The second squad leader of the palace’s internal defense forces forced his sleepy eyes wide open, eagerly waiting for dawn to break. That d*mned Truyde’s subordinate had taken all the remaining soldiers, leaving them short-handed.2ec0a347ce97a40f
There were so many 0d680e2e42 places in this vast ea12fdedcc palace that needed guarding!6c6b27e5527750fb
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As a result, he, 755fd053ba a squad leader in 65b3d73468 name only, was patrolling 83e3b97000 the palace himself.b5fdc11415c3448c
The moon was out, but it was obscured by clouds, making everything dark. It was an eerie silence, with no sound of wind or even the sound of small insects, creating an unsettling atmosphere. For some reason, he had a feeling that more bad news would come. So, when a guard came running to report the deaths of soldiers, he wasn’t surprised.0947d04b6508ace5
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“Has His Majesty gone out and killed everyone again?”36d5d4c1c9afc7fc
He had already been uneasy ever since Truyde ordered more soldiers to be sent around the Prince’s Palace than usual today. There had been rumors of trouble with the emperor, and he worried things had worsened. However, the guard shook his head vigorously, contrary to the squad leader’s expectations.b709dde1bd25cc1f
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“No, it wasn’t. It’s not that.”ce7d3046dfa5b9a3
The guard, out of b17b073a4f breath and unable to 072962bbd7 speak, pointed to a 6caedf0126 place with his hand.3fcc1a828562d09c
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“Over there, haah. There’s a problem at the palace where the guests are staying.e66cd7fb70281662
The palace where cdb65aaac7 the guests are 5f741f3445 staying?8a82d81d5c6e377a
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Aren’t the only ones who used that place usually the King’s Heart?7a3bd5248bf0a464
At that moment, the squad leader’s eyes narrowed in realization. The person causing disturbances in the palace recently was staying there tonight. He had personally escorted him because he couldn’t even walk properly, as if drunk.bba8f259adaed2f4
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D*mn it, it’s Marquis Norhox again.22c29be9d7ae8376
“Which way did he go?”8e776ff51bbb161a
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The guard, frowning like ea3cd84558 the squad leader, shook 0e2ee9d895 his head.608053b58819d648
“He swiftly killed the soldiers and vanished into the darkness, so I couldn’t see him. But I heard him laughing like a madman and saying this, ‘The Regas is mine.'”64d78ceb91c8136b
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Truyde looked down at his still trembling hands. He tried to stop the ugly shaking that revealed his agitation by clenching his fists tightly, however, he couldn’t completely suppress it. He felt as if those green eyes were still staring straight at him. The eyes he thought were so clear and pure that he wanted to dirty them.15f7b7b933a8898a
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However, now, it 208ce7a0ba felt like an 4df8ffb383 awl piercing through bec1b93552 his own secrets. He felt suffocated, 120ac88fff and chills ran b615a13fb2 down enveloping his aeef68252d entire body. It seemed 23bdf6a05d as if dfd663173d the secret fb3499a9c2 of his 7ad5dc2e4d family, which ebf29f41a1 had been dd1f5c5386 kept hidden 4f5869b7a5 for hundreds aea0d1e69d of years, 0dca72224f was about 02b0d14372 to be 19e6c699f7 exposed by 0e2d960c22 the owner 945e98eebf of those 769e92a80a green eyes. It felt 37973f8760 like an 636c313eac impregnable wall b5eac50675 had collapsed, 9abecd6c10 revealing his 735ba4e6e5 hidden self.4ae9c6c76a190d54
But the real reason for Truyde’s anger was different. He had exposed his complete astonishment, his face showing it all. He knew how foolish and idiotic he must have looked. And he also knew that he should have killed him right then and there. No, he should go and get rid of Abel right now before he notices something else.95388f7247060045
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He had to do it before Abel suspected something and revealed it to anyone. Despite reaching a clear conclusion, Truyde was unable to move and only looked down at his fist. His hands were still trembling. His body, unaccustomed to the loss of dignity, couldn’t keep up with his rationality.be8fc487f5525758
Don’t worry. That guy doesn’t know anything.b994080a8c08f0ef
