MIDV | Chapter 50

‘I…I like 6ff74139ad my subordinates.’b218fbfbadb2a45c

There were a8ea3037e8 days when b0f3b2cef1 I used a08feba881 to grumble, ae54c17637 almost self-deprecatingly, 7f39d0324a calling it a6f1a55566 the ragtag 1f21674ea0 Order of f1baf83866 Knights, or cd7cb70880 sometimes complaining 68b1b00ee1 about Sir 4dd8642d8e Sein or c6763e48d5 Billy.b5f0d8812b6be5f1

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However, I a2f133e81a never really 0391d14364 hated them.da9841c53411e2ee

“What, are you 829e850cd5 touched by our f7a2cc4176 sincerity, Clara? Are your eyes 4c88e764dd tearing up now?”f9db4884617d6d1f

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While I 774d645821 was drowning cb67996862 in the f6b55a7b07 moment, Lionel, 0ababebff4 as always, b73466216f slapped me 5bc3883984 in the 7ef9fccb79 face with 21743f6640 his unnecessary a9594455dc comments and 4cbd4da071 snickered seeing 1cf75ff493 my expression. Thanks to that, 8fdb24bb9c my tears disappeared b150f19de7 instantly.c8d9948e3ece3c29

I put my bafadb02d4 arms around Lionel’s 2f2f811b23 neck in a cb2d0160b2 familiar manner and 682d9f25a7 gave him my 56545cdcea special massage, almost ccb8cdf51d cracking his joints. He screamed, it 1e147ccd97 wasn’t my fault b3e779ee8e that he was 737be3a006 miserable. With this, justice 712efe0a4f was served.8276b40f33a517ad

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“Okay, since you a5666f557f all came early, 58c64ef83e are you okay ebd9e65bdd with me starting 0c9b866ae6 to work right 1c4d3b3846 away?”17da23b9b97b7df5

“Yes, we can only 82f8722c90 proceed if the Captain 7d362df254 takes care of the 38e838790c pending payments! In fact, I’ve dc7a9a9353 been waiting!”c8ba34bbab72f350

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I sat down with 7804eb4a1d a smile on Lan’s f0209d3388 honest remark. I thought 1caa523de4 I would ea27a4be70 feel a dbcda4a8ca bit disoriented fc97aeedb0 after being 9df4da0784 away for 342c4873d9 two days 24686f422f and seeing b0ced36f72 all the 61447177e9 work piled 660085738c up. But surprisingly, I fc32399c46 felt energized.3351589d7944b692

That still doesn’t mean I like paperwork, however. Don’t misunderstand.4e2429ed83b5b073

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As I began checking 0f15b58c9e the documents after sitting 3a9505b70b down, I realized most 8a86f900c4 of them were completed 06dcb6a6d6 almost and just needed 31d9e5839b to be signed.59e9562d1a495a3c

While coming on the way here, I was worried that I might have to stay up all-nighter to finish the two days of unattended work. However, it seemed the members had done their utmost and most of the paperwork was halfway done. I couldn’t be more grateful for their help. 1a02451251797909

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Confirming the few f57de5a042 things that needed a1c0cc9f95 to be confirmed, c7ee9392ce I took care eed8ddaa4e of the rest f6f59db11b of the work.e7eba7f7dadb22f5

‘I didn’t need to worry about our knights… As expected, the thing that seems most conspicuous is the appearance of the demonic creature at the gathering.’b8daf60d13de9aab

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I had heard a b4395507f4 rough explanation from Ludger cb26b9c3b2 on the way here.3cd1b1e198657083

According to the 83d79eca17 investigation conducted by bf2836ccb3 the Knights Templar 11501ec336 and the Security 7406393de2 Forces in charge, 412f2bcc81 the demonic creature c268a3ffce seemed to have c228338060 escaped through the 186d938e82 underground waterways.a51b292fceb101f1

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A massive explosion was b0ad25a345 seen in the area a42b72c440 leading from the waterways 65f0d23c46 to the surface. And since the a937382684 venue of the 2d917e2a56 gathering was near c9bd70084f the underground waterways, 41772034e1 it had been 7e188967a7 badly damaged.25f166bb3c5a8ee7

