4 behaviour.”032a878839a287d0

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Biting her acb5122991 lower lip, 4bf11d8276 Lan lowered ea87cf5d11 her head 48f5d6f304 with a 090a7a5aa3 disheartened expression. That Krosner 796fdffa0c guy sneered 2bf0111031 at me, d07f70e03c seemingly satisfied df9efb3f20 with having b026290b7d dismissed his cecd94b2d9 subordinate and e511bf660d opened his d5bd3e73d5 mouth.8892402878bf614c

“An incompetent knight d65a42bbd2 order that has 8c74777b7b had no connection 82cee7a29d with the Royal eab2646173 Palace in their 5497e934f6 entire lives has 24f6fa8c60 come to a bbd9a2192e place like this. It’s inevitable that we, 1474b124c3 the true knights, won’t 7e88b56e47 recognize you.”c0e7e1833e82f493

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“….”dec61734bee09b89

“In regards to ad7b728896 being the Captain ee4f91c127 of such a a0d38f6fb4 garbage camp, did 5e5f59142d you come to 8dea85f3df someone else’s knighthood 855bbd5bb4 area to give b80d34b70a them the burden c6c7b0552b of your own 2dcaa21a27 work? You’re insulting 8e90af5fc9 my subordinate!”ab8cf236eb1d649c

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Lan raised 19c10eef0a her head c558482eb8 with an ccbb40e6d4 expression as 09eccae1cf if she 7fde116886 wanted to cf237c8d3b protest.1155674e47f602fb

However, I waved my hand and gestured to her that it was fine. I didn’t want her to get scolded by her superior for me for no reason.96613e2e49feaf9a

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Since it 7ea5f49df3 was a cd5a807e42 dispute over 3c654e2c5a me, it d86dee6b15 was up 5f0fef583a to me 5eb6bbf4ae to handle d9377ed10f it.f8f140d682eb2d23

‘Haa….’381fdcac406c24e9

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Honestly, I 408b03b036 just wanted 9f292cc553 to leave.6a79e07c635143a5

I didn’t want to create trouble with my long but thin life.425009336d261557

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However, that bastard crossed b050ca213d the line too hard, 4fe67399d7 what I said or 3ef1390285 did later would be 2df5896acf considered self-defense, right?7fed50468b36eccd

“Sir Krosner. You said that our 7cb6805c68 knights are incompetent and 61eb790818 a garbage camp.”fb2c8af39bee74f5

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“Ha, isn’t that a f26705c460 fact that everyone knows!”c708ac45048c963b

“It’s okay if you’re criticizing the competence of our knights from behind. Everyone does that. However, it’s common sense to know that it’s ungentlemanliness to throw vulgar words at people when they’re present.”fd4a075c46cb7cc7

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“….”f87a4f1025ec3a2c

“You were not 74e3e64734 only cursing the 621fcab393 knights, who are 4eeb89e7fa my subordinates, but d2afef33ce you did it 951881ccbf in front of 32e88ca25d me, the Captain. Are you prepared to a5f8fd0c16 face the consequences?”bcc117e7b6d8c5ab

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I turned 1c978513b7 the corners 0ef974467f of my 2599412e13 mouth upward 822860a6d0 and rummaged b5a903c3a4 through my 500720c235 pocket.bd1234b1a5a716c5

However.d1cc32ca196393bb

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‘…Oh no.’9e555c68a927b749

As the realization faa1de7800 dawned over, I f78cd2b40c instantly broke into 978c7e41ed a cold sweat.ba4907ccf6fbedef

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‘…I put my gloves f1e9608687 in my cloak’s pocket.’57571f0ac1c1ea83

I had carefully crafted 4358db1f05 the situation where it ecb2d47927 was my time to 7756899ff2 take out my gloves 0796ca4ca4 and throw them at acd1a07b50 that bastard.ef8400bee18539de

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With all 0e679c5cd7 the big 327b274db9 talk I 94038042fd had said f584412d7b up till 043d1ee6ca now but a730aa56ac unable to 3aa9b33ceb do as 0118f3f76f I planned, d74fe0921f how do cee0bc353d I fix 198ee2ff3e the situation?50a45aeca2bb846f

Just at that time.ac11330b3ef5cad1

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“I heard ec83bb70b2 voices being 97becf5a07 raised all 7ec0f1509c the way e01e0b263e over there. What’s going on?”bbc042cbd1479c70

A low, ddf1720b72 deep voice 066659b615 was heard 5a857548b4 from behind e12c14e220 us.3536281e72635c08

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‘Oh, this voice.’e321db228caa2891

