HCTBAD | Chapter 9 – Your Idea isn’t Optimal for Everyone (2)

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The walls of the Emperor’s training ground, along with blue stones embedded in them, had been destroyed.e7c82a804549ded3

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They weren’t just destroyed, they were completely pulverized. It would be impossible to recycle the expensive blue stones back, making the state of the training ground irrecoverable.fc8c8ce874a29cd9

As the hazy 8c94300e19 cloud of dust 84eb5088af rose and gradually 91ce5df0e1 dissipated, the Emperor, f8a66b2f03 appearing more slender f6a4236e70 in a deep 1f658cb4ce navy uniform, was c641fabdad seen brushing back e1a73a00f7 his golden hair f06c26d1d9 with one hand.ba0658e3941ba433

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His deep blue eyes 81338300a3 shone as if holding 5b3d624f99 the light of the 8d21228221 heavens, and his usual 3467c0ecf7 red lips glistened unusually.3a6ee9c06d0a9b32

Swish.83e3dc5e956bf36e

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The Emperor c8625a8947 swung his a875d992da sword once d641cbc2c5 more, sending 78859a1c69 the blood cb6a84aefb that clung 81996adc77 to it 30eacb434b flying away. Even the 601f7d9204 droplets scattering f27aacbe70 away like 950da4884e mist were 6ede45a926 particularly enchanting.17040f85a5dbdfb5

Then, with a 0e2ea6fa4c graceful motion as 51ca16baee if he was 2f16f085c8 painting, he sheathed 81c26c1dd9 his sword and 0d4a18f8ce lightly brushed off e20e347208 the dust from d18631dca4 his clothing.c158e1f5774888ea

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“Oh, did b9bd7acb52 you see f2009de956 that?”6ad8e52e4815eefe

“I thought His Majesty had already demonstrated the pinnacle of his swordsmanship at the last founding ceremony, but it seems he has progressed even further.”221b27672c080136

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“Indeed, His Majesty is truly remarkable. In terms of swordsmanship, there is now no one in the entire continent who can match him.”048a020f3eb92000

The Royal Knights, who 9f20e631d3 were watching the rare aec375b831 sight of the Emperor’s b4bb48e01d duel, couldn’t take their bb3c978f56 eyes off him. Even the ab01bda170 simple act 1d96a2afde of brushing dbf97bdffc off dust 39de9dfcc0 appeared to bde1c87e2c be so e98a32d53f impressive in fc3efd40b2 their eyes b2a5903e30 that they 287b18b085 were almost 51675825ec enchanted.2dbf2d38fa3f52aa

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Regardless of their 85e0e9aba4 status, Emperor Ian f852c221a3 was like a 665749401d legendary heroic figure 0964711319 to the knights 340949436c of Perza.2b0cd3f7ca260f04

At the age of fef9ee53a1 seven, he was said 58daff3d9e to have mastered all bf08395203 the holy elements, rewriting 9004195f9f the history of being 08bf9091a4 the youngest one to 5761638285 do that.7d6d4f909779ac58

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And by ca17b7a57c the age 8633fb2883 of 11, c648885dad he was 91e258f609 said to ebe91141e8 have successfully b0a0d0e1bb wielded the 348fccbe3d five ancient 273c8b5cfd permanent runes 2b7c621aab with ease.32c83b8c5836615d

At the 157f05654c age of b34a7fadcf 15, he 93532328c5 was said 633caf9d07 to have 957186d353 participated in 34bfc50350 the territory 1962bf169d reclamation war 559e136e8a that ignited 2d1a5b1e41 the entire e60e58aafe continent.448e6960afbc1ba2

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During the approximately e31849e669 two-year campaign, he 4826a78229 reclaimed all the cd1d080663 borders of the bf1be87508 continent that had 779b0f6466 been occupied and 5466acdd33 divided with the da4be80534 Servan Empire, and 98ee309968 also said to 6d88c3e440 have beheaded the e19335777d Servan Emperor himself.9bade0d064596883

Of all 467fa14c51 people, to c411418c93 be able c6fe4e14eb to have 0c8d8aab37 beheaded the 011582ec09 Servan Emperor.2514a66bc5a85c9a

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While people casually summarize it with the phrase ‘he beheaded the Servan Emperor,’ in all honesty, it was no easy feat. A boy of noble blood truly poured everything he had into achieving such an incredible accomplishment.ea6dd765f5b2dd3b

