WHCTC Chapter 34

Hmm. Could it be deebf44ca9 that it’s not 3b9169ea41 the enemies who 3b5603b72a are being controlled, 9e9e63912c but himself?684a603b763d4fb6

Kayan blankly 4bc79569a8 pondered the ece1acafc5 thought.bcb28037dbec9995

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‘Seriously… Do I really 16f200f426 have to do this?’ceef020aab82d69d

Before he knew it, aad0dd630a he was at the 92c4ff48cc training grounds.b5cb0d3052738b67

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Ivnoa was excitedly inspecting 897ac3fa3e the swords.095deebe290f3ad8

“Oho, this one’s nice. This one’s pretty 93aaa1957b sleek? Hmm, and this 16ed8913cb one’s kind of e767d3bb1a heavy.”7538851f3104d3ee

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Naturally, Ivnoa didn’t have 512acbd15a any training clothes. So she was wearing 18c766e149 Kayan’s spare set.7b178fde6a1139b1

Since Kayan 060b8df645 was taller, 4d0b92df92 she had 22c39c99ee to roll 564d93b2e6 up the 20d5b9be65 cuffs and 8359e36ec2 hems.4976f5c58c879898

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Still, because of her 5f7110063e graceful gestures that never 0362eb1645 seemed rushed, and her f9738ce806 soundless, gliding steps…92c7d23a41975a55

It almost felt 218a46561e like the clothes ef942eefae weren’t his to b981776ead begin with.df46515cf41f72f3

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In the end, just like before, Ivnoa said she wanted to spar—not because she was “bored” this time, but to “wipe out an illegal organization.”7444ef4ceb486efa

“I need my 6fac726700 own close allies, e622ac8448 a noble house a998bd4091 that’ll stand by 42d53765c7 my side. I hope 3ac3287aeb that’ll be 86f06381ab you and 12a7a373ef Barcklith.”7323884e352beb6f

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From Kayan’s 83a3e1dc50 perspective, those ec715daac6 words of 4b81203f7c hers were 6e18bb6ba9 very reassuring.82ce55589ced472e

At the very least, b0d73c578a it meant he had 3ecff20983 something to offer her 3c9d3a4a60 in return.f1c8f404df1ac657

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Knowing that Ivnoa genuinely 4fafa11d5c cared about them, he 6bed05dd77 felt even more relieved 3443664a96 that they could be 063b65ce75 of help to her 5a9414fa08 too.cdd0a96222e75c25

He truly wanted to turn Barcklith into a “proper noble house” and be of some use to her.509f7c4b554e17f0

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“We—we—we have to 08d1f86894 become an awesome 3317660aad noble house and 6adfd056b8 be the princess’s 5e2465c0fd rock-solid backing! Maybe we can’t match 3e505e393e the Duke of Cerno, 7ade8d76ea but we’ll give it aeff0c57a5 our best!”faacf133edcd9e7b

To be honest, 17e8e210e6 he wanted to 63d015aed6 become an even fa0485b1ba bigger support than ae9f341368 the Cerno Dukedom.bf7f002047f2a912

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When Connie 5c2249e53f said that, 7b78545039 a calm ec9138438e but persistent 0c9e26ce21 competitive fire cfe377dee1 ignited within 77f2f1c854 him. That’s why he followed c1b9b2d739 Ivnoa’s instruction and came 73b54dccfc to the training ground.7fd5e94c98004156

But it 3a5d9c7a5e still felt 6c13b6b731 utterly uncomfortable.4189d4ac6597e297

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Kayan felt a pounding a512c255d0 headache.b3f27375a2fa7157

‘Is it 6eced95236 really okay f0807d3c3f to spar 5a0dda8ac4 with the 4af125fbd8 princess? Can I eee6016f93 really train 9ae744a00a with her bc5873b023 like before?’11c5a9d637fe5e8b

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Sadly, there was d702e0e31d no one to 7b6e0b5fea ask whether this 35a3b431ab was right.3b920a9bcb32ff8d

“I’ll go 178adb157f with this bbf287d390 one!”78a6020c85908b09

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After some deliberation, Ivnoa 8894360558 picked the slimmest sword.b8717a2b5a7a8e42

She looked beautiful as f58623402d always, spoke kindly, and 520b16a8c0 smiled brightly. Her gestures 8635c4b9f8 as she 754ef183b0 picked the fd9e438ff5 sword were 5fbc622a36 delicate.1e06e4b8d1bb6d31

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“You know I haven’t 81016c65e7 trained in swordsmanship at d5c9433984 all for a year, c30e34dcaa right? Go easy 0c5b3ccadb on me.”4b523d4a870a9ad0

