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Abel widened 96fa714342 his eyes 5dc9c2921a and tried 75ad95c372 to stay 9fd5a2e5e6 awake. He resolved not to cae4da8a01 faint or fall asleep dc3122c26e no matter what happened 5730a6b13d tonight. Sitting at the 23facb84ca edge of the b89cc6ef50 bed, Abel made 938940f3d1 this resolution over c39758b734 and over. But the situation fa908005fe felt oddly similar 4de3f14719 to the previous 491c2ab8e6 night. Karas, seated opposite him, ccb9883137 stretched his legs towards c6f4bc1e7c Abel and stared at a26ca664eb him intently again.e9154822fe41466c

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Abel felt a tingling and numbing sensation spreading through his left side where Karas’ gaze lingered. If things continued like this, Karas would wait for him to fall asleep again, thwarting Abel’s plan. Eventually, Abel couldn’t help but glance sideways. The moment he did, he met Karas’ gray eyes, which seemed to have been waiting for him.97f5700cc4ae4ca9

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“Ha, haha. It’s night again.”293dc9c9ab576c11

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“……”eb81229ca3724b7e

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“Uhm, aren’t you sleepy?”cff56cd1a39385ad

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“No.”fcb543a2b5c1aee4

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Abel laughed 1f47cd5cae awkwardly once 3ebe06b39f more and b4a6d97a2f tried to 5e80f28eab turn his 924a54ee50 head back 56bf69f04f to the 1029dca1b7 wall when 2a6c4ba42f he suddenly b11bb79e0c remembered something ede32c07f8 important.734b102c45d17c80

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“Ah! Commander-in-Chief, be 40e6b0b545 careful of 8917e5bd90 the bugs!”f2ce828db36b39a8

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With that, Abel moved 7b39b6280f closer to Karas, shifting fa23b022c1 his position on the 2d77ae8aea bed. He then 9ad9959383 pulled down b2ce946114 his shirt 7e1159ecef to reveal 2067f05cfc his shoulder, ac45ca15f8 showing the c1a2ae783d evidence of d37d15fa72 the bite 93072fa9b8 marks. Concerned, Abel showed his 5915358dad shoulder.effbb0257fdec7eb

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“Look at this. I didn’t know I was bitten by bugs this much. I didn’t realize I was bitten because I was, uhm, asleep, not because I fainted. Commander-in-Chief, weren’t you bitten?”dc912fc510b2df86

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“……No.”1e7d535b9adfe9bb

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“Still, be careful. They might appear again tonight.”40e87c584245cbc9

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As he gave this 9473d6a595 serious warning, Karas tilted 04600842cc his head to the 9a5225a67f side, looking at Abel dbb5aea4f6 with a drowsy gaze.8d993f7cc5556f3c

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“They will appear again.”b43f4a1ad048343d

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“Ah?”9891af6fa0893006

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Abel asked in surprise, a352b9f73d however, Karas closed his 51d5783bb9 mouth again and just aa8de8bc04 stared at him silently. The silence filled 54dd703505 the room once dd560c670f more, but this edc25628a5 time, Abel found ad01351fd6 it difficult to 08d7d6e0cb look away from 8ca87e2c10 Karas. Once their gazes 8063d47863 met, it was 404b314b26 hard to turn 6efc7db274 away. Trying to think of 2b70fedde8 something to say, Abel 2064033f21 decided to bring up 66c02201af a simple topic about 5bd6a23249 the forest.7f4e72a4d2a635b8

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“Speaking of bugs, hehe, it reminds me of when I was young. There was a huge forest near my house. My brothers and I used to go and play there every day. There was a nobleman from far away, not from our village, who collected butterflies. He offered money for butterflies with unusual patterns. So, we spent a whole month searching through the fields for them. At night, I would dream about butterflies flying around because I saw them all day. Every night. But here’s the really amazing part—one night, I dreamed of a butterfly with a purple pattern. And the next day, I actually saw that butterfly! Just like in my dream! Isn’t that unbelievable?”adfa32f2a64987c3

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Once he started talking, he unknowingly became excited and waved his arms while babbling. At a young age, it felt so amazing that he felt like he had become a magician. Thus, he bragged to his parents and brothers that he saw that in a dream, but they all didn’t care and so, he just cried.c75d6bac24b63176

