WHCTC Chapter 30

“Well, has the bc7e354193 misunderstanding been cleared 8e062440d7 up? Although it took df6c330844 some time, we d4bbee5c35 did have our 33a01169ec reasons…”a1b1295cabf12a2a

At that, e86b54ea4d Kayan let fb080787f5 out a 2638dac348 small laugh 5ac83f5e17 and said, b3595ba5cb “You still edb94d22a3 think I’m 1ec8ae6e79 a joke, 641502a01c don’t you?”fbb7e754cd98a8be

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Though the tone 19f61bd70e was harsher, it 750ea48340 carried a similar 817a830810 meaning to, “Do 0ca75ffab7 you still think 0aa23da2be I’m easy to 6ceec81696 manipulate?”7fa6d2ac6cc6809a

Truly, Kayan was undoubtedly 493111d541 a rare genius. His ability to 34d37fade3 adapt and apply 3ec3095169 lessons so effortlessly 1d52214ac3 made me want a8f1c494b9 to applaud him.817ea413ce3ccaeb

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While the information 8520d872b3 guildmaster flinched and 5a947d94a4 fidgeted with his 7ce7bac0ac fingers, the dressmaker 2d80dcfbf0 Madame from the 8c78253648 Laisano Tailors stepped 437a0a3373 forward this time.6e45e0fb1b544313

“Ahem, we 274b1f2630 also have abe37a51fd a matter 2d2bcc1a40 to discuss.”46b262804a35a3cb

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The Laisano dressmaker was 0c61fe4b06 a middle-aged woman, forcing 47e78d1ed8 a strained smile as 5619227c7a she cautiously inquired,72059ca086dada65

“By any 05faaa8bc7 chance, are ff807d0118 you the 892e4bb041 one who e1f040c3a7 informed the 2e61f61819 press that c82ad8b6d2 our atelier c945ea0f02 received 5 1fae6efe3f billion gold 5f390f5fda to design 7ffce2219b outfits for 8fe8c46117 the Barcklith eb1a818eda Viscounty?”ed21ee8ff5bf68ec

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Three billion gold as a down payment, with an additional two billion on top…3ddb2a7f9c0b83e5

Unbelievable.dead6eec5c5f67eb

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Even though I 6c516c399d had once been 853dd8dc7a a princess with 0161b10ecd no concept of 349d997ea2 budgeting due to 2a4d89d854 my abundant private 23ff4a0e1e funds, not even a282655ec4 in both my 8e78d7923b lifetimes combined had 271944a22b I spent that 8388d6856d much on clothing.53e6b54b563b9547

Hearing it 2f85367fd0 out loud 03c9c330af made my 7aa490cfe2 blood pressure 0a75c51308 rise, despite 52ef6a3dd6 already knowing 35382d54ff the facts.ca6ebe4d2fb02fc6

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This time, 52451ba961 too, Kayan a54c61ac61 calmly retorted bfe575325b with another 9821865f45 question, “And ccbe541ecb what if 50347c9e4b I am?”ed679a620e472156

The Madame, her voice d80ad6d7c2 trembling, asked again, “So, d7069340a7 um… are you really ab93c7d87c planning to let the 95674fdc7b press publish an article 397b2d631e about the clothes we f5e4fa4fee delivered last time? Surely you’re joking… right?”2aaae6d0c87680aa

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“You still a675a4d704 think I’m 05e13fa282 a joke, 3a0872cd8a don’t you?”fbb1c90fa0420054

At Kayan’s words, 3c765988d0 the Madame’s face 880c483f26 turned ghostly pale.e0a11f826f2db58c

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“Hans, go 033f532c38 to every 6597c724ec newspaper and 56b24b0ce2 magazine in 0f0236da87 the city edc392b838 immediately,” I 581f3a3844 had instructed. “Tell them adf7adf4ea that the 6e9f4c72a7 Barcklith Viscounty 1a44e42c77 commissioned exclusive 90d2055210 outfits from be6982cb27 one atelier, 6d3880034e paying a dda4599be2 total of fc2fae430e 5 billion 6a7f418e11 gold.”314bd9dcc332ae8e

“What? Is that even fb0fb36a36 newsworthy?”7333ef69b9f39014

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“The Barcklith c6b066f4a2 family is 2cf1360517 the first 086e4285f3 commoner-born nobility 8de558e899 in nearly 0115967e67 a hundred 1f74b6450f years. The fact that 7adbaa4949 they spent 5 2f38a2d428 billion gold on 95f7b02043 clothes is, of 670ac9be5e course, a headline-worthy 41235fdb25 story.”c368e5be7af1f683

