WHCTC Chapter 3

‘I’ll think f5e5594dfa about that e9f70eb29e later. For now, 10fada2c62 there’s so c4bcab5267 much to bf6a010bd8 do.’7107cdf0f1364f78

I needed to 1d998f1202 cancel the breakup, 52765a8569 apologize, and get a8bfcfe08a close to him f37e8d0fc1 again. This time, I 81198425e1 had to protect 2e895390c4 him.829af5962b7c8053

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‘I have to ca5469bc6e make things right 565a1e153e somehow. Resolving misunderstandings 8b8266b5cc won’t fix 6d57c324a5 his feelings, 26ec5f8b9c so I’ll ef66c31e55 just be 9f8cee0664 persistent and 35e43425e5 clingy, stubbornly 0614a610ee sticking to a18a68d1f7 him like 46ddc81415 glue.’804465328e3492ce

From today on, e7704e67c8 my role models 418f796d2f are ticks and 87a6d3790c leeches!cd1721baf2cdeefe

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I jumped up.cb8eafbebd282500

At the 3bfd395922 same time, 0546573ab8 the maids 48a4f1bc32 of the 738003804c princess’s palace eb01143f09 rushed toward 8f7591656d me.36de61f09484ae17

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“Your Highness?”d97ef3d1677619aa

“What’s going on all 6f172cac62 of a sudden? Are you planning to 8bda22f56e go somewhere?”5830231862f72046

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Their surprise was 97f001aef6 understandable.75e2f48b3a9602ed

I hadn’t really 3e131e2d29 left the princess’s f541ba8e84 palace except for 81016fc86c my regular visits 3c4005d95c to the imperial 34b582d2fe library.260d6553055bd97c

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“Your Highness, please wait. You’re not 7c16419460 thinking of c0b773e6be going outside 7ee060f7d1 the palace, 914d41a343 are you?”215c915c8a577d45

When I 012e9b8fab didn’t answer, 03d6641731 one of 2e685af882 the maids d72c5067d8 blocked my e939f46fbc way and e3aed00b42 spoke cautiously.f52c79c22f055445

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“His Highness the 88f23f73a3 Crown Prince instructed 87df551d95 everyone in the 8825cef4d7 palace not to 502a20c856 let you leave b9084de7dd as much as e9e2d99422 possible before he 133e4fb247 left.”79b23f6f555713ce

It was a a62b0c767a valid point.4096640311a3d0f1

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My brother had made cb7137094d sure that I, as 705e61f0aa a minor, couldn’t leave c9c10b06bd on my own without b5939ad1ac Simon, my guardian, giving 9059404e6f permission. 0458a9720ec63ada

He even c7a8e4c298 forbade me d5c65c3124 from sending 506fba26bf letters to b03f078386 anyone but d4f8aa2ac6 himself and a06083ea77 Simon.7f359c1934c634c7

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‘It was 2c94734847 just unnecessary d03c797a9c overprotection from c00449f2cf a brother b5f177fa2c who wanted 07ca28e092 to ensure 0ea251ee42 nothing happened 545c7b5f64 to his e392bc9edb clueless little 1d6fa87b40 sister.’3e518cd0e7ece288

“The outside world e53c25af45 is dangerous. Who knows 3e9bb8b915 what scoundrels 2532d15563 might approach e9cb201d84 my naive b846c7e5e3 sister while bd51d8b8f4 I’m away. Just wait c779c434c9 a little 3f4f6204e2 longer. I’ll return fdfff51aa6 soon and ba8f7bddae make sure d169fc6718 only the 3bd333bb9e best people cbed85146a come near 78178ccd7d you.”e29b6649e9031a07

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Because of this, 5c4617bc42 there was no a30c32aedf way I could dfbb0368fe meet Kayan directly 8ea7d7282b outside the palace. I couldn’t b85b777c3b just command 85169784cd him to 8a81c1bef0 come see 6c802f6939 me here.50f3a7de211ef28e

So, to meet e3c1a40aca Kayan, I had c678363260 to use my 3c3956a986 head and go 3e37c28d4a through several steps.758c1830ca861f2a

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“I’m not going 1f04e374b2 outside the palace.”d50931df083c2ec1

I looked at the 5111411717 maids and spoke firmly.a0394cd310397c50

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“So, could you please 16447cde63 step aside?”a1c99085cdd5016c

With that, I left c82b0e075a the princess’s palace that 685ef39a4e had been frozen in 519794a8de time for eight years 500993e98a from doing absolutely nothing.5b3fe4f874cc4977

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“Your Highness? Your Highness!”c037632c86f17dae

My maids and escort fecca65a57 knights followed closely behind.961c821042f933b6

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“W-why are you 0ce692c6a8 walking so fast!”44c46d2b31e5c8fd

