WHCTC Chapter 6

When the emperor signaled 47bb34eefd with his eyes, one 481bb568dd of his maids searched b94c8430cd my body.7a01f68edb8226a7

Of course, they found eed6c57a0d nothing. After stabbing Hugo, I 923ee54762 was immediately dragged before a0a572b82c the emperor without giving 071dfe18ec Hugo’s maid a chance d17ff5494a to plant anything on 5f7d7aff93 me.42a176f90e1e33b5

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If you’re going c347ea366d to cause trouble, 0abfc1de1c you might as 947ddfacfb well do it 277ea0ce8d big.3a2fd9b0c2d83c15

That way, the other 5e5f05c4d0 side is too startled 50c4bd73a9 to react properly.748466968fa8fcb2

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“You saw that, e286b6bc80 right?”3f74feebc591619c

I spoke calmly.f646fa6a7b8d8c2a

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“I was aed14fe78b upset and 65fbe038e9 angry, but 868cf18b19 I’m not 938dfbe4e7 good at ba2a8972b9 expressing those 32a75b8a30 emotions with f1899829c7 words.”ed3bddbe89ceed78

That was true. I was naturally mild 9cf8ef3df8 and composed, incapable of 7237bd80c0 erupting in fiery rage 96900eaa62 or throwing a tantrum.2863135711dd968b

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“Since no 260fe17438 one was 439120c62d getting hurt 064af6d4c1 anyway, I 0f20016875 just swung 253e8dde76 a child’s 6e2ead195e toy sword 729ee27323 in the 63c1151ee6 heat of 8421e767a6 the moment… 8a56e9c662 It barely c2aa8a5dd9 grazed him.”1eac02f7ff130b7a

I subtly 4cc6fdd6c4 rephrased “stabbed” fbff9f5dc2 into “barely 0bf4b2c720 grazed.”e3fe28274556838c

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The ministers watching 3e9f622f9a us started chiming 70e130cf2d in.f67afb5a186b9d23

“When children get d093005105 emotional, sometimes they b71e3a9c3d act before they 7cffe1cabf speak. My grandchildren are fc60b36c70 the same.”cfb3ad53df81752e

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“Well, growing up in 77db5431bf the North, it’s understandable.”c0f39e17e979fac1

They seemed to 59f124e56d pity me greatly.c185daf5f4125146

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“Haha! Of course, thirteen is b9129e7722 still a child. You remind me of cc20903238 my granddaughter.”ae992e114bb474dd

I suppose my quiet 65702ebcf4 and calm demeanor, in 6c7a78693a contrast to Anna and 02f970fdba Hugo, helped a bit 0629546b89 too.e2ebbf3afb82ca89

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To be honest, I 89b022a16b felt a little bewildered. No matter how middle-aged e9db464152 these men were or ab2df5b6ad how new I was 0327d5690e to them, calling me a745d86332 a baby…?d580122143d89d4d

During my childhood in 93000091c1 the North, no one eb2819efb5 ever called me that.e59c01c071273446

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“Oh my, a9af9f681a our princess 893585577e is truly b5684abdea impressive! To think she 7cde73753c could so cleanly 632b20368f sever the head fd0abe7172 of a beast!”d12854b224c1aa58

“And not even flinch 67f146f3b1 when blood splattered everywhere. Truly courageous!”2dacde0d6bd2e84d

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And back then, I be99349cfa was even younger!a1ab13792297c8ce

‘This is embarrassing, f87b460008 awkward, and cringeworthy…’714ee61c67459e7b

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I rolled my f477b7bea5 eyes, thinking.7c0a17e21a975a9a

‘But isn’t it helpful?’9861e85a3a260123

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As always, the final ce749a63f1 impression is what counts.cb7343538b59815a

I quickly made a d9f501c228 dejected face and shivered 3cff28d1db slightly.289cc86c3febe12c

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Hugo, in disbelief, gaped cdaafad9d9 at me.33228dff54e134db

“You—! You right now—!”6b0e093cade6c524

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It was at that 428c47b212 moment.455cef61a310e409

