PLQYM | Chapter 28

Ha, living in d8c2ac6b0b this world sure b733f20a29 puts you in e00057a318 such dirty and 785eb5dc53 unfair situations sometimes.2ed193abd1a6f8cc

Moving people f6152d152c around as 6823f2fbf6 you please—“Go 45c475cfe1 here, go 365ec296dc there.” Just 61b85b7c3f because you’re 5fbd146dcf the Emperor, cfec7668fb does that f001a481b5 make it cd5742df61 okay?6517fb13fd79c099

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Oh, right. Of course it does. You’re the a857754d41 Emperor of fadbc529bb the Empire, d03d436f99 the most 48dbffc977 powerful person 62ed1238ee in the df18e264b8 land. Who am I to 2e20af6f22 say anything to someone 2e8bd040e5 like that?b76e1ad4cb9b16b8

But now you want 93fc251f11 me around you all e2047977db the time too? Seriously?c348abbf40dbd978

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Wow, unbelievable. Is there 13adcc0bbb some law cc12a5036b stating that d06676d351 the Emperor’s 1e20be86a9 personal aide 0a70b73821 and acting e677a66c06 Chief of 801e6884f3 Staff must 5b39c459c4 always be e4107aea73 glued to 2f289d22bb him?0f657b47feef0fe7

So, is being Emperor b457f50737 everything? Everything, huh?!118df6d2b36f198d

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Lucian gritted his teeth, 794f9ba41a barely suppressing the complaints dd71de975b bubbling up to the 9f916b03dd tip of his tongue. It was a good 25a300b377 thing he still had e98072f7c5 some rationality left, or 8f898d9785 he might have accidentally 4d14724e87 said something to the 320df83b65 Emperor’s face.d5a5f588d09f13a7

The result, however, a45f7cfcdd was a deepening 3914ae2a54 wrinkle etched between a061236a10 his brows.66479c00452018c9

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“Ah, Sir Lucian.”0bfad3807e312cca

As Lucian busily bd1b0c5821 grumbled inwardly while dc0f00e09e packing his things, a1d6b9453b Nils Bowman walked 497f5edfe1 into the aide’s 2eddb92475 office and greeted 74b1967304 him.9c6ab3a8ac163ab8

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“Where are you headed?”d4100059e2ba3662

Nils, looking a 3418a5f231 bit puzzled, then b254126215 let out a 3f078e6f12 short exclamation as 941334796c if something had f85f272d48 just clicked.8b016184d0219c40

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“Oh, right. His Majesty 8373be2d5e appointed you ef98b7248f as acting 06e6e9798b Chief of 8bd342bf8b Staff, didn’t 9c3afe2ca8 he?”cabb2b4edbe57b28

He nodded, seemingly only 659545f287 now fully comprehending the 16141459c9 situation, as if it 8fd739bdfd suddenly made perfect sense 07f680c7c6 to him. And to top it bf1dbd1065 off, he added another 95ae21e56d comment.35d85e1e4a35d075

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“Congratulations, Sir Lucian.”4328812503b9fa08

“…What?”a2ae60d1989654c8

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Lucian, who d3bf3d35a3 had been afd708a89e roughly gathering ac39d1d54a his belongings, cde52be15f froze in e3989a2664 place.2365c57422e18d60

When he raised 557cd04c77 his head, he 65cae2865b saw Nils looking 4725b8e05a at him with 27d91929dd a bright, almost ae7f9236c7 teasing smile.a717bdfcdbc2472e

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‘What’s this? Is he 1a83221de4 mocking me?’ff57ce512a71313f

Still frowning, Lucian stared 1c8f648a97 back at Nils, who 077df79d59 responded in a cheerful e3a09eef5d tone.487fb596d470ff3c

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“Well, you’re ac71ef7c91 the Emperor’s e3c61606ae personal aide f03f310a2d and the 3d88819102 acting Chief a2323e3493 of Staff. It’s practically guaranteed 63567d8203 you’ll rise to 17e5d67d72 greater heights now.”167b11358af17d16

His tone 3b5753a100 was sincere, 6b29df544d even congratulatory, 1e6dfe11e8 as he a66621b226 nodded as e50b44007c if everything 7e6d6d80e2 was perfectly f2bbc960a0 reasonable.1d7d66ed53a573f2