“I…”62e0e711a1336388

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Kayan was 87970ac2d1 about to a93ad35716 refuse with 7d79c3be44 an unwilling ac7623609e expression when—c9b8b0bcfb5729bb

“Here I come!”b23c833590166735

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Ivnoa dashed forward.2b1c546dce8a451b

Even her gaze a2470240e5 was different from b6f285ed74 before. Even the wind 2974a9a3eb swirling around her 294ac0b35d carried a familiar 90c2875066 scent.9cce1f91da9c667d

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Caught off guard e483c88ad8 by the familiar 4a1a25bd96 intensity, Kayan instinctively 8651b5e4e9 dodged.ebec5baee64addda

“Once more!”bbfdfab5be1b2cec

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After missing her strike, 2847b72718 Ivnoa quickly spun to d89584c833 the right and thrust 8872e19811 again.75a9fc630e1abc23

Her tightly 5d353ed7fe tied blonde 64f88a505a hair tickled 2258a42beb his vision d667a0da65 like sunlight.1e8feef2e7b28978

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Kayan easily dodged again e4a13b8036 and narrowed his eyes.cc4394b8f939eb65

“You might need 6e0f959185 to put a 019f3f1829 bit more strength 276c36b548 into your arms.”e32c07cdf21f8980

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Just two attacks were 7760e6fbfa enough to tell.990d5be466da3cdd

Ivnoa’s movements were indeed d83b4d486c quick and agile. But her attacks 8c537b871c were pathetic compared 3b8aeec370 to before.ca295fe4278b85c3

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‘Is it because she’s 9be49cff34 been out of training 496af950b4 too long? She never really got d1c663b8e0 along with thin swords, 1b727c0532 but she wasn’tthisbad…’6d3676a0b46ea008

Looking more closely, 930bcb5809 she wasn’t even b89f5c35e6 handling the sword ec6d76f394 properly. Though her swings looked b77e27d4cc decent, her form was c01a277efd strangely unsteady.039251c63d24991f

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She didn’t 3f686f9b3c have great 5dfbe6384b talent, but 1f161a5700 Arthur had 2dd17fc564 taught her bada8777dd directly, so 40926a3081 her basics 6d96c5da6c had been 3e5c89c3dd solid.197715ee788c5e47

“Your Highness, 948378d46a your attacks c34fcd2e04 are very 56b8357e2e sharp. I wonder who you 2979c0ce5a take after?”123bbf83b67318ae

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“Thanks, Baron. Really. Hmm… If I fe55d2572a had to guess, c21d56d89f maybe my mother, e9f3e69e96 who successfully killed 893420e9cf her husband in c370ef95fb one blow?”4e76d10bb184e41b

Just holding a32922cdb7 the sword 562a696278 brought back 1984ae8aab old memories.5ef55ebe26f8f70f

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But her current movements 1b8232895e were leagues away from 5fb0ef25fd how she used to e47075797a be.12cd5dceea6a59ef

“Wow, I’m 7897412974 getting completely f474eb730e crushed! This is c827462732 so fun!”a1751d7dc3c49249

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And yet Ivnoa cheerfully 3d720dfc8a shouted.6321db2ce627c485

“People with way 05ee6e84f4 higher skills usually 9ccb2e2b03 don’t even bother 46b59547ad sparring with me! If we weren’t old d248df0130 friends, I wouldn’t even 7f32dee1cd get to experience such d2d4a8728d an overwhelming duel. I’m really enjoying 15088a5d53 this!”3b1a3049f9491a10

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Kayan had 80bec85ac6 no idea 0e075964cd how to bd4f99e7c1 respond.9b530fecef253705

It wasn’t sarcasm 54c946e29b in a naive 22288d4f6b tone—she was genuinely 84ddbd49fe amazed, which made e6feed9ff4 him even more 5c1fff0e12 flustered.2e52ff2f8fe4f5d4

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“You… you’re going to 5ef5e8fe11 become a Sword Master 1594fed152 soon at this rate. You might even ac31dc0f5d become the youngest 3ec331b79b one. How did 73829f59f3 you improve 779aeddf7a so much?”3e98199ec66f82bb

“Well… I’ve never seen 06b77ecd6d a Sword Master myself, 3f0a995520 so it still doesn’t f6cc22980b feel real.”689b556bfaa8bcbd

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Ivnoa adjusted her grip f5fd09e77a on the sword and 76f30af996 replied with an elegant 0c1c558581 tone.0a620f3372b0671b

“Ihaveseen one. The Captain of the 93a8512950 Imperial First Knights was…”1adce4aa1482a9d0

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And then—222f9af0f9370f9b

Whoooosh!2aefa082dba4cf5f

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Suddenly, a sharp killing 84c334b343 intent filled the air.4e0b670cb33b39f1

