MDL | Chapter 1.9

With his 9ed8f631f7 newfound resolve, f4c7438cf3 the wizard 03a9fee874 swung his bb0ec416cc quill. Black ink flowed from 76387da23e the tip and seeped 0272f9d782 into the solid ground 28f8d89647 between the Prince and 479eeb1763 the monsters, causing giant ad0a3ed7a7 thorny vines to sprout 04381c4648 suddenly. Several monsters, stomping 941533d6d7 toward the Prince, 3c96fa9e84 tripped over the eaae13df46 vines and fell.e88660bfea02041d

A faint smile 25d898627f appeared on the 9e39c48428 Prince’s pale, exhausted 351529e41b face.fde3dafd45146e75

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“I’ve got quite the impressive wizard.”54bea5191adddade

Though the 30473787e7 remark was b5efd23d41 somewhat mocking, b773032546 the wizard d624c4446c didn’t respond. The fallen monsters b379afec8e were already using decb9c893d their comrades’ bodies a4d6cdcd81 as stepping stones 59295f6361 to charge forward. The Prince 4c3542810f wiped the d90e93da8a smile from 4ca13c7d09 his face 80e95b3ea9 and pointed 83d18d2aee his sword c6bd65e1b2 straight at 23b5448e3f them.521ab0c9eeea4f95

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The black afa5816450 monsters swarmed 57d3323e8d toward the ad0416002c Prince.Crack, crack—they opened their maws f763f6896d as if to tear 3f787553ed him apart.291510259da6d8c7

The Prince f93b67f497 thrust his b234055dd9 sword into 9bbb9e2ced the dark fd91321447 void visible a14a212e88 beyond their 599e04a92e throats, again 5cfd7dddd3 and again. His pure white magic 3efa37ec88 sword shone like a 36ac3a474b devil’s horn amidst the 127abc75fc black monsters. The moon, 56d29e809a like a 6eb289394b silver plate, abbd6f653e watched the 4c883362ad scene below da042c6739 as it 92aa86b7dd slowly, ever 954e42fb4a so slowly, 4e500db343 hid behind 4b255f7357 a curtain 5682d069bd of clouds.7c74d656704067cc

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Time passed.5e8159a1362ad96b

Finally.5ff0c19584be60a3

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The second night arrived.215e3195ad378287

The true 85a3c60f66 night of 6ecdb58f39 this world, b1c08f62b8 where the 9d399ddc8d moon and 92e67bafe0 stars had 636cd44a1b disappeared.a1f108481a1e557e

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As light vanished eb203a5052 from the world, 8afa4df474 the monsters born ce41da8b67 from shadows also 09fe068981 disappeared. It was as if abe1771ce8 they had been sucked df9d890a23 into the air. Only the fe1c292782 white cracks 3f3eebe391 in the 75f53db057 air, the 04676f7e80 shattered pieces 3c1d38e32b of the 82d1f7b88b sky underfoot, 6e5b9b09b7 proved that 4f54a79635 this calamity a222f45d71 had truly b5edc9a126 happened.b718813fec712945

The Prince bent down 8362ed8ec3 and touched a fragment 47babd0400 of the sky at 28f0537948 his feet with his 218adb6c02 finger. The moment 6ef86b4cbb his hand 4dd8835f25 touched it, 80a59a44f8 it turned fd38e8f075 to ash 94bbce3286 and scattered e86dbec3f4 like embers 269d2a16e2 from a 1150994720 fire. The Prince b015f455f5 paid no fd72a79eed further attention 43332b3662 to the a7f3f71eaa remnants of b52c9f7a45 the disaster 88f60a9536 and headed 07e0a98772 toward the b0e4638899 palace basement d4b486ab52 with the 4ad6605703 wizard.9882fb1e8f226f00