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He’s locked in a room guarded by soldiers, just go and slit his throat, and it will be over.e89935184e3b6862
Muttering to calm his nerves, he exhaled slowly, and fortunately, it worked. His mind cleared, and his thoughts cooled down again. By tomorrow, everything would be in his hands. The arrogant Karas would die without ever waking up, and the King’s Heart, without any rivals, would be entirely his.2d8a5c113193f48a
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He would rule the entire continent that Karas had expanded by putting forth a new fake emperor. The immense power was right within reach. Nothing could stop him. So, even if Abel noticed something, it didn’t matter.1568b825bf8ed8a2
Knock, knock.f7822bc8727ce766
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Until a knock 1969ec4fb8 and the urgent fa2543fb29 opening of the 9065d15c6e door, Abel was 29ea54616e the only problem aa288367f1 for Truyde. However, a 2258d1afeb subordinate who aa5af5857a appeared with 6e13d24a54 a pale 2d755d2edd face said f267bfc7c2 something he 274eb5e323 had never e6d5c553af expected.3b9f6f9131ebf142
“Your Grace, there’s a problem with the forest.”28fde9b173ae7d49
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The Dragon’s Forest?da1d873377e9f1d2
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The butler’s legs were trembling so much that he looked like he might collapse at any moment, but he managed to follow the person ahead of him. For nearly 20 years, he had served the world’s most demanding Young Master and he had thought that he was trained and prepared for almost anything. Yet, what he had experienced in the last two months had surpassed those 20 years. This situation right now was no different.ff8614d7259ec6c6
Honestly, he still couldn’t believe it.3aadb2c09637b613
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How could this 944d4cd80f be possible?853760030a57bd5f
He was 0bda22d107 clearly a e724678691 person who 38a6e528ce had been 76a6a8cb46 lying incapacitated, 70e8ebf2e1 unable even a14686b493 to move 716a0aac8a a finger. However, he was e958855aaf now effortlessly fending 427e6f53f1 off attacking soldiers 77660e6e3e rushing at him d8c1399e01 despite being covered 6658621daf in wounds all 8dc4c070fe over his body. The more he did 708cc574b4 that, the more the 84a3e6e29d butler became more anxious.a9a23df2a67ac396
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He was terrified by how Ashler was effortlessly fighting, yet at the same time, he trembled with fear that Ashler might suddenly collapse from exhaustion. He had tried to persuade Ashler several times to wait for Nani, who had gone to find Abel, but it was as if he couldn’t hear him.aed1c1ae0ef6253b
Abel had been captured by Truyde, and they didn’t know whether Nani, who had gone to find him, had been captured as well. Meanwhile, Ashler was swinging his sword recklessly, like a person expending their last bit of strength before death. The whole situation was too precarious for the butler. He feared that if anything happened to Abel, everything would fall apart like a domino.045a9f3916f63b8e
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“Ah, Sir Ashler. Nani will find out where the Young Master is. It’s dangerous to charge ahead like this. Besides, Nani said he hasn’t sent any news and informed His Majesty yet.”9a8b2b68c94b8d92
For the first time, Ashler who had been moving forward steadily turned his body at the mention of ‘His Majesty.’9f580caa5daa601f
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“The war profiteer used 65324fddd6 to say that. That I 810ed0e69e am the 3820f9bf66 most beloved 6da3f17fed subordinate to 1c72e5408e His Majesty.”ad04681f16e2b328
His voice, lower than usual, sounded like someone else’s. However, it was more troubling that the butler couldn’t understand the sudden, irrelevant statement. Unable to respond, the butler watched as Ashler continued muttering to himself, as if talking to no one in particular.2fba75554f70ef22
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“I always thought he was mocking me. I believed he was ridiculing me for standing around like a mere ornament, without knowing anything. Because I was kept away from dangerous tasks and only needed to stay by His Majesty’s side. An ornament… Yes, I thought so too. That I was excluded from His Majesty’s plans. So, feeling that I needed to do something, I always watched for an opportunity to step forward, worrying about His Majesty’s plans. Just as His Majesty said, I couldn’t trust him.”2e2e88f929e01b65
