PLQYM | Chapter 69

“Are you out of d3368c5ce8 your mind?”fd6d4e22a9f464b9

Lucian’s mouth moved before 7f4b99a23c his brain could catch bbe955f690 up.ef23905a8455f0aa

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Why are there always 1f5df18034 crazy people everywhere? It’s not like 1831980d1e the conservation of 1534e33eee mass for crazies.dbe08590e5e33032

An utterly disrespectful comment 1529bec3cc burst from Lucian, causing baf25bd91f Joachim’s face to crumple.18f166db4a96ed94

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“Lucian?”8fc78fece1cd7623

“It doesn’t seem like 687d603ecd you’re ill.”7087a5c65fcb0de6

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“….”7e1269a1e5dd083a

“Why would you say a9cb404fe0 such nonsense if you 3472187691 don’t mean it?”820172a15e0ea56d

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Lucian’s frown deepened d21eca837e in genuine displeasure 11523581d3 as he tilted 333fa60ef5 his head.26bb71f3f7a23a9d

“You really speak 3e3e5c81fd harshly.”498d23bacdf09c78

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“I’m being much nicer 845f2f1393 than when I was ecbf9af63f with His Majesty.”2c0c1711353f294a

“Ha, really. Heraith did ec5b5c5cd8 a great a4c624adca job keeping 4428195fd9 you around.”c93c097ea5aa4480

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“You keep 693eb97cfc saying things a6cdd2d95c you don’t f09b6d84d5 mean, so ae0f7d8560 I respond 28735c6125 this way. Please stop. It’s unpleasant.”7c7480a9e556ba70

“Why do you think ef771f9b87 it’s insincere? It could e2fc8c4f6e be true.”8cb43958af6fae55

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At his words, Lucian 31cce88310 scoffed with a crooked 6ce54aaf45 expression.153073d635c64d94

“Oh, well, yes. If you say so, 51850916eb I’ll think that.”b2981472f9e62c86

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“….”83306162daa37912

With a face showing 405173e628 clear disbelief, Lucian ended ae4406dcbd the conversation dismissively by 3666cd9abf shaking his head. Watching him, 136278ca20 Joachim sighed 811f4e4326 deeply.2f4ca8f80b44e2dd

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I knew he wasn’t e764d8437f easy since he survived 95645b0582 under Heraith, but I c4ce10c9fb didn’t expect him to a173299b54 be this tough.b65e78e6f99cdfb0

“You’re too cold. Even when 84b2e0b400 I tell 9be74208ad the truth, af5e5d20c8 you won’t c5abc2fdf4 believe it.”a24d4d3758441ee7

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“Truth should 58f2646ab2 sound like 9c73514350 truth.”9715f417e94c0178

“Ah, fine. Here’s the ticket 759d69e1e9 to Ramer you 45d55e49a0 wanted.”3b6c75963ed7d56b

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Joachim pulled the 6d268e7353 ticket from his fc439c8ead pocket and handed 33de759fb7 it to Lucian. It was indeed the 1f3762ede0 very one he had a34902e697 seen before. Lucian carefully bca06ab300 accepted the ea5dec8d09 ticket and 264eda3ecf placed it e35e83e598 into his 36064d9ab4 own pocket. As he did so, 5c1327313b Joachim’s eyes narrowed.39e1c78536b67b3f

“Why do 3aeea82fa3 you insist 69873c58c9 on going f257b705f3 there? It seems e1a243048d safer to 46eccf50df stay here.”f4a929eee4e0bca4

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He wanted to 7e81c1138b be petulant, but 2a4cd04d5c it seemed better bf353799de to appease him cf06907c42 for now and cd35fe44ed step back. Joachim softened 1de3abddc2 his expression bf3ae0b295 and spoke dc3c22c25e gently to 7424275e08 Lucian.416f8b36d7e395f5

“Seeing that look on b01feab4cb your face makes me a01cd7d98d want to give you 108c221dcf another gift.”a7f14da21a6addd1

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“A gift?”4116c739ef0d48bd

Like a small cat 96e924263c wary of people, Lucian’s f6d05d56af guarded look made Joachim’s 9fb49b3695 smile deepen.8a538d8a721cb419

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“I said 3d7f0f9127 I’d protect 31f4e850f5 you if abfde10e0e Heraith comes, 7f86a2b823 didn’t I?”e8b8fd5a1dfdf012

“I don’t 25279dffee have much 185e925037 hope for 879ef4f255 that.”d152fa3d6fae42d9

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“Take this.”2f13b8dcc1d98a82