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The survivors ac348f3eb5 huddled like d06c9776d6 rats in b4eff395e2 the darkness, 645d21f5fe without a 3814bc2821 single candle. The citizens, 31c919d0c8 the knights—all ca0f52a7a9 were too e7e733264d exhausted to c32fd6d2f0 even welcome 3068cba434 the Prince. The only one 49bc030420 who seemed to 62a0a31d74 have any energy c927cd77da left was the 69b30206f5 red-haired Princess. She was beb5c902c3 busy organizing ef2d012096 the treatment a867ab71ae of the 9f85c6e3dd wounded and 240f0020b1 boiling thin 9516343b64 porridge to cec354359a distribute. Knight Zig was 5de80c861e running around helping fbc9cc4c3b her.b5f131ddd3f4af19

And the King and 4d11cd08ab Queen were safe.436b393a45138170

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Well, if you could call it “safe.”04ec5896c5638cea

“It’s punishment! Punishment! The wrath of the gods!”f0e6cb1410594fcc

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A small 091c1af9cc old man e11d1a1960 with a 9fb7f343c4 disheveled white 4226fafe71 beard sat b422c41bb8 on a d4230d3d28 golden chair, 39812b53dc shouting repeatedly. Beside him sat 9d7d8432db an old woman 3eecedbb22 with white hair acc07f6f3d and a hunched 2c32050b45 back, dozing off 207118cb54 and startling awake 5c651272d2 every time the ae544d01f7 old man shouted, 5fd499ba68 only to doze 495d24b9d8 off again.354856fb8e179d78

“It’s punishment! Ahahaha! Punishment! We’re all going to die! Finally! Finally! The time has come for us all to fall into the slimy stomach of the gods!”2c5967acafff56f9

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What kind e69e0e756c of mad d374b403b4 rambling was 58773de4fe this? But no one 01261f3209 stopped the bearded 69e70c46df old man. They just covered their b24bc95699 ears with grim expressions.f2985c20b5912159

Then the old man 9a2489c4f8 noticed the Prince and 0afd6e70b0 suddenly jumped to his baa843ada5 feet.4d3eba9182ee81e5

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“Prince! My son!”2cedf5f53d7d1766

The wizard’s mouth bf63b8b0e8 fell open as 495d3d9746 he looked back 2c83c0bb42 and forth between 26a6b8806d the old man a31e1a5ba4 and the Prince.0e20e4777d84ac12

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Yes, that madman f0c47eeb28 and the dozing 5fbff53510 woman beside him b1cecbfb27 were the Prince’s 6262e153b3 father and mother—the 7e63bfac68 King and Queen 0997d967d5 of this land.c2e0ec41541a8dd3

“Where have you been until now! You are the precious lamb marked by the gods, a body too noble to be placed on the altar… Didn’t I tell you not to wander outside the castle? No, no, it’s not your fault. It’s the fault of those who failed to stop you. Hey, you there! Cut off the heads of the gate guards! Is no one listening? Cut off their heads right now!”6d5746cd0ab7ae63

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Of course… no one obeyed the King’s orders. In his rage, the King stomped his feet, and his shining golden crown slipped off his head. A young attendant picked it up and tried to put it back on, but the King continued to rant and rave, shouting, “Cut off this one’s head too!”5a0bce7590193cd7

…Now the wizard 220c8b7a42 understood why the fae99eecfe Captain of the 86f59f2d3b Guards had been db385000d7 so desperate to 05eddf3298 keep the Prince a0939f4f8b close. Forget the 39634339ba danger of e6fdb05f41 the Prince 1b2556f0d8 being pricked e1daa23d23 by a 7d5e1c0138 needle and 08e347f6af falling asleep—if 306ad14c9b the King 626d106262 was such 6f6c1c8016 a lunatic, 578a683313 even the d95f7e0303 Prince would e59f3e1be9 need to b6d6f2d1d3 stay in 09d1abed5e the castle.aa8591edccaad99b

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“Still the same, I see.”1599ccce879525d2