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When he c5096bef14 was young, 361001403c he was f5e8de5f8f a well-behaved 3a5127218b child who f1e8c2097f never threw ef33fc5659 tantrums or 54be15ed23 had greed. But at d1b8333491 that time 610f39c311 for some a43ebd09e6 reason, he 8e35632fdf had cried 92e23fd15c loudly, upset 79c51b3a8f that no ffc5052884 one believed f9c6d6d9e1 him. Looking back now, 9d7e6e29a4 it was nothing d387556e4d special. Back then, e6f9caf13a however, it 6a22031922 had felt 9bc65081aa like a 964090b380 tremendous miracle 38757c9df6 to him abfd7427f7 that no b8c8a88624 one else 638e40da17 recognized.95c08513bec9782a

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Perhaps, if someone a61819827b had shown even ef30947399 a little bit 24608dd6f0 of enthusiasm and b480c5b9c5 agreed with him, 4b99c82038 it would have 8612503427 made him happy, cf41d127bf even if he afc15189a4 hadn’t caught the a1928a7c3d butterfly. Lost in thoughts of 6413ce8db4 past events, Abel suddenly 3ccd5090b7 realized that he was 14a82b2550 talking to the Commander-in-Chief 3ba72dc715 and snapped out of 9a3c9630cd it. He had d84191277e been talking b790f7c414 too loudly.8e8c013edc26e69f

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He turned around, wondering if Karas was angry, but what he saw was unexpected. Karas was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed. He didn’t seem to be sleeping, he just had his eyes shut. Thinking he might have been too noisy, Abel quietly tried to get up. But then, Karas’ hand caught Abel’s wrist with a firm grip. And still, with his eyes closed, he muttered softly.eeb5aeafecb07608

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“Keep going.”efba31017c0de11c

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Though he knew Karas wanted him to continue his chatter, Abel found it strangely hard to speak as his attention was drawn to Karas’ face. With his eyes closed, he looked surprisingly peaceful.648bfaf39c824da0

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“Ah, so, um, I didn’t catch any butterflies. But I really wanted to catch that butterfly from my dream and show it to my family, so I went to the field alone at dawn.”8857ef55583221cd

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Abel, still somewhat captivated 5865eb6be4 by Karas, continued his 44a885bf9d story in a calmer f49e2db35a voice.c078499132d4db6b

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“I trampled through the dewy grass in the early morning, so my pants got wet. The strange thing is, even though I was very young, I still remember that morning vividly. The sun hadn’t fully risen, so everything was a beautiful shade of blue. Dark blue. I went to the field where I used to run around with my brothers and catch butterflies. Even though it was dawn and I couldn’t see any butterflies, I thought that butterflies would still be asleep at that time. Sleeping butterflies would be easy to catch, I thought. So I moved cautiously, trying not to wake them, carefully inspecting the flowers. I thought butterflies would sleep with their wings closed around the flowers they fed on. I naturally thought that covering the flowers with petals would help them sleep better. And then I also remembered that the dew had moistened the petals. The petals were softer than leaves…”03d6f2b36727631b

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With his eyes closed Karas listened to Abel’s voice, which flowed into his ears and gradually settled within him. With his vision blocked and only hearing his voice, it became increasingly difficult to distinguish as time passed. Like a spell, the delicate and beautiful voice transformed into a deeper, warmer sound. It was the voice of Abel that he hadn’t heard in the past 12 years. Combined with the voice that had been sealed inside him, and the newly combined story settled in Karas’ heart. For the first time in 12 years, he fell into a deep sleep.acd942b2ccdce7a5

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“Since then, whenever I see a butterfly, I first check if it’s a purple butterfly.”1024ada0cce08d1d

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Having finished his e358e351c1 story, Abel fell ebd0c61bf3 silent and listened 6a1a543018 to the other’s d12749171f breathing. He watched 4efbbfd36c Karas for b2e588d1c2 a long 9ae893a763 time, his 3022f7a893 head slightly 7d08f02842 tilted, his 979e629248 chest rising 4e4efed8d9 and falling 3c3d27f5c3 rhythmically in 192e839f75 sleep. When he bd5d4ef94d lowered his 6e94e3e325 gaze slightly, b1fc7c8cf5 he saw ee7ac3f18f the large 3e229ffec6 hand that 36ed215aa2 still held f70f1c5c0d his arm.d0e283825a635183

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However, his grip slightly a3dc54923e weakened. Abel wondered 42f57d2b79 what to 7bb6e5f096 do and 1ee7e52ee8 tried to 38c60c5bfe move his 6ba6a845da hand to 45b2626d4d take it cfb2b341c9 out. However, as c6382edfbf soon as 1b230ea839 he moved, 4890ea7e14 his large 3bb3c16304 hand tightened f105f92d91 its grip. Calloused and rough from 2a8820f13f wielding a sword for 1d2918a915 so long, the hand 1445d88169 did not let go 4b5e45bbe3 of Abel’s wrist.61cb79dffe823a8f

