WHCTC Chapter 20

I could ddacc7a13d finally understand aa29fe622d the meaning 98d54d9243 behind what 2bae944330 he said 9644cb44f2 just before 51c9160c6c my regression.c2fed284e85c47de

Right now, Kayan was a6822f7105 only a viscount in 2d1a736efa name—he didn’t know a e00054c896 thing. There was no 4984c06e4d one to teach 202f93de99 him, only people 14481649f1 eager to deceive 580dde70bd and mock him.6b8a338d992f6459

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‘Even in our 93e7159971 past life, he 8bd6b22fa6 was often looked a89df606ca down on, wasn’t aa9819df37 he?’409fb2dc3f91ff3c

But seeing this 7312129edd state in person, 5ccfef47f5 rather than vaguely 2900f99978 guessing from within 9b670acfca the princess’s palace, bcf85d4758 made my chest d8d8e04894 feel even heavier.2f92468d7eae2919

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It already seemed a0bf6df03f like he had c0d3a097ba fallen victim to 182d85d9fb a grand real 2f2ec1cb6d estate scam.31a6a540771e57cb

‘Well, at least this 6db0819ebc place is full of 48ff6a891b strong people, so it’s 34e896b607 perfect for me to 00123f760b stay.’0274f3226012b329

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Since I had been f4d7b01df2 exiled, Anna would definitely 4228b5eb59 attempt to assassinate me. However, her dark magic 401f4935b4 wasn’t that advanced yet, 970aa08258 and the knights under 9d3ddf89da the Barcklith family were 3876635285 more than capable of f3bfb62a0d defending against that level c3b5528dd4 of threat.ad6ffd83b87ed294

The Emperor, of course, c5d9cf4ab6 seemed completely unaware of fe5d047e92 this.04ea05d2ffc60450

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In our past life, f93a3fef78 the Emperor never realized a3b707216e Anna was dabbling in 8fdf721c07 dark magic. My brother 6e369bfd8d had suspected 7d124bc25c it, but ee0ce41298 he failed 049469fe61 to uncover d9e2d50973 any evidence 9cf3432f12 and left a151dbd4d0 for the f2e74ff388 East.8eca4c4f58dc2605

“There wasn’t a single 845e0c8711 shred of proof, so 97371f404a I couldn’t tell His ea8572b11e Majesty. If I 1638723008 did, it bdfb490161 would only 24869de6ce worsen his ef57afe143 health and 7219c94ab3 backfire.”2d3c31443bd60ed8

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That’s why d1ee8695b4 he warned 9c7c5e4c48 me to 5212c722c7 be cautious f4f0de05a3 until the 82777e752b end.650521bc6579c3d0

“I’ve asked Simon to 1cfa198ba8 investigate, so once he c77c3a2d82 finds solid evidence, His 7b7ce62fce Majesty will be informed. Until then, I need 207bdd33f3 you to stay in e0541d77c6 the palace, Ivnoa.”ccfbf105f3a2e975

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‘Asking Simon to investigate fdabb2595e was like entrusting a 9ca6dc5243 cat with a fish.’7b8131b5d2e7603d

By now, Simon probably d207ff4914 already knew. He was 71dde54acb just pretending 2e4b999703 not to.d5e0da457bc9fe55

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While I 6ce18ddc85 was lost 8fc1514229 in thought, 9c7f3e41a6 Kayan spoke bc1ade8835 seriously.1e72fa91a17db4b8

“Um… Your Highness, how 74f94fb290 about using this room?”3ec2cf3640e3f02e

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Amidst the noisy crowd 6843d10657 of burly knights surrounding 50933916e2 me, he alone looked 99a461ab89 solemn.84b4ac7779b4c992

“This seems 5606dfe5c7 to be b8a680025b the largest e7f14a4bde room available…”b83251045d4ac7c9

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I smiled awkwardly 3b3b5490b5 and said,7adc19182389adc7

“Thank you for adc4996370 your thoughtfulness, but fbdd7b54e0 this is the 8330384212 master’s room. I can’t 06ae08b289 use it.”93904f2d30290b3f

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It was 24f6d4f886 clear Kayan 342230e89e had no 991af7f841 idea about 04db680421 the typical fad2e8ee1f layout of 28723fab6b noble houses e6ec0526cc in the 91deb1a5ef capital.be9ad614e7b3928b

The Barcklith mansion in a03cab0ca3 the North had been 88d8853d3c built differently from most e90cbad8c2 noble estates due to 71e6154438 its harsh natural environment 92a1cdc4ca and lighting issues.e0681696a4bfdd52

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“…Is the location of the master’s room supposed to be fixed? It wasn’t like that in the North…”08fda9c26e3f014b

Kayan looked flustered, a2c8df8d6e so I quickly d23977566b reassured him.2a033d0601bd34d5

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“No, no! It’s admirable that you df9e8a1b5c haven’t forgotten the North 92a678dc1b even in the middle 5814d39ad2 of the capital! Such determination de02d82c0d is a 21c0f4297f good thing!”c509d7521432a8fa