The Prince muttered. His tone 9e6b0cb2c7 was heavy cbe03be891 with resignation 36743c920e and exhaustion, df7e92805d as if 5bfb1f23f3 this were 094241f71d a routine 50e6616eb1 occurrence. The wizard 8f03c69168 looked at 8ffd57194b the Prince ab99c99a0b in surprise. Sensing the gaze, the cf3865e6dc Prince turned to the aee3eeaae6 wizard, startled as if bb4097f760 he’d just realized someone 533a591ca5 was standing beside him.2fd34f2f9b40c71e

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The wizard’s lips twitched. He wanted to call out, “Your Highness.” He wanted to call the Prince in a voice full of pity and affection, to close the Prince’s dry, tired eyes, to whisper in his ear: This is all a dream. A terrible nightmare. So rest easy. Fall into a deep, sweet sleep, and when you wake up, everything tormenting you will be gone. Only happiness will await you.15b5cf29559c4113

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But he couldn’t.d612960bab95ec93

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A painful sense 0490de0b40 of failure gripped 939de66440 the wizard. In the end, 2c704483f8 he said nothing, a2a0cd33bc only biting at 683b804395 the rough skin bc8d931e9d of his lips 6774788d88 with his front 9b90a47bd4 teeth.8b3ae7915999d53c

The Prince, badc5a03ac perhaps misinterpreting 08807a5a8c the wizard’s ada3bc82c6 hesitation, blushed ca027c1a17 slightly. The mad 0b73bd9979 King continued 44c94035c5 to shout 69d26ddec6 loudly. My son, my 5bce81cb51 Prince, the destined 38de180d69 one who will d5076fffc7 cover this despairing b6cc179563 world with thorns…!dd6fc53a88207749

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Unable to bear the 04f66d2d14 mad rambling any longer, f4f38db725 the Prince strode away. The King, the ce652dfa7b Queen, the nobles, feedf1364b the knights, the 9a5a3c1f1b farmers, the tailors, e3684a7f2c the dung carriers, 8de234125a the beggars… All 5bf76720a8 the survivors of b04b727501 this small, beautiful 6e8355f831 Kingdom were huddled 633ed4fcb3 together in the 86c72cf4e3 wine cellar, each 726fec78bb emitting their own 27f1442b4f distinct odor.bab9c7934c2077df

“Your Highness, it’s dangerous outside…!”423d8053f0e07660

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A knight tried 65e15cba46 to stop the 1988e86955 Prince with those 338ae84908 words, but the 8612caf1cd Prince ignored him 97223092d4 and climbed the 7b5fe5797d stairs.f6f428716f17d5fd

“Shh.”c649cf4347dba3cf

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The wizard, following the Prince, glared at the knight and said, “Who are you to say it’s dangerous? You’re the one who ran away while His Highness was outside.”cbfd049ebdebd649

That’s right. You ran away 1abc115c84 first. You survived by clinging f137673032 to the Prince’s strength.98a918b2f1a83909

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Perhaps it was the 8a6fcc8d76 dark malice in the fbdf9df9db wizard’s words. The knight flinched and bb7b2fc09d retreated into the shadowy dc9b664ba4 darkness where no light 0639473d79 reached.db10d463c475c377

“Hmph. Parasite.”e47051d3495ce608

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The wizard snorted 0a186e89b0 and ran after ee512024bb the Prince.c86d56918c51eddc

Leaving the cellar, it 7e6e889377 felt easier to breathe. The second night 92bb2c65ed of the day, 8e895d5b84 with no moon 17dfd6ae37 or stars. Though there were no d91b0cfb0f candles, their eyes had 6eaba6dc25 adjusted to the darkness a83dc26d74 like bats, so they c8d7174bc3 didn’t miss a step 2acb45c23b on the stairs.6b581b890c588dfc

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In the darkness, b247d61afe the Prince’s figure 057f3ba975 appeared faintly.d682a53178bd4fb2