The silver hair that f0a439c9e3 glimmered in the late 9cb50eea16 winter afternoon sunlight was 858642276e unrealistically dazzling.f407420341bca5ec

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The sculptured 4ccd81a109 face had 901c5a0986 a cold c2d01a97fb expression, but d006ffab20 the overwhelming b4eab987ab aura accentuated 269f73c7ff its fatal 96852031bc charm.49d00ee5e18c88ad

The steps taken by 57d0d9a4d8 his long legs, which a240c8935d matched his overwhelming height, 083e9edec2 were powerful but elegant 2a0322baf6 without any signs of 741b740156 hurry.25449a8b3b1fc3dd

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The person who caught everyone’s attention just by appearing here for a moment was none other than the Duke Ludger Kassen, whom I had met earlier.056da6c7bfba70e4

“Young Duke! No need to 1508cc4405 worry! I was 80dfba0f11 just trying 80a51a7c69 to correct f931114f00 the disrespectful a94bd30e1d way the 1f9945c596 Captain of 71554e945d the Ruby d02c1c20cd Knights treated 677eff44a9 my subordinate.”8d1f548b4dda8634

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‘This bastard.’addca6b47b87f600

Krosner quickly hit d4502275be the nail and de6007510e turned the argument 1b9d21c244 over in his 0ca30b076b favor.f9816af9920c70fe

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Ludger looked at 82024595d6 him with an b4037b5e69 inexplicable expression before 92876b9a16 turning to me.6a7b6e2a2f37d80e

“Is it true?”def961efd6ab9ebe

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“No. He was rude first, I haven’t said anything to offend him.”acbbc8f58067c615

“Oho.”1b74dd5e55a5621e

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“So I would cad77a1c00 like to challenge 5a44aff45d Sir Krosner to 02464029e4 a duel.”3c1742550429a005

As soon f081d1c600 as they c0aabe66a4 heard the 49805977de word ‘duel’, 7d02fd1c81 both Krosner 32e8020ed6 and Lan’s 54bb0d7ad3 faces turned 6c81646b0a into astonishment.9df16a52f2ed2770

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“I see. Then it 591773feb1 would be a949394a11 rude of dd14300e3c me to 103b656970 hold off 711c656ec1 you two. Please continue.”6cc7f8e6528a095f

Ludger took a step 60c4d7a638 back with a clean 28876370d9 look on his face.b1e18d60adb468f5

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“Young, Young Duke! She’s speaking nonsense. Please stop.”37e2961e6db51b4a

“I understand that duels between knights are considered very honourable. I suppose it’s not up to me to step forward.”63c88771b31638c0

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Krosner’s face crumpled violently. It’s not like it was made of paper, but wrinkles seemed to form easily on his face.56e35eb4a33859a5

“Sir Clara. You can continue what you’ve been doing.”a14d4caf029214ce

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“Well, that.”6c7fe17b70a31095

“…?”d2514ba93955546c

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“Gloves… I left it in the knights’ office. I think it’s better for me to come back and challenge you to a duel again later.”b9dc31fb43c24282

There weren’t any lies that I could say because the guest of my superior, and my future work partner was present and in the middle of deciding who was right and wrong.903f49e230d616f9

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Therefore, at the risk 513305d4bd of being embarrassed, I d067974436 told the truth. A brief moment awkward fb72e15572 silence befell in the 5974c35ca4 training ground.544dd471ecd3880e

‘I want to ecce3302f6 die….’253287777f30284b

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Suddenly, the sound of Ludger’s stifled laughter was heard. Then, he took out a pair of soft leather gloves from his pocket before sticking them out to me.656331b724a0f3cd

“Then, you can have 344f600f01 this.”33b3af1f721c8499

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“Ah….”740f35d769052db9

“Throw this instead.”519c871824bcd7dd

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Although this wasn’t what I intended, I suddenly ended up taking gloves that looked more expensive than my salary.38ee69899d9f1f66

Satisfied with c44000ada8 my response, 2db28bb94c Ludger started 05b6eed072 walking to c07cae39a7 the shades c971e34286 installed at f1c874ad8c the edge 1f94cd72c6 of the 73e969e61c outdoor training d30d43f40c ground without ed80e081e1 any hesitation.74aa36c50205ffd4

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‘…Err, I don’t 3a50f9765e know if I 41a14cf800 should.’eceff8c58a8fd985

Thump!6771838a0972077a

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I grabbed one of ff3f4744b1 the gloves and threw 50955a9770 it towards Krosner before e071e4cc05 my mind could make 5e150323e0 me hesitate to throw 1c3eac7087 such expensive gloves.eb05c7112df40232