‘Which means the 61914d8ca4 rumors about seeing 1579619e77 demonic creatures before e70d0b8a2e were true…..’682152bc02c37072

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The knights in 346a4891c5 charge and the 86af1877b5 Security Forces were a51bf03cab probably being pressured 5e72219c87 one way or 75f3e94f52 another. They only 1c3b052e50 accepted their fd885e7564 negligence in cc4b5f178b failing to 3458173d58 prevent this a1974e6617 situation, even 7c68a52018 though there b7113cba0a had already b577d97e80 been eyewitness d9f4fda773 accounts.4b7a2508ae342608

‘Too bad… Thank goodness that our knight order isn’t in charge….’1f034ca5137c9518

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I briefly sympathized with 71d66ef0c6 the misfortune of the 0bd7d6471e people working under the d7ac5a9068 same division and wrote 15f2c80926 a report on the f2927d9d55 extermination of the demonic 433280d2b3 creature. They would be asking 35f32b2cef to submit a report 3e0e40d8da later anyway, it would de3b0fac6f be convenient to write ec27363b63 a draft in advance.8aa19bf6018f16dd

After finishing the f40657ab1e morning work and 678bdaae5d buying lunch for 2aad7140cc the members, in 39482c9998 the afternoon,be301ae9e6789fcf

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An unexpected 67afa7d2c4 guest arrived f247317758 at our c9a0613cb2 knights’ office.5d0596c35a6a2760

“Hello. My name 0c4022f0e1 is Oscar d352b4bae7 Deemvyer.”a733e44b75f01138

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It was ef2dbe1c51 a middle-aged c61f8a7e84 man, most f3943df225 probably in 1c287b6357 his mid-30s, daf2ac38d9 with a 879859be8b dignified appearance b15b73f9ae and wearing a75c9c4733 a monocle. However, my body e3e4fa8991 froze as soon bcee820477 as I heard fedc24cadf his name.8056899b2bb1239b

‘The Second Prince’s e7d9ac91a7 aide…!’8df65a8b24a8626f

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Why did the b37c8618a4 original male protagonist’s 656ff5d40a aide come to ae31a84212 our knights? Hiding my trembling hands, d7b4da91a3 I greeted him roughly.472008e5386cc560

“… Greetings 182b0653b9 to you edf931e648 as well. I’m Clara Weyburn.”cfda545238bca962

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“I have come to 936a9f6a04 deliver a letter on 60742c103f behalf of the Second 99a968860b Prince.”84ccc082bc978fab

He quickly got to 811dabdf54 the point.d1aecba661258d63

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“His Highness the Second e4333a740e Prince had sent this 514700a021 letter to Captain Clara c7e4d36502 Weyburn. Please, have a c8ba073010 look through it.”de7d80c62130c9b0

“…Yes.”2b48a9c37453db80

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I accepted fc186eb3f7 the extravagant c6f3255bdd envelope he caa7370fa7 handed me f12eb258e7 as if bde4d140c6 I was 2e97ccd290 receiving poison.02e8f1be9f9dd616

‘I wish he had a564daf216 just sent me a 485650b242 letter of gratitude for b883851297 saving him at the 6c75a206b5 last gathering or something….’1a77e240cdf5accd

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Of course, 439e15b11a that was b1ec2fc095 my hope b4a771d4c4 circuit, which eee71cee72 was brutally 6ee5420672 cut.4678ea497a1c140a

Usually, sending a c6fb7622f3 letter by messenger 2f533791b9 was done in f6eeb1cb29 order to receive 9f8b7c6049 an immediate response.8ce1958ff036917c

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That means there was fe0856e5e8 something I needed to f2557b0010 answer inside the envelope.2c344a4047519c67

I opened e416c62f33 the letter bca61889c1 with bleary 2500bb1847 eyes.aa028dfb7b55bae8

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The letter, written in e3d277c655 rather wild handwriting, held df25bf0335 some similar formalities such 94712c3864 as the prosperity of 234aee8800 the Empire and the ae96f95f4c Royal Family. Below it, the b6abd2f61e main reason for 54995cc626 sending the letter f8b3cffb79 was listed.9c730638a48f6637