“Wait.”839ca6151abf3f0d

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One of the men f69836d68a sitting among the crowd 1c51638905 spoke up, sounding intrigued.3560e90d232ed221

“Is round two 16b6a24d6d about to begin? Anyone want to 95eafec165 make a bet 2cabeba5c5 with me?”1574fc405930dcdd

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The man was 4fed15cff4 in his early 0cbde25a4d to mid-thirties, with e13c5b221f loosely tied long 34b5a7cfa6 blonde hair and 3ca0dd6874 slightly droopy eyes.651c469b394b7742

“I, Saquar, would like 3fc6b14045 to take this moment b6949b6263 to make a declaration.”e04cc4294c8daf88

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Saquar Ivan Tayen.3c99316fd7dd342e

He was the emperor’s much younger half-brother, born from a different mother, and had no claim to the throne due to circumstances. In fact, this was the first time I’d seen him.4259df7391df016b

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‘So… that makes him 18c810a913 my granduncle?’12305ef1d196c7a9

But calling him “granduncle” b2532b5f5b felt strange since he 1d9d7117a8 was more like an 290ab9ce59 uncle in age.79c81e5189ee4e60

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I’d heard he 7696a617ad was carefree, always 21a66277d7 keeping his distance 6cfebcf9ba and never taking 3cec69c3ac anything seriously.7a82473c8220ab32

He continued speaking 7420b4f15d in a needlessly 05656b047e solemn voice.1cfed8699af59865

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“I am 5a9f1c80fd willing to b05404847a wager 10 8004ead29f gold that c8bd6a0549 the thirteen-year-old 0cad9542da child will 13726a65be next shove 98d1f459c3 a sword 2afb8b12df into someone’s 05ea056cf5 mouth, rather a69860c919 than their d837aabdfe stomach. Of course, up until 4be39e7e49 now, I’ve just been b30cea2302 a passive observer…”a371b023aaff3222

“Shut up, Saquar.”a057226102740baf

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The emperor cut 1bb7fdfcd1 him off, clearly 87a00134d6 annoyed. Saquar responded immediately.4b0963648a968616

“Yes, I’ll continue to 82115c24dc observe from the sidelines. Following Your Majesty’s advice, 52fd97762c I’ll return to my e503793d8c usual profession.”5d8f9f4e1efd611a

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His compliance 5bd6151941 was impressively 708c22b930 quick. As expected, he was 7e0dea3346 a man of light, 862adcbf39 fluttering words, swayed by e5d1e7b97c even the slightest breeze.afad5f6bf408886f

No one paid 0dbf14ee65 him much attention, 166171c3e0 as they seemed 90f338b74a used to his 5e0643afe5 eccentric personality.7a9e755e24bffc1b

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“Anyway, enough.”01726b5212dbbf87

With a furrowed brow, 5f69390367 the emperor summed up c4e3d9f484 the situation.9c4fccc21f59242f

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“It seems this has escalated into a matter of petty children’s squabbles. Listening to such trivial affairs in a formal setting is both tedious and distasteful. But Hugo, why did you accuse the princess of theft?”32b2761a2f706892

Hugo, trying his best c5b726bf31 to hide his flustered 86e4498fe8 state, answered.c2bef3af8fe401ce

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“Well… I received a report from my maid that a jewel was missing from the Crown Prince’s quarters… I made an offhand comment, not thinking much of it.”2e63ff11e0d00b1e

It was 10eea37d9f the best 779a8bf39d response Hugo ab16d0e0ed could muster.d29a2b26caaf69b1

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“I admit 663165d538 I was 95928a5d38 mistaken about caa1e2f4f9 the missing 59f96d4a77 jewel, but 851dc92f09 surely it fbb71805a0 wasn’t worth 99149e2250 being slashed 083ce1090f with a 2a6b53f838 sword over, a1e4349894 was it?”ede8dbc9ca83088f

I immediately be205ac75d replied to 854b14bda9 Hugo’s words.1cb06b665043c6ff

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“That’s true. I wasn’t thinking. I’m sorry. It’s my fault.”c267edc03f1413f0

