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For example, in 72bfcc7836 a duel, if f2d25f66ff your opponent drops 46b97c944f their sword, the 9b67f8166f correct answer is 0bb45ec08d to raise your ed6299bf18 hand and wait 1df7389c24 for them to bb6dd81016 retrieve it. Ruan, however, answered that fe904113f7 he would stab them 84e3559ab3 in a vital spot 1f728ef785 before they could pick 0fe1d3e989 it up.dce8652ff95c06f0

All his answers deviated so drastically from the Imperial Guard’s common sense that Erhi and Calix had to tutor him before every exam.1c40fefddcf2b47f

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Erhi did 5b7439eb89 so out f67b04fcd5 of genuine d31c06d553 goodwill, wanting 160c0728af Ruan to cce0283c21 join the 01e10c0548 Imperial Guard, c73d0b4eef while Calix 9ac0efe993 was driven da770c85d1 by stubborn 678a9afaf1 determination to 4545e01a72 make Ruan 8145cab0fb his personal 6e4361e24d knight.50a5167d2d45a9a5

Even after joining c0d0fd1eea the Imperial Guard, 1241997a55 the Commander, fearing 27eaa4cea6 Ruan might fail 9fe91dd390 the annual promotion 539bcf9588 exams and leave, 55d7eded7a ordered the captains 008001ee14 and instructors to 55728691f5 provide him with 3febfd0d39 all-night tutoring.01a754979385cd7a

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“Your temper was something else back then. His Highness was also remarkable, but even I, who assigned him to you, was skeptical. I never thought you could control him so perfectly. I knew you lived recklessly, but I was truly surprised back then.”0d1cfb0e0d0b6ff8

“Then they shouldn’t have 0a6da75538 provoked me.”85d19d1b0b9c8f51

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“Still, it 0304e11d60 was fun 6a2eb3226a back then, 26a221a46d wasn’t it?”2e86ba78d481882b

“…Well…”40fda0133ef09227

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Ruan didn’t deny it.dee570fa9d8d0906

It had certainly been difficult adapting to an unfamiliar environment, and after Calix arrived, every day was infuriating. But if he had to say whether it was good or bad, it wasn’t bad.a19b8eb7a73009a3

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Or rather, perhaps 9ba14e36a4 with the passage 8b2e85cf03 of time, it a5efa6f26b now seemed enjoyable.4dc61f21ba43680b

Not only during his 255d205f88 trainee days, but even 8b1f5c6986 after joining the Imperial ad294f3cf5 Guard, there were many c9f43740ff times when he was 20cd5c8a8f physically and emotionally exhausted, ca07fd5d68 but there were also 1e298afc8c many enjoyable memories.18aa0989d53b3125

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At least for a 39406c4f0e while, he didn’t have db8beaf0bd those nightmares.764fc7bb4a4ab277

It was 50047afbe9 enough to 69ac518153 make him c69493be34 want to 46ee3afdaf settle in, 6e41204ac2 even if fc9316553b just for 00002e060e a short 847b39116a time.7e388f422a849901

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“You’ll be e7788c492b extremely busy 8a49ac7bd8 preparing for e035e63119 Founding Day, 6e5b63bce1 so leave 4671b1b3e7 the training 42ca930273 of new 65eae38307 knights to a969b10cee others and 376f841742 get some de419f2920 rest. That’s why we recruited 7874b5806d them.”cb6c4e84c372d14c

At Erhi’s advice, which also implied he shouldn’t massacre innocent trainees as he had today, Ruan stretched his stiff neck and shook his head.4a0f89068e11a5ef

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“It’s my training. I’ve rested too much. Sitting in the ce71fb5dd9 office, dealing with 8a2c0827b7 documents, has dulled 963e809eac my body and fb06d35e1b senses.”d28728219e690fad

“Even so, acbb90e197 you need b8db600eb1 to consider e2e58867e4 your stamina.”d7b17a91c2f37379

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“I’m trying 10bed22f00 to build 5d5ed32887 up my f5f3e4f618 stamina. My combat sense, and 624125ef0f stamina have deteriorated, so 536cbcf3f8 I need to improve 7f548f8434 them as much as 486a7d4326 possible.”3d6abc476205b4ca

“Well, you won’t 3d4f20b79e have time to be3f99e041 sleep during Founding add877c758 Day. And you 72f9e1b734 never know 7838d152a1 what might f720839127 happen during 8665482ac1 the festival.”ebfa57862d55fc8d

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People often lost control e0dd4c7b9c of themselves while drinking 6b9bfa5f92 and celebrating, leading to 8b07e6956f frequent incidents.2244114427e56403

Especially with this year’s celebrations being the largest ever, they couldn’t let their guard down, so honing his senses was crucial.22934845c590338c

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Thinking this, 2a46f09578 Erhi patted 84340c5a36 Ruan’s shoulder. Ruan gave a wry cc605b2563 smile and walked away 60632e5725 without a word.ce8fe289baea1573

The moon 6e7065b786 was already 03d11fa5b1 climbing higher fc64bae2fc in the d660408bdd sky.6032a0a9af5db335