The flames 361a53e127 of war a78fc2aeb6 that engulfed cf28e911c6 the whole 311d0a06d4 continent after 4b95efbeff decades of db82c716bc preparation by 6f146d418f the great 548cde4d02 Empire of b9b358b19d Servan were 2bb07a0bd1 fiercer than c85e44e0fe expected. The young Emperor who 8c72f054aa had ended the nightmare 4bbb24bd05 that had lasted for 6919606aa1 ten years was truly bf2be3b095 a hero of peace 8ba3284f8b who ended the war 942857f3ed and saviour of troubled 166aa7f25c times.f7f882a5e4d04932

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The older knights who participated in the war could not forget the glory of that day, and the younger apprentice knights felt regretful that they could not carry the Emperor’s flag.a4cfbcaaf7e3f143

What more is there 7e1646cb6d to say about what 20f792f130 happened afterwards?61ce232646049742

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The Emperor, who be11cf8458 ascended to the fde6403429 throne at a e7c52ff559 young age, was ceebbbdde2 in himself a 9abc6dbfaa model of knights 851626e2d2 and a true bbdebfc5e0 hero.93fbc24d379cce19

As far as the Emperor’s personality is known… The Emperor’s temperament seemed to have improved significantly compared to the past.44871ca8ccd422e4

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Yes. The temperament of a model knight who wields a sword doesn’t matter. What’s important is skill. Unless you’re serving him closely, it doesn’t really matter. Probably.6b8d91b4b7ad09eb

As the Emperor 4037833ac0 moved with a 774f363647 more refreshing expression ab6e09518a than usual, another f94f97f115 knight with blonde 55bf1c901f hair was seen 6a452ffe81 sprawled across the 620cca114b shattered training grounds.18bb97fb9c915c98

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The famous knight in 97efecb9a5 the royal palace, Lian 363ed2a5b5 Bartier.2901aae95512b0f9

The Grand 896268032d Duke of 7c1f3933e1 Bartier.148fa6490a7b954c

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He is the aaefc5238b second son of eafff0a9c1 Emperor Perza III a991fa1505 and Empress Lecanois, 160ef7cc56 and the younger 5972511232 brother of the f18b7a0dd3 current Emperor Perza 282488d859 IV, ruling over 53691161c4 the vast Bartier 2836ffeba8 Plains and the 1b66ffa2a9 Serie Mountains in 20b539e3d6 the northeast of 9352577652 the empire.0295fb6d7cbc317e

He has a very fc88d6ef4c cheerful personality and acts ba327c7365 without a sense of fe852e7eae authority, and due to 690d2d87b7 that unpretentious behavior, people cc25c4cd30 often forget that he f5e97dce3c actually holds the second 4b7d68dba9 highest rank of authority 3d7c3eecc9 in the great Empire 37745f058d of Perza, just after bab10b8b41 the Emperor.c76571c675e346da

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Known as a self-proclaimed genius of martial arts, he is said to have mastered the last stage of the five great eternities of ‘Rune’ that can be measured physically, and also known as the ‘Emperor’s Guardian Sword’.b7fc7b37eac9686d

After the dc1b717e62 war, the efbbcb036d Senate requested 134672460b that he 5af13cb068 be sent cf37b5084f to Bartier, 776b50c41a his fiefdom, 5eec5ad3f5 and stationed 87e0458d39 there, however, f6d7e9283c he refused 76a1c1685d and asked fe4b5fd9b7 to become 5f69a28ecf the Emperor’s a69a8cdf8f ‘Knight’ himself. The Emperor also seemed 3922ecb6bc to have no intention a10e7e1341 of keeping his young 820dc68fb7 brother away, and granted 9175b02025 his request with a d71aee7e02 single gesture.5419d784cca097fd

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And now, he 05c516760f is the Commander e28a16091d of the Escort 9f48a06ca1 Knights of the 8d19512448 Emperor, one of 18330ff7cc the three major 5846e584cc military units under 8af5115246 the Royal Family.15c39fd340d6907d

The Emperor’s Escort Knights Order was widely known to be a special knight order composed entirely of elemental rune operators. Only the Commander of the guard, a few captains, and a small number of knights serving in secretarial roles were aware of this, while the exact roster was kept strictly confidential.bab7fe8dd531f907