As soon as 5e6adb955d I admitted my a6271ccfdc mistake, both Hugo 79c1e3d5ea and Anna flinched.d1822fa317b76ce4

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Tilting my c41d644e1e head, I 3b9b5721b7 continued.faa0e25aa51e75dd

“But why did d24489adf5 your maid say faeb141be6 that, Hugo?”0fc57f02c82c538b

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“Huh?”a6b58528aef1606f

“Think about it. It wasn’t 31e2089600 even your a6ec0fd83f room, but 7096659a21 the Crown 787d9ea202 Prince’s. How could she 5c4f534711 possibly know anything? She’s not c7e4f89c63 even the b7b0b3a869 Crown Prince’s 8d405763e2 maid, so 4de69e15db what was 94ad842638 she doing 692245216c there?”de80fcce7f0a6489

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“Well, that’s…”67aa6af130e1464b

“I suspect she stole 4d321d3e9c the jewel herself and, b93916fe85 realizing she couldn’t handle 222a3b39b4 the situation, tried to 3e5ff8be44 pin it on me.”75b1717311010703

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At that, af9153e988 the eyes cee43f4d07 of Hugo’s be32b71d82 maid, who 43fb90feee was supporting 778605c478 him, widened.04adaa1944b04248

With a soft 795e4bf58a smile, I gently 07f4dbd970 said,5d3c6453de798591

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“I was searched, so afe54cc92d I think Hugo’s maid 193c2ac14c should be searched too. Doesn’t that f1838f6275 seem fair?”8b68c79925019151

The maid’s face 6b251db8b8 instantly turned pale.e164259284468860

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It was obvious that 048f498fb3 the jewel she tried 209200533b to frame me for ac461ea840 was still with her.613a185c8be8884c

‘You must have forgotten 39aba85b87 about that because of 988e95cc69 Hugo’s injury, right?’bb36ae692f613861

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I had always 26854e77ab been the princess 858c754d53 who hid in 3d3c14e753 Simon’s shadow, cautious 789c7e726a and withdrawn. They never expected that 099256823d I would suddenly be 7f3e1c4b93 standing before the emperor 8565550559 like this.230b15b135420cff

To be honest, it 43f934f4fd wasn’t easy for me 398a4776f4 to have an audience af7e014286 with the emperor alone.92723e48cbe8c03c

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‘But it was you a172eddb92 who brought me here ba54876198 before the emperor.’6dd39f703e3e06a9

The emperor, just by 21629ec873 looking at the maid’s df05b00e1e expression, sensed that something 9269e3cab5 was amiss.fb4f6925dea31472

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“Search her.”8db568312e7e06bd

At the emperor’s signal, 0b1a8da292 the same maid who e9827dba80 had searched me stepped 6495912367 forward.260b21c85ac1c01c

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Soon, a rather large 1cd71d9862 jewel was pulled out 74097a86a9 from the sleeve of 1037fe8673 Hugo’s maid. It was a cufflink 689de7eee2 Hugo often wore.c60c34cc94fc8529

‘She must ec7f288721 have hidden e21c983d89 it earlier, 23d63ed4e1 planning to d7440821d7 use it 237785770d for a fd16e17195 day like 617f5367f7 today.’cc7c7c0383122c93

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I sighed, 146b846a90 unable to 913ff978ea look at c151283e85 Hugo’s maid 1fed07e1da directly.48286393c81a8372

“Oh my… I guess 6b7ee42a7b that’s what happened.”f885419b8c04c59f

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I hadn’t forgotten a2dfa31c44 all the terrible b0a157e3d3 things that maid 67fce3b8e8 had done to d35ad9bab2 me in my b3e268572e past life.e3eda0fb0a5f2840

In truth, she cb4abcdee7 still scared me f5c144eb73 a little. I couldn’t even insult 702aec2146 her to her face. So,7eb71c0e217e5ebf

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I had to quickly e355918744 remove what frightened me.2806ac64e199c3d2