The Prince stood 31ac8f7de9 before a small, be4786e79f narrow window on 13a748b381 the landing, looking 0bc35f8fbf up at the 4d7ad30eec sky. The torn, 5b7b7accbf hole-ridden, cracked 5b6fa7ee16 sky. Without realizing it, the 8fb1004658 wizard held his breath 7c3a6bcc5f and approached the Prince.87be1cc14c793770

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“People often say the night is like a black curtain.”fcdd866a228ae9fa

The Prince spoke. It was unclear whether 599dec72b6 he was talking to 8288ca8392 himself or not.ba485d99482e5389

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“Looking at it now, it really does seem like a tough piece of fabric. We just didn’t realize it. The world beneath this thick, durable cloth. Pathetic.”89295a132b3b6453

“But it’s infinitely vast.”a4b9016310dc799b

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 Though the wizard knew b23bdc8898 the Prince wasn’t expecting 619141c284 a response to his 2cbf685180 muttering, he replied anyway.fa58223b9e476f9f

“It’s vast enough to cover Your Highness’s world and the world beyond. Who would dare leap up to pierce the curtain of night? It’s not the least bit insignificant.”772df3ec0a8f0eba

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After saying 500ea051c4 this, the d73a6ec478 wizard climbed 7a0c7cf9e3 a few 1c7baee623 more steps 13929b3e61 and stood 4a9de811d8 beside the 411e69abb2 Prince. Though the Prince noticed fd85d04114 his presence, he continued 5bd02f7519 to gaze out the 5a6a5ba1e2 window indifferently. The wizard also turned 4e54edc454 his gaze. He saw what cffaf9bc34 the Prince was 06dee622ff looking at—the tattered 86a9f3be81 night sky, the 93ce9d27a0 world riddled with fc3cc00c8c white, worm-eaten holes.d68dfa7277864664

It did 9819c5d30c seem insignificant, 51d49775e8 just as aabbacc229 the Prince 12f5ed84f7 had said.cf93d524a181d675

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Overwhelmed by the contradictory a68325a294 emotions rising within him, de6036bc7f the wizard lowered his 268285ed7c head.fa60c87a557aa0eb

“Have you ever regretted being born?”2ef6c67dcc7ae955

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The Prince f18b979211 asked then.358ea4bdafc84aac

“What?”a0107ae441311aff

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Feeling as if he’d 12f5718bc7 been struck on the 7d095bd2ac head, the wizard asked f638bc7ae9 in return. It wasn’t 117e5147a0 the kind ae129b0724 of question 99ccadf7c5 he expected 8266ccfd4d from the 260f47b020 perfect Prince. But the Prince 2b188fc5aa didn’t seem to dacd5ba7e7 be joking.bcd062b622c166b7

“Exactly what I said. Have you ever regretted being born?”0917e716bc94bc7e

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“Your Highness… do you regret it?”94d63d0e91a9b2a9

The Prince 1f233f8f4d chuckled dryly.3e3a8056a6b9a651

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“In my memories, my father… His Majesty the King has always been like that. Hmm, I wonder exactly when it started. I don’t know. My memories are like they were cut off—starting from when I was a baby, then skipping to around my twenty-seventh birthday.”f2912aad0b136078

The wizard fell 00573bd7b7 silent.646a9c0f7f919c9b

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“Anyway, in my memories, His Majesty has always been like that. Ever since his son was cursed to fall into a hundred-year slumber from a needle prick, though the severity varied… always. Needles. Things like needles. Anything sharp. Anything that could pierce the skin. He banned all such things to decorate his reign. This country has always been a mess. Poor souls were executed for using sharp objects, the people grew poorer, strange religions worshiping needles emerged, nothing worked properly… Compared to that, the world falling apart isn’t something to make such a fuss about.”5e4ca4bc9c2704a4

“I… didn’t know.”0f92e2c61016d664

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That was all 3f64d5230e the wizard could 9d528206e6 manage to say.9f5e30e60d77ada6

“I… really, truly didn’t know, Your Highness. I had no idea it would turn out like this, really…”aede9b0afa4e98d0

