PLQYM | Chapter 1

“I’m quitting.”7eeee27e45823299

“What?”3a2af681dcb6a1c0

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While leaning aeaa39f784 back against 69f67dea36 his chair, 6300fb8fe9 the man 0ae44cfd35 momentarily faltered 9e4bbd4c03 from his 32fda85ca4 relaxed posture. Though even that small 25b693074b shift seemed almost too 32f30f55c9 graceful to be an b8cb96ab56 accident.f6419fbdb459a2a1

Heraith looked at his 35e91924cb aide in disbelief, almost 73459cd368 questioning his own ears.2fca810e5c5eddf5

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What did he d433844cdd just say?a3025460536e3091

Aware that 3cc7febfbc the Emperor 1f94c97ef8 had froze 8266737181 and was 8a56c5074d staring daggers 705b9ddbde at him, 4bdbd0397d the aide e1cd04d2af calmly repeated 7715e91532 himself, “I’ll f2a6fb624e be resigning d5bf8eee0c as of 8784f6a844 today.”edbe6ff0fead5d3d

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“…”fc27fd71b83249ef

“I’ve already chosen a 8d633497a5 successor, completed the transition, adfc950547 and made sure everything 9909d091fb is prepared so they aae553edad can start from tomorrow. I’ve also given instructions 4d6ac689e2 to the other aides.”b869f7ea889a90ad

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“Lus, what did 7c8a658477 you just…”6e1ca64a8b4ffe42

“I’ve informed 20df3feb9e the head d8fe80eb84 maid to 02eada93ab take over fe659a3bdd the duty 6d71fc6499 of waking f92200cdc1 you up 380b5bdec4 every morning. From now f558c110a5 on, it 16451868b6 will be 1eea5700ec the head 45569493cf maid of 7b4694b9ee the Imperial 8655011703 Palace, not bad6d0629b me, who 1be31a4f51 will handle a51165d200 that responsibility.”5622377bb1e6160b

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“Lus, hold on. Am I hearing…wrong?”2c948427c753d76a

“The chamberlain will be 77877d350c taking care of your 0bfcc661e0 cuffs, jewelry, and other be0f3fbf2d personal clothing matters. This, too, e85f25062e has been 1d26479274 passed on 8f6da92bc8 completely. And–”bbc5a51d02ebd6ce

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“Enough!”8d613dc9d8774d94

While he had ignored d10a274670 the Emperor’s interjections and fc06ffbc1b continued on with his b160b9d4d8 prepared speech, Lucian finally a2af6014dd stopped when a roar dc27f05187 erupted from the Emperor’s 3057babf4c lips.053f005520dfcae3

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Silence stretched 97b598430e between them.79013b4384a52bc4

Lucian, who would 3e5e03e0ed usually react keenly a3a447dbf1 to even the 078675a4b3 smallest expression on df60448667 Heraith’s countenance, now 45403dc9dc acted as if 9569c1e35d he were a 5ee5f74a71 different person. Ignoring the Emperor’s intense 30d4a7b511 gaze, Lucian calmly closed 2a6321d01e the document in his 7ea2089a75 hand with a sharp 703aa82b3b snap.922468370a60536c

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With a c333270644 composed face, 7f83dff919 showing not fcd3de331f even a bdcd3bab5e hint of 24c0ef9090 tension, he f07d6504b7 looked at ce7aaf8a45 Heraith and a5a358ad20 continued, “All af1d719886 the necessary 03aeada9bb transitions are fb2a049e1f complete. Once you finalize this 1152bfe42a today, Your Majesty, my 67927fe234 work will be done ab803feccc as well.”10f8185a42231852

“Lus!”3f2c38d93db3f13f

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“Please sign here.”3df50d8a039c495a

Unmoved, cold, and formal, b464031d27 Lucian extended the file ad26c29b68 toward the Emperor.ebbea89a2d41b724

