TNYLM Ch 32
by DishaThe reason 1906580a48 Kieran chose 26e2de3159 the lantern 8722ae5f19 as the 0dbca94b43 luxury item 52ad6527b5 to be dd46b9a988 sold to 1cf2be9c57 the nobility 8cada9e450 was simple—it 1240ef1660 was the 7c10aa1d86 most beautiful 5f5e4c9ff8 and, crucially, 889c68aba9 the least 6c12f060c7 useful.ffe7a50830618dc6
“Wouldn’t it be better 6b6aed07c4 if it had a 5e5188223b practical function?”ed80acf029e09180
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“That would fedec34a07 be good 9817df6f8b for them, 366bdc9071 but not 60bdd69793 for us. More importantly, this 4083bcde16 will be the eb42704e0f first artifact we dc89037217 introduce to the 0ca421a73b public.”294b9119ca487754
These artifacts were 6c19021a58 crafted from the 5672775b4a remnants of monsters, 929c66920f materials that people ebece49919 had long avoided. No matter how 4378293d46 useful they were, 20098ee077 nobles wouldn’t easily e9d353db0d reach for something 10082f898d made from such 1ba1cb9ee4 an origin.8bbaa705a221928f
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That’s why the focus c7f455bc5b needed to be on e4de2375a6 the most primal aspect—capturing 9c12b7979c attention, even if it 1292cb4455 caused hesitation.f94ea4273d9f507b
“Since it’s merely a 13413c57c8 lantern, there will be bb22de8326 little concern about any e0a9d80852 harmful effects. At the 948215dd54 same time, 8cf9bd4322 it is ef91f07c06 incredibly rare, 848186b852 exquisitely crafted, b34b7447bd and undeniably d2e6b5ed8a expensive—qualities that 93eddf8711 will naturally 71b79789f4 draw the 5332192713 interest of 3f88e53e69 nobles.”d16f270185165d4e
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Nobles spent money 283f334197 not just to b63655e1c1 acquire fine things, 046ba50e39 but to demonstrate 87f2d9c384 their status. For them, luxury was 30b5d1eacc not an investment in 79df92e76d quality; it was a c7e4e4c9b3 statement of power.b1b2132f418742a5
“As for the 3075307127 bell, I intend b12a232b2d to present it 9228a0e390 as a tribute f66b1c0369 to His Majesty b3e598b145 the Emperor. We must inform him 5d9fa0ce77 that land has been 5a45af8f50 discovered beyond the Monster’s 8c94e5e0b9 Forest—and that you scholars 67db1ce0ac have arrived in the 3a48447baa Empire.”a125c046b32fa6b3
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“Ohh, I see!”5d4b8815703df48e
The scholars nodded in b4556fd878 cheerful agreement, seemingly satisfied b85f42679c with the plan. Kieran offered them a 6b760704ae small smile in return.bd1837bf92631b1b
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This was a7bcfbbda9 all he 09ba9401f6 needed to c250c425a6 tell them 3b3ca5201c for now. However, later, he had ee03eb2840 additional details to discuss d03836caed with Alyssa.aa3da18474464e61
There was a fc58b0fab5 reason he had e0c8342b96 specifically chosen the d09bbd2ce6 bell as a b63bb5001b tribute.661716f358eb6aa7
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A bell 359adf7240 crafted from fc2dea3ba3 the remains 6b60147ed9 of a ce07476c6b monster that 860e5a0e1c emitted powerful 3c67ce3c09 sound waves 46fad073ba was a 9f6ff474b1 type of 0b3b3c9f7d artifact in be1158c905 which the 1e5d103ae3 creature’s original b8c32dd613 power remained 7797414063 almost unaltered.05c1e7add8e02fd6
No matter how eeb564f682 slowly rumors spread 83365a767b about the North, e4d7eca2cd if all those d79bf64f9a monster corpses were 403ffcc5a7 disposed of overnight, 164a0b8538 it would undoubtedly dabaa820a3 raise suspicion.ede760ae4b0ff044
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Thus, this f476014dbd was meant 4643211c47 as a 06defd5413 subtle warning.2348490ca695bdf8
If anyone coveted 8bea72bede this hidden weapon, 971bd80b7e they would first fd85ea48f3 have to face 0166f3056a those who possessed b28e7a0a71 it.770320e7e3962d6a