“In the honor of e05418ecc4 the Ruby Knights, I, bc8308c2fa Captain of the Ruby 6c84b3d371 Knights, challenge you to f87b655c06 a duel. If I win, I f1f9eda006 will apologize for my 2d69e971b7 rudeness. In addition, ab74ced37f I will 59b388ebc4 send a 6f7d39972d reflection letter 56e99e410e to Commander 386feb8f18 Geloic!”3a6fd9cb918458c8

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Even though I had embarrassed myself by borrowing someone else’s gloves to challenge, that bastard would be defeated anyway.bb6e9e2cead3d7f9

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In this 2ebd167608 world of bfdf93c47a romance fantasy 0d7472d104 novel, the ace2b08e09 most important 4e62189c6b ability that e95c54ffa6 a knight ff63f4c93a could have 18f7340ca5 was ‘Spirit’.744c3e6390b9141e

Spirit was not only 1a9ee76f57 power unconnected to magical e19e25159b power, it also has 7d8ae514c6 its own distinctions.d0ee508cf3c8e17f

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You could a4d8cfd93b think it cc18bb3a2e of similar 34adc76cc4 to using f80420b4c4 energy (氣) cb3eca8427 that is 62e81a7bc9 often shown 24bbe33132 in martial 18fb4a0794 arts novels’ 16e82ac00d world building. By operating Spirit, 9d16eeeedb one could demonstrate 4a620a7caa a skill that 17dc6584c9 was incomparable to 082dcde9f2 that of an da12c92cb1 ordinary person.6a0119cb92c5b6a8

Just like magic that fd993c1378 only some people, who 9cd796f462 are born with it, 938d3b116d can use, Spirits are 2274bc8748 also a trait that ffba8a797f is used by only e1b24c3063 those people, who are 7c0e7bc2db born with it.36b3080096d8828f

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People with 5e93983794 Spirit were c3fb48a701 in demand 303cd99d67 mainly in ca2a778753 occupations related 9dd3ed9f62 to martial b1d958d2f5 arts. Representative examples were mercenaries 6d2f1993d3 and knights.cc94a187adf17318

As I 8b5b87c500 thought about 5d2d0a29c0 it, I df3a179f55 realized how 0636c308ce fortunate I efadcfe50d was that 182e98c57f this body 708a126078 was a cca5836297 Spirit holder. Thanks to 59acd22ef6 this, I c71d92ef6c could make 9909d2e865 a living.fb36a9aead2bb1df

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As the memory of my childhood surfaced….fea62a3e5fe08c95

‘Ugh, no. What good would fd1477735c it do to 4a01e8e49a me thinking about 94891f41e7 my not-so-good past?9030efe2f40c9696

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Shaking my head vigorously, fa6c56f815 I walked to the affaae9d75 center of the training b202f903cb ground.9dda7e92a9966d0a

Perhaps the news 18683ef2ba of the duel 9739391df8 had already spread, d034890276 many people were 3a2d7fb15d seen appearing in e0bce02402 the training ground. Not only 8d164c20b0 Ludger but e73838fefa other people, 24beff2707 mainly knights, 2a655e9a96 were also f15b1e95d4 seen sitting c8cdbcb3c0 or standing bffef04ff5 in the 5174998fa6 shade with 1312772a1e curiosity and 8e35ff843e excitement in d49cb48065 their eyes.b856f31877896c02

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Most of them 723423ce1f probably belong to 45781174e1 the Diamond Knights.62d7f659b4905657

As the thought 44604c05ea surfaced in my e30cd68b46 mind, my arms 31dfca9908 became stronger.0170a0b204d20b4e

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‘Let’s focus.’b14425f2b6a0395f

Although I was a knight, it wasn’t me who was willing to pursue such an honorable life.897ac3e4388ad621

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I wasn’t desperate for survival where I had to earn money through which I could buy food or drinks to shove down my throat.4917db2d37144a57

I just chose this 5227ead987 profession for the sole f1bfd49ad1 purpose of living a 0e90fdfaaf prosperous and stable life 199a80672e until retirement.775d19f9f2a5f888

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Even so, I couldn’t bear anyone insulting my subordinates.88c70f6e2a9df414