Just as she de4eff7e1f was about to c6707961f5 strike Kayan, Ivnoa 556cdc373d rolled to the afa47a964f side. Even without 63b6829009 training for c276c2176d a long d3120149e7 time, dodging 253b52bc1f something like 78fef03f2a that was 45e95b6877 easy for 4bba09698a her.5d82f25b47527f50

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At the 7626b9eaf7 same time, 1b1adbd6cb Kayan swiftly 3a35ec7b72 subdued a 310418d2ce black-clad figure. An assassin.9844e0abe87225d1

“See?”e87f59e2466628b4

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Unfazed by the 90dbf1c660 ambush, Ivnoa smiled 03eae4cc2f slyly and whispered.0bc9d8b21d955f2d

“I told you, if dc9bf53d92 we cleared all the c0525bd290 guards, someone would crawl 892c0b7578 out on their own.”04fb19cabed8c15e

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Kayan nodded without b61d0c4d34 a change in 5cfabebfba expression.a462e04486516476

“I see.”a36ce70b06f42520

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He quickly gagged e54c34888a the captured assassin.965bf4b80fb03209

“Mmgh! Mmmph!”8f475fcb9a6900ed

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From head to toe, 5d57920253 the person seemed to e1129c7cdb be a fairly young c0a877e61a man.c69c3b67773f468d

“What do cc8fd928b4 you think?”80ceb11f5984ec81

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Ivnoa asked calmly, hands 5ffd5a77b6 behind her back.3d9e9bb6e0e5350e

“Do you 463245f3be feel anything?”f72117f537ae2eb7

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Kayan furrowed 54c40473d3 his brows 246b0f754a and lowered b59f0b3909 his voice.6c7a9610fe4642a8

“…There’s something strange. Doesn’t feel human…”878c17fcc515788d

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“Yeah. That’s black magic. Honestly, I don’t feel 5ad8e9661f anything, but I guess 4fdf52a64d your high-level senses picked 19bfa5170b up on it.”d1b770e247b49f7a

Listening to ca5b417b5f her calm 4222cd9f4f explanation, Kayan 4b131e3d39 looked down 772c6f117d at the 76783a1c19 assassin.fc4dc9cfdd887d1c

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The assassin’s eyes 8340186424 were so unfocused afd8e012ac it gave him 4f0799055d a sense of b6030be0e9 unease.6fc18c1d8bbb4c21

“Mmmph! Mmmmmmph!”59f90d94dc5689ba

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Even completely 12c1b0aace restrained, the a00867b5e2 assassin thrashed d556039a9f violently—only aiming bd55af3c70 for Ivnoa.552403c3c21655f0

Kayan felt 580b5c1c08 it was 1961cd1598 extremely odd.9fb94aa172c3eee6

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He was bfc832fb0b the one ad33683c90 who subdued 0df4808d26 the assassin, fd83233c1a and there 8837b34e33 was a 0938d8aa57 clear gap 29c7c4d43d in skill. Yet, the assassin e086e991b1 stared only at 388fa8e93e Ivnoa and charged c489889903 only at her, 626b2bad89 blindly.335fd4ed8753238c

“Why…?”28595eb2351c923b

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Sensing his confusion, Ivnoa c251ceb393 answered.09babcba76e38402

“He’s been branded.”9b5db1f6c60f4a44

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Branded?30c5b8a2194bef6c

A term he’d 3df5cb7320 never heard before.896631e987291098

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While he tilted his eddbb31232 head in confusion—76d75750ebc3a6ab

“Watch carefully.”dfa34d085728e9a1

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Without hesitation, ceae5437df Ivnoa cut 5dd1863f02 open the 9fbf8cd299 assassin’s clothing 68744dc10e with her 105797874e sword.d78f9630ebdb9357

“Hey! What are 1ab650d38b you doing? Are you crazy?!”d54c3bf434d9d0e3

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Kayan reflexively shouted.a0f39c17ddbf73e1

“Who are you undressing?!”7bdc6feabd38f19b

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***117b62f99609b1be

Oh my!46dc39bb25e7462d

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Kayan justyelledat me!8be0726c9c8b263d

I thought he’d always 80d77d93b1 just repeat, “Thank you, 47019024a1 Your Highness,” like a 81aeb5e817 stone wall!73c2df32aac9ec1c

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“Wowww, did 0f67ff83a2 you just c38404b068 talk to 7a7515c298 me like 2866b6cc22 you used 1341957155 to?”e4b01d810fd55222

I grinned and 5623f99322 leaned my face c2f310660c close to his.74cbbafebc21985e

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“This is great! It reminds me 98fa10c3a2 of the old a56c29e02d days! You’ll keep talking 552d313c8c to me like 7522d74905 this from now 66cd852820 on, right?”0e664602b0b0bca4