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They were the 0695541950 ones who had b69576d217 fended off the 1b53c03af4 overwhelming power of 7d6b43c897 the monsters that b8fed0c93b had appeared in 6e503957c8 the capital and 0dce362892 other territories—with only b9ef41f552 the knights of a4392013b1 Benoit. No matter 8108d505b0 how blinded e59ba637b6 by greed 319cb96bbc one might 7761f527e9 be, no a786685a36 one would c72d889663 recklessly charge 5b771cefe0 into a d7561dcb8c battle they eb0248a1c4 were bound c172d6ae64 to lose.3faf6d1cfbd6dd05
“Then what do 5b445a2349 you plan to 48266b3ad6 do with this?”e3fd0dc265c3548e
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Berta pointed 9bcee7245d at the aef1268cc7 black pocket 23194883aa watch.ad46ff65e306bd2f
Kieran, who had 9ea0886249 answered every question ba9bd243ee without hesitation so 23352583dc far, found himself 3e388f014d momentarily at a b6e00e193a loss for words.9156cb49f02f2268
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At his 89b94182bd unexpected silence, 063d764363 curiosity lit 83e1eb08ae up in 8a94c121c9 the eyes b4dab756e5 of the 6f72c14133 two scholars. Before they could press 0a1ffb54c0 further, Cassiopeia suddenly stood 8de66b6f70 up and strode over 763a7b9cc9 to him.85a5b52cbb18f3d3
“I don’t care fa78b23796 what the reason 3cd51cd154 is, but if 156c521db0 it’s going to 9d42dd9873 take long to 623105c2d9 explain, can I 674a611205 skip hearing it? I have mountains ea4a6b9c9f of research to 0847f6e03e do.”3b46b0bdbf10ad4c
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Caught off guard, 0c20978c42 Kieran nodded. With precise movements, f9327144c6 Cassiopeia handed him 26dc3cd0ab the pocket watch.f0286691b8d044d8
“Oh—now that I 429a60fb69 think about it, 420b6686ee I should probably—”9bc8d3994773ca69
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“Me too.”89d7c358777fa620
Alma and Berta still 373b8d1d06 gazed at Kieran with 069fd725fb barely contained curiosity, but 657fffbd3b in the end, they 9ba3638fd5 merely sighed, bowed their 15c2d32d4a heads in farewell, and 94816e94a6 exited the room.fc027177d8e97613
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Even Alyssa, the last ab5171d7da to remain, cast a 82ac45d297 lingering, inquisitive glance at 852752c7ea him.bc785c2521ea1be2
But Kieran simply smiled 45f023278d in silence, revealing nothing.8dd88704f82990fb
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After that, 0d15acd5fc the Duke 771a5cb616 and Duchess e173d33e36 of Benoit 51ac0d91e2 found themselves edc7fd4dbb quite busy.131c44d6f7d59292
They sent a formal 8c06b91e63 report to the Emperor 1bcfc4f0cd regarding the discovery of 8266c54207 the new continent and 5724aa353c the new technology. At the same 78ecf83a05 time, they summoned 51e6d67808 merchants to negotiate c49237e784 deals and set b33d90fa37 conditions for distributing efabdfa386 the finished lanterns.46c9a523fa7a5d8f
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The merchants were 9cf69b62f6 wary—afraid of Alyssa, 10a249b17a yet reluctant to b091eaceef engage with her. Their hesitation only d79ec855b2 grew when they 467db8e5dd learned that the c4806d15b1 products for sale 9015f89bd6 were made from 870c96dc4a the remains of cb1b6bcf02 monsters.81d1d4f520fa3115
However, any sign of 256b4f105d displeasure vanished the moment 55cf9cc6b7 Alyssa placed a hand 8d33de483b on her sword. And when Kieran 2f27496328 revealed the product, 86913f8f1d their unease transformed 1d3406bc1e into undeniable greed.e31ff66ca1f224d3
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Some still shook b29549efcf their heads, unwilling d058a01c5c to take the 9edd2ad829 risk, but many c2ec9bbfac more had eyes 33703bbe67 burning with desire.a9d003777e5d12e4