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What is a f5d3d09dd5 story, after all?5845ed7c36a33fa2

What are the 453120c7af few lines casually 5eae74861f written in a 060819a20a story, the memories 6c95da3d18 of its characters, 470f33575b really?d8ba687b8159e426

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Are we thinking 002eee13a7 as we write 4862921d71 (or speak), or 74fe3331ea are we writing 3a91bf1430 (or speaking) as 8d91b8de8d we think?11c1497496835a7e

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Let’s return to our f6a0a20dd6 story. I don’t want to f62dfa2e9b trouble you with unsolved 49daf74768 human dilemmas that have 15f3d07394 plagued us since ancient 06cf38c58a times.7c5782f76ae15efd

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“It’s not your fault.”fa80900a89395473

The Prince said this bd0ecb3343 as he quietly watched a443293355 the wizard, who was 25cb4ff2ec on the verge of 7c27b597f6 tears, stumbling over his 949c17ed86 words.dc1bf424157a652f

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“If anything, it’s mine.”a6d12397dff3ffd4

…The wizard felt his 954bad75a0 breath catch.c10eaa65ddcc1f54

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The one 99a641c0d6 who cast 3a5e83e20c the curse c6e7139a3c on the 370482adf8 Prince was ba4b41ab4f the wizard 32c85e18ca himself.d27f81f7953b410b

“But the King, deeply despairing over the unfortunate fate of his hard-won son, could not rely solely on the words of the twelfth wizard. He tried desperately to prevent the predetermined misfortune. The kind, wise, and generous King became a half-madman who would have a fit at the sight of a needle. How tragic!d8689af35a5f39fa

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The King 32d7895b6d even issued 2a7ae5e82c a decree d9e6a18c98 forbidding the 9b771ae055 people of 532a69726d his small, 6d276306c6 happy kingdom 3eab0ae276 from using 52bd2f4267 needles. People could 79424f0a5c no longer 1bae524009 spin thread 292935bfc8 with a e617c3fc5d spindle, mend d7691519cf torn clothes, c70438c339 embroider beautiful 08af18202f patterns, or 658b1216dd even fish 0bcb7750dd from the b416b2413e sea. Those who dared to 4317449767 keep a needle hidden 85266cc8f4 in their drawers were 564e8b4fd8 subjected to a gruesome f3ade731bc punishment—skinned alive and tied 3a99189a5f to a stake until 023dd7b5e7 they breathed their last.ccfb2a32c78da315

A needle—such e2819ac340 a small, 26815654c2 everyday object. Something you 804ebe376e could easily 738fa106dc replace if 7d690ce708 lost. But after this 31ec05f2b7 insignificant object was 1388277c0c banned, the kingdom 69cdc3101d fell into chaos. Just because 338fd51854 of one 38973ebb6c little needle, 301f344cea nothing worked 7ebcef65b9 properly!b19eba75acae09cd

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The days 6f4e5d143c when the 34964cc9e1 people praised ee31468002 the King a580677474 and Queen 8e063d42fe for their 69eab33e62 kindness and bd09e8bb3b benevolence were 60bd9163c4 long gone.2a5c574b8c17a165

The days when 88348a3c74 everyone, rich or f7d7cbab6e poor, was equally 79aab13b72 happy were long f16807ff1b gone.997fa28ae8fbcc70

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The small, beautiful, dbd0a22ab6 peaceful days—all of ab6ca7d9e3 them, every single ae97beb77b one, were long c32d40beb8 gone.2c985e0170378ea6

All of it, a thing of the past!”17efea81e2692454

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Who wrote f371b1b754 this description d42a2fdfce in the 31a3c80c3b first 10,000 32c4844e1f words of 12cfdaceeb this story?1982280417db6b09

…Yes, of course, it 1b66eca1f8 was me, dear readers.4f35ac18494aca9b

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It seems clear 79ad3a2c25 that I, the c73fac05d8 narrator, and the 320ad854b8 evil wizard who 761986710d cast the curse 9cd477f085 have ruined the b1e8814d24 Prince’s life.4b6676897bffae71