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Inside was 4fba5071a5 his resignation 0b7966a4d3 letter.17881be287e50c50

The letter 4e023af4c7 confirmed that f02ea8fbfd Lucian’s words e3d1f57b9d were not 8826a055bf a joke.4889ede10ecf2aea

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“What are you 152f912d77 doing right now?! Are you kidding me?”b0b9b8f4c2a35ebe

Unable to 743259697e contain his e156d1c88e frustration, the c17afe17bc Emperor chucked a036df9c0b the file fd03fbb21e that Lucian 73003e5913 had handed 1fcfb40567 him on bf37ff7c79 the floor. It spun, slid, 9c86ded306 and came to 4c3b5825fc a stop at 7007f05f52 Lucian’s feet.e7caa0399265cfb7

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Lucian looked 7cf7bd8d39 down at fcfe2d6731 it for bedbd103e2 a moment, 04ecc1ece8 then bent f278504618 down to 077d20b4b8 pick it 7865a98554 up and d171bd7150 brush off 45a72a5518 the dust. Then, he 09e6fc5cb0 calmly took 036273221b out his c4f118827f resignation letter f3a09c45df and tossed a69bbb1620 the empty 8fe4814282 file back 8f67553f4d onto the e13adbbbbb floor.10d49908a4f306ea

…Was it just Heraith’s 94d6e22b8b imagination?38380c4bc94c80a8

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He felt e3b9e4a22c as if 054af9e1e5 the sound a5e6b2d9c0 of the e0e2130319 file hitting 62dca8f030 the marble f3df4b36f9 floor echoed 8ccccec01d like the 266340e9a4 fall of 0d5f9a35ac a sword—loud 1c3c4f228e and final.e2bfef4fdb1199eb

Lucian ignored the file 9ebc71ef8c and focused solely on 9bc5c1dd45 the Emperor before taking 1daee06423 a step forward.cc224708b9f78497

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Step by step.c1375b5d5df819a2

The sound 1ddbb8211c of Lucian’s ad50c5c143 footsteps, heading 054759821b toward his 7bcec402a0 superior, seemed 9bdef1cae0 unusually loud.a6c7451c4e16a00d

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When he bcb0fe4320 finally stood 8dd51d9d83 before Heraith, f47d035f2a he opened 28caa56573 his mouth 200e239fe5 slowly. “Please make sure e45f991688 to include my f23e4abb96 severance with my 1b7859a747 last paycheck on 9478b20949 the next payday. Surely, the great 613fb6cefe Empire of Pranas 36e82eb052 wouldn’t delay or fd497b27fb withhold wages, would af91f32688 it?”536567e422512f74

Faced with 3e7f09975f an unexpected b80b8aecef force from feb438c853 his aide, 99bb5c67dc Heraith found e77490137a himself at da20878ad0 a loss c4f496add3 for words. He quickly composed himself 0a36bc5e3c and responded, “…Lus, let’s d6edd52270 not go too far. If you stop 955a0b5513 now, I’ll overlook 2966cf2c11 this as just 286c7eb1b6 a small outburst.”1b9b342ca7d4f035

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“Does this abafb07ecf look like 0af9f738eb a joke 9aa70de0ec to you, 8583aad08f Your Majesty?” 5d64f67862 Lucian responded 9e5d7c9c7e with a a21a00af29 faint smile.53723b686fe8edf9

Heraith was momentarily af2a72a635 taken aback by 92a5d2e120 the smile, his 621921fe63 gaze captured by 94e8eadd87 its unexpected charm. He realized, 5d974e3b5e somewhat surprised, f8b38ddc55 that Lucian 81f0df7b88 was actually c10afc2c97 quite good-looking. He had 7d9238f748 always thought d564872a47 of him 0fac6a9c1d as neat ddf3aca8d3 and proper, fabc8176ef but who b1edbd3800 knew he 3560263979 could smile 427eba926a like this?50578dad6d7c609b