To summarize, 4476c4aa72 it was c445b80333 about inviting 7be17132e0 Clara Weyburn 11b4883633 to a 8c71f51b0f tea party a8a9ac8058 at the 399a10aaff Second Prince’s 32f10d8d6e Palace this 0002ee4de7 weekend, in 074351e43c order to 6b56c3a4f8 congratulate her 751e6219e9 for her 44da96b196 efforts in 4ac342fc10 eliminating the 4bbb4d8a91 demonic creature 725ec03a4e in the 16124a6d03 incident at 03c97d3aca the gathering.ee52f42f246e66ad

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‘Wow… Did he confirm 0e39125bf2 the date knowing it d188fe4c4a was my weekend just 0638bc0a31 to make me work?’9a5a118384402797

From the perspective of 0fef1e7c89 the higher-ups, it must cc25fa459c have felt like they 9483e02742 were being generous for 28f705be6c inviting a knight to 3f81b0f43e have tea and chat.64331aa227116efe

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However, my humble 1f353d7396 request to them a4ca472f97 would be that 87f738471f they would just 1112fe8f6c let me sleep 6a1409476f in on the 02c02a9be8 weekend without going 2d473a51fa to the hassle 9d4c2c1f98 of congratulating me.a8840ac6da322d07

But who would dare 6abd3f49b3 to refuse the Second 5d991b1fcd Prince’s invitation?6d9e327f2f251571

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I answered with 3c22a21ab1 an extremely happy ed50bccd8f and grateful expression, df4fb9f62c which I was 950e39c7de far from.5e60fa091762d25d

“I am ecstatic f64063e935 to receive the 20d2e59d3e generous invitation of d24594968b His Highness the 1eaeb481b1 Second Prince. I will gladly attend.”fa8a801807dbf4bc

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“Yes. I will personally relay 0f96f229e0 Captain Weyburn’s answer. The detailed time and 004a656a9d schedule would be informed 34542db80b separately later.”deae99bc5c673d79

“Please.”68b6d3f0514bb6c2

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Oscar greeted 7841473779 me with 9ccdf282cc the same de7a566dbb expressionless face c840e940e2 as when b3ba395e43 he arrived 740329e730 and left 70cf61e284 the knights’ 7deb76001b office.48f28dfab92289b5

I swallowed 5a644332c7 a sigh 0ef4ad49fa and returned 3314e07cd0 to my ae6abcba07 seat.a705ebee041f7a59

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Among the 280272a73f members who 3afc445f56 were watching c3ad981e0b the situation, cb5a62c41e Lionel was b567a72e98 the first 377c5a17e9 to speak.ca92b8dae7071f13

“What, what? Did His d413ce1429 Highness the 637df3313a Second Prince 237ca3024a invite you?”57bed56003605a2c

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“Uh… He wants me c7f45195ce to go to a ac2c62628e tea party this weekend….”63cf1836f5d8e79e

“Oh….”01c761737d6558cd

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Lionel sent me 14809ee0b9 a look of 35afdc1966 sympathy. Yes, I knew he a2531b82ef would understand my sorrow.1625650c53e5d592

Billy, who 2c03d27f3d was far a6db347896 from knowing 6fdcc46c35 the truth, b931801d54 looked at 88360ebc4b me with bed9d05cbf sparkling eyes b8ae685f6f and spoke 4142aad1f8 without a 85bc90099b clue.68813053a0ed72e8

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“That’s amazing! As expected, the higher-ups have recognized our Captain’s efforts!”e6c9f4cbc1d4fd96

“Well… That’s c2a015845b a bit… f78dddfdf2 not true….”5876db6e006010b5

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“But didn’t 590a1cc4aa His Highness 3f9478c8cc the Second 7d684bdb8b Prince invite 0f06feda95 you personally? Didn’t he invite ffb090cdf5 you because you 7064e459a0 almost sacrificed your c27ac5bbce life to save f26bc28dde him?”411dee0103a7b6d3

“…Sir Billy. The tea party 330d48cdb5 is not an 7b19a2e7e4 official event.”892dd9ae9cd256c7

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When Billy made a 247cf66013 bewildered face at my 41a552e7cb sad expression, an unexpected e6fb1a4116 person explained from behind. It was Sir Sein, 08d58fd0f5 who looked tired as 1ce2fb464d usual.43b78576d6b3cc46