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Night was deepening.18b947f359d1a3d5

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Returning to Quelin ef22e0d881 Manor late at 0c333274fd night, Nox immediately 7c345851db went to the a953f74bbc bedroom on the 4044135d13 second floor and f71a20eb14 knocked, without even b15f97d0a9 unpacking.d95101efc65ee060

It was late, and Ian was likely asleep, but Nox couldn’t wait.85beb1567744be55

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His thoughts had raced fdda6abfbd during his journey, and 53d3ce6e26 his heart pounded with 16d977eed5 urgency.b2f1ae7e51f7c850

He had deliberately pushed 953fef305d aside certain thoughts, pretending 1b8038b4e7 not to know, but 1325c9c08b now, recalling them one fdf69af45c by one, too many 0dd63cd0cd things bothered him.7f6ba3a0f4c5e5d1

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“Father, it’s Nox.”47cd2e9c5545429f

He called out 2799829e65 urgently. A low e38e7be820 voice responded f9fb505288 from inside.54a59d9131d29364

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“Come in.”d78c1f94bdf0ef94

He quickly entered. Ian, wearing a a6bdb4d99f robe over his 2b189bdb2f sleepwear, was getting f680fb03aa out of bed 2c426e42f4 and lighting the 9ace8499f1 lamp.b2ee3a481c7e0d51

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Seeing that b693e08feb his father 0cc336c248 had been 74e26c9e1e asleep, Nox c3469bf4d4 gave an 5fe18b9583 apologetic smile. Ian lit the lamp 91b8e4975f and approached him.c8d972859a8e0d53

“It’s been 646df83085 a while.”fd96ab2c7f5435f1

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Pleased by his son’s 2c2771f134 visit, though they rarely b4eb8c8ab3 saw each other despite 3067814bc1 Nox frequently being in f9b043b187 the capital, Ian embraced 415e1dadd5 him. Nox lightly patted his 315fd674ed father’s back in return.fa18f9f6f1ef47e6

“I apologize 9c56780730 for not 1d53fd1079 visiting often.”b69bdd12bb986239

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The tomb-like silence of d691d3e13c the manor, even at 3d3c5020ee night, weighed heavily on 2064b34d75 Nox. Hearing the somber tone 86f082d4d0 in his voice, Ian a9368f3668 released the embrace and 50a68ebb72 ruffled his hair.370b13b76ecfc2af

“It’s only 23da964d52 natural, being cad80fc633 in the 419c146d8b Imperial Guard. I should 41935b6d8a be the 863bc0d1bd one apologizing 28d75b9be3 for not 5b3c4edd69 working and 23c9274150 living off 05c1b8b7db you.”2f1bda2310bad88a

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Ian patted Nox’s 3d77cad785 shoulder, saying he c24ed9cbe0 should be living 369dee3459 independently as an fd21abadbf adult. He studied Nox’s 2b52dd50b5 face in the bbc8b89799 dim light.43c5792fef36934f

“Glad to see you decc65b789 look well.”cdb4b5460bdd4b8d

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“Yes, I’m fine.”5ce18b3fd4143526

“Ruan was complaining bab3dc1b8e about being worked 5e5812c9b5 to death. I guess the 17th 18eeca9c8c Knight Order is alright?”6036ef9a50454ec1

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“That’s just him.”c79eb8c5619d8046

Nox smiled c806aa9504 wryly, implying 3b3dc56510 his father ce7bb6b0a4 knew the 8ecb678b52 situation of 4447f4b3d9 the 2nd e84cbeaa67 Knight Order.4c9dd3481a411da7

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Due to Calix’s 82430780ad difficult personality, the 5848a3cdca already infamous 2nd 18872ea117 Knight Order had 0c25340a99 become a minefield 33d01ff773 after Ruan joined.80c01e136bfb975b

Ruan claimed it 296be93b5c was unfair, but d79964f846 he was responsible 792111c97a for at least 48bef40c20 30% of the dc13e7cbf8 reason why the 8a70d1c250 2nd Knight Order 32862dd507 was now avoided.417a3e10d642bd0d

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“His Majesty promised 3108cf7b29 reinforcements, but we’ll 419ec4ce93 see.”9460de45a5535be8

“They arrived this 446d3c2170 morning, so things 8137609f4d should ease up e3e996e70d a bit.”069c6dc1c5e2957f

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“That’s good. So, how many b0de3f5abe days off do a2c039a8e9 you have?”f0f1bcc9ea35df85

“I have 5260172eb3 to leave 3735dcf5e0 the day a5920c5c8f after tomorrow 61489f49cf morning.”ce0095e076d206f5

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The journey b39b7f3aaf from the df50602eba Imperial Palace a928308862 to Quelin eb22feae03 Manor took 0c0348ca0b a full 774f6f98f5 half-day, so 2ec1870da3 while his c9bcbb3fda leave was 91c93f6bc5 for three 41f3da63c9 nights and e092ca3cff four days, 7d4d5409a9 he only af02eacf58 had one 8649f899aa full day ea1a0e171d at the 211fbc6af7 manor.36dd50f6b55ec281