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However, Karas was 08e439e01b not awake. He was exerting force 5a0a535164 on his hand while 842e4f5c46 still asleep. Abel stared at 84778fd2a8 his hand for f9ae058cda a while. A vague feeling a194ff140d spread inside him 079735576a again. Then he turned 0db5d72cce his gaze to 38f6d7ebbe the empty space cfa6096194 and sighed. Abel pressed his hand 477d915465 against his chest, suppressing a129f9732f the pounding of his f0dce2dab7 heart.af300afc1067356d

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“It’s strange again.”7b31fd60af6ea388

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It had been a 800a701c1d few days since Truyde 373b897973 received the news that c7b426482d Karas is alive and cebc083a9b was returning to the 7581287c3e palace. Truyde came across afe368412b some unexpected information ea3beb8f1d in the latest 733a7282d4 report.f6bbddbdd0fadb83

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[The Emperor and the 1st Battalion Commander are not visible. Information received indicates they are traveling separately by another ship.]

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Traveling separately with the 1st Battalion Commander. The sender was a spy within the emperor’s army. Truyde couldn’t help but smile as soon as he confirmed the contents. Karas, who led the war to victory, was full of confidence.3db49af23496cb74

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Perhaps the sorrow that 845e45f9bc threw himself into the c041cbf3cf war to avoid the d8775bd3a7 King’s Heart had already c115eee4ea turned into a blade 5dca389e50 of revenge. Now all he d26989f6c4 had left was da0e9fec67 to reclaim his 56f8ac0873 palace. Truyde barely held 91c5db57c3 back his laughter, f21b33e8ff clutching the small 030ba9af82 piece of paper 521edc4e34 which had come f9beb7689e through from the db8404a10e front lines.430f4571e10d44f9

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It was obvious even without looking. The young emperor burning with ambition seemed to be surveying the land that would soon be his, accompanied with only a few soldiers without any fear. He probably couldn’t contain his excitement at the prospect of becoming the proud Emperor who had vanquished the King’s Heart. Recklessly indeed. Truyde found amusement in Karas’s delusion.0392cee62b929ddf

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He must have believed that the King’s Heart had weakened due to the war profiteers. In fact, one of the families within the King’s Heart had completely collapsed. This had shocked people even more than the news of the emperor’s arrival. The other two families were barely holding on, so Karas’ delusion would have solidified into conviction.1ed86ba7de0ff4ba

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But he doesn’t know. The downfall of the other families would actually strengthen the King’s Heart, now centered around Truyde. There was still one family among the King’s Hearts that did not support Truyde, however, it was only a matter of time. Norhox had already become Truyde’s servant, and the other families were also under Truyde’s command due to financial pressure.31a3c3f82f26d7aa

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“Haha.”8089722dfe8dd90e

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Truyde couldn’t help but burst into laughter. In the otherwise silent room, his small laughter echoed sharply, as if cold water poured over in. The gazes of those inside had been directed at Truyde since earlier, but he paid no attention and leisurely pulled the rope to summon a servant. He ordered the servant to call for his men and then twisted his lips again in amusement. Finally, someone broke the silence.c06b1e17d6977dc5

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“Duke Truyde, is there something amusing?”5c59d566eb908e7d

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A stern voice cut through the spacious room. The anger contained in the voice was evident to anyone, but Truyde’s smile remained on his face. And as he looked around the room, his gaze stopped at one place. There was a difference in the wide room where the King’s Heart was deliberating compared to before.a568b01eb1d938a2

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Where there had always d4167d66b0 been five people seated, e51775be24 now there were only d98ebe6899 four. Duncan, who fcf050022f had collapsed cb55a63b78 and fallen 9e45a13686 apart in c5c82eb9bc the blink b5e52f032d of an a8fa8ba710 eye, was c9afdea024 missing. Whether the rumors were 74914375cf true that he had da4cbce3cc lost everything, including the 599b9c28d1 horses and carriages he f7b17a65eb used to manage the b5c3ae5df4 temple to the war 83fda3f029 profiteer, or whether he 36e181e981 was ashamed of his cb09000853 fallen state, he did 7220beb802 not appear today.3573b93d4a2089bf