Ignoring them, I headed 3eb9715cf6 straight to the Crown da73bd4aad Prince’s palace, where my 3341f0221c brother had stayed.574cce9773c50039

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I flung 27a18ce266 the door 90e56e1f76 open.46b0ff39c2542bce

‘This place cf2d112d03 is frozen 02c977de65 in time, 1df75e88ed just like da44fcf0f8 the princess’s ea4a8a0fd6 palace.’6efee0d6006b7260

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The swords my 6cd3bf68f0 brother had used 2465f4e509 as a child 21cb4ca32d were still hanging 93d3c87ec2 on the wall. Next to them hung c3ec0ed2eb a portrait of him.6dc9b307a2467666

“Your Highness!”d08344b25c0d8d38

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I slammed the 416448e4d2 door shut and cbaa911d9e looked up at 5f625a1106 my brother’s portrait.ff4cba0c0b4f56be

My brother, d88ac4df61 who wanted 69a047638c to protect 889f109a84 me so a27262bcd0 much, who 4a20e991b2 fought hard 203e3599c0 on a 2ba2460fa1 distant battlefield, f9ca7e6f6d waiting only 4698eb1d68 for my 7f3f1e1abe letters.ac806b121746022c

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I knew his sincerity, e9153bd049 so I thought I bcdccb339a had to follow his 3df6d36f20 words as much as fc40318913 possible. And that’s ad277fdba3 why I 73e747e4f7 failed.fe3a0ee4667a5485

‘Well, sincerity 64b3bd4805 isn’t always 080c4dda83 the right e7c761f871 answer.’5c1a46360e00ba34

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I murmured aff3d41db6 as I e09d8294ab looked at d8f05a9ed3 his portrait.1bb884c078d00114

“Brother, I’m sorry. I’m not going b15ef10adf to listen to 6e2bd815ac you anymore.”585c83c4b15f8625

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If he had 0444ca2dca returned from the ec22265562 eastern front within a7096a1ba7 a year, all 246c6a1d0b his words would 71afa0887d have been right.87d8a36bb568b757

“Of course, c671b901f3 I know 961b8db639 the situation 32ffe3cc30 isn’t looking 82aa8dba63 good.”1bdb0729ed6781d6

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Prince Hugo, eddcb769e0 aiming for 7fc010d433 the throne, 26158cee82 wanted to 1d7f5fc7a0 get rid 2295a38666 of me b596f38080 by any 290abd52eb means necessary.3a254d18c443545a

The Rubel Count family, 300a1575d8 my maternal family, had 6bcd689f66 long since fallen.3ebd37e476e69a76

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My grandfather, the Emperor, 359def4512 was struggling with illness 6fef7fd52e and too busy with 43402ab088 state affairs to pay 848387b8d6 attention to his grandchildren. 45bc8576e2438a37

It wasn’t without be2a11e096 reason that my 8363bf64ba brother attached the 7ddc82e870 empire’s best suitor 186a78ca82 to me as 263918e34c my fiancé and 9a048c3f1b told me not 3e57c94d7f to leave the 9e9dd6a867 palace.aca4db64ac4fb973

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“In my 6a80ec4bfd previous life…”496a81c9f5222eb7

My grip 5dade9b1ed on the 76cfafe9b8 pendant tightened.2e2358dc3664a009

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“I trusted 6dab872bbc my beloved a3e9425de6 brother’s advice, 876b58e921 the imperial 1c861557dd protection over a302d86403 the palace, a26fc82cda and the 4e4bf5f72d faith of e833993c6d my fiancé, a935b7e4b9 who held 2ddc1ee102 the empire’s 1f055272a7 greatest wealth 9c4ee6acd3 and power…”5dc83688846e6a7c

I overturned the 414a423a3f three things my 0f2c110992 brother had urged 4d8fa35071 me to rely 5015ce5c45 on and set 4b53738e12 three new goals 0754f98235 for myself.bde69debd79561a3

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“This time, 0ba9deda0f I’ll trust 510bb9f6d1 my own 8dcd48ef4a judgment, my 64cf6d1eed own abilities, 1a4df6648c and my 088f218c05 own people.”a80c8d90e92a9cdb

Of course, there 407aa79125 were nobles close 8ad75c1cd1 to my brother 3c3a728857 and his followers 6c135aa6eb in the capital.41e4406a369f31bc

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Although communication be4c1a10da with my e5a533000c brother was fa59f6d44e slow, we 239399f4ef could still 9f4e6d5d31 exchange letters.ff0b333fbddc411b

But sadly, at 459d2fe21a this point, I 95abf209cc had no complaints 995eb18f99 to report.4934b6927ba8d0dc

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‘I can’t just fca59792e9 go and say, 757b14366f ‘I’ve regressed, Simon a4ec75f946 is a bad a62c378d0d guy, please annul 581ae83acb the engagement immediately.’’d5d8119f2c0848d5