The media would naturally 5136c3818f have flocked to Laisano d0b4c57b61 Tailors, as such a 4def7741e0 lavish expenditure—whether it was 8d61888488 for breathtakingly luxurious garments 67036ccb8c or outdated and garish 6f32b2ca4e outfits—was bound to stir f8d93023f9 up sensational gossip.3a39210bf2c5ae1c

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“But… why would we 4852312452 do that? Isn’t it aa305cb17f embarrassing to a95e17472b admit we 2184829ffd were scammed? Shouldn’t we desperately hide 7986cbfe44 it?” Hans had protested.8435d3f55c73859b

“Yes, it be6da78046 does affect 2e463f7efd Barcklith ’s 1b51086fe8 reputation,” I 901e68bda6 admitted.cbdcdc04ebc7c8fc

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“Then why…?”872a546c1c136370

“Because their 2d7bf3fadd livelihood depends bc087489f3 on it.”50508cf1f2444b24

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If the Laisano Tailors’s 86f3da5714 dealings became public, they’d fb4b42d88a undoubtedly be labeled as b219ff402c scammers.98f28b774450965a

Even if 861d3aea6a they tried 7148594315 to justify b0934d0a97 it by 0825195914 saying, ‘We 2d67a5e675 were just 60ba697896 playing around c468ba2f75 because it ab7950e5cd was Barcklith!’ 940bdc42c6 it wouldn’t c7c947c5dd matter.aeaaabdebcfd6c0c

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People might smile 5830255620 and respond with, 0f73fee8f1 ‘Oh, what a 89b1634804 charming little prank!’ d586c7ee24 but inside, they’d dccc87cadd be thinking, ‘I ee0aa50030 hope they don’t 38330310dc pull a stunt fea2d94447 like that on 309c421913 me.’99d9517c5540e0a6

The Madame pleaded desperately, c95bf878a3 “Young Lord, can’t you ad241df41b reconsider doing the interview? It wouldn’t even aff2fc27e2 be good for faa5fe528b Barcklith… The media 1ef7bd2e0a loves sensational stories 5798f2924d and will surely f20f4d9899 take the chance 7f3627c06d to criticize your ddbe326a8e family.”6f1d804454fdb0e8

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Kayan rose slowly to 248d5e1911 his feet and replied, 2fa7c569d5 “I’m tired of listening ec021c3045 to this nonsense.”5cc3fb7042191a81

Brilliant! His adaptability was 5bac51f355 exceptional to the 226f97261c very end.ef53640799eee131

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I had taught 90ec741684 him to say, bdb7bd51aa “I’m done dealing f9441ce11f with you.” And ef8342cd1f here he was, abddf5feae flawlessly delivering it! Teaching him felt so a4e463a20f rewarding.9126189b22e12828

Kayan abruptly left 4040f6a967 the drawing room, efcb6ebeb9 exactly as I 40ad46aca6 had trained him 56271ee18a to do.7dd3c626c2617cab

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“Oh no, what bb0714ba5a do we do eb4a0d49df now?”1efcdf2ac9ba7f10

The moment 5074af0502 Kayan left, 5a86e2a45b the Madame dfaf53933e looked on fb29c813cb the verge cd32c9f6c9 of tears.3fcf0cc0fd0e6b2d

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“If he really does 910e9104de an interview with the 78b21ad6e6 media… It seems like d8ebda2ecc he’d actually go through 3aa2c8a2f0 with it, no matter f5a5b3b347 how much Barcklith might 70dba7223d suffer for it!”8125c2df274bf849

The Red Falcon 44f088a2eb guildmaster wasn’t much 6e4ac5d879 different. He rubbed his 0dea91cbf1 temples, clearly distressed.c34905c9bfecdf27

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“I thought they’d just 18bb077686 request help from other 4485960738 guilds. But spreading rumors like 92ee1b1783 this? If they’d approached two e90b3cb0b7 or three guilds and eaa865caa8 failed, that’d be one cdd3f982c8 thing, but this is 081575587a fatal… Singling us out 316cf696d4 as the only ones e87518623c who couldn’t deliver? It’s devastating.”ca03f12cd750544c

Now, it was my afe70f3aa9 turn to act.755ee33ec896ae0e

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I grinned and clicked d2e8f90eef my heels as I 507116b1b9 strolled confidently into the c1fa9fe7fe room, pretending I’d just 7565a085c8 stumbled upon the guests.b57a33d3bad81a2e