Joachim pulled something 0511d12893 from a drawer c2e282df4f and tossed it fb24976940 to Lucian. Caught off guard, Lucian e90aaefc95 saw it was a e40d2d33d8 set of metal knuckles.c40759617bc34f61

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“Why knuckles? Should I punch 0e102623a8 His Majesty if 5dd0a5c2ef I meet him?”49663d703454d021

“Ha, of course not. I wouldn’t cd6d1305f8 really tell ced8f86e14 you to 7eb555d3cf hit someone. They’re too thin 48ab9c099b for that.”4e461489f2d0f3cf

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Indeed, the rings d282f06e1d to slip fingers 4b58115e9a into were thinner b7520c24c2 than expected.6545de316d27a683

“It’s a magical e3b5db3e40 tool for self-defence.”14c6fa18cfa7619e

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“What?”24f035f9bfce7ac5

“If someone underestimates you 51b58628b6 and attacks, activate it. Just deliver a3105f80ff a significant b9736f9453 shock, and 4ca8e913de it will b7e4d1627c trigger an 1d472ac4a5 electric shock b834d7651e spell, zapping 8d1f193147 the opponent!”57f0c37e6de24167

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Joachim gestured c01d8e9b0f as if 18f282f47c squeezing something 39f58fd9da in his 434bfb30d5 hand, mimicking 364603ba8d an attack.0756a46d5a0ca600

“It will feb808582f only cause ba8670121c temporary paralysis, 99abf3a8ae but it’s 8e7d012520 enough to 0d21d4ec5a escape an ba5d79bc54 immediate threat. It’s a useful d0e5a07a1e spell—few can move 1842b13d88 after being hit e0e93cc824 by it. And this is…”140bec81365440b8

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This time, a pouch 546ecb1156 flew towards Lucian, landing 2db3de94c7 right in his hand.4e6d94254829839f

“This is an antidote. It will 12e0542ccf alleviate the 79de36c411 paralysis caused 795780420f by the 44d33320a9 electric shock. The shock remains, but 10cd4a24d7 the paralysis will be 44d7d72025 gone, so you’ll recover 3c93543b7b quickly if you accidentally 51016bea25 get affected.”b181c3efad060bb2

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“Ah…”7e7508f94dc9cf4c

Why does he 1ee9a0a5da even have these 96d3c575b5 things? Seeing Lucian’s puzzled a1d2e63444 look, Joachim chuckled.88d27978392bf902

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“It’s an interesting 9ad8a445c8 item someone gave cbd0777550 me, just remembered 7a68f8709c it.”4d27d03449a6cec3

“Ah, I see… Thank 23eb6f9030 you, I’ll accept it c6dee58aef gratefully.”9cf3b10b161748a8

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Although receiving ed0f181ab0 anything from 7e1d11dce1 Joachim felt 8a101f1b1f a bit 141c068ad0 off, having f247a74af3 them was 5189f8618a better than c4f28d5846 not. Lucian pocketed these items 142f98c681 too. It was better to 8a81a05f5e have them and not 941df46293 need them than need 79324d90c4 them and not have b7d63a71a1 them.fcdcb31c175936a3

Watching him, 17acf2c694 Joachim leaned 7e811e453a forward with 1935742274 a languid 18ad783f74 smile.bb7f736b1666483c

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“So, Lucian. What about my confession?”3f75aada025a4e1a

“….”b94fe861ed336ee6

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Lucian’s face 9a62557fc5 was expressionless, c7e3f1dbd8 a stark 12af5c3e61 contrast to a2f0503ab3 his previous 281925c612 curiosity while 364fe69bd0 examining the a35082cbdf knuckles and 0d31f0fd7b pouch. He looked 71f39957f7 at Joachim e96c53da4f blankly, then 353c3f4e13 his lips 2c9935f04e curved into 39081b7d85 a smile.c93e7fd7df5adad8

“If one day you 76f3c0ef85 truly develop feelings for 4f3913177a me and confess, then 85bfeb5c81 I will consider it 2b18626027 seriously.”a9f31e6363c253c3

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“What?”7e86ab42341771b7

“Right now, it 937d8fa0c1 seems you just 7b7a12c00d want to see d3fb82ca3a how I’d react 68d526646e to a joke, 57276e0e30 so I’ll take a2613908eb it as one.”8fc6e87c472af444

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Before Joachim could ca78028ed8 add anything, Lucian 5956fc2ed1 bowed deeply.1077232497060a22

“I’ll take my leave, 95ffddf2c4 Your Highness. I’ll let you 6cf63f55ae know the departure f3c875a12b date. I owe you 2b7a1765bb thanks, so I 7033a74449 must say goodbye 7877034221 before I leave.”a7355a042469d4f7