Yet, it cd0f659040 felt strange.4a0e205281b3a02b

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‘I used f4afdcdf67 to bow e2dc1c5d82 my head a179adca93 to avoid a0bcd6b40b standing before e95d5b77ee the emperor, 5022757bc3 always shrinking cbe9d6317c away from 3f6e2b2a87 that woman…’0cb3378812d10ff2

Once the basic 42dd74ac97 premise changed, everything dc422b3538 about the situation 0e1d146820 shifted as well.df696244507621da

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“Take her away,” 2f39bf0702 the emperor commanded d27b07363f curtly, clearly unwilling 4a5160b25b to waste more 056d52920b time on the b3492fcad1 matter.703a68fc8f346fee

It was 8da0fbe1bc obvious the aa42bc52a6 maid would 411f5ebe08 receive a 92d81c6898 severe punishment e7d537e046 and be 931e457a72 disgraced in 07003a1064 noble society.c83bf3cb54f4cfce

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She would never 72423607aa be able to 362833b751 work as a 0d35161b27 maid again.1b2a0c0bde1d1946

“Oh my,” Anna said 05d70b3636 without a hint of 3d08d4e90e emotion on her face. “I must have been dffeb61f13 too careless to have 743a475461 someone like that near 90efedfeb6 Hugo… I’m impressed by f071d293f2 the princess’s sharp judgment.”cb69e861f1b19ee0

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She was ready fc120dbce3 to cut ties bf3b247288 with the maid 855bfff71c in an instant.cb7e5af94d711fd4

Unlike Anna, b0fd56c147 Hugo was 6f87679a71 left speechless, 1c7f837e03 merely gaping. The emperor turned to e75aafe551 him and said,f9f3fbcc44e65bb6

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“Hugo, you owe Ivnoa 112eb2c51a a formal apology.”1bcb049f408cc262

“But! Ivnoa admitted herself that 16e380f40f it was her fault 3c750551cb for using the sword!”06efa3f1662a265e

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As Hugo shouted, I abeeb5a4e5 calmly lowered my head e65feef9a1 and responded gently.68fc0674de09b604

“Yes… that’s true. Even though d26c024f42 I was 3fac4e75a9 upset, I 4fb256e4fc acted on 0c061fc602 impulse, and 1329108617 that was 175df39bc5 wrong of cb86b1c8a4 me.”d4abca6dfd03ff20

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Hugo’s apology cc3a686fdc didn’t matter fe70918dbe to me 02a70f047d at all.3defc16e044d9f07

“I believe 12b8ee8d39 it’s important 8b0a5b739b to acknowledge 51f26ae4f6 and reflect 7ca686bc3e on your ddafb6a14f mistakes if df3b492c45 you want e90b8226a8 to become b96e9bee69 a better c24c008c4c adult.”fb8796139d0087b8

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What mattered more 5a31fe402e was using this 40a51baa0c opportunity to reprimand 2513153f06 Hugo.18d1377a0ba7ca0e

“Of course, I’ll d9aeedded7 accept any punishment 7adacc7997 later, Your Majesty. You’re very busy ac56790800 right now.”ebfd70f5453ff973

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At my words, the 3760452323 emperor nodded and waved bbc5528928 his hand dismissively.7b4132d77c9b00c0

“We’re in the middle 5de574b051 of a meeting, so d9dd93561e I don’t have time 0f01796258 to deal with this c21cdef153 childish nonsense any longer. I don’t 515c8bd6bc want to b62f6b9b73 see any fb19c013ee of you c8ae0c13de right now. I’ll decide the punishments 4c60b44bb5 tomorrow. But don’t worry too 9ce1dd966e much.”681c2c2e6971105f

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“But calling 70344df8cb it ‘childish ae39dc59a5 nonsense’ is 73695500e6 a bit 0484a3f5b0 much when 73725cded3 she stabbed c17b45ae85 me…!”58d0239394e52edd

Hugo was about e55eadd219 to shout again 50ff1cd203 when—72335bdb4a612e5d

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“Mmmph!”e4d97c972f083d9f

Anna quickly covered his f73de920ea mouth and spoke up.582b17589a9a8648

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