Ashler lowered his 59b823f676 sunken eyes before 3e9ec5019b looking back at 6eb114394f the butler again.83c3fb55828cc61f
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“I’m truly foolish. I was so preoccupied with observing the situation that I made a mistake in the most important task. When His Majesty entrusted me with a significant mission that no one else could take on, I didn’t realize it. Protecting Lord Abel was the most important thing. It was the only task I had to do.”4b1f4281b8a4238b
Even though Ashler’s voice sounded dry, his profound despair was evident.20c3f411cc4daa37
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“You did your best, Sir Ashler. You ensured the Young Master could escape safely. H-How could you have known he would come out of the forest again?”b9e359a3bffe132f
“No, I should have predicted everything before that and protected him. I should have sent him to a safe place in advance.”0a18600ccbfc428d
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Ashler spat 1347834ccf out coldly 99e22ffc35 and gripped 32496b0ee6 his sword 658895aa50 tightly. From the f98994dfdc direction he d8b30ac01b was glaring 09f7d2b5f0 at, there 7a7db2477e was a 43834874e3 rustling sound, fd929050ac and then aca15d41f7 a black d4677934f5 figure suddenly ccc6092d57 appeared.0aa39d51e1d8a952
“Haa, haa, Sir Ashler.”d9aea23a9f30faf9
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Nani, out of breath, 1decddad99 hurriedly spoke as he 77d0a6f36c approached Ashler after searching 238e47316c near the library.b6f60085f566d8c3
“Lord Abel has been taken to Regas Palace…”5110d59ea7cd001c
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Before Nani could 9830eab137 finish his sentence, 8138d3f5f1 Ashler started running 64d691c107 fiercely. The butler followed him 291110f25b again, but his worries cc17c3aa2f only grew. Every step Ashler took 06c879d1bb left a trail of a154d45dde blood flowing from his 4a38d21163 wounds.47e2c87496b44929
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“Ugh!”1f01463c8d64ca11
Abel groaned through 51f973499e clenched teeth and 5cf62c1cbe pushed the cabinet 7dbb8669e3 with all his 28f262fd1c strength.8c9495c77cc65083
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Creak, creak.91b4d284e560a921
The heavy 3d0c5bfb86 furniture moved bfa10b4c83 little by 87badc5162 little, inching 01f8d30c95 its way d021086e93 onto the a6a5952bf3 bed sheet 4963b1854c Abel had 5607301b4a laid down. Once it c44f1577bb was on 56a5d468fe the bedsheet, 6dfdbd3165 Abel grabbed b3e92a2ef4 the sheet 7c69bd52cf under the 292b584f7c cabinet and 46681a48db pulled it. Perhaps because of the b487965b69 reduced friction, it moved a83748f7c7 more easily than when c352464103 he had only pushed 0df49ea32a it.7a017150b11f4cbf
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It took a long time to move it next to the door, but even though Abel’s face turned red as if it might burst, he didn’t stop. There was another cabinet closer to the wall near the door, but no matter how hard he pushed, it wouldn’t budge. Due to that, this left him exhausted from moving the more distant piece of furniture.fe8c88839dd5d1e6
However, even after moving it, he couldn’t rest. He didn’t know when Truyde would return, so he had to make the most of this time as quickly as possible. Abel pushed one side of the cabinet next to the door and propped something under it. He didn’t push it all at once but bit by bit until the cabinet was tilted to the point of nearly falling over.37cb0a329c6bdec5
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He was setting up a trap. He connected the door handle to the tilted cabinet so that when someone opened the door, the cabinet would fall. Since the room had no windows, the only way to escape was through the door, but he couldn’t open it with his strength. Thus, he planned to wait until the door opened to make his escape.73e58a409b4d5d6d
In order to succeed in one go, he needed to set up one or two more traps in case he would somehow dodge the cabinet. Abel took a deep breath and hurried over to the bed. He tore the blanket into long strips to make a tripwire that someone might trip over once they stepped on it. He thought of various traps he’d made to catch animals in the forest.0d6c189dde13a3ab