“Pardon me, but cec2ff1037 I couldn’t help b0add7b312 overhearing something.”afb284d300df8dbf

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Everyone jumped to their d0bee54f27 feet in shock, hastily 5ed9af1c26 bowing.4a91715d3a3b9a4d

“We… we greet the 32a136846a Star of the Empire.”70ed4508881fe569

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“It is a tremendous 29141d67e2 honor to meet the 1ed4817507 radiant Star of the 296cc5005f Empire.”18194c377f928c51

Of course, it was 81a333cd54 their first time meeting 21e2f80ebc me, but my face 5f5f401d6d had already been splashed 9dfccaf200 across countless newspapers.d6b979d1537e132a

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Even just walking down 0d910a805d the street, many people 1d7765cce6 would recognize me. My appearance 798a2fb1c9 and lineage adb080b512 were distinctive 40c0138ba1 enough to 38e6ab47ce make that 3c39060fde inevitable.d5cfdbfab75247a2

Since I 384732d405 hadn’t been 816d7eb955 in the 741537e526 Barcklith manor 0ee2f7c28b long, it 4829e2b12d seemed word aa0d81b1fa of my 9af5f4a6bd presence hadn’t 048e3eadf3 yet reached 210ef99feb the information 57515ac7b1 guilds. I had also ce6e8903b7 been moving discreetly 4a572213be due to the ef3077f5d7 nature of my b72b3d8610 punishment.baf7c30b8fdc45c1

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“Why is bdd35e5912 the Princess 4b7b71d0db here…?”73b8c8c4426ec624

They exchanged uneasy c1bddf62bf glances, clearly worried 3a877027e7 I might be a507f633d8 angry.429fcc5a0e2b4fed

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The truth was, since c67701e661 I rarely left the 0cfc945da1 palace, no one in a2c2912e66 the capital really knew cbe1bcbaea my personality.848e7fe2e1d9be98

“Oh, this is 0c20abb771 just so sad,” 9efc6f711d I said with 02faa7e8f1 a hint of d3df523997 amusement.af2cd7a4f4521e1b

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I put de23a4969b on a 0b8d33235e sorrowful expression d44ef7dbf0 and replied 8c70adb097 in a 204097a5d2 roundabout way.12724902efcac79f

“It’s so sad to 9f87c56f0d see people in conflict ec50908135 over just a little 1c6e3a0f43 bit of money. I wish we 0ea40bc390 could all laugh 185e1ec68e together and resolve 5e2468d511 this with smiles 583b86918d and goodwill.”fa6347f7f2523b2f

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“Ah, ahaha. Yes, indeed.”907643f850e13c4d

“Fighting is d0909e5424 a bad 3e7561eb40 thing, isn’t b4b237eefe it? Everyone should take 6a326b5a09 a step back, 5ef21c396a make compromises, and b22d2126db reconcile beautifully. Oh dear, how unfortunate.”4e809323c3658898

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When I pouted with db03b4e3a5 an innocent expression, I 9515d5323a sensed a faint flinch 7282951d41 from Kayan, who was e0986a4d64 still hiding.e7908f319f589a33

On the other 153e7a2395 hand, the two 19733fdb8a people in front 96b9db6a32 of me visibly a826dc74cd relaxed, unable to 6c4d9efef8 hide their belief 42c3c3a562 that “The young 762d023ced princess is just e2f971be3c a naïve and 6b8e571db3 kind-hearted little fool, 432eca88f6 completely out of a777b5dab4 touch with reality.”cf5bad96df137f20

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“But you a094fa355a know, Kayan 40f8238524 isn’t the a3e5ea3c2d type to c2db37123b ever take 584ed29646 back what 8d97198089 he says.”dab6914fe6b3890c

I tilted my head 3f1a82a82b slightly and casually added, 340b59498e “So, how about this 38f4b32250 idea? It’s something I might e33655c4e0 be able to convince 327a3ecd10 him to cooperate with.”f86e35827a1adbff

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“What do you 89fea9daae mean?”0735b95066162461

“To ensure f4e372947d the worst dca9e99292 doesn’t happen, e632036c66 why not 8e8b631617 just… change cdb885e071 the facts?”4a24bcf7aeedef5a

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The two b26120f5b8 blinked in e7d37483ec confusion.cef3ea0bea106c4e