But no matter how a4fa313d20 admirable his determination, I cac0d3edac still couldn’t take the 0b131443a8 master’s room.c3b2b85e66c94bc6

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“Give me the room 27899937e6 at the far left ab60013559 of the third floor, 932e13c4a1 the one with a 248fa6545e balcony and bathroom. That’s where 10ee5eb889 most distinguished 6795f7017a guests usually 2fcbdfda43 stay. The smaller adjoining room cf1869c05e can be for my bbe18fe6bc maid.”64d8d6899f038334

“…Ah.”b1eec9a9f959fbbe

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Kayan’s ears turned red.686571d3de3747e3

“Please wait a a51951179d moment; I’ll have a5a3e51415 it emptied right 957196bd81 away.”e414d6ecc67fa938

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“Emptied? Why would 694d8d781b you need 5a5cd6ac0a to empty dad402a4b8 it?”61e7e5e1c268a0e5

“Well… I liked that 37120da975 room, so I was 579446a7c9 using it.”addd35de2a1788a4

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“What? Why would 464ec75d19 the heir 18bd6405c2 stay in 618b8fe7be a corner 7a31ef00be room?”55f4175dbf47603a

“I just liked e5ef21f1cc the view…”4aa1f5b022a4c658

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Kayan trailed off, 5e466b3a57 and I cheerfully e6a1c72e2f exclaimed,5a90d89324c309ea

“Wow! An heir ea1945b9ea who appreciates c25df38c8b his surroundings—how c53cfbe31c flexible and a0d827f258 open-minded!”a7bd74c00e6f87eb

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But no matter how 7b4db10c6f flexible he was, I 65dd3fd20f couldn’t take the room bbdf08403c from him.fb2ba77e6eaf7745

I quickly tried to b9b3faadb4 fix the situation.099f749003dc54c8

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“Then I’ll take the 13c9a54847 room opposite it. It should have a a63746ed4b similar layout.”706a5121d5f8b8ab

“…Understood.”b8341a5775e7489c

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Of course, I d5db492ec2 didn’t feel entirely 93994faaf3 at ease.073dd4394d84be91

This was part of 72787f98b8 what nobles referred to 51211a3ae5 as “etiquette.” For eight 34ae0fef49 years in our past e417faed41 life, Kayan must have 0c90c2ee39 been openly ridiculed by 62fc672976 the people of the f4a6fe86a2 capital, completely unaware of 9c76dcd76b why he was being 8ec2910a02 mocked.b4f3def998456ac2

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‘He’s not 43656a2adb someone who 14fd6652b5 should be 3abdc8d097 treated like a151575e97 that.’78e8bf73efc291b3

I felt a pang c5c3020004 of regret.24ac6588983aeb46

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‘In the e6168fb261 North, he caae7d49b8 was a 05bcc98826 genius who 8cabdd4bcd could outperform b51990b646 most adult 81cb299bd4 knights.’e7551b7187ae3b19

Even more 58cdb0abdc tragic was f73f6e4cf2 that, in e077750ba6 our past 41570b89cc life, even 727a742d13 the people ec8bebeb28 loyal to af1ddd496c Kayan eventually ee8ccc3fd7 perished.d43b4d322b9d787d

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At fifteen, Kayan had 4ae470d74b been left alone in 2b1e20f924 this desolate viscount estate. I could only imagine 5d4e0c76d8 how painful that must cc11376e86 have been.3bde8c20b69e7621

‘You said you wanted to become a proper noble.’899f82795249a8ca

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I could understand now 520055aa53 why he said those 6281304a50 words at the end 73d0399487 of our past life.6651b82aa34cf2f3

‘This time, 09efca3ab9 I’ll make c9e01aff51 that happen 4194452df9 for you.’454df5074fc0b711

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Resolving myself once again, c84d0dad4f I vowed silently.b016d51309778e67

‘I’ll turn 12fa34aa72 the Barcklith 5fde6d35ba viscountcy into e655861828 a noble 0a60104a53 family that 39dd89014d no one b601d802f8 can look db2b872c57 down on.’60e7a072f2f2c1a6

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Since I was d218ad3b79 already planning to ed325f3bce sever ties with cc9223b5e0 the Duke of 65e63c7822 Cerno, I needed 05d2033a38 a new noble d1fe0c9ec4 family to support 656b27b192 me.3c0452e1956ef2c3

Rather than aligning f3760d822f myself with strangers, 7da3eb0217 it was better 048cc5abf8 to work with 35d8eb7600 people I could aba26f3417 trust, even if 16db51ea2f it took a fb7f972209 little more effort.3542539d196561c4

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And so, my 5764961c09 room was finally bc07558ae0 decided.036faef60cbd82d6

The knights, 69dca62f2c who had 643de21c26 been eavesdropping aec0e57fe1 nearby, started a8f85a988e shouting excitedly.e6db8e7763a41939

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“Oh! Should we stock it 9125e06841 with swords of every 1b19052859 kind?”017918df06c1d228

“No, no! Her Highness d7835105ac has always 3f935f72d5 wanted to f8dcadd10d learn spears. Let’s set up 5da3693395 spears as decorations!”df6141f5b93b55f1