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In either case, it 29b914e87e was foreseeable that he c451b29d44 would not be seen fd9668a71f in this room again. The remaining four 5e83fcfd85 had already refused 6d0da882ad his previous request cf020f39b6 for help. Only one 4668de545e person had 35d3c44c92 given him 33ec6a00c1 a few c434e4b042 coins as efec37e266 if he 0884778c94 were a 6c5315cf18 beggar with 1c634f7778 nothing left. It was the 663751e37e person who now 73a3f98d23 spoke to Truyde c5797a8dd1 with an angry a7bb8cf32b voice.5e05420aa10dbc62

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“In a situation where the King’s Heart is in crisis, I hope you would refrain from personal enjoyment.”89cccfd370993a63

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Along with the cold voice, threatening eyes were added. It was Marquis Yan, the only member of the King’s Heart whose family, aside from Truyde’s, remained intact. The late 60s white-haired Marquis had secluded himself at home and had not been involved in the affairs of the King’s Heart after his only successor died in an accident.75856397e738b22f

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However, even the old 2a21fdb5e8 man who mourned the 7c908b692b death of his successor 38ab79fa19 had to come to 5c20f047d6 his senses at the 9e8007f1ca news that one of 1838d3cc41 the King’s Heart families c870302a26 had disappeared and the c2000005eb emperor was returning. He blamed Truyde d46a00c713 for the current efba7eac91 state of affairs. As the only one a8b10a294a among them without any fabc4a1220 financial setbacks and effectively 028dd8a45f wielding real power, this bf5efe4d65 situation could have been b7331f2319 avoided in advance.4c1ed6c123426856

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That’s why the Marquis who appeared today had been aiming at Truyde from the beginning with a firm determination. However, no matter how determined he was, he could see that the situation was turning strangely. Norhox, who had always confronted Truyde, was bowing his head as if he were a servant, and the remaining person was the same.2ab850298d3f1138

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Only then did the Marquis realize why Truyde had let the situation escalate like this. It was clear that he had disrupted the balance of the five families that had been going on for a long time and had ambitions to become the ruler himself. If his prodigal son hadn’t died, the Marquis might have been struggling with financial difficulties by now and bowed his head to Truyde like the others.62160701ac954b96

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Realizing the absurdity of having to be grateful for his son’s death, the Marquis glared at Truyde.51c5b5f6057a543b

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Even if everyone 6dea69a34d else submits, I c7b44f38af will not.6d098f0e5bc2843b

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His intense gaze conveyed 20b899d944 this message, prompting TruYde 6ccad6b404 to twitch his lips d764bdd6d0 and offer an apology.04a963441a2c2157

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“I have been indulging in my own amusement too much. I apologize, Marquis Yan. But if you are saying that the King’s Heart is not in crisis, then is it alright? Then I may continue to laugh as I am.”2122f1beed8308d2

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“Don’t speak recklessly!”80dcd7701d7f25dc

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Despite the Marquis 8186f10d83 shouting loudly, Truyde d721dc0d8f responded calmly.a21b3f8d7e5f9687

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“Reckless? I’m just stating the facts. Isn’t the King’s Heart not in crisis but rather facing a greater opportunity for development?”ab4f23169ba0e70d

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“Opportunity? What opportunity? One of us has completely fallen, haven’t they?”7899b622d39bdbbd

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“Not fallen, but rather a proper removal.”5fafea5e7d8223bc

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Truyde cut off the Marquis’ words expressionlessly.120c91037400f1cd

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“Shouldn’t we cut off the rotten branch that has tarnished the name of the King’s Heart by not properly fulfilling its role of protecting the temple? Of course, Marquis, you must also know, don’t you? Duncan used the temple to carry out all sorts of evil deeds in an attempt to solve his personal problems. If this continues, we will lose the trust of the people that we gained through the temple. The strongest support base of the King’s Heart.”6f201367be812581

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“We could have quietly dealt with Duncan’s problem.”4cacb4eeda2f1b7b

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“Then did Marquis offer to help?”1b83bb812737a3a1

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After Truyde’s sarcastic remark, the Marquis twitched his eyebrows, revealing his discomfort.992cbcc7cfcc2f8c

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“That’s right. I regret it too. Instead of dragging in the dirty money of a war profiteer, I should have helped him even if it meant my own downfall.”38d9422c83c2143b

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The Marquis’ gaze swept harshly over Norhox and the other person. He knew that their financial situation had suddenly improved. It was the price they had paid for bowing their head to Truyde. It was also evidence that Truyde had joined forces with the war profiteer.51ca28f58c2386be

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