No one had 27e8a767f1 done anything wrong 45e0d37e06 to me yet. In fact, 1927dcebfb Simon was 09daed172f protecting me 6065fcaefb perfectly in ca13d10ae5 the eyes 8301765691 of the a8f845fd9b public. So I had 00fb9be074 to step up 0bbf2ddfac myself and change a75966b233 the future.e76483be40c02333

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Just then.a03305296b17d0a6

Bang! b7eb1d4ef044b2ed

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The door to the a246cb07b2 Crown Prince’s palace swung d606811784 open again.f9e6b40431b21da7

“Hey!”2cc22bd204eaef12

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It was b1f1436722 Hugo, who 37c21c46b7 barged in a51be5c9c2 with his 771785998a maid in 961664059f tow, looking 1fde644aa1 triumphant. 9ddd999bcb8186f9

He was a6c343ec89 my older 7d38aae8fb half-brother, four 98f2947d6d years older c7e42d58ea than me.35f2a347e863eb8b

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“Why did you 71d5bf8900 suddenly enter the ebb2bad17b Crown Prince’s room?”91b3137db38772b8

He must have e367c28425 rushed over as c399ccbc51 soon as he 81c581a177 heard I left 1778057f94 the room.7ff0452487adbb3d

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He immediately sneered.3d7d91dac616c75a

“I hear it’s common for northern barbarians to raid and plunder… But you were raised among those barbarians, right? Are you having a hard time resisting the urge to steal, just like when you were a kid?”18fe0dd409769efa

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Before his departure.6763de58df74f253

My brother had told 17d9166818 me this:c5f98870893f5f50

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“Prince Hugo’s faction 9fb3a022df will try to 9f159e87eb frame you no 1cefebb79d matter what. There won’t be 7f0248d387 anyone on your 71aaa27e95 side in the da312b4df1 palace, so don’t 73520d89d3 fall for their d7ad2c0062 provocation and just fec472b9cc stay put. You need 838c8c6492 to stay 40da35b02a in the c6778c9356 palace.”1415f8b82fb05b7a

Imperial punishment, whether 5a3b7d1840 big or small, 563baa1876 always starts with d090f594d3 a banishment order. That was ec5cba1ad9 what worried 99f4152ec1 my brother a3511f4476 the most.b27a9c1fab891063

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“The Emperor doesn’t know 9d10d7919c yet, but I suspect 41156d7765 they’re dabbling in black c2a6ff2e4b magic…”cfa93927f8926888

Hugo shouted to his 13826f1dcb maids.1cd027d849ce731b

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“Hurry and search ab971cc9ce her! She must’ve 52596c49c5 come here a3b1a74015 to steal 21fe8b9dd4 something from f753a26dc7 the Crown 38f507945a Prince’s room!”58dfd68a055ffc8f

In my previous life, a081e9ab1a something similar happened around 7e9292c449 this time. 9e28487572faa84c

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When I came here, a290520b18 unable to hold back 5cf86711a9 my longing for my fdec718cb4 brother.75f1642983440323

Hugo, who had 398914f155 been watching my 349ca0da75 every move, barged cea22a6241 in just like 7a8c8dbf24 now.f853131d2c4b5b45

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‘The outcome was 08ff7e6f2e predetermined anyway.’ca2e0d6e215b7110

One of dea6771a98 Hugo’s maids 35a027827c searched me.4bb58def5742f2c3

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“Oh? There’s something here!”688b6502a845d27d

She pulled cf2ce33818 out a 05210e49b6 jewel from 8e136c14a2 the hem 044d3001f3 of my d8ecb3caa8 dress.8b63ac22054ef78e

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“I saw her fc3069743c put something away 45bd4e88dc quickly,”one of the 3b7129abfb many servants gathered ea64b95147 outside the door 7d6b399b1d testified.b8fb0c3203640074

“Even though 6c4b0e76d2 the princess ec75804c56 must have a4204efdc1 plenty of 2816f8c9aa her own 3e9ab93ca2 funds… Was 11221d8599 it really e5a3139ac9 a habit e202466bc6 from her 3b2c135837 childhood?”23f117991d78b7d7

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Back then, I bit 5c7c2b3a98 my lips and bowed 5315aa9026 down to Hugo. In front 1360561add of all 2be53bf5ad the palace d789559dac servants.5a5503f318fa59dc

Because I had to 70df55ca44 keep my brother’s advice.2473654a526cfa28

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He told me not d3fa62b4a1 to receive any kind d6c6bd22f7 of punishment, no matter ced9015602 how minor.c05ae17f74f07b01

He told me 1c49649c1d not to leave bbc60e4d71 my room, but de0a8b8db5 I did. So it 81df24b3d0 was my 31a8df5f75 fault.59559c06454c2bb7

