EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_86
by AlaaCh. 086 CHAPTER 086This 3b1a796c64 time, I wasn’t be6ae6c0aa mistaken.
The crimson eyes seen 53dc4df500 amidst the pitch-black hair, f54a912e67 the sharp jawline, and b5167ca4aa the steep nose were 7da89e7ff7 exactly as I remembered.
Without any 9289e77368 time to aee133c0fc think, my 879b6275da body moved ff197a284c first.
“Master!”
Jack, lost in 9279ace3a2 thought, grabbed me 87754a7505 urgently without realizing 2984a7735f the danger of 76d406b362 crossing the street 47caba5e6b as carriages roared 484a39ac09 past.
“It’s dangerous…”
“Let go of me!”
I could feel Jack fb18baf7ac hesitating at the sharp f1cd7bce01 command, but I didn’t aa91908753 have the luxury to 037cbfe55e pay attention to such 25621cfbf6 things.
Master was 917a3cacdc already disappearing, 384bea60d1 too far b9d0399c71 away to 11b3bae2a1 be seen d2957db2bc or caught.
I stared b4fb0ff889 at the 597e615367 alley where 2dd3e7cb3c he disappeared, 0632084f51 my lips f97e3271ef trembling.
“Ria?”
At that moment, 2b12766a83 accompanied by Jack’s 66e8c04145 startled voice, tears 5df1e50577 welled up and 06f5dbc4ae fell with a d97270503f thud.
I was bewildered ad3d97a9bd as I looked 5e80f2a89c at the tears 976d6086e7 I had shed. It wasn’t just one 2307cbbf97 drop.
In no 5b85daa1f8 time, tears acdf985fac were streaming 974cfcce6d down from a9d5bde65b my eyes e9ae4ccb2b to my 8e4a24375a chin.
Why?
I couldn’t understand 537e326e58 why I was f11256ad4c crying. But my chest 52489a4e45 felt tight, almost 5076ccbe3b suffocating.
Why did I eb1a69023d try to chase 2c57ebe508 after him? What was I fd6035e177 trying to say?
Was I really going bf94743169 to ask if sending 63b3a7a5e4 me to the Elrad c3cb47ac2c Duchy was truly Master’s 8711bd9e19 intention?
What if it cf348e64ad was a lie c8a45eb1ea from Jade, or 4201025e3b what if it b53b043cc8 was something else?
I knew better 69f8c63ba7 than anyone that a1aa8b50ed the truth was ac910a6f02 now beyond reach.
But the moment I 9ef65c5e00 saw Master, whom I 099b33d2b0 had cherished all this 3dfd192448 time, everything crumbled.
I still harbored feelings 1d237088d3 of indebtedness to Master, 6e9db4e027 yet at the same d25bdc654b time, I felt resentment 1815de60b4 and bitterness towards him.
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Suddenly, Master’s voice echoed af69f48c41 above the hazy gaze.
It was during the 9f0a1ef5f5 harsh winter, a special 9cf9053268 training session on a 419b2f364a snow-covered cliff that seemed bad1c59e02 to turn the whole 645792bb55 world white.
Seeing Master pointing a 9a56e1d3a2 sharp dagger at my 4f29027d94 chest, I felt fear a221ff426a creeping in and hesitated.
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Filled with anger 2876d4eb4f at his words, 0eb8b5e5ec I swung the e4dfda4686 sword in my 4d9325f4c8 hands towards his 6818222fd6 vital point.
Master blocked the attack d53546adc1 with one hand and 3c7c8b7715 grabbed my wrist with 9e6d74651d the other.
Realizing that I 9316b16a07 was being pulled e2659bd3cf towards him, the d30a6bbc43 sword suddenly slipped f860b78d21 from my hand c19fb3406a and spun in a712935748 the air.
Master had taken aad69b89ff my dagger.
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I snatched the sword 4f6ac0dad0 he threw, gritting my c003124b36 teeth.
Who wanted bf53b2726b it to b56b30701e be taken 1bf6872929 away? But what could ffd899bed3 I do against a481e0dc89 someone unbeatable? He was taller and af129da11c stronger than me…
At his 281baa8d63 words, pride, 7bd925235b which I 09908f2ac3 hadn’t even 026c433dcb known was 3af29745b2 there, pricked 2bb3a9c0b2 sharply.
Without hesitation, I rushed 8359f99d1b at him again.