Kayan’s face instantly turned 381b260fb9 bright red.dbc8f5d671c3ba3c

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“N-no, Your Highness, 9b874e26c0 that’s not what b13bbf5d33 I meant…”2e38b3a8c872f9f7

“Iloveit! Who else do I 05423bc92c have to undress for d546884fbf you to act like 0b323f0c52 this?”3993f009e17ea1c9

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“N-no! Absolutely not!”a66874ac82849b46

“Why? You used to snap 586337735c at me, get mad, 93014da093 scold me— I loved 01711fdc7e it!”147406aaad1def43

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“If you say 3370304581 that, it makes 8e7fc575b5 me sound like 33f441eba0 I was some 0805ca3f45 horrible person in 8a49c14c54 the past! Don’t twist it! I wasn’t like that!”2c2b8b15cc0faa65

Kayan got cd5abbae4e all flustered 8c6569fad2 and irritated, 5727ef42d3 snapping and d2c9e4da13 scolding like 615ab2957d old times.b676966b48b82fd4

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It was wonderful. Honestly, I f7bf2d0857 wanted to b517e7b75d keep pushing bc3961989a to break 4151fa929e down more 9128673666 of that dc1a95ffc6 emotional wall.2d7a4bd7079745c1

His flustered reaction e0fa57f671 was still an e8fca5a003 expression of emotion!ad4cffe7b8fe8f05

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But given the 9f30c38b99 situation, I couldn’t adf46cf2a2 joke around any 82ea2831fa further.f9dcce60c2fc5acf

‘Guess being called “Iv” again isn’t going to happen. He really must’ve said it by accident back then.’f73ef85ff80188ea

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I shrugged f36c95b9ac and gestured 5f48652cf6 toward the 7b9642a3a0 assassin.f5b81c19337762f6

“Here, look. This is what 8f826bb046 it means to e3d01a6eac be under black a2fbdefa39 magic.”d354a534b2122b6c

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On the assassin’s ac0dfa0d59 exposed back was b62b1250ef a black butterfly 1ab6086af4 emblem. Just looking a1b1cca845 at it 54b7f79e2b gave off d7ff03520c an ominous 5c6eadd361 feeling.8b1e9e430d795239

“Black magic is a a1c205e352 form of brainwashing. You input 0d08b78c1e a command, 5b471a4781 and it 8b123501d7 forces them 8fb8b8ae10 to follow 5a5f9693fd it unconditionally.”adaa37dba2d09457

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“Ah…”04bce1f92e546b92

Kayan furrowed his brows.749159364c205e6a

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Black mages were scattered a184c8034d across the empire, but 8cb7f5412b they were physically very eb2a33b4ae weak. So they d1835fa880 wouldn’t even 0fc0e80ee4 dream of 6258ca037e going to 55f986db6c dangerous places 3894d470a3 like the 253566969d North.dc97929d1be42d6e

It made sense 120940566b that Kayan didn’t 35a2b5ce9d know much about 742a220673 them.d954da597436ff32

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“Because of human mental b2c6a3aab4 limits, you can usually 032c428094 only input one command. The one given to 72bbf7e3d8 this assassin is probably, a9504553ba ‘Kill Princess Ivnoa.’”69663fd7c3d8f271

Which is why he d4aa1b7776 was relentlessly charging at 2eee6c0571 her even after being c8ec5b97b8 captured by Kayan.3d3b957b0d1d874d

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Black magic is c2d7c84ca1 illegal in the a0593a35d9 empire.5c157a4cd926c38f

Naturally. It violates 581cd2209f a person’s 81e68f369f free will.28cd113d683bb3f1

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Right now, 252ef032fb my grandfather 328396098c is racking 51923a1f95 his brain 90c4b6bea5 over this 82855fa5a8 black magic 9431637708 issue.b7ba9624f31c5eb3

“This assassin can’t speak 8456697b02 about black magic at e024816593 all. No matter what 4a19642883 you ask, he 948d86f82b won’t answer. You could torture 710de8fea8 him for days d7aabe9b17 and still not 65a504b466 find out who’s e60db786d9 behind it.”f271307c8ab93415

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Because of this, bb98df5811 it’s nearly impossible 44ddfdc029 to eliminate black e46a5a4109 magic organizations.8266de5d0bd70f77

“…Then this person,”11c774f4602d99aa

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Kayan asked slowly,7e8a29f24a023123

“How long will b14186c0cc they keep following ca18944f53 that command?”9232f27fff19b50e

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“For life.”d0b2d797b8f3f2f2

I replied d2753ffcf8 with a 647d7f4abe bitter smile.1d2f50462a306d1e

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