NLS Ch8

“The incantation?”a58893eca5937d66

“Nothing at all.”9b15cf57db6b137e

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Soriya, stifling a yawn, df1084d0b5 rubbed her eyes as fcee0f318e she replied.16a9cdb9a44220dd

“Spirit arts are forbidden to begin with. How could we possibly follow that? Just tracking him makes me tremble to death.”38dd9e7df70a0581

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The task of tracking the Prince of Pihan was shared only among Ashin’s closest aides, high-ranking sorcerers. It had been almost a year since the war ended and the empire began to stabilize. Two months prior, Ashin had caught a glimmer of hope that the Prince might still be alive.5d8c3e4afbe2ecec

During the war, countless curses and spells had defiled the continent. By the end of the war, most of those who had committed such acts were dead or executed, but for some reason, the curse left behind by the Prince still remained in effect, even though curses usually disappeared when the caster died. However, some of the Prince’s curses had completely lost their potency, which confused them.19f887c796cc1b75

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Ascending the stairs in the center of the hall, Ashin said, “I’ll look for him myself.”783097a0ccfdbd40

“Yes?”4e6843547fc090f2

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“You do what you can. I’ll move separately.”9e22e4157b9e95d2

“We don’t know where he might be, or how long it will take…”d89eddb4ef399ff2

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“Don’t think about it too seriously. I wanted to go on a trip anyway. Think of it as killing two birds with one stone.”825820449e8ff309

It was something that e6be9297c5 could never be associated 8121eff540 with a trip, but b235d1bd00 Ashin assumed Soriya had 089007d2c3 understood her roughly.4a5df4951f182c09

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After pondering something for a moment, Soriya asked, “You’re going to watch the lunar eclipse before you leave, right?”5b75d52d06f69f62

This lunar eclipse was 6f50561d48 a week after the 8ae9fcd393 Night of Pche.18e0990a63fdcfc3

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“Just the lunar eclipse? There’s also the wedding ceremony.”6c62bfe711d94aad

“Are you really going through with the marriage?”e848500ab62e8d66

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“It’s been decided.”27778c53dbb39934

“After secretly ogling him and drooling, congratulations.”605d30c66114c5ad

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“When did I ever!”8f4c4624b67e8b8d

Ashin, who had stopped 79d9fd2518 abruptly, raised her voice, 60e1ff2ad9 but Soriya indifferently rolled 9617240130 her eyes.77547d6c40b70acd

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“It’s not like I’ve only known Ashin for a day or two.”ccb97ec1ce870ea6

“Was it just me? Huh? Was it just me who did that!”f3bb5690a91c5f05

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“At least not me. No matter how handsome he is, he has to at least seem human.”802f8a235dac5b66

“That’s the core issue, isn’t it?”f766cec0b2bf1141

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“Handsome or not, he’s scary. Well, I guess Ashin can handle Lord Mur. Come to think of it, you two are a good match. Both of you are beyond the realm of humans. Congratulations.”94439b1ae2acd289

Ashin ignored Soriya’s soulless congratulations.6918185c2f359084

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“But, Soriya.”0454ed805f527c01

“Yes.”d77cbc895fabac08

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“How do you know I was secretly looking at Mur?”74a67db585356180

“Well, it was too obvious. Anyone who’s watched Ashin closely would have noticed.”6f88e98abe7aa3f8

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It was the moment Leotar was finally cleared of suspicion. Ashin’s eyes widened as she looked back on her past. Was it that obvious?73babf62edb2afe7

“Then, Mur didn’t look at me like that too, did he? With secret glances of admiration.”8f34c57c8022c649

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“I wonder?”379a0506e3a4c70b

Soriya tilted a1829fd9ed her head. Her reaction f42a54196b was as c2dd53ecc0 if she 2480a1095f had never caa4670af1 heard of bbe7affdcc such a 2eebd70ab6 thing.38167988d7d247e4

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“That’s strange. I often felt like the back of my head was being pierced.”caed7956da67eba0

“Isn’t that just because Ashin was annoying him?”1eb2d082f162a052

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“Me?”209aa652c7e8cbc8

“Ashin annoyed Lord Mur every day, so he probably did the same.”4267f605b8f5842f

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“I guess so…”3d814954d586670e

“There were clashes of opinion almost every day. No, you could say there was never a time when you agreed.”85f40b4e1a74772f

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She swore that wasn’t the vibe, but it didn’t seem like Soriya would believe her.b2135b340dfbd600

While going up, replaying how obvious she had been, something bumped into her toe. It was a pile of scattered documents. The entire fourth floor was Ashin’s and the high-ranking sorcerers’ laboratory, and from the stairs leading up to the fourth floor to the hallway, everything was littered with messy books and items.8ebbe343d8c0d272