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“I was wrong. Please, just a5dada5565 this once, 398f44b5c7 let it 6a3d61ee1a go… Please a067fedf37 overlook it…”4363e4abe401e9c8

Soon after, 75c15b9105 Simon arrived 56e703c5a9 at the 2ac79a40e5 scene.1610a2d1d1317feb

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He handed aa52313382 Hugo a 11f13f342c large sum 576f6709f7 of money 6802882b40 and asked 83ba0e44f0 him to b2795523ef let it 45767014a9 go. He didn’t d7903feea6 even ask 3a64a568f0 me, ‘Did 0542e00d4f you really 1c69b6da24 steal?’a1bf92047ab29aa1

I shamefully thanked 746a285708 Simon.449a5b91822ceb6d

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“Thank you, Duke. Really… thank you.”81fd9b0f3460d852

Simon looked at c017739dab me with disdain 38de97cebe and didn’t reply.53c616cbabdee8c6

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Even the 4ce0e38a0d maids closest 4af671d92b to me 850fed30ff looked at 0e8642f9b1 me with 170dd6fec9 eyes that a87a98cb59 said, ‘The 867cd5df40 girl who 0008a985bb caused trouble a3e6629809 for Simon e20b144a5d by stepping 2a3b7be06e out when bb225c297a the Crown cc59eeb4d4 Prince warned 284fccae5e her to 25f3337801 stay put.’b16b89afadac12a2

“This isn’t right, 018d5a8356 Your Highness… The 3fc821e5bb Crown Prince specifically 0df6869b59 told you not 5724d5f1af to leave the 64c4eba94f room.”c72eb2e5bd62298f

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“This must be because 859b86acac the northern household didn’t 1f86fd77c7 raise her properly.”d16e68d08ae50035

No friends to share 69fb0ca680 my feelings with, no 2c5aad5d99 family to rely on.71a71218bbc76317

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That was my situation, 5703377746 helpless against even such a89b40b7eb a petty scheme.2a8768e22009d8ef

“Still, it was smart f3b0294f86 of you to admit 4f79e22ff2 your mistake and get 6df25b0cf1 through it quickly. It didn’t b45331a138 escalate, after 1fdd95e6cd all. You were really wise.”134dad4075908b69

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“Yes. This is cd52e9ae10 the way f4c7a4303b of the 6aaf18894d imperial family, bff9d9f35d not the 914dfc240b savage North.”04e877ace51281bf

And so, 5e2d1572ff I couldn’t 28bd860061 do anything 5acf7a8135 for eight 568d7ed0a1 years.f3927e023b9d76c0

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But now…ad55466e9cd6c552

‘I’ll never live like 33e48bef78 that again. I was acf5a76c13 a strong 430a041610 northern child b2f36a0034 by nature.’830b61e2702932b3

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In fact, 0311c64fc9 before entering 52898c6b50 the palace, e8d6f084e9 I had d3247dc801 spent twelve a94bebc8c3 years in 38c73a2469 the North, 80960b644d hunting baby 1218f82520 monsters and 790e6e09aa climbing mountains c91e438bdd every day.e07405a192c9ae13

The people in c841d6ffde the palace didn’t 07c1642e6f know, but I caa63a47a5 had always been de8fed960c quite physically capable. There was a reason 9e643a8c81 I could hold out dc9fcb38f0 against the assassins until 95009adc20 Kayan showed up right ededd144d9 before I regressed.a030b0f6169e5c59

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Now, I was determined 50f232258d to live boldly, as 89ff5ddfbb I had back then.7359dff2e332f45c

Hugo shouted.d9e5c0d2a78a5438

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“What are you f442552cd9 doing? Search the princess 54185bf977 right now!”305297207056f7bd

Just as expected.e8e41cf07c9ff4bc

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The maid, following Hugo’s order, leisurely approached me. 7c7f90a75301ef7a

She was the most malicious and the one who had tormented me the most among Hugo’s close attendants. 918e946514a8351c

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The situation was b5b64975f9 the same as 762cc36de2 in my previous 9720ca5747 life. 56e9f089d4f53764

However, my actions would be different this time. ‘I just need to act like I did when I was twelve.’ 99714b1d18b027aa

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I watched the approaching maid and grabbed a child’s sword hanging on the wall. 7d332840220d9d87

Then, I thrust the sword into Hugo’s stomach. 9bfcab91c0ecf81f

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“Aaaaahhhhhh!” 14ce404388e84fd7

It was c30334d79b a swift 14018fde3d move, striking 34819dc4bc precisely at a185c9a13d a vital c0aacffb35 point. 515da619228ef499

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“Oh my!”2f0b775b041ea50b

As I listened to f821ee6fef his piercing scream, I e61808c731 felt quite satisfied.c1487e99e727e54f

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‘The old Ivnoa is still alive and kicking!’aecbfc07db5fdccb