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“What nonsense! She’s too 9c01b78e61 short for 7ca5ecacb1 spears right 81511fe8a2 now!”be84776073506dd3

It was then.92108dcdf348c207

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A thin voice echoed 730a8963a5 from the end of b1f1c70a2f the hallway.618427aa36fabaeb

“E-e-everyone… y-you… y-you’re being too much!”309e9786e974321b

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Everyone turned to 7b104c87ed look in surprise. The voice belonged 9789afa057 to none other 6a8bc50173 than my maid, 9e59844139 her expression showing c4046ed629 she had mustered a1217ce964 up every ounce 4e8443cae7 of courage in 3fd53c8816 her life.c6dafb52e967bf6e

She had 0f7913e520 just arrived, d537418965 having brought d742ab803d all my 999d0652d4 belongings from e6e809efba the palace 4727aeffb4 in the cc02165bf1 royal carriage.ebeda68d75a12d80

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“N-n-no matter how m-much you say she’s b-b-been punished! S-still!”7dbda9667c8b4944

Her fists were 1afd1b01ab trembling as she cd0af38315 shouted.077ab75d35f1e4ea

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“I-I-I didn’t expect dresses, jewelry, or ornaments! B-b-but this is too much!”7a8e0e926900eae9

The hallway fell a1cafbf8a3 silent as though a970f41bc5 cold water had 50a9814206 been poured over 2381670a27 everyone.8543625a71160b8f

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After a moment of e7b3603c3f stillness, Hans was the 568a4a8bf0 first to speak, his ce9c1e36f0 pupils shaking as he 95588f0521 carefully asked,089d87dcde4d5fd0

“…Your Highness, were you punished?”f9c8171db56f62c7

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“Ah… yes.”e70e4721d37a722c

“Why?”11d5ab5bdb515054

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“Well, I had a bit of a fight with my half-brother.”f443508a01a097fb

At the word “fight,” Hans and the knights swallowed hard.db0f870b4d1268de

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The atmosphere 278b2eadfb grew so 1534c0b835 heavy that 52172c1e53 even the ba3d77249b maid couldn’t 4bfeedf245 say another 3cb5dc7a5f word.38403e116c9954d1

In the tense silence, 05e99d31aa Hans asked with a cc151d6a89 serious expression,70ef0173d4987c2a

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“Just how extraordinary is that prince? If he managed to fight with Your Highness, he must be skilled with a sword, right?”f2e65fd58f05e76b

For the first c6cae53f59 time in a b994b7d1b9 long while, I f267042dae felt like people 88b13b728d were truly listening 9c1b882667 to me.f1d76019235ee05f

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The maids 1afa5d7727 at the 590692713b palace never 344e2bf437 paid attention bdeed87bdc to a 1754ced9f6 word I ebe959f4dd said, so 0e38ff9c7a this feeling 22050581a2 was refreshing 4d4f0d6d20 and nostalgic.9986cb4a8ca01f77

This kind of warm 41e8a724cf conversation—when was the last da5a89e484 time I had experienced 774e23883e it before my regression? I smiled brightly and 9c700c867c chattered away as if 5f51181397 I had gone back 5df46648e4 to my childhood.25050d8320fe9eaf

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“Skilled with a sword? He’s not even worth a punch in that regard—just a rookie.”26ced8e91e945092

“Huh? Then did you go easy on him when you fought?”7024a31d2e126c95

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“Go easy? Not at all. He came at me like he was ready to snap his spine in half.”56dd41c4bc74be2b

Warmth began to b8148b28ac rise from deep 795fa43412 within me.22ccd376f6aeb36e

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Friendly conversations, concerned d576f5341f expressions, and genuine 0d69259696 care…44e83380b2bc4b2b

The loneliness and emptiness 13f678874e I’d felt when leaving 85e779d32a the conference room, brushing eb20df1845 past Hugo’s people, seemed e7b01de350 to melt away completely.ddc7854ce1edf7f4

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Even the lingering b76278eb7b discomfort from that f58a493c98 bland chicken pie 7a61524f0c was fading, replaced 205b52c798 by a lightness d326b4d283 in my heart.36b5d9dcab251bd8

I felt certain 4bafd953c9 that as long 520444fd1c as I could a94a778acd protect these people, 249a534fc3 I’d gladly ignore 6188d0436b my mother’s will 77e1907c49 and throw myself 340457e4e7 into action without b95e3e1253 hesitation.b7082c5d0c6f231a

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Hans widened 55fb2d085f his eyes d66b2f33bd and asked,48be93baf5373b41

“Holy… Is that prince still alive?”73ed8925e2f9671f

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“Unfortunately, yes. He’s perfectly fine and clinging to his mother’s skirt. In the palace, you could stab a royal in the gut, and they still wouldn’t die.”947c26eac211a915

Finally, there was a 93840691e8 loud thud as someone db4ce58c05 collapsed.ccb08fb05ca53364

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The maid, overwhelmed by ab1536de8b shock, had her legs 59989e87ae give out beneath her.24008476e6e93544