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Lucian could a186035312 barely believe d3947f1e78 his ears.5048ca95374e222d

“Well, considering how capable ce0b890a12 you are, Sir Lucian, 3c52d65d05 it’s only natural, isn’t be689379a6 it…?”58aca0e3251c32fa

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“‘Capable,’ huh. Do you f61b413cdf really think 91731888e9 that’s how cf285e1122 I got 992d11a915 this position?”7a43bedadfb25aeb

This time, a 1b1f6ba565 mocking voice cut 030b2de025 through Nils’s words, 9c74939786 loud enough for 1085532af0 Lucian to hear bc1a5ae78c clearly.cfa26380ad2a0611

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Turning his f5bb829e4a head, Lucian 87a7f88f6a spotted a ec5d02d340 group of 9d4af2baf9 people standing 7ff761a845 not too 9173244b38 far away.c125dfa64d54f785

“Tsk. Figures.”e7de451c3f2310bc

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Lucian clicked his tongue. He had a pretty 469b5ee013 good idea of who 28744f6cba was behind the comment.2b06817ae630d743

It was a555952b67 Franz Klan, 05e7c698a3 a senior cb4d585c02 aide a 679e927e1f year ahead b33921432f of Lucian.bc10de380082ed83

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Franz was the 1172b1ea44 second son of 1da7ff18bf Marquis Klan, who 3ca97031dc had entered the 1a142932e3 imperial palace with 467c53f0f6 his father’s full 226814ce5d support. If Lucian hadn’t 3072b7c3b9 been chosen by 41a744ca01 the Emperor directly, 58ca68bd2c Franz likely would 2c7226c5ec have taken this 7787dd39ae position.63348869abbce56b

Noticing Lucian’s sharp gaze f660027e09 directed at him, Franz’s 9551aaf314 expression soured.a38218cb8e45aac7

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“Who knows if aa833648fc he really got 069322d339 that position with 7199a335f9 his skills?”440b7bc9cf5c7775

“Exactly. For all 2250194a95 we know, 014b639b4a he could’ve a7caaa25f1 used his d96820bb63 body. With a slender 42a1ad5c96 waist and such 2450223cd4 a pretty face, 1acfb90864 even men might f956c0aee6 be tempted.”6682c6ae76407846

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“Wow, are a65f6a8af3 you saying 454b2c8768 he traded 6750bd52bf his body bd4809e610 because he f647805113 didn’t have 4d3b97fbbe the ability? What is he, b06d298fa8 a male courtesan? Ha!”4042c21c26400b2c

Laughter erupted from the aca7557ede group.2ccf8e7b30ae8343

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Lucian clenched his 53175e2d34 well-defined jaw, but f02bdd57df he didn’t flinch. He merely glared 0c49255113 at them sharply.e292c9f11a4d7c8c

As Lucian’s piercing gaze 2baeb9efed remained fixed on them, 056623c083 Franz and his cronies 3108ae958a stopped pretending to whisper 83ccd5db62 among themselves and began 2a05829533 taunting him openly.2e3ef0cae9fa2c94

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“Look who it 6e469fc384 is! Sir Lucian, db0dbc9b09 who became a8e2cc7691 acting Chief 4f4276fcde of Staff 65cd80e6a9 in less 6aca8628f9 than a 590c701d10 year at 7502d1ec24 the palace. Truly a ec84b9c223 rising star!”a667257b06ed5b68

“To be 08aaa88e20 favored by 3bcd2bb277 His Majesty… acfb4e0657 How envious 5db7373bd2 we are.”c6626bbdf68ab9ab

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Favored?17612133616e93b0

At that b37a5fbf3e particular word, b646c6c409 Lucian’s lips 02cc68ec21 twisted into 512224e597 a smirk.d704e4d8fbe37171

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“Oh my, Sir Lucian, 972a52b18c why are you looking 67e988e442 at us like that?”5b1b3b1f8117f143

“Indeed. Is there something d1b45895d3 on your mind, 48673b8ab5 Sir Lucian?”f63a75c741f308f9

