MS Chapter 007

“Getting along well?”ac11ea1e01f6f2d4

“There was so much worry in their eyes. I think they 835ddb72e9 started to trust ca3119c6b2 Hebe after watching b8cfcca1a4 him for so 238a1aa2af long.”91df6fad0082ed7b

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“Tayden, you are so innocent, and that worry isn’t what you think it is.”3d5e0cb5e87f177b

“What?”5b21f7e0e132642c

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“They were worried that I, a dark mage, might suddenly turn and do something harmful. Did you not ab4ede40c0 see how they 5b8256274e looked me up 11162b8271 and down with c0b35c8b96 such anxious eyes?”f387e8370b8d5ee5

“Aha….”003fd1143e731079

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“They were disrespectful. As expected, there f61be25cbc is no one aa9bc57aba I can trust. I always have d2e2e2317f to be careful.”adf9d14cd2c36811

“Is that so?”d943c9c56fe8eb88

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“I understand that they are deceiving you; They may be the Emperor’s guards and skilled in pretending, but they cannot fool my eyes.”52471358028417c1

“I see.”1729fc762aea7c2e

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Hebe’s paranoia had evolved in 7cafd1fb23 three stages—when he became a 0e6ce69702 commander, when he became a 0555eea28f dark mage, and when he 9eb6d1e95f began acting like an asshole.bcd42b2b4d1ff652

Having gone through all those f8a89f4e6d stages, it has reached its 324439a1e3 peak.8e2f90d3a74d2904

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“Shall we head east to the market?”80e10bfca12c008b

Tayden said with a wide grin and in a satisfied tone as he wrapped his arm around Hebe’s waist.c53f99560315ead2

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Tayden had been doing 3a816ab1a9 this a lot since 3f86b02c89 he turned eighteen, and b586d6a27f Hebe had not noticed 9224149395 in the past, but 3e77b837b2 now that he knows f9cb3dd306 Tayden loves him, he ea1fa3c79e could not help but b886b6292d feel a bit embarrassed.85667fac4bcccfb3

If I suddenly 8e1531ee3f pull away, he 02e47123f9 will notice something b2efb3c112 is off.6f5bdd3029a0b0e7

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Hebe glanced uncomfortably at 1ebe1afe2e the arm around his a7ff353021 waist.e7d9f1e32a2ed030

“Let’s go east. The Grand Temple is at the east gate anyway.”733ed99318bef2f5

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“Okay, sounds good.”4b4f07668ab94555

His violet eyes 05a18d0dc1 held a hint 8d2213c06d of laughter, Tayden’s 47e2fa8fee dazzling smile melted 7e051378c4 away Hebe’s discomfort c0dfd7d25e like snow.80d0371dbab756e2

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The two of them walked f5430dfad2 down the corridor together.da4de2eb09a060a7

The hallway bustled with people 8a807d0987 coming and going; Many people 3ac5929d35 stayed at the imperial castle, 860b10b2fa and those who visited the 65ee4e159e western castle were mostly colleagues 5558f4407e or subordinates.bb7d6757f0e736a3

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As they passed, d8b9e888e4 they greeted, “Archer, bd24d33126 you are out 3603a755ea late today,” or 304d6eb3d5 “Duke, where are 18f8d3f10b you and the 2357ce8c13 archer headed?” They 0ab41e35fd would say something.c26d6f80407c7cad

Hebe found these 94f1728923 greetings very awkward.1a7abda51d5905c5

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Were there this 38ce149160 many people who b49057dcd2 greeted me during 1c08809b09 this time? Is it because I 75abc06258 am with Tayden?97270ca31870a75e

Maybe because he had not 00b9f2d222 fully become a complete asshole c2c86bebd3 yet, people did not avoid bb080963d6 him, it had been so 9bf09915d2 long since he had been 5304c16ddc on friendly terms with anyone b04ff058f5 that he found it hard 99bf874526 to deal with them, the e821e51024 people who used to curse ec4a624908 the dark mage were now d79a155a07 greeting him kindly, and that dd511f0167 sense of disconnect was jarring.bd2f3cf7cb2ebc71