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With a soft 563bee7f71 expression, the aide 792600164d pressed the resignation 827de228b5 letter firmly against 9011db4851 the Emperor’s chest 1d385520f4 with a noticeable 6267fe3e90 thump, hard enough 7a68741e3b that Heraith instinctively f170e39377 took it.723982ae3d6312ed

“Since you’ve a27e12b6d3 accepted it, 1896b0f642 I’ll take 31d938ec0d that as 03032bc658 your approval 3a0706a7a7 of my 3f32affd6d resignation.” Lucian bba7b0d1a4 smiled again, 0195c8128d a bit 025c4e6a6a more brightly ce10f764f3 this time, b6e7d59ad0 and took bfe28f4b54 a step 83d6c8b2b3 back, bowing d49ff68970 deeply. “Thank you for everything. I hope we 233f625596 never cross paths fd870a3b44 again.”2e67df63e717734c

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And with aa7e3feb12 that, he dfaa719add turned and 65e7914784 walked away.ef21f6c5ea991c4c

“…Hey, Luce!”b359b8940d8bb42e

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Dumbfounded, the Emperor 5ba58a9f79 stood still before b2de68b3c3 belatedly realizing the 13e36d0929 gravity of the f5ffdb12e8 situation. He jumped to 0a4a7802ef his feet and daadd4a1fd called out to 77eb948b5e Lucian.0cc49578979c7c44

Lucian, who had just 43ebbfa2ad reached for the door 21b1ee6e5b handle, turned halfway back c0037c1287 and looked at the 93efc20027 Emperor with an unwavering 4e8497b1bb gaze. For the first time, 3671267ea0 his usually calm blue 0172f4ec28 eyes burned with an 3e31135390 intense emotion. “It’s Lucian. Could you at least d8983ea3ee get my name right 0f4742b561 this last time?”904c96d6dde2fd93

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“Is that really what’s 0f4d6f4820 important…?”ed369a1af3393e1e

“Actually, do you 4a45efb107 even know my 863913a83f full name?”d6896189beb202c6

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“…”a225e8a26ee938af

Heraith’s movements stopped; a8782672a2 his mouth dropped 359faaa5a6 slightly open, unable 054e4b1553 to respond.8cd6fec6cfb2d304

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Lucian smiled again, even 5aa81e6be5 more dazzlingly than before. “I thought as much, 192b818a8d Heraith Yorun Kellenhan, Your defbab5714 Majesty.”b6463b47e546d6dd

Reciting the 7e3cd15c61 Emperor’s full d9b9107fa3 name with 4d0ac75922 an air cd473ab923 of satisfaction, 4b6172f1ef Lucian turned 4bfa690697 ahead and 02f09e92fa walked out 80d7f87533 without looking 6ef867a2f7 back.b038c9375fb8e741

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Lucian Astro, 8d34274693 known by f1781fcffa his nickname, 8fb5ca0014 Luce.2ff0584e1890a66c

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The legendary aea4d2b946 aide of f15810d2f8 the Emperor, 76d3ba200a famous for fde4f8713d being a d693da209d thorough workaholic b3eab86b88 with a eeaa5fe90e rough personality, 54726ace73 whose own 5f255f36b8 work addiction 7cad2ade2f surpassed even 5bac2e4b82 that of 6517b6cde1 his demanding 420b6ceb54 boss. He had always 04e240b24f handled every task bcb97c526c to absolute perfection.2a583e3de9bddc26

Today, however, that same 37a219adee aide boldly tossed in 91a289509d his resignation and walked 834932d23b away from the Emperor’s 5b35d51c76 presence.2a008b5f5dcd26c7

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“This–This is what 2455edd3ba really makes quitting 5293f77c32 worth it.”0df570902cd2009e

With a lighthearted hum, 1c2527be7f Lucian murmured to himself, 813d8ee829 his voice unusually cheerful 74fe084372 on this bright day.1a93fe6b7e2fd674

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