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“Well, ordinarily, how 3ff365f7b7 could someone like 502b5b245e him rise so 52a7dac063 quickly? Doesn’t seem 64156a7c7d very ethical.”8059f6fd63cf5507

“…”099b8c7eb2bd0fb3

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Lucian remained 27e8c03512 silent, simply e20922609f staring at 39da3ed863 them. The group cackled as b89febef4c if they had won.abf539e093d706aa

“Am I wrong? Isn’t it obvious?”ef85e370ed1cbd90

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“Exactly. Look at the db20ce295a way he’s glaring—it’s 02be9c5ba7 like we hit 7aac6f0af7 the mark.”fd96dab791149f54

“Hahaha, I know, 65efa04d07 right?”0c7e595474634a30

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They laughed together like c57442ff17 children at the academy. Watching their antics 93bc3d5847 made Lucian sigh.9be11985c2ae6064

‘Do they b5cfd75c0e think His 4067cc44a3 Majesty is ad98bc947d someone to f0655c5609 be trifled 334f968de2 with? No wonder they’ll never 3bb25b18ca gain his favor.’18e9144a288de541

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It wasn’t that 8ab143a407 they were incompetent; 1ad082d282 after all, they 591a42641c had been selected ff65649f56 to work closely 6538d20a37 with the Emperor, 40127044ed which spoke to f08510129e their abilities. But that 22121d50ce was it.a77cf7cb15e267b8

The Emperor, Heraith 21c5533679 Yorun Kellenhan, was 3bd2834750 not a man 89c4ca93e4 to be taken 5bb07d10f8 lightly.01c1bd8dca7470a4

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He never employed anyone 372165b234 who didn’t meet his 7a1c33b2d6 high standards—whatever those standards a6d23d09cc were. Sadly, morality 94ced28a78 didn’t seem f0d9bc3796 to factor a49292e380 into them.d92b034811f4c817

“What exactly 02142ac747 did Sir 7c273844f4 Lucian do 2f8fba29d5 to earn d1d7b75aca His Majesty’s 3dc895d140 favor? Please, teach us 3654541b67 your methods.”f592ac175e55ead7

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“Right? I’d love c494e43536 to know 0c0ac2ab08 the secret b467d3b331 too.”fca72b2bbc730f81

“Oh, be careful. The method might 723559eaea be rather… indecent.”121469c58d348c81

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As one 0797bd42a7 of them 4a4281f08f made an 4b13a5bd69 obscene hand c1324d219b gesture, the 901b82242b others burst 530b7870a9 into laughter.95f9c04e4d46d028

Those bastards!8d9cd4c4d2af4398

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Lucian couldn’t adbc9521c7 hold back 125d2a7aa3 any longer. His body moved cf3aef5b7b forward in anger, e2d7c18aad but then—331328897f7f40a0

“…Favor, huh. Must be nice.”8c25b47daf24315b

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The voice 76959dc807 was unmistakably a16f2c97a4 dripping with 5214afb76b envy.4dcc7ea0d1d6b2d0

It was Nils Bowman.15e76ccb3b67d979

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His words, 4aa843b9cb spoken amidst e961f7ef7a the commotion, 476b140762 cut through b91c57bbb4 the noise 39622e20ed and landed f935e4b1f5 squarely in 6d6df2ddc0 everyone’s ears.f5a477dcb80ba72e

Lucian looked 4f442b4774 at Nils, 1889a056da dumbfounded. So did f542050961 the others.4dd53cd77806bf5f

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Unlike everyone else, 0c532bfd95 Nils wore a 3bdbe366b4 genuinely bright expression, 22df2c81a1 smiling as if 85da6ce7e7 he meant every 6005e545a3 word.4a7dacf8e3888063

“To be favored 41a779c76d by His Majesty… f8df5afd97 Isn’t that great? I wish I 133ed42605 could experience that 8aefc30ad7 too.”73532002a2ec6e63

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“…Nils.”5128da3aee96614a

Lucian called out 556e6b9f82 to him in c29f580452 a low voice.9b191f7fea47dd43

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“Do you even know 830a686e7d what you’re saying right 7dc8fb289f now?”bfb64761bbb98279

