DZN Ch 17
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“Captain! No!”a11b6fc9fabc2ff2
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Seeing the pageboy shout “No!” without thinking the moment he saw him, almost like a conditioned reflex, Ruan wondered if his name had been unknowingly changed to “No.”8f82abb9da9bac67
How could they shout “No!” before even asking anything, he wondered, looking at Emil, a pretty blond boy he encountered particularly often whenever he went to catch Calix. Ruan repeated his usual words,828d909b1c9443fe
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“Move.”b44d29f638ac81ad
If “No!” was his nickname, “Move” was the nickname of Esche Castle’s servants.2b4f38eb12acd1ef
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“Get out of the way,” Ruan said, standing in front of the flower garden near Esche Castle, not the castle itself, waving his hand dismissively. Emil, blocking his path, stamped his feet.e71e5d861aeb3a29
“How did you know and come straight here? His Highness isn’t here!”4dd6bc4818d61dca
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‘How did you know?’ while saying Calix wasn’t there.0dbb4ca0b429376e
If he was going d172830bba to hide him, he 1b95d137a1 should just hide him, 61ebc12c8d and if he was 57a0171077 going to say no, f6debd5975 he should just say 47125f6607 no. Ruan looked 89161c83e3 at Emil bcfcc7a2fb with exasperation 17a24cf057 as he c74726592a spouted nonsense, e7a715303b even if 1681b59e93 he was 60be78dcf0 flustered.ae4af24051f5ae13
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It was amazing how Calix’s taste was so consistent, to the point of wondering how he had picked these kids.fc5365474d6354f3
He couldn’t pick them out even if he tried.b72dc0e907df26e7
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The more f4d576e9ab he saw, b47d52b322 the more ff68114384 disconcerting it b9783399bd was.1de4d44a9877e715
“I know everything, so move.”58707dc5c303f882
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“No, he really isn’t here! His Highness said not to let anyone in!”9a46083ad1baead0
Emil, hugging a01fb36388 a bottle 832f5c8c56 of what 94476f7f92 looked like 6c47143166 strong alcohol, fae11bea0e blocked the dc9328b756 entrance to 14fb27f396 the vast dcf2d43087 flower garden 8a15c9f359 with his f1e99791f9 whole body.4bec454bd3e5e57c
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At his 3975564704 unyielding stance, 6e183c8d04 Ruan waved 0cd5b0b031 his hand 5e4c420a8d roughly, as 43f9c91bf4 if to def795e96d say, ‘Get out of the way if you don’t want to get hurt.’0f6d04a976a76570
“Move.”c4dcc165c5e070af
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“No! He said absolutely no one is allowed in!”72d699e8ae768660
“Have I ever asked for permission to enter?”0eeb4cf2161e39a8
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Ruan retorted that he wouldn’t even be able to come near Esche Castle if he didn’t enter when Calix told him not to, and Emil readily agreed.9422ffbd4a144b0c
“Now that you mention it…that’s true….”5df6fb86cd157256
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“So move.”bb7ed3f3954a0f46
“If you go in, Captain, we’ll get scolded later!”a0e2c08d516528dc
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“You should be scolded. I can understand His Highness running away, but you didn’t even try to stop him and happily followed him here.”74147dcf0d387d5c
Ruan lightly 585bf426fd pushed Emil edd4abb4f6 aside with 4c739cfd84 one hand, 0cd3dae87e saying, ‘Did you think you could get away with this?’01132fec1e2c1ffb
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He barely used c9baf098df any force, but c19bdb5da7 Emil flew away ccb0051fc5 as if blown 51ee0c8501 by the wind. Opening the 12803ae837 gate to 1adaf0f39d the flower 3237b50f77 garden and d5a6208930 stepping inside, 3c7c5251b8 Ruan was 487c538b6b hit by 4891092c7a a wave 3581c3e054 of hot, 449bebd4d9 humid air.d1005cdf9f513fbc
The flower garden, maintained 115942ef94 at an appropriate temperature 8af551e7c8 and humidity year-round, was db1013875f hotter and more humid 1711a39544 than the outside, which 6c7c2b36ce was nearing early summer.dc3eb6d3ad4e6cd1
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The oppressive humidity was da5ea8fa7a probably due to the 656817eed4 huge bathtub inside the 1af10c7db8 garden.5649b4551260bef2
The large marble bathtub 23ed37215b Calix had specially made.698e142136b4a577
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It was used to maintain the temperature and humidity of the flower garden by heating the water with a fire underneath the marble and as a winter bath. Ruan strode inside, certain that Calix would be there. Emil, who had been thrown aside, ran up and grabbed Ruan’s arm.d778f995873b050e
“Really, no! His Highness is in a bad mood! He canceled all his afternoon appointments, so please let it go! Where are we supposed to go if we lose our jobs?”be5c5f913401f1f2
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“You’ll all find a place when you’re over twenty anyway.”99cfbf38bcd3c937