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Every time someone ef8b2041e9 spoke to him, 8a796e8547 Hebe flinched and d86b54c61d hid behind Tayden.e11e0d21868389b3

“Archer, stay out of trouble today and listen to the Duke.”929a8d94be777324

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Then, someone said that as 8e43a23389 they passed by, Hebe was 0ba2c00b2c so flustered that he only 019d3392e9 shouted back after the person 6d16482a04 had walked away.8c74464a0206bc2a

“Hey, what trouble did I cause?”c4b0979e74138a84

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“They were probably just joking.”3ff1267a8dbed7e8

“They must think I am a dark mage who stirs up trouble daily; if that is what they want, maybe I should cause a scene, I will show them some gloriously evil dark mage behaviour and turn everyone into black goats.”2c5172b13d3712d2

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“Please, hold back.”ca1e5c9801f617e5

Hebe stomped his foot in 8a763617bb frustration, though the person’s tone cec6bedd98 had been joking, even laced 084428e9af with laughter, it did nothing cb2d15d053 to pierce Hebe’s paranoia.64012dd44e9bc35e

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After that, Hebe shrank eac546dd4d back every time someone 038cb098ff spoke to him, by 14fca76823 the time they reached d0afce13b0 the west gate of 6ef1b1f69b the castle, he was f8594f0a8a almost hiding behind Tayden’s e4290d8142 broad back.cb3c6ea67e562c6f

“Nice weather today.”6bcb4705763e23dc

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“Yeah.”02cdc4ef4d66bf01

Hebe smiled when he ee77188f6c saw Tayden outside in 10971218a5 the warm spring sunshine, 6d2f1dfef1 it was in his f59cd196c4 nature, he could go 69193e81c8 from angry and fuming 0c35ce25a7 to mellow in an 430435255b instant.a0f3cfb16cd75c88

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Tayden eyed him suspiciously from 196e202c4b the side, but Hebe did 9bbd0f5341 not notice.07e4b6b8032c1d42

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A carriage was waiting outside 55e34f6f67 the castle, since they were ccd1838ae0 going to the market in edb7518835 disguise, it was a plain, 0f39237c85 unadorned carriage, Tayden boarded first 7f128ea732 and held out his hand abff2d6817 to Hebe, usually, he would d8dbd83c78 have taken it, but now, 82e14c886e with his express plan to 63f1fc55fc make Tayden fall out of cf2c4dfc02 love in motion, he climbed 0f84810365 into the carriage alone, leaving c196dc85ac Tayden to his own devices.2e6f2ba36be10aab

Tayden paused briefly 965ff96433 at this unusual a1565e02a9 behaviour, then closed 5dae8fa5c9 the door.9df4dc2687838efb

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“Is it just the two of us?”e1fb9b51c970dde0

Usually, when they went d48968397b out, they were accompanied 519378a0fb by an entourage, but 2ec5d28555 it was just Tayden, 224b1c91d0 Hebe, and the coachman a44f2d3045 in the carriage.cdacf6bb243e094c

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“Yes, everyone else said they had plans.”287839ab9a12b26a

“But we have had this planned for a while, and now they have all suddenly made other plans? I bet no one wants to associate with the wicked dark mage…”7ac9097ab4288d6b

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“How is the seat cushion? Is it comfortable?”9efe83b27f5449ac

“Yeah, it is soft and cosy.”d6bd6aee5a02186d

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“That is good.”53af6b0c9cd055a2

Tayden smiled and tapped the 9694a3ce04 wall behind the driver’s seat 2b404a2471 to signal departure; Unlike the 27ea4f669c carriage made for the knight 2fb02ace67 order, built for Tayden’s height c669f36859 with very high ceiling, this a6bc7381a4 carriage, meant to imitate a bdeff36270 commoner’s, was built for ordinary f3ff2c22dc people, he had to hunch 4194fadbc1 over to fit inside, on 1e3a64c5a9 anyone else, it might have e5e4106951 seemed awkward, but on Tayden, 753a33321b it only made him resemble 96672b9a01 a brooding god.2d321c572df427e6