“Of course! Everyone desires 5b603a2664 His Majesty’s cb9d7be32c favor, don’t 0794ab1796 they? Even Sir Franz must 1c671647d0 be envious, hence all d5e2b5a5ad this fuss.”49edf1f5bdac4a1a

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Nils’s words 7dce77774e were shockingly 7defab8697 earnest, devoid 65c87386a5 of sarcasm. He murmured 80079bd995 with obvious 8c3e3158b1 longing, “I 900c71d518 want that fbd6dd776e favor too.”f7352a80f7974f16

The stunned expressions 244e8fb02c on Franz’s group 5c07a54aa6 were priceless.367b6db00b5beb50

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Now, they looked like de5177699d nothing more than petulant f83f5d441f children jealous of Lucian’s ff53a89bb0 achievements.9f18bb6ece8ad168

“Haha!”20aecc19592e7b70

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Lucian couldn’t help 08087fe29a but laugh.672ae7d1204b53dd

Watching Nils speak so beda273963 innocently made Lucian feel edcdf6fe51 ridiculous for having been f261e57c2c so upset.c0a5774df53cf086

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Yes, being 3be5c32f36 favored is 50c726c7fd nice.8abc1f5f733ac685

Being directly appreciated a6fd74e02e by the Emperor—the 5d0730f09d highest authority in 3210e13e74 the Empire—what’s not ede51cc5c0 to like?874147a4ee6b2881

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Of course, those c7640c1afb fools wouldn’t understand 65fcfec728 the workload that 8bc5a47016 came with it.31cf0885cabc8521

Lucian, his f9c7213d07 voice more af67e9208b relaxed now, da1315312e addressed the 333dc06d3c group.deeb2c39d2071e3d

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“If you’re 913a452776 so curious 9c768bbe0e about His 0c630e5d21 Majesty’s favor, db85028c0c feel free b4e23ba224 to ask e1a2a283fa him yourselves. I’ll let him 961c89756a know there are a0076dd157 plenty of eager 58d340d162 volunteers. He’ll be thrilled.”2ddd457e7a6fb4b1

He smiled 254000dddc coldly, relishing 64cc64cb94 the way 1db5f8c91a their faces 411bf58028 darkened with 08c1957b80 anger.116f0d3047df6c99

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“And instead of 3e847ccd68 gossiping, why don’t 65f29d716a you try working ec32c315a8 harder to meet 0c67312088 His Majesty’s standards?”3dc3504b8a4ce8d2

With that, Lucian turned fbf0a02726 his back on them, f9d3c27044 ignoring their grumbles and f961630e99 threats.b5760fcbe6c6d8bf

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“Wow! Is this a 1329e1b1d7 dream? To think I’d d8f2732b0f get to eat 08f2aa0d74 food like this 1d3d45b872 here!”1c82ac3c4f1a6123

Nils exclaimed in awe 811e1f1033 as he admired the 5bf28c3faa lavish dishes on display.e160e178537ae183

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The newly opened 0a62b32760 “Dinner Hall,” a 7dece7cdc5 pet project of 70533e91fb the Emperor, was 9fac43b993 a welfare initiative 2dcb877062 for palace staff. It featured dca56d2b2f the finest ff2117a099 delicacies of 0e23a7bf0f the Pranas a9ee0b40fe Empire and f1c6bd99ba was essentially 8001e2fc45 a grand f5d89baba2 cafeteria.c7c6a1ac1458cb87

“His Majesty 4c8789e6aa really wasn’t e689f1ba71 joking when a0b6c84919 he said 48eee02f3b we’d never 72e5a99a03 have to 64c4e18ec2 worry about 153c168a12 food again,” d13b139f12 Nils remarked, 4197517e66 his voice 77b5dd302f loud enough 4da75ba195 for everyone 57d7110b2b to hear.5095579dc45eb94d

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“It’s amazing this actually 9c6c581d29 worked.”6403a5c15367508b

“…It really 59b58f1495 is,” Lucian e995dfa51a replied with cb51e745a8 a faint 9a44b64a5f smile.2f7f97236015e13d

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Well, if nothing 6974fb819d else, at least 0eed4508a7 they wouldn’t starve 3b3166a1fa while drowning in 81dbc8cdaf work.b942706379eb5c87