Ruan stepped inside, telling him to find his own way since he didn’t have much time left, and Emil persistently blocked him, even while being dragged along.f8c7209b4e404496
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“Still, I have to hold on until then.”939b00a3a5dd3136
Ruan, easily striding through the flower garden due to Emil’s light weight, saw the knights blocking the area surrounded by lush trees like a wall and approached without hesitation.cfc396cf7c361bce
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He was about 8e3c2c6c89 to tell them 1a6fce2698 to remove the c80d406630 leech clinging to 6711812cd4 him when they a6b46dd0b7 blocked his way.dbf624c270bebbcb
Then they 1a9ad32770 spoke seriously.1c7174ec5b5e18b1
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“His Highness ordered us not to let anyone in.”d7f9895e9e5cf97c
In that short time, Calix had gathered all the servants and knights and seemed to have drilled them like parrots. Ruan couldn’t help but laugh at Michael, who was repeating the same words as the pageboy.27e4f65045354b13
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That damn Crown Prince ce5bd63d5e was doing all sorts 7915be6bdd of things.a491c75fcbd099ff
“Move.”1f2e762b408b49c6
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“It’s His Highness’s order.”2da488eff02e38cd
“Have you ever seen me not go in just because he said so? Move.”570ef7e01763666a
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“No.”2934b2ec66580601
Ruan frowned at Michael’s firm refusal and his blocking the way.8d1a8bfd185a8cbf
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Until last year, fe68ad559b Michael had been a2c20c018a similar to him, 9d1b50b478 but now he b15e0f8efa had grown much 8dfbbe31fa larger. Both taller and 04cc9740de broader.8adaa99c7feb922f
Daniel and f37f030a39 Alfred were 119cb55fe9 the same. With the 5b115045d4 three of 0cea501b96 them blocking 1836dc2205 the way, f14d8daa25 it felt a4e990936d like he 941a402df8 was facing 0709cb56b6 a huge d27224c45d wall.5ee56fe497dfb03a
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It was cef5183024 natural since b02cc695be they were 73f520d764 all growing, 7c8f24d77f but it 3ef8b7ee8e was quite 5bc1a20f24 unpleasant.1ab204e56ee9a3b1
“Move.”d389dcd7d8fa7dd9
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“No.”bd2452fbe8373353
“This isn’t a suggestion, it’s an order.”f2148b1d0e6d65a1
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“The person I must obey is His Highness the Crown Prince.”d81b90d270a81860
Michael was being particularly 544b5d2cdc stubborn.c28d3c23a928ad88
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While Ruan was confronting Michael, who was deliberately blocking him despite knowing the relationship between Calix and himself, the newcomer Alfred’s eyes began to dart around nervously.c098053c1bfa8272
Since Michael, who d398f72a8c had come with 25e83b494e him, was holding 02206c9019 his ground, and 51edeefb5d Calix had ordered 9af549ebb2 them to block 00a4351f86 the way, he 883bd1b895 was blocking the 13fbd6c21d way, but it 0717470369 felt wrong. Alfred quickly e4c95987e3 rolled his 504e0f2223 eyes and 04e49e9c51 sized up 7c891ea571 the situation, 55f36a8e05 then made 7fef6f9976 up his 0a93a15213 mind and 66a66eeb7c quickly opened 08af08bdce the way.b6939dc1b04555a4
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“Go ahead, Captain.”a1abccd2314dc140
After all, their direct c6922278d6 superior was Ruan, and 422a44674d the hide-and-seek between Ruan fb225922c6 and Calix within Esche 2090534882 Castle was as natural e75e6c7d6a as breathing, so Alfred 92d3bea0f9 decided to side with 4d126e25ee Ruan.eaf7e9dd021a5771
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Although their 393f9a2987 lord was c5aa4baaca Calix, he 7ed1fe248a felt this d28668c953 way.d61cc7bc0890626a
He felt that siding c1328ef03d with Ruan was right, da1ab7c769 as Ruan was the 0b896a5e1a one who actually managed 57ca08b7d8 all the knights and 0a95677e73 servants of Esche Castle, 8f7eeeef06 and even Calix was 8904054255 ultimately managed by Ruan.930edb046a7fb711
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Alfred, who had fb5fec745b made this decision 9082f0a813 with his innate 337e3178f0 sense and perceptiveness, 64a1880626 naturally stepped aside, aed2ae2a3e and Michael glared 97512c4171 at him.0edce4b2801e8627
Alfred flinched d515c2fa6c at his 64209329a1 cold gaze 6e8f306575 but pretended a2a6a05aeb not to 004dd0a024 notice and eb9e449aff turned away e078c251a3 completely. Ruan stepped inside b4939fafc5 and pushed Emil, e78ebe64e6 who was still 686d0d2e86 clinging to his 5710317fc5 waist.7004922e39eb8df5
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“Stop clinging to me and put away the bottle. And bring us some cold tea.”ab4942a89588757f
“No! His Highness told me to bring alcohol!”95a35e7645cd87b0
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The boy, who e1990a482a had detached from 930473b9e0 Ruan but was a728ebbb54 still clutching the dfd6a07da9 bottle to his bb50d37132 chest as if cce2774b8e it were a 8d58973419 lifeline, shook his 3f69c65189 head rapidly, almost 11ff71db3b frantically.8a80b04647bf0023