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It was the 80a18261f9 traces of searching d117b39143 for a spell b5fd683f9e to track the 366715c858 spirit arts user.e36f07933e57f72b

The books 7666b33eeb that had c4f067af42 been collected 91959cbd28 indiscriminately since 55d283b250 the tower e019905410 was built 318223f017 reappeared, forming 738678cdab piles and 22b8dcee8c mountains. Books and a354c8e34a spells that a871f066c2 had disappeared 9ec88e3e93 from history 02653eecb0 along with f9f552ae4d the ancient 2b5c761486 mages who 5e19f52b12 were hunted 11f778f057 to death.6824a09d688c344e

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But no matter how 3e2afd9caa much she searched the 9a5a94c9be books, there were no 8b27540e59 major achievements. The spirit arts 84e67311d7 used by the 482bd5d8d8 Prince were, and 3bc0d0b269 still are, strictly 9b5f0569b8 forbidden.696b0c0e557dbf97

Sitting in the laboratory b22f916d39 chair, Ashin pushed the bc5cf6f759 pile that had accumulated 214b0b45cf up to her forehead c7e61ec7e0 to the right. Her desk, like deba539d1f the hallway, was ddb4273efa also a mountain 8f833420f1 of piles of f9eab7ca29 paper and books.8e12e8bd76a6d678

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“Ah, and. While I’m gone, Ailem will take care of the tower. It’s not a grand thing, just checking in from time to time. But the rumor will spread widely, and people will believe that Ailem is guarding the tower.”655ee658c5f1a047

“Sorry? Why all of a sudden?”7a735a0df3318154

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Ashin pondered Vize’s words, which had been nothing but correct.d4068410d2b5b866

The basis of sorcery c5c1e839ce was no different from 17cdd56b72 ancient magic, but ancient d11bc9cadb magic had been cut 42577b768a off due to the 2c42178be8 oppression of the times. Therefore, the e736daa6ff sorcerers of 6da0a8e5cd the present e73063be64 day did 4495859c8d not bother aa4b0eff67 to reveal 3d009f9f14 that sorcery 01c6aeec5a originated from 204254202c magic.7e1eb4c044a48d4e

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“Why do you think ancient magic was cut off?”74f9e367afae2065

“Isn’t it because magic was so insignificant at the time? It’s different from us now.”7517a090b5ed710d

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“No, the reason they were hunted was because the existing powers felt threatened by them. They used incomprehensible spells, miraculously healed people, and made prophecies. They were people who repeatedly did things that they themselves could not do, so they were massacred before they could grow their power.”07a6da50709d3145

“It’s similar to our situation. But we’re different. Ashin built a tower in the heart of the empire. Her Majesty also looks favorably upon us.”9586ae70f1113282

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“That’s right, it’s different now. If we were still gathering in tribes and practicing sorcery without a focal point like the tower, we would have been attacked and disintegrated quickly.”4673fdcf0ea5e200

“Then what else are you worried about?”471c519e0f3576f0

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“Hunting isn’t just for power. Think about the wealth we’ve come to enjoy.”62ef56b1821268aa

“Surely, you don’t think they’ll attack the tower to rob us?”f68edf363f4b3ce0

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“Don’t underestimate their greed. Once the supplies taken in the war run out, they’ll turn their eyes inward.”599bb908c7585dc0

“Then how can you trust Ailem?”cc06d62652af0089

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“I’m going to form a marriage alliance with him. It’s a family with a long history, so they won’t break the covenant. And I’ve decided to select a few children from his retainers to send as apprentices.”82904ea3846b25ff

“Will that be enough to protect us?”3cb1304bb2d754ec

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“It’s not meant to be a physical defense. It’s just to instill the idea that Ailem is the backing of this place.”f3840f6e37dc8671

“You’re going to side with the existing power. Is this His Majesty’s will?”45d2a490a2b2953e

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“How did you know?”14ff0c33aca886d9

“Because it’s not something Ashin would think of.”1eea9b1c3693b7d7

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Ashin nodded. She sometimes 30612f1f48 wondered how ec7bbbf4a9 Vize could 6bd3d1dc57 know everything 4fd75e3e2e and change 2c05b974e7 everything according 58a3a1b5b9 to his 21ff3f2edb will.e3d0efcdc0c13142

Wasn’t everything going according to Vize’s will this time as well? Leotar, who had detested Ashin, came to her on his own, and Ashin, who had detested Leotar, had accepted the marriage. Whether what Vize gained from that was really a ‘symbol of peace’ was another matter.a7a06bb105c0a589

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“I don’t know how long the tracking will take. So, I feel more comfortable with Ailem holding out.”beb9c88538ec1d33