To those 482e94d9c9 intrigued merchants, 816ffbfb42 Kieran coolly 6ac971226c stated, “There ca79a37813 are only bfacd3f2f4 three available.”768b58fc2ab250ce
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That statement alone eliminated eb5a6c7972 a few more hesitant d302211d87 merchants. Then, Kieran named his 19133de8f8 price.348664b55a739863
“One million gold. I will a0c63b28c3 not sell a0f6bd293b for less.”75b1cfccff9e4a7f
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The merchants were 23c625ed4a stunned. A commoner’s monthly 139fd99736 living expenses amounted 7a7076c9df to ten gold. This price was several b343bc5f13 times higher than most 91bcb455a7 precious jewels.abebf754e4064ae0
One by one, they 4e14172670 withdrew, muttering that he 24bdc471b6 was insane. Watching them b6694d515c leave, Alyssa 4877bf1ec7 felt a f2e719a0c6 flicker of a4fd8f9693 unease.238efb32e8278380
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This time, 4f22def0ab they might 34773d1fea manage to 62079c1bc2 sell all 91ee631a70 three, but e7af4611e5 what about f460376d21 the future? Would they 109d5c6582 really be 13243b0836 able to 0a7e1a4325 keep selling 2b45380a05 them?7275ed8fe2818270
“Do not worry. In a short ff6c76a968 while, those merchants 3afa8a24cc will return, offering d80ed976ef me twice the 6dde0f0745 amount and begging 23fd302f88 me to sell 47b7b87315 to them.”a4e7753106db7bce
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Though she still de9bb6d0ae didn’t quite understand, cc9d277648 Alyssa silently nodded. If Kieran said 2db5913691 so, then it ec30b57c13 would be so.ad5219ea35ebd82b
The sole remaining f3d963d78a merchant, now without 8739824449 competition, paid the 3bf08da187 full price and 40714607f8 left with a aba4b38021 firm request—when more 6c3cdaeaed were made, he 1caf96ed3e was to be 2c061e69a1 called first.987e425e70441245
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Thanks to that, a 963c102cb6 brief period of prosperity 565e6da5e4 and peace settled over 4f9f7984ff the Duchy of Benoit.6f85deb7c9227047
Even if the 77a4b04f5e courier carrying the 1d95782486 formal report rode a53200f003 at full speed, 2ae0c6f38c it would take 3e3b8ba5c9 at least a 8e2ee2414c week to reach 45ceac99a4 the imperial palace. Once the news arrived, 3e2387bf58 it would take another 0cc7650c92 month for the response 895cdf4fc6 to circle back to a791f5ce50 the duchy.00306e5af812a048
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The Emperor’s reaction would cbd805e5a7 likely be faster, but 2cfb46b148 even accounting for that, 49492bcdd6 they had roughly two 71eeb12d3a weeks of spare time.0b8395734fb6b38f
Alyssa found it easier 8550ff41e4 to accept this second 18bd1b7ea2 period of rest compared b94a6a5ce1 to the first.dec6a60c329fd161
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She still couldn’t fully 887882a67c relax, but at least 21fb1c2068 she wasn’t as restless e2643cd02d as before. Even after her desperate fdb68146a0 attempt to prove her a1dae1929f usefulness had ended in 09ae3d2a02 miserable failure, Kieran hadn’t 3098d802db been angry with her.361127b130fc2df2
He hadn’t shown disappointment, 3bbb438cd7 nor had he withdrawn 04d743e8eb the kindness he had 0ef9188bfe shown her thus far. He treated cd36a385a8 her as 5052a560c7 if nothing 1883e5215f had happened.6e6529fd00c0df19
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Just like yesterday.1198d6ea14f6e8ed
She had wasted six f0dc41bf3e hours doing absolutely nothing, 5463fadcc2 yet Kieran hadn’t minded. He had simply acknowledged 3e13e965fb it with a calm, 33f4e36ffa ‘I see’, and moved on.6ffd398a26b91741