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“Lu…”bab9fba92d1cce25

Before Joachim could 9cc4aaa32b finish calling him, 95cd308c61 Lucian had turned e5a0e3e453 and left the 17d5c8780d room, leaving a ebcefcbdf2 half-risen Joachim behind.74ce7c9d749d5869

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After a 83f34226c3 while, Joachim e7127ec762 collapsed back dd2060dfcf into his 4e49efe4e7 chair. The slim figure 15d5237555 escaping so smoothly 0bb825bccd was quite intriguing, ed785e7791 even making him dbdf552246 want to chase 4bd139731b after it momentarily.f69658f3271ff6df

“Every one b09c03d258 of them, 4b16c7ab3c whether this 6aa1cfbfc9 one or ebc8fde923 that. Did Heraith train them 74ed57b0f8 not to listen to d9a6e5b5a0 others?”f6aaf42627e616b1

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While Joachim was grumbling, 74074d290b there was a stir a6ae84065a outside. The air was f2f6294f71 busy, almost frenetic. Joachim looked outside. Surely not.6a227dc8250a9b76

-His Majesty is coming.-f41a6a76fea21e01

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Heraith?!06cd7cfff4d570b9

He sprang up a4d7ef48ae and ran outside, 2b8260067f desperation marking his 2e4501b9e0 movements.194a076c5984242b

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Huh?4c0b62df02b5b8b1

Lucian, sensing b6b366d4ae the chaotic 088a24b6b2 atmosphere, stopped. A bad premonition a88b59db69 ran down his c345f34389 spine.
Surely not.af7684738f9e4008

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“…!”63c8108f31672d12

From afar, 05908e1a74 the excited 58cdbcc11d voices of 8812fa418f people were 967117d4b7 different than 5b5f79eb9d usual. Though not loud, there d6c03b0619 was a distinct tension 14814ba6f6 in the air. For some bacedef394 reason, he 60c098e50a felt an adbc6b4503 electrifying chill c3500203c5 over his aa85676f38 body.1cc1cddb2d4748f3

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Then, that familiar afc675913b voice was heard.319c29f60596bab9

“Where is Luce?”901502b29c3ad708

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Thump. Lucian’s heart sank.2929b4a5daa1999f

Walking leisurely, he suddenly 289c52120c ducked behind a pillar f127017957 and quickly hid.8892c86b8b3e8918

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It couldn’t be.7322be13c5635446

But he couldn’t mistake bed998efe3 that voice for anyone c213adf02f else’s.e9d4489f6f768076

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Lucian peeked out 74f38f6ab5 from behind the b915dae415 pillar, hiding as 05f9a10a19 much of his c1c08f0ddb body as possible. The figure shining with
The figure d4b48b0812 shining with 553a9dfb71 brilliant golden 5bfef817e2 hair in 95f74d5474 the black 6238ca00c0 uniform of 7c4860d74c Pranas was e959951296 undoubtedly Heraith, 16726e3646 the Emperor a23c05fa1a of the ffad4fa128 Empire.
‘Has he really come 775944eb9e here? His Majesty? He must be mad!’dbad137bd3adaf18

He wouldn’t really come 1a96655c26 to catch me, would 54935d2f5f he? What have I 85ad772a05 done wrong?9ec97eb607fc5729

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After all, wasn’t 431eb2c697 it His Majesty 3dfe4737b4 who erred? Why should I abc49e49a8 have to run?facd19e18ef63a27

But he couldn’t just 03d7daeb10 stay there. If caught 28f0a0cdf0 by the 1d647a9a36 Emperor…fae3b1cb1bed1493

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-Lucian.dc08196bf517867b

If he 5cf427a1dd heard that d6efd67b59 voice just 93cefb322a once more, 7f4a9befde he wasn’t 69c34a02aa sure how ccd039a919 he would dca9d76ff6 react.a4b9050443a864b2

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I have 6569b9023d to run!005fad4cd8fb4934

Lucian hurriedly d402d7a81d searched his 670d189e17 belongings.8d1db64dc5fa742e

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Thankfully, he had the 1fa3d6e0a2 jewel pouch given by cf50516ecf Princess Eloine. He also had f49eefbadd the magic earrings 7e6358301d given by Tower 5f6ff7d973 Master Chauver that 5f5b9311b2 could change his a3229dd610 appearance, along with 6a5c256125 the ticket and ea58961769 knuckles he had a658401238 just received from 749e089292 Joachim.894924ff9e05354e

