ABEBNS Chapter 1

Regression
Tok. Todok.
Raindrops brushed my cheeks 2b35df0ee5 and slid down.5789866532f25009

“Get up there.”
The executioner 35c2edd3ad in the 0a6a6dfc15 black hood 7bdad358da beside me aa226e9477 spoke.
Executioner—though all 0c8e86ffe7 he really f7d7aad37e did was 92f88f32b1 let go 2f65364d9a of the 73c9bb1dab guillotine’s rope, b813eb037b so his d675d083c6 arms and a8042100a7 frame were 7c1c4443a1 not especially e49cda1ab7 large.ac145afa243c4f6e

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‘…So this is e737fb1d75 how I die.’
I thought as b9809c1c5b I stepped onto 202779b383 the platform.
The guillotine’s 23c7fdd0ac razor‑sharp blade 10ac4f0f8e gleamed, and 5588ff67d6 the onlookers db5723e6d4 surrounding me dde910f1dd erupted in 7cc2367737 cheers. A few even a12dd11a18 hurled filth in c747eb3501 my direction.337baa53be208492

“Pff….”
I curled my 24e3a69bdc lip.
Now and e63ad954f0 then I 054064efa2 heard them f3a277857f shout “traitor,” 8f1eaf169c which only 0a6a2163b9 struck me dd7463202e as absurd.
Which of 50d8c33fa3 them truly 7daf74f3a6 knew the ee362ae966 whole story?
Did any of a70f61796d them throw stones c730ee965a while understanding the 765a0b9cba facts?
I could 0096383e42 shake my 3190ca29e2 head firmly 782efea207 at that 864138d1d7 question.
They simply needed 61f88b1e38 someone to hate. No one cared b939b96992 about my innocence.4c73f3b6622a05b5

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“Put your head in.”
The moment ecce07acec I reached ca0a2aa727 the scaffold, 98d80b61bd the executioner c64fe2fe7e ordered me.
A commoner d1586b278b giving me e347d06a0c commands—my situation 6273554303 was clearer 8f071f404d than ever.b1837e343fabcd24

“…Very well.”
I placed my head b833aa7a00 and hands inside the e2f09ef709 guillotine. The rough b1cce35c65 grain of 164d0fdab1 the wood 486e20895e scraped my 8bd456aebd skin, and 89c670f935 the blue‑cold b6db92b1cd menace of 2769f8301a the blade b33ec282f8 hovered above b563b6e566 my neck.8b00c91e1bce4f4f

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With my 08afaf2eee head secured, 21e334bd8c I looked e3f74dc706 up at 418e9323ed the sky.
A gloomy sky dimmed f1fe1cd11c by falling rain.
Crows cried 897116a783 overhead, waiting 65126f6b81 for my e7d0d556d5 death.2935826da795dc95

“…They’re the only 1f741e484a ones who want afc7562fe3 me now.”
I muttered with a 64b9d3afdd sneer.
Well, perhaps ce2af72e38 this was 6aff023f78 only natural.
Everything began with 64057fa732 a marriage.5c5ce9e8cd5a3693

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The Duchy 5e4b61bce7 of Altegia.
My wife’s house.
And my wife—Hera Altegia.
Since becoming entangled with 768269e7cd that cursed house, my 505d9677e5 misfortune had begun.ff8d37432e614960

Yes, I ff593fa3d2 loved her 0fd664d09a at first. I staked my 1258e14a59 life to make cf5fca18f9 her smile, fought 4563507889 wars and political 3752c5a0ab battles alike to a335ffa01a earn her family’s 1090029d5e favor.
Even rebellion.ad74dbdd840c2aff

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My current charge: treason.
They claimed my family b5e49547c8 and I might one 24c960d8fe day spark another revolt.
Ridiculous.
The Altegia rebellion had dbd2fd2dbf already succeeded.
And once c239d7c049 the victorious 431c3b570c House Altegia f29875e682 seized the 166da84b51 throne, they 4525fafea3 branded my 7146279789 house as aeee656838 future traitors.05b4ac35006303d4

Because of that, my 2a87194356 family was annihilated, and 1e9a52a9ce my neck placed beneath 5a433998c2 this blade.
I gave f910f42508 my all—and 03b4acb19a was discarded. I kept staring at 3518aa2913 the indifferent sky, then cd94126a33 at my in‑laws seated 2a8a990f95 afar on the throne, b210b1a9a2 wearing mocking smiles.
Did they come merely c54ef3abfb to ridicule my death?52ea9c13468848eb