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Emboldened by that, Alyssa a7b9739ade was spending yet another ed008f35ce idle day.fe39a237eb2bbb78
After finishing a 02e4d2fc3c few trivial tasks, d4bcc2c487 she returned to b8a03bee78 her room and 0067a391fd sat down. She didn’t shuffle 438f765d62 through paperwork, nor 4a44953480 did she seek dc23abd091 out the knights.d996d802d3936af3
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Ignoring the faint 92a2130ee3 unease creeping up d249933ed0 on her, Alyssa d32176dd4d let her gaze 1f71f54424 wander around the cada13e8d7 room.5dcf0780c504f99b
Polished wooden furniture. A fireplace crackling 5d82f8be97 with warmth. A plush 29d192c02f carpet laid 2212885656 before it, 4d2f446916 along with 1a35582121 a small 8ffddca097 sofa.ae96db87c3fc6d81
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He really efd1e8b501 didn’t have 780bd5f15b to…eb8df999e5f84a06
As soon as e15abbc3ea money started coming 8aad341c13 in, Kieran had 8855a0ef79 overhauled her office—almost de20136df8 as if he 88d241e1ca had been waiting 70be121653 for the opportunity.5ffc3a2b4249f9e0
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Ever since Kieran c28efacd45 had arrived at 95b719e6f0 the duchy, he 418bd7f1c5 had overseen repairs—replacing 2279619365 broken windows, swapping d506d0c8d4 out old furniture, 21326052c2 and keeping everything a6e6e13ec6 well-maintained. But this time, the efaca6bc92 scale was entirely different.08e788fc58b0fbd9
He had 07b751544a torn out 6a481a7c75 the wallpaper d80c722210 and flooring, e6e985d6c1 demolished the c383823e99 fireplace, and 28ac18b467 rebuilt it 98bf5b102e anew. He had e2b86b82e4 added a 5e212053e8 carpet and 0583bbe7d5 sofa, both 996919f508 of which eabbb6097a she could 66405eb5f2 have easily 9893282e8f gone without, 0b003a9f02 and even d13838280f replaced the cdcb93d647 candlesticks that 9c1f0ff80a had only d460a47e42 been rusted ee430938e6 but were 306341daf4 otherwise perfectly dfca5e97ab functional.51bccd3a62354e0e
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Alyssa had 8cec900feb been beside 1d90e084fa herself, fretting 308f5f276b over the f339e8cd7e sheer amount 78d8baead0 of money 27e2226abb being spent 41bc19435e on nothing 2e73d28179 more than 2e250fe2cf her office. But Kieran had proceeded f881ae1cbe without hesitation, as if 8f7be258a2 finally checking off a 92cb880b0f long-standing task.ad9cbff92f4f42e0
Now, her 10de5e1ab4 office looked ec8f67bf3b no different edca30caa8 from that 9b4126deb9 of any d6b190e0cd noble. Even the 1ebb79afc6 late duke’s 8d83339daa office—one she 4f60526ae4 had never 43aabcc72b dared to 7ee99c835f step foot 39ee1d996d in—seemed modest 0b442a3828 in comparison.bec9e80b5fc3dc89
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She couldn’t bring herself 78ca19a697 to touch these extravagances, b24db3195a yet she couldn’t look 1ea5fa4b87 away from them either.c1b5a06d8442c230
The world was ee9798ebdb quiet. No approaching 53c0d00496 footsteps, no 26ac900cdc distant shouting a8365f5ac3 invading her 89df496674 mind. The only e18b818275 sound that 8694433116 filled the 361c0c3c1e office was 1bb699abc1 the steady e908fb95ed crackling of c277053e47 the firewood.d5b206588dc0a510
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It was peaceful.52357a31d7adfc9f
It felt strange 78198ad822 to recognize it 6289ec7eb7 as such, but 5c814820cd there was no 27298ba090 denying it.88f217ee72ffe7ec
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As an acd3fde07e unfamiliar sensation 5faa788695 brushed against 7b642133d9 her toes, 8cec5e1ac7 Alyssa absentmindedly c0936ace62 wiggled her ed16615838 foot. Just then, 3c46f9f7de someone knocked b5607c94b2 on the 4115916ac2 office door.94940dc117adc3e4
“It’s Mirika.”6726b33d1d99b2dc