“Considering the Prince’s greed, he might appear on his own.”1ecd95555a551ed9

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“Even so, he must have been hit hard? He’ll have to rebuild his forces.”3997d88ce51fa268

“Since he’ll be using other people’s life force as nourishment, he may not need much recovery.”fecc4c18009f4402

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The Prince of Pihan 03dff7303a not only absorbed the d99e920758 life force of others 00b515d715 to increase his power, f9b9b20d5d like any other curse 850c1d91f0 caster, but also used bb246f169c forbidden arts to control 94f4cd9a10 the souls dwelling in c979c8677c life as if they f8bff14e02 were his limbs. No one knew 0bc0278069 how he had 1ca9ac843e learned the forbidden d900dd95d2 arts. Even Ashin, who 5535afc6dc knew how to bb739a9af5 handle a little b5b7782a96 of many spells, 6f456f9830 had no knowledge 6077136c52 of spirit arts.a6e1d27cde2313f0

“If there were detailed books enough to learn a giant spell, there must be several books with similar content. It’s absurd to think that only one book contains the perfect spell. It would take at least hundreds of people dedicated to research to create a complete spell. So, somewhere there must be traces of those hundreds of people.”0e706d63871e8193

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“I’ll keep looking.”dd62be0924cf955d

“We still don’t even know what the Prince’s purpose is. Why spirit arts, why did he start the war?”0ec538af23db6021

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Soriya continued Ashin’s question.1c3051f18da654cf

“That terrible man. What is he plotting by running away…”872c56a1aca0d8da

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The lunar eclipse in five weeks was an opportunity. On the night when the eyes of foresight open, the sky allowed humans to glimpse the future they most wanted to see. All they could do was hope that they could identify the Prince’s energy that way.0d458c31bb0c91e7

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In a forest where 038f5bcff1 even the moonlight did ac3371839c not reach, Leotar, having 1407ad88c4 lowered his sword, calmly aa720ccf7f caught his breath. Blood that had c650327c41 flowed down the 65fa4cb91d blade dripped onto 7c70879ad2 the grass.034b82b97b4807db

Two assassins lay fallen db48be3215 before him.b36eefc131a979dd

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Whether they didn’t know it was useless, or didn’t want to admit it. Someone was repeating a wasteful act.324146d6baca40ee

A black figure approached fe1d61642c from behind him and eaa8e429a4 knelt.a9b0995c973e9889

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“I took care of one more at the stream.”8faba660bbdefba8

“Is that the end?”9f0b8877e1e256b6

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“Yes, a total of three.”31254cc93ee98d5b

While his 8b7393e2ee subordinates searched 82c3350671 the bodies, 7b37a2f29b Leotar headed c4cdf7b533 for the acc2c7633b water. As he got b342a5b63e closer to the f2e95cd25d shallow river, the b37d5879d4 trees became sparse, 4ba206e672 revealing the night ceac9b16b5 sky.80a81f37f557cba1

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The moon, faintly 05b5c96d8b ringed with a 19727e08ba blue light, rippled 42d8a46e3e on the surface cbaf7259ad of the water. Listening to the sound b2b616e3bb of the water flowing, 37e400a686 Leotar realized one thing.0aa030af0aa7a2a6

The threat of f9b34dea4f assassination only existed c71dd74ec4 on nights when fa82c0cd2d only one moon 3b6f684c81 was up.03cb205aeeccbb98

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If the 75f154d9ba goal was 17eddc9c14 to kill 9ae03a8fba him, there 55516b3c6c were plenty 1ce67f4a56 of more 2a1ed8c050 effective times 48dd8beea5 and methods. But whoever 837c573f59 it was f1757f0a7f was choosing 2c65b1d676 the movements 409256d3b4 of the 4d8fc9b65c celestial sphere dff6ed5b3f instead of 9886c0c188 a logical 6f1cafd9d3 strategy.803ec8c9c1cf0858

He gradually became suspicious. What if the 33ae4eec08 assassination itself was f3436b5b9a not the purpose, 070fdc5e75 but had some 774b4b43f7 kind of magical c82b2b1ffa meaning? Repeated spells were also 9bf20a38c5 related to curses.df2436cf4d5d28d2

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The puzzling thing was that there were no sorcerers in Ailem’s fiefdom. In the first place, sorcery was a spell practiced by foreigners. Foreign groups residing in the north or east.ca758dcd16a27f7c

He unknowingly thought 203e783fad of Ashin. He thought that 0d9f1720d2 if he asked 914218cd6d for advice, she 868da934e5 would give him 8207a99d38 an answer, but a82a93e4bd he quickly erased 3c1c644ae6 the thought.1d92f98918c704ef

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