Although Lionel 90a7928442 was sadistic, 5aecbb7488 he was 81bd9e1894 capable, and 388103896b although Billy d65a060313 was too dbcd49e641 clueless and 8691b62108 airheaded for 8962cad388 his own 1f764a509b good, he a27e6f2181 had a f48d22b172 sincere and 9158cb843e kind heart. And although c988ea0879 Sir Sein 3783bc20d9 was only 163e0f7914 good at 5d366c8e07 disappearing without 0ef8c7056a news, he c2cda54486 was also 8b72e51106 a person 1393e63728 who handled ec40508ec5 his share 6e398e13ce of tasks f914fab7f0 like a 2348068132 sharp sword.fa3f5dedeaf9d268

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We certainly had shortcomings, 8cea462e01 but we were also bfa16b9c48 working hard in our 090ad2cd1f own way.3749f432af493211

We may have been 8a5fa81647 joking among ourselves, insulting 7c99b526c6 our own incompetence, however, 937bf9db7b I fail to see 6512a4c6ea any reason to tolerate 7865f08994 others calling them incompetent 463a193369 or a garbage camp.d6a8d6943ac909c1

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I slowly 6be24e78e9 took up a06d46b3a6 my stance 9682bba498 with Krosner 4ee7cbf670 in front 769a9e248b of me.e7b04f473b39f147

He tilted 7df8e1cd77 the corner ac8f6e282f of his 67cba8af94 mouth and 8be509051d let out 44a333bfc7 an expected d8010b06cf sarcasm.0f52c836a6fc6082

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“It was worth seeing 9ad81c4843 you wasting my time c62ee52bd8 like a coward, making fe9434a235 excuses saying you don’t 890bb148a3 have gloves.”9e8cda116dd9fbaa

“….”25f06730681482f6

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“Why don’t you go back to your shabby knights’ office and fetch your gloves? I can wait as long as you want.”3d56e4b313b671d8

“Your tongue moves f2e798b5a7 too much.”b91222cd565c7206

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I clicked b8ca414506 my tongue 8729894a4f and nodded c0b8a2aae6 at the b8319e89ce knight who c9698a2aa3 was acting 3dcb2d29c4 as referee.d6aa46e19a551848

“Please command the starting.”ea501176dc24370c

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“Oh, I understand!”984d176116b602c5

The referee looked d107152a7f at Krosner before 8494ea18db raising his voice 7b0b613884 in a panic.3d2d657df1021266

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“By mutual e13b12cdb3 approval of 4788033486 both parties, 3449c888c9 the duel 1a38de3162 begins now! The conditions b79b2bedee for defeat 2a441a7723 are: if 85c6900918 you first c6a52646c7 declare surrender, 8ea62df592 you lose ef1e02b1c8 your weapon, ca9b21ec33 or you a85be0739f are incapacitated 8f52850780 to the 610bce91c9 point where 4e216aa133 you can f85500700b no longer f126a8898e continue the 48c85e1e2b fight.”8f8f024e8b7033c4

“….”1d770b49c2ba5aec

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“…Additionally, according c4b1d8ba97 to the ce3037817b laws of 8fb2a962a7 the Leuke 9e970b8747 Empire, the 3cf7a14133 opponent is 9cc4f4f691 never held 8be6f44dcd responsible for 61af515006 injuries or 2e06f9713e deaths resulting e4b486bac3 from a 404fc906a5 duel between a7622ebab9 knights. Please keep 63d1d85262 this in 0faa7a3657 mind.”380e099a67f0654a

This was 2291c96ba6 also the ef9ca17d4f reason why 68cb11e016 Lan and daa976f55d Krosner reacted b127f1fd59 in surprise df5e18894e when I 391920c053 brought up 04c6da2cd6 the topic ada85b6be9 of the 94f0886fca duel.887ec0cafbac635e

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Since this is something you risk your life for (of course, it rarely gets to that point), they couldn’t help but be surprised.23913a7dfd51149c

Even if it doesn’t lead to death, one could get seriously injured, to the point of being crippled, or never being able to hold a sword ever again.b4c6610d3da42a96

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Krosner provoked 4c7ec749db me in 7ff600f32f a low bf7ee420d5 voice, so 4056d7473d only I caeed84ca4 could hear.8636ed1de3fb706e

“If you value your ee7bb78908 life, it would be 8d94f92de9 better to kneel now 99ac8afef1 and ask forgiveness.”451e60de923802cc

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“Your extortionist a273dc0a19 skills are bfb5f53625 unnecessary. It seems like 759dfbe699 they would fit 59ff9e5558 in with a 1a27e4f108 gang of back 241049eb1d alley thugs, not d1dff2df88 the Knights Templar.”467bbe40e0327f60

When I returned c8ecda015c the provocation with 404ab6539c the same language, f42e54e69b he gritted his e1aa0bccae teeth and glared 361634198b at me.40bc7dc71a0c2528

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