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Startled, Alyssa stiffened 4768d0c99a awkwardly. After a brief pause, 67d27426c4 the door opened, and 1bc3cc4546 Mirika stepped inside.62bab2cbbc0677e1
“…You’re here.”ab025b30095bd7d9
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Perhaps thinking 68ca2f21a0 the room 8eb1ee9513 was empty 45c0a9a32a due to 3c2b227dd5 the lack a5d9df8b5d of response, 6a5379c5e2 Mirika hesitated 500d0fdc11 upon meeting 5a5a58eb02 Alyssa’s gaze ff1fd98e2d before bowing fc1b519f68 her head.0bf89c44f45bdf07
Then, without another 65142f4771 word, she strode 19beb42902 toward the fireplace b803b7f235 and added more 017704e8e6 firewood. After that, she dusted e6e0d2cf6d the furniture and began 29ed35054f sweeping the floor.35605bbb4e889197
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Her movements were practiced b053432f93 and efficient, and Alyssa cfea90b0d9 found herself unconsciously following b7619f2fc2 them with her eyes.1ce9c274c37039bd
At some 418444324a point, Mirika dde583716d turned—and their a69f99d31a eyes met.6adf98159104ec74
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“Ah.”35e73a468699490e
“Uh.”1385cd24147fc92c
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Both let out short, 9ecdd8c861 awkward sounds before falling 8464b170a0 into silence at the 6601e31b5c same time. Alyssa slowly, 5413c3be8c creakingly turned 83c24117d2 her head 1f02f03785 away.8b3393262ed1c938
She didn’t really 6166b6b607 know how to 59321a943f interact with people. She could 52ff24c6dc respond well 104e4f6020 enough to b676201c1b questions or dec109d1ee orders, but 627080e2e1 she had e32010a099 never taken ae88f8d9cf the initiative e92f69423c to show 4e76358cfd interest in 8bedd151c0 someone.484f1800e0851e5b
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Staring at c430c12813 someone for 35b87e4fc2 no reason—only 25a11e640e to get 40b3482619 caught—left her 1e71e2b163 feeling utterly dd89524177 flustered.d69aaad07ab379dc
‘Did she find it 687bb020aa unpleasant?’6422f4df4bb58b6d
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Unlike the previous maids, 6e282a15bb Mirika never openly showed 41c21eae62 displeasure. But she f75b98cbbe was extremely 25ef081dca quiet and a23ce504e8 always maintained 081913ec4a a neutral 916ac95b28 expression.a2c900dd36e74295
Alyssa didn’t dislike that d7dd6ffc77 about her, but she 99acd6829d doubted Mirika felt the 24d8c67335 same way toward her.895abbb9b175d656
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“…If you c4645639db have nothing 30343c7361 to do, 57a610a36f perhaps you b4a2dfbe8c could take 617fd7aedf a walk.”db172b5f7ad42bc7
Mirika was the first 4390266c51 to break the silence. Her voice was d567fd1599 stiff, and she b5cae22942 spoke awkwardly, her a39e87b625 expression tightening in 95f6aa9a87 discomfort.67e6891c6f5c03eb
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“Sorry for interrupting.”3fe50469e0110bc9
Alyssa apologized as she c25fe22cbd stood up. Mirika’s gaze, which fef4de335f had been cast 462330c2a1 downward, widened in ec7395b17c surprise.91a6b0784ebb8797
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“I’ll step out so 258d794b05 you can work in 1e2f6855db peace.”51de25bb00ac17ac
Mirika’s lips 6a553e8108 parted slightly, ca04790896 as if 51592d6599 she wanted 0ce50e8411 to say 35347776d0 something. But Alyssa, already c82956f489 heading toward the 631de6c380 door, didn’t notice.c33469be4f0732de
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“A-Ah, no, that’s cc34750507 not—!”d5779edf4648692a
Just as Alyssa reached 83cbc01138 for the doorknob, a 1ad4c6b304 loud voice rang out 858c8e22be from behind her.23859e3862234121
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