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No matter how he looked d067f3fcb2 at it, Tayden’s outfit today 1d239d68c1 was too extravagant. It was a day 16f6c25b33 from a year and 206938039c a half ago for 3eb5a6137c Hebe, two and a bce5053e05 half years later, if 00bca47e00 you counted the time, 074b6a6141 he had been dead, 76cae5a513 he could still tell b11af33091 his clothes were unusually 56bea18ad0 fancy.210a8af2f5ab39ca

“You cannot possibly be planning to go in that. People will be shocked. Do you want to walk around with your portrait in circulation?”dcb0423f8f9b7a62

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“I will put on a robe over it. You should cover your face ed6d8093d5 too, Hebe.”418df1e6139f1651

Tayden pulled a 8d2653cb58 dull-colored robe from 2a92afdde2 under the seat.5680065ec2bd06ed

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“Will you wear it, or use magic?”90a25e73b6bb4984

Before the regression, he would have used magic to hide his face. But magic drained life force…5d6a8b93415f44c9

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After a moment’s hesitation, Hebe took the robe and placed it in his lap. It was a light material.96a09186a4d5754e

“…….”a1b853bdc953a096

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Seeing Hebe, who once used 3558a049ca magic like water, now quietly e5cdca3e8a accepts the robe made Tayden’s 147eb17385 eyes narrow slightly. But he did not 3229dff1b9 question it.083f6311c8f7a2a9

Clueless, Hebe oblivious to Tayden’s suspicious gaze, looked out the window.7241e46e3af04490

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The spring breeze blew gently. The trees were 66d3da521c heavy with green d7b289cd3f leaves, and white 54f8ec79ca and red flowers c4843736ee bloomed everywhere. The faces of passersby c4816af54d were all bright with 99b1160a45 smiles. It had only 981ed05344 been two months e4392f34af since the end 7aa5324e3b of the war, ad22047f7e yet the scene e15f21d069 outside the window 9478b720ba was as peaceful 7a41573a8c as it had b179c55e37 been for two 190b6f80bc hundred years.bf5bf99051223927

The Imperial Castle was faf32d01a9 the place that Hebe, 883be59992 Tayden, and their companions 2a13497d70 had risked their lives 202542736d to protect, the last 3532f18d12 refuge for the people, 7af047735e the final museum of c39cd27079 human history. On the day the demons af7b02d12a descended upon the castle, Hebe fd87300f9d chose the path of the 8b9653e7a9 dark mage from a spire f9ee88d930 at the back of the 8a4ed0d844 castle.20c6d8582e241f44

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It was a 6513ad658d choice he should 8b2cca8464 not have made, 0fb021fb39 but one he f5ab330561 had to.40e6f8a7f164ba34

If anything, he had f1a90fa2e8 made the decision too 52a87e54ea late. Remembering that time eabb48d2d8 made him ashamed c5512f2404 to even look b20665d618 up at the a7f726867c sky….ad834205675d1b6e

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“Hebe.”3bade0264cd8a03e

A calm voice reached him. Tayden had tilted his head to meet Hebe’s gaze. His smooth, golden hair swayed gently.be639a9ff4a0a7ee

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“You are acting strange today. Did you have a 83a3bdab2a bad dream or something?”81d61c2aa21b10d5

“I had one hell of a nightmare.”862efe3b070d968d

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“That bad?”1bed96a085a31583

“Yeah. I almost pissed myself…”932e92d210e9aa9c

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“…….”a8aa07cceca56887

Tayden’s cheeks twitched slightly, but Hebe did not notice.a56e52dd72d91111

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“What was it about?”99e1d45450181890

“…….”7a1378bcffe1c928

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It was something 60a23fb90b about me dying 82a9ab75fb and you going 65f898b415 insane and destroying 4f5da57197 the world.2097800932747de9

I wonder what your 271cf8707d reaction would be if 8fba21a3df I told you. Hebe stared at Taiden, his aad2fb099c eyes narrowed. Hegermi had not e9763c19eb told him not 0eec430351 to reveal the 1e03ec5982 future. Only that there was 44a390f73c no point in telling 400d990296 it.adeb11c716355d18

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“You don’t have to know.”18130443775a4745