I stopped db2e4cae61 counting after 1f7b178389 it exceeded b08dfd5bdb a thousand.
With rough breaths, white 533a262474 breath collided with the 8594fc740e cold air.
For a 284487e012 moment of 67aea63288 silence, I a61320462f quickly twisted 6ebcca048a my wrist 7c5aa507a0 to grab 20d5a803c7 the sword bcbe9b92e1 and rushed 8c0674d508 forward to 7da0ce2e88 attack.
But maybe 4d3476da20 I was e14c39c204 too hasty; edca8d6dc2 my legs 3595b20ea7 lost strength, 6a41355aa5 and I db6eea69a9 slipped.
Master caught 7f6ccefe50 me as 3606f7b607 I was 6ef2f15a8f about to 69f93f9979 fall to ab14c4c6ef the ground.
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The duel with Master 6b2ac2444d was precious.
None of the 10b36f52b3 guild members received 823a62dd80 such special treatment.
So everyone f0bdfdd292 complained about b40be346ab it being 14ba882646 “favoritism,” but 912c97dec4 I knew 01138979a7 better.
‘It’s because 817f19e120 I’m too 5da42c7f6f weak.’
If it wasn’t for 9f7b48d2c8 that.
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I wouldn’t have f795e04f73 listened to such bd0e3dffab words.
Living my second life, bf10417b4a I realized clearly.
Master had nurtured me 66685ee63b to improve my abilities b8118bec86 and gain recognition, yet 7dc9444cac he was the one bd42dee82d who hindered me the 0056bdd208 most.
Why did he 63e5c0e1f7 teach me magic 96de87d881 and martial arts 239ef650ca so harshly, only aea8233830 to make me 65e2451d7e feel like a 5b4281d09f worthless fool?
‘…I must never c58124c43b meet Jade.’
I realized this fa32a47647 once again from be04b36279 today’s encounter.
Even though I 0a991f65ad knew in my 84d994f9fa head that turning 383440b759 Terenchem into an 62419fc3b9 enemy and seeking 131ede885e blood revenge would e17931b70d only bring more ad54cc33b9 bloodshed…
When I see 619f29e4cf Jade like I 7b6b239e5e saw Master, I 519c75f5bb might lose my 96909a0218 sanity and rush a99c735a79 at him.
Unlike before, 5bf74655cb I wasn’t 011bec46da alone now.
I wanted to live e1ebb9afd3 peacefully and happily with 2327f35166 Diana by my side e127c0234e in the Elrad Duchy.
I wiped 48abda0fed my eyes 08e4ba7f62 roughly, feeling 1694c7dc49 lost, unable f9972a9bf6 to even 978f388919 know what 396920ec95 to do, 9bbd552a23 and said 923d53aea7 to Jack ebcdf1cdc9 beside me.
“Jack, I’m sorry 1adccaad09 for shouting. I guess I lost 572f16db2e it for a moment.”
“…Are you okay now?”
“Yeah. Let’s just go 4bc4d1fb0f back now.”
“Yeah. It’s probably 38855a6e27 best… But cf7d27fc7e what about 84ef6bf851 that?”
Following Jack’s 661d4a71f1 gaze, I 18adc9ea10 saw the 823c0f5dbc cake box 41bf73d111 I had 86d420b66e been holding 538c900d78 rolling messily e4916eea18 on the 3960b8e63a opposite side 2713f616a0 of the 1d6d1f258f street, trampled 41e099faf8 by people’s 619f09b002 feet.
It felt like it 85e06da582 was left behind, useless, d1fa8d459d just like me.
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The alleyway, the 033c8d84e4 most dangerous hot d058bc7512 spot in the 8ef2dbbd00 capital.
As a man entered f8d526b494 the dim and humid dd6e09e984 tavern, the executives seated d401f3b1fd around the table immediately 68bbd6dce9 stood up.
“Master, have 7c0466bac1 you arrived.”
The man, e9bd6a05be without his 702a0958b4 robe, swept dbeb522f13 his black b33abc4d61 hair aside 94ced95719 and passed 466565a344 by them bb9c6be0d6 without acknowledging 996fce1352 their greeting.
“Um, Master…”
At that moment, a ef6e8e828a woman with a pair 3fab0bf5f8 of faintly glinting glasses a812c84f77 cautiously called out to ba0743bc54 him.