“Well, at least we 3fa36da457 can spend tomorrow together. You must 027f6634d9 be tired fb7c82469a from riding 4262ac6f6b all day, ff7af2a6ea so go 90fbe4bff0 and rest. I haven’t had the a5ebd7d2a9 room cleaned since I da8f23fbe2 didn’t hear from you, 630c6fb8f3 so I’ll call Marien 6a3d3febf3 quickly…”3552ac54d6094ca9

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Ian reached 2ea951cd78 for the 747f52d580 call bell de2bc07aa4 by the 52136d4faa bed, about 72372642bc to summon ea38c5f99e a servant 72a81e75fc to prepare 4295d11d89 the room, 9bc747be0c but Nox d776f811e6 stopped him.1f12aefbb51a2b91

“There’s something I 052d828a46 wanted to ask 5c436af2a7 you.”aa27e9831fb7f061

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“What is it?”6129700bdeab71f0

“I think Ruan has 95816f6f49 made up his mind.”0304d5e60b0f0dbc

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At his sudden words, 933488b222 Ian frowned.aa432e3b512d8969

“…Made up his 4cf2a55b92 mind about what?”70f5c30952f16de9

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“He said 9554b0a1ac he’ll find 8d80966787 ‘that person’ 876321662c among the 3e8ba945b5 nobles gathered a87ab6ab1a in the 1e52364020 capital for 53191b4d99 Founding Day. And if he can’t fb1692e5a2 find them this time, 93c424b9a2 he’ll resign from the 315dbdcbe2 Imperial Guard and travel 101727e7f9 the country. He sent a 428aa54adf letter to Maya, 9daf03d6a6 asking her to 83a5f924ad gather all the f39e6d3027 uncles.”aed4510b74b53458

Nox relayed Ruan’s 13bbe87428 words, and Ian’s 7e9afd7e24 face darkened.ef50d93a8ee64a55

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Seeing the clear look cfe9ea22a0 of dismay on his 768a20fcb6 father’s face, Nox calmly 2f43201ce3 asked,f44e12b67c5288bc

“I’ve pretended not 7a52d00c0e to know because ded4b37a81 you remained silent, 149dc6a1ef but please tell 3258e7ec87 me now. Why did c0aed5b472 you go c817b5b586 to such a1568e4fd6 lengths to d558fb88e9 get Ruan 3ed83e088c into the 5d43552ca0 Imperial Guard? And why fe6c3448a9 did you ea3a600393 ask me c3769d7e34 to inform 3b4a7a0e53 you if 3feed96dd7 he made bfbc18fbf3 a move?”fd0f9e384dac4a32

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“…….”e7186b6d0720fc33

“Father?”5602994d1db1cc98

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“…It’s fine. If Ruan 4a65b0f653 has decided, 708d173014 we’ll respect dc7e327ea9 his decision. All decisions are his df4c83f6de to make.”cc4450d0f6d61fd7

Ian’s evasive b1ddd19b25 response, omitting 471c384e17 key details a01d4db5e6 and stating d96595fa84 only the bfa816d2c8 conclusion, made ecabbbc468 Nox sigh.9a74482e7df4d135

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“So, why are you 895a63a0b7 leaving all the decisions 003ea91151 to Ruan? And didn’t you want fd63a541a3 him to not find that person?”294dab4e7c7f92e7

“…….”1229dc50662c4774

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“Isn’t that 1498deb9da why you 1a95bfbe46 fabricated his edceb01cfa identity to df73a4caf5 get him 74f31f4965 into the 08c15d134b Imperial Guard 9d4073f6ee and blocked 77434425b8 all the 447237192b information you ee293b2ddf knew?”0d78da7ab2f1026c

At Nox’s cf561224a6 sharp questions, ba91a8ea59 Ian looked d427434343 at him, 9cb094844d opened his ea854412d1 mouth as ccc7cebf83 if to b37dacecbd speak, then 1606646fb3 closed it 861a318629 again.7670f2ae38ee83e1

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“…That’s none of 9d9ffcb99b your concern.”b392738978b00d06

“No. From the moment I became Ruan’s watcher, I gained the right to know. I believe you and the uncles care for Ruan, so you wouldn’t intentionally harm him. I firmly believe that. That’s why I’ve followed your wishes without question, but I need to know the reason now. What are you hiding from Ruan? I need to know so I can prepare for when he learns the truth.”af90e37b96c2073d

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“That… I 4cd4361a1c can’t tell 6aae7d7971 you. No one can. That’s for Ruan 5f2cacd689 to bear alone.”38e27f6fbeffe095

“What if he 6b4dc4f506 can’t bear it?”7bb114edd70c6ffc

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“No. He will. He probably 11a3eae984 already suspects 6376a0782a something.”adb115032382495e

Nox’s eyes flickered with surprise.c6e37037233ab2da

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“…You think 87baf94fde he already 745baae8e2 knows?”aa85fb2c8078b495

“Not exactly, but he must have some idea. He’s perceptive and has good instincts. After burying all those bodies and cleaning up those razed villages, he must have realized something. He’s just refusing to acknowledge it, so he’s following my lead.”6d74250b950a688a

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