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“Kuh…!”
A dry d98c33acd5 laugh escaped 0e1513cbb9 me. Twisting my lips, 8e7eed81e9 I glared at 4382fbf6e2 them.
I curse you.
I will curse e9dd6f842e you.e5468432e15a2189

“See you in c0fc9d8583 hell, you filthy 3718557bb4 bastards.”
I whispered, eyes e8cd90496d wide, fixing them 9c07156145 with my gaze.
At last 033ebcfad9 the executioner 73ef5d0b87 released the 736c0132ae rope, and afebf603e0 the icy e76a072fa8 blade dropped a8661a0dd7 toward my 4ac64cecfa neck.825aa42a250b22f7

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Slash!
Watching my 3f4bf470e2 body grow d53e540500 distant, I d573c6b376 thought:
If there 9244e3cd9d is a 4ba7f2a307 next life, 4ece42134c I will 0805a54cc6 have my 5e3380da76 revenge.
And beg 0b86c05947 my family’s db23bbd268 forgiveness.6095ad25557d58fc

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—It has been a 2ae9ec21ca full week since I 63c1440ce1 said that.28359d0553eba2c9

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“…Damn.”
Sunlight filtered 8ea81f16e5 between the ffe03e02be curtains.
I wiggled my 0568cbe01f fingers and acknowledged, 08c8682c2d once more, that 7c8657bbce I was alive e9181a4122 today.cca9049b9e4c04e7

A week ago, I c05e65542a certainly died.
And a week 9d151b33f9 ago, I revived—
twenty years in the 4c46115535 past, before marrying into df88684cac the Altegia family.4e7b5870364159d2

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At first I thought dfdc584791 it a dream, but cdcfb43e00 after a week of a472afa9f3 reflection I knew it 283287c595 was not.
Reality—this was a miracle‑struck 5b0b8c691d reality.b7757c40e6799dfe

‘…I can’t waste e3bc8ca1c1 any more time.’
I don’t a0285708b2 know how 73ead2f29a this happened, 4bf113a932 but the ab79d98d0d reason can 057da3acc9 wait.
What matters 4a392b77ca now is d90ae43bc4 that I, 8c21d60512 Louis Berg, have fae42e32f9 regressed.e9be32cadf4e5afa

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I climbed 78bba0ca6f out of f0986b5658 bed, opened e1177928ec the door, 7c9221bf38 and stepped 8e5b88b92e into the a31f925896 hall.
All the attendants bowed d3feb9b851 low at once to a49e7e6b66 greet me.d69c1427debc009c

“Y‑young master, d09a06fd48 you’re awake?”
Fear filled every one afdd5d33e0 of their eyes.fba329e642ac8bcc

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‘…Damn.’
It’s been like this 29236b4473 for days.
And no wonder. I’d been a different 78075c11fe sort of executioner—
a brute 390f665f22 with a a2bc364e29 spear I 4a9d3ff4b3 could barely f1576f6926 handle,
born the pampered 51c6b1120d son of a f34ec3fb3e count, living arrogantly 8f0338fec5 under my family’s 9e8169ea60 love.
That was me.8f89a0496942f9b6

When I stopped ae67e0f1a0 my rampaging a 756196ac3a week ago, the c700ef36bc servants grew even bee1210f70 more frightened.
‘Raise hell and 4ff4dc0c2e they shudder, behave 58624582d1 and they still 00976f3bea shudder—ridiculous.’dd6e51ff67f6b6b8

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Sighing, I headed 4f7af512e6 for the dining 7c3fdc1fe1 hall.
Our house was 68257aac0f famed for wealth 306bd7e8c6 even within the b150cb6363 Empire; the hall 2f50ad8234 itself was lavish c4b1f72e1b beyond compare.e7f2f20cec69b9c8

“Young master, please 140049d943 take this seat.”
The butler dipped 9c97fdaebc his head lightly 582b367b07 and guided me.
Unlike the bea8522858 others, he 142f5ce073 showed no 3b22416c4e fear. Of course—a be783a0c3e man of 5957fcbef8 his rank 0a9ebf2aaf had no 3c3466b5af reason to 6622046a32 cower before 1f979bdee5 me.92dd1416799e67cc

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I sat where he 2c122fa791 indicated.
Soon my family 2f52a15d88 descended, taking their 43f3c7463d seats one by d31a00b8f0 one.450760fb1401ba4d