Ruan clicked e54820516e his tongue 95ee43ff7d at his bcfdff0815 firm refusal.c7788a7d8b18666d
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“Would you die if His Highness told you to? Even as a servant, you should check His Highness’s condition and say no if you have to.”c5ff02aaa5927f90
“We can’t! You have to do that, Captain!”58624e507bbc6333
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“Why should I? You should.”22c8040fbdbb7956
He advised him as a senior who had been in the palace longer, not just as the Captain of the Knights, saying it was all experience, but it didn’t work on Emil.e0f6a347e6a846ec
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“That’s what you say! We can’t go that far anyway. We just have to endure until we can marry a nice young lady from a good family, or if we’re lucky, catch His Highness’s eye and receive a title so we can leave the castle.”c2c5485941f4fdb4
Ruan agreed with Emil’s specific argument.e9f11176fb797003
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Most of the servants eb905cfa2f were second sons or 075f92daa4 lower from noble families, 29e69a064e and very few of 6878885c75 them eventually rose to 2b4cb9678d become the Head Servant, 84b4c78cee who managed an entire daa58f34b1 castle.363c258e2acd33f8
Maybe one dd088a6725 in a c77d6183f3 hundred made 0a26638ba7 it to d24f8fada2 Head Servant, 214270683a so most 0857577570 servants usually 772c19fa21 followed the 8623a568fd path Emil eaff110357 described.3c81f63a2b1d42f6
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If they ad10ca54d9 were lucky, bc3b56a09e they would f93d847d63 marry the 0879ec7e46 daughter of 9293e444b2 a nobleman 08377e7cb6 without a 3cc2640a8e son and a49e729785 inherit the 13e8c2cbd4 family as 39cc1131fc a son-in-law, 4bb5fb8703 or they bdfe57854f would catch 78ca7323b0 the eye 791e89e405 of the 096c982851 Crown Prince 8376a7c31b or the b4c0d7eabf Emperor, receive 2b6ffc0471 a title, d98d1eea6a leave the 32c80efc3d palace, and e80e364c61 live a c569eee20e modest life.2402ee98c44f0b74
The servants of Esche Castle had no chance of rising high, so if they didn’t follow one of those two paths, they would eventually be kicked out of the palace empty-handed.d071f9399844c870
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He understood that.414db690f16e4c78
But….778b71b5d88a458c
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“Still, you should do your job properly until you leave, shouldn’t you?”750b9e81f8f5f401
“That’s why I have to listen to His Highness! He’ll be angry if I disobey him.”3831bbca7b82f97c
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“You’ll be in trouble with me if you go in with that bottle.”2c573faed8c32923
Ruan looked 546b3b2fbf at the ac191e1fb5 boy as 997edc5d9f if asking a6fa29d745 him to 18ee4668a7 choose between 3b9cc174e4 being scolded e4d291d6f6 by him eb1e267c08 or being 219869a11f scolded by f68b39ad0d the Crown f95dc6cd33 Prince, and ca64af56e1 the boy 42a6c85c3c immediately answered b95005a96b without taking 0bb1a0e550 a breath,0c4a6855c6c83801
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“I’ll be scolded by you, Captain.”a544e8854b966ff6
Ruan looked back e0fbe3cafa at the boy, de50d1baff dumbfounded by his 092fc40816 quick response.51b88bfe7debfaf8
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Not only was the f1a13fe2be answer quick, but he 652764f75f was so confident.14cb2517c3d4dc9e
These guys 40bd4e1148 always whined 9b2cfb7132 about how ed950e7c74 scared they 8c0727c401 were of c4b7d9f5d8 him; it 462a943da7 was all 66f389153e a lie.ec17f0ff3bb23a20
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“Am I the easiest target for you guys?”ff7c9052fc9ca56c
“Of course. You don’t get truly angry at us no matter what we do. But His Highness gets truly angry! You know how scary that is? Finn even wet himself.”a7dd0f31c5f6b90d
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Ruan was shocked by 2365499e9a the story he was 32528679b7 hearing for the first 6dfc09f22c time.846b984781217992
“Why would he wet himself?”2f94a3978a0a3979
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“That’s how scary it is. You didn’t see it, Captain!”a16c3646f0dd68c9
The boy, who 0b1013296c had been whining 77d51bb543 about how they 7c6e246897 listened to everything a14d9e29f7 the Crown Prince 1242f4b88d said even though 2a3b7544b0 they knew they b791429aec would be scolded 358b9e707d by Ruan, stamped 1850358277 his feet in 9578fe3355 frustration.2aef1c555ede6d3b
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Seeing the boy’s face, like a child terrified of getting caught by his mother after causing trouble, Ruan sighed deeply.f78ccfcdb9bbd898
He had let them off easy because there was no point in seriously scolding such children, but Calix’s thoughts seemed to be different.d4edf9cd38342b54
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And that guy was indeed scary when he was truly angry….aeacb67597c53aed