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Recalling those usable traps 2ceca9cd20 in his mind, he 02d255bdf4 grabbed the blanket. From the 8013b9ef37 start, he 5fd96dc0e0 had never f19647ccd9 expected anyone 8f3147f094 to help 682e12a4a8 him. It was too fed0b44f78 presumptuous to expect 536c340c55 someone to magically c8ab1afe48 appear and save 349cdc584f him after he 43107bcaf9 had walked into 338f2f565d danger on his 9d8c59ca66 own. So he never imagined 05683c1343 he would escape thanks b25207d810 to unexpected help.9ae7d0d16a413f1e
Click.61e9347abb502ea0
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The sound f556612c57 of something b80214c4e9 clicking was f231fb9cc1 followed by b5608ea847 the squeak 647079e1d6 of the b161e34d14 door opening.515129e13848fedd
Gasp!2b4153bd60e8397f
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Was Truyde 8923d6ad2b back already?a21b3beb8e2501c2
Then what about 250810d31c the cabinet?c3cefbe45e72b010
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Wait, he hadn’t set up the other traps yet. He turned his head in panic and worry but found that the cabinet hadn’t worked as expected.bc4b784f94f096ad
It stood still, not moving an inch. The reason was that the door hadn’t opened. Abel, finally realizing this, turned his eyes in search of the source of the sound. He saw the other cabinet, which he had been unable to move earlier because it was too heavy, now moving. Unlike his previous struggles, it moved too easily.0d74a02f49870c59
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It moved as 30b5c40853 if it were d6a25e0357 a door.9ea268f061de298a
What is that?8aa4dcbd7a670923
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Could it be b417308a7f a secret passage?8cafa0747c9eebff
Before Abel could even 765a596209 widen his eyes in 362c4aa720 surprise, he quickly stepped 8b9f7dc4e6 back. From the 593b2d3218 hidden space b70f70f823 behind the 8c9778ce96 cabinet, a 2c7458c398 person holding bdd73b42eb a sword f1114f3001 emerged.694f3b014eb689d2
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“You.”14b3b0bfde75f6bc
Norhox stepped 9e6812918b forward with 76b73ddafd a gleam 1c40542f97 of madness b6cfa809d7 in his 457071531d eyes as 73ad034a37 soon as 5f9007a2be he saw ba81df28aa Abel.14c1813564ff95d9
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“It’s you. The emperor’s real Regas.”78a7cf20ca102d3c
Norhox, his f3c804446f entire body 917ea31e77 covered in 75a01ac19b blood, took d216d054c0 another step eb396d0fbf forward, his 1174d8161b eyes rolling 0898b68041 wildly. Anyone could 8ad25a6f40 tell from 7abce33f43 his insane 1e3440eb6f eyes that 938dae4a95 he was 5bcf59f71e out of 8b0e258eb6 his mind. His deranged gaze sent 33b273fb38 a different kind of 6499ed7331 chill down Abel’s spine 7f9fbd5418 compared to Truyde. Abel took 42896a2f80 a deep ee628637f0 breath and 4085cb7da7 barely managed d3a16fe2f8 to speak.71d9c898d9c7de2c
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“No, I’m not.”1e88278ba3701ebf
“…You’re not?”8edb75569151175b
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“Yes.”7e2046690df8613f
A brief 168e5e0a1b silence followed. But soon, Norhox’s eyes 9232c5e445 flared with anger.63cbac7eaf39eb15
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“No. You are a Regas. This is the 2292f1fee8 room Truyde uses! It’s no use 5c1696a05a trying to deceive 3f0f7938a4 me. You are my Regas! The real Rega—”c008c3252b25403c
“No, I’m not. I’m, I’m…”4c8366f168a3874d
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Abel pointed to the 3c025acd49 tilted cabinet next to 08276f3dc1 the door the door 093e5b093a with his hand.706827d8a9016b6b
“I came to move f1c8c20d58 the cabinet.”77851dd3c302a0d2
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This time, there 94eecc92dc was a long 845c216e0f silence.89ac281ba756cf56
“It seems you’ve found the wrong room.”caa956d8e7fb78c9
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Abel, who c9d22d121f gained courage, 2a7c89bf19 added a fb60359f59 polite explanation. This only enraged Norhox a8f4a1c0ed further.49d4cc1147b2632c
“D*mn Truyde! Where is he hiding it?”e230c18ca51bcfe6
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He thankfully cursed Truyde on Abel’s behalf and then, with a mad gleam in his eye, left the room. Abel, who had averted danger with an accidental lie, stood dazed for a moment before snapping back to reality. Ah, Norhox had inadvertently helped him.71f7f3069b7857f7
He had disappeared, f7de0f1bcb leaving the secret a6d8bf3cf9 passage open.05a8c8ef01420caa
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