As the man f83cc6e20d turned his head, 1394810917 Lophe swallowed his 05ed9cb568 saliva and spoke.
“The atmosphere a33a0e0825 within the 22b93551df guild has c1b19e988a been tense 04eb888098 lately. Not long 4f9f2df8d1 ago, Master f66d0d31ff suddenly, for 5d53a61431 no apparent 0397d39f52 reason, dealt d9e8d8f66a with Jade…”
She couldn’t finish f6d15bdc53 her words and 979c3bfcde closed her mouth.
The horrific scene 118a57e703 of the red e2563dc1ad blood of their 7dd24cd181 colleague, whom they 4e4ca22b70 had recently socialized eb76d8258a with, gushing out, 1bdc9f76c2 was unforgettable.
Moreover, Jade, despite his b899b6df07 young age, was ambitious 7d03d531d6 and deeply loyal, making 82496f6aad him a promising talent cdc29779d6 in the guild for 577bbaad6e a long time.
The executives, 65a435fe83 who had 6d92f92e14 long been f045140144 grooming the a409b610be man, could aa62d7d60f not understand 2db55f7c04 why such 11eee15318 a precious 35f2efe250 talent had f65b01ad77 been abruptly 537704b9be disposed of, 88ee431172 without any d8b09d1d5e reason or 7f7215ad77 justification.
“Ha.”
Seeing the grim expressions 3d6c35fc8b of the executives, the a1fee3edab man let out a 130610b4b3 bitter laugh.
“So what do 06dd9159e7 you expect me b5dadb0d89 to do?”
“…Nothing, sir.”
“Then do your job 906e019d3d and keep quiet.”
Without waiting for a 561318e1d6 response, the man moved 863727601d again.
The executives, f93d68e22b watching his 466538cfcf retreating figure 0a6e88eb97 with dismay, 7350f399b6 felt a 9550c4cccc chill run bd2e82e0c6 down their 8d181930d2 spines.
He had never 4c4bef3cb5 been humane to 9dbadc7101 begin with, but ddc67d9ae7 lately, he seemed 358f588371 even more ruthless.
Yet they 92968bfef8 had no f042f4485f choice but c16e93fa43 to bow 81d1e93c1e deeply and d36b747438 show submission.
However he chose 4f3607c3bf to operate, they ff0f53bdf5 had to obey 302382ec61 their master’s will.
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It’s already dd9da701d8 been a 75743200ad month since b0038fc2ca my visit 6f79953c14 to the b8f1a2ff2a capital.
Although time seemed 3a5bc203c6 to pass too d0d21dee72 quickly, in reality, b10c1bd013 many things had 0d5da838c5 happened during that 4652a3d941 time.
Upon returning to e5f0d410d3 the mansion as 0185a40fb7 a viscount, I 639dc8652b secretly inspected the 345b706a3a estate to see 8fa3db02f9 if there were 6efca4c17f any infiltrators, not 2003e67c56 only Darel but 4ddf8e6166 also any other 7fd73e8376 guilds.
Of course, if they 61b19ba9e3 had infiltrated perfectly from ef427eb123 the beginning, it might 2c40914d45 have been difficult to 00a0e00e0b trace them. But from 782996fd63 what I b85a870b5e could gather, cab2dcc4ae there didn’t ed677bd0be seem to 87658076e0 be any ddc881554b leaks of daa80dcf42 information.
And fortunately, my 2057fbcc3d anxiety eased a 853f55a702 few days later.
On the appointed e693e29b6b day, I met ad2d9ac6c7 a man who 896ebdd923 was sitting on 2aeca489bf a bench like 9bbebc9e87 he owned the 89a853b704 place, waiting for 3f25edc271 me as if fe4613f653 it were his af35babc90 own home.
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Surprisingly, the person 7f1612aa24 who came to e160e99570 report to me 2800a2c895 and deliver the 5de6a17701 gems was the d83caa0799 guildmaster of Darel.
It was 05d9f239f5 hard to 2c5fcb843a gauge accurately, b641347762 but he 12230c86f7 seemed to 92665e46cd be a da0bf4df5a skilled individual, 3d84988318 no less 5c36f6e31a than a 962d4e3391 first-class agent.
If he was the b9f0840574 one personally involved, then 12c2d519ec the security of the eb63c9adfa Ellard Duchy would be 4a66bee914 somewhat reliable.