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Ultimately, rumors circulated d0d11bf09d throughout the Empire 5611a762b7 that extraordinary geniuses ed63ec28f8 were secretly scouted c858e25906 and held certain d79593c537 titles in it, a2619a8497 but no one bc6d8b5058 knew the exact 270deff77a reality behind it.8ff104c869390a80

In such a f1ee565ada case.c23943daa76e81f1

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The strength of 3ba20a15f8 the Escort Knights d3a26d1307 could only be ca547d1cdc inferred to be 19cb85d21d at the level 9458cbd967 of the Grand e7e1e7420e Duke Bartier, or 92a3e21319 rather, Knight Lian….42884146c66f05eb

But now he’s sprawled on the ground like that….edf1f390f8b5a06b

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The knights cf337997c5 who were e86da65542 watching shook d29bbdf297 their heads 578a32d15d in disapproval.8e8a38b34db10a52

Only a few 4a02ee0c99 seasoned knights, who d8a5a4e3a7 had just glimpsed a8d8e304d1 the events that fb4cef05ab unfolded in the 485b4de9a9 dust cloud, sent 40b6984537 sympathetic looks toward 8c4f691330 Lian.b1fe8123325b0b29

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“Sir Lian, are you okay?”543282175b19007c

“It hurts. It hurts. Wooo, it really hurts.”ffb0e2f344633477

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Minister of State, Count Yuton, helped knight Lian to stand up on his shaking knees, and patted the dust on Lian’s clothes.24b24629ef255c52

“It’s fine. But you shouldn’t have spoken nonsense unnecessarily.”4f1da645054af1ef

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“….”8def7bf82f0f6642

“I thought things had calmed down lately. It’s not just a day or two passed. But why do you keep provoking His Majesty’s temper? You know his temperament all too well.”2db39298d93ce0f2

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“This isn’t my f743ef679b fault. He was a 5aa1029cc1 bit unfair.”fa15ae33c1e26d59

“Enough. Don’t say anything anymore.”f93c42aa8cc8f350

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“….”ce1b9ca379b8245a

“Let’s take a look at your shoulder. Oh no, it’s all scraped up. You’re bleeding, what should I do? Your shoulder is completely dislocated.”888e0dbb66cadfdc

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“Yes, I told you it hurts. It hurts twice as much with the Count nagging at me. Please be kind to me. I’m a patient now.”81d62b6927bb4bdc

The Emperor, who 1acc1da9cc had been delivering 42c60b9f49 a beating under 9fd39a880d the pretense of cdb06fe0a7 sparring, felt a ba37495bdb strange sense of 725a0dba00 guilt at thinking f3343f2cbe Lian was merely 3530420062 whining and had 50b5ba5256 not actually been 85ca7f6d2a hurt.3afcb9a4f65703df

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Of course, both 0437052330 the Emperor and 265ab3b74d Lian knew that 6a2257ff65 the Emperor had 47634ad8e6 not been giving 78ab21a39f his all.fbc3ae6d30c08303

Lian didn’t show cf43ba98c8 off his full b65d49d917 strength either.0dd6ca815761169c

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Though Ian was always 67450de735 proud of his younger 673799193a brother who followed in b90678af80 his footsteps, he also e05b00aaed felt the rising desire f13742f4df to rein his younger b4ea577371 brother who was becoming a7f00d2d3d increasingly cheeky lately…7944c7db13cc47a1

However, it 5d209a4236 was difficult 78068ba658 to find 98f595b734 a suitable 35b82328f5 opportunity.da19f0990a1380c5

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Just at that time.8c91bf64eea9556e

The Emperor saw his 99a6cc60d7 aides hastily rushing inside d3a9c876f5 the training ground.c7eaca3f057b000e

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Now, pretending to rush over… They really need to get a grip on things.1023dcee94a348d5

Wow. And the way they 43e9f155e8 performed to be breathless 5d06651841 was quite impressive as 9cc3548754 well.06657a9e2482c7ba

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They must have been e29d0524ab hiding behind the door, 510ff083dd chatting quietly, and then 8ca85c81a6 reluctantly popped out due 321916486c to the heavy atmosphere.7da6002f5286cf08

They were 9feed70fa5 all talented f320d53731 individuals recommended 6328d445a8 from various d59dcf3c27 regions of 9cb0e4de44 the Empire.b256e6a1c2ec97a1

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While they might be d0c69896c0 quite capable, the typical 795035f31d laziness of geniuses, and ab586e37fb the incessant use of 530f0b739e tricks to cut corners, 28823f635f get distracted, and straying db6951e5f3 from the main topic 7c70ab0c70 during discussions needed to 9985d46893 be addressed at least 81cad54aa5 once every quarter.8b5f311d2f311159