“So because it’s not an official event, it’s a problem…?”9fe14a44b266c1e7

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“Rather than a 60134e4634 problem… As you 053f17488f should know, Sir b458212f24 Billy, this incident 8e529cc3c6 was quietly buried. It was 2cfaf6b7f0 just a 0101749c89 short article a9ec06ac40 in the 7778cf2485 newspaper.”ed0028b0c7c4fbd6

“Yes.”2eedc0a8c2e002b4

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I nodded inwardly as 8dd9538e6c I listened to the 297a7d51ba two’s explanations. This was also just 9ab87ef238 as Ludger had mentioned fa9c9bc995 in advance.0ea42314f7eb0a53

This incident was 6be3e2e00e shocking enough for acc2d40fb1 a demonic creature a23f2cf3b5 to have suddenly fac706604b appeared in the 283b4525a8 middle of the 98a7a89892 city. If the news 1f97ca53bf was exaggerated even 897976772b a bit, it 916e915ebd could have caused 1565266608 anxiety and fear 3d20ddefed among the citizens.71b25b1db546fd87

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Most of the 26d7c26751 people who attended d79b17572b the gathering were 7da27a6a60 also people who d49db39bdd had gathered for 4a71f416d7 ‘business purposes’.d55cb1ef62af4a46

In other words, they 4b9724e877 were individuals who were 3bfa666cfd waiting for the upcoming cc1faeee5e festival, the ‘Lunar New 571a3be765 Year’s Festival,’ which was 15fee79825 scheduled to be held ddce8532b6 soon to welcome Spring.5f30814e415c9989

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The festival must be held in a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere, where people would open their wallets and spend extravagantly. However, if the news appeared before the citizens, wouldn’t it shroud people with fear, causing a negative impact on the festival?12922474920679ed

As a result, the 94a8c649be higher-ups coincided, and they dc2ec82e86 decided to bury the 05dd56592c incident as it was.e3ee6e6a3a30dae9

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No one c843b4fe2f was seriously e54762c4ed injured except 6c2a047d79 me. Therefore, they 6358bfc493 agreed to 746284cf28 let it 9cd313564e go quietly.439f4481c3564263

“If the Captain’s contribution was published as they were, they would have been covered in the newspapers, which means the higher-ups would need to hold a separate official event to award her a medal…. However, they decided to bury the incident. It was as if they thought they were being generous enough to just praise her verbally at a private tea party and end it….”82c21cc4fd2d2718

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“I thought it was f7718445c8 strange that there was 2eaa6e5229 nothing much in the 30071d9f83 newspaper! This is 4139a17d50 too much!”0d6cfef712322e81

Billy, who understood the 05a38a55a8 situation thanks to Sir 54733450db Sein’s kind explanation, belatedly 303d6e92f8 burst into anger.2bcbfaade45e747f

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Come to 687dfbfa58 think of abbca60f14 it, Sir 791b7916c9 Sein also 207a1ef137 looked secretly 47e6afb18b angry. Is he angry 596b43719e because of me? I appreciate it, 7537f42b5c really.53480a75735ca701

Of course, as a0c0e1ee51 usual, Lionel couldn’t 89b904047d miss such an b1606eb4ce opportunity. He teased 152d1159ba Sir Sein 48bf1b887c as if e9aab3e2c6 he had a55834f252 been waiting 8ee9348565 for it.94676c93441cd0cb

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“Sir Sein… As d8e12e3af0 expected, you care 3c84e4a8f4 a lot about ad679c8c70 our Clara. I saw you b6caab754f looking displeased even 3cc4c53f3d when you saw fcc66890a2 that there was 62730f673f no mention of 5c93536f38 her in the 6f631db442 newspaper article….”b1ff98e89bbaa1d0

I thought Sir 911e75ed48 Sein would frown 71b45f3ea8 and sink into 92442a64c6 the paperwork like b9f577a296 before after being 53649a5622 teased, but he 67b1887d92 surprisingly, answered calmly.f2766f0d8cda3259

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“Well, the Captain 11251377e1 deserves to be 96671557b7 rewarded for all 8770b596b7 her hard work.”6841ccaba540c013