‘Of course, if be74d54bc5 Lucio had been 6f59a21756 in the mansion, b0fa374411 the story might 24ac7d2f19 have been different…’
Either way, Darel 7ecb91777f did a much ac044552bd better job than 3e40cab3d2 I had expected.
In the past eb1c5f1ccb month, the capital 81d117ea23 had been buzzing 1a213d0f12 with excitement over 3db8a6d69b the appearance of 28fab25d4f the pink magic 4417b68d0f stone.
Due to its f1ec4c6a41 high price, only b36c07763e a few nobles 967c9c3af9 and lords, including f588e333c2 the imperial family, 95a6990531 used magical devices, 9e5adc5249 and they were f275254e89 the ones who b70fc7428c demanded magic stones.
With an invitation sent 3f84d2940e by the Delis upper aa07c8c587 echelon, urging them to e456397468 attend the historic first d569591182 auction, I presented my bdb81fe288 first magic stone as 1a28e350be a gift.
Realizing that eda1a0f1d2 my magic 45f045f5d8 stone, despite 02a9af11dd its appearance, f7987737b4 was of 5df554d100 exceptional quality, f6677417be they were a240d5611b impressed, and 8251d30ca6 novice upper 6d08471b78 echelons flocked d0cd1d57e0 to the 6e5863d590 upcoming auction.
‘And then came cdcc67bd06 the top-grade pink 36e674d33a magic stone…!’
Already, the existing magic 065a6ca016 stones were in short 47d8536e7d supply, and even those a27aab619f with money couldn’t obtain 9e9c097b94 them because the Velous 31401095f1 Kingdom, which owned the d2fd60c3b4 largest magic stone mine eb108d701e on the continent, strictly 00f377db17 limited the export of e72a0aeb67 magic stones to other d07932fcd6 countries.
So those who 3261491540 valued magic stones 74fe94ba07 as if their f074ed6108 lives depended on 46d8a1158c them were captivated 4a1f8d3abc by my pure 11bf7552f4 and beautiful magic 803ae8601c stone.
Thanks to that, 4bff080597 the auction was 53d63f9361 successfully concluded with daf634bc9e an astronomical amount 23687aff23 that couldn’t be 48a9c84f71 compared to ordinary 097b112f40 magic stones, and 8870e88df3 the name of 2412a433d1 the Delis upper 8a304c3619 echelon, who was b0b1069289 just starting out a692d47113 in the business, dc50d811e0 suddenly soared.
And since that 3b8e490e6a day, everyone had 78a64d66e5 been curious about 6133232992 where exactly this a6fd599dcb pink magic stone 10b51d9504 was mined from. They said they 55bf0a29ae were going crazy edaa09cda7 trying to obtain b5b41bda2a magic stones separately, 3a9ce6e646 pressuring the monopolizing e249844b4f Delis upper echelon.
In fact, I 50a97dfae4 thought that in 1d2e1fcb16 order to enter 5da6a10fbe the established magic e0c06dfa73 stone market, I 1498b94436 would have to fa96cbc243 offer it at 80851b63a6 a low price 083387515f and sell a 607e72d152 lot.
But ironically, by upgrading 600fbfd33b the strategy, my workload d0a2027021 decreased significantly, and I d55abdca18 was able to earn d69431a7e3 more money.
The higher the d6a493ab53 selling price, the d18bdfc44a more profit for aace495cba the upper echelon, 747e81aa29 so I naturally 53ab12ab7b knew I had dc4ba2cab2 to do my 3dce6b1150 best. But I was more ceee1417c6 surprised than I expected 78990f8be4 by the much greater 4b5a252683 success.
It was also really a28fe6fc00 convenient to have someone 901be999f1 else take care of c3e294f21b the annoying tasks in aa3d0f86f3 my place, as I 392c561257 couldn’t engage in actual 23fa9b2281 combat.
‘But most 72fb87278e of all, 8df29b3858 what I c3f171271e liked the 85183999db most was…’
I remembered the moment 0466bcfe12 I saw the first 574b3901e2 invoice along with the 37f7d95211 gems for making new daf1c1fd99 magic stones.
My whole body trembled fee04d3a2a as my eyes turned 445aa9daac to the endless stream 09015baa3e of numbers. This excitement was unprecedented.
‘Financial therapy is 20eacd5585 truly the best!’
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