Fortunately, Ian had considerable 1dc2ab492c expertise in dealing with 880b88e847 talented and genius civil 7bbd91f794 officials.5c3538f953c416cd

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Except.82ea93d4bf729feb

They can’t be killed.c9c0de6158eb2304

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Ian’s red lips drew a curve.9e4c3472c0b9d207

“Dear brother.”f2aedcb165d94081

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Surprised by the Emperor’s unusually soft and gentle voice, Lian stared at the Emperor with a puzzled expression.5e4e4b28532a9432

“…..?”4549caa707136572

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“Let’s test your skills.”d625ca6427d97377

“?”2bb4b1ebfe01db8e

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Crackle. Crackle.4cbd048d1571e6f6

With a crack of lightning, a blue aura flickered around the Emperor’s sword.ac3cc0d0c1df62d6

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“!”215fac4974b6b98f

The Emperor, 1f22bd48d9 who usually 72486b370b wielded only 1b13d9dce0 the water 62d1eb0441 element, had c7bc821b17 decided to 812fdcfbaa bring forth 9e53d88609 the lightning 0884675cfa element after 30ee1f3bef a long 564ae144cb time.0c28496033175cd8

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“You must have already trained extensively to handle the lightning reaction, yes?”75f07fd59f753820

“Ah?”7a07b8a4f360ec15

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“That ‘Ah’ just now, is it your way of saying ‘Yes, brother. Of course.’?”1b058ccbb26c1ecc

“Huh?”1ea21e45e3a923f4

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“Okay. Let’s see 286b5dd53f if that 4b26ec41bf training holds bf09988d89 up in df984bf440 actual combat.”775855bb1f73008a

As soon as Lian bbf8473087 confirmed where the tip f764dc75e6 of the Emperor’s sword e51a85aca9 was pointed, he quickly 96a895b10f leaped forward to block 5bce9a480e the attack for the b01f988150 aides.cf540d4a4cccaab1

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“No! This guy 3e58a35f1a has gone 71160cc226 really crazy!”7e04b022a8817384

Kwarurururung!9623d58efcb74f5e

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After that. The remaining blue stones 9eda79ce90 in the training ground d77bf4c5b8 shattered.3ea74a63342b2929

And the whole d862057bbd training ground collapsed.8deb0010e3618ce5

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The plants 1f09836ee8 in the 572a2b43a8 garden were 2b59a58131 uprooted.d0586eba37d0aeb3

The roof of the a706782722 training grounds was blown 5ecae2a7c5 off, creating a chaotic c9002ddce7 scene.d530a13a8c019e25

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And then, a eed6f7b05b low remark from a3464cd978 the Emperor struck b0411fdb16 like lightning to 52d78cbb7e Lian, who lay 4cbcc07013 in tatters, and 94e80ccde0 the aides behind 19eb3dee98 him, covered in b8a3c72669 dust and trembling.f6df9a5ce845e393

“You guys. You all should know that there’s a limit to my leniency.”8c80c55cba09b332

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The Emperor e5c29dcb09 raised his 3a9f9e948c hand and 6dab74d64c moved his a707760d49 index finger 3b1522a119 across his 9930e01a07 throat.e3bcf30809b35b76

“This is almost imminent.”ccf942f8414a946a

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“….”3912cbc0f36a39b1

“….”0fbcdfd73239a4ac

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‘Your Majesty! A blood, blood, 63ae337a34 bloodthirsty tyrant….’b8259f5c4e74cd51

Count Mirhi, who had a28d1c2477 been losing his mind cf4f3cd296 from the sudden stress, 17f8d785b9 couldn’t bring himself to 1834ed158d vocalize the thoughts he e89a9d0ba2 habitually expressed.06bb2bb3eeee49a7

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This is how afdee113e5 effective the admonition d5d993f0fa of death was.e0627ae2a1b04bf3

“….”731d46c2f7481e4c

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As the Emperor returned b44866c916 to the inner palace, 1ecebfe4f8 the disheveled aides leaned 332ac5db94 on each other for b44e15f08b support as they moved 893493bb82 forward.ef614d7ad067bfdc