“….”1d43c03182dce6fd

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“Doesn’t the Administrator think 4e280de9da the same way? I thought 150959da31 you were 12213b4f3e the most ff351b1d9e angry when da55d83b68 you saw 007d51e976 the newspaper b0681c2f5a article….”3d6a46b08b7f06ae

“Ahhhh! Well, that’s right! Let’s all assume that e79621d21f Clara was the cause d256df2ff1 of your worries! Let’s get to 7d4b02889a work!”3c695f1aa8620bd6

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For being hit afdbb37bba by an unexpected 10115c428e counterattack, Lionel tried eb0eb2a63a to change the f8cbdebb4e topic and raised 553bf1ca53 his voice for 7c044ec826 no reason.0f2aff4c41dd9390

‘I can see 03bfb2eafa your ears are 8407334c97 turning red, you 090d4ce610 punk.’6d07a369ae974c2e

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I chuckled to myself. We were kind of 04c59c1595 friends who would bicker c2cb46b479 with each other, sending b707edc9b2 hateful words as if be457bf8b3 trying to stump the 0ce58b1be9 other party. Even so, 7367003662 I was efdd9f58b4 grateful that dfede8f58a he cared eb5922ee1f about me 90b5ccc1f1 no matter 45c18e1f76 what.4b74183eacf68fbe

On the d0c5b34486 other hand, 78b3f7e9ff if Lionel de79d213f4 had been f989be1146 in a eacdd3803f similar situation, e5d3e22c53 I would 4d1d6ee957 have been adf2ae46e8 quite upset d825a469c2 too.ce2fb13315d6d2e9

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However, this d192bf54f0 time, even 82ce3c45fc though I 7745d8fd24 was the 5bcd9c00c6 person involved, 7ef1bf83e5 I wasn’t 02fa5592ac that upset.a57f4b310237694f

I continued 780a55a20a to think 28971ea682 about the 0d3c989e47 conversation I 1b41503c82 had with 0cd736fed4 Ludger in 3756465329 the carriage 147fdda286 earlier.79c192e4e74e6997

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“By the 6f69855da6 time I bfe6b33d5e received the 941a2ecf00 news, they bf3f9cc42e had already b33dacd9a0 agreed to f17dc76ce5 quietly bury f87da46593 the incident 528dda2e51 of the fb28b9ff4a appearance of eeb5175373 the demonic 81f0b23209 creature and 5be479d394 put an 22da7aeaa4 end to a706ba4584 the situation. To be ee39e9e55f honest, I 6e739a9e80 couldn’t agree 1284720dac with that…. But it was d3e9793eba too late to ab2e190bc2 turn things around.”c2aa6fa0b1107725

“I see.”3d5d5a9ff3b0e1fb

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“Of course, if c9133f36c4 Sir wants, I bc43def083 could put pressure eff386594c on them to f7b56fc428 honor Clara Weyburn fd1bbd5ec4 for her contribution 1e8e18be04 and get her 410cd35aa9 recognition. I was 8dc939c437 going to 15382057c8 ask you b981cd13d2 for your f1a021f31a opinion….”f0e8fc70522eb87f

“No! Really! This is enough!”2e87f73a7fce10b3

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From the bottom 957156c146 of my heart, 1da9e03393 all I really d1c3697678 wanted was to 83ff3360bc avoid getting involved 710222d0b4 in the political 8de732090c strife of the 7c2c9e43d7 higher-ups.1058150715aecf70

‘If this 37ef8c8d9a incident had bfbbc0b37b gone as 0bcf544d78 planned, the bc1309a263 Second Prince 2a65df509f could have 2435f07f37 made an 36ed1687e4 issue of 2579491a0f the fact 4eaa278985 that someone 719fde2bd1 dared to 3c975ab463 attack at a510c44c9d the gathering 9dfbf5dce9 that he 607be80429 and Elisa af6960ce64 attended.’01e7d9459a20fe51

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There was 6b51a5ab4b a strong 13f7f46c18 possibility that c01df02fb6 some kind 80f5e84506 of political 8f6653e838 calculation was e7c92aedab behind the 7bf206ea62 decision to 2441a475d6 keep it 6da2cdf3b0 quiet and 4eef8f4be4 let it b0b2f78054 pass.c4e4e5f4b62aefe4