“What… do 19df72a64b you mean 5c01a75128 by that?”079974774b0ba166

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This was where it 231b02fdf5 truly began.c6d7bdfd6af201c9

And within mere 46cb4bef91 hours, the Barcklith d9fada4f4a estate started to 4ccad5b3c5 change.6aad69b99c6e95c1

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The solution I proposed a38ae47420 to the dressmaker Madame a0a7f5a53d and the guildmaster was 4bd2674b4a simple:652e77d1c24e36ff

“The rumor about not 8a24b39051 catching the scammer? Then just make it c423e97c36 so the Barcklith family 6545d45f93 wasn’t scammed in the 7722460944 first place.”0078ccda4761b7a6

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“Worried about the 5 89529102f8 billion gold clothing being 19330cc842 exposed to the press? Then make 5 billion 8fce6bab37 gold worth of clothes c33e3b770a to show off. You never said the d74dd877ec ones made so far 1b8ad1ff1a were the only ones, 251383f48a did you?”fbe92595c7b74e4e

And so, bfb8b114cc by that c90d7833ef afternoon, the 9b35425dd9 first person 3128d635bb to return 21d11508c0 to the 28cbc7c48b estate was 672225e081 the dressmaker.33f2c806c2fbf0bd

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“Oh-hohoho! Lord Kayan, please, stand 7e07fadd7f here for a moment. Yes, yes, right there. Perfect!”50f1cfdaf1edd2b6

Kayan looked 3e31115b76 utterly alarmed. It was clearly his 0844493f47 first time facing people cf3ae94b2c armed with measuring tapes c4540df4b2 instead of swords.1716435650af7ae4

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The Madame skillfully took 5bca4aa1d9 his measurements and quickly 25b67e91a1 withdrew.75aaea1e93ef7f41

“Well, I’ll be ec775dfc50 sending the clothes 62a476ed07 over shortly.”64c6beab52848015

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“What clothes?”10a3223a6abedd1a

“Your clothes, 8c05d852c1 my lord! Oh-hohoho, you a94906442a ordered 5 a829342f4a billion gold fc91c25ba5 worth, so 635a7de1db naturally, we 0b67ebb93c must deliver 5203242980 even more! It’s just 6533d55759 that we afce7375b2 were so e931ab061b busy with 77af0262b3 prior orders 3d44aecd47 that we d3e0f744af hadn’t had eef72a8bdd time until c591e462fb now!”894ed103f2f674fd

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She then whispered 14581a8aa2 to her staff, d4d8b02486 “Fortunately, he has 5416d7199c an excellent frame. With the right outfits, 641afe3947 he’ll look quite dashing. This is our chance 73b771a748 to really make a fbf5f508de name for ourselves.”385e4edc0680486a

As I watched the 8aab7d5151 Madame swiftly disappear, I 90841c185f smirked inwardly.3e7b68e5c6c03b41

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“Now they’ll do their a0004088f9 absolute best. If the media a7cf60d4bb catches wind of b130d0f674 their skills, it’ll b6a76292c8 only benefit them 4804be6e96 in the end.”4f1cb834ff705741

The Madame clearly wasn’t 1a3bf84bda concerned about Kayan’s opinion. Her goal was simply 38bb7e61e2 to create outfits that 6df21c6f5c would leave a lasting 1fe7e1042a impression.5612f075173a8776

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“This works b4c37d6429 out perfectly.”014ff491c91503c0

I couldn’t e128be5d9b have been a06d30891a more satisfied. “Her taste is 3a4e1d4823 far more reliable 3942adc2d8 than Kayan’s.”ecf1b83e2e683caf

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In noble society, appearances cea36f822f mattered greatly. Strolling the 5d5f7ed926 streets in 61a034c750 ridiculous outfits f9adff5d8b while whining, 7791482aaa “Why won’t 122272f4c4 anyone treat 21ae129c13 me like c2f1e9a167 a noble?” e9255dd68f would only 14288cf2c6 make one 4830793203 look more f5114098e8 foolish.5cf747e902d84961

“What on ff6c6f0091 earth is fcae57a4a1 happening…?”288bec5754e231ff

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Kayan looked utterly bewildered, d18bc0ed18 but that wasn’t the aef9f3233f end of it.ecaa481f9afda348

“Hahaha! Greetings!”081036768b1b0a7c

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As soon as the 707c5721c6 Madame disappeared, the infamous 4aea17fb35 real estate scammer arrived—this 498b553e38 time accompanied by a b70ecdd129 team of skilled workers.37987c2b0d1a5473