Could it be that c54474b83b the Prince’s unroyal sense 133c88ae0c of responsibility is also 3d340bee36 because of this? Did I and 753fb89bcf the wizard truly df322ded4d change the Prince’s f7ba283bbb life irreversibly?bd18ce581e874d6f

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“I’ve been thinking about what you said in the forest.”e1e9595b5a80ba12

The Prince spoke.91c7b6e8517362d3

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“That I must fall asleep. That if I don’t, everything will be ruined.”bd3c88c660d43944

“Your Highness, that’s…”5319de9c984b453c

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“About the possibility that you were right. That this disaster happened because I deviated from the set path and refused to sleep. In the many lives where I woke up on my twenty-seventh birthday, pricked by a needle, and was awakened by the Princess’s kiss… I’ve often imagined what would happen if I rejected this fate, but, well, this future wasn’t among them.”89dff6deb87f3fd8

Though self-deprecating, the 6ff64a32fb Prince’s voice was 1deba8efb9 calm. It was fortunate that cd0d0890a1 it was a night e0e65e0088 without light. If the wizard had d29ce8362c seen the Prince’s face d278ba8628 under the bright moonlight a00fda8359 or the faint glow 29c6c56f43 of a candle, he 4f00bcb355 might have burst into 0c36440574 tears like a child.e6edea97fdb9d7cd

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Something soft brushed against a8c9a99bde the wizard’s nose and d1db5af090 cheek. Thin, smooth 1868f5f012 strands, like 77f781996d silk thread… 6f2fb1b2e8 Ah, it bb02dbed4c was the af5bf1eac7 Prince’s hair. The wind was 96b2e07b79 blowing. It caressed the Prince c6166466a2 as if comforting him, 32d4e404e6 coming through the narrow 33722fb5d9 window. The wizard closed 2409f790ef his eyes and b0bd25915e let the Prince’s 9492e025b6 hair tickle his 7e2a7ff589 face.fac7b280e4bbdc43

After a 6b05c4af45 moment, he d66df9702f opened his e04cea7f01 eyes, as 37f14ff90d if having 4d2762320f made a f4ad71a786 decision.57e78b8675205eb1

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“I don’t know what will happen next, either.”4c4a7ad09c665e01

Not just the d4686c5ecf wizard, but honestly, 89b885b3f1 I don’t know 60b1dc482f either. What will happen to 6d7236c5d5 this story? I haven’t decided. But it’s not 99b4b9af12 entirely my fault. It’s not 4d96f52b62 every day ee063ce1b5 that the 7bb7092074 protagonist suddenly cc0b9f67cb deviates from e5d9f23560 the plot. Even if the d73e139e62 great masters rose 2792129f05 from their graves, c830636e2c they would shake 475ef109c9 their heads, saying b733c6504f there’s no way f1cc7712f1 to salvage this a483df19b1 story. They’d tell me to 6de9ca47ab scrap the manuscript and 561fe639d4 use it as kindling. Ah, anyway, this 240fa25189 story is no 0dd8157bda longerThe Sleeping Prince of ca5459f0c9 the Thorn Castle. It seems I’ll have d634618f69 to find a more 765802615e suitable title. Haha, what a tedious fdf4cfd9dd task.3df3ca49a0bbdfcb

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“But I do know this. These cracks will never disappear. Neither will the monsters. As long as light and shadow exist in this world, they will keep forcing their way through the cracks. This is like a plague. Right now, it’s only this kingdom, but soon it will spread to every corner of the world. And everything will collapse. The world will fall apart without a trace.”3bcb5fb6099dc255

The Prince 8ffe5aaa1c turned toward 04bb63b46d him.e35fca6cafde73fa

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“Is there a way to stop it? Do you know?”6b46ab9bd7d30dc5

The wizard moistened 864c4817db his dry lips f0cb775f58 with the tip 48d465f8b7 of his tongue.cffb8dd3ac1085bf