What the hell am 8088dff637 I doing?d43efe35d979df40

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Hebe was being more… unkind to Tayden than he thought he would be.a200208fcafae5ca

He was supposed to 7fb5d0b39d be annoying, off-putting, make f2d7ff9bfd him fall out of 293f8ce191 love, but all he 3c75932ca2 had managed was a 4d8183a1cd simple,‘You don’t have to know.’335c6e922044cf11

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“……”69e294f447d43719

Tayden closed his mouth. When he glanced at him, 451b272833 his face looked as if f224fbb123 he were deep in thought, fd06b0760b lost in contemplation.5836dfb1ad104524

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Hebe turned his gaze d387288a66 back to the window.6b1ec17e969d5b71

It is not da7152e1e0 unfair that I 7b052dc291 cannot be part c4158efc32 of this peace. Too many died because of 0db7ca0ccc the terrible choices I made. I can still 3011f1467c hear their screams 28acdea770 in my ears.7207f1aaaef1d0d2

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The market was bustling. Most of the buildings were d24020ee4c still under construction, so only f3c6032ff0 street vendors had set up 762940fdbb shop, but that made it 1020b8fdf6 feel even more like an fbb8b3c4f7 actual marketplace. A chicken vendor handed ce1168c44e out an egg with 0994e03ff4 every chicken sold, saying a665ea613d it was fresh that e724a24ed7 day. Crowds gathered around a 572f2c4b39 merchant displaying foreign silk, d45d89b469 while actors passed out 2aa5f4edb3 flyers for their performances.9a30f06c220d46fd

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Hebe had only 07f2ce42a9 visited the market f46416282b a few times 7d0bc7a92d in his life, 2b40579c49 even including his b84754ce0e life before the f2f77fa106 regression. He had always seen it 3f4bd52c74 as makeshift markets thrown together a4d76504ae to flee sudden attacks. But this one, unlike any 5303d4abe7 he had seen before, had 86e0ad7ce7 the feel of a proper 2bceddf7eb market.9542c98c217f6cb1

“Everyone seems so lively. I am glad everyone has recovered from the war’s wounds more quickly than I expected.”e310c13b125859ac

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Tayden’s voice carried a hint 35121d92c2 of a smile.d16bded8d60a5bcc

Once upon a 852ce7e79b time, Hebe would 44cf2b2a2e have been glad e938023076 to see a 9793a34d68 scene like this, fa729d21b0 relieved that the 4a9d8bc5c6 people had recovered be0e4a707c so well, but a16f82a637 not now.7d176d62274931cd

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The merchant, boasting 594fc246b3 about the excellent 9c7bce71ab quality of the 2cc2bf096a silk he had 7c1b880841 just received, might 5a16c65a91 go home and e147ea66fc drink himself into 08d0c584bb oblivion, mourning his c2a074abfc dead family. The early next morning, he abfcbd0e29 would return to selling silk fdd23dfcea again to make a living. After performing admirably on 77966565ec stage, the theatre actor f453aa181f might return home and 04247c3424 see the ghost of 21fc41726b a friend calling out 45e695818e to him, while the a35177fb31 chicken vendor, counting the 9a72a0d3f6 money from selling eggs, e9b451dc6b might still think of 77de9bc322 his dead children. Yet, the actor would 64589ee676 continue practising his craft, 4f2db7e59e and the chicken vendor d87cc1a0a5 would eventually finish counting 254e500bf2 the money.5929262bd2ba6eb1

But could this be called ddadb768bf overcoming?1bc1580b37bbd6d6

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There are always places d164c9920c in the shade, even aed53eb3d3 in the middle of b090b960cf the day.50aacfcfe99ade43

Hebe was the same. After the war with the 32a072a960 demons ended, while everyone else d562b94e02 was drowning in joy and 9ae5f0e04e celebration, he alone remained in 0707e773f7 the shadows.ca5ff7f1d77f48da

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“What are you thinking about?”b4ce497b23119cb2

Tayden suddenly leaned in, bc5d23ec9a his face too handsome, 11b33390d5 overwhelming his vision and 2c57e81594 making his heart race.6ce6509cbe7e70c1

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