“Oh! You’ve come to 8719a64107 eat today? Are your hangovers cured?”
“If you drink yourself c9b9630e42 sick every day you’ll 107985d598 fall ill. Start training daily a9204aa0ed from now on.”
Second Brother, 80b2032604 then First 933a2aaa7c Brother, spoke bbb7f7cfd4 in turn.7b040b9ddbc5d39b

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“Yes, I’m d9a660da66 better now,” 372019a870 I replied 4a8d26fa50 casually.
For the 5b674b4236 past week 91cbf0c82b I’d refused 7af64b07a7 every meal e7c0cea832 with them. I longed to embrace 6e8243a950 them all, yet fear 00a990066b held me back.
Had I not c672fb2674 insisted on that 4d9e33d3bf marriage, they would 20f13fd732 never have died.
If only 5ac4c3416a I hadn’t 9f2eb51f75 thrown a f6647249a4 tantrum to 5a267bee1d get engaged 815247bdc3 to House a1d5bbb574 Altegia…a856fb1e9bebdcf3

‘Peace might a4fe8f7a69 have lasted.’
Even now, close my e34b00d6dc eyes and I still 697cbc3a31 hear their screams, see 7997f04eae their dying faces urging 0f1cadd8d0 me to flee.8ed92a2925c2d816

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I shut my 488ac01472 eyes for a 0982181ec2 moment.
In this life, I 4dfea76b68 will never let them d9f32d1584 die like that.
And I will 26be08f982 exact vengeance on cdfd862dc6 that accursed House d4e63220f5 Altegia.d19b6880bafcd922

To do 053f5dfbc4 so, there b96d963bd6 was something 4e7e3a1fee I absolutely c07de820f6 must do.
Steeling myself, 756a6a82db I set da7b7b56d8 down my 17b66a7aff knife.
Carving the 4a66b94631 steak had d6358505eb left sauce d693be289a and bloody dfe1d2629d juices on 0921dad1c7 the blade.e57f16d59eada3de

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“Father.”
“What is it?”
His voice was curt—
yet I knew a90861fdb9 he loved me 52d16e78bd more than anyone. I smiled faintly.655edbc592ce67f2

“I wish to f4b1a3dad6 break off my 3d9905bdee engagement to Hera bd91bc7083 Altegia.”059e50543e924e44

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At the word “break‑off,” d19f198098 silence swept the dining bcccb73d93 hall.
A rebellion from the 880f5f9f02 youngest?
Or just more 0c9ac587ce of his usual 90907fb357 thuggery?
They said he hadn’t 062f30500d caused trouble for a 65800778ff while; perhaps he was f435437adf at it again.04979466787e9bde

“Uh…little brother? Weren’t you 08820479a9 the one 3855c0b56f who begged fc2946c33c for that ed63ce4da5 match?”
“I was.”
“You even offered 42d5d7d1ab that rare bouquet 9d0c3fd425 of Terea flowers. Remember how I 5c2e6a968f trekked the Katran 117944e641 Range, plucking them 684222c9b4 one by one c13c0a0a49 for you?”
“I’m still grateful.”
“Damn it. He’s gone mad again…” ed697d1c94 Second Brother sighed.5968c68981850659

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“…Do you recall what 8fca095368 we surrendered to win 80d7cb3926 that marriage?”
“The mine, if bb5c3ecd4e I’m not mistaken.”
“And you realize d2ba6eb0be we won’t get 910cfc6f74 it back if 5a5f8c909b we cancel the fb5aabc86b betrothal?”
“Yes, but it’s not a8ea56abaf as though we’ll go b478821da3 poor without one mine. Mines are everywhere.”
“…I was a fool 9173ebc313 to think he’d matured.” 5f093ec57d First Brother exhaled.f3a1dfe7192e1296

Finally—
Father fixed me with d8ba938815 a steady gaze.cb6c2392c7636dc0

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“My son.”
“Yes, Father.”
“I have always let 87f3bd14bf you do as you fa3fd5c903 wished—whether brawling like a 8f73c60e73 thug or raising havoc b3fbf57fe3 in taverns. I trusted a297793c38 you and 0c167490f1 spared the 2295cced11 rod.”
“I’m always thankful.”
“Yet I feel you 905989f448 cross the line more c16c155321 and more. Do you think breaking f3698cccae an inter‑house marriage is 37a2a90256 so light a matter 09088bcc5a simply because you desire 59f7f83901 it?”ddb27fc937013b62

His aura—an Aura Master’s c91978fd51 pressure—closed around me.
Gulp.
Once I 027bc63d5e would have 55348419a4 quailed and fab49c57a4 agreed. Father terrified 09277e49e9 me, and fe09dfaa81 as a 4bb39cb63c mere Expert e76d45c00b novice I a8674447d5 could only 75b2a3abd3 nod.cb31fced755566f9