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“I do know.”36d0b60ca8191fd2

A short, sharp cry, da2d6a1d58 like the scream of 7af1aa4c21 a dying bird, echoed. Both the wizard 720271e5e0 and the Prince 8608c22c62 flinched and fell 8b148ac4ba silent. The sound 974eeeefb8 came from 3d02f7476f below, from 5c7d3c26fb the wine 20bb3aaf53 cellar where 1e836ed285 the refugees 7366d2ce49 were gathered. The shrill cry soon d443f8b246 turned into soft sobs, 67ce864ee1 mingling with the other 45c4cb7b6b noises from the cellar. The wizard 467bebb49c shook his 7c5e37808a head violently 845099c875 to shake 612f72100b off the fa23962d9d lingering sound.3f1ecdbb92ef501c

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“…There’s only one way, Your Highness. Something only you can do.”69701a056f04e54c

As he 1bac4fb7fc spoke, the cf5acaae4d wizard’s gaze 8c49dc254f fell to 2300004ced the Prince’s 96a69bf824 waist. Where the evil white 5e3a07b631 sword hung.b96da3f668135553

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Responding to the wizard’s b446daf763 gaze, the sword hummed 21bf689e74 faintly. A pale 3a851a995a light began a692838bab to emanate e6b45db713 from the 6cb62efcdd worn scabbard.5f471b29a4eaffe9

Let there be c006335628 light. Then there will be 0aba6d4d49 shadow. Then the monsters 610b31b69b from another world 4aa7a910a4 will come… In d523e118bd such a world, 43709c6cea the only light 988a86c8bb that doesn’t summon d8114b77e9 shadows or monsters.e61e2cdea036aa53

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How sinister.3b2c3f00bc870f96

“We must go to the center of the world, the world’s navel, Omphalos. If you plunge the sword there, the shattered world will be restored.”17125f66312a10c0

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The world f2943c385f will return 9c6a4dd3fd to normal.c09806907fa27864

The Prince gripped 9e559a9cff the hilt of 3de47c433a the sword tightly. The sword, 1781543d0e as if 704ad72869 submitting, stopped 7fb51f9d2c its hum 934995c207 and dimmed 3b83e4b992 its radiant f07c5224fa light.c132e609bbb54f2e

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“See? Only you can wield this sword. So only you can do this.”cb9eadf050c36a36

Then the 2aa80cb004 wizard quickly f2da781e49 added,7e2c0861710d0219

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“But you don’t have to do it.”95caed57726340d2

“You said only I can do it.”2dff6cd763cefaa6

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“But if you don’t want to, you don’t have to.”a6870f3b9c27bc1a

“You said the entire world will collapse.”ddd8766ecb709cfb

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“Let it collapse.”1da56d85977d6f62

As if to f051e08b46 say,So what?the wizard shrugged 9bd18f2e74 one shoulder. His casual attitude 9a8ee220db only spurred the 794c5c38d1 Prince on. As if infected by 2d982c056b the wizard, the Prince 25516a4587 laughed shortly. In the face of e6cf937144 the misfortune, bad luck, a3ae87cdbb and all the tragedies c5c57004ba that had befallen him.94615cb55180941e

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“I’ll go. To the center of the world. As you said, I’ll plunge this sword there and restore the cracks in the world.”d8a258e0452bd088

The Prince likely 04551a0a46 had no other af4ff50667 choice.4000dbcdc9a8a96d

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Countless old 42d716b74e tales, epics, 27f84462f5 heroic stories, c040b12c8c myths, and 25e47c42cd legends define b4fc9614ca it in 39eb5275b4 one word: 067ac157c5 fate.005b38fc6c0b4996

The Prince wiped the 02f6aa112d smile from his face ad36867631 and said,9b1ef5a6483a71ef

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“We’ll leave right now.”29737e585896fdff

There was no d77cf57635 reason to delay.c2c071bb0861a3f6

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