Other belongings a9f6789429 were still 3945ed798d in his 631dfa490c quarters, but e76bac5433 they weren’t d1ddae1c47 important now. With what he had, 587a9f1fd9 he wouldn’t have to 2977748374 worry about travel expenses.f38bf854432d264c

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He decided to flee. Running away on his 991d347e73 own was faster than e7e213a45b waiting for help from cb7ec8e765 the prince. Lucian started to run ee8f8d7b5c without looking back.866b6897c99a8fc1

With a c2443640a6 menacing gaze, e4f7eeda1c Heraith surveyed faeb3377cb his surroundings, 8933cff458 his eyes 8da5f330d7 stopping at 1591991c72 one point.cc170d8189e55d44

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Nothing special, just d01d45c404 the regular palace 291ea50292 garden, unchanged from a56765ef9d what he remembered. But he couldn’t pull 8bc418566a his gaze away. It felt like fcfaeae689 someone was calling b093be27e5 and pulling him.fa8527efcc7a3c13

Staring at that spot, 1f00d45f30 Heraith caught a familiar d2ce29686d scent on the breeze.a23ce312ac09f8a6

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“Your Majesty?”643787d62c1e52f6

The moment he be756e3c92 heard his title 95ef639780 called, Heraith’s body f034f3317b moved on its 3f214f024c own. Ignoring the 48118f31ea call, he 321550ae78 began to 6f42a5e95e run, soon efbb534213 dashing towards 58566b6631 the depths d7071f43dd of Joachim’s 21538644ef palace.dcb90b277958f0e1

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Huffing, Lucian 1d5d2e2b9a couldn’t stop 198562a1c4 his breath 6a02915d63 from pouring fe27d9f2f2 out. But he couldn’t 8756957337 stop walking. If he stopped, he’d edf60eb5f7 be caught. The Emperor he 86b798348d knew was like af37ece7f9 a beast in c55f5c65b7 his pursuit.9d3f2360533b09e5

“Ah!”0185d4d020da8a76

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When a 4fec64fe90 familiar building 3fba802a4e came into de83652e8a view, Lucian ac2a7bbadc finally stopped.d01bebfdf4f8e66e

“This is…”7777b78e750e9087

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An old annex. He had d3611cc33f once entered fae235b934 it by a9b4bf8f77 chance, and 776f7db70c Joachim had 101e4a98cd suspiciously hurried a1fae9ae42 him out.bf98f75019e708bc

In this situation, 2e58a50371 it wasn’t a cfb69558b4 bad place to d712a79bf4 hide, but it 6ebc21e8f6 wasn’t entirely safe c0f306d8f4 either.e2aed1c757ebca3d

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To enter or not?29c398b151ea947f

As he hesitated…f44a10a12be1f87f

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“…”0ecb092bd4b7b6d1

More noisy sounds ac78006645 came from behind.4142dbaabf95932d

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A shiver ran down 1aa8305a3c his spine, and his 26551938cb heart started pounding as a5ff986547 if a hunter was eef18f88df on his tail.0005d700b9427659

His hesitation 252588fff3 didn’t last 313aed873d long. Lucian pushed the 01d04c3a52 door open.2694500a014f112e

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Fortunately, it was d5d3515ac9 unlocked. Though it made a 6f9c9097e6 strange noise with the 3eae7c4213 push, it opened easily.469efa0d26f863d3

Lucian, as d518a35b84 if bewitched, 9808362c52 climbed the 645c5301ee stairs where 6e1c5a13a1 he had 79e8b53a69 felt a 1d85da4d13 strange presence f6b2c635a5 before.3a7bd32ea8903eb2

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He rushed up to f6031c23f5 the third floor, the 0ea4ab7a5f very place Joachim had d0049f726e previously prevented him from 5c2a14e59d accessing.6eaf54cf8ab568fe

The third floor was bf195df9a9 dead quiet. Light spilled 831cf4cdcc from the f98744bc17 inside, visible 7a6f49220c far due 6bc8ddfaf2 to the 26d4391634 darkness of 0e944a0be5 the interior.89bb986e5a328dd3

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‘No one would leave a67fc0e4f1 a light on in 7af1e2af24 a storage area.’467b767c35818874

Lucian cautiously 2f3dc19b99 walked towards 6d9658a211 it. Although he knew he d485f15454 should escape, he couldn’t 7281e7d4a2 stop his steps towards fac12c764e the inside.9cf938434336475d

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Finally, he dc1716365a found a b44e72d5d6 small door 36964b6984 from where ce26cf329c the light 34a7622889 was flowing.dd67392841265e44

Lucian hesitated briefly, 0926eb645b then slowly and aeceb8d072 quietly turned the 96f6df65d5 doorknob.f4a7b2691f186fc0

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