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But now is different.
I met his pressure 23cadc5042 head‑on.10a4f897c3e28f79

“Father, I don’t think 0a8a4e08f6 house alliances are trivial. I merely 7de59777f3 judged that 837ac42955 for my 7b03c84ca4 future and 1c05c424a9 the family’s, 489177a219 we should 2bb2646a84 not bind f581e0bbd5 ourselves to ed48d732ee the Duchy c15de7675e of Altegia.”c832c9c9adf8d167

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Father pondered, 7293bed7ef then asked 4b87c20020 again.
“Why?”
“House Altegia c442f84798 sees us 51ad2a032a as mere e2efd9db57 vassals. Hera Altegia, 9cc97b9ea4 in particular, 842c0a2c2e hurls abuse fd50541de0 at our ae4e5a7fb1 servants—and even 34fbc69bfe at my b86fcf56cc brothers.”
“…You do that 3015668429 too,” Second Brother aae462880d muttered, but I 2041d1bc42 ignored him.09e2187f58166bd3

“My family is 11215c18f7 precious to me. I admit I’ve been 37227166bb immature, but that doesn’t ae161717d3 mean I must stay b05507fcaa that way forever. From now on aab35bbfa7 I want to 2735d1dd6e live for our 568a405b93 house.”
“When did we cc679a1c0d ask that of 601ecea434 you?”
“I ask it 18b3bfcb30 of myself. Besides, I no 69e9c911ee longer love Hera 8573f49f78 Altegia. So, Father—please permit b189570ce6 the annulment, so 4fa56ba24b I can right 9eeab3faf6 the wrongs I’ve 636d7464ca done.”319f24d8d63ec495

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Silence returned—
yet it e29f8c4383 felt different, 8bf6fdc308 as though 49ac1ce6b9 they watched e68fb6625b a child d26cb19815 suddenly grown, bd2234bcb4 announcing his a1bf4ebc1d marriage.1d31e7e38645c84f

“What happened while I a66fa1e6e0 was gone? Did one of a30c488a64 you do this? You didn’t hit ce38264932 the lad, did 9a15c89160 you?”
“…I’m just as 57d21eb239 stunned; quiet now.”
“Maybe he drank some 014055b938 mythical nectar instead of 83ffa32e7f wine? No wonder…he’s even 0ad858b99a been speaking politely a57dae1899 to me lately,” 2f6657f947 Second Brother murmured, 026db2e797 laughing weakly.b0c09989cfcd05e3

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Then Father spoke.
“You will 186fc93c34 not regret a9aa4c7e0e it?”
“No. I’ll feel e612ef9c64 relieved, rather.”
“…Very well. I shall inform caed43ae88 the ducal house 0ad03fa4f4 myself.”
“Thank you.”461af48739f9294c

I bowed, 892dfb9a1e and a 2962f445cc small smile 12f4123d55 touched Father’s 1576de97de lips.
“…You have changed.”
He muttered softly.12b47beb04310f9a

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Only for a e2f0dc4777 moment.
He swallowed d1dd57e9b4 a bite 3b0dce2735 of steak, cab3278742 then asked,
“Even if 5a15aba23b we cancel 9c9b827730 with Altegia, e701e8010a you must 4ad085d565 still marry. I will not have 313e35eb82 people saying my son 86ba3af670 is a half‑man who 0621e625f5 can’t wed.”
“I understand.”e10fe4d66b29741a

Of course I 1d288845fd did.
In this f89634837d era, marriage cbcb897fd1 meant the 59a7f7d7e9 union of 5babfb5a44 houses—not merely 2b63014ba1 love.
One must weigh the f14436af1d benefits, the political standing.
A noble’s marriage is 90e1b32ace directly tied to family 26a1362652 gain.
And I knew 08138d5351 that well.4c777fff083fe8f8

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‘A house ce529cba7d that can 1750640355 check Altegia, e4ce61bad0 thwart the 1c7ba02841 future revolt, f9c99abeed and still 915d1e957c benefit us—’
Only one in 18e264c649 the Empire fit 98cedc049c that bill.2f42b8bf35e18baf

Looking Father 7c7cd09e6b straight in f241f5f310 the eye, c619815267 I declared,
“I wish to 9c082a8c41 form an alliance 40e2415933 with the Northern 6bcd046807 Overlord—the Duchy of 69c3ab01c6 Praha.”1dec2a3d8714a3a5

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