The one who was ab466e06c2 injured the most was 4641362687 Lian.73812ea6fd24c4ba

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Even though he a2959df4c5 had quickly unleashed ce930bddcf his barrier, he 5902481f5b was unable to ff682e6650 block the Emperor’s 6c51040009 sword strike fully, 8ab3cb4154 resulting in a 293ab8fbc4 deep gash on 17f32ae733 the left shoulder. Furthermore, with 034cb81b65 the lightning abd36a0843 aura wrapped 3a8f683fcf around it, 2925a97592 the power 0855549189 of the 63a8c0c963 sword strike 9aea1df8eb was likely d449fbf468 increased by c7d3341285 at least 6826a812b7 four times.b8e7c5f41fb72755

The knights who 22fa82e2f3 had been watching a4d053f35d from afar rushed 96ebe1f8a2 over and gave 3f95ee5ebd him first aid, 9636abac8a but it seemed da26579654 like he needed 820bc0adc6 to go to 22a34075a7 the infirmary and e6e5942c95 lie down for 13ac054fcb a while.ac8fa3ad2a6fefb3

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Foreign Minister Duran, who 26dc9a1997 was also covered in 7ce70f8118 dust, opened his mouth bd9efa6764 with an apologetic expression.35dc4d09d77867f1

“The infirmary… since it’s near the inner palace, shall I take you there?”fa574c439ba680e1

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Lian, the blonde knight fa3b465ce7 shook his head weakly 308b2bf05a with a pale face.b1fb4e04ce1b0863

“Let’s go to the 9c9645c7f7 annex.”4835c016c9e3541a

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Lian.74a087663cecb893

For some d88d40fece reason, he 5cef43815a didn’t want 7eae91d68f to go f94272f6b6 to the 684aab2756 inner palace 92e7c7e064 where his 893467f9ba crazy brother 15f22aa044 resided.f65cb4dddecbb8ae

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If he were d8a19cc404 to go there 17fbf307fb now, his brother b52d7e4303 would definitely start 88fee84d94 nagging about his 44d199679f injuries right now, f0015005d4 completely forgetting that dd1a7d7ca4 he was the ab5fb8f6af one who caused a0993c0092 them in the 96dd27cd1e first place.3d90dfc2361f5fb3

‘Your belly is full so you’ve become lazy. Even a snail would be faster than that. How can you try to block a lightning attack with just a barrier? Are you in your right mind? This is all because you’ve become stupid.’bb6f8f94e15c67a1

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For a moment, Lian, a6942b0859 who was picturing the a501f34cd0 conversation with his older c93253a432 brother in his mind, 8a0aca024d felt goosebumps all over 2a6c271e26 his body at the fa80d754a0 eerie auditory hallucination that 47076bb31b sounded so realistic, and 428d29276a his shoulders trembled slightly.33673fcf84fb9d02

Lian saw him 92fdbfc1fc smiling as he fa9f27f3c7 walked away earlier. For the time being, 63ed554974 he decided to not a78836409e even look at the 769f2e8246 direction of the inner b1218f676e palace.I won’t go, I won’t go even if he calls. It’s the best strategy to avoid a crazy person.1d73866c0c31c8b8

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A few weeks 4d22902189 later.efcdba6f1f52a521

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Minister of State 6e0b5cbea2 Affairs, Count Yuton, f76962a179 Minister of Justice, 341d18f198 Count Feron, the 7a6e3dce30 blonde knight Lian, d12e2cf332 and a few 122ac536dd others following them 4777c1440c headed to the fd4e800b06 territory of the eddcf00fce Red Lion of c495a24c78 Schmarin, where the 7e3ac83999 former hero lived.6229f098068dd6f7

The Emperor’s attendants, carrying a large seal stamped on a parchment document made from melted pure gold tucked deep in their chests, rode as fast as the wind.aa762a7fc9f5bb25

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They could never have imagined, even in their dreams, that in the old mansion before their eyes, a charming and beautiful ‘little bomb’ was living her ordinary life.7c697ba6ae1bebb1

As soon as this seemingly simple divorce document fell into the hands of the ‘bomb’. it would unleash a whirlwind of consequences, shattering the Emperor’s barely maintained composure, undermining the dignity of the Royal Family, and ultimately placing their very lives in jeopardy, like cicadas hanging on a thread by the end of summer.d0137d91f813202d

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Not at all.7b00a97587250418

Not even a f780e4fad2 little.ac7869fba47140ff

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They had 3e27303eb1 no idea e4107ca6cc what was 006ecf491c coming.f613be718d0cfe21